Philippines national football team records and statistics

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The lists shown below shows the Philippines national football team records in competitive and non-competitive tournaments, as well as individual and team records, and their head-to-head record against all opponents.

Individual records[edit]

Player records[edit]

As of 21 November 2023
Players in bold are still active.

Manager records[edit]

As of 26 February 2024
Manager Nat Length G W D L Win %
Simon McMenemy Scotland 2010 10 3 5 2 30%
Michael Weiß Germany 2011–2014 44 21 11 12 47.73%
Thomas Dooley United States 2014–2018 46 19 12 15 41.3%
Scott Cooper Republic of Ireland 2018 2 0 2 0 0%
Sven-Göran Eriksson Sweden 2018–2019 9 2 2 5 22.22%
Scott Cooper Republic of Ireland 2019–2021 4 1 1 2 25%
Stewart Hall England 2021–2022 6 2 0 4 33.33%
Thomas Dooley United States 2022 4 2 1 1 50%
Josep Ferré Spain 2022–2023 5 1 0 4 20%
Barae Jrondi Morocco 2023 2 0 0 2 0%
Michael Weiß Germany 2023–2024 7 2 2 3 28.57%
Tom Saintfiet Belgium 2024–present 0 0 0 0 N/A

Team records[edit]

Competition records[edit]

FIFA World Cup[edit]

The Philippines has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. The national team entered the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification[1] but withdrew without playing a single game.[2] The Philippines had intended to enter the 1962 edition but did not push through with the plan.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6][7]

The national team did not enter the qualifiers for the next succeeding editions until the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, about 10 years later.[8] The national team secured their first victory in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka, 4–0.[9][10]

FIFA World Cup record
Year FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Round Pld W D L GF GA Round Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to France 1938 Did not enter Did not enter
Brazil 1950 Withdrew[4] Withdrew
Switzerland 1954 to Chile 1962 Did not enter Did not enter
England 1966 Entry not accepted[4] Entry not accepted
Mexico 1970 Did not enter Did not enter
West Germany 1974 Withdrew[4] Withdrew
Argentina 1978 to United States 1994 Did not enter Did not enter
France 1998 Did not qualify Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 10
South Korea Japan 2002 Round 1 6 0 1 5 2 29
Germany 2006 and South Africa 2010 Did not enter Did not enter
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify Round 2 4 1 1 2 6 6
Russia 2018 Round 2 8 3 1 4 8 12
Qatar 2022 Round 2 8 3 2 3 12 11
Canada United States Mexico 2026 To be determined Round 2 2 0 1 1 1 3
Total 0/23 - - - - - - 31 7 6 18 29 71

Olympic Games[edit]

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

  • Since 1992, the Olympic team has been drawn from a squad with a maximum of three players over 23 years of age, and the achievements of this team are not generally regarded as part of the national team's records, nor are the statistics credited to the players' international records.

AFC Asian Cup[edit]

Main article: Philippines at the AFC Asian Cup

The Philippines qualified once for the Asian Cup, in 2019. For the 2011 and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, the Philippines attempted to qualify for the tournament through the AFC Challenge Cup.[7][11][12] The Philippines would have been invited to host the 1968 Asian Cup, a tournament in which it did not qualify for, if Iran withdrew as hosts.[13]

The Philippines' AFC Asian Cup record
Year AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 5
South Korea 1960 2 0 0 2 4 14
Israel 1964 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1968 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 0 24
Thailand 1972 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1976
Kuwait 1980 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 1 10
Singapore 1984 5 0 0 5 3 16
Qatar 1988 Did not enter Did not enter
Japan 1992
United Arab Emirates 1996 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 1 20
Lebanon 2000 3 1 0 2 2 11
China 2004 Did not enter Did not enter
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007
Qatar 2011 Did not qualify AFC Challenge Cup
Australia 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 7 14 6 4 4 21 20
Qatar 2023 Did not qualify 11 4 3 4 13 15
Saudi Arabia 2027 To be determined 2 0 1 1 1 3
Total Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 7 49 11 8 30 46 138
  • 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.[14]

Asian Games[edit]

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.

  • Only until the 1998 edition is listed; football at the Asian Games changed to an under-23 tournament since the 2002 edition.

AFC Challenge Cup[edit]

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[11][12] 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.[15] Phil Younghusband was the Golden Boot winner of the edition scoring six goals in the final tournament.[16] The team reached the finals of 2014 edition of the tournament settling for second place after losing to Palestine in the finals.[17] The AFC Challenge Cup tournament was dissolved after the 2014 edition.[12]

The Philippines' AFC Challenge Cup record
Year AFC Challenge Cup record Qualification record
Round Pld W D L GF GA Round Pld W D L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 3 No qualification
India 2008 Did not qualify Group stage 3 2 1 0 4 0
Sri Lanka 2010 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 8
Nepal 2012 Third place 5 3 0 2 9 8 Round 2 5 2 2 1 7 3
Maldives 2014 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 7 3 Group stage 2 2 0 0 9 0
Total 3/5 13 6 3 4 18 14 - 13 7 3 3 23 11

Far Eastern Games[edit]

Out of the ten football tournaments held in ten editions of the Far Eastern Games, The Philippines only won the inaugural 1913 edition[18] despite fielding American, Spanish and British players violating tournament rules in that edition. The team was nevertheless named champions.[19] China was awarded champions of the nine other editions of the tournaments.[18] 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.[20]

AFF Championship[edit]

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 a 1–3 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.[21]

The national team fared poorly during the first seven editions of the AFF Championship from 1996 to 2008 losing 19 out of 21 matches.[15] 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.[22] The national team made to its first semi-finals at the 2010 AFF Championship.[15]

Southeast Asian Games[edit]

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.

