Liga de Elite
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
CountryMacau
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams9
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to2ª Divisão de Macau
Domestic cup(s)Taça de Macau
International cup(s)AFC Challenge League
Current championsChao Pak Kei (4th title)
(2023)
Most championshipsLam Pak (9 titles)
Top goalscorerBrazil William Carlos Gomes (208)
TV partnersFIFA+
Websitemacaufa.com
Current: 2023 Liga de Elite

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.

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 2022 Liga de Elite. CFB Macau was the only promoted team from last season's 2ª Divisão de Macau.

Map
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Location of the three stadiums where all matches are played.


Club Year Founded Shirt Sponsor Position
Last Season
Polícia 7th
Cheng Fung 1988 Greater Bay Area Partnership 4th
Casa de Portugal 2001 8th
CFB Macau Promoted
Ka I 1985 Windsor Arch 3rd
Monte Carlo 1984 ISC 9th
Chao Pak Kei 2008 Dalpointe 1st
Lun Lok 1985 5th
Benfica de Macau 1951 2nd
Sporting Clube de Macau 1926 6th

Previous winners

Winners were:[3]

Champions

Club Titles
Lam Pak 9
Monte Carlo 5
Benfica de Macau
Polícia Segurança Pública
Sporting de Macau 4
Hap Kuan
Chao Pak Kei
Windsor Arch Ka I 3
Wa Seng [pt] 2
GD Artilheiros [es]
Hong Lok 1
Macau Post Office
Leng Ngan

Best player

Season Best Player Team
2014 Portugal Bruno Brito Sporting de Macau
2015 Brazil Diego Patriota Chao Pak Kei
2016 Macau Chan Man Benfica de Macau
2019 Macau Filipe Duarte Benfica de Macau
2020 Brazil Diego Patriota Chao Pak Kei
2022 Brazil Jackson Sousa Monte Carlo
2023 Macau Niki Torrão Chao Pak Kei

Top scorers

Season Goalscorers Team Goals
2001 Brazil Beto Monte Carlo 19
2005 Macau Cheang Chon Man Polícia de Segurança Pública 20
2010 Macau Lee Keng Pan Hoi Fan 10
2011 Brazil Kamilo Silva Monte Carlo 38
2012 Brazil Gustavo Silveira Avelino Windsor Arch Ka I 17
Cape Verde Alison Brito Porto de Macau
2013 MacauPortugal Niki Torrão Windsor Arch Ka I 23
2014 Brazil William Carlos Gomes Benfica de Macau 16[4]
2014 Brazil Francisco do Carmo Rodrigo Monte Carlo 16[5]
2015 Brazil William Carlos Gomes Benfica de Macau 19[6]
2016 Portugal Carlos Leonel Benfica de Macau 24[7]
2017 PortugalMacau Carlos Leonel Benfica de Macau 21[8]
2018 Brazil William Carlos Gomes Windsor Arch Ka I 41[9]
2019 Brazil William Carlos Gomes Cheng Fung 19
Brazil Diego Patriota Chao Pak Kei
2020 PortugalMacau Carlos Leonel Benfica de Macau 23
2021 PortugalMacau Carlos Leonel Benfica de Macau 35
2022 Macau Niki Torrão Chao Pak Kei 32
2023 Brazil Jackson Sousa Monte Carlo 25

Record season goalscorers

Most goals by a player in a single season

Most goals by a player in a single game

All-time league topscorers

Rank Country Player Goals Years
1 Brazil William Carlos Gomes 208 2013
2 Macau Niki Torrão 198 2011−present
3 Macau Carlos Leonel 117 2015−2022

Multiple hat-tricks

Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1 Brazil William Carlos Gomes 22
2 Macau Carlos Leonel 20
3 Macau Niki Torrão 17
4 Brazil Jackson Souza 9
5 Macau Ho Man Hou 4
6 Brazil Diego Patriota 3
7 Cape Verde Alison Brito 2
Macau Iun Cheong Fai
Macau Cheng Hui
Brazil Bruno Martinho
Brazil Jose Ranieri
Macau Vernon Wong
13 Ghana Daniel Adade 1
Brazil Bruno Araujo
Eder Aruda
Macau Iuri Capelo
Macau Lei Cheng Lam
Macau Ut Cheong Kou
Macau Lei Chi Seng
Macau Leung Chi Seng
Macau Lek Hang Jeung
Macau Chi Hang Pan
Macau Gao Jia Liang
Macau Leong Ka Hang
Macau Mok Kin Fong
Macau Chan Kin Seng
Macau Lin Lei Yi
Macau In Leong Hou
Brazil Danilo Lins
Macau Chan Man
Portugal Rafael Medeiros
Macau Yan Pen Feng
Portugal Nuno Peres
Brazil Rodrigo
Brazil Maycol Savinio
Brazil Adilson Silva
Brazil Roni Silva
Macau Leong Tak Wai
Brazil Leandro Tanaka
Macau Ka Un Sio
Macau Tai Wang Chang
Macau D Wong
Macau Jia Yi Li
Most hat-tricks in a single season
Most hat-tricks by a player in a single season

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "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. ^ "Macao – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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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