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East Timor national under-23 football team

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Timor-Leste
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)O Sol Nascente
(The Rising Sun)
AssociationFederação de Futebol de Timor-Leste
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachVacant
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)

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

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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

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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
Away Kit 2009–2010
Alternative Kit 2011

Stadium

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Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA TQ GP W D L GF GA
Spain 1992 Part of  Indonesia Part of  Indonesia
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 did not enter did not enter
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016 did not qualify 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 3 1 0 2 3 8
Japan 2020 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 3 1 0 2 5 16
France 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification 3 1 0 2 5 10
United States 2028 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

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(Under-23 Team since 2002)

Asian Games
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

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AFC U-23 Championship Qualification record
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
Uzbekistan 2022 3 1 1 1 3 8
Qatar 2024 did not qualify 3 1 0 2 5 10
Saudi Arabia 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total
0/7
0
0
0
0
0
0
20 6 2 12 28 56

SEA Games Record

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(Under-23 Team since 2001)

Southeast Asian Games
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
Vietnam 2021 10th 4 0 0 4 3 13
Cambodia 2023 7th 4 1 0 3 3 8
Total
Group stage
8/10
35
6
1
28
24
101

AFF U-23 Youth Championship record

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AFF U-23 Youth Championship
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

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Position Name
Head coach East Timor Vacant
Assistant coach East Timor Vacant
Goalkeeper coach East Timor Vacant
Physiotherapist East Timor Vacant
Media officer East Timor Vacant
Administrator East Timor Vacant
Official East Timor Vacant
Kitman East Timor Vacant

Players

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Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Junildo Pereira (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21) East Timor Assalam
2 2DF Nelson Viegas (1999-12-24) 24 December 1999 (age 24) East Timor Boavista Timor Leste
3 2DF Orcelio (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23) East Timor Karketu Dili
4 2DF Jaimito Soares (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21) East Timor Karketu Dili
5 2DF Tomas Sarmento (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 24) East Timor Ponta Leste
6 3MF Jhon Firth (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22) East Timor SLB Laulara
7 3MF Elias Mesquita (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22) East Timor Lalenok United
8 3MF Dom Lucas Braz (2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 23) East Timor Assalam
9 4FW Anizo Correia (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21) East Timor Ponta Leste
10 4FW Mouzinho (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22) East Timor SLB Laulara
11 4FW Alexandro Kefi (2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 (age 19) East Timor SLB Laulara
12 2DF Yohanes Gusmão (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24) East Timor Lalenok United
13 2DF Gumario (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 23) East Timor Lalenok United
14 3MF Cristevão (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20) East Timor SLB Laulara
15 3MF Armindo de AlmeidaOA (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26) East Timor Ponta Leste
16 2DF João Halle (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 21) East Timor SLB Laulara
17 4FW Zenivio (2005-04-22) 22 April 2005 (age 19) East Timor SLB Laulara
18 2DF Filomeno Junior (captain) (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 24) East Timor SLB Laulara
19 3MF Natalino da Costa (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003 (age 21) East Timor Karketu Dili
20 1GK Georgino Mendonça (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22) East Timor SLB Laulara

Recent results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

25 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Singapore  2–2  East Timor Singapore
Glenn Kweh 34'
Jordan Emaviwe 90+5' Yellow card
Jacob Mahler Yellow card
[1] [2] Elias Mesquita 38'
Paulo Gali 41' Red card 44'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 943
Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
28 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification East Timor  0–6  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 East Timor  1–0  Philippines Singapore
17:00 (UTC+08:00)
Report Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 251
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

31st Southeast Asian Games

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

List of coaches

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Coach Coaching period Pld W D L Achievements
Portugal José Luís 2005 3 0 0 3 2005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship – Round 1 (First Time)
East Timor Manuel da Costa Soares 2009–2010 4 0 0 4 2009 Southeast Asian Games – Round 1 (First Time)
Brazil Antonio Carlos Vieira 2011–2012 5 2 0 3 2011 Southeast Asian Games – First Win with Brunei
Japan Norio Tsukitate 2012 5 1 0 4 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification – Did not qualify
Brazil Emerson Alcântara 2013–2014 6 2 2 2 2013 Southeast Asian Games – First Draw with Indonesia
Japan Takuma Koga 2014 3 0 0 3 2014 Asian Games – Round 1 (First Time)
Brazil Fábio Magrão 2015–2016 8 2 0 6 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification – Did not qualify
2015 Southeast Asian Games – Round 1
South Korea Kim Shin-hwan 2017–2018 3 1 1 1 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification – Did not qualify
Japan Norio Tsukitate 2018–2019 3 0 0 3 2018 Asian Games – Group stage

References

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