Philippines national football team

Philippines
Nickname(s) Azkals (Street Dogs)
PH / PHL Booters
PH / PHL XI
Tri–Stars
Association Philippine Football Federation
Sub-confederation AFF (Southeast Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Michael Weiß
Asst coach Edwin Cabalida
Edsel Bracamonte
Rolando Piñero
Captain Alexander Borromeo
Vice-captain Emelio Caligdong
Home stadium Rizal Memorial Stadium
FIFA code PHI
FIFA ranking 159
Highest FIFA ranking 149 (December 2010)
Lowest FIFA ranking 195 (September 2006)
Elo ranking 179
Highest Elo ranking 26 (February 1913 – May 1915)
Lowest Elo ranking 216 (December 2004)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Philippines 0–1 Republic of China 
(Manila, Philippines; February 1, 1913)
Biggest win
 Japan 2–15 Philippines
(Tokyo, Japan; May 10, 1917)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 15–0 Philippines
(Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967)

The Philippines national football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents the country in international football. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the Philippines.

Despite being one of the oldest national teams in Asia, the Philippines has yet to qualify for the Asian Cup or the World Cup. However, they enjoyed some success in its early years between 1913 and 1934 in the Far Eastern Championship Games.

Contents

History

In September 2006 the country fell to 195th on the FIFA World Rankings, its lowest ever.[1] By the end of the year, the Philippines moved back up to 171st overall, after a good run in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification.[2] They were able to win three games in a row which was a first for the Philippines and thus qualifying for the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship.[3] Coach at that time Aris Caslib, aimed to reach the semi-finals with two wins at the group stage.[4] The decision came despite Philippine Football Federation president Juan Miguel Romualdez stating that they would still be underdogs in the tournament and that they mustn't raise their expectations too high,[2] as the Philippines have only won their first ever win of the tournament during the 2004 edition.[5]

The Philippines eventually failed to reach their target, only getting a draw in three matches. Their poor performances led to Caslib's resignation,[6] as well as the refusal of the PFF to register and enter the qualification stages for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[7] They would be one of four nations, all from Southeast Asia not to enter after a record number of entries.[8] However it was revealed that the decision not to enter the 2010 as well as the 2006 World Cup qualification was made during the PFF presidency of Rene Adad, whose term ended in 2003.[7] Instead, the PFF wanted to focus on domestic and regional competitions.[9]

Since 2007, the Philippines have failed to qualify for a major competition. They came close in 2008 after missing out on the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup only on goal difference,[10] and the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup with an inferior goals scored record.[11] In 2010, they qualified for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, where they stayed undefeated in the group stage and also went on to beat defending champions Vietnam, becoming one of the biggest upsets in the history of the tournament.[12] The team reached the knockout stage for the first time, eventually losing to Indonesia in the semifinals. In 2011, the Philippines qualified for the AFC Challenge Cup for the first time since qualifiers were introduced in the tournament.

On July 3, 2011, the Philippines recorded their first ever victory in FIFA World Cup qualification, beating Sri Lanka 4–0 in the second leg of the first preliminary round. They advanced 5–1 on aggregate, drawing 1–1 in the first leg before winning at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.[13]

Team Image

Kit

In March 2008, the Philippine Football Federation signed a three-year, ₱9-million contract with Mizuno to become the official outfitter and equipment supplier of the national team, as well as becoming a major partner in its grassroots development programs.[14][15] The previous outfitter was Adidas. The traditional home kit is similar to the France national team; blue jersey, white shorts, and red socks.[16] However, in recent times, the home and away kit has either been all-blue, all-red or all-white. Currently the home kit is all-white, while the away kit is all-blue.

