East Timor national football team
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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. They are currently one of the weakest teams in the world and the weakest team in ASEAN region. 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. Throughout the nine years, Timor Leste has developed regional rivalries with and Philippines
.
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 2004 AFC Asian Cup
China. Given their status, 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. A finish in last place showed they still had a long way to go before they could compete even on the regional stage.
They were found to be lacking again in qualifying for the 2007 ASEAN Football Federation Championship, stumbling at the first hurdle with four heavy losses, including a 7-0 trouncing at the hands of Philippines. In the third qualifying for 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup, they surprisingly drew against Cambodia, that the tiny nation's feat even made it to international news.
, the away kits changed back into all whites. The kits are currently manufactured by Nike. Timor-Leste first wore kit made by Tiger
and played for the 2004 Tiger Cup
.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=4|FIFA World Cup Qualification History
|-
!Year!!Qualification!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|Qualification||align="left"| 2–3 ||Lost
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 8–1 ||Lost
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|Qualification||align="left"| 2–1 ||Lost
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 0–5 || Lost
|-
!colspan=8| Jogos da Lusofonia
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|
2006 ||Did not Qualify||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|
2009||Did not Enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|
2013
||To be Qualify||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|Total||-||||-||-||-||-||
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=4| Jogos da Lusofonia History
|-
!Year!!Qualification!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|First Round||align="left"| 5–0 ||Lost
|-
|First Round||align="left"| 0–5 ||Lost
|-
!colspan=8|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
|| Did not enter ||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|Total||-||- ||- ||- ||- ||- || -
|}
!colspan=8|AFC Challenge Cup
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
|-
| 2006 || Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
| 2008
|| Withdrew||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|
2010
|| Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|
2012
|| Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|Total||Best: - ||-||-||-||-||-||-
|}
This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=8|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|| Did not qualify ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
|-
|| 2010
|| Did not qualify ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
|-
|-
|| 2012
|| TBD (Qualification round
) ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
|-
|| Total || Best: Group Stage ||4 ||0 ||0 ||4 ||2 ||18
|}
|-
!Year
!Position/ Stages
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|
2007
||rowspan=3| Fifth/ Eliminated||4||0||0||4||5||17
|-
|
2008||4||0||1||3||4||9
|-
|
2010
||3||0||0||3||3||15
|-
|
2012
||TBD ||4|| || || || ||
|-
|Total||–||11||0||1||10||12||41
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=4|ASEAN Football Championship Cup/ AFF Suzuki Cup Qualification History
|-
!Year!!Round/Qualification!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=4|2004
|Round 1||align="left"| 5 – 0 ||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 8 – 0 ||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 2 – 1 ||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 3 – 1 ||Lose
|-
|rowspan=4|2007
|Qualification||align="left"| 2 – 3 ||Lose
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 7 – 0 ||Lose
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 2 – 3 ||Lose
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 4 – 1 ||Lose
|-
|rowspan=4|2008
|Qualification||align="left"| 0 – 1 ||Lose
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 2 – 2 ||Draw
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 1 – 4 ||Lose
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 2 – 1 ||Lose
|-
|rowspan=3|2010
|Qualification||align="left"| 0 – 5 ||Lose
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 4 – 2 ||Lose
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 6 – 1 ||Lose
|-
|rowspan=4|2012
|Qualification|||||
|-
|Qualification|||||
|-
|Qualification|||||
|-
|Qualification|||||
|-
|}
* Timor Leste's score always listed first
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
!Date
!Opponent
!Score*
!Venue
!Competition
!Timorese scorers
|-
|June 29
|
| 1:2 (L)
|Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
, Kathmandu, Nepal
(A)
|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
First round, First Leg
|Pereira
|-
|July 2
|
| 0:5 (L)
|Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
, Kathmandu, Nepal
(H)
|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
First round, Second Leg
|
|-
|}
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|-bgcolor="red"
!#
!Pos.
