Philippines national under-19 football team

U-19 Philippines
Nickname(s)	Teen Azkals ; U-19 Azkals
Association	Philippine Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (South-East Asia)
Head coach	Josep Ferré
Home stadium	PFF National Training Center
FIFA code	PHI
Biggest win
	Brunei 0–5 Philippines ; (Bekasi, Indonesia; 10 July 2022)
Biggest defeat
	China 13–0 Philippines ; (Zibo, China; 1 November 2009)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	0
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1959 )
Best result	Second Round (1968)
ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 2002 )
Best result	Group stage (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024)

Last updated September 30, 2024

The Philippines national under-19 football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents in international football competitions such as ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship and any other under-19 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the Philippines.

Competition records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

The Philippines' FIFA U-20 World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

The Philippines' AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1959	Round 1	9th Place	5	0	1	4	6	20
1960	Round 1	7th Place	3	0	1	2	3	18
1961	Did not qualify
1962	Did not qualify
1963	Round 1	12th Place	5	0	0	5	3	22
1964	Did not qualify
1965	Round 1	10th Place	4	0	0	4	2	24
1966		9th Place	3	0	0	3	0	8
1967		13th Place	2	0	0	2	2	10
1968	Round 2	5th Place	5	1	0	4	5	12
1969	Round 1	15th Place	3	0	0	3	1	12
1970	Round 1	9th Place	3	1	1	1	4	5
1971	Round 1	11th Place	3	1	0	2	1	9
1972	Round 1	15th Place	3	0	0	3	1	10
1973	Did not qualify
1974	Round 1	15th Place	3	0	0	3	0	7
1975	Round 1	11th Place	4	2	0	2	4	4
1976	Withdrew
1977
1978
1980	Did not qualify
1982
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006	Did not enter
2008	Did not enter
2010	Did not qualify
2012	Did not enter
2014	Did not qualify
2016
2018
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2023	Did not qualify
2025	Did not qualify
Total		13/42	46	5	3	38	32	161
Notes:
**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

The Philippines' ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2002	Group stage	8th Place	4	1	0	3	1	11
2003	Group stage	9th Place	4	0	0	4	1	16
2005	Withdrew
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011	Group stage	9th Place	4	0	1	3	4	17
2012	Withdrew
2013	Group stage	9th Place	4	0	0	4	4	12
2014	Withdrew
2015	Group stage	7th Place	4	1	0	3	4	9
2016		11th Place	4	0	0	4	5	15
2017		10th Place	4	0	0	4	2	24
2018		9th Place	5	1	0	4	5	22
2019		10th Place	5	1	0	4	8	18
2022		9th Place	5	1	0	4	8	13
2024		9th Place	3	1	0	2	2	7
Total		11/19	50	6	1	39	44	164
Notes:
Football at the AFF Youth Championship was an under-20 tournament in 2002 to 2007.

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Lose

2024

4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) Friendly ^[2]	Philippines	2–2 (3–5 p)	Italy Selection^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Manila, Philippines
20:00 UTC+8	Ryen Lim 3' Mark Ricario 45'	Report	Ramil Bation 13' Jed Francisco 90+5'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: - Referee: Mick Jon Pineda (Philippines)
	Penalties
	Marcus Arias Sam Salingay Lance Locsin Edzon Pormamento		Ramil Bation III Jed Francisco Dwayne Guabez Daniel Reyes Joaquin Collo

17 July 2024 (2024-07-17) 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship G.S.	Indonesia	6–0	Philippines	Surabaya, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7	Abdulmanan 13', 50' Gwijangge 22', 43' Arel 32' Raven 87'			Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Referee: Faisal Sulaiman Albalawi (Saudi Arabia)

20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship G.S.	Philippines	2–0	East Timor	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 UTC+7	Bisong 12', 61'			Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

23 July 2024 (2024-07-23) 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship G.S.	Cambodia	1–0	Philippines	Surabaya, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7	Sovannara 11'			Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)

25 September 2024 (2024-09-25) 2025 AFC U-20 A.C.Q.	Thailand	5–0	Philippines	Buriram, Thailand
	Thanakrit 14' Caelan 16', 24', 45' Thanawut 75'	Report (AFC)		Stadium: Chang Arena Attendance: 1,359 Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

27 September 2024 (2024-09-27) 2025 AFC U-20 A.C.Q.	Philippines	0–2	Iraq	Buriram, Thailand
		Report	Faisal 10' (pen.) Haji 63'	Stadium: Chang Arena Attendance: 69 Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

29 September 2024 (2024-09-29) 2025 AFC U-20 A.C.Q.	Philippines	v	Brunei	Buriram, Thailand
				Stadium: Chang Arena

Personnel

Current technical staff

Updated as of September 23, 2024

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Josep Ferré
Assistant coaches	Sergi Mascarell
	Tomasito Glenn Ramos
	Bryan Capistrano
Goalkeeping coach	Joan Drets

Management

Position	Name	Ref.
Team Manager	Freddy Gonzalez
Team Coordinator	Jose Mikkel Jethmal Paris
Kitman	Alfe Sebuha
Kitman	Joebert Reamon
Travel Manager	Allan Salvador
Travel Coordinator	Arnel Jamito

Coaching history

List of head coaches of the Philippines U-19
Country	Name	Period	Ref.
Philippines	Noel Marcaida	2009	^[4]
Philippines	Marlon Maro	2013	^[5]
Philippines	Dan Padernal	2015−2016	^[6]
Philippines	Noel Marcaida	2016	^[7]
Philippines	Jose Maria Aberasturi	2017	^[8]
Japan	Reiji Hirata	2018	^[9]
Philippines	Christopher Pedimonte	2018−2022	^[10]
Spain	Josep Ferré	2024−	^[11]

Players

Current squad

The following are included in the 24-man squad for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers.^[12]
Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2024, after the match against Iraq.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Iñigo Castro III	(2006-07-02)2 July 2006 (aged 18)	6	0	Combine Rush Soccer
15	1 GK	Luc Narido	(2007-08-09)9 August 2007 (aged 17)	1	0	Santa Cruz Breakers
16	1 GK	Edcel Lauron	(2006-09-11)11 September 2006 (aged 18)	0	0	University of Santo Tomas

2	2 DF	Caleb Santos	(2005-10-04)4 October 2005 (aged 18)	1	0	Odisea
4	2 DF	Jian Caraig	(2005-08-06)6 August 2005 (aged 19)	5	0	Odisea
6	2 DF	Bryan Villanueva	(2006-07-30)30 July 2006 (aged 18)	4	0	Tuloy
8	2 DF	Alexander Sabatin	(2006-01-27)27 January 2006 (aged 18)	3	0	Sigma
9	2 DF	Ichiro Koyama	(2006-12-05)5 December 2006 (aged 17)	4	0	08 Homburg
14	2 DF	Bacchus Ekberg	(2006-08-16)16 August 2006 (aged 18)	2	0	De La Salle University
17	2 DF	Justin Oğur	(2006-01-02)2 January 2006 (aged 18)	4	0	Gaziantep
21	2 DF	Timofey Abenoya	(2005-08-06)6 August 2005 (aged 19)	1	0	Unattached

3	3 MF	Javier Bengson	(2006-02-09)9 February 2006 (aged 18)	3	0	Ateneo de Manila University
5	3 MF	Joshua Meriño	(2005-02-11)11 February 2005 (aged 19)	8	1	Alicante City
10	3 MF	Cyrelle Saut	(2005-09-03)3 September 2005 (aged 19)	11	0	Tuloy
11	3 MF	Jhon Diaz	(2006-10-24)24 October 2006 (aged 17)	4	0	Tuloy
18	3 MF	Manolo Veneracion	(2005-03-14)14 March 2005 (aged 19)	3	0	Perth Glory
19	3 MF	Sylver Pormento	(2005-03-18)18 March 2005 (aged 19)	4	0	Tuloy
20	3 MF	Yuan Maniscan	(2005-10-01)1 October 2005 (aged 18)	3	0	University of Santo Tomas
22	3 MF	Bryan Bandara	(2006-05-10)10 May 2006 (aged 18)	1	0	Mirandela