Names

Under the official FIFA Trigramme the team's name is abbreviated as PHI; this acronym is used by FIFA, the AFC and the AFF to identify the team in official competitions.[17] The team is also identified under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) country code for the Philippines as PHL.[18] However the team was more commonly known as the RP, the acronym for the country's official name, Republika ng Pilipinas,[17] which the local press used when they referred to the team as the "RP Booters"[19] or the "RP XI".[20] This was until late October 2010 when the Department of Foreign Affairs decided to change the official abbreviation of the country from "RP" to "PH" or "PHL", to be in line with ISO standards.[21] The local press have since referred to the team as either "PH/PHL Booters"[22][23] or "PH/PHL XI".[24][25]

The national team is most popularly referred to as the "Azkals".[26] The name was coined when an online Philippine football community proposed the nickname Calle Azul (Spanish for Streets of Blue, referring to the color of their kit) which was modified to Azul Calle, shortened to AzCal, and finally became Azkal – a word that is similar to Filipino term Askal meaning street dog.[27] “Azkals” became a trending topic on Twitter during the semi-finals of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup.[28]

They are also known as the "Tri–Stars" which is derived from the three stars on the Philippine flag, although this nickname is not frequently used.[29]

Home stadium

Main article: Rizal Memorial Stadium

During the early years of the Philippine national team, they played their home matches at the Manila Carnival Grounds. By 1934 it became the site of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.[30] One of the facilities within the complex is the 30,000 capacity national stadium, known as the Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium or simply the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Since its opening, it has been the home venue of the Philippine national team.

However, it has also become a hub for athletics. The continued use for athletics along with poor maintenance has deteriorated the stadium and the 1991 Southeast Asian Games was the last time it was used for international football matches. In early 2009, the Philippine Sports Commission planned to transform it to a modern football stadium which would make it usable by the national team for international matches.[31]

Other stadiums used:

Players

Current squad

Match Date: December 3, 2011
Opposition: Los Angeles Galaxy
Competition: Friendly

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
20 1GK Eduard Sacapaño February 14, 1980 (1980-02-14) (age 32) Philippine Army
1GK Paolo Pascual January 22, 1991 (1991-01-22) (age 21) Global
2 2DF Rob Gier January 6, 1981 (1981-01-06) (age 31) Ascot United
4 2DF Anton del Rosario December 23, 1981 (1981-12-23) (age 30) Kaya
6 2DF Roel Gener June 27, 1974 (1974-06-27) (age 37) Philippine Army
14 2DF Carlos Alberto Martínez de Murga November 30, 1988 (1988-11-30) (age 23) Racing Club Portuense
26 2DF Jason Sabio June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) (age 25) Kaya
27 2DF Ray Jónsson February 3, 1979 (1979-02-03) (age 33) Grindavik
2DF Matthew Uy March 22, 1990 (1990-03-22) (age 21) Long Island Rough Riders
7 3MF James Younghusband September 4, 1986 (1986-09-04) (age 25) Loyola Agila
8 3MF Manuel Ott May 6, 1992 (1992-05-06) (age 19) FC Ingolstadt 04 II
12 3MF Ángel Guirado December 9, 1984 (1984-12-09) (age 27) Global
13 3MF Emelio Caligdong September 28, 1982 (1982-09-28) (age 29) Philippine Air Force
17 3MF Jason de Jong February 28, 1990 (1990-02-28) (age 21) Dordrecht
18 3MF Christopher Greatwich September 30, 1983 (1983-09-30) (age 28) Morris County Colonials
19 3MF Nestorio Margarse May 3, 1976 (1976-05-03) (age 35) Philippine Army
25 3MF Lexton Moy January 24, 1985 (1985-01-24) (age 27) Kaya
9 4FW Misagh Bahadoran January 10, 1987 (1987-01-10) (age 25) Global
10 4FW Phil Younghusband August 4, 1987 (1987-08-04) (age 24) Loyola Agila
15 4FW Nate Burkey January 7, 1985 (1985-01-07) (age 27) Kaya
16 4FW OJ Clariño July 27, 1990 (1990-07-27) (age 21) University of Santo Tomas
23 4FW Ian Araneta March 2, 1982 (1982-03-02) (age 29) Philippine Air Force
4FW Joshua Beloya February 20, 1991 (1991-02-20) (age 21) Ceres