!Player
!Date of Birth (Age)
!Caps
!Goals
!Club
|-
|-----
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|-----
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#000000" align="left" |
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! colspan="9" bgcolor="#000000" align="left" |
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|-----
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#FF0000" align="left" |
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! colspan="9" bgcolor="#FF0000" align="left" |
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
! Nationality
|-
|-
| Manager
| Gelasio Da Silva Carvalho
|
East Timor
|-
| Coach
| Antonio Carlos Vieira
|
Brazil
|-
| Assistan Coach
| Manugl Dia Costa Suargi
| East Timor
|}
|-
!Period
!Coach
!Achievements
|-
| 2004-2006
| Jose Luis
|2004 Tiger Cup
- Round 1 (First Time)
2006 Lusophony Games
-Round 1 (First Time)
|-
| 2007-2008
| Pedro Correia De Almeida
|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
- Round 1 (First Time)
2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification-First Draw with Cambodia
|-
| 2009
| Manuel da Costa Soares
|2009 Southeast Asian Games
- Round 1 (First Time)
|-
| 2010
| Pedro Correia De Almeida
|Exhibition game
- Against Indonesia
Loss 6:0 (First Time)
|-
| 2011-Present
| Antonio Carlos Vieira
|
|}
|-
!Player
!Years in captaincy
!Notes
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Francisco Lam
|2004–2005
| Was the first captain to represent Timor Leste after its independence from Indonesia
; he was part of 2004 Tiger Cup
squad.
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|None
|2006
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Alfredo Esteves
|2007–2008
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|None
|2009
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| Eric
|2010
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Eusebio
, Entil
|2011
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|None
|2012
|
|-
|}
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
(Timor-Leste) and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste. They are currently one of the weakest teams in the world and the weakest team in ASEAN region. East Timor joined FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
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
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
and 3–0 to Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei national football team
The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of the Republic of China ....
. It also participated in the 2004 Tiger Cup
Tiger Cup
The ASEAN Football Championship , is a biennial international association football competition organized by the ASEAN Football Federation , contested by the national teams of Southeast Asia...
. Timor-Leste's participation in the 2004 edition of South East Asia's premier international football event was revealed following an Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
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. Throughout the nine years, Timor Leste has developed regional rivalries with and Philippines
Philippines national football team
The Philippines national football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents the country in international football. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation , the governing body of football in the Philippines....
.
History
Football was established in Timor-Leste during the Portuguese Colony era, where many of the locals and the Portuguese officials played for leisure. After the Portuguese ended its 20 years of colonial rule, IndonesiaIndonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
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 2004 AFC Asian Cup
2004 AFC Asian Cup
The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....
China. Given their status, 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. A finish in last place showed they still had a long way to go before they could compete even on the regional stage.
They were found to be lacking again in qualifying for the 2007 ASEAN Football Federation Championship, stumbling at the first hurdle with four heavy losses, including a 7-0 trouncing at the hands of Philippines. In the third qualifying for 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup, they surprisingly drew against Cambodia, that the tiny nation's feat even made it to international news.
Future Plan
The future is bright for Timor-Leste football, with a new campaign underway. There is also much potential with the presence of players like Chris Nunes, (Marconi Stallions Football Club), and former Australian schoolboy representative, Nahuel Arrarte (Marconi Stallions Football Club) - both of whom will gain their Timor-Leste Citizenship next year. Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste (FFTL) (English: East Timor Football Federation) has tried to invited everyone with East Timor roots currently residing in foreign lands to have themselves naturalized and play for Timor-Leste. The team has two training camps in Brazil and Australia. Every summer and winter, the team go to these camp sites.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. From 2008 to 2010, their away kits were yellow but at 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
The 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification was held in Vientiane, Laos from October 22, 2010 to October 26, 2010 for the five lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia. All teams played in a round-robin tournament format with the winner and runner-up qualifying for the final tournament...
, the away kits changed back into all whites. The kits are currently manufactured by Nike. Timor-Leste first wore kit made by Tiger
Tiger
The tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...
and played for the 2004 Tiger Cup
2004 Tiger Cup
The 2004 Tiger Cup was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 December to 16 January 2005 and participated by the national football teams of Southeast Asia....
