Philippines women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Philippines national football team.

Philippines
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Filipinas (lit. 'Filipino women')
AssociationPhilippine Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachMark Torcaso
CaptainHali Long
Most capsHali Long (80 appearances)
Top scorerSarina Bolden (28 goals)
Home stadiumRizal Memorial Stadium
FIFA codePHI
First colors
Second colors
Third colors
FIFA ranking
Current 44 Increase 2 (August 25, 2023)[1]
Highest44 (August 2023)
Lowest92 (October 2007)
First international
 Hong Kong 2–0 Philippines 
(Hong Kong; June 7, 1981)
Biggest win
 Philippines 16–0 Tonga [2]
(Sydney, Australia; April 22, 2022)
Biggest defeat
 China 21–0 Philippines 
(Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia; September 24, 1995)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage (2023)
Asian Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1981)
Best resultSemifinals (2022)
AFF Championship
Appearances11 (first in 2004)
Best resultChampions (2022)
Medal record
AFF Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Philippines Team
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 India Team
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Hanoi Team

The Philippines women's national football team represents the Philippines in international women's football. It is managed by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the country.

The women's national football team of the Philippines was formalized in the 1980s. The Philippines has participated regularly in the AFC Women's Asian Cup, first participating in 1981 when the tournament was still known as the AFC Women's Championship. The Philippines hosted the tournament in 1999 in Iloilo and Bacolod. They had a hiatus from the continental tournament after taking part in 2003 with a qualification process being introduced in the 2006 edition. They returned to the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2018 after qualifying in 2017. In that iteration of the tournament, they progressed beyond the group stage for the first time in their Asian Cup participation history. The Philippines progressed further in the 2022 edition, advancing to the semifinals and qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3] It was the national team's first participation at a FIFA Women's World Cup tournament in their 42-year history.[4]

In Southeast Asian football, the Philippine women's team won their first AFF Women's Championship title in 2022. The team had limited successes in prior editions of the championship and at the Southeast Asian Games, with their only honor being bronze medal finishes in 1985, which saw only three teams participating in the women's football event, and in 2021.

The team is currently 44th in the women's FIFA ranking as of August 2023, their highest-ever rank to date.[5]

History

Early years

The Philippines women's national football team was formally organized after the Philippine Ladies' Football Association (PLFA) was established in 1980 by footballer Cristina Ramos, who later became a member of the team.[6] The Philippines took part in the 1983 Asian Women's Championship in Thailand although the tournament at the time was not sanctioned by FIFA or the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). In order for the Philippines to be eligible to participate in FIFA tournaments, the PLFA and, in extension, the women's national team would have to be an affiliate of the PFF, the Philippines' national sports association for football. The PLFA later became part of the PFF.[7]

The Philippines was among the teams which competed in the 1985 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, the first-ever edition of the games to host women's football.[8] The team clinched its first podium finish in a tournament by finishing in third place.[6] However, the football event of the tournament was only contested by two other teams, Thailand and Singapore, with the Philippines not winning a single match.

2000s

Marlon Maro, a former defender for the Philippines men's national team, coached the women's national football team as early as 2001 when he guided the national team through the 2001 Southeast Asian Games.[9] He was head coach of the national team until 2007, coaching the Malditas for the last time at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games.[10][11]

2010s

Supporters of the Philippine national team with flags
Fans of the Philippines national team at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka

The Philippines national team participated at the 2011 AFF Women's Championship in Laos on October 16–25, after being inactive for the last 21 months.[12]

The national team participated in a training camp in the United States in 2012. The team management scouted for players with Filipino heritage in the United States for the national team. Part of the training camp was participation in the 2012 LA Viking Cup, which saw the national team play against American club sides California Cosmos, Metro Stars, and Leon. The Malditas won the tournament by beating the California Cosmos in the final 4–3 on extra time following a 1–1 draw, earning the team their first-ever trophy, albeit in a minor tournament.[13]

Philippine national team players in blue posing as a team
The Philippines national football team after their away match against Bangladesh on May 25, 2013, in Dhaka.

