Philippine national football team

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Philippines
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Association Philippine Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Flag of the Philippines Jose Ariston Caslib
Captain Emelio Caligdong
Home stadium Panaad Stadium
Bacolod City,
Philippines
FIFA code PHI
FIFA ranking 158
Highest FIFA ranking 157 (November 2008)
Lowest FIFA ranking 195 (September 2006)
Elo ranking 207
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First international
Flag of the Philippines Philippines 1 - 0 China 
(Philippines; January 31 1913)
Biggest win
 Japan 2 - 15 Philippines Flag of the Philippines
(Tokyo, Japan; September 10 1917)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 15 - 0 Philippines Flag of the Philippines
(Tokyo, Japan; September 27 1967)
Best result Qualifying rounds
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1956)
Best result Prelimenary round (1956)

The Philippine national football team, is the national team of the Philippines and is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF).[2]

Despite being one of the oldest national teams in Asia, 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 or 2010 FIFA World Cup tournaments in order to focus more on developing youth football and gaining international experience in regional tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games.

Football, more commonly called soccer, 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 the Mindanao islands.

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[edit] Recent history

In September 2006 the country fell to 195th on the FIFA ranking scale, its lowest ever. By the end of the year, the Philippines moved back up to 171th overall, after qualifying for the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship with a 4-1 win over Brunei. However, their failure to advance from the preliminaries dropped the country's ranking to 179th. The recent string of poor performances caused the Philippines to refuse to enter the qualification stages for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1]

[edit] Coaches

Coach From To
Flag of England Alan Rogers and Brian Birch 1962 1963
Flag of Scotland Danny McLennan 1963 1963
Flag of the Philippines Jose Ariston Caslib 2008
Flag of the Philippines Norman Fegidero, Jr. 2008 Sept 2008
Flag of the Philippines Juan Cutillas Sept 2008 February 2009
Flag of the Philippines Jose Ariston Caslib April 2009
Manager From To
Flag of the Philippines Norman Fegidero, Jr. 2008 July 2008

[edit] Current players

The following players were called up for 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying round.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Neil Etheridge February 7, 1990 Flag of England Fulham
2 DF Alexander Borromeo June 28, 1983 Flag of the Philippines National Capital Region FA
3 DF Philip Greatwich January 21, 1987 Flag of the United States Towson Tigers
4 DF Anton del Rosario December 23, 1981 Flag of the Philippines Kaya FC
5 DF Jason Cordova December
6 MF Mariano del Rosario Flag of the Philippines National Capital Region FA
7 MF Emelio Caligdong September 8, 1982 Flag of the Philippines National Capital Region FA
8 MF James Younghusband September 4, 1986 Flag of England Woking
11 MF Christopher Greatwich September 30, 1983 Flag of the Philippines Region FA
9 FW Phil Younghusband August 4, 1987
10 FW Frederik Knauf March 6 ,1987


12 GK Eduard Sacapano February 14, 1980 Flag of the Philippines Philippine Army FC
13 DF Arby Famular April 19, 1989 Flag of the United States Oswego City FC
14 DF Lemuel Unabia
15 DF Jeff Fotakis April 18, 1987 Flag of the United States LAFB Warhawks
16 DF Joebel Bermejo Flag of England Ringmer
17 MF Ricardo Becite April 13, 1986 Flag of the Philippines University of Santo Tomas/Philippine Army FC
18 MF Robert Canedo Flag of the Philippines National Capital Region FA
19 MF Ian Araneta March 2, 1982 Flag of the Philippines National Capital Region FA
20 MF Glester Sobremisana
21 FW Ruben Doctora April 17, 1986
22 FW Arnie Pasinabo February 4, 1986 Flag of the Philippines University of St. La Salle
23 FW Floriano Pasilan Flag of the Philippines University of St. La Salle
24 FW Peter Jaugan
25 FW Chad Gould September 30, 1982 Flag of England AFC Wimbledon

Men's National Team - Current Pool

[edit] Most international appearances

[edit] Kits

Current 2008 AFC Challenge Cup Kit In March 9, 2008 the Philippine Football Federation has a signed three-year, P9-million contract with Mizuno Corporation to become the PFF's official outfitter and a major partner in its grassroots development programs.[2]

The Home kit Jersey colors now appears in an all Red combination. Red Jersey, Red Shorts and Red Socks. The Away kit colors comes similarly in an all White combination. White Jersey, White Shorts and White Socks.

Past kit history : Previous manufacturers were Adidas and Asics.

The previous home kit was dark 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 previous away jersey was 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 jerseys.

Replica kit availability

In previous years. Fans have always complained they could never purchase any PFF Football Replica Kits authentic or fakes. Past kit sponsors and the PFF never made any effort to making it available for sale to the general public. So it was a welcome sight for fans when Mizuno started to make it available at any Philippine Mizuno stores. Currently the 2008 PFF kits, Jersey or Shorts are each sold for Php 1,999.95

Past team Jersey

[edit] Sponsors

2008 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifer Sponsors

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

[edit] World Cup record

[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 qualify
  • 2007 - Did not enter
  • 2011 - Did not qualify

* for fielding in illegal player Mark Yutan, who is an American[3][4]

[edit] ASEAN Football Championship (Tiger Cup) record

[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record

  • 2006 - Round 1
  • 2008 - Did not qualify, 2nd in qualifying group
  • 2010 - Did not qualify, 3rd in qualifying group

[edit] Philippines International Record

Played Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD
182 24 14 149 136 655 -519

[edit] List of wins

[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
  • 05/04/2006 - Afghanistan 1-1 Philippines, AFC Challenge Cup (in Bangladesh)
  • 16/01/2007 - Myanmar 0-0 Philippines, ASEAN Football Championship (in Thailand)
  • 15/05/2008 - Tajikistan 0-0 Philippines, AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers (in the Philippines)

[edit] Achievements

  • 1913 Far Eastern Games champions
  • 1991 Southeast Asian Games semifinalists

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6511447.stm Record entries for 2010 World Cup
  2. ^ PFF signs a 3 year Php 9 Million contract with Mizuno *[1]
  3. ^ "Pinoy Soccer - News archives". http://pinoysoccer.com/news/Philippines/index.html. 
  4. ^ "Asian Cup (Disciplinary code)". http://www.the-afc.com/english/competitions/pdf/Diciplinary.pdf. 

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