.
Home Kit
Away Kit
World Cup record
| Asian Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are... Qualification FIFA World Cup qualification The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments... Records |
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 20062006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six... |
Did not enter | ||||||
 20102010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010... |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.... |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | |||||||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=4|FIFA World Cup Qualification History
|-
!Year!!Qualification!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|Qualification||align="left"| 2–3 ||Lost
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 8–1 ||Lost
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties...
|Qualification||align="left"| 2–1 ||Lost
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 0–5 || Lost
|-
Lusofonia Games
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"!colspan=8| Jogos da Lusofonia
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|
2006 ||Did not Qualify||-||-||-||-||-||-|-
|
2009||Did not Enter||-||-||-||-||-||-|-
|
20132013 Lusophony Games
The 2013 Lusophony Games will be the 3rd edition of the Lusophony Games , a multi-sport event for delegations representing every Portuguese-speaking national Olympic committees. It will be hosted in Goa, India...
||To be Qualify||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|Total||-||||-||-||-||-||
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=4| Jogos da Lusofonia History
|-
!Year!!Qualification!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
Football at the 2006 Lusophony Games
The Football tournament of the 2006 Lusophony Games was played in Macau, People's Republic of China. The venues were the Campo Desportivo e Pavilhão da U.C.T.M. and the Macau Stadium. The tournament was played from 4 to 10 October 2006, and it was only a men's competition...
|First Round||align="left"| 5–0 ||Lost
|-
|First Round||align="left"| 0–5 ||Lost
|-
Asian Cup record
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"!colspan=8|Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup
The AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA...
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
|-
|
19561956 AFC Asian Cup
The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural tournament of the AFC Asian Cup. The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956...
to
20002000 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Lebanon between October 12 and October 29. Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut.-Qualification:...
|| Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|
20042004 AFC Asian Cup
The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....
|| Did not qualify||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|
20072007 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...
|| Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|
20112011 AFC Asian Cup
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup...
|| Did not enter ||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|Total||-||- ||- ||- ||- ||- || -
|}
AFC Challenge Cup record
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"!colspan=8|AFC Challenge Cup
AFC Challenge Cup
The AFC Challenge Cup is an international football competition for emerging nations that are members of the Asian Football Confederation. The first tournament was hosted by Bangladesh in 2006...
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
|-
| 2006 || Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|
20082008 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was hosted by India and played from July 30 to August 13, 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan...
|| Withdrew||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|
20102010 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was the third edition of the tournament which was held from 16–27 February 2010 in Sri Lanka. India, the defending champions, fielded their under-23 team for this tournament in preparation for the 2010 Asian Games later that year...
|| Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|
20122012 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup will be the fourth edition of the tournament which will take place in Nepal from 8–19 March 2012. The winners will qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Unlike in previous editions of the tournament, there were no automatic qualifiers...
|| Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|Total||Best: - ||-||-||-||-||-||-
|}
- 2006AFC Challenge Cup 2006The 2006 AFC Challenge Cup was held between April 1 and April 16, 2006 in Bangladesh. Sixteen teams were split into four groups, the top two in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no qualification stage. The cup winner was Tajikistan...
- Was originally selected to take part, but was then replaced - 2008 - Was selected to take part, but withdrew
ASEAN Competitions History
- Finals Records Only
This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup
Tiger Cup
The ASEAN Football Championship , is a biennial international association football competition organized by the ASEAN Football Federation , contested by the national teams of Southeast Asia...
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=8|ASEAN Football Championship
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
|-
||
19961996 Tiger Cup
The 1996 Tiger Cup is the inaugural edition of the ASEAN Football Championship, sponsored by Tiger Beer. It was hosted by Singapore from 1 September to 15 September 1996 with all 10 nations of Southeast Asia taking part, four of which were invitees.- Teams :...
|-
||
19981998 Tiger Cup
The 1998 tournament was held in Vietnam. Group A's matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City with Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Philippines. Group B's matches were played in Hanoi with Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos.-Controversy:...
||
|-
||
20002000 Tiger Cup
The 2000 Tiger Cup was held in Thailand from 5 November to 18 November 2000.- Teams :No qualification was required for this edition of the tournament and national teams from nine of the ten member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation have entered...
||
|-
||
20022002 Tiger Cup
The 2002 Tiger Cup was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from 15 December to 29 December 2002 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered except for...
||
|-
||
20042004 Tiger Cup
The 2004 Tiger Cup was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 December to 16 January 2005 and participated by the national football teams of Southeast Asia....
||
|-
|-
||
20072007 ASEAN Football Championship
The 2007 ASEAN Football Championship was the 6th ASEAN Football Championship, hosted by Singapore and Thailand....
||
|-
||
2008|||-
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20102010 AFF Suzuki Cup
The 2010 AFF Cup, sponsored by Suzuki and officially named the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, took place on December 1–29, 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the preliminary stage from 1 to 7 December for Group A and 2 to 8 December for Group B. The semi-finals were played home and away with the first legs...
||
|-
|-
||
20122012 AFF Suzuki Cup
The 2012 AFF Cup will be the ninth edition of the tournament which will be co-hosted by Malaysia and Thailand.-Hosts:On 17 December 2010, the Philippine Football Federation declared their interest to host the 2012 AFF Cup...
||
2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
The 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification tournament is expected to be held in October 2012 based on schedules of previous qualifying tournaments. It will involve the five lower ranked teams in Southeast Asia...
) ||
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||
|}
AFF Suzuki Cup (ASEAN Football Championship Cup) qualification History
{| class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="text-align: center;"|-
!Year
!Position/ Stages
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|
20072007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification
This 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification was held in Bacolod City, Philippines between 12 November and 20 November 2006 for the lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia...
||rowspan=3| Fifth/ Eliminated||4||0||0||4||5||17
|-
|
2008||4||0||1||3||4||9|-
|
20102010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
The 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification was held in Vientiane, Laos from October 22, 2010 to October 26, 2010 for the five lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia. All teams played in a round-robin tournament format with the winner and runner-up qualifying for the final tournament...
||3||0||0||3||3||15
|-
|
20122012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
The 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification tournament is expected to be held in October 2012 based on schedules of previous qualifying tournaments. It will involve the five lower ranked teams in Southeast Asia...
||TBD ||4|| || || || ||
|-
|Total||–||11||0||1||10||12||41
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=4|ASEAN Football Championship Cup/ AFF Suzuki Cup Qualification History
|-
!Year!!Round/Qualification!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=4|2004
2004 Tiger Cup
The 2004 Tiger Cup was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 December to 16 January 2005 and participated by the national football teams of Southeast Asia....
|Round 1||align="left"| 5 – 0 ||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 8 – 0 ||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 2 – 1 ||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 3 – 1 ||Lose
|-
|rowspan=4|2007
2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification
This 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification was held in Bacolod City, Philippines between 12 November and 20 November 2006 for the lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia...
|Qualification||align="left"| 2 – 3 ||Lose
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 7 – 0 ||Lose
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 2 – 3 ||Lose
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 4 – 1 ||Lose
|-
|rowspan=4|2008
|Qualification||align="left"| 0 – 1 ||Lose
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 2 – 2 ||Draw
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 1 – 4 ||Lose
|-
|Qualification||align="left"| 2 – 1 ||Lose
|-
|rowspan=3|2010
2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
The 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification was held in Vientiane, Laos from October 22, 2010 to October 26, 2010 for the five lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia. All teams played in a round-robin tournament format with the winner and runner-up qualifying for the final tournament...
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|rowspan=4|2012
2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
The 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification tournament is expected to be held in October 2012 based on schedules of previous qualifying tournaments. It will involve the five lower ranked teams in Southeast Asia...
