Timor_Leste_women's_national_football_team
The East Timor women's national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Timorense de Futebol Feminino, recognized as Timor-Leste by FIFA) represents East Timor in international women's association football and is governed by Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste (FFTL).
Quick Facts Association, Confederation ...
| Association | Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  Lee Min-young | ||
| Captain | Maria de Conceicao | ||
| Most caps | Luselia Fernandes Maria de Conceicao (8) | ||
| Top scorer | Nilda dos Reis Godelivia Martin Luselia Fernandes Dolores Costa Brigida da Costa (1) | ||
| FIFA code | TLS | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 159  (15 March 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 152 (August 2022) | ||
| Lowest | 159 (December 2023 – March 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
 Myanmar 17–0 East Timor  (Mandalay, Myanmar; 27 July 2016)[2] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
East Timor 2–1 Singapore  (Chonburi, Thailand; 15 August 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Australia U20 20–0 East Timor (Mandalay, Myanmar; 29 July 2016) | |||
| AFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2016, 2018, 2019, 2022) | ||
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In 1985, almost no country in the world had a women's national football team.[3]
In 2005, the country was one of seven teams that included Brunei, Thailand, Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma and Singapore, that were expected to field a women's football team to compete at the Southeast Asian Games in Marikina in December.[4]
In March 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA.[5]
The FIFA trigramme is TLS.[6]
First participations
The first match ever recorded by East Timor was against Myanmar. The game was held in Mandalay on 27 July 2016 and East Timor lost 0–17.
In 2016, East Timor participated in their first AFF Women's Championship, held in Myanmar between 26 July and 4 August 2016. The squad lost all their matches, being eliminated from the competition.
First international victory
On 15 August 2019, East Timor won their first international match against Singapore with a score of 2–1.[7][8] Luselia made history as the first player to score a goal for East Timor, she scored against Singapore in the 59th minute which gave East Timor a 1–0 lead over Singapore in the first match of East Timor in the 2019 AFF Women's Championship.
2023
Jordan 
v 
East Timor
v East Timor
| 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 | Jordan | 3–1 | East Timor | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 15:00 UTC+5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 10 Referee: Plong Pich Akara (Cambodia) |
East Timor v 
Uzbekistan
v 
Uzbekistan
| 8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 | East Timor | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 17:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Milliy Stadium |
East Timor v 
Bhutan
v 
Bhutan
| 11 April 2023 (2023-04-11) 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 | East Timor | 1–3 | Bhutan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 15:00 UTC+5 |
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Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium |
World Cup record
More information FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA Women's World Cup qualification ...
| FIFA Women's World Cup | FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1991 | Part of  Indonesia | Part of Indonesia | |||||||||||||
 1995 | |||||||||||||||
 1999 | did not exist, under United Nations | did not exist, under United Nations | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | Not member of FIFA | Not member of FIFA | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||||||||
 2015 | |||||||||||||||
 2019 | |||||||||||||||
 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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Summer Olympic Games record
AFC Women's Asian Cup record
More information AFC Women's Asian Cup record, Year ...
| AFC Women's Asian Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
 1975 | Part of Indonesia | ||||||||
 1977 | |||||||||
 1979 | |||||||||
| 1981 | |||||||||
 1983 | |||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||
 1991 | |||||||||
 1993 | |||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||
 1999 | did not exist, under United Nations | ||||||||
 2001 | |||||||||
| 2003 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||
 2008 | |||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||
| Total | – | 0/20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Asian Games record
AFF Women's Championship record
South East Asian Games record
More information SEA Games women's tournament, Year ...
| SEA Games women's tournament | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2001–2023 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
| Total | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record As of 11 April 2023[9]
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win%[nb 1] | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 000.00 | AFC |
 Cambodia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Jordan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 000.00 | AFC |
 Laos |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Myanmar |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Philippines |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Singapore |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 | AFC |
| Thailand |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Uzbekistan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Vietnam |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 000.00 | AFC |
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Current squad
- The following 24 players are named in the squad for the 1st Round AFC Olympic matches against Jordan ,Uzbekistan and Bhutan on 5, 8 and 11 April 2023.[10]
- Caps and goals updated as 21 August 2019 after match against Malaysia.
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 12 | 1GK | Leonilda (vice-captain) | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 1GK | Madalena | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1GK | Gorette | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 2DF | Maria | (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 27) | 8 | 0 | Sport Laulara e Benfica |
| 2 | 2DF | Brigida | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 2DF | Natalia | (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992 (age 31) | 7 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2DF | Adelaide | ||||
| 2 | 2DF | Tasia | ||||
| 2 | 2DF | Idália | ||||
| 2 | 2DF | Saturnina | ||||
| 18 | 3MF | Godelivia | (1998-09-12) 12 September 1998 (age 25) | 7 | 0 | Sport Laulara e Benfica |
| 13 | 3MF | Nilda | (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 25) | 6 | 0 | |
| 3MF | Vanessa | |||||
| 3MF | Liticia | |||||
| 3MF | Suzana | |||||
| 3MF | Joana | |||||
| 3MF | Astari | |||||
| 3MF | Natalia | |||||
| 17 | 4FW | Sonia | (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 26) | 7 | 0 | Escola Portuguesa Ruy Cinatti |
| 11 | 4FW | Julia | (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 26) | 6 | 0 | |
| 11 | 4FW | Milenia | ||||
| 11 | 4FW | Deonizia | ||||
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Previous squads
- 2016 AFF Women's Championship squad
- 2018 AFF Women's Championship squad
- 2019 AFF Women's Championship squad
- As of 21 August 2019
- Players in bold are still active with Timor-Leste.
More information Rank, Name ...
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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More information #, Player ...
| # | Player | Age | Debut date | Opponent | Tournament |
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| 1. | Inacia dos Anjos | 16 years 222 days | 27 July 2016 | ||
| 2. | Natacha Sarmento | 17 years 221 days | 31 July 2016 | 2016 AFF Women's Championship | |
| 3. | Godelivia Martins | 17 years 319 days | 27 July 2016 | 2016 AFF Women's Championship |
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- As of August 2019
More information Position, Name ...
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Lee Joo-young |
| Head coach | Lee Min-young |
| Assistant coach | Januario De Almeida |
| Assistant coach | Agostinho Mesquita Martins |
| Goalkeeping coach | Laurenco da Costa |
| Team Doctor | Marcelina Eugenia da Costa Ximenes |
| Kitman | Agapito Gonzaga Martins |
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Coaching history
More information Coach, Period ...
| Coach | Period | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gelasio da Silva Carvalho |
2016–2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lee Min Young |
2018–20?? | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Kim Shinhwan |
2023–Present |
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- Win% is rounded to two decimal places
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- Chrös McDougall (1 January 2012). Soccer. ABDO. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-61783-146-1. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- Tandoc Jr., Edson C. (13 April 2005). "Tourism boost for Marikina". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- Tom Dunmore (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7188-5. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- "WOMEN: Winning starts for Philippines, Timor Leste". 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "Match report: Timor Leste 2–1 Singapore" (PDF). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "Fixtures Results". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2010.