▁been ▁played ▁sp or ad ically ▁in ▁East ▁Tim or ▁since ▁the ▁country ' s ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁saw ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Australian ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁personnel ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁although ▁the ▁first ▁last ing ▁club ▁wasn ' t ▁formed ▁until ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁an ▁organisation ▁named ▁the ▁Tim or ▁Lor osa e ▁Australian ▁Fut eb all ▁Ass ocia ca o ▁( TI LA FA ) ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁D ili ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁plans ▁to ▁send ▁a ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁A raf ura ▁Games ▁in ▁Dar win , ▁although ▁this ▁organisation ▁later ▁disappeared . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁two ▁teachers ▁from ▁K amb ry a ▁College , ▁a ▁secondary ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁outer - e astern ▁Melbourne ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Ber wick , ▁visited ▁a ▁partner - school ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Let ef oh o , ▁Er mer a ▁district ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Er mer a ▁organisation , ▁holding ▁clin ics ▁in ▁Australian ▁rules ▁football ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁don ating ▁other ▁sport ing ▁and ▁educational ▁materials . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁an ▁exhibition ▁match ▁was ▁played ▁between ▁the ▁IS F ▁( Intern ational ▁St abil isation ▁Force ) ▁Tig ers ▁from ▁the ▁A DF ▁and ▁the ▁UN ▁Police ▁War riors ▁( J ump ers ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁the ▁N T ▁Team ▁War ata h ▁War riors ). ▁Both ▁teams ▁had