2020 Copa FFTL

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Copa FFTL
Season2020
Dates20 August –25 October
Champions Lalenok United
Best PlayerJuliao Mendonca (Lalenok)
Top goalscorer Mouzinho Barreto de Lima ( SLB Laulara)
(14 goals)
Best goalkeeperAndrew Mensah (Assalam FC)
Highest scoring9 goals
SLB Laulara 9–0 Lica-Lica Lemorai
SLB Laulara 6–3 Sporting Timor
Boavista FC 8–1 Assalam FC

The 2020 Copa FFTL was an association football competition in men's domestic Timor football. The tournament was organised by the East Timor Football Federation and was held during 2020 in response to the Liga Futebol Amadora league system being cancelled due to COVID-19. [1] The tournament was contested by the 20 clubs from the Primeira Divisão and Segunda Divisão. The competition featured a multistage format, with the participating teams initially being divided into four groups of five teams, each team playing each other once. After the group stage the four group winners and the four group runners-up progressed to the quarterfinals of a knockout finals series to determine the winner. [2] The tournament was won by Lalenok United, defeating AD Sport Laulara e Benfica in the final 2-1. [3]

Contents

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was conducted on the 14th of August 2020. [2]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Lalenok United FC 4400131+1212Qualified for Quarter Finals
2 Assalam FC 4301105+59
3 DIT FC 420275+26
4 FC Zebra 410371583
5 Santa Cruz FC 4004213110
Source:

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 AS Ponta Leste 4400172+1512Qualified for Quarter Finals
2 AS Marca FC 420251166
3 FC Nagarjo 41126604
4 Atlético Ultramar 41125944
5 Fitun Estudante 410351053

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Karketu Dili 430172+59Qualified for Quarter Finals
2 Sporting Timor 430194+59
3 FC Porto Taibesse 421185+37
4 FC Aitana 410361373
5 AS Académica 401351161
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Sport Laulara e Benfica 4400222+2012Qualified for Quarter Finals
2 Boavista FC 421185+37
3 Emmanuel FC 41124954
4 Kablaki FC 410331183
5 Lica-Lica Lemorai 4022515102
Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

[Oct 15] Lalenok United 6-0 AS Marca

[Oct 16] Benfica Laulara 6-3 Sporting Timor

[Oct 17] Karketu Dili FC 0-1 Boavista Timor

[Oct 18] AS Ponta Leste 0-1 Assalam FC

Semifinals

[Oct 20] Lalenok United 3-2 Boavista Timor

[Oct 21] Benfica Laulara 2-0 Assalam FC

3rd Place Play off

[Oct 24] Boavista Timor 8-1 Assalam FC

Final

2020 Copa FFTL Final
Lalenok VS Benfica Laulara'
Event'2020 Copa FFTL'
Date25 October 2020
VenueEast Timor National Stadium, Dili
Attendance-
Weather-
-

The 2020 Copa FFTL Final was played on 25 October 2020, at East Timor national Stadium in Dili.

Aftermath

Following the tournament the East Timor Football Federation used the matches to select a number of players from various teams to participate in an invitational training squad run by the Timor-Leste national football team coaching staff and Fábio Magrão. [4]

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