Philippines national football team

Philippines
Nickname(s) Azkals[1] (Street dogs)
Association Philippine Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation AFF (South-East Asia)
Head coach Thomas Dooley
Captain Phil Younghusband
Most caps Phil Younghusband (88)
Top scorer Phil Younghusband (45)
Home stadium Panaad Park and Stadium
Philippine Sports Stadium
Rizal Memorial Stadium
FIFA code PHI
First colors
Second colors
Third colors
FIFA ranking
Current 126 Steady (6 July 2017)
Highest 115 (May 2016)
Lowest 195 (September–October 2006)
Elo ranking
Current 153 Steady (7 May 2017)
Highest 26 (February 1913 – May 1915)
Lowest 216 (December 2004)
First international
 Philippines 2–1 China 
(Manila, Philippines; February 1, 1913)
Biggest win
 Japan 2–15 Philippines
(Tokyo, Japan; May 10, 1917)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Japan 15–0 Philippines
(Tokyo, Japan; September 28, 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. Philippines' home grounds are Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod, Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan, and the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila and the current coach is Thomas Dooley.

The national team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the Asian Cup, despite being one of the oldest national teams in Asia[3] and has been playing at the international level as early as 1913.[4] The national team's best finish in a major tournament was at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup where they finished second after losing to Palestine in the final.[5]

History

Early years

The national team squad at the 1930 Far Eastern Championship Games.

The Philippines participated at the Far Eastern Championship Games, which included football. The first edition was in 1913 and the last was in 1934. The games were the first regional football tournament for national teams outside Britain. The national team routinely faced Japan and China and at one edition the Dutch East Indies at the games. The Philippines won over China at the inaugural tournament with the scoreline of 2–1. During the 1917 edition, the national team achieved its biggest win in international football. Led by Filipino-Spanish icon Paulino Alcantara, the Philippines defeated Japan 15–2.[4][6][7]

After the dissolution of the Far Eastern Championship Games, the national squad participated at the 1940 East Asian Games organized to commemorate the 2600th anniversary of the foundation of the Empire of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. The team finished third behind champions Japan and second placers, Manchukuo and ahead of the Republic of China.[8][9]

1950s–1990s

In the 1950s the Philippines hosted friendlies with international-based sides, However the national team experienced lack of funding and barely received any coverage from the media. During that time talents from the national team were drawn from the Manila Football League which received substantial support from the Chinese-Filipino community. The national team's decent performance at the 1958 Asian Games, hosted in Tokyo, where they defeated Japan, 1–0 in a game which was labeled as an upset by the Japanese press.[10]

After 1958, saw the decline of Philippine football, several key players resigned from the national team due to financial challenges for playing for the national team. National team players Ed Ocampo and Eduardo Pacheco switched to basketball, and went on playing for commercial basketball clubs where players are paid.[10] The Philippine Congress passed Republic Act 3135 that revised the charter of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation which had a provision or a 60-40 rule that mandates teams to not have more than 40 percent Chinese and other players with foreign blood.[11] Sponsors withdrew and leagues, which were mostly funded by the Chinese-Filipino community started to decline. The 60–40 rule was lifted much later during the tenure of president Johnny Romualdez of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), after 1982 when the PFA has reorganized itself as the PFF.[10][12]

The national team suffered defeats with big margins at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta.[10] This includes the national team's record 15–1 defeat to Malaysia, which became the worst defeat of the national team at that time. The record was later broken by the 15–0 lose to Japan in 1967 at the qualifiers for the 1968 Summer Olympics. Foreigners were hired to serve as head coaches for the national team in an attempt to reduce big margin loses. Englishman, Allan Rogers was hired following the record defeat to Malaysia and Spaniard Juan Cutillas was likewise tasked to lead the national team following the record defeat to Japan.[13]