The national team attempted to qualify for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup. The Philippines was grouped with Bangladesh, Iran and Thailand at the qualifiers single group stage with the winner advancing to the Asian Cup finals. The Malditas fell short of qualifying after losing to eventual group winners Thailand by a single goal despite winning convincingly over its other group opponents, Iran and Bangladesh.[14]

At the 2013 AFF Women's Championship, the Philippines was grouped with Laos, Indonesia, hosts Myanmar, and the Japan under-23 team, who were invited to the tournament. The Philippines failed to proceed to the knockout stage after placing third in the group, with only the top two teams proceeding to the next phase of the tournament. The Malditas lost to Japan U23 and Myanmar and won against the other two teams.[15]

At the 2013 Southeast Asian Games,[16] the women's national football team failed to get past the group stage, losing against the two other nations grouped with the country and failing to score a single goal.[17]

In February 2015, PFF general secretary Ed Gastanes said that the head coach position for the women's national team was vacant after its previous holder, Ernie Nierras, was not an A license coach, meaning he was not able to continue his coaching stint. Nierras led the team in his last competitive match as coach in 2013.[18] The PFF announced in April 2015 that former footballer Buda Bautista was appointed as head coach and was first tasked to lead the team at the 2015 AFF Women's Championship.[19] Bautista also became the first female coach of the national team.[20][21] The Malditas failed to get past the group stage of the 2015 AFF Women's Championship, only winning a game against Malaysia and losing the other two matches.

A fan waves the Philippine flag as support for the national team playing against Jordan in the Asian Cup
Jordan v. Philippines; 2018 AFC Asian Cup

Under Bautista, the Philippines qualified for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Jordan, the first time the national team qualified for the AFC Women's Asian Cup since a qualification phase was introduced starting from the 2006 competition; prior to the inception of qualifications, the Philippines had participated in every iteration of the tournament except for three, failing to reach the knockout stages in each participation. The team finished second in their group in the qualifiers, in which each of the group's winners qualify for the Asian Cup. Jordan won the group, but since it had already qualified as hosts of the 2018 edition of the tournament, the virtue of qualification went to the group's runners-up.[22]

In 2017, the PFF launched the "Project Jordan" task force to help the Malditas qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup through the 2018 Asian Cup. The PFF secured major sponsorship and hired United States-based English coach, Richard Boon; an identification camp was held in the United States participated by national team players and prospects.[23] A three-month training camp in the United States was later set up in late December 2017.[24] In March 2018, Boon was replaced by French coach Rabah Benlarbi[25] as the national team held a camp at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite.[26] The national team held their last camp under "Project Jordan" in Japan from March 20 to 27, 2018.[27]

At the 2018 Asian Cup, the Philippines failed to reach the knockout stage leading to the championship, by which doing so would have resulted in automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup. However, by finishing third in their group, the Malditas qualified for a special fifth place match, of which the winner qualifies for the World Cup; it was the first time the Philippines advanced beyond the group stage of the Asian Cup in their participation history. The country, then ranked 72nd in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, failed to qualify for the World Cup after losing 5–0 to the 16th-ranked South Korea in the fifth place match of the tournament.[28]

The Philippines competed at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, which was hosted at home, but were denied a bronze medal by Myanmar.[29]

2020s

The starting lineup of the Filipinas that qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The Philippines did not play any games since the 2019 Southeast Asian Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, they attained their highest-ever world ranking then at 65th place by the end of 2020.[30]

Guided by Marlon Maro, who returned as head coach of the team, the Philippines qualified for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in India after featuring in the qualifiers held in September 2021 despite almost a year of inactivity.[30][31] Alen Stajcic was appointed as head coach in October 2021.[32][33] At the 2022 Asian Cup group stage, they defeated Thailand 1–0, ending a 13-match losing streak against their Southeast Asian rivals.[34] The Malditas advanced to the knockout stage for only the second time in their Asian Cup participation, beating Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals on penalties following a 1–1 draw and qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. It was the first time that the Philippines qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup, and the first time the country qualified for a FIFA World Cup of any gender or age level.[4] The national team also improved their Asian Cup record by reaching the semifinals of the tournament, where they lost 2–0 to South Korea. This consequently moved them 10 places up the FIFA Women's World Rankings to 54th place, setting a new peak rank. Stajcic also had his contract with the team extended to after the 2023 World Cup.[35]

At the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, which was held in May 2022 due to the pandemic, the Filipinas repeated their success from the previous edition by reaching the knockout stage. Despite losing to Thailand 3–0 in the semifinals, the Philippines defeated Myanmar 2–1 to win the bronze medal in a rematch of the 2019 edition. The team achieved their best finish at the tournament in 37 years.[36]

On June 23, 2022, the Filipinas recorded their first win on European soil after defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 in a friendly in Brežice, Slovenia.[37]

2022 AFF Women's Championship

The Philippine national team celebrating their 2022 AFF title.

