Timor-Leste national under-23 football team

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Timor-Leste
Nickname(s) O Sol Nascente
(The Rising Sun)
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 colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3–0 Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg
(Bangkok, Thailand; 30 August 2005)
Biggest win
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 7–1 Macau  Flag of Macau.svg
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 23 July 2017)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 11–0 Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg
(Vientiane, Laos; 2 December 2009)
Asian Games
Appearances2 (first in 2014 )
Best resultRound 1
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances8 (first in 2009 )
Best resultRound 1

The Timor-Leste national Under-23 football team (also known as Timor-Leste U-23 or Seleção U-23) represents the 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. Timor Leste 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

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Home Kit 2009–2010
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Away Kit 2009–2010
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Alternative Kit 2011

Stadium

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games recordQualification record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Part of Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Part of Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of the United States.svg 1996
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 did not enterdid not enter
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 did not qualify310238
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 3102516
Flag of France.svg 2024 to be determinedto be determined
Flag of the United States.svg 2028
Total0/86204824

Asian Games Record

(Under-23 Team since 2002)

Asian Games
YearResultPositionGPWDLGFGA
did not enter
Group stage
28th
3
0
0
3
2
13
24th
3
0
0
3
3
15
Total
Group stage
2/5
6
0
0
6
5
28

AFC U-23 Asian Cup Record

AFC U-23 Championship Qualification record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
did not qualify510459
310238
311175
3102516
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2022 311138
Flag of Qatar.svg 2024 to be determinedto be determined
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2026
Total
0/7
0
0
0
0
0
0
1752102346

SEA Games Record

(Under-23 Team since 2001)

Southeast Asian Games
YearResultPositionGPWDLGFGA
Did not enter
Group stage9th
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
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2021 10th4004313
Flag of Cambodia.svg 2023 7th410338
Total
Group stage
8/10
35
6
1
28
24
101

AFF U-23 Youth Championship record

AFF U-23 Youth Championship
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA
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
Total
Third Place
3/3
10
3
2
5
9
22

Coaching staff

PositionName
Manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Khairuddin Abdullah
Assistant manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Elliott Chung Bua Wong
Head coach Flag of South Korea.svg Park Soon-tae
Assistant coach Flag of South Korea.svg Son Hyun-Jun
Assistant coach Flag of South Korea.svg Park Won-hong
Goalkeeper coach Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Chan-soo
Fitness coach Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Bo-seong
Physiotherapist Flag of East Timor.svg Christopher Vieira
Media officer Flag of East Timor.svg João Baptista Júnior
Administrator Flag of East Timor.svg Fábio Gadelha
Official Flag of East Timor.svg Domingos Calazans
Kitman Flag of East Timor.svg Romualdo Sales

Players

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Junildo Pereira (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 20) Flag of East Timor.svg Assalam
22 DF Nelson Viegas (1999-12-24) 24 December 1999 (age 23) Flag of East Timor.svg Boavista Timor Leste
32 DF Orcelio (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 22) Flag of East Timor.svg Karketu Dili
42 DF Jaimito Soares (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 20) Flag of East Timor.svg Karketu Dili
52 DF Tomas Sarmento (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 22) Flag of East Timor.svg Ponta Leste
63 MF Jhon Firth (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 21) Flag of East Timor.svg SLB Laulara
73 MF Elias Mesquita (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 21) Flag of East Timor.svg Lalenok United
83 MF Dom Lucas Braz (2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 22) Flag of East Timor.svg Assalam
94 FW Anizo Correia (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 20) Flag of East Timor.svg Ponta Leste
104 FW Mouzinho (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 21) Flag of East Timor.svg SLB Laulara
114 FW Alexandro Kefi (2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 (age 18) Flag of East Timor.svg SLB Laulara
122 DF Yohanes Gusmão (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 23) Flag of East Timor.svg Lalenok United
132 DF Gumario (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 21) Flag of East Timor.svg Lalenok United
143 MF Cristevão (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 19) Flag of East Timor.svg SLB Laulara
153 MF Armindo de Almeida OA (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 25) Flag of East Timor.svg Ponta Leste
162 DF João Halle (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 20) Flag of East Timor.svg SLB Laulara
174 FW Zenivio (2005-04-22) 22 April 2005 (age 18) Flag of East Timor.svg SLB Laulara
182 DF Filomeno Junior (captain) (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 23) Flag of East Timor.svg SLB Laulara
193 MF Natalino da Costa (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003 (age 20) Flag of East Timor.svg Karketu Dili
201 GK Georgino Mendonça (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 21) Flag of East Timor.svg SLB Laulara

Recent results

  Win  Draw  Loss

25 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg2–2Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste Singapore
Glenn Kweh Soccerball shade.svg34'
Jordan Emaviwe Soccerball shade.svg90+5'Yellow card.svg
Jacob Mahler Yellow card.svg
Elias Mesquita Soccerball shade.svg38'
Paulo Gali Soccerball shade.svg41'Red card.svg 44'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 943
Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
28 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg0–6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Singapore
17:00  UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 166
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
31 October 2021 (2021-10-31) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg1–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Singapore
17:00 (UTC+08:00)
Report Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 251
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
29 April 2022 (2022-04-29) Friendly 1 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–2Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste Selangor, Malaysia
20:15  UTC+8 Faiz Amer Runnziar Soccerball shade.svg66'Stadium: UiTM Stadium

31st Southeast Asian Games

6 May 2022 (2022-05-06) Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg4–0Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ
16:00 (UTC+7:00)
Report
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08) Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg2–3Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ
19:00 (UTC+7:00) Mouzinho Soccerball shade.svg52'
Soares Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report Win Naing Tun Soccerball shade.svg38'
Htet Phyo Wai Soccerball shade.svg41'
Aung Wanna Soe Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
13 May 2022 (2022-05-13) Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg4–1Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ
16:00 (UTC+7:00)
Mouzinho Soccerball shade.svg69'
15 May 2022 (2022-05-15) Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg0–2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ
19:00 (UTC+7:00)

List of coaches

CoachCoaching periodPldWDLAchievements
Flag of Portugal.svg José Luís 20053003 2005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship – Round 1 (First Time)
Flag of East Timor.svg Manuel da Costa Soares 2009–20104004 2009 Southeast Asian Games – Round 1 (First Time)
Flag of Brazil.svg Antonio Carlos Vieira 2011–20125203 2011 Southeast Asian Games – First Win with Brunei
Flag of Japan.svg Norio Tsukitate 20125104 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification – Did not qualify
Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Alcântara 2013–20146222 2013 Southeast Asian Games – First Draw with Indonesia
Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Koga 20143003 2014 Asian Games – Round 1 (First Time)
Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Magrão 2015–20168206 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification – Did not qualify
2015 Southeast Asian Games – Round 1
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Shin-hwan 2017–20183111 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification – Did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg Norio Tsukitate 2018–20193003 2018 Asian Games – Group stage

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References

  1. Brunei U23 Vs East Timor U23 Result | World Sportsholic