East Timor national under-23 football team
Nickname(s) | O Sol Nascente (The Rising Sun) | ||
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Association | Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
Head coach | Park Soon-tae | ||
Captain | Filomeno Junior | ||
Most caps | Ramos Maxanches Nilo Soares (18) | ||
Top scorer | Murilo de Almeida Henrique Cruz Mouzinho (3) | ||
Home stadium | East Timor National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | TLS | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Bangkok, Thailand; 30 August 2005) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 23 July 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Vientiane, Laos; 2 December 2009) | |||
Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (2014, 2018) | ||
Southeast Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (8 times) | ||
AFF U-23 Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2005) | ||
Best result | Third place (2022) |
The East Timor national Under-23 football team (Portuguese: Seleção Timorense de Futebol Sub-23) represents the East Timor (recognized as Timor-Leste) in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games and any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste, the governing body of football in the country. East Timor is currently one of the weakest teams in the world. They won their first match on 5 November 2011 against Brunei, scoring 2–1.[1]
History
Football was firstly introduced during Portuguese Timor era where many local and the Portuguese colonial official played the sport for enjoyment. After the Portuguese leave the eastern part of the island of Timor, neighbouring Indonesia invaded and change their culture and identity. East Timor gained full independence in 2002 after more than 20 years of occupation which resulted in a long running battle against Jakarta-led forces. The Timor-Leste U-23 team was invited to the 2005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship without any success, which is the first time that the team played in an international tournament. In 2009, the team entered the first Southeast Asian Games. Once again, they lost every match, including a 0–11 loss to Malaysia. Timor-Leste had major improvements at the 2011 SEA Games, when they used overseas players of Timorese descent from Brazil and Australia. These players contributed a lot to their successful run; especially from Murilo de Almeida who managed to score three goals. The team finished third in their group by recording their first win in their history, finishing above Laos, Brunei and the Philippines and had a goal difference of –4, which was a big improvement compared to their previous participation where the team finished last in their group with no wins from four games, scoring only once and having a goal difference of –28.
Kits
Timor-Leste's traditional home kit includes a red shirt, black shorts and red or black socks. The away kits feature white or yellow shirts. At the 2009 SEA Games, their home kit resemble the one worn by the Belgium national team.
Kit evolution
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Home Kit 2009–2010 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Away Kit 2009–2010 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternative Kit 2011 |
Stadium
- East Timor National Stadium (2002–present)
Competitive record
Olympic Games
Olympic Games record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | TQ | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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![]() | did not qualify | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
![]() | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |||||||||
![]() | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||
![]() | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | — | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | AFC U-23 Asian Cup (From 2016) | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 34 |
Asian Games Record
(Under-23 Team since 2002)
Asian Games | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
did not enter | ||||||||
Group stage | 28th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||
did not enter | ||||||||
Total | Group stage | 2/5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
AFC U-23 Asian Cup Record
AFC U-23 Championship | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
![]() | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
![]() | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | – | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 56 |
SEA Games Record
(Under-23 Team since 2001)
Southeast Asian Games | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Did not enter | ||||||||
Group stage | 9th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | |
6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||
10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | ||
![]() | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
![]() | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Total | Group stage | 8/10 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 101 |
AFF U-23 Youth Championship record
AFF U-23 Youth Championship | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
Group stage | 9th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Total | Third Place | 4/4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | ![]() |
Fitness coach | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Media officer | ![]() |
Administrator | ![]() |
Official | ![]() |
Kitman | ![]() |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were selected for the 2021 SEA Games.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Junildo Pereira | (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21) | ![]() |
2 | 2DF | Nelson Viegas | (1999-12-24) 24 December 1999 (age 24) | ![]() |
3 | 2DF | Orcelio | (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23) | ![]() |
4 | 2DF | Jaimito Soares | (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21) | ![]() |
5 | 2DF | Tomas Sarmento | (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 23) | ![]() |
6 | 3MF | Jhon Firth | (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22) | ![]() |
7 | 3MF | Elias Mesquita | (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22) | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | Dom Lucas Braz | (2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 23) | ![]() |
9 | 4FW | Anizo Correia | (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21) | ![]() |
10 | 4FW | Mouzinho | (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22) | ![]() |
11 | 4FW | Alexandro Kefi | (2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 (age 19) | ![]() |
12 | 2DF | Yohanes Gusmão | (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24) | ![]() |
13 | 2DF | Gumario | (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 22) | ![]() |
14 | 3MF | Cristevão | (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20) | ![]() |
15 | 3MF | Armindo de AlmeidaOA | (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26) | ![]() |
16 | 2DF | João Halle | (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 21) | ![]() |
17 | 4FW | Zenivio | (2005-04-22) 22 April 2005 (age 19) | ![]() |
18 | 2DF | Filomeno Junior (captain) | (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 24) | ![]() |
19 | 3MF | Natalino da Costa | (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003 (age 21) | ![]() |
20 | 1GK | Georgino Mendonça | (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22) | ![]() |
Recent results
Win Draw Loss
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25 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Singapore ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Singapore |
Glenn Kweh ![]() Jordan Emaviwe ![]() ![]() Jacob Mahler ![]() | [1] [2] | Elias Mesquita ![]() Paulo Gali ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 943 Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia) |
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28 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | East Timor ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Singapore |
17:00 UTC+8 | Report |
| Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 166 Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam) |
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31 October 2021 (2021-10-31) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | East Timor ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Singapore |
17:00 (UTC+08:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 251 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan) |
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29 April 2022 (2022-04-29) Friendly1 | Malaysia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Selangor, Malaysia |
20:15 UTC+8 | Faiz Amer Runnziar ![]() |
| Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
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6 May 2022 (2022-05-06) | Philippines ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ |
16:00 (UTC+7:00) | Report |
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8 May 2022 (2022-05-08) | East Timor ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ |
19:00 (UTC+7:00) | Mouzinho ![]() Soares ![]() | Report | Win Naing Tun ![]() Htet Phyo Wai ![]() Aung Wanna Soe ![]() |
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13 May 2022 (2022-05-13) | Indonesia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ |
16:00 (UTC+7:00) |
| Mouzinho ![]() |
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15 May 2022 (2022-05-15) | East Timor ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ |
19:00 (UTC+7:00) |
List of coaches
Coach | Coaching period | Pld | W | D | L | Achievements |
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![]() | 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship – Round 1 (First Time) |
![]() | 2009–2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2009 Southeast Asian Games – Round 1 (First Time) |
![]() | 2011–2012 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2011 Southeast Asian Games – First Win with Brunei |
![]() | 2012 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification – Did not qualify |
![]() | 2013–2014 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2013 Southeast Asian Games – First Draw with Indonesia |
![]() | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2014 Asian Games – Round 1 (First Time) |
![]() | 2015–2016 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification – Did not qualify 2015 Southeast Asian Games – Round 1 |
![]() | 2017–2018 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification – Did not qualify |
![]() | 2018–2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2018 Asian Games – Group stage |
References
- ^ Brunei U23 Vs East Timor U23 Result | World Sportsholic
External links
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