7	4 FW	Otu Bisong	(2006-11-11)11 November 2006 (aged 17)	5	2	D.C. United
12	4 FW	Ethan Smith	(2006-07-02)2 July 2006 (aged 18)	1	0	Notts County
13	4 FW	Trez Mariñas	(2005-01-31)31 January 2005 (aged 19)	2	0	University of Santo Tomas
23	4 FW	Levis Sajor	(2005-02-02)2 February 2005 (aged 19)	2	0	Tuloy
24	4 FW	Rocket Ritarita	(2007-04-16)16 April 2007 (aged 17)	0	0	Charlotte FC

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team and are still eligible for the selection.^[11]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Alfonso Gonzalez	(2005-01-05)5 January 2005 (aged 19)	1	0	University of the Philippines	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

DF	Bhyl Gimenez	(2005-08-16)16 August 2005 (aged 18)	0	0	University of Southern Philippines	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
DF	Sebastian Lizares	(2005-08-07)7 August 2005 (aged 18)	3	0	Western Reserve Academy	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

MF	Jared Peña	(2006-08-05)5 August 2006 (aged 17)	2	0	Stallion Laguna	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

FW	Ryen Lim	(2005-07-09)9 July 2005 (aged 19)	1	0	Ateneo de Manila University	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
FW	Justin Moya	(2006-08-21)21 August 2006 (aged 17)	3	0	Wynnum Wolves	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
FW	Benz Samaniego	(2007-09-01)1 September 2007 (aged 16)	2	0	Scarborough Academy	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

Honours

Minor tournaments

Kanga Cup: 2013^[13]

Notes

↑ Philippine-based selection team organized by the Italian Embassy in Manila^[1]
↑ Philippine-based selection team organized by the Italian Embassy in Manila^[3]

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References

↑ "U19 PHI-ITA selection Friendship Cup Set". 3 June 2024.
↑ Fuertes, Rommel Jr. (1 June 2024). "Philippines, Italy celebrate ties with Friendship Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
↑ "U19 PHI-ITA selection Friendship Cup Set". 3 June 2024.
↑ "Myanmar vs Philippines Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
↑ "AFF U19 Championship 2013 Match Summary 01" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation . Retrieved 8 April 2022.
↑ "2015 AFF U19 CHAMPIONSHIP Match Summary 002" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation . Retrieved 8 April 2022.
↑ "PHI U19 Team Competing in China-ASEAN Tournament". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
↑ "Philippine U19 Team To Play In AFC U19 Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
↑ "Philippines Under-19 Team Brace For AFF U19 Championship In Indonesia". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). 29 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
↑ "Philippines Under-18 Team Face Stiff Opposition In AFF U18 Championship 2019 In Vietnam". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
1 2 "PH U19 MNT vie for the ASEAN U19 Boys Championship 2024". Philippine Football Federation. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
↑ "U20 PMNT IN THAILAND FOR THE AFC ASIAN CUP QUALIFIER". Philippine Football Federation. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
↑ "Under-18 Azkals emerge triumphant in Kanga Cup". GMA News. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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[2] Philippine-based selection team organized by the Italian Embassy in Manila^[1]

[5] Philippine-based selection team organized by the Italian Embassy in Manila^[3]

[1] "U19 PHI-ITA selection Friendship Cup Set". 3 June 2024.

[3] Fuertes, Rommel Jr. (1 June 2024). "Philippines, Italy celebrate ties with Friendship Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

[4] "U19 PHI-ITA selection Friendship Cup Set". 3 June 2024.

[6] "Myanmar vs Philippines Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

[7] "AFF U19 Championship 2013 Match Summary 01" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation . Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[8] "2015 AFF U19 CHAMPIONSHIP Match Summary 002" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation . Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[9] "PHI U19 Team Competing in China-ASEAN Tournament". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[10] "Philippine U19 Team To Play In AFC U19 Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[11] "Philippines Under-19 Team Brace For AFF U19 Championship In Indonesia". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). 29 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[12] "Philippines Under-18 Team Face Stiff Opposition In AFF U18 Championship 2019 In Vietnam". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[AFF_U19_2024-13] 1 2 "PH U19 MNT vie for the ASEAN U19 Boys Championship 2024". Philippine Football Federation. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

[14] "U20 PMNT IN THAILAND FOR THE AFC ASIAN CUP QUALIFIER". Philippine Football Federation. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

[15] "Under-18 Azkals emerge triumphant in Kanga Cup". GMA News. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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