Ramelau Futsal Clube

Ramelau

Full name	Ramelau Futsal Clube
Short name	RFC
Founded	2016;9 years ago (2016)
Ground	Sao Francisco Futsal Field Dili, East Timor
President	Borja Patrocinio Antonino
Coach	Nelcen Escurial
League	Liga Futsal Timor-Leste
2023	LFTL, 2nd

Ramelau Futsal Clube is an East Timorese futsal club based in Dili City, East Timor. Is a FUTSAL club of the FUTSAL Club that has existed in Timor-Leste since 2016 and has been recognized by the Futsal Association of Timor-Leste (AFTL) as an official club that can participate in professional and national level tournaments in Timor-Leste. Since its existence, RAMELAU FC has brought together young people with great potential in the sport of futsal, giving them space and opportunity to show their talents, improve their performance and contribute to the development of futsal in Timor-Leste..

Achievements

Domestic competitions

Liga Futsal Timor-Leste

• 2nd Place: 2023

Taca AFAMA - FEMINIMA F-FDTL

• Champion: 2022

Pra Liga Futsal Timor-Leste

• Champion: 2020–21 ^[1]

Taça 30 de Agosto

• Champion: 2016

Taça F-FDTL

• Runner-up: 2017

International competitions

AFF Futsal Cup

• Group stage: 2022

Appearances in International Competitions

2022 AFF Futsal Cup

Main article: 2022 AFF Futsal Cup

Ramelau Futsal Clube at AFF FUTSAL CUP 2022

Ramelau made his debut in the AFF competition in the 2022 season. Joined in Group B with Sahako from Vietnam, and Selangor MAC from Malaysia. ^[2] In his first match on 4 September 2022 which was held at Terminal 21 Korat in Nakhon Ratchasima, Ramelau was defeated by Sahako with a score of 2–0. ^[3] Then in their second match against Selangor MAC on 5 September 2022, Ramelau lost 0–6. ^[4]

Here are the results of Ramelau matches in 2022 AFC Futsal Cup;

4 September 2022 (2022-09-04)

12:00

Sahako	2–0	Ramelau
Dương Ngọc Linh 28' Ngô Ngọc Sơn 35'	Report

Terminal 21 Karot, Nakhon Ratchasima

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5 September 2022 (2022-09-05)

12:00

Ramelau	0–6	Selangor MAC
	Report	Fariq 3' Iqbal 15' Silva 17' (pen.), 18' Effendy 23' Danial 33'

Terminal 21 Karot, Nakhon Ratchasima

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Players

Current squad

As of 15 July 2025.

Jersey Number	Position	Name	Photo	Nationality	Age
24	Goalkeeper	Domingos dos Santos Gama			24
55	Goalkeeper	Pedro Maia de Carvalho			21
29	Goalkeeper	Carlos Manuel da Silva			21
27	Goalkeeper	Luis Novelio G. Soares			19
15	Fixed	Evanio de Jesus C.M. Celastino
28	Fixed	Expedito de Araujo			25
4	Fixed	Rivaldo Faria Ribeiro			24
8	Fixed	Natalizio Imanuel Sang			27
20	Fixed	Bernabe da C. Soares			27
19	Winger	Joel Baptista Canizio Fernandes			24
17	Winger	Luis Francisco Fereira			24
21	Winger	Jose Rodrigues da Costa			28
30	Winger	Joao Paul Canizio Fernandes			24
7	Winger	Joao Caetano de Sousa Guterres			20
23	Winger	Inocencio Espirito Santo Leite			23
18	Winger	Zonzinho N. M. V. B. Boerman			20
25	Pivot	Benny Francisco G. M. Ribeiro			25
6	Pivot	Romulo Escurial			30
11	Pivot	Evinho M.B.A. do Rego Guterres			25

Sponsorship

The following are Ramelau sponsors from the 2016 to 2025 seasons;

Year	Apparel	Sponsors
2016–19	Narrow	Golden Sands
2020–21	Narrow, Elastico	Jenic Entrepise, KINOS, R2M IT Solution, Vanna Sereno
2022-2023	Narrow, Elastico	BNCTL, MATO, King Construction
2025	Meja Redonda	Jenic Entrepise, Maxxis, Jocafasso, Alokanesi, Nano

References

1. Domingas Gomes (31 August 2022). "Jogador Ramelau FC Dezloka Ba Tuir Kompetisaun Iha Thailandia". stlnews.co (in Tetum). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
2. Fitra Firdaus (31 August 2022). "Jadwal AFF Futsal Cup 2022, Daftar Tim Peserta & Pembagian Grup". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
3. "Sahako FC nhọc nhằn thắng đại diện đến từ futsal Timor Leste". thethao.sggp.org.vn (in Vietnamese). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
4. Meor Abdullah (5 September 2022). "Piala Futsal AFF 2022: Selangor MAC Cemerlang Pada Aksi Pembukaan". www.vocketfc.com (in Malay). Retrieved 5 September 2022.