Philippines national under-17 football team

Philippines U-17
Nickname(s)	U-17 Azkals
Association	Philippine Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (South-East Asia)
Head coach	Reiji Hirata
Captain	Bacchus Ekberg
Home stadium	PFF National Training Center
FIFA code	PHI
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
Appearances	0
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	0
AFF U-16 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2002)
Best result	Group 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
1985	Did not qualify
1987	Did not enter
1989
1991
1993	Withdrew
1995	Did not enter
1997	Did not enter
1999	Withdrew
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007	Did not enter
2009	Withdrew
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Did not enter
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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
1985	Did not qualify
1986	Did not enter
1988
1990
1992	Withdrew
1994	Did not enter
1996	Did not enter
1998	Withdrew
2000	Did not qualify
2002
2004
2006	Did not enter
2008	Withdrew
2010	Did not qualify
2012	Did not enter
2014	Did not qualify
2016
2018
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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
2002	Group stage	9th Place	4	0	1	3	2	17
2005	Did not enter
2006
2007
2008
2009	Cancelled
2010	Did not enter
2011	Group stage	10th Place	4	0	0	4	2	19
2012	Did not enter
2013	Group stage	9th Place	4	1	0	3	1	10
2015	Group stage	11th Place	4	0	0	4	3	16
2016	Group stage	11th Place	5	0	2	3	6	18
2017	Group stage	10th Place	5	1	1	3	2	13
2018	Group stage	11th Place	5	0	0	5	3	30
2019	Group stage	12th Place	5	0	0	5	4	18
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	Michiwaki 43', 45' Tokuda 85'	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	Reiji Hirata	^[1]^[2]
Assistant coaches	Glenn Ramos
Assistant coaches	Taketomo Suzuki
Goalkeeping coach	Ralph Niño Datoy
Physiotherapists	John Michael Morado
Physiotherapists	Augustine Rivas
Team doctor	Kevin Marc Estillore
Team Manager	David Javellana

Coaching history

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

2	2DF	John Grizola		2	0
3	2DF	Carlito Vergara		4	0	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	San Jose Rush
9	2DF	Bacchus Ekberg	(2006-08-16)16 August 2006 (aged 16)	5	0	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	Loyola

7	3MF	Joaquin Collo		1	0
8	3MF	Marcus Arias	(2006-09-03)3 September 2006 (aged 16)	4	0	Loyola
10	3MF	Jhon Diaz		1	0
14	3MF	Daniel Cagaanan	(2006-05-13)13 May 2006 (aged 16)	3	0	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	La Salle Green Hills

11	4FW	Julio Yoldi	(2006-02-20)20 February 2006 (aged 16)	5	1	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	University of St. La Salle	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
GK	Eugene Molleno	(2006-10-15)15 October 2006 (aged 15)	0	0	Cebu United	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

DF	Javier Cuadra	(2006-12-19)19 December 2006 (aged 15)	0	0	University of St. La Salle	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
DF	Andres Dumlao	(2006-07-24)24 July 2006 (aged 16)	2	0	Davao Aguilas	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
DF	Matthaeus Lim	(2006-07-31)31 July 2006 (aged 16)	3	0	Crocs Davao	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
DF	Gabriel Tupaz		3	0	CSA-Makati	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

MF	Arvin Alayon Jr.	(2006-04-15)15 April 2006 (aged 16)	2	1	M'lang	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF	Zeus Cortes	(2006-10-28)28 October 2006 (aged 15)	0	0	La Salle Green Hills	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF	Trey King		1	0	Brisbane State High School	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF	Mateo Lacson	(2006-01-24)24 January 2006 (aged 16)	3	0	PAREF Southridge	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF	Jared Peña		3	0	Black Rock	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF	Jaryl Pineda		3	0	El Katorse	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF	Shaun Saludez	(2006-09-26)26 September 2006 (aged 16)	1	0	PAREF Southridge	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

FW	Kent Belgira	(2007-07-04)4 July 2007 (aged 15)	3	0	Silliman University	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
FW	Marco Ouano	(2006-08-31)31 August 2006 (aged 16)	0	0	Cebu United	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

References

↑ "Philippine Under-16 To See Action In AFF U16 Championship". Philippine Football Federation. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
1 2 "Philippine U16 National Team Head To Jordan For AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
↑ "Philippines vs Bangladesh Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
↑ "AFF U16 CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 Match Summary 04" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
↑ "U16 BOYS NATIONAL POOL PREPARE FOR AFF CHAMPIONSHIP 2015". Philippine Football Federation. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
↑ "Philippine U16 Boys Team Begin AFC U16 Campaign". Philippine Football Federation. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
↑ "Philippine Boys Under-15 Squad For AFF U15 Championship". Philippine Football Federation. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
↑ "Match summary - MAS U15 vs PHI U15" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
↑ "Philippines Under-16 Head To Surabaya For The AFF U16 Championship 2018". Philippine Football Federation. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
↑ "Philippines U15 Boys In AFF U15 Championship 2019". Philippine Football Federation. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
↑ 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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[AFF_2022-1] "Philippine Under-16 To See Action In AFF U16 Championship". Philippine Football Federation. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[2023_AFC_U17_ACQ-2] 1 2 "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] 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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National under-17 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA