Philippines national under-20 football team

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Philippines U-19
AssociationPhilippine Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (South-East Asia)
Head coachJosep Ferré
Home stadiumPFF National Training Center
FIFA codePHI
Biggest win
Brunei  0–5  Philippines
(Bekasi, Indonesia; July 10, 2022)
Biggest defeat
 China 13–0 Philippines 
(Zibo, China; November 1, 2009)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances0
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1959)
Best resultSecond Round (1968)
ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
Appearances11 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup stage (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024)

The Philippines national under-20 football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents in international football competitions such as ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship and any other under-19/20 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the Philippines.

Club participation

The youth team participates as the PFF Developmental Team at the 2024–25 Philippines Football League.[1][2][3]

Competition records

The Philippines' FIFA U-20 World Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Indonesia 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Indonesia 2023 Did not qualify
Chile 2025
The Philippines' AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Malaysia 1959 Round 1 9th Place 5 0 1 4 6 20
Malaysia 1960 Round 1 7th Place 3 0 1 2 3 18
Thailand 1961 Did not qualify
Thailand 1962
Malaysia 1963 Round 1 12th Place 5 0 0 5 3 22
South Vietnam 1964 Did not qualify
Japan 1965 Round 1 10th Place 4 0 0 4 2 24
Philippines 1966 9th Place 3 0 0 3 0 8
Thailand 1967 13th Place 2 0 0 2 2 10
South Korea 1968 Round 2 5th Place 5 1 0 4 5 12
Thailand 1969 Round 1 15th Place 3 0 0 3 1 12
Philippines 1970 Round 1 9th Place 3 1 1 1 4 5
Japan 1971 Round 1 11th Place 3 1 0 2 1 9
Thailand 1972 Round 1 15th Place 3 0 0 3 1 10
Iran 1973 Did not qualify
Thailand 1974 Round 1 15th Place 3 0 0 3 0 7
Kuwait 1975 Round 1 11th Place 4 2 0 2 4 4
Thailand 1976 Withdrew
Iran 1977
Bangladesh 1978
Thailand 1980 Did not qualify
Thailand 1982
United Arab Emirates 1985
Saudi Arabia 1986
Qatar 1988
Indonesia 1990
United Arab Emirates 1992
Indonesia 1994
South Korea 1996
Thailand 1998
Iran 2000
Qatar 2002
Malaysia 2004
India 2006 Did not enter
Saudi Arabia 2008
China 2010 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2012 Did not enter
Myanmar 2014 Did not qualify
Bahrain 2016
Indonesia 2018
Uzbekistan 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Uzbekistan 2023 Did not qualify
China 2025
Total 13/42 46 5 3 38 32 161
Notes:
**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
The Philippines' ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Thailand Cambodia 2002 Group stage 8th Place 4 1 0 3 1 11
MyanmarVietnam 2003 9th Place 4 0 0 4 1 16
Indonesia 2005 Withdrew
Malaysia 2006
Vietnam 2007
Thailand 2008
Vietnam 2009
Vietnam 2010
Myanmar 2011 Group stage 9th Place 4 0 1 3 4 17
Vietnam 2012 Withdrew
Indonesia 2013 Group stage 9th Place 4 0 0 4 4 12
Vietnam 2014 Withdrew
Laos 2015 Group stage 7th Place 4 1 0 3 4 9
Vietnam 2016 11th Place 4 0 0 4 5 15
Myanmar 2017 10th Place 4 0 0 4 2 24
Indonesia 2018 9th Place 5 1 0 4 5 22
Vietnam 2019 10th Place 5 1 0 4 8 18
Indonesia 2022 9th Place 5 1 0 4 8 13
Indonesia 2024 9th Place 3 1 0 2 2 7
Total 11/19 50 6 1 39 44 164
Notes:
Football at the AFF Youth Championship was an under-20 tournament in 2002 to 2007.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2024

