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Philippines national football team
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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).[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.
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]
The German Bundesliga recently expressed its willingness to help the development of football in the country.
Coaches
| Coach |
From |
To |
 Jose Ariston Caslib |
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2008 |
| Norman Fegidero, Jr. |
2008 |
Sept 2008 |
| Juan Cutillas |
Sept 2008 |
Present |
| Manager |
From |
To |
| Norman Fegidero, Jr. |
2008 |
July 2008 |
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 |
Eduard Sacapano |
February 14, 1980 |
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Philippine Army FC |
| 3 |
DF |
Anton del Rosario |
December 23, 1981 |
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Kaya FC |
| 6 |
MF |
Mariano del Rosario |
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National Capital Region FA |
| 7 |
FW |
Ian Araneta |
March 2, 1982 |
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National Capital Region FA |
| 9 |
FW |
Ruben Doctora |
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| 11 |
DF |
Alexander Borromeo |
June 28, 1983 |
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National Capital Region FA |
| 12 |
MF |
Robert Canedo |
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|
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National Capital Region FA |
| 13 |
MF |
Emelio Caligdong |
September 8, 1982 |
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National Capital Region FA |
| 15 |
FW |
Phil Younghusband |
August 4, 1987 |
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| 16 |
FW |
Arnie Pasinabo |
February 4, 1986 |
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University of St. La Salle |
| 17 |
MF |
Glester Sobremisana |
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| 18 |
FW |
Floriano Pasilan |
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National Capital Region FA |
| 19 |
DF |
Lemuel Unabia |
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| 21 |
FW |
Peter Jaugan |
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| 23 |
MF |
Ricardo Becite |
April 13, 1986 |
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University of Santo Tomas/Philippine Army FC |
| 24 |
DF |
Jason Cordova |
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| 25 |
DF |
Joebel Bermejo |
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| 27 |
MF |
Christopher Greatwich |
September 30, 1983 |
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 Bognor Regis Town |
| 28 |
FW |
Jovin Bedic |
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| 38 |
GK |
Neil Etheridge |
February 7, 1990 |
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Fulham Reserves |
| 39 |
FW |
Chad Gould |
September 30, 1982 |
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AFC Wimbledon |
| 41 |
MF |
James Younghusband |
September 4, 1986 |
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Woking FC |
| 42 |
DF |
Philip Greatwich |
January 21, 1987 |
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 Towson University |
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Men's National Team - Current Pool
Most international appearances
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
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:
Results and Upcoming Fixtures
Notable former players
World Cup record
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
* for fielding in illegal player Mark Yutan, who is an American[3][4]
ASEAN Football Championship (Tiger Cup) record
AFC Challenge Cup record
- 2006 - Round 1
- 2008 - Did not qualify, 2nd in qualifying group
Philippines International Record
| Played |
Wins |
Draws |
Losses |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| 179 |
23 |
14 |
147 |
133 |
647 |
-514 |
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 East Timor, Tiger Cup (in Malaysia)
- 14/11/2006 - Philippines 7-0 East Timor, 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)
- 13/05/2008 - Philippines 1-0 Brunei, 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers (in the Philippines)
- 17/05/2008 - Philippines 3-0 Bhutan, 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers (in the Philippines)
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)
Achievements
- 1913 Far Eastern Games champions
- 1991 Southeast Asian Games semifinalists
References
See also
External links
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