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Philippines within the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
GK Christopher Camcam September 30, 1994 (1994-09-30) (age 17) Kaya v. Sri Lanka, July 3, 2011
GK Neil Etheridge February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07) (age 22) Fulham v. Nepal, October 11, 2011
GK Roland Müller March 2, 1988 (1988-03-02) (age 23) MSV Duisburg 2011 Long Teng Cup
DF Jerry Barbaso April 18, 1988 (1988-04-18) (age 23) Global v. Mongolia, February 9, 2011
DF David Basa April 2, 1989 (1989-04-02) (age 22) Global 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
DF Joebel Bermejo February 28, 1981 (1981-02-28) (age 30) Philippine Air Force v. Mongolia, March 15, 2011
DF Alexander Borromeo June 28, 1983 (1983-06-28) (age 28) Kaya v. Nepal, October 11, 2011
DF Dennis Cagara February 19, 1985 (1985-02-19) (age 27) Lyngby v. Nepal, October 11, 2011
DF Reymark Fernandez February 27, 1991 (1991-02-27) (age 20) Diliman v. Nepal, October 11, 2011
DF Matthew Hartmann August 19, 1989 (1989-08-19) (age 22) Loyola Agila v. Nepal, October 11, 2011
DF Neckson Leonora March 22, 1989 (1989-03-22) (age 22) Pachanga v. Nepal, October 11, 2011
DF Rey Palmes December 27, 1979 (1979-12-27) (age 32) Philippine Air Force v. Mongolia, February 9, 2011
DF Oliver Pötschke February 13, 1987 (1987-02-13) (age 25) BFC Preussen 2011 Long Teng Cup
DF Kristopher Relucio April 22, 1978 (1978-04-22) (age 33) Global v. Mongolia, March 15, 2011
DF Lemuel Unabia November 13, 1988 (1988-11-13) (age 23) Green Archers United 2011 Long Teng Cup
MF Ricardo Becite April 13, 1986 (1986-04-13) (age 25) Philippine Army v. Sri Lanka, July 3, 2011
MF Jeffrey Christiaens May 17, 1991 (1991-05-17) (age 20) Torhout 2011 Long Teng Cup
MF Mark Ferrer February 12, 1989 (1989-02-12) (age 23) Philippine Air Force 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
MF Simon Greatwich September 30, 1988 (1988-09-30) (age 23) Hartwick College v. Kuwait, July 28, 2011
MF James Hall July 16, 1989 (1989-07-16) (age 22) Unattached v. Bahrain U-23, July 18, 2011
MF Mark Hartmann January 20, 1992 (1992-01-20) (age 20) Loyola Agila 2011 Long Teng Cup
MF Patrick Hinrichsen March 2, 1991 (1991-03-02) (age 20) SV Darmstadt 98 II v. Kuwait, July 28, 2011
MF Jerry Lucena August 11, 1980 (1980-08-11) (age 31) AGF v. Nepal, October 11, 2011
MF Paul Mulders January 16, 1981 (1981-01-16) (age 31) ADO Den Haag v. Nepal, October 11, 2011
MF OJ Porteria May 9, 1994 (1994-05-09) (age 17) Tecumseh Area SC v. Bahrain U-23, July 16, 2011
MF Stephan Schröck August 21, 1986 (1986-08-21) (age 25) SpVgg Greuther Fürth v. Kuwait, July 28, 2011
FW Yanti Barsales February 6, 1973 (1973-02-06) (age 39) Philippine Air Force 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
FW William Gueridonn July 1, 1981 (1981-07-01) (age 30) Global 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
FW Peter Jaugan July 2, 1983 (1983-07-02) (age 28) Philippine Air Force v. Mongolia, March 15, 2011
FW Yannick Tuason January 4, 1989 (1989-01-04) (age 23) Kaya v. Kuwait, July 28, 2011

Previous squads

AFF Championship squads
AFC Challenge Cup squads
Southeast Asian Games squads
*Squads for all editions of the Far Eastern Games and the four editions of the Asian Games the Philippines has entered are unknown.

Coaches

  • Noel Casilao (1993–1996)
  • Juan Cutillas (1996–2000)
  • Rodolfo Alicante (2000)
  • Masataka Imai (2001)

Competition records

World Cup

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1930 to
1938		 Did not enter
1950 Withdrew[32]
1954 to
1962		 Did not enter
1966 Entry not accepted[32]
1970 Did not enter
1974 Withdrew[32]
1978 to
1994		 Did not enter
1998
2002		 Did not qualify
2006
2010		 Did not enter
2014 Did not qualify
Total - - - - - - -

