The 2025-26 Taça da Liga is the first edition of the new Timor-Leste football pre-season league cup. It is organized by the Football Federation of Timor-Leste (FFTL) and features 13 participating teams.
The new competition was announced in December 2025, with the aim of being a pre-season competition before the beginning of the 2026 Liga Futebol Timor-Leste regular season.FFTL lansa Taça da Liga (em Tétum) FFTL. Pesquisa em 20/11/25
Format The tournament uses a group system, followed by single-elimination knockot matches. The first phase consists of 4 groups of 3 or 4 teams each; the top teams from each group qualify for the semifinals.
The draw for the tournament matches was held on December 1, 2025. The first match will be played on January 17, 2026.
Participants The following teams are competing in the competition: Primera Divisão The best 8 teams from the Primera Divisão 2024–25 seasonSegunda Divisão The best 5 teams from the Segunda Divisão 2024-25 Assalam Atlético Ultramar / Coração FC DIT Emmanuel FC Karketu Dili F.C. (C) AS Marca Porto Taibesse Sport Laulara e Benfica Aitana (C) FIEL Lica-Lica Lemorai Nagardjo Santa Cruz F.C.
Group stage
Group A Pos.ClubWDLGFGAGDPts1Emmanuel FC (Q)11050542SL Benfica11030343Aitana00208 -80
Group B Pos.ClubWDLGFGAGDPts1Assalam (Q)20031262Nagardjo10122033DIT FC00224 -20
Group C Pos.ClubWDLGFGAGDPts1FC Porto Taibesse (Q)21092772Lica-Lica Lemorai20175263Coração FC11156 -144FIEL003210 -80
Group D Pos.ClubWDLGFGAGDPts1Karketu Dili F.C. (Q)200112962AS Marca10123 -133Santa Cruz F.C.00219 -80
Knockout stage
The match on the 22nd was postponed in the 34th minute due to heavy rain, and was resumed on the 23rd of February.
Awards and prize money
Best Player: Nilton dos Reis Carvalho (Emmanuel FC) Best Goalkeeper: Alexandre Oscar Lima Quintão (Emmanuel FC) Top Scorer: Jardiel Piedade (FC Potro Taibessi) Best Young Player: Dramicio Augusto Morreira (Emmanuel FC)
Prize money of $35,000 USD was awarded to Emmanuel FC and $10,000 was awarded to Karketu Dili. Alongside this, each match throughout the tournament was allocated a $10,000 prize pool, with the following allocation:
$6,500 for the winning team. $5,000 for each for a draw. $3,500 for the losing team.
External links Liga Timorense - Official League Facebook Page
References