June 4, 2024 (2024-06-04) Friendly[4] Philippines  2–2
(3–5 p)
Italy Italy Selection[a] Manila, Philippines
20:00 UTC+8 Ryen Lim 3'
Mark Ricario 45'
Report Ramil Bation 13'
Jed Francisco 90+5'
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: -
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda (Philippines)
Penalties
  • Marcus Arias soccer ball with red X
  • Sam Salingay soccer ball with check mark
  • Lance Locsin soccer ball with check mark
  • Edzon Pormamento soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Ramil Bation III
  • soccer ball with check mark Jed Francisco
  • soccer ball with check mark Dwayne Guabez
  • soccer ball with check mark Daniel Reyes
  • soccer ball with check mark Joaquin Collo
July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship G.S. Indonesia  6–0  Philippines Surabaya, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7
Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Referee: Faisal Sulaiman Albalawi (Saudi Arabia)
July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20) 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship G.S. Philippines  2–0  East Timor Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 UTC+7
Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
July 23, 2024 (2024-07-23) 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship G.S. Cambodia  1–0  Philippines Surabaya, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7 Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)
September 25, 2024 (2024-09-25) 2025 AFC U-20 A.C.Q. Thailand  5–0  Philippines Buriram, Thailand
Report (AFC) Stadium: Chang Arena
Attendance: 1,359
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
September 27, 2024 (2024-09-27) 2025 AFC U-20 A.C.Q. Philippines  0–2  Iraq Buriram, Thailand
Report
Stadium: Chang Arena
Attendance: 69
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29) 2025 AFC U-20 A.C.Q. Philippines  4-0  Brunei Buriram, Thailand
Stadium: Chang Arena

Personnel

Current technical staff

Updated as of September 23, 2024

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Spain Josep Ferré
Assistant coaches Philippines Bryan Capistrano
Spain Sergi Mascarell
Philippines Tomasito Glenn Ramos
Philippines Vincent Santos
Goalkeeping coach Spain Joan Drets
Physiotherapist Philippines Shinmar Chan
Team Doctor Philippines Kevin Marc Estillore
Kitman Philippines Jhon Cleoferd Guingon
Team Manager Philippines Patrick Valenzuela

Coaching history

List of head coaches of the Philippines U-19
Country Name Period Ref.
Philippines Philippines
2009
[6]
Philippines Philippines
2013
[7]
Philippines Philippines
Dan Padernal
2015−2016
[8]
Philippines Philippines
Noel Marcaida
2016
[9]
Philippines Philippines
Jose Maria Aberasturi
2017
[10]
Japan Japan
2018
[11]
Philippines Philippines
Christopher Pedimonte
2018−2022
[12]
Spain Spain
2024−
[13]

Players

Current squad

The following are included in the 24-man squad for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers.[14]
Caps and goals updated as of 29 September 2024, after the match against  Brunei.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Iñigo Castro III (2006-07-02)July 2, 2006 (aged 18) 7 0 United States Combine Rush Soccer
15 1GK Luc Narido (2007-08-09)August 9, 2007 (aged 17) 1 0 United States Santa Cruz Breakers
16 1GK Edcel Lauron (2006-09-11)September 11, 2006 (aged 18) 0 0 Philippines University of Santo Tomas

2 2DF Caleb Santos (2005-10-04)October 4, 2005 (aged 18) 1 0 Spain Odisea
4 2DF Jian Caraig (2005-08-06)August 6, 2005 (aged 19) 5 0 Spain Odisea
6 2DF Bryan Villanueva (2006-07-30)July 30, 2006 (aged 18) 4 0 Philippines Tuloy
8 2DF Alexander Sabatin (2006-01-27)January 27, 2006 (aged 18) 3 0 Canada Sigma
9 2DF Ichiro Koyama (2006-12-05)December 5, 2006 (aged 17) 5 0 Germany 08 Homburg
14 2DF Bacchus Ekberg (2006-08-16)August 16, 2006 (aged 18) 3 1 Philippines De La Salle University
17 2DF Justin Oğur (2006-01-02)January 2, 2006 (aged 18) 5 0 Turkey Gaziantep
21 2DF Timofey Abenoya (2005-08-06)August 6, 2005 (aged 19) 1 0 Unattached