In the early sixties, the Philippine Football Association partnered with the San Miguel Corporation to seek foreign assistance to train local football players and coaches and to develop the sport in the country. Coaches from the United Kingdom, Alan Rogers and Brian Birch. After the two were relieved, Danny McClellan and Graham Adams continued their task. In 1961, San Miguel through the national football association bought in four medical students from Spain who were expert in football — Francisco Escarte, Enrique dela Mata, Claudio Sanchez and Juan Cutillas. Escarte and dela Mata left the country after one year.[14]

In 1971, head coach Juan Cutillas recruited five foreign players to play for the national team; four Spaniards and one Chinese. The national team joined several international competitions such as the Merdeka Tournament, Jakarta Anniversary Tournament and the President Park Tournament. The team caused some upset results against the national teams of Thailand, Singapore and South Korea. The national team saw another decline after the four Spanish players left the team due to financial reasons and basketball gains more foothold over football in the country.[14]

The national team under German head coach, Eckhard Krautzun finished fourth overall at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games, its best ever finish at the tournament. The Philippines dealt a 1–0 defeat to defending champions Malaysia at the tournament which knocked out the latter out of the tournament at just the group stage. Norman Fegidero scored the sole goal for the Philippines.[13][15][16]

2000s

In September 2006, the country fell to 195th on the FIFA World Rankings, its lowest ever.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19] Coach at that time Aris Caslib, aimed to reach the semifinals with two wins at the group stage.[20] 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,[18] as the Philippines have only won their first ever win of the tournament during the 2004 edition.[21]

The Philippines eventually failed to reach their target, only getting a draw in three matches. Their poor performances led to Caslib's resignation,[22] as well as the refusal of the PFF to register and enter the qualification stages for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[23] They would be one of four nations, all from Southeast Asia not to enter after a record number of entries.[24] 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.[23] Instead, the PFF wanted to focus on domestic and regional competitions.[25]

The Philippines failed to qualify for any major competition in 2008. They missed out on the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup only on goal difference,[26] and the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup with an inferior goals scored record.[27]

Dan Palami, businessman and sports patron, was appointed as team manager of the national team in 2009 by the Philippine Football Federation. The national team still receive minimal support from the government. Palami made financial investments to the team using his own personal money. Since taking responsibility over the national team, he has envisioned a plan named Project 100, which plans to make the team among the top 100 national teams in the world in terms of FIFA rankings. More foreign-born Filipinos were called up to play for the national squad.[28]

2010s

A friendly between the Philippine national team (in red) vs. CPU International Football Team (in blue) with the latter composed mainly of Korean college students; The game was played on May 24, 2011 in Barotac Nuevo ended in a 1–1 draw.[29][30][31]
Starting eleven of the national team against the Maldives in an international friendly match, September 3, 2015

In 2010, they qualified for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, where they stayed undefeated in the group stage against powerhouses nations and also went on to beat defending champions Vietnam, in a match considered as one of the biggest upsets in the history of the tournament.[32] Their win against Vietnam, also referred by local Filipino fans as the "Miracle of Hanoi", was considered as the match that started a football renaissance in the country where basketball is the more popular sport.[33][34] The team reached the knockout stage for the first time but played all their games in Jakarta due to the unavailability of a stadium that passes AFF standards, eventually losing to Indonesia in the semifinals. The Philippines was the first and, as of now, only team that made to the AFF Semi-Finals that went through the qualification. 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.[35] The Philippines advanced to the second round against Kuwait, where the Filipinos were beaten 5–1 on aggregate, losing both matches.

On March 11, 2012, the Philippines recorded its first win in the AFC Challenge Cup by defeating previous champions India 2–0 and followed by another victory in March 13, which they won 2–1 against Tajikistan, thus qualifying for the semifinals for the first time. However, on March 16, 2012, the team suffered a 2–1 defeat against Turkmenistan in their semifinals match.[36] The Philippines made up for their semifinals loss to Turkmenistan by beating Palestine 4–3 to win third place.[37]

On September 29, 2012, the Philippines won the 2012 Philippine Peace Cup by winning all of the three matches. It was also their first title since the 1913 Far Eastern Games.