The Philippines hosted the 2022 AFF Women's Championship. They secured their first-ever final appearance in a FIFA-sanctioned tournament and guaranteed a podium finish by upsetting defending champions Vietnam 4–0 in the semifinals, recording their best finish at the AFF Women's Championship yet.[38][39] It also marked the Filipinas' first win against Vietnam after 16 matches against each other, who, alongside Thailand, have been their most-matched opponents in their 42-year history.[40] The team went on to defeat Thailand 3–0 in the final, which was attended by 8,257 spectators at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, and clinched their first-ever title in any major tournament.[41]

Road to World Cup

The Philippines was invited to participate in the 2023 Pinatar Cup in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain, to prepare for its maiden Women's World Cup bid. The Philippines were the first non-European team to join the Pinatar Cup. The team played against Wales, Scotland, and Iceland, making them the lowest-ranked team in the tournament. They lost all of their matches and finished in fourth place with zero points having scored only one goal in the tournament, a 90th-minute free kick by Meryll Serrano against Scotland.[42]

The Filipinas played the first round of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, defeating all three opponents without a single goal conceded, and at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.[43] At the latter tournament, they failed to reach the semifinals after finishing third in the group behind Myanmar, whom they lost to 1–0.[44]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Fans supporting the Philippines at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Players of the national team on a motorcade in Taguig shortly after the conclusion of their World Cup campaign.

Debutant Philippines were drawn into Group A along with co-hosts New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland. The Filipinas were selected from pot 4, thus were the lowest-ranked team in Group A.[45]

The Philippines played their first group stage match at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Dunedin, New Zealand, on July 20, 2023, suffering a 2–0 defeat against Switzerland. On July 25, 2023 in Wellington, the Filipinas won 1–0 against New Zealand, their first match victory at a Women's World Cup. Sarina Bolden scored the winning goal, which was the Philippines' first-ever goal in the competition, in the 24th minute through a header from Sara Eggesvik's cross. Goalkeeper Olivia McDaniel was awarded the player of the match for her performance in the historic win, registering numerous saves against the co-hosts and keeping a clean sheet.[46] However, the Philippines lost 6–0 in their final group match against Norway, the highest-ranked team in their group, with Alicia Barker committing an own goal, Sofia Harrison being sent off for a careless dive, and the Filipinas conceding a hat-trick to Norway's Sophie Román Haug at Eden Park in Auckland. They finished last in Group A with three points thanks to their win against the Football Ferns, but failed to reach the knockout stage in their debut World Cup.[47] Stajcic's contract as head coach expired thereafter.[48]

Post-World Cup tournaments

The Philippines women's team played in the football tournament of the postponed 2022 Asian Games in China in September 2023. It was their first ever participation in the tournament.[49] They were able to advance to the quarterfinals[50][51] where Japan ended their run.[52]

They are scheduled to take part int the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Perth, Australia, later that year.[53]

Team image

Nicknames

Nicknames of the Philippine national team
Nickname In use
Malditas 2005–2022
Filipinas 2022–

The Philippines women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Malditas".[54] There is no direct English equivalent, but translations range from a mild swear or epithet ("damned" or "accursed" ones (female)) to respect or fear ("badasses" (female)). The nickname was adopted by the team during the 2005 Southeast Asian Games under head coach Ernest Nierras. Nierras meant the moniker to reflect the players' gutsy nature and inner fight ("palaban"[54]), a symbol of a determined team who never gives up and whom opponents fear to face.[55] However, as the term maldita could also be interpreted as "bratty", head coach Marlon Maro in October 2021 proposed discontinuing the nickname. Maro wanted to replace the nickname, believing the Malditas monicker to be pejorative.[56] After Maro's departure in late 2021, the status of the proposal became unclear with members of the national team at that time preferring to keep the nickname.[57]

