| Timor-Leste U-16 | |
| Fifa Trigramme: | TLS |
| Nickname: | O Sol Nascente (The Raising Sun), The Little Samba Nation, El Lafaek |
| Association: | Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste |
| Confederation: | AFC (Asia) |
| Manager: |  Francisco Jeronimo |
| Coach: |  Shota Tokunaga |
| Captain: | João Pedro |
| Most Caps: | Dom Lucas Fidel de Araujo Filomeno Junior João Pedro José Fonseca Nidio Alves Paulo Gali (9) |
| Top Scorer: | Paulo Gali (11) |
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| First Game: | 0–0 (Hebei, China; 21 September 2009) |
| Largest Win: | 13–0 (Hebei, China; 28 September 2009) |
| Largest Loss: | 0–12 (Surakarta, Indonesia; 29 June 2024) |
| Regional Name: | AFC U-16 Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 1 |
| Regional Cup First: | 2010 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Round 1 (2010) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | AFF U-16 Championship |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 9 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 2010 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | Third place (2010) |
The East Timor national Under-16 football team is the national team of East Timor and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de 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 12 September 2005.
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 2005 | Withdrew before Qualification | |||||||
| 2007 | Did not participate | |||||||
 2009 | Withdrew before Qualification | |||||||
 2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
 2015 | Did not participate | |||||||
 2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2019 | ||||||||
 2023 | ||||||||
 2025 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFC U-16 Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2004 | Withdrew before Qualification | |||||||
 2006 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2008 | Withdrew before Qualification | |||||||
| 2010[1] | Group Stage[2] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2014 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2018 | ||||||||
 2020 | ||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| Total | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| AFC U-16 Championship History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Round 1 | 0 – 5 | Loss |
| Round 1 | 0 – 1 | Loss | |
| Round 1 | 1 – 3 | Loss | |
| AFF U-16 Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2005 | No Participation | |||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||
 2007 | ||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2009 | Tournament Cancelled | |||||||
| 2010 | Third place[3] | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2011 | Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2012 | No Participation | |||||||
 2013 | ||||||||
| 2014 | Tournament Cancelled | |||||||
| 2015 | Group Stage | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| 2016 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2017 | Group Stage | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2018 | Group Stage | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
| 2019 | Group Stage | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |
| Total | Third place | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 65 | |
The following 23 players were call-up for the 2019 AFF U-15 Youth Championship held in Thailand
Caps and goals updated as of, after the match against
Head Coach: Agostinho Martins
The following players have also been called up to the Timor Leste squad within the last 18 months and are still available for selection.
| Captain | Captaining period | Tournaments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Sing | 2009–2010 | 2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification 2010 AFF U-16 Youth Championship 2010 AFC U-16 Championship | |
| Eusébio Pereira | 2011 | 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification | |
| Julião | July–August 2015 | 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |
| João Pedro | September 2015 | 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification | |
| Osvaldo Belo | 2016 | 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
| Coach | Coaching period | Pld | W | D | L | Achievements | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kim Shin Hwan | 2009-2010 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification - Qualify 2010 AFF U-16 Youth Championship - Third place (First Time) 2010 AFC U-16 Championship - Round 1 (First Time) | |
| Norio Tsukitate | 2011 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship - Round 1 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification - Did not qualify | |
| Agostinho Martins | 2015 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship - Round 1 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification - Did not qualify | |
| Shota Tokunaga | 2016- | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship - Round 1 |
2009 Result
2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification----
2010 Result
2010 AFF U-16 Youth Championship----2010 AFC U-16 Championship----
2011 Result
2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship----2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification----
2015 Result
2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship----2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification----
2016 Result
2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship----