Philippines men's national lacrosse team

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Philippines
Flag of the Philippines.svg
WL membership2014
Association Philippines Lacrosse Association
ConfederationAPLU (Asia–Pacific)
Head coachKirk Ventiquattro
Captain Dan Morris
World Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2018 )
Best result10th (2018)
Asia Pacific Championship
AppearancesNone

The Philippines men's national lacrosse team is the national team which represents the Philippines in international lacrosse competitions. It is organized by the Philippines Lacrosse Association, which is a full member of World Lacrosse and an associate member of the Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union.

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History

The Philippines playing against the Czech Republic at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship Philippines v Czech Republic 2018 World Lacrosse Championship.jpg
The Philippines playing against the Czech Republic at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

The Philippine national team played their first ever lacrosse game against Costa Rica at the Estadio Municipal El Labrador in Vázquez de Coronado in December 2012. The Philippines won that game with Ron Garcia being the first to score an international goal for the Philippines [1] [2]

Lacrosse was officially introduced in the Philippines in September 2013, when the Philippines Lacrosse Association (PLA) outreach director Justin Manjares and President Ron Garcia met with Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSA) regarding the lacrosse body's agenda and talked about promoting the sport with the guidance of the POC and PSC. [3]

The PLA became the 50th member of World Lacrosse (then known as Federation of International Lacrosse; FIL) as voted on February 17, 2014. [4]

The Philippines made their debut at the World Lacrosse Championship in the 2014 edition, though they only participated as a festival squad and did not feature in the main competition. [5] In the World Lacrosse Festivals, the national team played in the Elite Division against teams from Ireland, Japan, Thailand, and the United States. They finished seventh out of 16 teams with two wins and two losses. [6] The Philippines participated in other international invitational tournaments such as the 2014 International Lacrosse Festival of the Israel Lacrosse Association, [7] the 2016 Philadelphia International Showdown, [8] and the 2017 Memorial Day Weekend International Lacrosse Festival. [9]

The Philippines has yet to be admitted as a member of the Asia-Pacific Lacrosse Union as of 2018, meaning they were unable to participate in the 2015 and 2017 ASPAC games. [10] In mid-July 2017, The Philippine national team appointed Carthage Senior High School coach Kirk Ventiquattro as their head coach for the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship. [11] The American coach accepted the post agreeing with the national team management that the position would not affect his other duty as Carthage's varsity lacrosse coach. [12] They made their official debut in the 2018 edition of the World Lacrosse Championship and played in the main tournament. [9] They were made part of the Grey Division along with the Czech Republic and Belgium. [10] They finished the top of their division. Overall they finished 10th losing only to host Israel and Germany in the later stages. [13]

The Philippines qualified for the 2023 World Lacrosse Championship. [14] [15] [16] Ventiquattro once again led the team. [17] After the tournament, the Philippines' standing was demoted to 30th (last place) due to the team's failure to comply with eligibility requirements, the team initially finished in 15th place. [18]

Competitive record

World Lacrosse Championship

YearHostGPWLGFGAFinish
2014 United States Did not enter [note 1]
2018 Israel 752705110th
2023 United States 752633830th
Total75213389No Medal

Fixtures and results

2018

World Lacrosse Championship
July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)
21:45 (UTC+3)
Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg11−6
(5−1, 3−2, 1−2, 2−1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Wingate Institute, Netanya
Game reference
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)
17:30 (UTC+3)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg4−11
(1−3, 1−2, 1−2, 1−4)
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Wingate Institute, Netanya
Game reference
July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15)
13:45 (UTC+3)
Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg11−5
(1−0, 4−0, 4−2, 2−3)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Wingate Institute, Netanya
Game reference
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)
14:30 (UTC+3)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg11−8
(1−1, 4−3, 3−1, 3−3)
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Wingate Institute, Netanya
Game reference
July 17, 2018 (2018-07-17)
11:45 (UTC+3)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg11−12 (OT)
(3−4, 2−2, 2−2, 3−2, 1−2)
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Wingate Institute, Netanya
Game reference
July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19)
15:15 (UTC+3)
Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg12−6
(1−1, 3−0, 3−3, 5−2)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Wingate Institute, Netanya
Game reference
July 20, 2018 (2018-07-20)
18:45 (UTC+3)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8−5
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Wingate Institute, Netanya
Game reference

2022

World Lacrosse Championship – Asia Pacific Qualifiers
October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)
12:30 (UTC+9)
Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg4−9
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Jeju Gongcheonpo Training Center, Seogwipo
Game reference
October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
9:30 (UTC+9)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3−4
Flag of the Philippines.svg PhilippinesJeju Gongcheonpo Training Center, Seogwipo
Game reference
October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)
9:30 (UTC+9)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg3−6
Flag of the Philippines.svg PhilippinesJeju Gongcheonpo Training Center, Seogwipo
Game reference
October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)
12:30 (UTC+9)
Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg4−5
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Jeju Gongcheonpo Training Center, Seogwipo
Game reference
October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)
9:30 (UTC+9)
Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg5−8
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Jeju Gongcheonpo Training Center, Seogwipo
Game reference

2023

World Lacrosse Championship
June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)
13:00 (UTC-7)
Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg4−8
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel SDSU Sports Deck, San Diego
Game reference
June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24)
16:00 (UTC-7)
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg9–7
Flag of the Philippines.svg PhilippinesSDSU Rady Field, San Diego
Game reference
June 25, 2023 (2023-06-25)
13:00 (UTC-7)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–11
Flag of the Philippines.svg PhilippinesSDSU Rady Field, San Diego
Game reference
June 26, 2023 (2023-06-26)
19:00 (UTC-7)
Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg9–3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SDSU Wolf/Epoch Field, San Diego
Game reference
June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28)
10:00 (UTC-7)
Peru  Flag of Peru.svg4–13
Flag of the Philippines.svg PhilippinesSDSU Wolf/Epoch Field, San Diego
Game reference
June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28)
13:00 (UTC-7)
Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg11–4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland SDSU Rady Field, San Diego
Game reference
June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)
22:00 (UTC-7)
Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg8–6
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico SDSU Rady Field, San Diego
Game reference

2023 PLA TEAM

Head coaches

Notes

  1. The Philippines did not participate in the main tournament. However they did participate in 2014 World Lacrosse Festivals.

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