Asian Cup

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1956
1960		 Did not qualify
1964 Did not enter
1968 Did not qualify
1972
1976		 Did not enter
1980
1984		 Did not qualify
1988
1992		 Did not enter
1996
2000		 Did not qualify
2004
2007		 Did not enter
2011 Did not qualify
Total - - - - - - -
Notes:
After the inception of the AFC Challenge Cup, new changes in AFC Competition rules were made. Countries categorized as "emerging nations" which include the Philippines, do not enter Asian Cup qualification starting with the 2011 edition. Therefore, failure to qualify and failure to win the Challenge Cup automatically results in failure to qualify for the Asian Cup.[33]

AFC Challenge Cup

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
2006 Round 1 3 0 2 1 2 3
2008
2010		 Did not qualify
2012 Qualified
Total – 3 0 2 1 2 3

Asian Games

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1951 Did not enter
1954 Round 1 2 0 0 2 2 7
1958 Quarter-finals 3 1 0 2 2 8
1962 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 27
1966
1970		 Did not enter
1974 Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 21
1978 to
1998		 Did not enter
Total – 11 1 0 10 5 63
Notes:
Only until the 1998 edition is listed; football at the Asian Games changed to an under-23 tournament since the 2002 edition.

ASEAN championship

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1996 Round 1 4 0 0 4 0 16
1998 3 0 0 3 3 11
2000 3 0 0 3 0 8
2002 4 0 0 4 3 24
2004 4 1 0 3 4 9
2007 3 0 1 2 0 8
2008 Did not qualify
2010 Semi-finals 5 1 2 2 3 3
Total – 26 2 3 21 13 79

Southeast Asian Games

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1977 Round 1 3 1 1 1 5 7
1979 Did not enter
1981 Round 1 2 0 0 2 0 3
1983 2 0 1 1 0 5
1985 2 0 0 2 0 13
1987 Did not enter
1989 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 10
1991 Semi-finals 4 1 1 2 6 10
1993 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 11
1995 4 1 0 3 2 9
1997 4 0 0 4 1 13
1999 4 0 0 4 3 18
Total – 31 3 3 25 19 99
Notes:
Only until the 1999 edition is listed; football at the SEA Games changed to an under-23 tournament since the 2001 edition.
The 1959–1975 editions are not listed as the Philippines were not yet members of the SEAP Federation.

Far Eastern Games

Year Round GP W D L GF GA
1913 Champions 1 1 0 0 2 1
1915 Runners-up 3 0 2 1 1 2
1917 Runners-up 2 1 0 1 15 5
1919 Runners-up 3 1 0 2 3 5
1921 Runners-up 2 1 0 1 3 1
1923 Runners-up 2 1 0 1 2 4
1925 Runners-up 2 1 0 1 5 5
1927 Third place 2 0 0 2 2 5
1930 Third place 2 0 0 2 2 12
1934 Third place 3 1 0 2 6 8
Total – 22 7 2 13 41 48

Minor tournaments

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1962 Merdeka Tournament Group stage 5th in group 4 0 0 4 2 23
1971 Merdeka Tournament Group stage 11th 5 0 1 4 7 16
1971 Pesta Sukan Cup Quarter-finals 8th 2 0 0 2 1 4
1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament Group stage 3rd in group 4 2 1 1 4 5
1972 Merdeka Tournament Group stage 8th 5 1 2 2 8 10
1972 Pesta Sukan Cup Group stage 3rd in group 2 0 0 2 1 7
1972 President's Cup Football Tournament Group stage 8th 4 0 0 4 0 22
1981 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament Group stage 3rd in group 3 1 0 2 2 15
1982 King's Cup Group stage 5th in group 4 0 0 4 0 6
1985 Brunei Merdeka Games Group stage 3rd in group 2 0 0 2 1 8
1986 Brunei Merdeka Games Group stage 3rd in group 2 0 0 2 1 6
1986 President Aquino Cup Group stage 4th 3 0 0 3 1 12
1987 Brunei Merdeka Games Group stage 3rd in group 2 0 0 2 0 4
1990 Brunei Merdeka Games Group stage 3rd in group 2 0 0 2 0 7
1993 Philippines International Cup Semi-finals 4th 5 2 1 2 4 4
2010 Long Teng Cup Group stage 3rd 3 1 1 1 8 5
2011 Long Teng Cup Group stage 2nd 3 1 2 0 5 3
Total – – 55 8 8 39 45 157
Notes:
Tournaments listed are invitationals. Not all games played are 'A' international matches.

See also

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