# Philippines national under-23 football team

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' Olympics Record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2004 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Notes: |||||||||
| Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992. |||||||||

### AFC U-23 Asian Cup

The Philippines' AFC U-23 Asian Cup Record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

### Asian Games

The Philippines' Asian Games Record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2002 to 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Notes: |||||||||
| Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002. |||||||||

### Southeast Asian Games

The Philippines' Southeast Asian Games Record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2001 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2005 | Group stage | 6th place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 to 2009 | 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 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 |
| 2015 | Group stage | 10th place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2017 | Group stage | 7th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 6th place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 2021 | Group stage | 7th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 8th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Total | Group stage | 6th place | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 34 | 61 |
| Notes: |||||||||
| Football at the Southeast Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2001. |||||||||

### ASEAN U-23 Championship

The Philippines' ASEAN U-23 Championship Record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2005 | Group stage | 6th place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 8th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | Group stage | 6th place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 7th place | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | Group stage | 6th place | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 |
| Notes: |||||||||
| The ASEAN U-23 Championship was an under-22 tournament in 2019. |||||||||

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Lose

## Personnel
### Current technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Technical Director | Josep Ferré |
| Head coach | Norman Fegidero |
| Assistant coaches | Dennis Balbin |
| Goalkeeping coach | Noel Marcaida |
| Physical coach | Aristotle Andrey |
| Analysts | Jerry Robledo |
| Analysts | Terry Mojica |
| Physiotherapists | John Michael Morado |
| Physiotherapists | Joselle Dumlao |
| Masseur | Alexander Gamat |
| Masseur | Kevin Conejos |
| Doctor | Lawrence Irving Bernardo |

### Management

| Position | Name |
| Team manager | Maja Paula Año |
| Kit manager | Bryan Capistrano |

### Coaching history

| List of head coaches of the Philippines U-23 |- | List of head coaches of the Philippines U-23 |- | List of head coaches of the Philippines U-23 |- |
| Philippines | Orlando Plagata | 1991 |
| Philippines | Aris Caslib | 2005 |
| Germany | Michael Weiß | 2011 |
| Philippines | John Carmona | 2012 |
| Scotland | Brian Reid | 2013 |
| Australia | Jim Fraser | 2015 |
| Philippines | Marlon Maro | 2015–2017 |
| Philippines | Salvador Salvacion | 2019 |
| Philippines | Anto Gonzales | 2019 |
| Serbia | Goran Milojević | 2019 |
| Ireland | Scott Cooper | 2021 |
| England | Stewart Hall | 2022 |
| Philippines | Norman Fegidero | 2022 |
| Philippines | Rob Gier | 2023 |
| Philippines | Marlon Maro | 2023 |
| Philippines | Norman Fegidero | 2024– |

## Players
### Current squad

The following players are included in the 23-man squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against Thailand, Malaysia and Bangladesh in Chonburi, Thailand.
Caps and goals updated as of 22 August 2023, after the match against Vietnam.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Enrico Mangaoang | (2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | CF Manila |
| 1GK | Dimitrios Macapagal | (2004-02-13) February 13, 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Azkals Development Academy |
| 1GK | Iñigo Castro | (2006-07-02) July 2, 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Combine Rush Soccer |
| 2DF | Yrick Gallantes | (2001-01-14) January 14, 2001 (age 24) | 16 | 0 | Azkals Development Academy |
| 2DF | Jaime Rosquillo | (2003-03-10) March 10, 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 0 | Dynamic Herb Cebu |
| 2DF | Kamil Amirul | (2004-02-06) February 6, 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Azkals Development Academy |
| 2DF | John Lucero | (2003-12-01) December 1, 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Worthing |
| 2DF | Joshua Meriño | (2005-02-11) February 11, 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Pilipinas Dragons |
| 2DF | Kart Talaroc | (2001-03-30) March 30, 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Davao Aguilas |
| 2DF | Jian Caraig | (2005-08-06) August 6, 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Pilipinas Dragons |
| 2DF | Haren De Gracia | (2003-05-06) May 6, 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Tuloy |
| 2DF | Caleb Santos | (2005-10-04) October 4, 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Black Rock |
| 3MF | Dennis Chung | (2001-01-24) January 24, 2001 (age 24) | 18 | 4 | Azkals Development Academy |
| 3MF | Jacob Peña | (2002-11-27) November 27, 2002 (age 22) | 16 | 0 | Stallion Laguna |
| 3MF | Jacob Maniti | (2002-10-16) October 16, 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | Hobro II |
| 3MF | Gavin Muens | (2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 |
| 3MF | Harry Nuñez | (2004-12-16) December 16, 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Tuloy |
| 3MF | Jared Peña | (2006-05-08) May 8, 2006 (age 18) | 5 | 0 | Black Rock |
| 3MF | Dov Cariño | (2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 1 | CF Manila |
| 3MF | Antoine Ortega | (2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Pau II |
| 4FW | Pocholo Bugas | (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23) | 4 | 0 | Angkor Tiger |
| 4FW | Patrick Grogg | (2002-11-07) November 7, 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | CF Manila |
| 4FW | John Lloyd Jalique | (2002-02-04) February 4, 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Tuloy |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Philippines U-23 within the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Quincy Kammeraad | (2001-02-01)1 February 2001 (aged 22) | 11 | 0 | Kaya–Iloilo | 32nd Southeast Asian Games |
| DF | David Setters | (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Algoma University | 2023 AFF U-23 Championship |
| DF | Noah Leddel | (2003-08-30)30 August 2003 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Black Rock | 32nd Southeast Asian Games |
| DF | Santiago Rublico | (2005-08-18)18 August 2005 (aged 17) | 2 | 0 | Atlético Madrid | 32nd Southeast Asian Games |
| DF | Daniel Christensen | (2004-08-04)4 August 2004 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Azkals Development Academy | 32nd Southeast Asian Games |
| DF | Morgan Powell | (2003-03-27)27 March 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Loughborough University | 32nd Southeast Asian Games$^{RES}$ |
| MF | Justin Frias | (2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Azkals Development Academy | 2023 AFF U-23 Championship |
| MF | Karl Absalon | (2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Far Eastern University | 2023 AFF U-23 Championship |
| MF | Francis Tacardon | (2001-09-30) 30 September 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | UPMFT | 2023 AFF U-23 Championship |
| MF | Lance Ocampo | (2001-09-23)23 September 2001 (aged 21) | 7 | 0 | Nagoya University of Commerce & Business | 32nd Southeast Asian Games |
| MF | Jaime Sacopon | (2004-03-06)6 March 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Azkals Development Academy | 32nd Southeast Asian Games |
| FW | Selwyn Mamon | (2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 1 | Far Eastern University | 2023 AFF U-23 Championship |
| FW | Andres Aldeguer | (2003-12-18)18 December 2003 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Azkals Development Academy | 32nd Southeast Asian Games |
| FW | Carlo Dorin | (2001-06-07)7 June 2001 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Unattached | 32nd Southeast Asian Games |
| $^{COV}$ 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 :
| Tournament | Edition |
| Southeast Asian Games | 2005201120152017201920212023 |
| AFF U-23 Youth Championship | 200520192022 |