2025 in Philippine football

Football in Philippines
Season	2025
Men's football
Philippines Football League	Kaya–Iloilo
Philippines Football League Finals Series	Dynamic Herb Cebu
Women's football
PFF Women's League	Kaya–Iloilo

Last updated August 11, 2025

The following article is a summary of the 2025 football season in the Philippines.

National teams

Men's senior

AFC Asian Cup qualification

March 25 3rd round	Philippines	4–1	Maldives	Capas, Philippines
19:00 UTC+8	J. Tabinas 6' Kristensen 19' Schneider 77' Reyes 90+2'		Fasir 62'	Stadium: New Clark City Athletics Stadium Attendance: ~4,800 Referee: Daniel Elder (Australia)

June 10 3rd round	Philippines	2–2	Tajikistan	Capas, Philippines
19:00 UTC+8	Kristensen 28', 79'	Report (AFC)	Mabatshoyev 30' Umarbayev 42' (pen.)	Stadium: New Clark City Athletics Stadium Attendance: 10,854 Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

October 9 3rd round	Timor-Leste	v	Philippines	Bangkok, Thailand
--:-- UTC+6				Stadium: Insee Chantarasatit Stadium

October 14 3rd round	Philippines	v	Timor-Leste	TBA
20:00 UTC+8

November 18 3rd round	Maldives	v	Philippines	TBA
20:00 UTC+8

Friendlies

September GoTyme Bank Cup	Philippines	v	TBD	Philippines
20:30 UTC+8

Men's under-23

AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

ASEAN U-23 Championship

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia (H)	3	2	1	0	9	0	+9	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Philippines	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Malaysia	3	1	1	1	7	3	+4	4
4	Brunei	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0

Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

July 15 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship	Malaysia	0–2	Philippines	Central Jakarta, Indonesia
17:00 UTC+7			Banatao 9', 40'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Referee: Takasaki Koji (Japan)

July 18 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship	Philippines	v	Indonesia	Central Jakarta, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al Ismail (Saudi Arabia)

July 21 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship	Philippines	v	Brunei	Bekasi, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Patriot Stadium

July 25 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship SF	Vietnam	2–1	Philippines	Central Jakarta, Indonesia
16:00 UTC+7	Nguyễn Đình Bắc 41' Nguyễn Xuân Bắc 54'		Mariona 35'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Referee: Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)

SEA Games

Men's under-17

Friendlies

July 9 Lion City Cup	Singapore	0–2	Philippines	Kallang, Sigapore
20:00 UTC+8			Moleje 64' Binalong 69'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

July 11 Lion City Cup	Philippines	1–1	Hong Kong	Kallang, Sigapore
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

July 13 Lion City Cup	Cambodia	1–3	Philippines	Kallang, Sigapore
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

Women's senior

Friendlies

April 4	United Arab Emirates	1–4	Philippines	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4	Juma 89'	Report	Long 8' C. McDaniel 19', 33' Serrano 31'	Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium

April 8	United Arab Emirates	0–4	Philippines	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4		Report	Eggesvik 37' Frilles 54' Long 62' C. McDaniel 74'	Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium

May 30	Philippines	0–1	Chinese Taipei	Manila, Philippines
19:00 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 (closed doors)

AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Group G

All matches will be held in Cambodia.
Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Philippines	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9	Final tournament
2	Hong Kong	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Cambodia (H)	3	1	1	1	3	8	−5	4
4	Saudi Arabia	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

June 29 Group G	Philippines	3–0	Saudi Arabia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:00 UTC+7	Sawicki 16' Serrano 55' Pino 81'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)

July 2 Group G	Cambodia	6–0	Philippines	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Pino 18' Serrano 19', 36' Nimol 40' (o.g.) Long 48' C. McDaniel 56'	Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Referee: Oh Hyeon-Jeong (South Korea)

July 5 Group G	Philippines	1–0	Hong Kong	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7	C. Mcdaniel 4'	Report		Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Referee: Le Thi Yi (Vietnam)

