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Timor-Leste

Nickname(s)	O Sol Nascente (The Rising Sun) Pequena Nação do Samba (The Little Samba Nation)
Association	Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Norio Tsukitate
Captain	Nataniel Reis [1]
Most caps	Anggisu Barbosa (30)
Top scorer	Rufino Gama and Murilo de Almeida (6)
Home stadium	National Stadium
FIFA code	TLS
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	196 (20 December 2018)[2]
Highest	146 (June 2015)
Lowest	206 (October 2012)
Elo ranking
Current	227 1 (9 January 2019)[3]
Highest	214 (November 2015)
Lowest	230 (November 2016)
First international
Sri Lanka 3–2 Timor-Leste  (Colombo, Sri Lanka; 21 March 2003)[4]
Biggest win
Timor-Leste 5–1 Cambodia  (Yangon, Myanmar; 5 October 2012)
Biggest defeat
Timor-Leste 0–10 Saudi Arabia  (Dili, Timor Leste; 17 November 2015)

The Timor-Leste national football team is the national team of East Timor (Timor-Leste) and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste. East Timor joined FIFA on 12 September 2005.^[5]

Timor-Leste's international debut was in the preliminary round of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification in March 2003, when they lost 3–2 to Sri Lanka and 3–0 to Chinese Taipei.^[6] They also participated in the 2004 AFF Championship. Timor-Leste's participation in Southeast Asia's premier international football event in 2004 was announced after 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 Francia Kalbuadi. Timor-Leste won their first international match on 5 October 2012 against Cambodia with a score of 5–1.^[7]

History

Football was established in Timor-Leste during the Portuguese colonial era, when many of the locals and the Portuguese officials played amateur football. After Portugal ended its colonial rule, Indonesia invaded and occupied the island. East Timor eventually gained independence from Indonesia in 2000, which resulted in a long running battle against Jakarta-led forces.

The East Timor Football Association was accepted as an associate member of AFC at the 20th AFC Congress in 2002. Their international debut came in March 2003 when they participated in the qualifying campaign for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup in China. Given their history, it was no surprise that they crashed out with defeats against the likes of Sri Lanka and Chinese Taipei. They entered the regional competition for the first time in 2004 as they played in the ASEAN Football Federation Championship (previously known as Tiger Cup) as an invited member. They finished in last place, showing that they had a long way to go before they could compete even on the regional stage.

They again had no success in the qualifying round of the 2007 AFF Championship, with four heavy losses, including a 7–0 trouncing by the Philippines. In the third qualifying round for the 2008 AFF Championship, they surprisingly drew against Cambodia; this feat was reported in international news.

In the ninth AFF Suzuki Cup, the country's football federation (FFTL) reportedly select their foreign based players, who played in Brazil, Portugal, Australia and elsewhere, to fortify the team as they also did at the 2011 SEA Games.^[8]

On 5 October 2012, Timor-Leste won their first international match in a 5–1 victory against Cambodia.^[9] On 9 October 2012, the team won another match against an Indochina team, Laos at AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier. Murilo de Almeida score the penalty at 43 minutes of the first half of the match. Later Adelino Trinidade extended the Timorese advantage with a header early in the second half and then Alan Leandro added the third goal in 83 minutes.^[10] After winning the second match against Laos, Emerson Alcântara stated "This is a win for the people of Timor Leste," said the Brazilian. "They had to wait a long time for our team to win their first match in this competition but now we have two wins and this was an important victory for Timor Leste. "I think that about 70 percent of people in Timor Leste are poor so it is very important to get this result for them because they love football and the people can get confidence and take pride in this result. It is very important for us to motivate our people and to help to change their lives.^[11]

In 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification of Asian zone, Timor-Leste wrote history for the first country to win 4–1 over Mongolia.

Naturalised players controversy

Since 2012 several Brazilian-born footballers, who are not of East Timorese descent and had not necessarily played in the East Timorese League, were expressly naturalised to raise the level of "Sol Nascente".^[12]

The country's recent history of naturalizing foreign players, mainly from Brazil such as Murilo de Almeida, Fellipe Bertoldo, and Diogo Santos Rangel has been criticized by many, including native East Timorese players and fans.^[13][14]

In a match on 8 October 2015 against Palestine seven of the starting eleven for the Timorese line-up were naturalized Brazilians.^[15] Following the match the Palestinian Football Association made a complaint to FIFA stating that the naturalized Timorese players were not eligible to represent Timor-Leste under FIFA rules.^[16][17]