In March 2022, the PFF announced that they would be officially adopting the nickname "Filipinas" for the team.[58] The moniker had been used before, as the demonym for female people of the Philippines. Team manager Jefferson Cheng reasoned that Malditas is a swear word in Spanish and Portuguese which translates to "damned", but the derivative word has a bit more of a pejorative meaning in Tagalog and, despite its uniqueness, one could imagine it to be "problematic" having to repeatedly explain its meaning. Cheng also said that the Filipinas moniker is a standalone and is not meant to be preceded by a modifier (e.g. Philippine Filipinas).[59]

Colors

The three 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup football jerseys of the Philippines on display

German sportwear brand Adidas is the official kit provider for the Philippines women's national team since February 2023.[60] There are three sets for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup released in May 2023; blue, red and white.[61]

Home stadium

The earliest recorded home matches of the Philippines women's national team were held at the Iloilo Sports Complex, it was during the 1999 AFC Women's Championship when the country hosted the tournament.[62] The national team also held official international matches at the PhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium and Moro Lorenzo Football Field.[63] In October 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Philippine Football Federation and the local government of Biñan, allowing the national team to use the Biñan Football Stadium as their home stadium for the next four years.[64] The national team has recently played the majority of its matches at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, which is the Philippines' national stadium.

Philippines women's national football team home stadiums
Image Stadium Capacity Location Last match
Rizal Memorial Stadium 12,873 Manila v   Thailand
(July 17, 2022; 2022 AFF Women's Championship)
PhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium 10,000 Pasig v   Singapore
(June 5, 2001; PFF Women's Invitational Championships)
Iloilo Sports Complex 7,000 Iloilo City v   Thailand
(November 16, 1999; 1999 AFC Women's Championship)
Biñan Football Stadium 3,000 Biñan v   Vietnam
(December 5, 2019; 2019 Southeast Asian Games)
PFF National Training Center 1,000 Carmona v   Macau
(August 3, 2019; Friendly)
Moro Lorenzo Football Field 100 Quezon City v  Guam Guam SSC
(May 31, 2001; PFF Women's Invitational Championships)

FIFA World Ranking

As of November 1, 2023, after the match against  Iran. Only official matches against senior national teams are counted.

  Best Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Ranking    Worst Mover  

Philippines' FIFA World Ranking History
Rank Year Games
Played 		Won Lost Drawn Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
1   44 Increase 2 (25 August 2023)[1] 2023 19 10 9 0 44 Increase 2 49 Increase 4
2   53 2022 29 17 9 3 53 Increase 1 54 Increase 10
3 64 2021 2 2 0 0 64 Increase 4 68 Decrease 3
4 65 2020 0 0 0 0 65 Increase 2 67 Steady
5 67 2019 15 7 6 3 67 Increase 7 74 Steady
6 74 2018 12 5 6 1 72 Increase 3 74 Decrease 1

Results and fixtures

Main article: Philippines women's national football team results
See also: 2023 in association football, 2023 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2022

December 11 Friendly Papua New Guinea  1–5  Philippines Sydney
19:00 UTC+11
  • Maneo 58'
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
December 15 Friendly Philippines  9–0  Papua New Guinea Sydney
19:00 UTC+11
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park

