Timor-Leste national under-16 football team

The Timor-Leste national Under-17 football team, formerly the under-16 team is a national team of Timor-Leste and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste has never had success on the international stage. They are currently one of the weakest teams in the world. Timor-Leste joined FIFA on 12 September 2005.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup FIFA U-17 World CupYearRoundGPWDLGFGA 2005Withdrew 2007Did not enter 2009Withdrew 2011Did not qualify 2013 2015Did not enter 2017Did not qualify 2019 2023Withdrew 2025Did not enter 2026Did not qualifyTotalN/A000000

AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 ChampionshipYearRoundGPWDLGFGA 2004Withdrew 2006Did not enter 2008Withdrew 2010 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 9 2012 Did not qualify 2014Did not enter 2016Did not qualify 2018 2020Cancelled 2023Withdrew 2025Did not enter 2026Did not qualifyTotal Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 9

AFC U-16 Championship HistoryYearRoundScoreResult2010Round 1 0 – 5 LossRound 1 0 – 1 LossRound 1 1 – 3 Loss

AFF U-16 Youth Championship Record AFF U-16 ChampionshipYearRoundGPWDLGFGA 2005No Participation 2006 2007 2008 2009Tournament Cancelled 2010 Third place4 2 0 2 4 3 2011 Group Stage 4 0 1 3 5 14 2012No Participation 2013 2014Tournament 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 place35 10 7 18 57 65

Players

Current squad The following 23 players were called up for the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.

List of Captains

CaptainCaptaining periodTournamentsNelson Sing 2009–20102010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification 2010 AFF U-16 Youth Championship 2010 AFC U-16 ChampionshipEusébio Pereira 20112011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualificationJulião July–August 20152015 AFF U-16 Youth ChampionshipJoão Pedro September 20152016 AFC U-16 Championship qualificationOsvaldo Belo 20162016 AFF U-16 Youth ChampionshipPaulo Braz20262026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship

List of Coaches

CoachCoaching periodPldWDLAchievements Kim Shin Hwan 2009-2010126152010 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 201180172011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship - Round 1 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification - Did not qualify Agostinho Martins 201593332015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship - Round 1 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification - Did not qualify Shota Tokunaga 2016-41122016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship - Round 1

Timor-Leste national under-16 football team

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