On November 30, 2012, the team made it to the semifinals of the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup. The Rizal Memorial Stadium hosted its first Suzuki Cup match, a 0–0 draw against Singapore; Singapore won the semifinals by winning the return leg in Singapore, 1–0.

The Philippines reached the final of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. With a berth to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup on the line, the Philippines lost to Palestine 1–0 on May 30. In the Peace Cup later that year, Myanmar defeated the Philippines 3–2 in the final.

In the 2014 AFF Championship, the Philippines defeated Indonesia for the first time since the 1934 Far Eastern Games.[38] This win and an earlier win against Laos propelled the Philippines to a third consecutive semifinal appearance despite losing to group stage host Vietnam on their third match.[39] The Philippines faced Thailand in the two-legged semifinal, coming up with a goalless draw against their opponents at home in Manila but losing the away match at Bangkok.[40] Under new coach Thomas Dooley, the Philippines defeated Bahrain in their first match of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying.[41] They then won their first-ever World Cup qualifier away from home, a 2–0 victory over Yemen in Doha, Qatar. The country also achieved its highest FIFA Ranking anew following back-to-back wins in the qualifiers.[42]

Team image

Supporters

Fans of the national team during a friendly against SV Darmstadt 98 in Germany.
June 24, 2011

Some fans have organized themselves to support the national team, one of them is the Ultras Filipinas, which formed in 2011.[43][44] The Kaholeros started out as a gathering of friends using Twitter calling for fans to watch games of the AFC Challenge Cup at the National Sports Grill in Greenbelt. The Ultras Filipinas was established when fans of Philippine Air Force F.C. and Ultras Kayas decided to form a support group for the national teams of the Philippines not necessarily just for the football team. The first outing of Ultras Filipinas was not for the national football team but for the national rugby union team. The two fan groups take alternative turns in cheering and chanting for the national team during games.[44]

Colors

The "three stars and the sun", is among the elements of the Filipino weave design incorporated in the most recent set of kits released by LGR.

Puma was the official outfitter of the national team during the 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[45] Later that year, Adidas assumed that role and outfitted the team that participated at the 1996 Tiger Cup.[46]

In March 2008, the PFF 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.[47][48]

On June 4, 2012, the PFF signed a three-year, estimated ₱18.5-million agreement with Puma to become the official kit, training, & equipment sponsor of the national team. In Q3 2013, they released the official long term home and away kits in association with Cougar Athletic Trends, with designs said to be comparable to that of Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Uruguay and other nations that use Puma as their kit designers. The kits utilized the lightweight, top of the line, PUMA Cell fabric technology. The 3 stars, representing the 3 major island groups: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao were incorporated at the inner collar area.[49]

On 2015, the PFF signed a deal with local kit supplier, LGR Sportswear. In June 3, 2015, a new set of kits made by LGR were unveiled to the public which will be used by the national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The home and away kits were white and blue respectively. Filipino weave design and the three stars and the sun are present at the back of the home and away kits. The goalkeeper's kit is black and has a yellow trim on the chest area and a weave pattern with the three stars and the sun and azkals logo incorporated in the design, in front around the shoulder area. Adidas was also announced as the footwear sponsor of the team for the qualifiers[50]

The traditional home kit is similar to the France national team; blue jersey, white shorts, and red socks.[51] However, in recent times, the home and away kit has either been all-blue, all-red or all-white.[52]

The current kits of the national team was introduced in latter part of 2016. The home kit is white, the away kit is red while a third kit which is blue was also used.[53]

Kits
Year Outfitter 1st Kit
1996 Germany Puma
2013–2015[52]
2015–2016[50]
2016–[53]
1996 Germany Adidas
2008–2012 Japan Mizuno
2012 Philippines LGR 2nd Kit
2012–2015 Germany Puma
2013–2015[52]
2015–2016[50]
2016–[53]
2015– Philippines LGR

