Philippines national under-23 football team explained

Philippines U-23
Nickname:Young Azkals
Junior Azkals
U-23 Azkals
Association:Philippine Football Federation
Sub-Confederation:AFF (Southeast Asia)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Coach:Norman Fegidero
Captain:Yrick Gallantes
Home Stadium:PFF National Training Center
Fifa Trigramme:PHI
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Largest Win: Philippines 6–1
(Biñan, Philippines; 4 December 2019)
Largest Loss: 13–0 Philippines
(Hong Kong; 12 June 1999)

The Philippines national under-23 football team represents the Philippines in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games and any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation, the governing body of football in the country.

Competition records

Olympics

The Philippines'
YearRoundPosition
1992 Did not qualify
1996Did not enter
2000Did not qualify
Did not enter
2008
2012
Did not qualify
2020
2024
Total
Notes:
Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

The Philippines'
YearRoundPosition
Did not qualify
2016
2018
2020
2024
To be determined
Total

Asian Games

The Philippines'
YearRoundPosition
Did not enter
Did not qualify
2022
Total
Notes:
Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Southeast Asian Games

The Philippines'
YearRoundPosition
Withdrew
Did not enter
Group stage 6th place 3 1 0 2 6 7
Did not enter
Group stage 10th place 5 1 0 4 6 14
Did not enter
Group stage 10th place4 0 0 4 2 11
7th place 5 2 0 3 4 10
6th place 4 2 1 1 9 4
7th place 4 1 1 2 6 7
8th place 4 0 1 3 1 8
Total Group stage 6th place 2973193461
Notes:

ASEAN U-23 Championship

The Philippines'
YearRoundPosition
Group stage 6th place 3 1 0 2 7 9
Group stage 8th place3 0 0 3 1 6
Group stage 6th place3 1 1 1 4 4
Group stage 7th place 2 0 1 1 2 3
Total Group stage 6th place112 2 7 1422
Notes:

Personnel

Current technical staff

PositionName
Technical Director Josep Ferré
Head coach
Assistant coach Christopher Pedimonte
Goalkeeping coach Noel Marcaida
Analysts Taketomo Suzuki
Physiotherapists John Michael Morado
Joselle Dumlao
Masseur Kevin Conejos
Scouts Yoshito Ōkubo
Doctor Tomohiro Tomihara

Management

PositionName
Team manager Maja Paula Año
Kit manager Bryan Capistrano

Coaching history

List of head coaches of the Philippines U-23
CountryNamePeriodReferences / Notes
Philippines[1]
Philippines[2]
Germany[3]
PhilippinesGlen Ramos[4]
Scotland[5]
Australia[6]
Philippines[7]
PhilippinesSalvador Salvacion [8]
Philippines[9]
SerbiaGoran Milojević[10]
IrelandScott Cooper[11]
EnglandStewart Hall[12]
PhilippinesNorman Fegidero[13]
PhilippinesRob Gier[14]
PhilippinesMarlon Maro
PhilippinesNorman Fegidero[15]

Players

Current squad

The following players are included in the 23-man squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against, and in Chonburi, Thailand.[16]

Caps and goals updated as of 22 August 2023, after the match against .

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Philippines U-23 within the past 12 months.[17]

COV Withdrew due to COVID-19
INJ Withdrew due to an injury
PRE Included in the preliminary squad
RES Listed as a reserve player
SUS Serving suspension

Previous squads

Previous squads of the Philippines
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Southeast Asian Games
AFF U-23 Youth Championship

See also

Men's

Women's

Notes and References

  1. News: Yoon. Hyung-Jin. South Korea U-23 Matches - Details 1991-1999. 11 February 2022. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 30 April 2006.
  2. News: Tupas. Cedelf. Ex-Azkals coach now Dooley's chief deputy. 6 April 2022. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 22 March 2016.
  3. News: Azkals coach Weiss says no to helming Philippine Under-23 squad . Karl Decena . 30 January 2013 . interaksyon.com . interaksyon.com . 30 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122227/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/azkals-coach-weiss-says-no-to-helming-philippine-under-23-squad . 2 April 2015 . dead .
  4. Web site: AFC U-22 CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 - Myanmar U22 vs Philippines U22. 16 February 2023. Asian Football Confederation.
  5. News: Brian Reid to lead Philippines Under-23s against Singapore . Khalis Rifhan . 12 June 2013 . goal.com/en-sg . Singapore. Goal . 30 March 2015 .
  6. News: San Beda, FEU booters boost U-23 team’s bid . Olmin Leyba . 23 March 2015 . Phil. Star. Manila. Philippine Star . 30 March 2015 .
  7. News: Reyes. Jaelle Nevin. PFF names Senior, U23 Azkals line-up. 27 May 2015. The Manila Times. 26 May 2015.
  8. Web site: Philippines Men’s Under-22 In AFF U22 Championship 2019. Philippine Football Federation. 15 February 2019. 11 February 2022.
  9. News: Philippines Under-22 To Compete In Merlion Cup 2019. Philippine Football Federation. 5 June 2019. 5 June 2019.
  10. Web site: Philippines Men’s Under-22 National Team Gears Up For The 30th Southeast Asian Games. Philippine Football Federation. 24 November 2019. 11 February 2022.
  11. News: Baas, Winhoffer, Bias headline Azkals U23 lineup for AFC Qualifiers. Tiebreaker Times. 21 October 2021. 21 October 2021.
  12. News: Yumol. David Tristan. Kekkonen, Bias, Chung lead PH team in AFF U-23 tilt. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405200408/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/sports/2022/2/10/PH-team-AFF-U-23-tilt.html. dead. 5 April 2023. CNN Philippines. 10 February 2022. 11 February 2022.
  13. News: del Carmen . Lorenzo . PFF names Fegidero as head coach of Azkals SEAG team, Hall as director . 11 March 2022 . Tiebreaker Times . 11 March 2022.
  14. Web site: Former Philippines captain Rob Gier named Philippine Men’s Under-22 head coach. 23 March 2023. Philippine Football Federation. 23 March 2023.
  15. News: ‘We had a very successful training camp’ . 26 July 2024 . Malaya Business Insight . 25 July 2024.
  16. Web site: PHI U23 MNT to see action in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers. Philippine Football Federation. 5 September 2023. 5 September 2023.
  17. Web site: admin . pff . 2023-08-16 . Philippine Men’s Under-23 National Team lineup for AFF U23 Championship 2023 . 2023-08-17 . The Philippine Football Federation . en-US.