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 Timor-Leste ; (Hebei, China; 21 September 2009)
Biggest win
	Timor-Leste 13–0 Macau ; (Hebei, China; 28 September 2009)
Biggest defeat
	North Korea 11–2 Timor-Leste ; (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	Timor-Leste 0 – 5 Australia	Loss
	Round 1	Timor-Leste 0 – 1 Japan	Loss
	Round 1	Timor-Leste 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	No Participation
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	Goals
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

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

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

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

23 September 2009	Hong Kong	0 – 3	Timor-Leste	Hebei, China
13:00 UTC+8		Report	Batista 40' Almeida 57', 86'	Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium Referee: Akbar Bakhshizadeh (Iran)

26 September 2009	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	Surakarta, Indonesia
18:00 UTC+7	Antoni 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Manahan Stadium Attendance: 10,000

22 September 2010	Timor-Leste	0 – 1	China	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7		Report	Y. Liang 17'	Stadium: Manahan Stadium

24 September 2010	Vietnam	1 – 2	Timor-Leste	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7	H. N. Thang 57'	Report	Nidio 23' Rogerio 75'	Stadium: Manahan Stadium

26 September 2010	Timor-Leste	2 – 0	Indonesia	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7	Fidel 50' Rogerio 56'	Report		Stadium: Manahan Stadium

2010 AFC U-16 Championship

25 October 2010	Australia	5 – 0	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	0 – 1	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00		Report	Minamino 87'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mohammad Mousa

29 October 2010	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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)	Timor-Leste	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)	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
15:30		Report	Ximenes 26' Da Conceicao 43' Gusmao 50'	Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)	Timor-Leste	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	Timor-Leste	Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
18:30	Bounkong 86'	Report	Keodoungdeth 25' (o.g.)	Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Timor-Leste	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

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