  • 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.

Minor tournaments[edit]

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.

Head-to-head record[edit]

Last match updated was against  Iraq on 26 March 2024[23]

Key
Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative balance (more Losses)
Opponents Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Afghanistan 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 AFC
 Australia 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 AFC
 Azerbaijan 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA
 Bahrain 7 1 2 4 5 10 −5 AFC
 Bangladesh 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 AFC
 Bhutan 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 AFC
 Brunei 15 7 2 6 21 17 +4 AFC
 Cambodia 13 4 5 4 21 15 +6 AFC
 China 25 2 3 20 9 86 −77 AFC
 Chinese Taipei 17 4 4 9 23 47 −24 AFC
 Fiji 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 OFC
 Estonia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA
 Guam 5 5 0 0 13 1 +12 AFC
 Hong Kong 10 1 1 8 8 46 −38 AFC
 India 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 AFC
 Indonesia 31 2 5 24 22 104 −82 AFC
 Iran 1 0 0 1 1 7 −6 AFC
 Iraq 2 0 0 2 0 6 –6 AFC
 Israel 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 UEFA
 Japan 20 5 2 13 35 57 −22 AFC
 Jordan 1 0 0 4 0 4 −4 AFC
 Kuwait 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 AFC
 Kyrgyzstan 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 AFC
 Laos 13 4 2 7 21 22 –1 AFC
 Lebanon 2 0 0 2 1 14 −13 AFC
 Macau 5 3 0 2 14 7 +7 AFC
 Malaysia 20 1 6 13 4 76 −72 AFC
 Maldives 5 3 1 1 10 7 +3 AFC
 Mongolia 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 AFC
 Myanmar 15 3 3 9 14 35 −21 AFC
   Nepal 7 5 1 1 15 2 +13 AFC
 North Korea 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 AFC
 Oman 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 AFC
 Pakistan 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 AFC
 Palestine 4 1 1 2 4 8 –4 AFC
 Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 OFC
 Qatar 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 AFC
 Singapore 26 4 4 18 14 62 −48 AFC
 South Korea 8 0 0 8 0 37 −37 AFC
 Sri Lanka 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 AFC
 Syria 5 0 0 5 3 25 −22 AFC
 Tajikistan 5 3 1 1 8 7 +1 AFC
 Thailand 23 2 2 19 11 71 −60 AFC
 East Timor 8 7 0 1 29 5 +24 AFC
 Turkmenistan 4 2 0 2 4 7 −3 AFC
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 AFC
 Uzbekistan 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 AFC
 Vietnam 17 2 1 14 11 50 −39 AFC
 Yemen 5 1 3 1 5 4 +1 AFC
Total 363 88 55 220 379 921 −541

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Filipinos To Enter World Soccer C'sbips". Morning Tribune. 1 September 1948. p. 15. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Philippines Quit". Malaya Tribune. Reuters. 10 May 1949. p. 10. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Cup entry". The Straits Times. 14 December 1949. p. 15. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  5. ^ "1966 FIFA World Cup qualification". MEMIM Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  6. ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "World Cup 2002 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  7. ^ a b Courtney, Barrie. "Philippines – List of International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  8. ^ Fenix, Ryan (28 June 2011). "Azkals take first step to World Cup dream in Sri Lanka". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  9. ^ Moore, Roy (30 June 2011). "After Sri Lanka draw, Azkals still seeking first World Cup qualifying win". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  10. ^ Tordecilla, Jaemark (3 July 2011). "Azkals destroy Sri Lanka to advance in World Cup qualifier". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  11. ^ a b Verora, Levi (26 May 2014). "Azkals to battle 7 more for last spot in AFC Asian Cup". Rappler. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  12. ^ a b c Stokkermans, Karel. "AFC Challenge Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  13. ^ "Dec 20 deadline for Iran". The Straits Times. 24 November 1967. Retrieved 21 November 2020. If Iran declined (to host the 1968 Asian Cup), the Philippines will be asked to stage the matches.
  14. ^ "New changes in AFC Competition rules". Iran Sports Press. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  15. ^ a b c Freelend, Paul (27 May 2014). "Only victory will do for emergent Philippines in AFC Challenge Cup semi-finals". The National. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  16. ^ Malig, Jojo (19 March 2012). "Phil Younghusband wins Golden Boot award". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  17. ^ "Azkals lose to Palestine in AFC Challenge Cup finals". Sun Star. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  18. ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel. "Far Eastern Games". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  19. ^ Jovanovic, Bojan. "First Far Eastern Games 1913 (Manila)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  20. ^ Thompson, Trevor (21 February 2014). "HISTORY : EUROPE'S FIRST STAR WITH ASIAN ROOTS". AFC Asian Cup 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  21. ^ "Throwback: Ten Suzuki Cup Moments for the Azkals". Football.com.ph. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  22. ^ "Azkals look to end sorry Thai record". AFF Suzuki Cup. ASEAN Football Federation. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015. The Azkals had lost all of their five matches against Indonesia prior to this year's tournament including a 13–1 drubbing in Jakarta in 2002 which remains the competition's highest-ever scoreline.
  23. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Philippines". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

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