Timor-Leste_national_football

Timor-Leste national football team

Timor-Leste

Nickname(s) O Sol Nascente (The Raising Sun)

Association Federaçao Futebol Timor-Leste

Confederation AFC (Asia)

Head coach Eric Gates

Captain Ricardo Palma

Top scorer Emilio Da Silva

Home stadium East Timor National Stadium

FIFA code TLS

FIFA ranking 200

Highest FIFA ranking 198 (November 2006)

Lowest FIFA ranking 202 (February-April 2008)

Elo ranking 219

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

First international

Sri Lanka 3 - 2 Timor-Leste
(Colombo, Sri Lanka; March 21, 2003)

Biggest win

Cook Islands 1 - 3 Timor-Leste
(Avarua, Cook Islands; May 2, 2008)

Biggest defeat

Thailand 8 - 0 Timor-Leste
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 12, 2004)

The Timor-Leste national football team is the national team of Timor-Leste and is controlled by the Federaçao Futebol 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 September 12, 2005.

Timor-Leste's international debut was the preliminary round of the Asian Cup in March 2003, where it lost 3-2 to Sri Lanka and 3-0 to Chinese Taipei. It also participated in the 2004 Tiger Cup. Timor Leste's participation in the 2004 edition of South East Asia's premier international football event was revealed following an Asian Football Confederation council meeting in Petaling Jaya. Although not yet a member of the AFC, the Timor-Leste Football Association was invited to sit in on the meeting where they were represented by FA president Francisco Kalbuadi.

1 World Cup record
- 1.1 World Cup Qualification Records
2 Asian Cup record
- 2.1 Asian Cup Qualification records
3 AFC Challenge Cup record
- 3.1 AFC Challenge Cup Records
4 ASEAN Competitions History
- 4.1 ASEAN Football Championship record
5 ASEAN Youth Tournaments
6 Notable Players
7 Current squad
- 7.1 Recent Call Ups

World Cup record

World Cup Qualification Records

Asian Qualification Records
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930 to 2006	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-		-	-	-	-

Asian Cup record

Asian Cup Qualification records

Asian Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956 to 2000	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	To Play	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

AFC Challenge Cup record

AFC Challenge Cup Records

AFC Challenge Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	To Play	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Best: -	-	-	-	-	-	-

2006 - Was originally selected to take part, but was then replaced
2008 - Was selected to take part, but withdrew

ASEAN Competitions History

ASEAN Football Championship record

Finals Records Only

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup

ASEAN Football Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	2	18
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008		-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Best: Group Stage	4	0	0	4	2	18

ASEAN Youth Tournaments

AFF U17 Youth Championship record

AFF U17 Youth Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Best: -	-	-	-	-	-	-

AFF U16 Youth Championship record

AFF U16 Youth Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

AFF U20 Youth Championship record

AFF U20 Youth Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Best: -	-	-	-	-	-	-

AFF U19 Youth Championship record

AFF U19 Youth Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Results and Upcoming fixtures

Date	Tournament	Location	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Scorers
11 September 2008	Friendly	Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri	Cienciano del Cuzco	2:2	Timor-Leste	Esteves 15', Moreira 30'
17 October 2008	2008 ASEAN Football Championship qualification	Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh	Timor-Leste		Philippines
19 October 2008	2008 ASEAN Football Championship qualification	Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh	Cambodia		Timor-Leste
21 October 2008	2008 ASEAN Football Championship qualification	Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh	Brunei		Timor-Leste
25 October 2008	2008 ASEAN Football Championship qualification	Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh	Timor-Leste		Laos

Notable Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.(Second Leg)

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Diamantino Liong	10 August 1986	2	0	FC Zebra
2	DF	Miguel Soares		2	0
3	DF	Eduardo Pereira	2 January 1972	2	0	FC Rusa Fuik
4	MF	Luis Maria Simoes		2	0
5	DF	Juliao Dos Santos		2	0
6	FW	Angelino Ximenes		2	0	Real Ainaro Unidos
7	MF	Helder Mota Ricardo		2	0
8	MF	Eusebio De Almeida		2	0
9	MF	Jose Joao Pereira	9 October 1981	2	0	FC Zebra
10	FW	Emilio Da Silva	5 April 1982	2	3	AD Esperança
11	FW	Adelio Guterres		2	0
12	DF	Antonio Rego Goncalves		2	0
13	FW	Jose Soares Pires	24 April 1984	2	0	FC Cafe
14	MF	Salvador Do Rego	8 December 1983	2	0	FC Cafe
15	MF	Juvito Da Silva		2	0	Sporting Oesilo Fc
16	GK	Adriano Quintao		2	0
17	DF	Alfredo Esteves	6 April 1976	2	0	Wollongong FC
18	DF	Marcelo Da Cruz		2	0
19	MF	Reinaldo Moreira	8 July 1980	2	0	CF Liberty Salonta