Following a concern from some Timorese who complained to the prime minister, the prosecutor general and the minister for justice regarding the naturalisation program, Timor Leste Football Federation (FFTL) decided to drop their oversea-born legion. It meant Timor Leste would be without seven naturalised Brazilian players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup joint qualifiers match against United Arab Emirates on 12 November 2015.^[18] In that match coach Fernando Alcântara played an all national line up including six who were under twenty, including Ervino Soares who was 16. Timor Leste ended up losing the match 8–0. Alcântara took responsibility for the defeat although he also added that he had been forced to play such an inexperienced line-up by the FFTL.^[19]

Jesse Pinto, an Australian-Timorese footballer, told reporters that the FFTL gives Brazilian players Timorese passports so that they can be registered as "Asian" players and meet the quotas of teams. Pinto also added that the FFTL often takes advantage of players from poor backgrounds, but that it often did not meet its promises of allowing players to travel back to Brazil to meet their families.^[20]

In December 2016, the FFTL was charged with using forged and falsified documents, fielding ineligible players and bringing the game into disrepute.^[21]

A decision was made on the 20 January 2017 that Timor-Leste is barred from participating in the qualification tournament for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup after being found to have fielded a total of twelve ineligible players in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches among other competitions.^[22]

Team images

Kits

The team was kitted out by Kubba Sportswear from June 2014 to February 2015.

Since 2018, the kits are made by Narrow, an Indonesian apparel. The home kit is traditional colours (red shirts, black shorts and red socks) and the away kit is all whites. From 2008 to 2010, their away kits were yellow but at 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification, the away kits changed back into all whites.^[23] Previous kit makers include mitre, Joma, Nike and Tiger.

Grounds

Home Stadium

Timor Leste's home stadium is the East Timor National Stadium. The stadium capacity is 13,000 (seated). The first official match played in the stadium was at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Mongolia on 12 March 2015.

Timor Leste national football team home stadiums
Image	Stadium	Capacity	Location	Last match
	East Timor National Stadium	13,000	Dili	v   Saudi Arabia (17 November 2015; 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification)

Training ground

The training facility for the Timor Leste national football team also located at the Kampo Demokrasia.

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup										FIFA World Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1974	Part of Portugal									Part of Portugal
1978 to 1998	Part of Indonesia									Part of Indonesia
2002 to 2006	Did not enter	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		−	−	−	−	−	−
2010	Did not qualify	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		2	0	0	2	3	11
2014	Did not qualify	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		2	0	0	2	1	7
2018	Did not qualify	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		9	2	2	5	7	30
2022	To be determined	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		−	−	−	−	−	−
2026	To be determined	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		−	−	−	−	−	−
Total	−	0/21	−	−	−	−	−	−		13	2	2	9	11	48

Lusofonia Games

Jogos da Lusofonia Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA 2006 Group stage 0 0 0 2 0 10 2009 Did not enter 2014 Did not enter Total Group stage 0 0 0 2 0 10

Jogos da Lusofonia History Year Qualification Score Result 2006 First Round  Mozambique 5–0  Timor-Leste Loss First Round  Timor-Leste 0–5  Angola Loss

Asian Cup record

Asian Cup
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956 to 1972	Part of Portugal
1976 to 2000	Part of Indonesia
2004	Did not qualify
2007	Did not enter
2011
2015
2019	Did not qualify
2023	Disqualified[22][dead link]
Total	−	−	−	−	−	−	−

AFC Challenge Cup record

AFC Challenge Cup
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2006	Did not enter
2008	Withdrew
2010	Did not enter
2012	Did not enter
2014	Did not enter
Total	Best: −	−	−	−	−	−	−

• 
  2006 – Was originally selected to take part, but was then replaced
  


• 
  2008 – Was selected to take part, but withdrew
  

AFC Solidarity Cup record

AFC Solidarity Cup
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2016	Group stage	2	0	1	1	0	4
Total	Best: Group stage	2	0	1	1	0	4

