Timor-Leste national under-23 football team

The Timor-Leste national Under-23 football team (also known as Timor-Leste U-23 or Selecao U-23) represents the Timor-Leste

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...

in international football competitions in the Olympic Games

Football at the Summer Olympics

Association football, usually known simply as football or soccer, has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport. Women's football was added to the official programme in 1996.-Early history:...

, Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games

Men's Association football is an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began in 1990.Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three over aged players for each squad, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer...

, Southeast Asian Games

Football at the Southeast Asian Games

- Southeast Asian Peninsular Games :- Southeast Asian Games :- Southeast Asian Games :-Men's tournament:-Women's tournament:-See also:* ASEAN Football Championship* Football at the East Asian Games* Football at the West 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

Brunei

Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...

, scoring 2-1.

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

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...

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

2005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship

The 2005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship was held from 29 August to 7 September in Bangkok, Thailand. This tournament was also known as the pre-SEA Games tournament, as the ASEAN Football Federation organized the event as a preparatory tournament for the nations competing in the Manila SEA Games in...

, 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

Football at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games

----------------- Group B :--------- Knockout stages :- Semi-finals :----- Third place match :- Final :- Group stage :----------------- Final :- References :...

. Once again the team loss every matches and it was humiliating for the country. The biggest defeat was Malaysia

Malaysia national under-23 football team

Malaysia national under-23 football team represents Malaysia in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and SEA Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...

scoring 11-0 at the 2009 SEA Games.Timor Leste have major improvement at 2011 SEA Games

Football at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games

The association football tournament at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games took place place from 3 to 21 November 2011. This edition of the tournament was only for the men's competition, women's competition was not held as the host country Indonesia did not have enough stadiums to hold the matches....

, 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

Murilo de Almeida

Murilo Ribeiro de Almerida or Murilo is a football player. He is the current Striker for the Timor-Leste national football team. Starting debut in 2011 SEA Games, first match was against Brunei U23. Murilo was born at Presidente Prudente, Brazil from a parents of Timorese-Ancestry. Murilo is...

who score 3 goals. Overall the under 23 team did well and was one of the suprise 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 Phillipines. 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.

2011 SEA Games

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Team
	5	4	1	0	16	2
13
	5	4	1	0	13	2
13
	5	2	0	3	4	8	−4	6
	5	1	1	3	10	9
4
	5	1	1	3	5	17	−12	4
	5	1	0	4	6	14	−8	3

Olympic games record

(Under-23 Team since 1992)

Olympic Games Record Football at the Summer Olympics Association football, usually known simply as football or soccer, has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport. Women's football was added to the official programme in 1996.-Early history:...
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2004 Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...	Did Not Qualify	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008 Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...	Did Not Qualify	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012 Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from 25 July to 11 August. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA are invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23...	Did Not Enter
Total	0/3
0	0	0	0	0	0

Asian Games Record

(Under-23 Team since 2002)

Asian Games Football at the Asian Games Men's Association football is an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began in 1990.Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three over aged players for each squad, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer...
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006 Football at the 2006 Asian Games Football at the 2006 Asian Games was held in Doha, Qatar from November 18 to December 15, 2006. The opening match was played 14 days prior to the opening ceremony. In this tournament, some 30 teams played in the men's competition, and 8 teams participated in women's competition.Turkmenistan, and...	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006 Football at the 2006 Asian Games Football at the 2006 Asian Games was held in Doha, Qatar from November 18 to December 15, 2006. The opening match was played 14 days prior to the opening ceremony. In this tournament, some 30 teams played in the men's competition, and 8 teams participated in women's competition.Turkmenistan, and...	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010 Football at the 2010 Asian Games Football at the 2010 Asian Games was being held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from November 7 to 25, 2010. The opening match was played 5 days prior to the opening ceremony...	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014 2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of Asia . It is scheduled to take place in Incheon, South Korea from September 19–October 4, 2014, with 36 sports set to feature in the Games.Incheon was awarded the right on...		0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Best: -	0	0	0	0	0	0

SEA Games Record

(Under-23 Team since 2001)

SEA Games Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005 Football at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games The football tournament at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games was held on November 20, 2005 to December 4, 2005. The men's tournament is played at under-23 level, while the women's tournament has no age limit.- Venues :Men's*Paglaum Sports Complex, Bacolod City...	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007 Football at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games The football tournament at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games was held rom December 1, 2007 to December 14, 2007 in Nakhon Ratchasima Province of Thailand. The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, while the women's tournament has no age limit.Hosts Thailand won gold in both men's and...	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009 Football at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games ----------------- Group B :--------- Knockout stages :- Semi-finals :----- Third place match :- Final :- Group stage :----------------- Final :- References :...	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	1	28
2011 Football at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games The association football tournament at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games took place place from 3 to 21 November 2011. This edition of the tournament was only for the men's competition, women's competition was not held as the host country Indonesia did not have enough stadiums to hold the matches....	Group Stage	5	2	0	3	4	8
2013		-	-	-	-	-	-
2015		-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Best: Group Stage	9	2	0	7	5	36

ASEAN Under-23

ASEAN Under-23 AFF U-23 Youth Championship The AFF U-23 Youth Championship is an international football competition contested by the national under-23 teams of the member nations of the ASEAN Football Federation . The inaugural edition was in 2005 and was only brought back for 2011...
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005 2005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship The 2005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship was held from 29 August to 7 September in Bangkok, Thailand. This tournament was also known as the pre-SEA Games tournament, as the ASEAN Football Federation organized the event as a preparatory tournament for the nations competing in the Manila SEA Games in...	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	14
2011 2011 AFF U-23 Youth Championship The 2011 AFF U-23 Youth Championship will be the second edition of the tournament which was set to take place between the 16 and 26 July 2011 in Palembang, Indonesia but was postponed on 7 July because Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium which is under renovation and will be moved to Jakarta...	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Best: Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	14

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

Football at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games

----------------- Group B :--------- Knockout stages :- Semi-finals :----- Third place match :- Final :- Group stage :----------------- Final :- References :...

, Timor Leste U-23 wear the same feature as Spain

Spain national football team

The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...

's Home kit but the away kit is Yellow-Blue-Blue. The kits are currently manufactured by Nike

Kit evolution

Friendly matches

2011 SEA Games

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for 2011 Southeast Asian Games

Football at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games

in Jakarta

Jakarta

Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

, Indonesia

Indonesia

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Caps and goals updated as October 25, 2011 after the match against Indonesia U-23

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...

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#	Pos.	Player	Date of Birth (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club

Stadium

East Timor National Stadium
National Stadium (East Timor)
National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dili, East Timor. It is used mostly for association football matches. The stadium holds 5,000, but has never hosted an international match....

(2002-present)

External links

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