East Timor national under-16 football team

The East Timor national Under-16 football team is the national team of East Timor and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste. East Timor has never had success on the international stage. They are currently one of the weakest teams in the world. East Timor joined FIFA on 12 September 2005.

Timor-Leste U-16
Nickname(s)O Sol Nascente (The Raising Sun), The Little Samba Nation, El Lafaek
AssociationFederação de Futebol de Timor-Leste
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachJapan Shota Tokunaga
CaptainJoão Pedro
Most capsDom Lucas
Fidel de Araujo
Filomeno Junior
João Pedro
José Fonseca
Nidio Alves
Paulo Gali (9)
Top scorerPaulo Gali (11)
Home stadiumEast Timor National Stadium
FIFA codeTLS
First colours
Second colours
First international
 China 0–0 East Timor 
(Hebei, China; 21 September 2009)
Biggest win
 East Timor 13–0 Macau 
(Hebei, China; 28 September 2009)
Biggest defeat
 East Timor 0–12 Australia 
(Surakarta, Indonesia; 29 June 2024)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Best resultRound 1 (2010)
AFF U-16 Championship
Appearances9 (first in 2010)
Best resultThird place (2010)

Competitive record

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FIFA U-17 World Cup

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FIFA U-17 World Cup
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
  2005 Withdrew before Qualification
  2007 Did not participate
  2009 Withdrew before Qualification
  2011 Did not qualify
  2013
  2015 Did not participate
  2017 Did not qualify
  2019
  2023
  2025 To be determined
Total N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFC U-16 Championship

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AFF U-16 Youth Championship Record

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AFF U-16 Championship
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
  2005 No Participation
  2006
  2007
  2008
  2009 Tournament Cancelled
  2010 Third place[3] 4 2 0 2 4 3
  2011 Group Stage 4 0 1 3 5 14
  2012 No Participation
  2013
  2014 Tournament Cancelled
  2015 Group Stage 5 1 2 2 9 11
  2016 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 4 7
  2017 Group Stage 5 0 1 4 0 9
  2018 Group Stage 5 2 0 3 8 12
  2019 Group Stage 5 3 1 1 15 4
  2022 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 12 5
Total Third place 35 10 7 18 57 65

Players

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Current squad

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The following 23 players were call-up for the 2019 AFF U-15 Youth Championship held in Thailand

Caps and goals updated as of, after the match against

Head Coach:   Agostinho Martins

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Filonito R.P. Nugueira 0  
21 1GK H. Da Silva  

2 2DF Fernando Carvalho  
3 2DF Wilian Vong  
4 2DF Danilo M. Alves  
5 2DF Neldino Da Costa  
12 2DF Celestino Pinto  
15 2DF Mario R. Neves  
19 2DF Norbert J.F. Mota  
20 2DF Mourinho  
22 2DF Guerson F. Belo  
24 2DF Aureo Da Costa  

6 3MF M. Fernandes  
8 3MF Revelino  
11 3MF Zenivio  
13 3MF João sequeira  
14 3MF Julinho da Costa  
16 3MF Pascoal A. Ximenes  
17 3MF Luis F.P. Ribeiro  
18 3MF Matias F.B.  

7 4FW Serafin Brito  
9 4FW Alexandro Kefi  
10 4FW Paulo Gali(Captain)  

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the Timor Leste squad within the last 18 months and are still available for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK  

DF  

MF  

FW  

Former player

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List of Captains

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Captain Captaining period Tournaments
Nelson Sing 2009–2010 2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
2010 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
2010 AFC U-16 Championship
Eusébio Pereira 2011 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Julião July–August 2015 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
João Pedro September 2015 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Osvaldo Belo 2016 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

List of Coaches

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Coach Coaching period Pld W D L Achievements
  Kim Shin Hwan 2009-2010 12 6 1 5 2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification - Qualify
2010 AFF U-16 Youth Championship - Third place (First Time)
2010 AFC U-16 Championship - Round 1 (First Time)
  Norio Tsukitate 2011 8 0 1 7 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship - Round 1
2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification - Did not qualify
  Agostinho Martins 2015 9 3 3 3 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship - Round 1
2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification - Did not qualify
  Shota Tokunaga 2016- 4 1 1 2 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship - Round 1

Fixtures and results

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Recent results

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2009 Result

2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

21 September 2009 China   0 – 0   East Timor   Hebei, China
15:30 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium
Referee: Saleem Ali (Maldives)
23 September 2009 Hong Kong   0 – 3   East Timor   Hebei, China
13:00 UTC+8 Report Batista   40'
Almeida   57', 86'
Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium
Referee: Akbar Bakhshizadeh (Iran)
26 September 2009 East Timor   3 – 0   Singapore   Hebei, China
13:00 UTC+8 Hornai   11'
Almeida   16'
dos Santos   89'
Report Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium
Referee: Nitipum Kullabut (Thailand)
28 September 2009 East Timor   13 – 0   Macau   Hebei, China
13:00 UTC+8 Zulfahmi   6', 11'
do Rego   14', 25', 33'
Reis   19', 38', 85'
Sabas   21'
Coelho   49'
Ferreira   53', 68' (pen.)
dos Santos   66'
Report Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium
Referee: Hettikankanamge Pereira (Sri Lanka)
1 October 2009 East Timor   3 – 0   Guam   Hebei, China
13:00 UTC+8 Almeida   40'
da Fonseca   56'
Ferreira   57'
Report Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium
Referee: Nitipum Kullabut (Thailand)

2010 Result

2010 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

20 September 2010 Indonesia   1 – 0   East Timor   Surakarta, Indonesia
18:00 UTC+7 Antoni   90+1' Report[permanent dead link] Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
22 September 2010 East Timor   0 – 1   China   Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7 Report[permanent dead link] Y. Liang   17' Stadium: Manahan Stadium
24 September 2010 Vietnam   1 – 2   East Timor   Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7 H. N. Thang   57' Report[permanent dead link] Nidio   23'
Rogerio   75'
Stadium: Manahan Stadium
26 September 2010 East Timor   2 – 0   Indonesia   Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7 Fidel   50'
Rogerio   56'
Report[permanent dead link] Stadium: Manahan Stadium

2010 AFC U-16 Championship

25 October 2010 Australia   5 – 0   East Timor   Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 Makarounas   14', 20'
Remington   34', 79'
Woodcock   90+2'
Report Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:   Vladislav Tseytlin
27 October 2010 East Timor   0 – 1   Japan   Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 Report Minamino   87' Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:   Mohammad Mousa
29 October 2010 East Timor   1 – 3   Vietnam   Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 Nidio   62' Report N. V. Hui   87'
N. V. Thang   50' (pen.)   65'
Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee:   Qi Fan

2011 Result

2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

7 July 2011 Indonesia   3 – 3   East Timor   Vientiane, Laos
17:00 Hargianto   64'
Zalnando   78'
Rendi   90+'
Report   2' Januario
  33' Jorge
  79' Jose
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
9 July 2011 East Timor   0 – 2   Laos   Vientiane, Laos
19:00 Report Nyavong   50'
Thammada   70'
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: U Win Htut (Myanmar)
11 July 2011 Thailand   6 – 1   East Timor   Vientiane, Laos
17:00 Kanoo   20', 38'
Makison   40'
Sukchuai   42', 64'
Buntee   84'
Report Agostinho   75' (pen.) Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Referee: Hoang Anh Tuan (Vietnam)
15 July 2011 East Timor   1 – 3   Malaysia   Vientiane, Laos
17:00 Francyatma   49' Report   11' Akram
  34' Adam
  70' Zahin
Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Referee: Hoang Anh Tuan (Vietnam)

2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

8 September 2011 East Timor   2 – 11   North Korea   Pyongyang, North Korea
17:00 Januário   45+1'
Francyatma   80'
Report Ri Kwang-Song   8', 52'
Choe Ju-Song   12', 50', 6', 69'
Ri Ryong   28', 32'
Kim Il-Jin   71', 74', 77'
Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Phùng Đình Dũng (Vietnam)
13 September 2011 Malaysia   3 – 0   East Timor   Pyongyang, North Korea
13:00 Raphi   45+1'
Akram   74'
Hakimi   88'
Report Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yu Ming-Hsun (Chinese Taipei)
15 September 2011 China   2 – 0   East Timor   Pyongyang, North Korea
13:00 Liu Hao   23' (pen.)
Wang Jinxian   35'
Report Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Phùng Đình Dũng (Vietnam)
18 September 2011 East Timor   1 – 8   Singapore   Pyongyang, North Korea
13:00 Januário   20' Report Suzliman   4'
Swandi   39', 45+1', 79'
Azeman   54'
Ramli   77', 78'
Abd Rahman   87'
Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Abdul Hannan Miron (Bangladesh)

2015 Result

2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

27 July 2015 East Timor   2 – 2   Brunei   Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 Filomeno Costa   48'
Dom Braz   64'
Hanif   44', 62' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: -
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
29 July 2015 Laos   3 – 2   East Timor   Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 Bounkong   26', 51'
Nalin   66'
Armindo Gusmao   3'
Filomeno Costa   (12)
Stadium: Army Stadium
Attendance: -
Referee: Mohammad Hasrin Haji Samat (Brunei)
1 August 2015 Thailand   3 – 0   East Timor   Phnom Penh, Cambodia
10:00 Jinnawat   52' (76)
Korawich   90'
Stadium: Army Stadium
Attendance: -
Referee: Thant Zin Oo (Myanmar)

2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) East Timor   8–0   Northern Mariana Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
16:00 Jelito Corte-Real   45'
Danilson   49'
Armindo Vieira   51'
João Pedro   66', 88'
Dom Lucas   70'
Yafet Belima   72'
Orcelio Moises   81'
Report Attendance: 300
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) East Timor   9–0   Philippines Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
19:00 Danilson   18', 28', 54'
João Pedro   38', 62'
Jelito Corte-Real   53'
Filomeno Junior   70'
Dom Lucas   73', 89'
Report Attendance: 200
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
16 September 2015 (2015-09-16) Malaysia   1–0   East Timor Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
16:00 Arif   79' Report Attendance: 300
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
18 September 2015 (2015-09-18) Laos   1–1   East Timor Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
19:00 Salvador   20' (o.g.) Report João Pedro   43' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

2016 Result

2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

11 July 2016 (2016-07-11) Brunei   0–3   East Timor Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
15:30 Report Ximenes   26'
Da Conceicao   43'
Gusmao   50'
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) East Timor   0–3   Thailand Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
15:30 Report Peerapat   2'
Korawich   9'
Reis   45+1' (o.g.)
Referee: Talaver Linjun (Philippines)
15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) Laos   1–1   East Timor Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
18:30 Bounkong   86' Report Keodoungdeth   25' (o.g.) Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) East Timor   0–3   Cambodia Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
18:30 Report Safy   6'
Piseth   55', 59'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Javis (Maldives)

Stadium

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References

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  1. ^ "the-afc.com".
  2. ^ "the-afc.com".
  3. ^ "AFF - the Official Website of the Asean Football Federation". Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
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