Football at MAC is very popular, with teams starting in primary school and continuing throughout secondary school. Through their participation in football the students develop the principles of hard work, dedication and commitment. The aim of trainings is to develop the students’ skills throughout the season and to be a fun and enjoyable experience. Students learn the importance of sportsmanship and are taught to be humble in victory and gracious in defeat.
MAC Football participates in the DSEJ school tournament and also has competed in other leagues such as Macau Football Association U16 and U18 Leagues. They have also achieved the following results: Group A – 3rd place, Group D – 1st place in the DSEJ school tournament.
The coaches of the football teams are:
Mr Joe Liu – Coach of MAC football team since 2009 (all groups between 2011 and 2015; Group A and D from 2015 to current), Lead Teacher of Physical Education (Primary Section) at MAC since 2014. Mr Joe is qualified with a Asia Football Confederation “B” Coaching Certificate, AFC Level 1 Futsal Coaching Certificate, and AFC Level 1 Goalkeeper Coaching Certificate. He is currently the Assistant Coach for the U18 and U23 Macau National teams.
Mr Chris Graham – Lead Teacher of Secondary Physical Education at MAC and English FA qualified coach. Originally gaining qualifications in the UK, Mr Graham went on to coach high school teams in the US. Following this, he returned to the UK and coached school teams whilst working as a PE teacher. He has coached soccer at MAC since joining the school four years ago.
Mr Paulo Cheang – Primary Physical Education Teacher, Coach of MAC Group A, C and D since 2016. Paulo has certificates in AFC “A” Coaching and AFC Level 1 Futsal Coaching. He is a member of the Coaching Education Program (Asia Football Coaching Academy), Technical Training (Academia Sporting Clube de Portugal) and the Football Development Program (Sport Lisboa d Benfica). Aside from coaching school teams, he has experience coaching the Macau National U18 Soccer team (as assistant coach), the Macau Federation of Trade Unions Soccer Training Academy, the Sports Bureau – Football Youth Academy (Elite class) and the University of Macau Football team.
| 2009/2010 | Group D 2nd place |
| 2010/2011 | Group D 3rd place |
| 2011/2012 | Group D 2nd place |
| Group B 3rd place | |
| 2013/2014 | Group D 2nd place |
| Group B 3rd place | |
| 2014/2015 | Group A 3rd place |
| 2015/2016 | Group D Champion |
| Group C 3rd place | |
| 2016/2017 | Group D Champion |
| Group A 3rd place |
For more information please contact paulocheang@acm.edu.mo or christophergraham@acm.edu.mo or joeliu@acm.edu.mo