3 3MF Javier Bengson (2006-02-09)February 9, 2006 (aged 18) 4 0 Philippines Ateneo de Manila University
5 3MF Joshua Meriño (2005-02-11)February 11, 2005 (aged 19) 9 1 Spain Alicante City
10 3MF Cyrelle Saut (2005-09-03)September 3, 2005 (aged 19) 12 1 Philippines Tuloy
11 3MF Jhon Diaz (2006-10-24)October 24, 2006 (aged 17) 5 0 Philippines Tuloy
18 3MF Manolo Veneracion (2005-03-14)March 14, 2005 (aged 19) 4 0 Australia Perth Glory
19 3MF Sylver Pormento (2005-03-18)March 18, 2005 (aged 19) 5 0 Philippines Tuloy
20 3MF Yuan Maniscan (2005-10-01)October 1, 2005 (aged 18) 4 0 Philippines University of Santo Tomas
22 3MF Bryan Bandara (2006-05-10)May 10, 2006 (aged 18) 2 0 Portugal Mirandela

7 4FW Otu Bisong (2006-11-11)November 11, 2006 (aged 17) 6 3 United States D.C. United
12 4FW Ethan Smith (2006-07-02)July 2, 2006 (aged 18) 2 0 England Notts County
13 4FW Trez Mariñas (2005-01-31)January 31, 2005 (aged 19) 3 1 Philippines University of Santo Tomas
23 4FW Levis Sajor (2005-02-02)February 2, 2005 (aged 19) 3 0 Philippines Tuloy
24 4FW Rocket Ritarita (2007-04-16)April 16, 2007 (aged 17) 0 0 United States Charlotte FC

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team for the last 12 months.[13]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Alfonso Gonzalez (2005-01-05)January 5, 2005 (aged 19) 1 0 Philippines University of the Philippines 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

DF Bhyl Gimenez (2005-08-16)August 16, 2005 (aged 18) 0 0 Philippines University of Southern Philippines 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
DF Sebastian Lizares (2005-08-07)August 7, 2005 (aged 18) 3 0 United States Western Reserve Academy 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

MF Jared Peña (2006-08-05)August 5, 2006 (aged 17) 2 0 Philippines Stallion Laguna 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

FW Ryen Lim (2005-07-09)July 9, 2005 (aged 19) 1 0 Philippines Ateneo de Manila University 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
FW Justin Moya (2006-08-21)August 21, 2006 (aged 17) 3 0 Australia Wynnum Wolves 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
FW Benz Samaniego (2007-09-01)September 1, 2007 (aged 16) 2 0 Canada Scarborough Academy 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

Honors

Minor tournaments

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Philippine-based selection team organized by the Italian Embassy in Manila[5]

References

  1. ^ Dynamic Herb Cebu [@CebuFC] (October 6, 2024). "Game Day: PFF Developmental Team U20 vs Cebu Football Club" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 7, 2024 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Philippines Football League Season 2024/2025 kicks off Saturday". Philippines Football League. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Standings". Philippines Football League. Archived from the original on September 29, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Fuertes, Rommel Jr. (June 1, 2024). "Philippines, Italy celebrate ties with Friendship Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "U19 PHI-ITA selection Friendship Cup Set". June 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Myanmar vs Philippines Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "AFF U19 Championship 2013 Match Summary 01" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "2015 AFF U19 CHAMPIONSHIP Match Summary 002" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "PHI U19 Team Competing in China-ASEAN Tournament". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). February 22, 2016. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  10. ^ "Philippine U19 Team To Play In AFC U19 Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). October 23, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  11. ^ "Philippines Under-19 Team Brace For AFF U19 Championship In Indonesia". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). June 29, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  12. ^ "Philippines Under-18 Team Face Stiff Opposition In AFF U18 Championship 2019 In Vietnam". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). August 5, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "PH U19 MNT vie for the ASEAN U19 Boys Championship 2024". Philippine Football Federation. July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  14. ^ "U20 PMNT IN THAILAND FOR THE AFC ASIAN CUP QUALIFIER". Philippine Football Federation. September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  15. ^ "Under-18 Azkals emerge triumphant in Kanga Cup". GMA News. June 12, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2022.