AFF Championship

• Finals Records Only

AFF Championship Year Round Pld W D L GF GA 1996 Part of Indonesia 1998 2000 2002 2004 Group stage 4 0 0 4 2 18 2007 Did not quality 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Group stage 4 0 0 4 3 19 Total Best: Group stage 8 0 0 8 5 37 AFF Championship Cup qualification history Year Position/ Stages Pld W D L GF GA 2007 Fifth/ Eliminated 4 0 0 4 5 17 2008 4 0 1 3 4 9 2010 3 0 0 3 3 15 2012 Third/ Eliminated 4 2 0 2 10 6 2014 Fourth/ Eliminated 4 1 1 2 6 7 2016 Fourth/ Eliminated 3 0 0 3 4 7 2018 Winners 2 1 0 1 3 2 Total – 24 4 2 18 35 62 Results and fixtures Further information: Timor-Leste national football team results   Win   Draw   Lose Timor-Leste  v  Brunei 1 September 2018 2018 AFF Championship qualification first leg Timor-Leste  3–1  Brunei Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 20:00 UTC+8 Henrique  28', 32' Garcia  90+1' Report Azwan  57' Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan) Brunei  v  Timor-Leste 8 September 2018 2018 AFF Championship qualification second leg Brunei  1–0  Timor-Leste Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 20:15 UTC+8 Najib  75' Report Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Attendance: 3,345 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran) Cambodia  v  Timor-Leste 11 October 2018 Friendly Cambodia  2–2  Timor-Leste Phnom Penh, Cambodia 18:30 UTC+7 Vathanaka  40' Bunheing  90+1' Report Almeida  30' Gama  42' Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) Timor-Leste  v  Thailand 9 November 2018 2018 AFF Championship GS Timor-Leste  0–7  Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 19:00 UTC+7 Report Adisak  3', 13', 31', 45', 50', 57' (pen.) Supachai  90+1' Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 8,764 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) Indonesia  v  Timor-Leste 13 November 2018 2018 AFF Championship GS Indonesia  3–1  Timor-Leste Jakarta, Indonesia 16:00 UTC+7 Alfath  60' Lilipaly  69' (pen.) Gonçalves  82' Report Gama  48' Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 15,138 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) Timor-Leste  v  Philippines 17 November 2018 2018 AFF Championship GS Timor-Leste  2–3  Philippines Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 20:00 UTC+8 Nataniel Reis  73' (pen.) João Pedro  75' Report P. Younghusband  27' Steuble  33' de Murga  68' Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 312 Referee: Amdillah Zainuddin (Brunei) Singapore  v  Timor-Leste 21 November 2018 2018 AFF Championship GS Singapore  6–1  Timor-Leste Kallang, Singapore 20:00 UTC+8 Safuwan  12', 19', 90+2' Ikhsan  30', 42' Faris  90' Report Rufino  13' Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 18,408 Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) International match records See also: Timor-Leste national football team records and statistics As of 21 November 2018[24] Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Conf.  Angola 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 CAF  Brunei 8 2 0 6 12 19 −7 AFC  Cambodia 8 1 2 5 16 21 −5 AFC  Chinese Taipei 4 0 0 4 3 10 −7 AFC  Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 3 11 −8 AFC  Indonesia 4 0 0 4 1 14 −13 AFC  Laos 7 1 0 6 9 18 −9 AFC  Malaysia 5 0 1 4 1 13 −12 AFC  Mongolia 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 AFC  Mozambique 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 CAF  Myanmar 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 AFC    Nepal 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 AFC  Palestine 2 0 1 1 1 8 −7 AFC  Philippines 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 AFC  Saudi Arabia 2 0 0 2 0 17 −17 AFC  Singapore 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5 AFC  Sri Lanka 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 AFC  Thailand 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 AFC  United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 AFC Total 64 7 6 51 63 204 −141 Players Current Squad The following 23 players were call-up for the 2018 AFF Championship.