Philippines national football team

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Philippines

Nickname

Azkals (Street dawgs)

Association

Philippine Football Federation

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Head coach

Jose Ariston Caslib

Asst coach

Rolando Pinero

Captain

Alexander Borromeo

Most caps

Top scorer

Home stadium

Panaad Stadium
Bacolod City,
Philippines

FIFA code

PHI

FIFA ranking

179

Highest FIFA ranking

162 (August 1993)

Lowest FIFA ranking

195 (September 2006)

Elo ranking

210





First kit





Second kit

First international

Philippines 2 - 1 China

(Philippines; February 1, 1913)

Biggest win

Japan 2 - 15 Philippines

(Tokyo, Japan; September 10, 1917)

Biggest defeat

Japan 15 - 0 Philippines

(Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967)

World Cup

Appearances

0 (First in -)

Best result

Qualifying rounds

AFC Asian Cup

Appearances

2 (First in 1956)

Best result

Prelimenary round (1956)

The Philippine national football team, nicknamed the Azkals (which is derived from askal or asong kalye, the Tagalog colloquial term for street dog), is the national team of the Philippines and is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). [1]

Despite being the oldest team in Asia (their first-ever match took place on home soil against China on February 1, 1913), the Philippines has never had any significant success on the international stage. They are currently one of the weakest teams in the world and did not enter the qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in order to focus more on developing youth football and competing in regional tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games.

Football, however, is very popular and is in fact played by many people in the provinces of Iloilo, particularly in the municipality of Barotac Nuevo, the province of Negros Occidental and in Mindanao island.

[edit] Early History

Historically, football in the Philippines had already achieved its peak in the thirties and early forties. After the game was introduced by British sailors from Hong Kong in the 1900s, foreigners have dictated the pace of the game. Although the British and Chinese presence are being felt in Manila and other southern cities, the Spanish connection remains the sole influence that dominates. Before the war, basketball fever had begun to catch up with football but good games continued to pack the rafters at one time with 26,000 paying spectators. European sides often visited and played with local elevens like Turba Salvaje, YCO Athletic Club, Nomads, Casino and school squads like the University of Santo Tomas often played in floodlit fields.

Football has peaked in the Philippines several times, in the early 1900s to the 1940s and later died as the introduction of basketball, and the success of the country's basketball team, sparked fever among most Filipinos. Though several attempts to resurrect football in the Philippines have failed in the 1960s to the late 1970s, the Philippine Football Federation is still trying until this very day to once again resurrect football and to once again mount football as a national sport in the Philippines.

One notable player from the Philippines is Paulino Alcántara Riestrá, a former Filipino/Spanish football player and manager who spent most of his playing career at FC Barcelona. He also played for the Catalan XI, the Philippines, and Spain. Alcántara made his senior debut for FC Barcelona at the age of 15 and remains the youngest player ever to play or score for the club. He also scored a remarkable 356 goals in 357 matches, making him the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Alcántara is also the first Filipino and Asian player to play for a European club.

[edit] Recent History

The Philippines is currently doing better in football in the 21st century, with the introduction of young and skilled players such as Captain and defender Alexander Borromeo, Chelsea F.C. Reserves leading striker Phil Younghusband, his brother and AFC Wimbledon midfielder James Younghusband, Co-Captain Philip Greatwich, his brother Christopher Greatwich and winger Emelio Calindong have set the standard for the improvement of the Philippines in international football.

But September 2006 set a record-low for the Philippines, setting a FIFA ranking of 195th overall. But as December 2006 concluded, the Philippines got right back up to its feet climbing up 24 slots to be 171st overall after qualifying for the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship with a 4-1 win over Brunei. But after losing 4-0 to both Malaysia and Thailand, and drawing recently against Myanmar, the Philippines crawled down 7 slots to the current 178th spot. And according to the PFF site, the German Bundesliga is willing to help the development of football in the Philippines. Due to their poor placing, the Philippines again refused to enter qualification for the 2010 World Cup.^[1]

[edit] Current players

Most Recent Squad
Date announced	16 January 2007
Game(s)	Myanmar, 16 January 2007
Venue{s}	Thai Army Sports Stadium, Bangkok
Competition	ASEAN Football Championship
Injured	Alexander Borromeo

