Philippines national football team

Philippines
Nickname(s)	Azkals; (The Street Dogs)
Association	Philippine Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Juan Cutillas
Home stadium	Panaad Stadium; Bacolod City,; Philippines
FIFA code	PHI
FIFA ranking	157
Highest FIFA ranking	157 (November 2008)
Lowest FIFA ranking	195 (September 2006)
Elo ranking	207
	Home colours
	Away colours
First international
	Philippines 2 - 1 China ; (Philippines; February 1, 1913)
Biggest win
	Japan 2 - 15 Philippines ; (Tokyo, Japan; September 10, 1917)
Biggest defeat
	Japan 15 - 0 Philippines ; (Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967)
Best result	Qualifying rounds
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1956)
Best result	Prelimenary round (1956)

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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).[1]

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.

1 Recent history
2 Coaches
3 Current players
4 Most international appearances
5 Kits
6 Sponsors
7 Notable former players
8 World Cup record
9 Asian Cup record
10 ASEAN Football Championship (Tiger Cup) record
11 AFC Challenge Cup record
12 Philippines International Record
- 12.1 List of wins
- 12.2 List of draws
13 Achievements
14 References
15 See also
16 External links

[edit] Recent history

Azkals logo

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.

[edit] Coaches

Coach	From	To
Jose Ariston Caslib		2008
Norman Fegidero, Jr.	2008	Sept 2008
Juan Cutillas	Sept 2008	Present

Manager	From	To
Norman Fegidero, Jr.	2008	July 2008

[edit] Current players

The following players were called up for 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying round.

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Club
1	GK	Eduard Sacapano	February 14, 1980	Philippine Army FC
3	DF	Anton del Rosario	December 23, 1981	Kaya FC
6	MF	Mariano del Rosario		National Capital Region FA
7	FW	Ian Araneta	March 2, 1982	National Capital Region FA
9	FW	Ruben Doctora
11	DF	Alexander Borromeo	June 28, 1983	National Capital Region FA
12	MF	Robert Canedo		National Capital Region FA
13	MF	Emelio Caligdong	September 8, 1982	National Capital Region FA
15	FW	Phil Younghusband	August 4, 1987
16	FW	Arnie Pasinabo	February 4, 1986	University of St. La Salle
17	MF	Glester Sobremisana
18	FW	Floriano Pasilan		National Capital Region FA
19	DF	Lemuel Unabia
21	FW	Peter Jaugan
23	MF	Ricardo Becite	April 13, 1986	University of Santo Tomas/Philippine Army FC
24	DF	Jason Cordova
25	DF	Joebel Bermejo
27	MF	Christopher Greatwich	September 30, 1983	Ringmer
28	FW	Jovin Bedic
38	GK	Neil Etheridge	February 7, 1990	Fulham Reserves
39	FW	Chad Gould	September 30, 1982	AFC Wimbledon
41	MF	James Younghusband	September 4, 1986	Woking FC
42	DF	Philip Greatwich	January 21, 1987

Men's National Team - Current Pool

[edit] Most international appearances

[edit] 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

Past team Jersey

[edit] Sponsors

2008 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifer Sponsors

Mizuno Corp.
Philippine Sports Commission
Milo
Del Monte
Magnolia
Gatorade
Smart Communications
GNC

As it states in the website of the Philippine Football Federation, these are the following sponsors of the Philippine national football team:

Mizuno
2GO
gtz
Unicef

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1938 - Did not enter
1950 - Withdrew
1954 to 1962 - Did not enter
1966 - Suspended by FIFA for failure to pay the necessary fees
1970 - Did not enter
1974 - Withdrew
1978 to 1994 - Did not enter
1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Did not qualify
2006 to 2010 - Did not enter

[edit] 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]

[edit] ASEAN Football Championship (Tiger Cup) record

1996 to 2007 - Round 1
2008 - Did not qualify

[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record

2006 - Round 1
2008 - Did not qualify, 2nd in qualifying group

[edit] Philippines International Record

Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	GD
179	23	14	147	133	647	-514

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Achievements

1913 Far Eastern Games champions
1991 Southeast Asian Games semifinalists

[edit] References

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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