The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) is the governing body of association football in the Philippines. Established as the Philippine Amateur Football Association (PAFA) in 1907, the PFF is one of the oldest national football associations in Asia and is among the founding members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The PAFA reorganized as the Philippine Football Association (PFA), and later as the Philippine Football Federation.
Sports in the Philippines is an important part of the country's culture. There are six major sports in the Philippines: basketball, boxing, tennis, football, billiards, and volleyball.
Robert James Dazo Gier is a football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Philippines U22 team. As a player, he was mainly a centre-back.
The Union Internacional Manila (UIM) F.C., also known as Union Inter-Manila F.C., or simply Inter Manila, was a Filipino professional football club based in Manila. It was established in 1996 as a recreational football club associated with Spanish firm Unión Fenosa. The club played at the United Football League (UFL).
The Pasargad Football Club is a Filipino football and futsal club. The team played in the former United Football League which was the highest level of club football in the Philippines. It remains competing in the Philippine Futsal League.
Lexton de la Cruz Moy is an American-Filipino sportsperson and former Philippines international footballer. He played as a midfielder and last played for Lam Ieng that competed in the Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol in Macau. He also stints in the Hong Kong First Division League and the United Football League (Philippines).
Football in the Philippines is administered by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the country.
Kaya Futbol Club–Iloilo, or simply Kaya FC, is a Filipino professional football club based in Iloilo City. They play in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the highest tier of football in the Philippines. The club has won one league title, three Copa Paulino Alcantara, and one UFL Cup. They have also competed in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup.
The United Football League, commonly known as the UFL, was an association football league, replaced by the Philippines Football League, based in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, governed by the Football Alliance (FA) in partnership with United Football Clubs Association (UFCA). The UFL was the Philippines' primary football league. In its last season in 2016, it was contested by 12 clubs and operated without a system of promotion and relegation with UFL Division 2, which was discontinued. Games were often scheduled on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. To avoid the country's rainy season, the league usually kicked off sometime between the months of January and February each year.
Global Football Club was a professional football club that last played in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the top flight of Philippines' club football. The club has won four league titles, two UFL Cups, one UFL FA Cup, and one PFF National Men's Club Championship. They have participated in the AFC Cup three times.
Misagh Medina Bahadoran is a Filipino footballer who is a former professional footballer winger or forward and the Philippines national team. He has also played for the Philippines national futsal team.
Stallion Laguna Football Club is a Filipino professional football club based in Biñan, Laguna. The club competes in the Philippines Football League, the top tier of football in the Philippines.
United City Football Club is a Filipino professional football club based in New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, that last competed in Philippines Football League (PFL), the top-tier league of football in the Philippines. From 2012 to 2020, the club was known as Ceres and was associated with Ceres Liner, a bus company owned by Leo Rey Yanson, the club owner and chairman during that period. As Ceres, its home venue was Panaad Stadium in Bacolod, Negros Occidental.
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.
Marlon Maro is a Filipino football coach and former international football player. He was the head coach of the Philippines women's national football team in 2021.
Esmaeil Sedigh is an Iranian futsal coach and instructor based in the Philippines. He was a former football player in U21 1st division in Iran.
OutKast FC was a Filipino women's football club which played at the PFF Women's League, the top women's football league in the Philippines.
Anto Gonzales is a former Filipino footballer. He is the current head coach of University of the Philippines football team.
José Mari Martínez was a Filipino sports executive who served as President of the Philippine Football Federation and a Philippine international footballer.
Futsal in the Philippines is an emerging sports in the Philippines.
