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The Timor-Leste national football team is the national team of Timor-Leste and is controlled by the Federaçao Futebol Timor-Leste. East Timor has never had success on the international stage. They are currently one of the weakest teams in the world. 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.
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] Asian Cup record
[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record
- 2006 - Was originally selected to take part, but was then replaced
- 2008 - Was selected to take part, but withdrew
[edit] ASEAN Football Championship record
[edit] Notable Players
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.(Second Leg)
[edit] Recent Call Ups
The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.(First Leg)
| No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
| 6 |
MF |
Antonio Marquez |
|
2 |
0 |
 AD Esperanca |
|
[edit] Backroom staff
Eric Gates
Sri Lanka 3 - 2 Timor-Leste 
Cook Islands 1 - 3 Timor-Leste 
Thailand 8 - 0 Timor-Leste 
Gilmar
Aldo Serena
Masami Fujita
