Assalam S.C.

Assalam
Full nameAssalam Sport Club
NicknameTropas Verdes (The Green Troops)
Founded2008; 18 years ago (2008)
GroundEstadio Municipal de Dili
Capacity5,000
PresidentIpolito Soares
LeagueLiga Futebol Timor-Leste

Assalam Sport Club, commonly known as Assalam SC is an East Timorese professional football club based in Dili. The team plays in the Liga Futebol Timor-Leste in the Primeira Divisão.

They were the champions of the Segunda Divisão in 2018, earning promotion to Primeira Divisão for the first time. They are also the 2 time runners up of the Taça 12 de Novembro, losing in the final to Ponta Leste in 2016 and Atlético Ultramar in 2018.

History

Players that goes on to play for Timor Leste national team at the ASEAN Championship:

2024 ASEAN Championship



Players

Current squad as of January 2026 for the Taça da Liga Timor-Leste 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 GK  TLS Baptisa Josman K. Ola
5  IDN Resky Kurniawan
14  TLS Emildio C. Casimiro
19  TLS Ivan Antonio F.M. Lay
2  TLS Jacob Salsinha Maia
20  TLS Anito de Melo C. Fernandes
23  TLS Martinho Filipe Lopes (Captain)
7  TLS Lazaro Ximenes
11  TLS Augostu da Costa
16  TLS Norberto da D. da Costa
24  TLS Natalicio M. Soares
12  TLS Edilson Marques
17  TLS Bonarudin Amin
22  TLS Turibio A.P. Brites
No. Pos. Nation Player
8  TLS Marzelito Fernandes
4  TLS Noezio Soares dos Santos
13  TLS Domingos da Silva
3  TLS Liborio Ximenes
18  TLS Simiao da Silva Verdial
27  TLS Alexandrino B. Miranda
30  TLS Levidinho F. Casimiro
21  TLS Gerifrico A.M. Menezes

Competitive records

Competitive records from RSSSF

Season Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position National Cup:

Taça 12 de Novembro

2016 Segunda Divisão 6 3 2 1 16 10 +6 11 2nd in Group B Runner-Up
2017 Segunda Divisão 12 9 1 2 33 11 +22 28 2nd in Group B First Round
2018 Segunda Divisão 11 8 2 1 37 10 +27 26 1st

(Promoted)

 Runner-Up
2019 Primeira Divisão 14 5 4 5 26 29 −3 19 6th Semi-Finals
2020 Copa FFTL 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5 9 2nd Group A

4th Place in knockouts

 Preliminary Round
2021 Primeira Divisão 6 1 3 2 11 12 -1 6 5th
2023 Primeira Divisão 8 3 2 3 11 11 0 11 6th
2025 Primeira Divisão 9 3 2 4 7 12 -5 11 4th

Honours

Segunda Divisão

Taça 12 de Novembro

References

  1. ↑ "FFTL: Taca Da Liga Starting Eleven D.I.T. vs Assalam FC".
  2. ↑ "East Timor 2015/16". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  3. 1 2 "Ponta Leste kampiaun Copa 12 Novembru 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  4. 1 2 "East Timor 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  5. ↑ 2016 Taça 12 de Novembro

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