Timor-Leste national under-16 football team

Timor-Leste U-17
Nickname(s)	O Sol Nascente (The Raising Sun), The Little Samba Nation, El Lafaek
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	Timor-Leste National Stadium
FIFA code	TLS
First colours	Second colours
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
	China 14–0 Timor-Leste ; (Chongqing, China; 24 November 2025)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2010)
Best result	Round 1 (2010)
ASEAN U-16 Boys' Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2010)
Best result	Third place (2010)

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.

Nickname(s)O Sol Nascente (The Raising Sun), The Little Samba Nation, El Lafaek

AssociationFederação de Futebol de Timor-Leste

ConfederationAFC (Asia)

Head coach

Shota Tokunaga

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FIFA U-17 World Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	Withdrew
2007	Did not enter
2009	Withdrew
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Did not enter
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
2023	Withdrew
2025	Did not enter
2026	Did not qualify
Total	N/A	0	0	0	0	0	0

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	No Participation
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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Levedinho	(2009-06-06)6 June 2009 (aged 16)
12	1GK	João Baptista	(2009-04-23)23 April 2009 (aged 16)
20	1GK	Joelnovo Baptista	(2010-12-31)31 December 2010 (aged 15)

4	2DF	Reinaldo	(2009-05-06)6 May 2009 (aged 16)
16	2DF	Gabriel Cardoso	(2009-11-15)15 November 2009 (aged 16)
21	2DF	Benedito	(2009-07-10)10 July 2009 (aged 16)
2	2DF	Salsinha	(2009-01-18)18 January 2009 (aged 17)
5	2DF	Inigo Martins	(2009-09-22)22 September 2009 (aged 16)	DIT
14	2DF	Florindo Magno	(2009-02-25)25 February 2009 (aged 17)
18	2DF	Filomeno da Silva	(2009-03-18)18 March 2009 (aged 17)
22	2DF	Jermias Zeus Tukan	(2009-02-26)26 February 2009 (aged 17)
15	2DF	Dramicio Augusto	(2009-03-13)13 March 2009 (aged 17)	Emmanuel FC

6	3MF	Jeronimo Nono	(2009-01-07)7 January 2009 (aged 17)
8	3MF	Paulo Braz (captain)	(2009-05-06)6 May 2009 (aged 16)
11	3MF	Elton Givanio	(2009-01-19)19 January 2009 (aged 17)
19	3MF	Geovanio

9	4FW	Gilson Xigueda	(2010-10-18)18 October 2010 (aged 15)
11	4FW	Germano Junior	(2009-04-13)13 April 2009 (aged 16)	Sport Laulara e Benfica
23	4FW	Quevin	(2009-02-07)7 February 2009 (aged 17)
22	4FW	Augusto Faustino	(2009-09-04)4 September 2009 (aged 16)
10	4FW	Jyzeus Lay	(2009-03-17)17 March 2009 (aged 17)
7	4FW	Tomas Rutkowski	(2009-06-30)30 June 2009 (aged 16)	Hume City
17	4FW	Manuel Reinaldo	(2009-05-16)16 May 2009 (aged 16)	Karketu Dili

Captain	Captaining period	Tournaments
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
Paulo Braz	2026	2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship

Coach	Coaching period	Pld	W	D	L	Achievements
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

Timor-Leste national under-16 football team

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

AFC U-16 Championship

AFF U-16 Youth Championship Record

Players

Current squad

List of Captains

List of Coaches

Recent results

Stadium

Head-to-head record

References

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13 March 2026 Group A Match 1	Indonesia	4-0	Timor-Leste	East Java, Indonesia
14:30 WIB (UTC+07:00)				Stadium: Gelora Joko Samudro

24 November 2025 2026 AFC U17 Q	China	14–0	Timor-Leste	Chongqing, China
15:00 TLT		Report		Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center

22 November 2025 2026 AFC U17 Q	Bangladesh	5–0	Timor-Leste	Chongqing, China
15:00 TLT	Kazi 11' Manik 28', 43' Bostami 49' Ahmmed 88'	Report		Stadium: Tongliang Long Stadium

26 November 2025 2026 AFC U17 Q	Timor-Leste	0–3	Bahrain	Chongqing, China
15:00 TLT		Report		Stadium: Tongliang Long Stadium

28 November 2025 2026 AFC U17 Q	Brunei	0–2	Timor-Leste	Chongqing, China
16:00 TLT		Report		Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center

30 November 2025 2026 AFC U17 Q	Timor-Leste	2–1	Sri Lanka	Chongqing, China
20:35 TLT		Report		Stadium: Tongliang Long Stadium

