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| 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  (14 June 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) | ||
The East Timor women's national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Timorense de Futebol Feminino, recognized as Timor-LestebyFIFA) represents East Timor in international women's association football and is governed by Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste (FFTL).
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]
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.
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.
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 |
 61' 82' |
Report |
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Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 10 Referee: Plong Pich Akara (Cambodia) |
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 |
70' 79' |
Stadium: Milliy Stadium |
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 |
|
75' |
Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium |
| FIFA Women's World Cup | FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1991 |
Part of  Indonesia |
Part of Indonesia
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 1995
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 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
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 2015
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 2019
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 2023
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 2027 |
to be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1996
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Part of Indonesia
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| 2000
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 2004 |
Did Not Enter | |||||||
| 2008
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 2012
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| 2016
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 2020
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| 2024
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| Total | – | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| AFC Women's Asian Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
 1975 |
Part of Indonesia
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 1977
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 1979
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| 1981
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 1983
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| 1986
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 1993
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| 1997
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 1999 |
did not exist, under United Nations | ||||||||
 2001
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| 2003 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 2006
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 2008
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| 2010
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| 2014
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| 2018
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| 2022
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| Total | – | 0/20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1990 |
Part of Indonesia
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| 1994
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| 1998
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 2002 |
did not enter | ||||||||
 2006
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| 2014
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| 2018
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| 2022 |
to be determined | ||||||||
| 2026
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| Total | 0/8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| AFF Women's Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2004 |
Did Not Enter | |||||||
| 2006
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 2007
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 2011
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| 2016 |
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| 2018 |
10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | |
| 2019 |
7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | |
| 2022 |
11th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | |
| Total | Group stage | 4/12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 123 |
| SEA Games women's tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2001–2023 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
| Total | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
As of 11 April 2023[9]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win%[nb 1] | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 000.00 | AFC |
 Cambodia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Jordan
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Laos
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Malaysia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Myanmar
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Philippines
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Singapore
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 | AFC |
| Thailand
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Uzbekistan
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Vietnam
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 000.00 | AFC |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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| 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
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| 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 27) | 7 | 0 | Escola Portuguesa Ruy Cinatti
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| 11 | 4FW | Julia | (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 26) | 6 | 0 | |
| 11 | 4FW | Milenia | ||||
| 11 | 4FW | Deonizia | ||||
Most capped players[edit]
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Top goalscorers[edit]
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| # | Player | Age | Debut date | Opponent | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Inacia dos Anjos |
16 years 222 days
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27 July 2016
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| 2. | Natacha Sarmento |
17 years 221 days
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31 July 2016
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2016 AFF Women's Championship
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| 3. | Godelivia Martins |
17 years 319 days
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27 July 2016
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2016 AFF Women's Championship
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| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Lee Joo-young
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| Head coach | Lee Min-young
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| Assistant coach | Januario De Almeida
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| Assistant coach | Agostinho Mesquita Martins
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| Goalkeeping coach | Laurenco da Costa
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| Team Doctor | Marcelina Eugenia da Costa Ximenes
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| Kitman | Agapito Gonzaga Martins
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| Coach | Period | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelasio da Silva Carvalho
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2016–2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lee Min Young
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2018–20?? | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Kim Shinhwan
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