Names

The logo sometimes used in broadcasts

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.[54] The team is also identified under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) country code for the Philippines as PHL.[55] However the team was more commonly known as the RP, the acronym for the country's official name, Republika ng Pilipinas,[54] which the local press used when they referred to the team as the "RP Booters"[56] or the "RP XI".[57] 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.[58] The local press have since referred to the team as either "PH/PHL Booters"[59][60] or "PH/PHL XI".[61][62]

The national team is referred to as the "Azkals".[63] 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.[64] “Azkals” became a trending topic on Twitter during the semifinals of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup.[65]

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.[66]

Home stadium

The Philippine Sports 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.[67] One of the facilities within the complex is the 12,000 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 until May 2015 where they declared the 25,000 seater and Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan as their new home. However, due to disappointing attendance numbers in PSS and RMS and an impressive crowd for Ceres–Negros F.C.'s run to the 2017 AFC Cup, the Philippine Football Federation decided to make Panaad Stadium as the national team's home again for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.[68]

The RMS has also become a hub for track and field. 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.[69]

The national team also held official international matches at the Cebu City Sports Complex in Cebu City,[70] and at the Barotac Nuevo Plaza Field in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo.[71]

Competitive records

World Cup

The Philippines has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. The national team entered the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification but withdrew without playing a single game. The country's entry to the 1966 edition was not accepted due to its association not being able to pay the registration fee for the qualifiers and the national team withdrew from the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification just as they did in the 1950 qualifiers.[72][73] The national team made its first participation in a FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1998 edition.

At the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Yanti Barsales made the first goal for the Philippines at a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Syria.[74][75]

The national team did not enter the qualifiers for the next succeeding editions until the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, about 10 years later.[76] The national team secured their first victory in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka, 4–0.[77][78]

Olympic Games

The senior national team never managed to qualify for the Olympics.

Asian Cup

The Philippines has never qualified for the Asian Cup. For the 2007 until the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, the Philippines attempted to qualify for the tournament through the AFC Challenge Cup.[75][79][80]

Asian Games

The senior national team made its best finish at the 1958 Asian Games where it reached the Quarterfinals of the tournament. The Philippines also has hosted the 1954 edition.

AFC Challenge Cup

The AFC Challenge Cup was organized as a route for nations classified as "emerging or "developing" as a sole route to qualify for the Asian Cup. The Philippines is among these nations[79][80] and participated at the inaugural 2006 AFC Challenge Cup. After a qualification phase was introduced the Philippines failed to qualify for the next two succeeding editions in 2008 and 2010. The Philippines qualified for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup where the finished third.[82] Phil Younghusband was the Golden Boot winner of the edition scoring six goals in the final tournament.[83] The team reached the finals of 2014 edition of the tournament settling for second place after losing to Palestine in the finals.[84] The AFC Challenge Cup tournament was dissolved after the 2014 edition.[80]

The Philippines' AFC Challenge Cup record
Year AFC Challenge Cup record Qualifying record
Round GP W D L GS GA Round GP W D L GS GA
Bangladesh 2006Round 1302123 No qualification
India 2008 Did not qualify Group Stage 3 2 1 0 4 0
Sri Lanka 2010 Did not qualify Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 8
Nepal 20123rd place 530298 Round 2 5 2 2 1 7 3
Maldives 20142nd place531173 Group Stage 2 2 0 0 9 0
Total–136341814-137332311

Far Eastern Games

Out of the ten football tournaments held in 10 editions of the Far Eastern Games, The Philippines only won the inaugural 1913 edition[85] despite fielding American, Spanish and British players violating tournament rules in that edition. The team was nevertheless named champions.[86] China was awarded champions of the nine other editions of the tournaments.[85] At the 1917 Far Eastern Games, the Philippines recorded its biggest victory in an international match to date, which was the 15–2 win against Japan. FC Barcelona player, Paulino Alcántara was part of the national squad.[6]

AFF Championship

The Philippines participated in every edition of the AFF Championship except the 2008 edition in which the team failed to qualify for the final tournament. Their first match in the tournament was a 0–5 defeat handed by Thailand in 1996 edition. Freddy Gonzalez scored the first goal for the Philippines in the tournament in the 3-1 defeat, also to Thailand in the 1998 edition. Emelio Caligdong made a brace in the national team's 2-1 victory against Timor Leste in the 2004 edition. The victory was the first for the Philippines in the AFF Championship.[87]

