Timor-Leste national under-23 football team
Henrique Cruz Mouzinho (3) | |||
| Home stadium | Timor-Leste National Stadium | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA code | TLS | ||
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| First international | |||
 AFF U-23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2022) | ||
The Timor-Leste national Under-23 football team (
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
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
- Timor-Leste National Stadium (2002–present)
Competitive record
Olympic Games
| Olympic Games record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | TQ | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1992
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Part of  Indonesia
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Part of Indonesia
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 1996
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 2000
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 2004
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did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 2008
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 2012
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 2016
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did not qualify | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
 2020
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2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |||||||||
 2024
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2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||
2028
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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
(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
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24th |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
15
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| did not enter | ||||||||
Total |
Group stage |
2/5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
28
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AFC U-23 Asian Cup Record
AFC U-23 Championship
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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 | ||||||||||
 2022
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
 2024 |
did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
2026 |
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total |
– | 0/7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
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20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 56 | |
SEA Games Record
(Under-23 Team since 2001)
Southeast Asian Games
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
2005 |
Did not enter | |||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2009 |
Group stage | 9th | 4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
28
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2011 |
6th | 5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
8
| |
2013 |
7th | 4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8
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2015 |
9th | 5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
10
| |
2017 |
9th | 5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
8
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2019 |
10th | 4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
18
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2021
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10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
 2023
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7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Total |
Group stage |
8/10 | 35 |
6 |
1 |
28 |
24 |
101
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AFF U-23 Youth Championship record
AFF U-23 Youth Championship
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Group stage |
8th | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
14
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| 6th | 3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5
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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
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Vacant
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| Assistant coach | Vacant
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| Goalkeeper coach | Vacant
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| Physiotherapist | Vacant
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| Media officer | Vacant
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| Administrator | Vacant
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| Official | Vacant
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| Kitman | Vacant
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Players
Head coach: 
Park Soon-tae
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Georgino Mendonça | 16 March 2002 (aged 21) | Life FC
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| 3 | DF | Orcelio | 30 April 2001 (aged 22) | Karketu Dili
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| 4 | DF | Anizo Correia | 23 May 2003 (aged 20) | Ponta Leste
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| 5 | DF | Fernando Carvalho | 18 February 2004 (aged 19) | SLB Laulara
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| 6 | DF | Ricardo Bianco | 15 January 2006 (aged 17) | Ponta Leste
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| 7 | FW | Luís Figo | 17 April 2005 (aged 18) | Ponta Leste
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| 8 | MF | Luis da Silva | 20 May 2006 (aged 17) | SLB Laulara
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| 9 | FW | Alexandre Moreira | 24 September 2001 (aged 21) | Ponta Leste
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| 11 | FW | Serafin da Silva |
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| 12 | GK | Pablo de Jesus | 16 September 2003 (aged 19) | Ponta Leste
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| 14 | MF | Luis Pinto | 8 May 2001 (aged 22) | Santa Cruz
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| 15 | MF | Pascoal Ximenes |
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| 16 | DF | João Bosco | 2 March 2003 (aged 20) | Ponta Leste
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| 17 | MF | Marques de Carvalho | 25 February 2007 (aged 16) | SLB Laulara
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| 18 | FW | Olagar Xavier | 18 May 2003 (aged 20) | Ponta Leste
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| 19 | MF | Mário Quintão | 18 March 2004 (aged 19) | Emmanuel
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| 20 | GK | Junildo Pereira | 17 August 2003 (aged 20) | Assalam
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| 21 | MF | Freteliano | 9 August 2004 (aged 19) | Emmanuel
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| 23 | MF | Cristevão
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16 January 2004 (aged 19) | SLB Laulara
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Recent results
Win Draw Loss
| 25 October 2021 Singapore  | 2–2 | Timor-Leste | Singapore | |
Glenn Kweh  34' Jordan Emaviwe 90+5'  Jacob Mahler |
[1] [2] | Paulo Gali 41'  44' |
Stadium: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia ) |
| 28 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Timor-Leste | 0–6 | South Korea | Singapore |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 166 Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam) |
| 31 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Timor-Leste | 1–0 |  Philippines | Singapore |
| 17:00 (UTC+08:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 251 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan) |
| 29 April 2022 Friendly1 | Malaysia | 1–2 | Timor-Leste | Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20:15 UTC+8 | Faiz Amer Runnziar 66' |
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Stadium: 31st Southeast Asian Games
List of coaches
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