Player	Club
Goalkeepers
1 Louie Michael Casas	San Beda College
Archie John Bayquin
Defenders
9* Jan Michael Benedicto
18 Alexander Borromeo (c)	National Capital Region FA
4 Anton del Rosario	Kaya FC
2 Philip Greatwich (vc)	Burgess Hill Town F.C.
Matthew Hartmann	Weymouth F.C.
Bervic Italia	Iloilo FA
20 Alvin Rafael Ocampo	Kaya FC
5 Johanne Sablon
Midfielders:
Henry Brauner	University of Arizona-Tucson
13 Emelio Calindong	National Capital Region FA
6 Anton Gonzales	University of the Philippines
3 Christopher Greatwich	Hartwick College
11 Jeffrey Liman	San Beda College
14 Ariel Zerrudo Jr.	Lateo FC
8 James Younghusband	A.F.C. Wimbledon
Strikers:
19 Dan Padernal	San Beda College
16 Arnie Pasinabo
7 Ali Bernard Rojas Go	Kaya FC
17 Alvin Valeroso	University of the East
9 Phil Younghusband	Chelsea F.C. Reserves

Note: Jan Michael Benedicto wore the #9 during the 2007 ASEAN Football Championships, in which Phil Younghusband could not partake in for he had an injury.

[edit] Tactics

Formations: 4-4-2, 4-1-2-1-2

Right Corner: Calindong

Left Corner: Calindong

Free Kick: J. Younghusband

Penalty: Borromeo

[edit] Recurring players

23 Alvin Montaez
24 Mariano del Rosario
25 Jerome Orcullo

[edit] Kits

The Philippine national team's kits are currently manufactured by the Mizuno Corporation. Previous manufacturers were Adidas and Asics.

The home kit is darkish blue with a v-neck collar and has black sides. On the sleeves there is a diamond-type lining and the Philippine national flag on both. The Mizuno logo is on the left-hand side and the logo of the PFF is on the right-hand side. The numbering is on the middle.

The away is no longer red, but rather white with light blue sides. It has the same characteristics as the home kit.

The Philippines traditionally had red away kits.

The new team Jersey

[edit] Sponsors

As it states in the website of the Philippine Football Federation, these are the following sponsors of the Philippine national football team:

Mizuno
2GO
gtz
Lufthansa
Petron
Unicef

[edit] Latest Results

Date	Tournament	Location	Score (Philippines first)	Opponent	Scorers
12 November 2006	2007 ASEAN Football Championship Qualifiers	Bacolod, Philippines	1:2	Laos	Christopher Greatwich
14 November 2006	2007 ASEAN Football Championship Qualifiers	Bacolod, Philippines	7:0	East Timor	Phil Younghusband (4), Emelio Caligdong (2), Joseph Marlow (1)
18 November 2006	2007 ASEAN Football Championship Qualifiers	Bacolod, Philippines	1:0	Cambodia	Alexander Borromeo (pen)
20 November 2006	2007 ASEAN Football Championship Qualifiers	Bacolod, Philippines	4:1	Brunei	Phil Younghusband (2), Anton del Rosario (1), Emelio Caligdong (1)
January 12, 2007	2007 ASEAN Football Championship	Bangkok, Thailand	0:4	Malaysia	none
January 14, 2007	2007 ASEAN Football Championship	Bangkok, Thailand	0:4	Thailand	none
January 16, 2007	2007 ASEAN Football Championship	Bangkok, Thailand	0:0	Myanmar	none

[edit] Notable players (club(s) joined)

Paulino Alcántara (FC Barcelona , FC Galeno , Bohemians of Manila )
Alfredo Razon Gonzalez (East Asian Commercial Bank ), (Kaya FC )
9 Phil Younghusband (Chelsea F.C. Reserves )
8 James Younghusband (Chelsea F.C. Reserves & A.F.C. Wimbledon )

Note: those in bold lettering have since retired from international football.