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Recent Matches
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!Date
!Opponent
!Score*
!Venue
!Competition
!Timorese scorers
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|June 29
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| 1:2 (L)
|Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal. It is the Biggest stadium in Nepal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and cultural and entertainment programs. The stadium holds 25,000 spectators and seats 5,000 was built in 1956. Most of...
, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
(A)
|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil...
First round, First Leg
|Pereira
Jose Joao Pereira
José João Rodriques Pereira is a Timorese footballer. He currently plays for FC Zebra as a midfielder-External links:...
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|July 2
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| 0:5 (L)
|Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal. It is the Biggest stadium in Nepal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and cultural and entertainment programs. The stadium holds 25,000 spectators and seats 5,000 was built in 1956. Most of...
, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
(H)
|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil...
First round, Second Leg
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Current squad
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Recent Callups
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Staff
- As of July 2011
{| class="wikitable"
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! Position
! Name
! Nationality
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| Manager
| Gelasio Da Silva Carvalho
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East Timor|-
| Coach
| Antonio Carlos Vieira
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Brazil|-
| Assistan Coach
| Manugl Dia Costa Suargi
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East Timor|}
List of Coaches
{| class="wikitable"|-
!Period
!Coach
!Achievements
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| 2004-2006
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Jose LuisJosé Luis
José Luis Lopes Costa e Silva , known as José Luís, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...
|2004 Tiger Cup
2004 Tiger Cup
The 2004 Tiger Cup was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 December to 16 January 2005 and participated by the national football teams of Southeast Asia....
- Round 1 (First Time)
2006 Lusophony Games
2006 Lusophony Games
The 1st Lusophony Games were held in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China between 7 and 15 October 2006...
-Round 1 (First Time)
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| 2007-2008
|
Pedro Correia De Almeida|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four assured qualifying berths for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and one place in a play-off. 43 teams were in the running for these spots; Laos, Brunei and the Philippines did not attempt to qualify...
- Round 1 (First Time)
2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification-First Draw with Cambodia
Cambodia national football team
The Cambodia national football team is the national team of Cambodia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Cambodia . It was known as the Khmer Republic national football team from 1970 to 1975. It finished fourth in the 1972 Asian Cup, but is currently one of the weakest teams in the...
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| 2009
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Manuel da Costa Soares|2009 Southeast Asian Games
2009 Southeast Asian Games
The 25th Southeast Asian Games was held in Vientiane, Laos, in December 2009.This was the first time Laos had held the Southeast Asian Games...
- Round 1 (First Time)
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| 2010
|
Pedro Correia De Almeida|Exhibition game
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
- Against Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
Loss 6:0 (First Time)
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| 2011-Present
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Antonio Carlos Vieira|
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Captaincies
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!Player
!Years in captaincy
!Notes
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|style="text-align:left;"|Francisco Lam
|2004–2005
| Was the first captain to represent Timor Leste after its independence from Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
; he was part of 2004 Tiger Cup
2004 Tiger Cup
The 2004 Tiger Cup was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 December to 16 January 2005 and participated by the national football teams of Southeast Asia....
squad.
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|style="text-align:left;"|None
|2006
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|style="text-align:left;"|Alfredo Esteves
Alfredo Esteves
Alfredo Manuel Mousinho Esteves is a Portuguese-East Timorese footballer. He currently plays for the NSW Premier League side Wollongong FC as a defender.- International career :...
|2007–2008
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|style="text-align:left;"|None
|2009
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| Eric
|2010
|
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|style="text-align:left;"|Eusebio
Eusebio Hermenio C. de Almeida
Eusebio Hermenio Correia de Almeida or Eusebio is a football player. He is the current midfielder for the Timor-Leste national football team.-External links:...
, Entil
Vicente Ramos Freitas
Vicente Ramos is a football player. He is the current midfielder for the Timor-Leste national football team.-References:...
|2011
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|style="text-align:left;"|None
|2012
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External links
- Profile at FIFA.com
- Profile at the-AFC.com
- Profile at AFF Suzuki Cup Site
- Profile at AFF Site
- Timor-Leste at National-Football-Teams.com