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East Timor national under-23 football team

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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]

Timor-Leste
Nickname(s)O Sol Nascente
(The Rising Sun)
AssociationFederação de Futebol de Timor-Leste
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachPark Soon-tae
CaptainFilomeno Junior
Most capsRamos Maxanches
Nilo Soares (18)
Top scorerMurilo de Almeida
Henrique Cruz
Mouzinho (3)
Home stadiumEast Timor National Stadium
FIFA codeTLS
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Malaysia 3–0 East Timor 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 30 August 2005)
Biggest win
 East Timor 7–1 Macau 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 23 July 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Malaysia 11–0 East Timor 
(Vientiane, Laos; 2 December 2009)
Asian Games
Appearances2 (first in 2014)
Best resultGroup Stage (2014, 2018)
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances8 (first in 2009)
Best resultGroup Stage (8 times)
AFF U-23 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2005)
Best resultThird place (2022)

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

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games recordQualification record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGATQGPWDLGFGA
1992Part of  IndonesiaPart of  Indonesia
1996
2000
2004did not enterdid not enter
2008
2012
2016did not qualify2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification310238
20202020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification3102516
20242024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification3102510
2028To be determinedTo be determined
Total—0/8––––––AFC U-23 Asian Cup (From 2016)93061334

Asian Games Record

(Under-23 Team since 2002)

Asian Games
YearResultPositionGPWDLGFGA
2002
did not enter
2006
2010
2014
Group stage
28th
3
0
0
3
2
13
2018
24th
3
0
0
3
3
15
2022
did not enter
Total
Group stage
2/5
6
0
0
6
5
28

AFC U-23 Asian Cup Record

AFC U-23 ChampionshipQualification record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
2013
did not qualify510459
2016
310238
2018
311175
2020
3102516
2022311138
2024did not qualify3102510
2026To be determinedTo be determined
Total
–
0/7
0
0
0
0
0
0
2062122856

SEA Games Record

(Under-23 Team since 2001)

Southeast Asian Games
YearResultPositionGPWDLGFGA
2005
Did not enter
2007
2009
Group stage9th
4
0
0
4
1
28
2011
6th
5
2
0
3
4
8
2013
7th
4
1
1
2
5
8
2015
9th
5
1
0
4
4
10
2017
9th
5
1
0
4
2
8
2019
10th
4
0
0
4
2
18
202110th4004313
20237th410338
Total
Group stage
8/10
35
6
1
28
24
101

AFF U-23 Youth Championship record

AFF U-23 Youth Championship
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA
2005
Group stage
8th
3
0
0
3
1
14
2019
6th
3
1
0
2
1
5
2022
Third place
3rd
4
2
2
0
7
3
2023
Group stage
9th
2
0
0
2
1
4
Total
Third Place
4/4
12
3
2
7
10
26

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Park Soon-tae
Assistant coach Vacant
Goalkeeper coach Vacant
Fitness coach Vacant
Physiotherapist Christopher Vieira
Media officer João Baptista Júnior
Administrator Fábio Gadelha
Official Domingos Calazans
Kitman Romualdo Sales

Players

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11GKJunildo Pereira (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 20) Assalam
22DFNelson Viegas (1999-12-24) 24 December 1999 (age 24) Boavista Timor Leste
32DFOrcelio (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23) Karketu Dili
42DFJaimito Soares (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 20) Karketu Dili
52DFTomas Sarmento (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 23) Ponta Leste
63MFJhon Firth (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 21) SLB Laulara
73MFElias Mesquita (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22) Lalenok United
83MFDom Lucas Braz (2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 23) Assalam
94FWAnizo Correia (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 20) Ponta Leste
104FWMouzinho (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22) SLB Laulara
114FWAlexandro Kefi (2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 (age 19) SLB Laulara
122DFYohanes Gusmão (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24) Lalenok United
132DFGumario (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 22) Lalenok United
143MFCristevão (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20) SLB Laulara
153MFArmindo de AlmeidaOA (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26) Ponta Leste
162DFJoão Halle (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 21) SLB Laulara
174FWZenivio (2005-04-22) 22 April 2005 (age 19) SLB Laulara
182DFFilomeno Junior (captain) (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 23) SLB Laulara
193MFNatalino da Costa (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003 (age 20) Karketu Dili
201GKGeorgino Mendonça (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22) SLB Laulara

Recent results

  Win  Draw  Loss

v  East Timor
25 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Singapore  2–2  East Timor Singapore
Glenn Kweh 34'
Jordan Emaviwe 90+5'
Jacob Mahler 		[1] [2]Elias Mesquita 38'
Paulo Gali 41'  44'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 943
Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
v  South Korea
28 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification East Timor  0–6  South Korea Singapore
17:00 UTC+8Report
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 166
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
v  Philippines
31 October 2021 (2021-10-31) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification East Timor  1–0  Philippines Singapore
17:00 (UTC+08:00)
ReportStadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 251
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
v  East Timor
29 April 2022 (2022-04-29) Friendly1 Malaysia  1–2  East Timor Selangor, Malaysia
20:15 UTC+8Faiz Amer Runnziar 66'
  • Elias João Da Costa 51'
  • Jhon Frith Ornai 77'
Stadium: UiTM Stadium

31st Southeast Asian Games

v  East Timor
6 May 2022 (2022-05-06) Philippines  4–0  East Timor Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ
16:00 (UTC+7:00)
Report
v  Myanmar
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08) East Timor  2–3  Myanmar Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ
19:00 (UTC+7:00)Mouzinho 52'
Soares 64'		ReportWin Naing Tun 38'
Htet Phyo Wai 41'
Aung Wanna Soe 90+5'
v  East Timor
13 May 2022 (2022-05-13) Indonesia  4–1  East Timor Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ
16:00 (UTC+7:00)
Mouzinho 69'
v  Vietnam
15 May 2022 (2022-05-15) East Timor  0–2  Vietnam Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ
19:00 (UTC+7:00)

List of coaches

CoachCoaching periodPldWDLAchievements
José Luís200530032005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship – Round 1 (First Time)
Manuel da Costa Soares2009–201040042009 Southeast Asian Games – Round 1 (First Time)
Antonio Carlos Vieira2011–201252032011 Southeast Asian Games – First Win with Brunei
Norio Tsukitate201251042013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification – Did not qualify
Emerson Alcântara2013–201462222013 Southeast Asian Games – First Draw with Indonesia
Takuma Koga201430032014 Asian Games – Round 1 (First Time)
Fábio Magrão2015–201682062016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification – Did not qualify
2015 Southeast Asian Games – Round 1
Kim Shin-hwan2017–201831112018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification – Did not qualify
Norio Tsukitate2018–201930032018 Asian Games – Group stage

References

External links

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