According to local newspaper Timor Post, the champion of the tournament will win US$5000 while the runner up will only get US$2.500.
According to the Newspaper[citation needed], DIGICEL has signed a four-year contract with Timor Leste’s football federation (FFTL) to hold the league annually.
The FFTL, on the other hand, is expecting to harness talented Timorese footballer from the league.
For the first ever Timorese League experience, the 14 clubs are divided into three pools.
The teams playing in pool A will be Dili Leste, Aileu, Viqueque and Covalima.