ASEAN Women's Championship

Group B

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Philippines	Advance to knockout stage
2	Myanmar	Advance to knockout stage
3	Australia U23
4	Timor-Leste

First match(es) will be played: 7 August 2025. Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

August 7 Group B	Philippines	v	Timor-Leste	Phú Thọ, Vietnam
-:- UTC+7				Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium

August 10 Group B	Australia U23	v	Philippines	Phú Thọ, Vietnam
-:- UTC+7				Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium

August 13 Group B	Philippines	v	Myanmar	Haiphong, Vietnam
-:- UTC+7				Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium

SEA Games

Women's under-20

The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) decided not to participate in the 2025 ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship and the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification. The decision was met with widespread criticism. The move was described as “wasting the dreams, sacrifices, and efforts" of the youth team, and that “the opportunity to build a better pool for the senior team is lost.”^[1]

Women's under-17

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

Women's futsal

The Filipinas futsal team qualified in the AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup for the first time on January 17, 2025, after finishing as the best third-placed team in the qualifiers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan ^[2]

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	4	4	0	0	16	3	+13	12	Final tournament
2	Uzbekistan (H)	4	2	1	1	15	8	+7	7
3	Philippines	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	7
4	Turkmenistan	4	1	0	3	7	17	−10	3
5	Kuwait	4	0	0	4	4	18	−14	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

January 11 Group C	Kuwait	1–4	Philippines	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5	Sh. Mohammad 36'	Report	Guillou 4', 39' Flanigan 22' Tolentin 27'	Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex Referee: Najat Al-Blooshi (United Arab Emirates)

January 13 Group C	Philippines	3–3	Uzbekistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UTC+5	Flanigan 4' Guillou 15' Connolly 39'	Report	Kudratova 8' Karachik 23', 38'	Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex

January 15 Group C	Turkmenistan	0–2	Philippines	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UTC+5		Report	Guillou 23' Tolentin 30'	Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex

January 19 Group C	Philippines	1–2	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UTC+5	Smit 20' (o.g.)	Report	Arrowsmith 7' Au 21'	Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vietnam	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Iran	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
3	Hong Kong	3	1	0	2	11	11	0	3
4	Philippines	3	0	0	3	3	11	−8	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

May 7 GS	Iran	1–0	Philippines	Hohhot, China
11:00 UTC+8	Torkaman 38"	Report		Stadium: Hohhot Sports Centre Attendance: 117 Referee: Liang Qingyun (China) Zhu Xin (China)

May 9 GS	Philippines	0–3	Vietnam	Hohhot, China
11:00 UTC+8			Trịnh Nguyễn Thanh Hằng 22" Trần Thị Thu Xuân 33" Lê Thị Thanh Ngân 40" (2pen.)	Stadium: Hohhot Sports Centre Attendance: 280 Referee: Nour Chaito (Lebanon) Panadda Khotsenaphattra (Thailand)

May 11 GS	Hong Kong	7–3	Philippines	Hohhot, China
11:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Hohhot Sports Centre Referee: Mari Yamamoto (Japan) Nurul Atikah Janah (Malaysia)

FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League Two

ASEAN Club Championship

January 9 GS	Kaya–Iloilo	1–2	Cong An Hanoi	Manila, Philippines^{[note 1]}
19:00 UTC+8	Swainston 54'	Report	Lê Văn Đô 16' Casambre 28' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)

January 23 GS	Borneo	2–1	Kaya–Iloilo	Gianyar, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+8	Peralta 28' Dwiky 90+1'	Report	Melliza 82'	Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Firdavs Nosafarov (Uzbekistan)

February 6 GS	Kaya–Iloilo	2–0	Lion City Sailors	Biñan, Philippines ^{[note 1]}
20:30 UTC+8	del Rosario 66' Melliza 71' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium Referee: Firdavs Nosafarov (Uzbekistan)

1 2 Kaya–Iloilo played their first home match at Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, instead of their designated home stadium Iloilo Sports Complex, Iloilo City. They played their last match at the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan due to Rizal Stadium's renovation.^[3]