2023

February 15 2023 Pinatar Cup Wales  1–0  Philippines San Pedro del Pinatar
20:30 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Lucie Šulcová (Czech Republic)
February 18 2023 Pinatar Cup Philippines  1–2  Scotland San Pedro del Pinatar
15:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
February 21 2023 Pinatar Cup Iceland  5–0  Philippines San Pedro del Pinatar
20:30 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
April 5 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers–Round 1 Philippines  4–0  Pakistan Hisor
16:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
April 8 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers–Round 1 Tajikistan  0–8  Philippines Hisor
19:00 UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
April 11 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers–Round 1 Philippines  4–0  Hong Kong Hisor
19:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
May 3 2023 Southeast Asian Games Philippines  0–1  Myanmar Phnom Penh
 Stadium: RCAF Stadium
May 6 2023 Southeast Asian Games Malaysia  0–1  Philippines Phnom Penh
 Stadium: RCAF Stadium
May 9 2023 Southeast Asian Games Vietnam  1–2  Philippines Phnom Penh
Stadium: RSN Stadium
July 14 Unofficial friendly Philippines  0–3  United States Auckland
Report
July 17 Unofficial friendly Sweden  5–1  Philippines Wellington
 Report 1, 2
Stadium: NZ Campus of Innovation & Sport
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
July 21 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup GS Philippines  0–2   Switzerland Dunedin
17:00 UTC+12 Report
Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Attendance: 13,711
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
July 25 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup GS New Zealand  0–1  Philippines Wellington
17:30 UTC+12 Report Bolden 24' Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium
Attendance: 32,357
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
July 30 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup GS Norway  6–0  Philippines Auckland
19:00 UTC+12
Report Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 34,697
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
September 2 Unofficial friendly Philippines  5–1 Philippines Manila Digger Manila
 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
September 22 2022 Asian Games Hong Kong  1–3  Philippines Wenzhou, China
16:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,552
Referee: Lara Christie Lee (Australia)
September 25 2022 Asian Games Philippines  1–5  South Korea Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
September 28 2022 Asian Games Philippines  3–0  Myanmar Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,436
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
September 30 2022 Asian Games QF Japan  8–1  Philippines Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Wenzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 33,607
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
October 26 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 Chinese Taipei  1–4  Philippines Perth, Australia
16:00 UTC+8 Hsu Yi-yun 47' Report
Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 2,725
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
October 29 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 Philippines  0–8  Australia Perth, Australia
15:10 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Perth Stadium
Attendance: 59,155
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)
November 1 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 Philippines  1–0  Iran Perth, Australia
15:50 UTC+8 Annis 19' Report Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Yu Hong (China)

Head-to-head record

As of November 1, 2023, after the match against  Iran.

  Positive record   Neutral record   Negative record

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Australia 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 AFC
 Bahrain 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 AFC
 Bangladesh 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 AFC
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 UEFA
 Cambodia 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 AFC
 Chile 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 CONMEBOL
 China 5 0 0 5 0 50 −50 AFC
 Chinese Taipei 6 1 1 4 7 27 −20 AFC
 Costa Rica 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 CONCACAF
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 13 2 +11 OFC
 Finland 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 UEFA
 Guam 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 AFC
 Haiti 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 CONCACAF
 Hong Kong 13 6 2 5 21 10 +11 AFC
 Iceland 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 UEFA
 India 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 AFC
 Indonesia 8 5 1 3 24 11 +13 AFC
 Iran 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 AFC
 Iraq 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 AFC
 Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA
 Japan 5 0 0 5 1 57 −56 AFC
 Jordan 2 1 0 1 3 6 −6 AFC
 Kazakhstan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 UEFA
 Laos 2 1 1 0 8 4 +4 AFC
 Macau 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 AFC
 Malaysia 12 7 4 1 25 5 +20 AFC
 Mongolia 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 AFC
 Myanmar 16 2 1 13 9 42 −33 AFC
   Nepal 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 AFC
 New Zealand 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 OFC
 Norway 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 UEFA
 North Korea 1 0 0 1 1 14 −13 AFC
 Pakistan 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 AFC
 Palestine 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 AFC
 Papua New Guinea 2 2 0 0 14 1 +13 OFC
 Scotland 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 UEFA
 Singapore 12 9 0 3 43 16 +27 AFC
 South Korea 4 0 0 4 1 16 −15 AFC
  Switzerland 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2 UEFA
 Tajikistan 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18 AFC
 Thailand 17 2 0 15 10 64 −54 AFC
 Timor-Leste 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 AFC
 Tonga 2 2 0 0 21 0 +21 OFC
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 AFC
 Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 AFC
 Vietnam 18 2 0 16 11 74 −63 AFC
 Wales 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA

Personnel

Updated as of September 24, 2023

Current technical staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Australia Mark Torcaso
Assistant coaches Australia Andrew Durante
Australia Sinisha Cohadzic
Philippines Jim Ashley Flores
Goalkeeping coach Australia Paul Gothard
Strength & conditioning coach Philippines Red Sajonia
Team Analyst Australia Harrison Reading
Team doctor Philippines Janis Espina - De Vera
Philippines Fille Claudine Cainglet
Physiotherapist Philippines Anna Demecillo
Philippines Jay-Ann Hidalgo

Management

Position Name Ref.
Team manager Philippines Jefferson Cheng
Assistant Team manager Philippines Kevin Dave Padre
Team administrator Philippines Isabella Fernando
Equipment Manager Philippines Karyn Ann Cho-Caliway
Kitman Philippines Jobert Reamon
Philippines Kevin Conejos
Media officer Philippines Lisette Marques

