Philippines national under-23 football team

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Philippines U-23
Association Philippine Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachMichael Martinez Alvarez
Captain Sandro Reyes
Home stadium PFF National Training Center
FIFA code PHI
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Biggest win
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 1–6 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg
(Biñan, Philippines; 4 December 2019)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 13–0 Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg
(Hong Kong; 12 June 1999)

The Philippines national under-23 football team represents the Philippines in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games and any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation, the governing body of football in the country.

Contents

Their best finish in the ASEAN U-23 Championship is in 2025, when they reached the semifinals. [1]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Lose

2025

July 15 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship GS Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Central Jakarta, Indonesia
17:00  UTC+7 Report Banatao Soccerball shade.svg9', 40'Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)
July 21 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship GS 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 28 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship 3rd place Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg1–3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Central Jakarta, Indonesia
20:00  UTC+7 Banatao Soccerball shade.svg79' Phanthamit Soccerball shade.svg28'
Siraphop Soccerball shade.svg74'
Seksan Soccerball shade.svg86'
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Referee: Naufal Adya Fairuski (Indonesia)
August 8 Closed-doors friendly Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Pasay, Philippines
--:--  UTC+8 Report Stadium: MOA Sky Football Pitch
September 3 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Syria  Flag of Syria (2025-).svg2–1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Al Aswad Soccerball shade.svg61'
Al Mustafa Soccerball shade.svg80'
Reyes Soccerball shade.svg78'Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Referee: Saeed Rashid Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
September 9 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svgvFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Technical staff

Current technical staff

PositionName
Technical directorvacant
Head coach Flag of Spain.svg Michael Martinez Alvarez
Assistant coach Flag of the Philippines.svg Popoy Clarino
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Spain.svg Joan Lleida
Technical Analyst Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Mulet Suárez
Performance manager Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Oonan
Strength and conditioning coach Flag of the Philippines.svg Genaro Sabile
Physical trainer Flag of the Philippines.svg Cybert John Corpuz
Team doctor Flag of the Philippines.svg Mark Timothy Tan

Management

PositionName
Team manager Flag of the Philippines.svg Vincent Santos [2]
Kit manager Flag of the Philippines.svg John Cleoferd Guingon

Coaching history

List of head coaches of the Philippines U-23

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CountryNamePeriodReferences / Notes
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines Orlando Plagata
1991
[3]
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Aris Caslib
2005
[4]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Michael Weiß
2011
[5]
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines John Carmona
2012
[6]
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Brian Reid
2013
[7]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Jim Fraser
2015
[8]
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Marlon Maro
2015–2017
[9]
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Salvador Salvacion
2019
[10]
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Anto Gonzales
2019
[11]
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Goran Milojević
2019
[12]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Scott Cooper
2021
[13]
Flag of England.svg England Stewart Hall
2022
[14]
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Norman Fegidero
2022
[15]
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Rob Gier
2023
[16]
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Marlon Maro
2023
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Norman Fegidero
2024–2025
[17]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaGarrath McPherson
2025
Flag of Spain.svg SpainMichael Martinez Alvarez
2025–

Players

Current squad

The following players are included in the 24-man squad for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers against Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria, Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan and Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal. [18]

Caps and goals updated as of 3 September 2025, after the match against Syria.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Nicholas Guimarães (2006-08-09)9 August 2006 (aged 19)60 Flag of Japan.svg Juntendo University
121 GK Alfonso Gonzalez (2005-01-05)5 January 2005 (aged 20)00 Flag of the Philippines.svg University of the Philippines
181 GK Iñigo Castro (2006-07-02)2 July 2006 (aged 19)00 Flag of the Philippines.svg De La Salle University

22 DF Noah Leddel (2003-08-30)30 August 2003 (aged 22)80 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dynamic Herb Cebu
32 DF Jian Caraig (2005-08-06)6 August 2005 (aged 20)50 Flag of the Philippines.svg University of the Philippines
42 DF Isaiah Alakiu (2007-10-07)7 October 2007 (aged 17)10 Flag of England.svg Brighton & Hove Albion U18
52 DF Gabriel Guimarães (2006-08-09)9 August 2006 (aged 19)00 Flag of Japan.svg Ichikawa SC
142 DF Jaime Rosquillo (2003-03-10)10 March 2003 (aged 22)160 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dynamic Herb Cebu
212 DF Santiago Rublico (2005-08-18)18 August 2005 (aged 20)30 Flag of Spain.svg AD Alcorcón
232 DF Zachary Taningco (2004-10-08)8 October 2004 (aged 20)50 Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila Digger
242 DF Kamil Amirul (2004-02-06)6 February 2004 (aged 21)120 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dynamic Herb Cebu

