Liga_de_Elite

Liga de Elite

Liga de Elite

Top tier association football league in Macau

Liga de Elite (lit. 'Elite League'), previously known as Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol, is the top division of the Macau Football Association, created in 1973. The league features local players and professional foreign players. Due to the lack of football fields in Macau, most matches are played at the Estádio Campo Desportivo. As with Hong Kong, the league is separate from the mainland Chinese football league system. The league is generally played between January and July of each calendar year.

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History

In the inaugural 2014 edition, Lam Pak, Lam Ieng and Kuan Tai all forfeited from the First Division before the start of the competition.[1] Lam Pak and Lam Ieng withdrew due to the lack of backing from sponsors and Kuan Tai cited budget issues and could no longer afford to pay some of its players.[1] To solve the problem of three sudden vacancies, the Macau Football Association clarified that the two clubs that were relegated in 2013, Kei Lun and MFA Development, were invited to remain, and an additional third team would come from the Second Division.[2] After careful consideration by the MFA, no team from the Second Division was picked, being deemed not competitive enough for the First Division.

Previous season

10 teams will contest the 2024 Liga de Elite. Gala and University Of Macau were promoted from last season's 2ª Divisão de Macau.

3km
2miles
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3
Campo Desportivo da Universidade de Ciência e Tecnologia de Macau
2
Lin Fong Sports Centre
1
Centro Desportivo Olímpico - Estádio
Location of the three stadiums where all matches are played.

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Previous winners

Winners were:[3]

Champions

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Best player

More information Season, Best Player ...
  • The edition of the 2022 championship, two best player was chosen.

Top goalscorers

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Record season goalscorers

  • 4 times
  • 4 times
    • William Carlos Gomes (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)

Most goals by a player in a single season

  • 41 goals:
    • William Carlos Gomes (2018).

Most goals by a player in a single game

All-time goalscorers

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Multiple hat-tricks

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Most hat-tricks in a single season
  • 24 hat-tricks (2021).
Most hat-tricks by a player in a single season

References

  1. [1]
    "Lam Pak, Kuan Tai e Lam Ieng não se vão inscrever na Liga de Elite". jtm.com.mo. 2014-01-03. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  2. [2]
    "Quem perde é o futebol de Macau". pontofinalmacau.wordpress.com. 2014-01-06. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  3. [3]
    "Macao – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. [4]
    "2014 Macau First Division Football Star Election Result" (PDF). Macau Football Association. 10 July 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. [5]
    "2014 Macau First Division Football Star Election Result" (PDF). Macau Football Association. 10 July 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. [6]
    "2015 甲組聯賽神射手". Macau Football Association. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. [7]
    "2016 甲組聯賽神射手". Macau Football Association. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. [8]
    "2017 甲組聯賽神射手". Macau Football Association. 26 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  9. [9]
    "2018 甲組聯賽神射手". Macau Football Association. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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