Coaching history

List of head coaches of the Philippines
Nationality Name Period Ref./Notes
Philippines Edward Magallona 1981 [65]
Philippines Orlando Plagata 1985
Philippines Antonio Morales 1988 [66]
Philippines Marlon Maro 1999–2007 [67]
Indonesia Hans Smit 2008 [note 1]
Philippines Joel Villarino 2008–2009 [69]
Philippines Ernest Nierras 2011–2013
Philippines Buda Bautista 2013–2017 [70]
Philippines Let Dimzon 2017
England Richard Boon 2017–2018 [note 2]
France Rabah Benlarbi 2018
Philippines Buda Bautista 2018
Philippines Let Dimzon 2018–2019
Philippines Marlon Maro 2021
Australia Alen Stajcic 2021–2023 [73]
Australia Mark Torcaso 2023–

Notes

  1. ^ Smit was born as an Indonesia citizen, but became a naturalized Filipino citizen in 2016.[68]
  2. ^ English coach[71] based in the United States that oversaw the Philippine national team's training camp in the United States.[72] The national team has never played an official FIFA match under Boon's watch.

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players are included in the squad for the AFC Olympic Qualifiers against  Australia,  Chinese Taipei, and  Iran.[74][75]
Caps and goals updated as of October 26, 2023, after the match against  Chinese Taipei.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Kiara Fontanilla (2000-07-01) July 1, 2000 (age 23) 9 0 Australia Central Coast Mariners
1GK Olivia McDaniel (1997-10-14) October 14, 1997 (age 26) 36 0 Austria Pinzgau Saalfelden
1GK Inna Palacios (1994-02-08) February 8, 1994 (age 29) 52 0 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo
2DF Alicia Barker (1998-05-22) May 22, 1998 (age 25) 14 0 United States Pacific Northwest
2DF Angela Beard (1997-08-16) August 16, 1997 (age 26) 4 0 Sweden Linköping
2DF Reina Bonta (1999-04-17) April 17, 1999 (age 24) 15 0 Brazil Santos
2DF Jessika Cowart (1999-10-30) October 30, 1999 (age 24) 27 2 Australia Perth Glory
2DF Sofia Harrison (1999-02-16) February 16, 1999 (age 24) 41 3 Unattached
2DF Hali Long (captain) (1995-01-21) January 21, 1995 (age 28) 81 18 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo
2DF Eva Madarang (1997-09-13) September 13, 1997 (age 26) 59 12 Australia Blacktown Spartans
2DF Dominique Randle (1994-12-10) December 10, 1994 (age 28) 28 1 Iceland Þór/KA
3MF Tahnai Annis (1989-06-20) June 20, 1989 (age 34) 39 14 Iceland Þór/KA
3MF Sara Eggesvik (1997-04-29) April 29, 1997 (age 26) 29 5 Norway KIL/Hemne
3MF Jessica Miclat (1998-10-08) October 8, 1998 (age 25) 28 1 Sweden Eskilstuna United
3MF Natalie Oca (2006-11-03) November 3, 2006 (age 17) 3 0 United States Loyola Marymount Lions
3MF Isabella Pasion (2006-07-14) July 14, 2006 (age 17) 7 0 United States Lebanon Trail High School
3MF Quinley Quezada (1997-04-07) April 7, 1997 (age 26) 55 23 Australia Perth Glory
3MF Jaclyn Sawicki (1992-11-14) November 14, 1992 (age 31) 28 0 Australia Western United
4FW Sarina Bolden (1996-06-30) June 30, 1996 (age 27) 44 28 Australia Newcastle Jets
4FW Isabella Flanigan (2005-02-22) February 22, 2005 (age 18) 30 3 Spain Europa
4FW Katrina Guillou (1993-12-19) December 19, 1993 (age 29) 30 12 Sweden Piteå
4FW Chandler McDaniel (1998-02-04) February 4, 1998 (age 25) 20 6 Austria Pinzgau Saalfelden
4FW Meryll Serrano (1997-07-20) July 20, 1997 (age 26) 15 4 Norway Stabæk