21 September 2009	China	0 – 0	Timor-Leste	Hebei, China
15:30 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium Referee: Saleem Ali (Maldives)

23 September 2009	Hong Kong	0 – 3	Timor-Leste	Hebei, China
13:00 UTC+8		Report	Batista 40' Almeida 57', 86'	Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium Referee: Akbar Bakhshizadeh (Iran)

26 September 2009	Timor-Leste	3 – 0	Singapore	Hebei, China
13:00 UTC+8	Hornai 11' Almeida 16' dos Santos 89'	Report		Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium Referee: Nitipum Kullabut (Thailand)

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

20 September 2010	Indonesia	1 – 0	Timor-Leste	Surakarta, Indonesia
18:00 UTC+7	Antoni 90+1'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}		Stadium: Manahan Stadium Attendance: 10,000

24 September 2010	Vietnam	1 – 2	Timor-Leste	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7	H. N. Thang 57'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Nidio 23' Rogerio 75'	Stadium: Manahan Stadium

25 October 2010	Australia	5 – 0	Timor-Leste	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00	Makarounas 14', 20' Remington 34', 79' Woodcock 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin

27 October 2010	Timor-Leste	0 – 1	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00		Report	Minamino 87'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mohammad Mousa

1 October 2009	Timor-Leste	3 – 0	Guam	Hebei, China
13:00 UTC+8	Almeida 40' da Fonseca 56' Ferreira 57'	Report		Stadium: Xianghe NTFC Stadium Referee: Nitipum Kullabut (Thailand)

22 September 2010	Timor-Leste	0 – 1	China	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7		Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Y. Liang 17'	Stadium: Manahan Stadium

26 September 2010	Timor-Leste	2 – 0	Indonesia	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7	Fidel 50' Rogerio 56'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}		Stadium: Manahan Stadium

29 October 2010	Timor-Leste	1 – 3	Vietnam	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00	Nidio 62'	Report	N. V. Hui 87' N. V. Thang 50' (pen.) 65'	Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Qi Fan

7 July 2011	Indonesia	3 – 3	Timor-Leste	Vientiane, Laos
17:00	Hargianto 64' Zalnando 78' Rendi 90+'	Report	2' Januario 33' Jorge 79' Jose	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

9 July 2011	Timor-Leste	0 – 2	Laos	Vientiane, Laos
19:00		Report	Nyavong 50' Thammada 70'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: U Win Htut (Myanmar)

11 July 2011	Thailand	6 – 1	Timor-Leste	Vientiane, Laos
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)

15 July 2011	Timor-Leste	1 – 3	Malaysia	Vientiane, Laos
17:00	Francyatma 49'	Report	11' Akram 34' Adam 70' Zahin	Stadium: Laos National Stadium Referee: Hoang Anh Tuan (Vietnam)

8 September 2011	Timor-Leste	2 – 11	North Korea	Pyongyang, North Korea
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)

13 September 2011	Malaysia	3 – 0	Timor-Leste	Pyongyang, North Korea
13:00	Raphi 45+1' Akram 74' Hakimi 88'	Report		Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Yu Ming-Hsun (Chinese Taipei)

15 September 2011	China	2 – 0	Timor-Leste	Pyongyang, North Korea
13:00	Liu Hao 23' (pen.) Wang Jinxian 35'	Report		Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Phùng Đình Dũng (Vietnam)

18 September 2011	Timor-Leste	1 – 8	Singapore	Pyongyang, North Korea
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)

27 July 2015	Timor-Leste	2 – 2	Brunei	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30	Filomeno Costa 48' Dom Braz 64'		Hanif 44', 62'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: - Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

29 July 2015	Laos	3 – 2	Timor-Leste	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30	Bounkong 26', 51' Nalin 66'		Armindo Gusmao 3' Filomeno Costa 12'	Stadium: Army Stadium Attendance: - Referee: Mohammad Hasrin Haji Samat (Brunei)

1 August 2015	Thailand	3 – 0	Timor-Leste	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
10:00	Jinnawat 52', 76' Korawich 90'			Stadium: Army Stadium Attendance: - Referee: Thant Zin Oo (Myanmar)

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

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

16 September 2015 (2015-09-16)	Malaysia	1–0	Timor-Leste	Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
16:00	Arif 79'	Report		Attendance: 300 Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

18 September 2015 (2015-09-18)	Laos	1–1	Timor-Leste	Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
19:00	Salvador 20' (o.g.)	Report	João Pedro 43'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

11 July 2016 (2016-07-11)	Brunei	0–3	Timor-Leste	Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
15:30		Report	Ximenes 26' Da Conceicao 43' Gusmao 50'	Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)