63 MF Sandro Reyes (2003-03-29)29 March 2003 (aged 22)102 Flag of Germany.svg FC Gütersloh
73 MF John Lucero (2003-12-01)1 December 2003 (aged 21)140 Flag of Thailand.svg Kanchanaburi Power
83 MF Gavin Muens (2004-10-24)24 October 2004 (aged 20)121 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kaya–Iloilo
103 MF Javier Mariona (2004-10-17)17 October 2004 (aged 20)62 Flag of the United States.svg AV Alta
163 MF Jax Peña (2006-05-08)8 May 2006 (aged 19)110 Flag of the United States.svg Western Reserve Academy
203 MF Antoine Ortega (2003-05-12)12 May 2003 (aged 22)40 Flag of Cyprus.svg Omonia Aradippou

94 FW Otu Banatao (2006-11-11)11 November 2006 (aged 18)63 Flag of the United States.svg Old Dominion University
114 FW Dov Cariño (2003-12-18)18 December 2003 (aged 21)121 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ateneo de Manila University
134 FW Alex Monis (2003-03-20)20 March 2003 (aged 22)10 Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution II
154 FW Ramil Bation III (2004-12-15)15 December 2004 (aged 20)00 Flag of the Philippines.svg University of the Philippines
174 FW Karl Absalon (2003-10-17)17 October 2003 (aged 21)60 Flag of the Philippines.svg Far Eastern University
194 FW Selwyn Mamon (2004-07-07)7 July 2004 (aged 21)31 Flag of the Philippines.svg Far Eastern University
224 FW Uriel Dalapo (2004-08-08)8 August 2004 (aged 21)60 Flag of the Philippines.svg De La Salle University

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Philippines U-23 within the past 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
DF Joshua Meriño (2005-02-11)11 February 2005 (aged 20)80 Flag of the Philippines.svg University of the Philippines 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship
DF Cian Galsim (2004-01-13)13 January 2004 (aged 21)20 Flag of the Philippines.svg University of the Philippines 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship
DF Bryan Villanueva (2006-07-30)30 July 2006 (aged 19)20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dynamic Herb Cebu 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship

MF Harry Nuñez (2004-12-16)16 December 2004 (aged 20)71 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tuloy 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship
MF Edgar Aban Jr. (2004-09-24)24 September 2004 (aged 20)20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Far Eastern University 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship
MF Jethro Flores (2003-03-29)29 March 2003 (aged 22)00 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ateneo de Manila University 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship

FW Andres Aldeguer (2003-12-18)18 December 2003 (aged 21)90 Flag of the Philippines.svg One Taguig 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship
FW Theo Libarnes (2004-06-06)6 June 2004 (aged 21)10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Far Eastern University 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship

Previous squads

Previous squads of the Philippines
TournamentEdition
Southeast Asian Games
ASEAN U-23 Championship

Competitive records

Olympics

The Philippines' Olympics Record
YearRoundPosition GP W D L GS GA
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Did not qualify
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Did not enter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Did not qualify
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Did not enter
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 2020
Flag of France.svg 2024
Total
Notes:
Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

The Philippines' AFC U-23 Asian Cup Record
YearRoundPosition GP W D L GS GA
Flag of Oman.svg 2013 Did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 2016
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2018
Flag of Thailand.svg 2020
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2022
Flag of Qatar.svg 2024
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2026 To be determined
Total

Asian Games

The Philippines' Asian Games Record
YearRoundPosition GP W D L GS GA
Flag of South Korea.svg 2002 to Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Did not enter
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 Did not qualify
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022
Total
Notes:
Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Southeast Asian Games

The Philippines' Southeast Asian Games Record
YearRoundPosition GP W D L GS GA
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2001 Withdrew
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2003 Did not enter
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2005 Group stage6th place310267
Flag of Thailand.svg 2007 to Flag of Laos.svg 2009 Did not enter
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2011 Group stage10th place5104614
Flag of Myanmar.svg 2013 Did not enter
Flag of Singapore.svg 2015 Group stage10th place4004211
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2017 7th place5203410
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2019 6th place421194
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2021 7th place411267
Flag of Cambodia.svg 2023 8th place401318
TotalGroup stage6th place2973193461
Notes:
Football at the Southeast Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2001.

ASEAN U-23 Championship

The Philippines' ASEAN U-23 Championship Record
YearRoundPosition GP W D L GS GA
Flag of Thailand.svg 2005 Group stage6th place310279
Flag of Cambodia.svg 2019 Group stage8th place300316
Flag of Cambodia.svg 2022 Group stage6th place311144
Flag of Thailand.svg 2023 Group stage7th place201123
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2025 Fourth Place4th place520366
TotalBest: Fourth Place5/5112271422
Notes:
The ASEAN U-23 Championship was an under-22 tournament in 2019.

See also

Men's

Women's

References

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