The Timor-Leste national football team, also known as the East Timor national football team, is the national team of Timor-Leste, a small island nation located in Southeast Asia. The team has not yet made a significant impact in international football and has not yet qualified for the World Cup. However, the team has been competing in AFC Asian Cup and World Cup qualifying matches for many years.
The Timor-Leste national team is governed by the Timor-Leste Football Federation, which is responsible for the development and promotion of football in the country. The team is made up of the best players from the Timor-Leste domestic leagues, and they represent the country in international competitions.
Here in this article, you will get to know about Timor-Leste National Football Team 2025 Players, Squad, History, Stadium, Nickname, Kits, and more.
Timor-Leste National Football Team Profile Summary
| Nickname(s) | Lafaek (The Crocodiles) O Sol Nascente (The Rising Sun) |
|---|---|
| Association | Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) |
| Head coach | Gopalkrishnan Ramasamy |
| Captain | Armando de Almeida |
| Most caps | Anggisu Barbosa (30) |
| Top scorer | Rufino Gama (7) |
| Home stadium | National Stadium |
| FIFA code | TLS |
About Timor-Leste National Football Team
The Timor-Leste national football team is the national team of East Timor (Portuguese: Timor-Leste) and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste. They joined FIFA on September 12, 2005.
Timor-Leste’s international debut was in the preliminary round of qualifying for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup in March 2003, when they lost 3-2 to Sri Lanka and 3-0 to Chinese Taipei. 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 attend the meeting, where it was represented by FA president Francia Kalbuadi. Timor-Leste won its first cap on October 5, 2012, against Cambodia with a score of 5-1.
Timor-Leste Football Team 2025 players Squad?
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Junildo Manuel de Castro Pereira | 04-06-2003 (19) | 10 | 0 | East Timor Assalam |
| 12 | GK | Filonito Rodrigues Pereira Nogueira | 16-11-2004 (18) | 0 | 0 | East Timor SLB Laulara |
| 20 | GK | Natalino Soares | 25-12-2000 (21) | 1 | 0 | East Timor Karketu Dili |
| 2 | DF | Almerito Aleixo da Silva | 24-09-1993 (29) | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
| 3 | DF | Juvito Moniz | 08-12-2003 (18) | 1 | 0 | East Timor Ponta Leste |
| 4 | DF | Candido Oliveira | 02-12-1997 (24) | 9 | 0 | East Timor Ponta Leste |
| 5 | DF | Olagar Xavier | 18-05-2003 (19) | 2 | 0 | East Timor Ponta Leste |
| 13 | DF | Yohanes Gusmão | 01-10-2000 (22) | 8 | 0 | East Timor Ponta Leste |
| 16 | DF | João Bosco | 02-03-2003 (19) | 4 | 0 | East Timor Ponta Leste |
| 22 | DF | Pedro | 29-06-1998 (24) | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
| 6 | MF | Jhon Firth | 17-07-2002 (20) | 9 | 1 | East Timor Assalam |
| 14 | MF | Kornelis Nahak | 12-01-2001 (21) | 3 | 0 | East Timor SLB Laulara |
| 15 | MF | José Pereira | 20-12-1999 (22) | 1 | 0 | Unknown |
| 19 | MF | Marito dos Santos | 28-03-1996 (26) | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
| 7 | FW | Elias | 27-03-2002 (20) | 8 | 0 | East Timor Assalam |
| 8 | FW | Zenivio | 22-04-2005 (17) | 6 | 0 | East Timor SLB Laulara |
| 9 | FW | Anizo Correia | 23-05-2003 (19) | 4 | 0 | East Timor Ponta Leste |
| 10 | FW | João Pedro | 24-06-1998 (24) | 10 | 2 | East Timor Lalenok United |
| 11 | FW | Mouzinho (Captain) | 26-06-2002 (20) | 9 | 2 | Angkor Tiger |
| 17 | FW | Mário Quintão | 18-02-2004 (18) | 1 | 0 | East Timor Emmanuel |
| 21 | FW | Alexandro Kefi | 20-12-2004 (17) | 0 | 0 | East Timor SLB Laulara |
Timor-Leste Football Team Home Stadium
Timor Leste’s home stadium is the East Timor National Stadium in Dili. The capacity of the stadium is 5,000. The first official match played at the stadium was a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mongolia on March 12, 2015.
Timor-Leste National Football Team Kit
The team’s kit manufacturer was Kubba Sportswear from June 2014 to February 2017.
Since 2018, the kits are made by Narrow, an Indonesian apparel. The first kit consists of a red shirt, black shorts, and red socks, with black as the secondary color. The all-white away kit. From 2008 to 2010 their away kits were yellow, but in the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying the away kits reverted to all white. Nike made their kits in 2012. Previous kit manufacturers include Mitre, Joma, Nike, and Tiger.
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Timor-Leste Football Team world rankings
| Current | 197 |
| Highest | 146 |
| Lowest | 206 |
Timor-Leste National Football Team trophies
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Conclusion
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Source: FootballArroyo.co.uk
