Sub-confederation AFF (Southeast Asia) Captain Anggisu Barbosa Ground National Stadium | FIFA code TLS | |
Nickname(s) O Sol Nascente(The Raising Sun) Most caps Ramos MaxanchesNilo Soares (18) Top scorer Yudda ArdisaputraMurilo de AlmeidaHenrique Cruz (3) Home stadium East Timor National Stadium Manager Fábio Joaquim Maciel da Silva Head coach Fábio Joaquim Maciel da Silva Association East Timor Football Federation Confederation Asian Football Confederation (Asia) | ||
The Timor-Leste national Under-23 football team (also known as Timor-Leste U-23 or Selecao U-23) represents the 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. 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.
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History
Football established in East Timor or Timor Leste in the Portuguese Colony era, where many local and the Portuguese Official played for enjoyment. After Portuguese leave the island, Indonesia invaded the Island and took their cultured and Identity. East Timor gained independence from Indonesia in 2000 following more than 20 years of occupation at the end of the Portuguese rule, which resulted in a long running battle against Jakarta-led forces. East Timor Football Association was accepted as an associate member of AFC at the 20th AFC Congress in 2002. Timor Leste U-23 was invited to 2005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship, this was the first appearances for the team to play Under 23 International Football. Selecao U23 did not achieve success at that tournament. In 2009, Selecao U23 enter the first Southeast Asian Games. Once again the team loss every matches and it was humiliating for the country. The biggest defeat was Malaysia scoring 11-0 at the 2009 SEA Games.Timor Leste have major improvement at 2011 SEA Games, when they use oversea players from Brazil and Australia whom their parents are exile from Invasion at 1975. These players contribute success at the two matches at SEA Games; especially, Murilo de Almeida who score 3 goals. Overall the under 23 team did well and was one of the surprise teams of the SEA Games. The team finished third in their group by recording their first win in the SEA Games and finishing above Laos, Brunei and Philippines. The team finished the SEA games with a goal difference of -4. This was a big improvement form the SEA Games at Laos 2001 where the team finished last in their group with no wins from four games and a big goal difference of -28 and only one goal scored.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the Football at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore on 29 May to 15 June 2015.
Caps and goals updated as 9 June 2015 after match against Laos U-23.Recent call-ups
The following players have been selected for the Timor Leste squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.
Previously squads
Olympic games record
(Under-23 Team since 1992)
Asian Games Record
(Under-23 Team since 2002)
SEA Games Record
(Under-23 Team since 2001)
Kits
Timor-Leste's traditional home kit is red shirts, black shorts and red or black socks. The away kits have featured white or yellow shirts. In 2009 SEA Games, Timor Leste U-23 wear the same feature as Spain's Home kit but the away kit is Yellow-Blue-Blue. The kits are currently manufactured by Nike
Stadium
Recent results
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