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1938 - Did not enter
1950 - Withdrew
1954 to 1962 - Did not enter
1966 - Suspended by FIFA for failure to pay the necessary fees
1970 - Did not enter
1974 - Withdrew
1978 to 1994 - Did not enter
1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Did not qualify
2006 to 2010 - Did not enter

[edit] Asian Cup record

1956 - Preliminary round
1960 - Qualifying round
1964 - Did not qualify
1968 - Did not qualify
1972 - Did not enter
1976 - Did not enter
1980 - Did not qualify
1984 - Did not qualify
1988 - Did not enter
1992 - Did not enter
1996 - Disqualified*
2000 - Did not qualify
2004 - Did not enter
2007 - Did not enter

* for fielding in illegal player Mark Yutan, who is an American^[2]^[3]

[edit] ASEAN Football Championship (Tiger Cup) record

1996 to 2007 - Round 1

[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record

2006 - Round 1

[edit] Philippines International Record

Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	GD
179	23	14	147	133	647	-514

[edit] List of wins

04/02/1913 - Philippines 2-1 China, Far Eastern Games
07/05/1917 - Japan 2-15 Philippines, Far Eastern Games
??/05/1919 - Philippines 2-1 China, Far Eastern Games
??/05/1919 - Philippines 3-2 China, Far Eastern Games
30/05/1921 - Philippines 3-1 Japan, Far Eastern Games (in China)
23/05/1923 - Japan 1-2 Philippines, Far Eastern Games
17/05/1925 - Philippines 4-0 Japan, Far Eastern Games
??/05/1934 - Philippines 4-3 Dutch East Indies, Far Eastern Games
26/05/1958 - Japan 0-1 Philippines, Asian Games
21/08/1971 - Philippines 3-1 Thailand, friendly (in Malaysia)
??/09/1971 - Philippines 3-0 Taiwan, Olympic Games qualifier (in South Korea)
??/06/1972 - Philippines 2-0 Singapore, friendly (in Indonesia)
??/06/1972 - Philippines 1-0 Thailand, friendly (in Indonesia)
26/07/1972 - Philippines 4-1 Sri Lanka, friendly (in Malaysia)
20/11/1977 - Philippines 4-1 Brunei, Southeast Asian Games (in Malaysia)
??/??/1991 - Philippines 2-1 Brunei, friendly
28/11/1991 - Philippines 1-0 Malaysia, Southeast Asian Games
12/12/1995 - Philippines 2-1 Brunei, Southeast Asian Games (in Thailand)
29/01/2000 - Philippines 2-0 Guam, Asian Cup qualifier (in Vietnam)
14/12/2004 - Philippines 2-1 Timor Leste, Tiger Cup (in Malaysia)
14/11/2006 - Philippines 7-0 Timor Leste, 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualifiers (in the Philippines)
18/11/2006 - Philippines 1-0 Cambodia, 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualifiers (in the Philippines)
20/11/2006 - Philippines 4-1 Brunei, 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualifiers (in the Philippines)

[edit] List of draws

??/05/1915 - China 1-1 Philippines, Far Eastern Games
??/??/1934 - Japan 3-3 Philippines, Far Eastern Games
07/06/1940 - China 0-0 Philippines, friendly (in Japan)
13/08/1971 - Philippines 4-4 Singapore, friendly (in Malaysia)
??/06/1972 - Philippines 1-1 South Korea, friendly (in Indonesia)
??/07/1972 - Khmer Republic (Cambodia) 2-2 Philippines, friendly (in Malaysia)
23/11/1977 - Indonesia 1-1 Philippines, Southeast Asian Games (in Malaysia)
30/05/1983 - Malaysia 0-0 Philippines, Southeast Asian Games (in Singapore)
26/11/1991 - Philippines 2-2 Vietnam, Southeast Asian Games
26/03/1998 - Cambodia 1-1 Philippines, Tiger Cup qualifier (in Singapore)
26/05/2001 - Philippines 1-1 Laos, FIFA World Cup qualifier
03/04/2006 - Philippines 1-1 India U-20, AFC Challenge Cup (in Bangladesh)
05/04/2006 - Afghanistan 1-1 Philippines, AFC Challenge Cup (in Bangladesh)
16/01/2007 - Myanmar 0-0 Philippines, ASEAN Football Championship (in Thailand)

[edit] Achievements

1913 Far Eastern Games champions
1991 Southeast Asian Games semifinalists

[edit] References

^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6511447.stm Record entries for 2010 World Cup
^ Pinoy Soccer - News archives.
^ Asian Cup (Disciplinary code).

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

International football

v • d • e

Asia: AFC – Asian Cup

Africa: CAF – African Cup of Nations

North America: CONCACAF – Gold Cup

South America: CONMEBOL – Copa América

Oceania: OFC – Nations Cup

Europe: UEFA – European Championship

Non-FIFA: NF-Board – VIVA World Cup

National football teams of Asia (AFC)