Philippines women's national futsal team explained

Philippines
Nickname:Pinay 5
Association:Philippine Football Federation (PFF)
Sub-Confederation:AFF (Southeast Asia)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Fifa Trigramme:PHI
Fifa Rank:[1]
First Game: Philippines 1–8 Thailand
(Bangkok, Thailand; November 13, 2005)
Largest Win: Malaysia 2–5 Philippines
(Macau; October 31, 2007)
Laos 1–4 Philippines
(Bangkok, Thailand; December 9, 2007)
Largest Loss: Iran 18–2 Philippines
(Macau; November 2, 2007)
World Cup Apps:1
World Cup First:2025
Regional Name:AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
Regional Cup Apps:0
2Ndregional Name:Southeast Asian Games
2Ndregional Cup Apps:2
2Ndregional Cup First:2007
2Ndregional Cup Best: Third Place, (2007)
3Rdregional Name:Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
3Rdregional Cup Apps:2
3Rdregional Cup First:2005
3Rdregional Cup Best:Fourth Place, (2005)

The Philippines women's national futsal team represents the Philippines in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Philippine Futsal Committee of the Philippine Football Federation.[2]

History

A women's futsal team was formed around the mid-2000s when Emmanuel Batungbacal first came into the contact with Philippine Football Federation. At that time Johnny Romualdez was the federation president and former Ateneo player Domeka Garamenda was the secretary general. Batungbacal was given the greenlight to form a team but he had to rely on his funding. The team joined the 2005 Asian Indoor Games where they finished fourth place. They later joined the 2007 Southeast Asian Games where they overcame Malaysia in the bronze medal game.[3]

In 2007, José Mari Martínez would succeed Romualdez as PFF president. In 2009, the federation was riddled with controversy. The PFF Futsal Committee head Esmaeil Sedigh recommended Batungbacal's removal as head coach in early 2009, which prompted the resignation of the women's futsal team's players.[4] Batungbacal was allegedly removed for sending an unsanctioned women's futsal squad to the Vikings Futsal Cup in New Zealand although the coach presented a PFF document contradicting this claim. Martinez cites the coach's lack of coaching credentials for the move.[5] Esmaeil Sedigh would take over as women's futsal coach.

Dutch former player and coach Victor Hermans was brought in by the PFF in 2020 to serve as a technical consultant for futsal.[6] [7] [8]

The PFF under Hermans' advice revived the women's team and formed the core of the new team from players hailing from the Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation. The squad would train despite the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] In 2022, the new women's futsal team was unveiled adopting the moniker "Pinays". The team took part at the Pinay5 Futsal Faceoff, a two-game friendly series with Guam.[10] They lost the first game 0–1, but won the second one 3–1.[11]

The Philippines would be announced to host the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup to be held in 2025 consequentially qualifying its national team for the tournament.[12]

Fixtures and results

Legend

Tournament record

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
2025Qualified as hosts
Total0/1000000

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
2005Group stage4/43003325
2007Placing6/741031133
2009did not enter
2013
2017
2021To be announced
Total2/571061458

Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
2007Third place match 3/662021114
2009No competition as not officially selected by host
2011Group stage5/54004827
2013did not enter
2015No competition as not officially selected by host
2017did not enter
2019No competition as not officially selected by host
2021did not enter
2023No competition as not officially selected by host
Total2/5 102061941

Other tournaments

Vikings Futsal Cup New Zealand
PFF Women's Tri Nation Futsal Invitational

Coaches

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Futsal Women’s World Ranking as of May 6, 2024 .
  2. News: Rosero. Earl Victor. PHL futsal teams off to SEA Games to revive football medal hopes. 12 December 2014. GMA News. 11 November 2011.
  3. News: Olivares . Rick . Retrospective: A futsal bronze for Philippines in 2007 SEA Games . 4 October 2022 . The Philippine Star.
  4. News: Tupas. Cedelf. RP football men's coach Cutillas quits. 12 December 2014. Inquirer Sports. 9 February 2009. ...Esmael Sedigh had recommended the sacking of women's futsal head coach Emmanuel Batungbacal., The ouster of Batungbacal prompted the resignation of the women's futsal squad last week.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141220171626/http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20090209-188199/RP-football-mens-coach-Cutillas-quits. 20 December 2014.
  5. News: Crisis hits RP women's futsal team, PFF. 12 December 2014. ABS-CBN News. 10 March 2009.
  6. News: Olivares . Rick . Futsal legend Vic Hermans to develop Philippine futsal . 14 October 2022 . The Philippine Star . 3 November 2020.
  7. News: Dutch legend Vic Hermans entrusted to lead Philippines futsal . 14 October 2022 . Asian Football Confederation . 4 November 2020 . en.
  8. News: Futsal Faceoff up . 14 October 2022 . The Philippine Star . 5 October 2022.
  9. News: Saldajeno . Ivan . PH futsal team battles upstart Guam in weekend friendlies . 14 October 2022 . Philippine News Agency . 14 October 2022.
  10. News: PHL women's futsal team on 'strategic and sustainable program'. 4 October 2022 . BusinessMirror . 4 October 2022.
  11. News: del Carmen . Lorenzo . Pinay5 sinks Guam to win day two of friendly meet . 16 October 2022 . Tiebreaker Times . 16 October 2022.
  12. News: Villanueva . Ralph Edwin . Philippines to host 1st-ever Women's Futsal World Cup . 17 May 2024 . The Philippine Star . 17 May 2024.
  13. Web site: Vikings Futsal Cup – Tournament Results (NZ) – Updated. https://web.archive.org/web/20080820010101/http://futsal4all.com/2008/08/vikings%2Dfutsal%2Dcup%2Dday%2Done%2Dnz/. Futsal4All. 12 December 2014. dead. 20 August 2008.
  14. Web site: Vikings Futsal Cup 2008 – Tournament Results. Sporting Sheilas. 12 December 2014. 23 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223095204/http://sportingsheilas.com.au/2008/08/vikings-futsal-cup-2008-tournament-results/.
  15. News: Leyba . Olmin . Phl Futsal team finishes 2nd . 25 October 2023 . The Philippine Star . 24 October 2023.
  16. News: Esmaeil Sedigh treinador da Seleção de Futsal das Filipinas. 12 December 2014. JR Sports. 29 October 2009. en, pt.
  17. News: Flores. Celest. Training with the Philippine national women's futsal team. 12 December 2014. Yahoo! Philippines. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 19 August 2011.
  18. News: Pineda. Rochelle. How I got my job: Paul Encarnacion, Philippine National Women's Futsal Team Coach. 12 December 2014. Pacifiqa. 7 August 2014.