Timor-Leste national under-16 football team

Timor-Leste U-16

Nickname(s)	O Sol Nascente (The Raising Sun), The Little Samba Nation, El Lafaek
Association	Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Shota Tokunaga
Captain	João Pedro
Most caps	Dom Lucas Fidel de Araujo Filomeno Junior João Pedro José Fonseca Nidio Alves Paulo Gali (9)
Top scorer	Paulo Gali (11)
Home stadium	East Timor National Stadium
FIFA code	TLS
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
North Korea 11–2 East Timor  (Pyongyang, North Korea; 8 September 2011)
World Cup
Appearances	0
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2010)
Best result	Round 1 (2010)

The Timor-Leste national Under-16 football team is the national team of Timor-Leste 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.

Kits

Timor-Leste 's kit is a red jersey, red shorts and red socks. Their away kit is with a white jersey with black shorts and red or white socks. The kits are currently manufactured by Adidas and Nike. Timor-Leste first kit is under Tiger, when the team play for the 2004 Tiger Cup. The first kit is red jersey, black shorts and red sock and their away kit is white jersey with two black sleeves, black short and white socks.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	Did not qualify	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Did not participate
2017	Did not qualify	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	Did not qualify	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	Did not qualify	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total

AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 Championship Year Round GP W D L GF GA 2004 Withdrew before Qualification 2006 Did not enter 2008 Withdrew before Qualification 2010[1] Group Stage[2] 3 0 0 3 1 9 2012 Did not qualify 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Did not participate 2016 Did not qualify 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 Did not qualify 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 Did not qualify 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 9

AFC U-16 Championship History Year Round Score Result 2010 Round 1  East Timor 0 – 5  Australia Loss Round 1  East Timor 0 – 1  Japan Loss Round 1  East Timor 1 – 3  Vietnam Loss

AFF U-16 Youth Championship Record

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

Current squad

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

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

• Nazario
• Akao
• Lomberto Gama
• Anggisu Barbosa
• Montenario Soares

List of Captains

List of Coaches

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

Recent results

2009 Result

2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

China  v  East Timor

21 September 2009	China	0 – 0	East Timor	Hebei, China
15:30 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium Referee: Saleem Ali (Maldives)

Hong Kong  v  East Timor

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)

East Timor  v  Singapore

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)

East Timor  v  Macau

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)

East Timor  v  Guam

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

Indonesia  v  East Timor

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

East Timor  v  China

22 September 2010	East Timor	0 – 1	China	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7		Report[permanent dead link]	Y. Liang 17'	Stadium: Manahan Stadium

Vietnam  v  East Timor

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

East Timor  v  Indonesia

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

Australia  v  East Timor

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

East Timor  v  Japan

27 October 2010	East Timor	0 – 1	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00		Report	Minamino 87'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mohammad Mousa

East Timor  v  Vietnam

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

Indonesia  v  East Timor

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

East Timor  v  Laos

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)

Thailand  v  East Timor

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)

East Timor  v  Malaysia

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

East Timor  v  North Korea

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)

Malaysia  v  East Timor

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)

China  v  East Timor

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)

East Timor  v  Singapore

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

East Timor  v  Brunei

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)

Laos  v  East Timor

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)

Thailand  v  East Timor

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

East Timor  v  Northern Mariana

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)

East Timor  v  Philippines

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)

Malaysia  v  East Timor

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)

Laos  v  East Timor

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

Brunei  v  East Timor

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)

East Timor  v  Thailand

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)

Laos  v  East Timor

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)

East Timor  v  Cambodia

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

• East Timor National Stadium (2002-present)

References

External links

• Profile at FIFA.com
• Profile at the-AFC.com
• Profile at AFF Suzuki Cup Site
• Profile at AFF Site
• Profile at National-football-teams.com

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Football in East Timor

• East Timor Football Federation

National teams

Men	Men's Men U-23 Men U-21 Men U-19 Men U-16 Men's Futsal Men's Beach Soccer
Women	Women Women U-19 Women U-17

League system

• Liga Amadora
  • Primeira Divisão
  • Segunda Divisão
  • Terceira Divisão

Cup competition

• Taça 12 de Novembro
• Super Taça

Youth competition

• FFTL U-21 Championship

International tournament

• Timor Sea Cup Tournament

Other

• National Sport Games
• Balibo Five Cup

Defunct competition

League	Super Liga (2005-06) 2nd Division
Cups	Military Championship (1973) Taça Vos Esperança (2001) Police Cup (2003) Primeiru Ministru Cup (2006) Taça Digicel (2010-12) East Timor Cup (2003-15)

• List of clubs
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