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| 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 | Simón Elissetche | ||
| Captain | Anizo Correia | ||
| Most caps | Anggisu Barbosa (30) | ||
| Top scorer | Rufino Gama (7) | ||
| Home stadium | Municipal Stadium of Dili | ||
| FIFA code | TLS | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 196  (24 October 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 146 (June 2015) | ||
| Lowest | 206 (October 2012) | ||
| First international | |||
 Sri Lanka 3–2 East Timor  (Colombo, Sri Lanka; 21 March 2003)[2] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Cambodia 1–5 East Timor (Yangon, Myanmar; 5 October 2012) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
East Timor 0–10 Saudi Arabia  (Dili, Timor Leste; 17 November 2015) | |||
| AFC Solidarity Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2016) | ||
| AFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2004, 2018, 2020) | ||
The East Timor national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Timorense de Futebol), recognized as Timor-Leste by FIFA,[4] is the national team of East Timor and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste (FFTL). They joined FIFA on 12 September 2005.[5]
Timor-Leste's international debut was in the preliminary round of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification in March 2003, when they lost 3–2 to Sri Lanka and 3–0 to Chinese Taipei.[6] 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 FFTL was invited to sit in on the meeting, where they were represented by FA president Francia Kalbuadi.
Timor-Leste won their first international match on 5 October 2012 against Cambodia with a score of 5–1.[7]
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- ^ "East Timor matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: East Timor. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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- ^ "Member Association – Timor-Leste". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Timor-Leste – Timor-Leste – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Timor Leste cause upset; Myanmar win". ESPNStar.com. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.