Philippines U-17
Nickname(s)U-17 Azkals
AssociationPhilippine Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (South-East Asia)
Head coachReiji Hirata
CaptainBacchus Ekberg
Home stadiumPFF National Training Center
FIFA codePHI
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
   Nepal 2–0 Philippines 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 21 August 1984)
Biggest win
 Northern Mariana Islands 2–9 Philippines 
(Vientiane, Laos; 20 September 2015)
 Philippines 7–0 Northern Mariana Islands 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 14 September 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 16–0 Philippines 
(Nagoya, Japan; 21 June 2000)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances0
AFF U-16 Championship
Appearances9 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup stage, (2002, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)

The Philippines national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of the Philippines and represents the country in international football competitions such as the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the AFC U-16 Championship, the AFF U-16 Championship and any other under-17 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the Philippines.

Competition records

Performance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup

The Philippines' FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
China 1985 Did not qualify
Canada 1987 Did not enter
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993 Withdrew
Ecuador 1995 Did not enter
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999 Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007 Did not enter
Nigeria 2009 Withdrew
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013 Did not enter
Chile 2015 Did not qualify
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Indonesia 2023 Did not qualify

Performance at the AFC U-16 Championship

The Philippines' AFC U-16 Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Qatar 1985 Did not qualify
Qatar 1986 Did not enter
Thailand 1988
United Arab Emirates 1990
Saudi Arabia 1992 Withdrew
Qatar 1994 Did not enter
Thailand 1996
Qatar 1998 Withdrew
Vietnam 2000 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2002
Japan 2004
Singapore 2006 Did not enter
Uzbekistan 2008 Withdrew
Uzbekistan 2010 Did not qualify
Iran 2012 Did not enter
Thailand 2014 Did not qualify
India 2016
Malaysia 2018
Bahrain 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Thailand 2023 Did not qualify

Performance at the AFF U-16 Championship

The Philippines' AFF U-16 Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
MalaysiaIndonesia 2002 Group stage 9th Place 4 0 1 3 2 17
Thailand 2005 Did not enter
Vietnam 2006
Cambodia 2007
Indonesia 2008
Thailand 2009 Cancelled
Indonesia 2010 Did not enter
Laos 2011 Group stage 10th Place 4 0 0 4 2 19
Laos 2012 Did not enter
Myanmar 2013 Group stage 9th Place 4 1 0 3 1 10
Cambodia 2015 Group stage 11th Place 4 0 0 4 3 16
Cambodia 2016 Group stage 11th Place 5 0 2 3 6 18
Thailand 2017 Group stage 10th Place 5 1 1 3 2 13
Indonesia 2018 Group stage 11th Place 5 0 0 5 3 30
Thailand 2019 Group stage 12th Place 5 0 0 5 4 18
Indonesia 2022 Group stage 9th Place 3 1 0 2 2 8
Total 9/15 39 3 4 32 25 149

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2022

31 July 2022 2022 AFF U-16 Y C GS Indonesia  2–0  Philippines Yogyakarta
20:00 UTC+7
  • Peña 3' (o.g.)
  • Arkhan 37'
 Report Stadium: Maguwoharjo Stadium
Attendance: 1439
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)
3 August 2022 2022 AFF U-16 Y C GS Philippines  0–5  Vietnam Bantul
15:00 UTC+7 Report
  • Phan Thanh Đức Thiện 38', 55'
  • Lê Đinh Long Vũ 43'
  • Hoàng Công Hậu 57', 72'
 Stadium: Sultan Agung Stadium
Attendance: 79
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
6 August 2022 2022 AFF U-16 Y C GS Singapore  1–2  Philippines Bantul
20:00 UTC+7
  • Jonan Tan 70'
 Report
  • Alayon 48'
  • Yoldi 88'
 Stadium: Sultan Agung Stadium
Attendance: 65
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 2023 AFC U-17 Q GS Turkmenistan  2–0  Philippines Zarqa
16:30
  • Annaýew 20', 64' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
3 October 2022 (2022-10-03) 2023 AFC U-17 Q GS Philippines  0–3  Japan Zarqa
16:30 Report
Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
5 October 2022 (2022-10-05) 2023 AFC U-17 Q GS Jordan  3–1  Philippines Zarqa
21:00
  • Al-Khedr 58'
  • Sabra 86'
  • Abu Khalifa 90+2'
 Report
  • Ekberg 78'
 Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) 2023 AFC U-17 Q GS Philippines  2–6  Syria Zarqa
16:30
  • Andan 63'
  • Collo 64'
 Report
  • Al-Mahmoud 51'
  • Mahmoud 61'
  • Al-Hindi 75', 90+1'
  • Dahan 79'
  • Issa 82'
 Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
Referee: Halim Shirzad (Afghanistan)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Japan Reiji Hirata [1][2]
Assistant coaches Philippines Glenn Ramos
Japan Taketomo Suzuki
Goalkeeping coach Philippines Ralph Niño Datoy
Physiotherapists Philippines John Michael Morado
Philippines Augustine Rivas
Team doctor Philippines Kevin Marc Estillore
Team Manager Philippines David Javellana