AFC Women's Champions League

Leagues

Philippines Football League

Kaya–Iloilo won their 3rd PFL title after a 2–0 victory against Stallion Laguna on April 13, 2025.^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kaya–Iloilo (C)	18	14	2	2	48	15	+33	44	Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two Group stage
2	Manila Digger	18	14	1	3	56	10	+46	43	Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two Qualifying play-offs
3	One Taguig	18	10	3	5	39	13	+26	33
4	Dynamic Herb Cebu	18	9	4	5	33	18	+15	31	Qualification for the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship Qualifying play-offs ^[a]
5	Stallion Laguna	18	8	3	7	36	25	+11	27
6	Davao Aguilas	18	7	4	7	24	16	+8	25
7	Maharlika Taguig	18	5	3	10	21	37	−16	18
8	Loyola	18	5	2	11	20	39	−19	17
9	Philippine YNT	18	3	4	11	16	49	−33	13
10	Mendiola 1991	18	1	2	15	14	85	−71	5

Source: Matchday+
(C) Champions
Notes:

↑ Qualified for 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship Qualifying play-offs as the 2024–25 Philippines Football League Finals Series winners.

PFF Women's League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kaya–Iloilo (C)	10	7	2	1	41	6	+35	23
2	Stallion Laguna	10	7	2	1	22	3	+19	23
3	Capital1 Solar Strikers	10	6	1	3	32	10	+22	19
4	Makati	10	5	1	4	28	10	+18	16
5	University of Santo Tomas	10	1	0	9	7	50	−43	3
6	University of the Philippines	10	1	0	9	2	53	−51	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Deaths

July 7, 2025: Juan Cutillas, 83, Philippines head coach.^[5]

References

↑ Cabatbat, Erel (May 8, 2025). "Wrong train, wrong stations". Manila Standard . Retrieved May 15, 2025.
↑ Suing, Ivan (January 21, 2025). "Phl makes Futsal Women's Asian Cup". Daily Tribune . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
↑ "In interesting setup, Kaya Iloilo plays last Shopee Cup home stand in Stallion Laguna territory". Dugout Philippines. February 5, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
↑ Rosal, Glendale (April 14, 2025). "Kaya FC-Iloilo earns PFL title with 2–0 win over Stallions Laguna". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
↑ Henson, Joaquin (July 11, 2025). "Memories of Cutillas". Philstar. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

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[Kaya–Iloilo-4] 1 2 Kaya–Iloilo played their first home match at Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, instead of their designated home stadium Iloilo Sports Complex, Iloilo City. They played their last match at the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan due to Rizal Stadium's renovation.^[3]

[table_note_res_ACCPO0.15896136181381-6] Qualified for 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship Qualifying play-offs as the 2024–25 Philippines Football League Finals Series winners.

[1] Cabatbat, Erel (May 8, 2025). "Wrong train, wrong stations". Manila Standard . Retrieved May 15, 2025.

[2] Suing, Ivan (January 21, 2025). "Phl makes Futsal Women's Asian Cup". Daily Tribune . Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[3] "In interesting setup, Kaya Iloilo plays last Shopee Cup home stand in Stallion Laguna territory". Dugout Philippines. February 5, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

[5] Rosal, Glendale (April 14, 2025). "Kaya FC-Iloilo earns PFL title with 2–0 win over Stallions Laguna". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[7] Henson, Joaquin (July 11, 2025). "Memories of Cutillas". Philstar. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

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2025 in Philippine football

Contents

National teams

Men's senior

AFC Asian Cup qualification

Friendlies

Men's under-23

AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

ASEAN U-23 Championship

Group A

SEA Games

Men's under-17

Friendlies

AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

Women's senior

Friendlies

AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Group G

ASEAN Women's Championship

Group B

SEA Games

Women's under-20

Women's under-17

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

Women's futsal

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification

Group C

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup

Group B

FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League Two

ASEAN Club Championship

AFC Women's Champions League

Leagues

Philippines Football League

PFF Women's League

Deaths

See also

References