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Philippines within the past 12 months.[76][77][78]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mykaella Abeto (2002-09-03) September 3, 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Philippines Tuloy August 2023 training camp
GK Kaiya Jota (2006-02-05) February 5, 2006 (age 17) 1 0 United States Stanford Cardinal August 2023 training camp
DF Maya Alcantara (2000-07-22) July 22, 2000 (age 23) 8 1 United States Georgetown Hoyas August 2023 training camp
DF Jonela Albiño (2000-06-20) June 20, 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Philippines FEU Lady Booters August 2023 training camp
DF Catherine Calatin (2003-11-16) November 16, 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Philippines Tuloy August 2023 training camp
DF Malea Cesar (2003-12-09) December 9, 2003 (age 19) 30 1 Australia Blacktown City 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF Zoë Hudson (2000-07-05) July 5, 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Portugal Valadares Gaia AFC Olympic QualifiersPRE
DF Chantelle Maniti (2005-01-03) January 3, 2005 (age 18) 10 0 Australia Blacktown Spartans December 2022 training camp
DF Aaliyah Schinaman 0 0 United States California Golden Bears AFC Olympic QualifiersPRE
DF Tara Shelton (2001-06-26) June 26, 2001 (age 22) 15 1 Philippines DLSU Lady Booters December 2022 training camp
MF Ryley BugayRET (1996-01-23) January 23, 1996 (age 27) 23 0 Unattached 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
MF Shelah Mae Cadag (1998-08-05) August 5, 1998 (age 25) 6 7 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo August 2023 training camp
MF Anicka Castañeda (1999-12-16) December 16, 1999 (age 23) 41 11 Australia Mt Druitt Town Rangers AFC Olympic QualifiersPRE
MF Reinna Gabriel (2003-10-29) October 29, 2003 (age 20) 0 0 United States Cornell Big Red 2023 Pinatar Cup
MF Kaya Hawkinson (2000-04-17) April 17, 2000 (age 23) 17 1 Australia Central Coast Mariners AFC Olympic QualifiersPRE
MF Jade Jalique (1992-12-14) December 14, 1992 (age 30) 0 0 Philippines Tuloy August 2023 training camp
MF Charisa Lemoran (1998-09-21) September 21, 1998 (age 25) 23 1 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo August 2023 training camp
MF Hazel Lustan (1998-01-11) January 11, 1998 (age 25) 10 0 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo August 2023 training camp
MF Rocelle Mendaño (2000-05-19) May 19, 2000 (age 23) 2 0 Philippines DLSU Lady Booters August 2023 training camp
MF Sabine Ramos (2003-11-28) November 28, 2003 (age 20) 0 0 United States Woodbridge High School 2023 Southeast Asian Games
MF Camille Rodriguez (1994-12-27) December 27, 1994 (age 28) 43 11 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo AFC Olympic QualifiersPRE
MF Demely Rollon (2000-04-15) April 15, 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Philippines Tuloy August 2023 training camp
MF Sarahgen Tulabing (2003-09-22) September 22, 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Philippines FEU Lady Booters August 2023 training camp
FW Isabella Bandoja (2001-03-30) March 30, 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Philippines Tuloy August 2023 training camp
FW Alisha del Campo (1999-09-20) September 20, 1999 (age 24) 28 11 Philippines DLSU Lady Booters AFC Olympic QualifiersPRE
FW Carleigh Frilles (2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 (age 21) 37 12 United States VCU Rams 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW Lanie Ortillo (2005-04-08) April 8, 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Philippines Tuloy August 2023 training camp
FW Elaine Pimentel (2000-11-28) November 28, 2000 (age 23) 0 0 United States Beach FC August 2023 training camp
FW Regine Rebosura (2001-09-21) September 21, 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Philippines FEU Lady Booters August 2023 training camp
FW Angelica Teves (1999-08-06) August 6, 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Philippines DLSU Lady Booters August 2023 training camp
FW Dionesa Tolentin (2000-06-25) June 25, 2000 (age 23) 3 0 Philippines FEU Lady Booters August 2023 training camp
FW Chayse Ying (2005-09-01) September 1, 2005 (age 18) 0 0 United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish October 2022 training campPRE

COV Withdrew due to COVID-19
INJ Withdrew due to an injury
PRE Included in the preliminary squad
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension

Previous squads

Previous squads of the Philippines
Tournament Edition
FIFA Women's World Cup
AFC Women's Asian Cup
AFF Women's Championship
Southeast Asian Games

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Further information: Philippines at the FIFA Women's World Cup

The Philippines had never qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup until the 2023 edition. It did not attempt to qualify for the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 with its non-participation at the 1991 AFC Women's Championship, which served as the Asian qualifiers of the World Cup. The national team first attempted to qualify for the succeeding editions of the tournament from 1995 except for the 2011 edition.

