Liga de Elite


Liga de Elite, previously known as Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol, is the top division of the Macau Football Association, created in 1973. The league is featuring local players and professional foreign players. Due to the lack of football fields in Macau, most matches are played at the Lin Fong Stadium. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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 contested the 2019 Liga de Elite. Development and Tim Iec were promoted from last season's 2ª Divisão de Macau.
ClubYear FoundedShirt SponsorPosition
Last Season
Polícia--8th
Cheng Fung1988Greater Bay Area Partnership4th
Development2005Promoted
Hang Sai20097th
Ka I1985Windsor Arch5th
Monte Carlo1984ISC6th
Chao Pak Kei2008Dalpointe2nd
Tim Iec--TaismoPromoted
Benfica de Macau19511st
Sporting Clube de Macau19263rd

Previous winners

Winners were: