Timor-Leste national under-16 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Timor-Leste women's national under-17 football team.

Timor-Leste U-16Nickname(s)| O Sol Nascente (The Raising Sun), The Little Samba Nation, El Lafaek

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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

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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[edit]

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[edit]

### FIFA U-17 World Cup[edit]

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[edit]

| 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[edit]

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[edit]

### Current squad[edit]

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

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1  | 1GK | Filonito R.P. Nugueira |  |  | 0  |
21  | 1GK | H. Da Silva |  |  |  |

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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 |  |  |  |

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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. |  |  |  |

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7  | 4FW | Serafin Brito |  |  |  |
9  | 4FW | Alexandro Kefi |  |  |  |
10  | 4FW | Paulo Gali(Captain) |  |  |  |

### Recent call-ups[edit]

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

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DF |  |  |  |  |  |

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MF |  |  |  |  |  |

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FW |  |  |  |  |  |

### Former player[edit]

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

## List of Captains[edit]

Captain  | Captaining period  | Tournaments

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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[edit]

Coach  | Coaching period  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | Achievements

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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[edit]

### Recent results[edit]

2009 Result

2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

China v  Timor-Leste 21 September 2009 |  China | 0 – 0|  Timor-Leste |  Hebei, China

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15:30 UTC+8 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium
Referee: Saleem Ali (Maldives)

Hong Kong v  Timor-Leste 23 September 2009 |  Hong Kong | 0 – 3|  Timor-Leste |  Hebei, China

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13:00 UTC+8 |  | Report | Batista 40'
Almeida 57', 86' | Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium
Referee: Akbar Bakhshizadeh (Iran)

Timor-Leste v  Singapore 26 September 2009 |  Timor-Leste | 3 – 0|  Singapore |  Hebei, China

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13:00 UTC+8 | Hornai 11'
Almeida 16'
dos Santos 89' | Report |  | Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium
Referee: Nitipum Kullabut (Thailand)

Timor-Leste v  Macau 28 September 2009 |  Timor-Leste | 13 – 0|  Macau |  Hebei, China

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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)

Timor-Leste v  Guam 1 October 2009 |  Timor-Leste | 3 – 0|  Guam |  Hebei, China

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13:00 UTC+8 | Almeida 40'
da Fonseca 56'
Ferreira 57' | Report |  | Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium
Referee: Nitipum Kullabut (Thailand)

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2010 Result

2010 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Indonesia v  Timor-Leste 20 September 2010 |  Indonesia | 1 - 0|  Timor-Leste |  Surakarta, Indonesia

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18:00 UTC+7 | Antoni 90+1' | Report[permanent dead link] |  | Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Attendance: 10,000

Timor-Leste v  China 22 September 2010 |  Timor-Leste | 0 - 1|  China |  Surakarta, Indonesia

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15:30 UTC+7 |  | Report[permanent dead link] | Y. Liang 17' | Stadium: Manahan Stadium

Vietnam v  Timor-Leste 24 September 2010 |  Vietnam | 1 - 2|  Timor-Leste |  Surakarta, Indonesia

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15:30 UTC+7 | H. N. Thang 57' | Report[permanent dead link] | Nidio 23'
Rogerio 75' | Stadium: Manahan Stadium

Timor-Leste v  Indonesia 26 September 2010 |  Timor-Leste | 2 - 0|  Indonesia |  Surakarta, Indonesia

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15:30 UTC+7 | Fidel 50'
Rogerio 56' | Report[permanent dead link] |  | Stadium: Manahan Stadium

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2010 AFC U-16 Championship

Australia v  Timor-Leste 25 October 2010 |  Australia | 5 - 0|  Timor-Leste |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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19:00 | Makarounas 14', 20'
Remington 34', 79'
Woodcock 90+2' | Report |  | Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:  Vladislav Tseytlin

Timor-Leste v  Japan 27 October 2010 |  Timor-Leste | 0 - 1|  Japan |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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15:00 |  | Report | Minamino 87' | Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:  Mohammad Mousa

Timor-Leste v  Vietnam 29 October 2010 |  Timor-Leste | 1 - 3|  Vietnam |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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13:00 | Nidio 62' | Report | N. V. Hui 87'
N. V. Thang 50' (pen.) 65' | Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee:  Qi Fan

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2011 Result

2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Indonesia v  Timor-Leste 7 July 2011 |  Indonesia | 3 - 3|  Timor-Leste |  Vientiane, Laos

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17:00 | Hargianto 64'
Zalnando 78'
Rendi 90+' | Report |  2' Januario
33' Jorge
79' Jose | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Timor-Leste v  Laos 9 July 2011 |  Timor-Leste | 0 - 2|  Laos |  Vientiane, Laos

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19:00 |  | Report | Nyavong 50'
Thammada 70' | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: U Win Htut (Myanmar)

Thailand v  Timor-Leste 11 July 2011 |  Thailand | 6 - 1|  Timor-Leste |  Vientiane, Laos

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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)

Timor-Leste v  Malaysia 15 July 2011 |  Timor-Leste | 1 - 3|  Malaysia |  Vientiane, Laos

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17:00 | Francyatma 49' | Report |  11' Akram
34' Adam
70' Zahin | Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Referee: Hoang Anh Tuan (Vietnam)

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2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Timor-Leste v  North Korea 8 September 2011 |  Timor-Leste | 2 - 11|  North Korea |  Pyongyang, North Korea

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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  Timor-Leste 13 September 2011 |  Malaysia | 3 - 0|  Timor-Leste |  Pyongyang, North Korea

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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  Timor-Leste 15 September 2011 |  China | 2 - 0|  Timor-Leste |  Pyongyang, North Korea

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13:00 | Liu Hao 23' (pen.)
Wang Jinxian 35' | Report |  | Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Phùng Đình Dũng (Vietnam)

Timor-Leste v  Singapore 18 September 2011 |  Timor-Leste | 1 - 8|  Singapore |  Pyongyang, North Korea

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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)

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2015 Result

2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Timor-Leste v  Brunei 27 July 2015 |  Timor-Leste | 2 - 2|  Brunei |  Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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18:30 | Filomeno Costa  48'
Dom Braz  64' |  | Hanif 44', 62' | Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: -
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Laos v  Timor-Leste 29 July 2015 |  Laos | 3 - 2|  Timor-Leste |  Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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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  Timor-Leste 1 August 2015 |  Thailand | 3 - 0|  Timor-Leste |  Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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10:00 | Jinnawat  52' (76)
Korawich  90' |  |  | Stadium: Army Stadium
Attendance: -
Referee: Thant Zin Oo (Myanmar)

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2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Timor-Leste v  Northern Mariana 12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) |  Timor-Leste | 8–0|  Northern Mariana | Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

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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)

Timor-Leste v  Philippines 14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) |  Timor-Leste | 9–0|  Philippines | Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

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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  Timor-Leste 16 September 2015 (2015-09-16) |  Malaysia | 1–0|  Timor-Leste | Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

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16:00 | Arif 79' | Report |  | Attendance: 300
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Laos v  Timor-Leste 18 September 2015 (2015-09-18) |  Laos | 1–1|  Timor-Leste | Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

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19:00 | Salvador 20' (o.g.) | Report | João Pedro 43' | Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

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2016 Result

2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Brunei v  Timor-Leste 11 July 2016 (2016-07-11) |  Brunei | 0–3|  Timor-Leste | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

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15:30 |  | Report | Ximenes 26'
Da Conceicao 43'
Gusmao 50' | Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Timor-Leste v  Thailand 13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) |  Timor-Leste | 0–3|  Thailand | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

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15:30 |  | Report | Peerapat 2'
Korawich 9'
Reis 45+1' (o.g.) | Referee: Talaver Linjun (Philippines)

Laos v  Timor-Leste 15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) |  Laos | 1–1|  Timor-Leste | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

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18:30 | Bounkong 86' | Report | Keodoungdeth 25' (o.g.) | Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)

Timor-Leste v  Cambodia 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) |  Timor-Leste | 0–3|  Cambodia | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

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18:30 |  | Report | Safy 6'
Piseth 55', 59' | Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Javis (Maldives)

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## Stadium[edit]

* East Timor National Stadium (2002-present)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "the-afc.com".
2. ^ "the-afc.com".
3. ^ "AFF - the Official Website of the Asean Football Federation". Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.

## External links[edit]

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* 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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