Emmanuel FC
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| fullname = Emmanuel Futebol Clube
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| founded = {{Start date and age|2017}}
| ground = Kampo Democrasia, Dili
| capacity = 1,000
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| league = Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão
| season = 2023
| position = 2nd
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Emmanuel Futebol Clube is a professional football club of East Timor based in Dili. The team plays in the Liga Futebol Amadora, the top flight league in Timor.{{cite web|url=http://rttlep.tl/en/sport/read/20201013/014824/102887/emmanuel-fc-3-0-kablaki-fc.html|title=Emmanuel FC 3-0 Kablaki FC|author=|date=15 November 2019|website=rttlep.tl|accessdate=9 April 2021|language=tl}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.tatoli.tl/2019/11/15/emmanuel-festa-golu-ba-ad-maubisse/|title=Emmanuel Festa Golu ba AD. Maubisse|author=|date=15 November 2019|website=tatoli.tl|accessdate=9 April 2021|language=tl|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801201047/http://www.tatoli.tl/2019/11/15/emmanuel-festa-golu-ba-ad-maubisse/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2017.html|title=East Timor 2017#Segunda Divisaun Promotion Playoff|author=Karel Stokkermans|date=|website=RSSSF|accessdate=9 April 2021|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903162010/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2017.html|url-status=live}}
Between 2017 and 2019, The club played in the third division of the national football championship (2019 LFA Terceira), getting promoted in the latter to the second division (Liga Futebol Amadora Segunda Divisão).
Competitions per year
=2017=
In 2017, the Liga Futebol Amadora Terceira Divisão had not yet been created. However, the FFTL organized a playoff competition officially named as the Segunda Divisaun Promotion Playoff. And it was in this competition that the official debut of the Emmanuel team took place on 19 May 2017 against FIEL .{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2017.html|title=East Timor 2017#Segunda Divisaun Promotion Playoff|author=Karel Stokkermans|date=|website=RSSSF|accessdate=9 April 2021|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903162010/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2017.html|url-status=live}}
The three teams with the best campaigns would (AS Lero (Iliomar), Lalenok United (Dili) and Fiel) win the right to join Liga Futebol Amadora Segunda Divisão. The Emmanuel team was unable to gain access.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2017.html|title=East Timor 2017#Segunda Divisaun Promotion Playoff|author=Karel Stokkermans|date=|website=RSSSF|accessdate=9 April 2021|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903162010/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2017.html|url-status=live}}
=2019=
In 2019 FFTL created Liga Futebol Amadora Terceira Divisão. The competition 2019 Liga Futebol Amadora Terceira Divisão had the participation of 11 teams divided into 2 groups. Two teams (The best team in each group) would be promoted to Liga Futebol Amadora Segunda Divisão. With 5 wins in 5 matches, the Emmanuel FC team managed to get the promotion with the best campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2019.html|title=East Timor 2019#3a Divisaun|author=Karel Stokkermans|date=|website=RSSSF|accessdate=9 April 2021|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903162012/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2019.html|url-status=live}}
=2020=
Due to the pandemic of COVID-19, the FFTL canceled the 2020 edition of LFA Primeira and also LFA Segunda, a competition in which Emmanuel would participate for the first time. Instead of this, the FFTL carried out only the competitions 2020 Copa FFTL and the Taça 12 de Novembro. Emmanuel played in both competitions.{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/oosttim2020|title=East Timor 2020|author=Karel Stokkermans|date=|website=www.rsssf.com|accessdate=9 April 2021}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
==Copa FFTL==
In 2020, the club participated in the 2020 Copa FFTL, the competition had 20 clubs divided into 4 groups of 5 teams, the two teams that had the most points in the group would advance to the Quarterfinals. With just one win, one draw and two defeats, Emmanuel team ended their participation in third place in group D.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2020.html|title=East Timor 2020 Copa FFTL|author=Karel Stokkermans|date=|website=RSSSF|accessdate=9 April 2021|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903162027/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2020.html|url-status=live}}
==Taça 12 de Novembro==
The 2020 edition of the Taça 12 de Novembro was played by 19 clubs. The competition was divided into 5 phases: preliminary round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2020.html|title=East Timor 2020 Taça 12 de Novembro|author=Karel Stokkermans|date=|website=RSSSF|accessdate=9 April 2021|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903162027/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2020.html|url-status=live}}
Emmanuel did not have to compete in the preliminary round and has already started in the second round by winning the Santa Cruz (East Timor) team 2–0.
Emmanuel's team was eliminated in the quarterfinals after losing the match against Boavista by the score of 3–0.
Competition Record
Competitive records from RSSSF.
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! width="10%" |Season ! width="20%" |Competition ! width="2%" |{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} ! width="2%" |{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} ! width="2%" |{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} ! width="2%" |{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} ! width="2%" |{{Tooltip|GF|Goals scored}} ! width="2%" |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} ! width="2%" |{{Tooltip|GD|Goals difference}} ! width="2%" |{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! width="10%" |Position ! width="10%" |National Cup: |
| 2019
|3a Divisaun |5 |5 |0 |0 |15 |6 | +9 |15 | bgcolor="Lime" |1st in Group A (Promoted) | |
| 2020
|4 |1 |1 |2 |4 |9 | −5 |4 |3rd in Group D |Quarter Finals |
| 2021
|5 |4 |0 |1 |18 |4 | +14 |12 | bgcolor="Gold" |1st in Group A Champions (Promoted) | |
| 2023
|8 |5 |0 |3 |21 |10 | -11 |15 |2nd | |
Honours
= [[Liga Futebol Amadora Segunda Divisão|Segunda Divisão]] =
= [[Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão|Primeira Divisão]] =
References
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{{Liga Futebol Amadora seasons}}
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Category:Football clubs in Timor-Leste