AS Académica

Académica

Full name	Académica e Sporting de Timor
Nickname(s)	Os Estudantes (The students)
Founded	1967; 58 years ago (1967)
Ground	Municipal Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Manager	Fernando B. Xavier
League	Liga Futebol Amadora
2023	8th, Primeira Divisiao
Home colours Away colours

Académica or Académica e Sporting de Timor is a professional football club based in Dili, East Timor. The team plays in the Liga Futebol Timor-Leste in the Primeira Divisão, and was one of the original eight teams that participated in the first season of the Primeira Divisão in 2016. The club also includes a partnered futsal team that competes in the Pra Liga Futsal Timor-Leste[1] and a womens team that competes in the Liga Feto Timor Primeira Divisão.

Squad

As of 2020[2]

Number	Name
1	Vicente Guterres (GK)
13	Antonio Ximenes (C)
8	Joel Gaio
17	Juvenal Boavida
12	Frazao Lopes
5	Jeremias Silva
14	Rivaldo Ribeiro
10	Jeronimo Freitas
9	Jose Boavida
4	Romolu Silva
16	Celso Escurial
30	Guivio Santos (GK)
3	Domingos Carvalho
2	Edi Gusmão
11	Helder Barreto
15	Tiago Silva
6	Lourenco Pinto
7	João Pinto

Competitive records

Competitive records from RSSSF[3]

Season	Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	National Cup: Taça 12 de Novembro
1973	Taça Preparação	5	1	0	4	4	15	-11	2	5th
1973	Campeonato Provincial	6	1	1	4	4	10	-6	3	5th
1974	Campeonato Provincial	6	3	1	2				7	3rd
2005–06	Super Liga									3rd
2016	Primeira Divisão	14	5	5	4	18	17	+1	20	4th	2nd Round
2017	Primeira Divisão	14	4	6	4	14	12	+2	18	5th
2018	Primeira Divisão	14	6	1	7	26	34	−8	19	6th	Preliminary Round
2019	Primeira Divisão	14	2	4	8	21	27	−6	10	7th (Relegated)	Quarter Finals
2020	Copa FFTL	4	0	1	3	5	11	−6	1	5th Group C	Round of 16
2021	Segunda Divisão	4	3	1	0	11	6	+5	10	1st Group A (Lost Final)(Promoted)
2023	Primeira Divisão	8	1	2	5	9	15	-6	5	8th

References

1. "Inaugural Pra Liga Futsal Timor Leste 2020/21". AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
2. "COPA FFTL 2020 : KARKETU DILI VS ACADEMICA 2 – 0 ALL GOALS & HIGHLIGHTS I VIP TV". YouTube. 22 August 2020.
3. "East Timor 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-11-08.