Coaching history

List of head coaches of the Philippines U-17
Country Name Period Ref.
Philippines Philippines
Tomasito Ramos
2009−2011
 [3]
Philippines Philippines
Anto Gonzales
2013
 [4]
Philippines Philippines
Jose Maria Aberasturi
2015−2016
 [5]
Philippines Philippines
Roxy Dorlas
2017
 [6]
Philippines Philippines
Chieffy Caligdong
2017
 [7][8]
Japan Japan
Reiji Hirata
2018
 [9]
Philippines Philippines
Roxy Dorlas
2019
 [10]
Japan Japan
Reiji Hirata
2022
 [11]

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers in Jordan.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 1 October 2022, after the match against  Turkmenistan.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Nicholas Guimaraes 2 0
22 1GK Roman Kamantigue 0 0
23 1GK Iñigo Castro III (2006-07-02)2 July 2006 (aged 16) 3 0 United States Combine Rush Soccer
2 2DF John Grizola 2 0
3 2DF Carlito Vergara 4 0 Philippines PAREF Southridge
4 2DF Gabriel Guimaraes 2 0
5 2DF John Conde 0 0
6 2DF Alexander Sabatin (2006-01-27)27 January 2006 (aged 16) 4 0 United States San Jose Rush
9 2DF Bacchus Ekberg (2006-08-16)16 August 2006 (aged 16) 5 0 Sweden Norrby
16 2DF Louis Manlosa 0 0
20 2DF Jann Sagao 0 0
23 2DF Sam Salingay (2006-03-18)18 March 2006 (aged 16) 2 0 Philippines Loyola
7 3MF Joaquin Collo 1 0
8 3MF Marcus Arias (2006-09-03)3 September 2006 (aged 16) 4 0 Philippines Loyola
10 3MF Jhon Diaz 1 0
14 3MF Daniel Cagaanan (2006-05-13)13 May 2006 (aged 16) 3 0 Philippines Koronadal City
17 3MF Raphael Aljama 2 0
18 3MF Rolando Torres 1 0
21 3MF Lucas Andan (2006-05-08)8 May 2006 (aged 16) 5 0 Philippines La Salle Green Hills
11 4FW Julio Yoldi (2006-02-20)20 February 2006 (aged 16) 5 1 Philippines Crocs Davao
13 4FW Miguel Bengson 2 0
15 4FW John Sajor 1 0
19 4FW Novie Paraiso 0 0

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Philippines U17 within the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jebb Salceda (2006-01-18)18 January 2006 (aged 16) 0 0 Philippines University of St. La Salle 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
GK Eugene Molleno (2006-10-15)15 October 2006 (aged 15) 0 0 Philippines Cebu United 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
DF Javier Cuadra (2006-12-19)19 December 2006 (aged 15) 0 0 Philippines University of St. La Salle 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
DF Andres Dumlao (2006-07-24)24 July 2006 (aged 16) 2 0 Philippines Davao Aguilas 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
DF Matthaeus Lim (2006-07-31)31 July 2006 (aged 16) 3 0 Philippines Crocs Davao 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
DF Gabriel Tupaz 3 0 Philippines CSA-Makati 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF Arvin Alayon Jr. (2006-04-15)15 April 2006 (aged 16) 2 1 Philippines M'lang 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF Zeus Cortes (2006-10-28)28 October 2006 (aged 15) 0 0 Philippines La Salle Green Hills 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF Trey King 1 0 Australia Brisbane State High School 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF Mateo Lacson (2006-01-24)24 January 2006 (aged 16) 3 0 Philippines PAREF Southridge 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF Jared Peña 3 0 United States Black Rock 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF Jaryl Pineda 3 0 Philippines El Katorse 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF Shaun Saludez (2006-09-26)26 September 2006 (aged 16) 1 0 Philippines PAREF Southridge 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
FW Kent Belgira (2007-07-04)4 July 2007 (aged 15) 3 0 Philippines Silliman University 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
FW Marco Ouano (2006-08-31)31 August 2006 (aged 16) 0 0 Philippines Cebu United 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

See also

References

  1. ^ "Philippine Under-16 To See Action In AFF U16 Championship". Philippine Football Federation. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Philippine U16 National Team Head To Jordan For AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Philippines vs Bangladesh Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ "AFF U16 CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 Match Summary 04" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. ^ "U16 BOYS NATIONAL POOL PREPARE FOR AFF CHAMPIONSHIP 2015". Philippine Football Federation. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Philippine U16 Boys Team Begin AFC U16 Campaign". Philippine Football Federation. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Philippine Boys Under-15 Squad For AFF U15 Championship". Philippine Football Federation. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Match summary - MAS U15 vs PHI U15" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Philippines Under-16 Head To Surabaya For The AFF U16 Championship 2018". Philippine Football Federation. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Philippines U15 Boys In AFF U15 Championship 2019". Philippine Football Federation. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  11. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (31 July 2022). "AFF: Azkals U16 suffer two-goal loss to Indonesia to open campaign". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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