[25] Caps and goals are correct as of 21 November 2018, after the match against  Singapore. .mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player thbackground-color:inherit;border:0.mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player tdtext-align:center;border:0 No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Aderito Fernandes (1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 (age 21) 11 0 Ponta Leste 20 1GK Fagio Augusto (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 21) 7 0 Karketu Dili 3 2DF Jose Silva (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 20) 9 0 Boavista 4 2DF Candido (1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 20) 6 0 Ponta Leste 5 2DF Victor (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 21) 13 0 Karketu Dili 12 2DF Ricky (1994-06-17) 17 June 1994 (age 24) 10 0 Benfica Laulara 13 2DF Gumario (2001-10-18) 18 October 2001 (age 17) 7 0 Boavista 14 2DF Ade (1995-06-02) 2 June 1995 (age 23) 24 3 Ponta Leste 15 2DF Armindo (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 20) 2 0 Académica 16 2DF Domingos (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 21) 3 0 Karketu Dili 2 3MF Yohanes (2000-10-01) 1 October 2000 (age 18) 2 0 Benfica Laulara 6 3MF Nataniel Reis (1995-03-25) 25 March 1995 (age 23) 22 1 Boavista 8 3MF João Pedro (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 18) 6 1 Benfica Laulara 11 3MF Gelvanio (1998-10-08)8 October 1998 (aged 19) 2 0 Boavista 17 3MF José Almeida (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 (age 22) 2 1 DIT FC 18 3MF Filomeno Junior (1998-08-05)5 August 1998 (aged 20) 7 0 Benfica Laulara 19 3MF Feliciano (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 21) 5 0 Ponta Leste 22 3MF Avigmas (1999-12-24) 24 December 1999 (age 19) 13 1 Boavista 23 3MF Osvaldo (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 18) 7 0 Karketu Dili 7 4FW Rufino Gama (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 20) 16 6 Karketu Dili 9 4FW Silveiro Garcia (1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 24) 12 2 Ponta Leste 10 4FW Henrique Cruz (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 21) 25 3 Boavista 21 4FW Savio (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 26) 4 0 Boavista Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the Timor Leste squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Fernando (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 23) 0 0 Benfica Laulara v.  Brunei, 8 September 2018 GK Ramos Maxanches (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 24) 19 0 Ponta Leste v.  Cambodia, 21 October 2016 DF Gali (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 17) 3 0 Benfica Laulara v.  Cambodia, 12 October 2018 DF Joao Panji (2000-10-29) 29 October 2000 (age 18) 2 0 Assalam F.C. v.  Brunei, 8 September 2018 DF Filipe Oliveira (1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 23) 20 0 Benfica Laulara 2017 CTFA International Tournament DF Juvitu da Silva (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 (age 31) 8 0 Karketu Dili 2017 CTFA International Tournament DF Salvador Carlos (1986-04-18) 18 April 1986 (age 32) 3 0 Cacusan CF 2017 CTFA International Tournament DF Julião (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 20) 2 0 Boavista 2017 CTFA International Tournament MF José Fonseca (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994 (age 24) 26 0 Karketu Dili 2017 CTFA International Tournament MF Olegario (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 24) 16 0 AS Académica 2017 CTFA International Tournament MF Amilcar Oscar (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 23) 2 0 Karketu Dili 2017 CTFA International Tournament MF João Pereira (1994-08-22) 22 August 1994 (age 24) 2 0 Benfica Laulara 2017 CTFA International Tournament MF Abrão (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 (age 21) 1 0 FC Nagarjo 2017 CTFA International Tournament MF Maria (1997-10-28) 28 October 1997 (age 21) 10 1 Benfica Laulara v.    Nepal, 5 November 2016 MF José Vide (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987 (age 31) 10 0 Karketu Dili v.    Nepal, 5 November 2016 MF Anggisu (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 25) 30 4 Ponta Leste v.  Cambodia, 21 October 2016 FW Rivaldo (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 18) 0 0 Benfica Laulara v.  Cambodia, 12 October 2018 FW Kefi (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 21) 8 0 Boavista v.  Brunei, 8 September 2018 FW Ricardo (1991-07-21) 21 July 1991 (age 27) 1 1 Ponta Leste v.  