The national team fared poorly during the first seven editions of the AFF Championship from 1996 to 2008 losing 19 out of 21 matches.[82] The Philippines' worst defeat at the tournament was the 1–13 match against Indonesia at the 2002 AFF Championship which was also remains the highest scoreline in the tournament as of 2014.[88] The national team made to its first semi-finals at the 2010 AFF Championship.[82]

Southeast Asian Games

The senior national team managed to reach the semi-finals of the football tournament of the Southeast Asian Games before the football was made into an under-23 tournament.

Minor tournaments

The Philippines participated at numerous minor friendly tournaments. Aside from other national teams, the Philippine nationals also faced selection teams and club sides from other nations at some of these tournaments. The team made a podium finish, placing not below third place, at the Japanese Empire-sanctioned East Asian Games in 1940, the Long Teng Cup (2010, 2011) held in Taiwan, and all three editions of the Philippine Peace Cup (2012, 2013 and 2014) hosted by the home country.

All-time record against other nations

As of 19 July 2017[89]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Afghanistan 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
 Australia 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6
 Azerbaijan 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Bahrain 5 1 1 3 4 8 −4
 Bangladesh 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2
 Bhutan 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
 Brunei 14 6 2 6 16 16 0
 Cambodia 11 4 4 3 18 11 +7
 China PR 18 1 2 15 6 75 −69
 Chinese Taipei 14 4 3 7 20 40 −20
 Estonia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Guam 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6
 Hong Kong 10 1 1 8 8 46 −38
 India 4 1 2 1 4 8 −4
 Indonesia 29 2 3 24 20 106 −86
 Iran 1 0 0 1 1 7 −6
 Israel 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6
 Japan 20 5 0 15 35 88 −53
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5
 Kyrgyzstan 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
 Laos 11 2 2 7 15 20 −5
 Lebanon 2 0 0 2 1 14 −13
 Macau 5 3 0 2 14 7 +7
 Malaysia 19 1 6 12 4 74 −70
 Maldives 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2
 Mongolia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
 Myanmar 14 2 3 9 11 33 −22
   Nepal 5 4 0 1 14 2 +12
 North Korea 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3
 Oman 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9
 Pakistan 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 Palestine 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
 Qatar 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5
 Singapore 23 3 4 16 12 58 −46
 South Korea 7 0 0 7 0 36 −36
 Sri Lanka 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4
 Syria 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18
 Tajikistan 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2
 Thailand 20 2 1 17 9 64 −55
 Timor-Leste 4 4 0 0 15 1 +14
 Turkmenistan 4 2 0 2 4 7 −3
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4
 Uzbekistan 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5
 Vietnam 13 2 1 10 9 43 −34
 Yemen 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
Total 303 70 40 193 306 862 −556

