Liga de Elite
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Liga de Elite (Template:Lit.; Template:Langx), 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
Ten teams contested the 2024 Liga de Elite. Gala and University Of Macau were promoted from last season's 2ª Divisão de Macau. Template:OSM Location map
| Club | Year Founded | Shirt Sponsor | Position Last Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gala | Promoted (1st) | ||
| Cheng Fung | 1988 | 4th | |
| Hang Sai | 6th | ||
| University Of Macau | Promoted (2nd) | ||
| Ka I | 1985 | 7th | |
| Monte Carlo | 1984 | 3rd | |
| Chao Pak Kei | 2008 | 1st | |
| Lun Lok | 1985 | 5th | |
| Benfica de Macau | 1951 | 2nd | |
| Sporting de Macau | 1926 | 8th |
Previous winners
Winners were:[3]
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- 1949: Polícia
- 1950: Sporting de Macau
- 1951–60: unknown
- 1962: Sporting de Macau
- 1963: Sporting de Macau
- 1964: Hong Lok
- 1965: Macao Post Office
- 1965–72: unknown
- 1973: Polícia
- 1974–84: unknown
- 1985: Wa Seng
- 1986: Hap Kuan
- 1987: Hap Kuan
- 1988: Wa Seng
- 1989: Hap Kuan
- 1990: Hap Kuan
- 1991: Sporting de Macau
- 1992: Lam Pak
- 1993: Leng Ngan
- 1994: Lam Pak
- 1995: GD Artilheiros
- 1996: GD Artilheiros
- 1997: Lam Pak
- 1998: Lam Pak
- 1999: Lam Pak
- 2000:Polícia
- 2001: Lam Pak
- 2002: Monte Carlo
- 2003: Monte Carlo
- 2004: Monte Carlo
- 2005: Polícia
- 2006: Lam Pak
- 2007: Lam Pak
- 2008: Monte Carlo
- 2009: Lam Pak
- 2010: Ka I
- 2011: Ka I
- 2012: Ka I
- 2013: Monte Carlo
- 2014: Benfica de Macau
- 2015: Benfica de Macau
- 2016: Benfica de Macau
- 2017: Benfica de Macau
- 2018: Benfica de Macau
- 2019: Chao Pak Kei
- 2020: Benfica de Macau - non oficial championship due to covid
- 2021: Chao Pak Kei
- 2022: Chao Pak Kei
- 2023: Chao Pak Kei
- 2024: Benfica de Macau
Champions
| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Lam Pak | 9 |
| Benfica de Macau | 6 |
| Monte Carlo | 5 |
| Polícia | |
| Sporting de Macau | 4 |
| Hap Kuan | |
| Chao Pak Kei | |
| Windsor Arch Ka I | 3 |
| Template:Ill | 2 |
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| Hong Lok | 1 |
| Macau Post Office | |
| Leng Ngan |
Best player
| Season | Best Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Template:Flagicon Geofredo Cheung | Monte Carlo |
| 2011 | Template:Flagicon Leong Ka Hang | MFA Development |
| 2012 | Template:Flagicon Cesinha Barbieri | Ka I |
| 2013 | Template:Flagicon Leong Ka Hang | Monte Carlo |
| 2014 | Template:Flagicon Bruno Brito | Sporting de Macau |
| 2015 | Template:Flagicon Diego Patriota | Chao Pak Kei |
| 2016 | Template:Flagicon Chan Man | Benfica de Macau |
| 2017 | Template:Flagicon Pan Chi Hang | Benfica de Macau |
| 2018 | Template:Flagicon Diego Patriota | Chao Pak Kei |
| 2019 | Template:Flagicon Filipe Duarte | Benfica de Macau |
| 2020 | Template:Flagicon Diego Patriota | Chao Pak Kei |
| 2021 | Template:Flagicon Diego Patriota | Chao Pak Kei |
| 2022 | Template:Flagicon Jackson Sousa | Monte Carlo* |
| 2022 | Template:Flagicon Niki Torrão | Chao Pak Kei* |
| 2023 | Template:Flagicon Jackson Sousa | Monte Carlo |
| 2024 | Template:Flagicon Chan Man | Benfica |
- The edition of the 2022 championship, two best player was chosen.
Top goalscorers
Record season goalscorers
- 5 times
- William Carlos Gomes (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019,2024)
- 4 times
- Carlos Leonel (2016, 2017, 2020, 2021)
Most goals by a player in a single season
- 41 goals:
- William Carlos Gomes (2018).
Most goals by a player in a single game
- 8 goals:
- William Carlos Gomes (Windsor Arch Ka I) 1–12 against Hang Sai, 16 June 2018.
All-time goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Games | Goals | Years | Goals per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon William Carlos Gomes | 188 | 220 | 2013-present | 1.15 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Niki Torrão | 191 | 214 | 2011−present | 1.11 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Diego Patriota | 165 | 151 | 2013- present | 0.92 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Carlos Leonel | 81 | 117 | 2015−2022 | 1.44 |
Multiple hat-tricks
- Most hat-tricks in a single season
- 24 hat-tricks (2021).
- Most hat-tricks by a player in a single season
- 7 hat-tricks
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