Laos, 18 October 2016 Notes: INE = Ineligible player[26] PRE = Preliminary squad SUS = Suspended RET = Retired from the national team Previous squads 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup Squad 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup squad 2004 AFF Tiger Cup Squad Records As of match against  Singapore on 21 November 2018. Top scorers[27] # Player Goals Caps Goals average Years 1. Murilo de Almeida 6 7 0.85 2012–2014 Rufino Gama 6 16 0.375 2016– 3. Quito 4 15 0.27 2010–2016 Anggisu Barbosa 4 30 0.13 2008– 5. Alan Leandro 3 4 0.75 2012–2014 Adelio Maria Costa 3 5 0.6 2005–2007 Ary 3 18 0.17 2004–2012 Ade 3 24 0.125 2010– Henrique Cruz 3 25 0.12 2015– 10. Patrick Fabiano 2 8 0.25 2014–2016 Silveiro Garcia 2 12 0.17 2016– Ramon Saro 2 12 0.17 2012–2016 João Kik 2 13 0.15 2003–2011 Most caps # Player Caps Goals Years 1. Anggisu Barbosa 30 4 2008– 2. Henrique Cruz 25 3 2015– 3. Ade 24 3 2010– José Fonseca 24 0 2010– 5. Nataniel Reis 22 1 2014– 6. Ramos Maxanches 19 0 2012– Filipe 19 0 2015– 7. Ary 18 3 2004–2012 8. Rufino Gama 16 6 2016– Ebi 16 0 2007–2016 Diogo Rangel 16 0 2012–2016 11. Quito 15 4 2010–2016 Boavida Olegario 15 0 2010– 13. Adi 14 0 2003–2016 Eric 14 0 2003–2011 Alfredo Esteves 14 1 2004–2008 Most caps goalkeeper # Player Caps Goals Years 1. Ramos Maxanches 19 0 2012– 2. Adi 14 0 2003–2016 3. Aderito 11 0 2015– 4. Fagio Augusto 7 0 2015– 5. Leonel da Silva 5 0 2006–2010 6. Emerson Cesario 4 0 2012–2014 7. Adriano Quintão 2 0 2003–2008 8. Juliao Monteiro 1 0 2012–2016 Youngest debut record # Player Age Debut date Opponent Tournament 1. Ade 15 years, 172 days 21 November 2010  Indonesia Friendly Match 2. Anggisu Barbosa 15 years, 217 days 19 October 2008  Cambodia 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification 3. Nelson Sing 15 years, 225 days 21 November 2010  Indonesia Friendly Match 4. Olegario 16 years, 28 days 21 November 2010  Indonesia Friendly Match 5. Gumario 16 years, 47 days 4 December 2017  Chinese Taipei 2017 CTFA International Tournament 6. José Fonseca 16 years, 63 days 21 November 2010  Indonesia Friendly Match 7. Nelson 16 years, 157 days 29 May 2016  Cambodia Friendly Match 8. Adi 16 years, 164 days 21 March 2003  Sri Lanka 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification = Efrem Almeida 16 years, 164 days 21 November 2010  Indonesia Friendly Match 10. Ervino 16 years, 166 days 12 November 2015  United Arab Emirates 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Current Staff As of September 2018 Position Name Head Coach Norio Tsukitate Assistant Coach Omerlanio Todbisterio Assistant Coach Miro Baldo Bento Assistant Coach Antonio Timoteo Technical Director Paolo Stringara Technical Assistant Ale Xiamilty Goalkeeping Coach Lourenço Dan Costa List of Coaches As of 21 November 2018 Manager Period Internationals Competitions G W D L % José Luís 2004–2006 7001100000000000000♠10 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 7001100000000000000♠10 005000000000000000000♠0.0 2004 AFF Championship – Group stage 2006 Lusophony Games – Group stage João Paulo Pereira 2007 7000200000000000000♠2 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 7000200000000000000♠2 005000000000000000000♠0.0 Pedro Correia de Almeida 2007–2008 7000500000000000000♠5 5000000000000000000♠0 7000100000000000000♠1 7000400000000000000♠4 005000000000000000000♠0.0 Clodoaldo 2010 7000300000000000000♠3 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 7000300000000000000♠3 005000000000000000000♠0.0 Antonio Carlos Vieira 2011–2012 7000600000000000000♠6 7000100000000000000♠1 7000100000000000000♠1 7000400000000000000♠4 07001167000000000000♠16.7 Emerson Alcântara 2012–2014 7000400000000000000♠4 7000200000000000000♠2 5000000000000000000♠0 7000200000000000000♠2 07001500000000000000♠50.0 Manuel da Costa Soares 2015 7000100000000000000♠1 7000100000000000000♠1 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 7002100000000000000♠100.0 Fábio Magrão 2015–2016 7001130000000000000♠13 7000100000000000000♠1 7000200000000000000♠2 7001100000000000000♠10 007000770000000000000♠7.7 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Group stage Fernando Alcântara 2015–2016 7000600000000000000♠6 5000000000000000000♠0 7000100000000000000♠1 7000500000000000000♠5 005000000000000000000♠0.0 Simón Elissetche[28] 2017–2018 7000300000000000000♠3 7000100000000000000♠1 5000000000000000000♠0 7000200000000000000♠2 07001333009999900000♠33.3 2017 CTFA Tournament – Third place Norio Tsukitate 2018– 7000700000000000000♠7 7000100000000000000♠1 7000100000000000000♠1 7000500000000000000♠5 07001143000000000000♠14.3 2018 AFF Championship – Group stage Coaches in Italics were hired as caretakers See also Timor-Leste national football team records and statistics Notes References ^ "Timor-Leste national football team captain". 1 July 2014. 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