Timor-Leste
AFC. Played 92 since 21 Mar 2003: won 9, drawn 6, lost 77. Elo 891, ranked 213 in the world; peak 1467 in 2003.
Latest results
- 2026-09-30DTimor-Leste2–2CambodiaFIFA ASEAN Challenge Cup · Kowloon23%
- 2026-09-24LMyanmar2–0Timor-LesteFIFA ASEAN Challenge Cup · Kowloon16%
- 2026-08-03LCambodia3–0Timor-LesteASEAN Championship · Phnom Penh18%
- 2026-07-31LTimor-Leste0–3IndonesiaASEAN Championship · Chonburi3%
- 2026-07-27LSingapore2–0Timor-LesteASEAN Championship · Kallang5%
- 2026-07-24LTimor-Leste0–7VietnamASEAN Championship · Chonburi4%
- 2025-11-18LTimor-Leste0–5TajikistanAFC Asian Cup qualification · Darwin5%
- 2025-10-14LPhilippines3–1Timor-LesteAFC Asian Cup qualification · Capas6%
- 2025-10-09LTimor-Leste1–4PhilippinesAFC Asian Cup qualification · Darwin10%
- 2025-06-10WTimor-Leste1–0MaldivesUpsetAFC Asian Cup qualification · Darwin26%
Squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA ASEAN Challenge Cup.
- Players
- 23
- Average age
- 22.6
- Caps between them
- 236
- Most from one club
- Santa Cruz (4)
Where they play
11 at home · 11 abroad in 6 other countries
- Timor-Leste 11
- Australia 4
- Portugal 3
- Croatia 1
- Malaysia 1
- Malta 1
- Northern Ireland 1
Average club rating 1523 (ClubElo; 5 of 23 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Santa Cruz, ranked 513 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Dylan NiskiWestern City Rangers(Australia) | 26 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Alexandre LimaSanta Cruz | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Egidio LurioKarketu Dili | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Jackson FowlerValentine(Australia) | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Eric SilvaSesimbra(Portugal) | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Anizo CorreiaAD Santo António | 23 | 26 | 0 |
| 6 | João VarudoAD Bobadelense(Portugal) | 34 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Luís FigoAD Santo António | 21 | 17 | 0 |
| 16 | Ryan JomCanterbury Bankstown(Australia) | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Liam FarrugiaNaxxar Lions(Malta) | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | Juvito MonizSanta Cruz | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 5 | Palomito RibeiroAD Santo António | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Claudio OsorioO Elvas(Portugal) | 24 | 22 | 1 |
| 11 | FretelianoSanta Cruz | 22 | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | Tristan ArrarteWestern Sydney Wanderers(Australia) | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | Natalino da CostaKarketu Dili | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Olagar XavierAD Santo António | 23 | 20 | 1 |
| 10 | João PedroKuching City(Malaysia) | 28 | 30 | 9 |
| 14 | Zion CruzFree agent | 25 | 9 | 1 |
| 15 | Paulo GusmãoSanta Cruz | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Alexandro BakhitoKarketu Dili | 20 | 14 | 2 |
| 22 | Vabio CanavaroKamen Podbablje(Croatia) | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Oatnasio da SilvaPortadown(Northern Ireland) | 20 | 7 | 2 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Timor-Leste national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 30 September 2026; page last edited 4 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Rating over time
Head to head
Timor-Leste v Brunei: played 12, won 4, drawn 1, lost 7; goals 16–25. First met 12 Nov 2006, last 15 Oct 2024.
- 2024-10-15DTimor-Leste0–0BruneiASEAN Championship qualification · Chonburi49%
- 2024-10-08WBrunei0–1Timor-LesteUpsetASEAN Championship qualification · Bandar Seri Begawan28%
- 2022-11-08WBrunei0–1Timor-LesteUpsetAFF Championship qualification · Bandar Seri Begawan26%
- 2022-11-05LBrunei6–2Timor-LesteAFF Championship qualification · Bandar Seri Begawan32%
- 2018-09-08LBrunei1–0Timor-LesteAFF Championship qualification · Bandar Seri Begawan41%
- 2018-09-01WTimor-Leste3–1BruneiAFF Championship qualification · Kuala Lumpur45%
- 2016-11-02LBrunei4–0Timor-LesteAFC Solidarity Cup · Kuching46%
- 2016-10-15LBrunei2–1Timor-LesteAFF Championship qualification · Phnom Penh50%
- 2014-10-12WTimor-Leste4–2BruneiAFF Championship qualification · Vientiane57%
- 2012-10-13LBrunei2–1Timor-LesteAFF Championship qualification · Yangon64%
- 2008-10-21LTimor-Leste1–4BruneiUpsetAFF Championship qualification · Phnom Penh71%
- 2006-11-12LTimor-Leste2–3BruneiUpsetAFF Championship qualification · Bacolod90%
Record by competition
| AFF Championship qualification | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| AFF Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| ASEAN Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Friendly | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| CTFA International Tournament | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| AFC Solidarity Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ASEAN Championship qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FIFA ASEAN Challenge Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Emílio da Silva 3
- José João Pereira 1
- João Pedro 1
- Rufino Gama 1
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.