Timor-Leste women's national football team

The Timor-Leste women's national football team, represents East Timor in international women's association football and is governed by Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste (FFTL).

Timor Leste

Association	FFTL
Confederation	AFC
Head coach	Lee Min-young
Captain	Maria de Conceicao
Most caps	Luselia Fernandes Maria de Conceicao (8)
Top scorer	Luselia Fernandes Dolores Costa (1 goal each)
FIFA code	TLS
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	NR (18 December 2020)[1]
First international
Myanmar 17–0 Timor-Leste (Mandalay, Myanmar; 27 July 2016)[2]
Biggest win
Timor-Leste 2–1  Singapore (Chonburi, Thailand; 15 August 2019)
Biggest defeat
U-20 Australia 20–0 Timor-Leste (Mandalay, Myanmar; 29 July 2016)

History

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 international match and first participation in AFF Women's Championship (2016)

The first match ever recorded by Timor-Leste was against Myanmar. The game was held in Mandalay on 27 July 2016 and Timor-Leste lost 0–17.

In 2016, Timor-Leste 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 win in international match and AFF Women's Championship (2019)

In 15 August 2019, Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste, she scored against Singapore in the 59th minute which gave Timor-Leste a 1-0 lead over Singapore in the first match of Timor-Leste in the 2019 AFF Women's Championship.

Tournament Record

World Cup record

FIFA Women's World Cup
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2007	Did Not Enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	Did Not Enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Did Not Enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	Did Not Enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	To Be Determined	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	N/A	0	0	0	0	0	0

Olympic Games record

Football at the Summer Olympics – Women's tournament Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Athens 2004 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beijing 2008 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 London 2012 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rio 2016 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tokyo 2020 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Year Result Pld W D L GF GA 2004^[A] Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008^[A] Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes

1. ^
   Home and away tournament

AFC Women's Asian Cup record AFC Women's Asian Cup Year Result Pld W D L GF GA 2006 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 To Be Determined 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0

Asian Games record Football at the Asian Games – Women's tournament Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Doha 2006 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guangzhou 2010 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Incheon 2014 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hangzhou 2022 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFF Women's Championship record AFF Women's Championship Year Result Pld W D L GF GA 2004 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 50 2018 Group Stage 4 0 0 4 0 33 2019 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 2 22 Total 3/10 11 1 0 10 2 105

South East Asian Games record SEA Games Women's Tournament Year Result Pld W D L GF GA 2001-2011 Did Not Enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Withdrew Total N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0

Official Matches

Below is a list of matches detailing Timor Leste's matches against FIFA-recognised teams.[9]

As of matches played on 21 August 2019.

Opponent	Games played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals for	Goals against	Goals difference	Confederation
Cambodia	1	0	0	1	0	12	−12	AFC
Malaysia	3	0	0	3	0	22	−22	AFC
Myanmar	1	0	0	1	0	17	−17	AFC
Philippines	1	0	0	1	0	7	−7	AFC
Singapore	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	AFC
Thailand	2	0	0	2	0	17	−17	AFC
Total	9	1	0	8	2	74	−72

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were call-up for the 2019 AFF Women's Championship in Thailand.[10]

Caps and goals updated as 21 August 2019 after match against Malaysia.

Head Coach: Lee Min-young

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Agostinha	28 August 1995	6	0
2	DF	Brigida		1	0
3	DF	Trifonia	2 October 1996	5	0
4	DF	Martinha		3	0
5	DF	Maria (captain)	1 February 1997	8	0	Sport Laulara e Benfica
6	DF	Natalia	23 December 1992	7	0
7	MF	Femania	8 May 1996	7	0	Sport Laulara e Benfica
8	MF	Luselia	6 May 1993	8	1
9	FW	Marcia		3	0
10	FW	Dolores		3	1
11	FW	Julia	8 October 1997	6	0
12	GK	Leonilda (vice-captain)		2	0
13	MF	Nilda	3 April 1999	6	0
14	MF	Da Silva		7	0
15	DF	Ervina	2 January 1996	4	0
16	MF	Letizia		1	0
17	FW	Sonia	2 May 1997	7	0	Escola Portuguesa Ruy Cinatti
18	MF	Godelivia	12 September 1998	7	0	Sport Laulara e Benfica
19	FW	Virginia		1	0
20	GK	Madalena		0	0
21	FW	Isabel		1	0
22	DF	Zonalia		1	0
23	MF	Rosa	2 September 1993	6	0

Previous squads

• 2016 AFF Women's Championship squad

Records

As of matches played on 21 August 2019.

Top scorers # Player Goals Caps Goals average Years 1. Luselia 1 8 0.125 2016- Dolores 1 3 0.33 2019–

Most caps # Player Caps Goals Years 1. Maria 8 0 2016– Luselia 8 1 2016– 3. Femania 7 0 2016– Sonia 7 0 2016– Godelvia 7 0 2016– Natalia 7 0 2016– Elvira 7 0 2018– 8. Julia 6 0 2016– Agostinha 6 0 2016– Nilda 6 0 2016– Rosa 6 0 2016–

Youngest debut record

#	Player	Age	Debut date	Opponent	Tournament
1.	Inacia	16 years 222 days	27 July 2016	Myanmar	2016 AFF Women's Championship
2.	Natacha	17 years 221 days	31 July 2016	Malaysia	2016 AFF Women's Championship
3.	Godelivia	17 years 319 days	27 July 2016	Myanmar	2016 AFF Women's Championship

Current Staff

As of August 2019

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager	Lee Joo-young	South Korea
Head Coach	Lee Min-young	South Korea
Assistant Coach	Januario De Almeida	East Timor
Assistant Coach	Agostinho Mesquita Martins	East Timor
Goalkeeping Coach	Laurenco da Costa	East Timor
Team Doctor	Marcelina Ximenes	East Timor
Kitman	Agapito Gonzaga Martins	East Timor

List of Coaches

Coach	Coaching period	Pld	W	D	L	Achievements
Gelasio da Silva Carvalho	2016-2017	3	0	0	3	2016 AFF Women's Championship – Group stage (First Time)
Lee Min Young	2018–Present	8	1	0	7	2018 AFF Women's Championship – Group stage 2019 AFF Women's Championship – Group stage First win against  Singapore

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
2. Game notes in debut vs Myanmar
3. Chrös McDougall (1 January 2012). Soccer. ABDO. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-61783-146-1. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
4. Tandoc Jr., Edson C. (13 April 2005). "Tourism boost for Marikina". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
5. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
6. Tom Dunmore (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7188-5. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
7. "WOMEN: Winning starts for Philippines, Timor Leste". Retrieved 15 August 2019.
8. "Match report: Timor Leste 2-1 Singapore" (PDF). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
9. "Fixtures Results". FIFA. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
10. "AFF THAILAND WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 - TIMOR LESTE PLAYERS & OFFICIALS" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 22 August 2019.