2025 in Philippine football

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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
  2024 Flag of the Philippines.svg 2026  

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

Contents

National teams

Men's senior

AFC Asian Cup qualification

March 25 3rd round Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg4–1Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Capas, Philippines
19:00  UTC+8
Stadium: New Clark City Athletics Stadium
Attendance: ~4,800
Referee: Daniel Elder (Australia)
June 10 3rd round Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg2–2Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Capas, Philippines
19:00  UTC+8
Report (AFC) Stadium: New Clark City Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 10,854
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
October 9 3rd round Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg1–4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Darwin, Australia
19:00  UTC+9:30
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Territory Rugby League Stadium
Attendance: 1,356
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
October 14 3rd round Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg3–1Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste Capas, Philippines
19:00  UTC+8 Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: New Clark City Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 10,034
Referee: Torphong Somsing (Thailand)
November 18 3rd round Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svgvFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Malé, Maldives
15:30  UTC+5:30 Stadium: National Football Stadium

Men's under-23

AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

September 3 Syria  Flag of Syria (2025-).svg2–1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00  UTC+5 Al Aswad Soccerball shade.svg61'
Al Mustafa Soccerball shade.svg80'
Reyes Soccerball shade.svg78'Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Attendance: 44
Referee: Saeed Rashid Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
September 6 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg1–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe, Tajikistan
21:00  UTC+5 Leddel Soccerball shade.svg71'Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Attendance: 5,740
Referee: Harish Kundu (India)
September 9 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg4–0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00  UTC+5 Banatao Soccerball shade.svg32'
Mariona Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)
Cariño Soccerball shade.svg81'
Reyes Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

ASEAN U-23 Championship

Group A
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (H)321090+97Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 320141+36
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 311173+44
4Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 3003117160
Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
July 15 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Central Jakarta, Indonesia
17:00  UTC+7
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Referee: Takasaki Koji (Japan)
July 21 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg2–0Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Bekasi, Indonesia
20:00  UTC+7 Mariona Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Nuñez Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadium: Patriot Stadium
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
July 25SF Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg2–1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Central Jakarta, Indonesia
16:00  UTC+7 Nguyễn Đình Bắc Soccerball shade.svg41'
Nguyễn Xuân Bắc Soccerball shade.svg54'
Mariona Soccerball shade.svg35'Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Referee: Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)

SEA Games

Men's under-17

Friendlies

July 9Lion City Cup Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Kallang, Sigapore
20:00  UTC+8 Moleje Soccerball shade.svg64'
Binalong Soccerball shade.svg69'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
July 11Lion City Cup Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg1–1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Kallang, Sigapore
17:00  UTC+8 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
July 13Lion City Cup Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg1–3Flag of the Philippines.svg  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  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg1–4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30  UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium
April 8 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30  UTC+4 Report
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium
May 30Unofficial friendly Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0–1Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei Manila, Philippines
19:00  UTC+8 Report Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0 (closed doors)
June 3 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0–1Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei Manila, Philippines
19:00  UTC+8 Report Matsunaga Soccerball shade.svg27'Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,312
Referee: Nurul Ain Izatty Binti Zainal (Malaysia)

AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 3300100+109 Final tournament
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 31112204
3Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia (H)31113854
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 30031650
Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
June 29 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg3–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:00  UTC+7
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)
July 2 Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg0–6Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00  UTC+7 Report
Stadium: National Olympic Stadium
Referee: Oh Hyeon-Jeong (South Korea)
July 5 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg1–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00  UTC+7 Report Stadium: National Olympic Stadium
Referee: Le Thi Yi (Vietnam)

ASEAN Women's Championship

August 7 GS Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg7–0Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste Phú Thọ, Vietnam
19:30  UTC+7
Report Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
August 10 GS Australia U23  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Phú Thọ, Vietnam
19:30  UTC+7 Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
August 13 GS Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg1–1Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Haiphong, Vietnam
19:30  UTC+7 Mathelus Soccerball shade.svg71' Win Theingi Tun Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen.)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

October 13 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg5–0Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria Dushanbe, Tajikistan
14:00  UTC+5
Report Stadium: Pamir Stadium
October 15 Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0–2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:00  UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Pamir Stadium
October 17 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg4–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
14:00  UTC+5
Report Stadium: Pamir Stadium

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
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4400163+1312 Final tournament
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (H)4211158+77
3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 4211106+47
4Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 4103717103
5Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 4004418140
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
January 11 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg1–4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00  UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex
Referee: Najat Al-Blooshi (United Arab Emirates)
January 13 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg3–3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00  UTC+5
Report
Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex
January 15 Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg0–2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00  UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex
January 19 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg1–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00  UTC+5
Report
Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup

May 7 GS Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Hohhot, China
11:00  UTC+8 Torkaman Soccerball shade.svg 38" Report Stadium: Hohhot Sports Centre
Attendance: 117
Referee: Liang Qingyun (China)
Zhu Xin (China)
May 9 GS Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0–3Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Hohhot, China
11:00  UTC+8 Stadium: Hohhot Sports Centre
Attendance: 280
Referee: Nour Chaito (Lebanon)
Panadda Khotsenaphattra (Thailand)
May 11 GS Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg7–3Flag of the Philippines.svg  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 Flag of the Philippines.svg 1–2 Flag of Vietnam.svg Cong An Hanoi Manila, Philippines [note 1]
19:00  UTC+8 Report Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
January 23 GS Borneo Flag of Indonesia.svg 2–1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kaya–Iloilo Gianyar, Indonesia
20:00  UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
Referee: Firdavs Nosafarov (Uzbekistan)
February 6 GS Kaya–Iloilo Flag of the Philippines.svg 2–0 Flag of Singapore.svg Lion City Sailors Biñan, Philippines [note 1]
20:30  UTC+8 Report Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
Referee: Firdavs Nosafarov (Uzbekistan)
  1. 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]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Kaya–Iloilo (C)1814224815+3344Qualification for the
2025–26 AFC Champions League Two Group stage
2 Manila Digger 1814135610+4643Qualification for the
2025–26 AFC Champions League Two Qualifying play-offs
3 One Taguig 1810353913+2633
4 Dynamic Herb Cebu 189453318+1531Qualification for the
2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship Qualifying play-offs
[a]
5 Stallion Laguna 188373625+1127
6 Davao Aguilas 187472416+825
7 Maharlika Taguig 18531021371618
8 Loyola 18521120391917
9 Philippine YNT 18341116493313
10 Mendiola 1991 1812151485715
Source: Matchday+
(C) Champions
Notes:

PFF Women's League

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Kaya–Iloilo (C)10721416+3523
2 Stallion Laguna 10721223+1923
3 Capital1 Solar Strikers 106133210+2219
4 Makati 105142810+1816
5 University of Santo Tomas 10109750433
6 University of the Philippines 10109253513
Source: PFFWL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Deaths

See also

References

  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.
  4. 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.
  5. Henson, Joaquin (July 11, 2025). "Memories of Cutillas". Philstar. Retrieved July 13, 2025.