Squad

Current squad

Match date: June 13, 2017[90]
Opposition: Tajikistan
Competition: 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
15 1GK Nick O'Donnell (1993-03-23) March 23, 1993 Philippines Global Cebu
16 1GK Patrick Deyto (1990-02-15) February 15, 1990 Philippines Global Cebu
1 1GK Nathanael Villanueva (1995-10-25) October 25, 1995 Philippines Meralco Manila
2 2DF Junior Muñoz (1987-05-18) May 18, 1987 Philippines Ceres–Negros
4 2DF Camelo Tacusalme (1989-08-05) August 5, 1989 Philippines JPV Marikina
11 2DF Daisuke Sato (1994-09-20) September 20, 1994 Romania Politehnica Iași
12 2DF Amani Aguinaldo (1995-04-24) April 24, 1995 Philippines Global Cebu
22 2DF Kenshiro Daniels (1995-01-13) January 13, 1995 Philippines Kaya FC-Makati
3 3MF Dominic del Rosario (1996-11-14) November 14, 1996 Philippines Ilocos United
6 3MF Luke Woodland (1995-07-21) July 21, 1995 Philippines Ceres–Negros
7 3MF Iain Ramsay (1988-02-27) February 27, 1988 Philippines Ceres–Negros
8 3MF Manuel Ott (1992-05-06) May 6, 1992 Philippines Ceres–Negros
13 3MF Dennis Villanueva (1992-04-28) April 28, 1992 Philippines Global Cebu
14 3MF Kevin Ingreso (1993-02-10) February 10, 1993 Philippines Ceres–Negros
17 3MF Fitch Arboleda (1993-01-04) January 4, 1993 Philippines Stallion Laguna
23 3MF James Younghusband (1986-09-04) September 4, 1986 Philippines Meralco Manila
5 4FW Mike Ott (1995-03-02) March 2, 1995 Thailand Ang Thong
9 4FW Misagh Bahadoran (1987-01-10) January 10, 1987 Philippines Global Cebu
10 4FW Phil Younghusband (1987-08-04) August 4, 1987 Philippines Meralco Manila
20 4FW Javier Patiño (1988-02-14) February 14, 1988 China Henan Jianye
21 4FW Ruben Doctora (1986-05-17) May 17, 1986 Philippines Stallion Laguna

Recent call-ups

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

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Neil Etheridge (1990-02-07) February 7, 1990 Wales Cardiff City
1GK Roland MüllerRET (1988-03-02) March 2, 1988 Philippines Ceres–Negros
2DF Marco Casambre (1998-12-18) December 18, 1998 Philippines Global Cebu
2DF Jeffrey ChristiaensINJ (1991-05-17) May 17, 1991 Philippines Ceres–Negros
2DF Carli de Murga (1988-11-30) November 30, 1988 Philippines Ceres–Negros
2DF Shirmar Felongco (1993-04-27) April 27, 1993 Philippines Kaya FC-Makati
3MF Paolo Bugas (1994-10-22) October 22, 1994 Philippines Global Cebu
3MF Daniel Gadia (1995-07-03) July 3, 1995 Philippines Meralco Manila
3MF Simon Greatwich (1988-09-30) September 30, 1988 Philippines Meralco Manila
3MF Hikaru MinegishiINJ (1991-07-03) July 3, 1991 Philippines Global Cebu
3MF OJ Porteria (1994-05-09) May 9, 1994 Philippines Ceres–Negros
3MF Stephan Schröck (1986-08-21) August 21, 1986 Philippines Ceres–Negros
3MF Martin Steuble (1988-06-09) June 9, 1988 Philippines Ceres–Negros
3MF Antonio UgarteINJ (1989-12-28) December 28, 1989 Philippines Kaya FC-Makati
4FW Jovin Bedic (1990-06-08) June 8, 1990 Philippines Kaya FC-Makati
4FW Mark Hartmann (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992 Malaysia Penang FA
Notes

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Omitted from the squad due to suspension

Previous squads

Previous squads of the Philippines
Tournament Edition
AFF Championship
AFC Challenge Cup

Fixtures and results

Head coaches

Dionisio Calvo, one of the earliest head coach for the national team.

One of the earlier head coaches of the national team was Dionisio Calvo. Foreign coaches of American, Argentinean, English, German, Scottish and Spanish nationality has managed the national team. Juan Cutillas has managed the team in at least four non-consecutive tenures (1969–78, 1981–84, 1996–00 and 2008–09).

Thomas Dooley led the national team to its best finish in a tournament sanctioned by the Asian Football Confederation and FIFA by leading the team to second place at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. The past three coaches, Simon McMenemy, Michael Weiß and current head coach, Thomas Dooley, also made some strides at the regional level leading the team to the semifinals at the AFF Suzuki Cup (2010, 2012 and 2014 editions respectively), the top football tournament in Southeast Asia. Eckhard Krautzun also led the national team to the semifinals, its best finish at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games, before football became an under-23 tournament at said multi-sporting event.

List of head coaches of the Philippines

See also

References

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