The Philippines' FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 did not enter
Sweden 1995 did not qualify
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011 did not enter
Canada 2015 did not qualify
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Group stage 24th 3 1 0 2 1 8 –7
2027 to be determined
Total 1/9 Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 8 –7
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

The Philippines entered a qualification tournament for the Olympics. At the first two editions of the Olympics where women's football was played, the standings at the preceding FIFA Women's World Cup were used. With the country failing to qualify for the final tournament of the 1995 and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cups the country failed to qualify for the 1996 and 2000 Olympics.

The Philippines' Summer Olympic Games record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
United States 1996 did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 did not enter
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020 did not qualify
France 2024
United States 2028 to be determined

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Further information: Philippines at the AFC Women's Asian Cup
The Philippines' AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Hong Kong 1981 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13
Thailand 1983 5 1 0 4 2 16 −14
Hong Kong 1986 did not enter
Hong Kong 1989
Japan 1991
Malaysia 1993 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32
Malaysia 1995 3 0 1 2 0 23 −23
China 1997 3 0 0 3 2 32 −30
Philippines 1999 4 1 0 3 5 8 −3
Taiwan 2001 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16
Thailand 2003 4 1 0 3 2 26 −24
Australia 2006 did not qualify
Vietnam 2008
China 2010 did not enter
Vietnam 2014 did not qualify
Jordan 2018 Sixth place 4 1 0 3 3 12 −9
India 2022 Semifinals 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1
Total 10/17 37 6 2 29 22 187 −165

Asian Games

Main article: Philippines at the Asian Games

The Philippines are yet to participate in the women's football tournament of the Asian Games. However, they made their debut in the continental meet when they entered the 2022 edition, in Hangzhou, China, was held on September to October 2023.[79]

The Philippines' Asian Games record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
China 1990 did not enter
Japan 1994
1998
South Korea 2002
Qatar 2006
China 2010
South Korea 2014
Indonesia 2018
China 2022 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 8 14 –6
Japan 2026 to be determined
Total 1/9 4 2 0 2 8 14 –6

AFF Women's Championship

The Philippines' AFF Women's Championship record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
Vietnam 2004 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5
Vietnam 2006 did not enter
Myanmar 2007 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11
Vietnam 2008 7th 3 1 0 2 3 20 −17
Laos 2011 6th 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6
Vietnam 2012 5th 3 1 0 2 9 9 0
Myanmar 2013 6th 4 2 0 2 15 11 +4
Vietnam 2015 5th 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4
Myanmar 2016 6th 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6
Indonesia 2018 6th 4 1 1 2 6 12 −6
Thailand 2019 Fourth place 4th 6 3 0 3 17 9 +8
Philippines 2022 Champions 1st 7 6 0 1 23 2 +21
Total 11/12 − 42 17 2 23 87 109 −22

SEA Games

The Philippines' Southeast Asian Games record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
Thailand 1985 Bronze medal 3rd 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6
Thailand 1995 Fourth place 4th 4 1 2 1 3 9 −6
Indonesia 1997 Group stage 6th 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
Malaysia 2001 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6
Vietnam 2003 5th 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3
Philippines 2005 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5
Thailand 2007 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 2 12 −10
Laos 2009 Did not enter
Myanmar 2013 Group stage 6th 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9
Malaysia 2017 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10
Philippines 2019 4 1 1 2 6 4 +2
Vietnam 2021 Bronze medal 3rd 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2
Cambodia 2023 Group stage 5th 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1
Total 12/13 − 37 8 6 23 27 83 −56

Minor tournaments

The Philippines' minor tournaments record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Xiamen Women's Tournament**
China 1989 6/6 5 0 0 5 0 33 −33
PFF Women's Invitational Championships[63]
Philippines 2001 1/5 4 3 1 0 24 3 +21
Women Four Nations Tournament
Malaysia 2003 2/4 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6
LA Vikings Cup[80][81][82][83]
United States 2012 1/4 4 2 2 0 13 5 +8
Pinatar Cup
Spain 2023 4/4 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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