# Philippines national under-17 football team

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-17 Asian Cup, the ASEAN U-16 Boys 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1993 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1999 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |

### Performance at the AFC U-17 Asian Cup

The Philippines' AFC U-16 Championship Record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1986 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1988 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1990 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1992 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| 1994 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1996 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1998 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2008 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |

### Performance at the ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

The Philippines' ASEAN U-16 Boys 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2006 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Group stage | 10th Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | 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 |
| 2024 | Group stage | 10th Place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | Total | 10/16 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 159 |

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Lose

### 2024
## Personnel
### Current technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Taketomo Suzuki |
| Assistant coaches | Kent Talam |
| Assistant coaches | Jayson Turco |
| Assistant coaches | Bryan Capistrano |
| Goalkeeping coach | Enrique Paocog |
| Analysts | Richard Robledo |
| Analysts | Jake Ferrer |
| Physiotherapists | Gustavo Cojuangco |
| Physiotherapists | Eunice Maliuanag |
| Doctor | Enrique Leonardo Pasion |

### Management

| Position | Name |
| Team manager | Yuta Haba |
| Team coordinator | Takuya Jinno |
| Kitmen | |
| Travel manager | |
| Travel coordinator | |

### Coaching history

List of head coaches of the Philippines U-17 :
| Country | Name | Period |
| Philippines | Tomasito Ramos | 2009−2011 |
| Philippines | Anto Gonzales | 2013 |
| Philippines | Jose Maria Aberasturi | 2015−2016 |
| Philippines | Roxy Dorlas | 2017 |
| Philippines | Chieffy Caligdong | 2017 |
| Japan | Reiji Hirata | 2018 |
| Philippines | Roxy Dorlas | 2019 |
| Japan | Reiji Hirata | 2022 |
| Japan | Yuki Matsuda | 2024 |

## Players
### Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.
Caps and goals updated as of October 19, 2024; after the match against Macau.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mateo Veloso | (2009-03-19)March 19, 2009 (aged 15) | 2 | 0 | Kaya FC Academy |
| 15 | 1GK | Gianne Abara | (2008-03-27)March 27, 2008 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Far Eastern University |
| 16 | 1GK | Jaime Sandejas | (2009-01-28)January 28, 2009 (aged 15) | 0 | 0 | Loyola FC Academy |
| 2 | 2DF | Peter Mirasol (captain) | (2008-08-01)August 1, 2008 (aged 16) | 3 | 0 | UD Loreto |
| 4 | 2DF | Zachary Dalman | (2008-12-17)December 17, 2008 (aged 15) | 4 | 0 | Far Eastern University |
| 5 | 2DF | Dylan Wong | (2008-03-15)March 15, 2008 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Kaya FC Academy |
| 17 | 2DF | Rain Sermeno | (2008-12-17)December 17, 2008 (aged 15) | 0 | 0 | Far Eastern University |
| 18 | 2DF | Matteo Mercado | (2009-05-19)May 19, 2009 (aged 15) | 1 | 0 | Loyola FC Academy |
| 19 | 2DF | Michael Maniti (captain) | (2008-09-05)September 5, 2008 (aged 16) | 7 | 0 | Blacktown City |
| 20 | 2DF | Luke Amann | (2008-10-09)October 9, 2008 (aged 16) | 1 | 1 | Florida Elite Soccer Academy |
| 3 | 2DF | Enzo Panganiban | (2008-12-15)December 15, 2008 (aged 15) | 4 | 0 | Manila Soccer Academy |
| 6 | 3MF | Spencer Webster | (2008-10-10)October 10, 2008 (aged 16) | 4 | 3 | St George City |
| 8 | 3MF | Matthew Steen | (2008-09-02)September 2, 2008 (aged 16) | 4 | 1 | Diksmuide-Oostende |
| 12 | 3MF | Bryant Sidney | (2008-06-23)June 23, 2008 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Tuloy |
| 13 | 3MF | Renz Partosa | (2008-08-29)August 29, 2008 (aged 16) | 1 | 0 | De La Salle Zobel |
| 21 | 3MF | Ramil Fraga | (2009-10-18)October 18, 2009 (aged 14) | 0 | 0 | Kaya FC Academy |
| 23 | 3MF | Edgar Renopal Jr. | (2009-08-20)August 20, 2009 (aged 15) | 1 | 0 | Far Eastern University |
| 7 | 4FW | Joshua Moleje | (2009-01-12)January 12, 2009 (aged 15) | 3 | 1 | Loyola FC Academy |
| 9 | 4FW | Anthony Moutzouris | (2008-05-29)May 29, 2008 (aged 16) | 4 | 1 | Blacktown City |
| 10 | 4FW | Filbert Tacardon | (2009-05-13)May 13, 2009 (aged 15) | 3 | 0 | Loyola FC Academy |
| 11 | 4FW | Edvard Omitade | (2008-09-17)September 17, 2008 (aged 16) | 4 | 1 | San Beda University |
| 14 | 4FW | Anthony Elorde | (2008-12-02)December 2, 2008 (aged 15) | 2 | 0 | Southpoint School |
| 22 | 4FW | Sambher Abrenica | (2008-05-07)May 7, 2008 (aged 16) | 1 | 1 | Far Eastern University |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team for the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Enrique Sunico | (2008-01-16)16 January 2008 (aged 16) | 2 | 0 | Makati FC | 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship |
| GK | Austin Dilodilo | (2008-07-15)15 July 2008 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | San Beda University | 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship |
| DF | Leo Garcia | (2009-10-01)1 October 2009 (aged 15) | 3 | 0 | Loyola FC Academy | 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship |
| DF | Elijah Saraña | (2008-01-25)25 January 2008 (aged 16) | 2 | 0 | Koronadal City FC | 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship |
| DF | Alphan Lomibao | (2009-01-22)22 January 2009 (aged 15) | 0 | 0 | Loyola FC Academy | 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship |
| MF | Jimm Leowell Fabela | (2008-01-16)16 January 2008 (aged 16) | 3 | 0 | Far Eastern University | 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship |
| MF | Aarran Long | (2009-04-25)25 April 2009 (aged 15) | 3 | 0 | British School Manila | 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship |
| MF | Toby Paulino | (2009-03-03)3 March 2009 (aged 15) | 3 | 0 | Académica de Coimbra | 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship |
| MF | Rossen Comla | (2008-06-14)14 June 2008 (aged 16) | 2 | 0 | Makati FC | 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship |
| MF | Younus Saddari | (2008-11-25)25 November 2008 (aged 15) | 1 | 0 | Loyola FC Academy | 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship |
| FW | Francis Poticano | (2009-01-21)21 January 2009 (aged 15) | 3 | 0 | Loyola FC Academy | 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship |
| FW | Thirdy Brizuela | (2009-09-30)30 September 2009 (aged 15) | 2 | 0 | San Beda University | 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship |