Lalenok United F.C.

Lalenok United Football Club, commonly known as Lalenok United is an East Timorese football club based in Dili. The team plays in the Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão, after finishing runners up and being promoted from the Segunda Divisão in 2018.[1] In 2019 the team won the Primeira Divisão title, finishing the season with a total of 30 points from 14 matches, 5 points clear of previous champion Boavista.[2]

Lalenok United FC
Full nameLalenok United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lobsters
Founded2016 (2016)
GroundCafé Ermera
ChairmanPedro Belo
ManagerGaspar Amaral
LeagueLiga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão
20191st
WebsiteClub website

In the same season the team also won the Taça 12 de Novembro and the LFA Super Taça, becoming the first Timorese team to ever win all three competitions.[3] In 2020 Lalenok became the first ever East Timorese football club to ever compete in the AFC Cup, playing against Indonesian Liga 1 side PSM Makassar in their opening match in the ASEAN Play-off round.[4]

AFC Cup 2020

After the team's victory in the 2019 LFA Primeira Divisão season Lalenok United became the first ever East Timorese football club to ever qualify to compete at the level of continental competition, with all previous winners of the Timorese league failing to pass the continental competitions registration process. Drawn up against professional Indonesian Liga 1 side PSM Makassar for their first match, in the build up to the fixture Lalenok United president Pedro Belo admitted that the team likely did not have a big chance for their debut in the competition. Belo recognised the strength of the opposition side, however had confidence that the squad would work hard in its attempts to represent football within Timor Leste and was proud of the international recognition the club had achieved from qualifying.[5]

The first leg of the match was a home game for Lalenok, however it was played at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Indonesia rather than at the club's own stadium. Lalenok United got off to an early lead with a goal being scored by striker Daniel Adade in the second minute of the match to put the team up 1–0. PSM Makassar however were quick to equalise, and after a red card from Lalenok's goal keeper Agbozo Nathaniel was given for a foul outside the box the Indonesian side proceeded to score 3 more goals ending the game as a 1–4 loss for Lalenok United.[6]

In the second leg the team suffered a similar result. The team conceded 2 goals in the first half hour of the match and despite PSM Makassar receiving 2 red cards later on they were not able to comeback losing the match 3-1. The team's only goal was scored by defender Francisco da Costa. This resulted in an aggregate score of 2-7, causing Lalenok to be eliminated from the competition.[7]

Squad
As of 29 January 2021[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  TLS Francisco da Costa
5 DF  TLS Gumario Augusto F. da S. Moreira
7 MF  TLS Helder Valente (captain)
8 MF  CHI Allan Eduardo Fabian Manzo Melo
9 MF  TLS Santiago Xavier José da Costa
10 FW  TLS Elias João da Costa X. Mesquita
13 DF  TLS Elias Sanches
14 DF  TLS Duarte de Jesus Ximenes Tilman
15 MF  TLS Herminio de Sousa
17 DF  TLS Julio dos Reis Mendonça
19 FW  TLS Lourenço Paulo Freitas
20 DF  TLS Gaspar Lucas Soares da Silva
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  TLS Paulo Gali
22 DF  TLS Zacarias Carlos Cabral
24 DF  TLS Francisco Minorino da Conceição Sávio
29 DF  TLS Melchior José Elias Ribeiro
30 GK  GHA Nathaniel Agbozo
40 GK  TLS Fagio Augusto
46 GK  TLS Fortunato Tavares Belo Gomes
77 FW  GHA Daniel Adade
93 MF  BRA Fábio Christian Coutinho Pereira
99 FW  TLS Rufino Gama
— DF  IDN Abanda Rahman (on loan from PSIS Semarang)

Competition records

Segunda Divisão
  • 2017: Segunda Divisaun Promotion Playoff Winners[9]
  • 2018: Runners up (Promoted)[10]

Primeira Divisão

Taça 12 de Novembro

LFA Super Taça

  • 2019: Champions[3]

Copa FFTL

Sponsors

Continental record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2020 AFC Cup Qualifying play-off round PSM Makassar 1–4 3–1 2–7
2021 AFC Cup Preliminary round 2 Visakha

References
  1. "East Timor 2018". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  2. Sanches, Hortencio. "Yance Susesu Lori Lalenok Kampiaun LFA 2019 | TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste". www.tatoli.tl. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  3. "East Timor 2019". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  4. "Stage set for AFC Cup 2020 draw". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  5. Bolasport.com. "PSM Makassar Ditunggu Klub dengan Filosofi Cermin pada Piala AFC 2019 - Semua Halaman - Bolasport.com". www.bolasport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  6. "LIVE: AFC Cup 2020 - Lalenok United vs PSM Makassar". FOX Sports Asia. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  7. www.eurosport.com https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml. Retrieved 2020-07-13. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "First Team Lalenok United". home.lalenokunited.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  9. "East Timor 2017". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  10. "East Timor 2018". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  11. "East Timor 2020". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2020-10-26.


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