Philippines national under-23 football team

Philippines U-23
Nickname(s)	Young Azkals ; Junior Azkals ; U-23 Azkals
Association	Philippine Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Marlon Maro
Captain	Yrick Gallantes
Home stadium	PFF National Training Center
FIFA code	PHI
Biggest win
	Philippines 6–1 Timor-Leste ; (Biñan, Philippines; 4 December 2019)
Biggest defeat
	Japan 13–0 Philippines ; (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.

Competition records

Olympics

The Philippines' Olympics Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Did not qualify
1996	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Did not enter
2008
2012
2016	Did not qualify
2020
2024
Total	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Notes:
Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

AFC U-23 Championship

The Philippines' AFC U-23 Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Did not qualify
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026	To be determined
Total	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Asian Games

The Philippines' Asian Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2002 to 2014	Did not enter
2018	Did not qualify
2022	Did not qualify
Total	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Notes:
Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Southeast Asian Games

The Philippines' Southeast Asian Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2001	Withdrew
2003	Did not enter
2005	Group stage	6th place	3	1	0	2	6	7
2007 to 2009	Did not enter
2011	Group stage	10th place	5	1	0	4	6	14
2013	Did not enter
2015	Group stage	10th place	4	0	0	4	2	11
2017		7th place	5	2	0	3	4	10
2019		6th place	4	2	1	1	9	4
2021		7th place	4	1	1	2	6	7
2023		8th place	4	0	1	3	1	8
Total	Group stage	6th place	29	7	3	19	34	61
Notes:
Football at the Southeast Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2001.

AFF U-23 Youth Championship

The Philippines' AFF U-23 Youth Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2005	Group stage	6th place	3	1	0	2	7	9
2019	Group stage	8th place	3	0	0	3	1	6
2022	Group stage	6th place	3	1	1	1	4	4
2023	Group stage	7th place	2	0	1	1	2	3
Total	Group stage	6th place	11	2	2	7	14	22
Notes:
The AFF U-23 Youth Championship was an under-22 tournament in 2019.

Schedule and results

Win Draw Lose

32nd Southeast Asian Games

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)	Indonesia	3–0	Philippines	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:00 UTC+7	Marselino 45' Jauhari 89' Fajar 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

2 May 2023 (2023-05-02)	Philippines	1–1	Cambodia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7	Cariño 90+3'	Report	Rina 26'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 30,118 Referee: Nazmi Bin Nasaruddin Muhammad (Malaysia)

4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)	Timor-Leste	3–0	Philippines	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7	Mouzinho 15' Ribeiro 54' Mesquita 89'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 3,182 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

10 May 2023 (2023-05-10)	Philippines	0–1	Myanmar	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:00 UTC+7		Report	Thet Soe 55'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 432 Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

2023 AFF U-23 Championship

18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)	Philippines	2–2	Laos	Rayong, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7	Mamon 23' Chung 90+2'	Report	Khamsa 39' Souphan 90+5'	Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium Attendance: 77 Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

22 August 2023 (2023-08-22)	Vietnam	1–0	Philippines	Rayong, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7	Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn 18'	Report		Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium Attendance: 607 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06)	Thailand	5-0	Philippines	Chonburi, Thailand
20:30 UTC+7				Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09)	Philippines	0-4	Malaysia	Chonburi, Thailand
20:30 UTC+7				Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)	Bangladesh	0-1	Philippines	Chonburi, Thailand
16:30 UTC+7				Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

Personnel

Updated as of 5 September 2023

Current technical staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Marlon Maro	^[1]
Assistant coaches	Christopher Pedimonte	^[2]
Assistant coaches	Arvin Jay Soliman
Goalkeeper coach	Noel Marcaida
Physiotherapists	John Michael Morado
Physiotherapists	Joselle Dumlao
Masseur	Kevin Conejos
Technical Director	Stewart Hall
Performance Analyst	Stephen Oonan

Management

Position	Name	Ref.
Team manager	Maja Paula Año	^[2]
Kit manager	Bryan Capistrano	^[2]

Coaching history

List of head coaches of the Philippines U-23
Country	Name	Period	References/Notes
Philippines	Orlando Plagata	1991	^[3]
Philippines	Aris Caslib	2005	^[4]
Germany	Michael Weiß	2011	^[5]
Philippines	Glen Ramos	2012	^[6]
Scotland	Brian Reid	2013	^[7]
Australia	Jim Fraser	2015	^[8]
Philippines	Marlon Maro	2015–2017	^[9]
Philippines	Salvador Salvacion	2019	^[10]
Philippines	Anto Gonzales	2019	^[11]
Serbia	Goran Milojević	2019	^[12]
Ireland	Scott Cooper	2021	^[13]
England	Stewart Hall	2022	^[14]
Philippines	Norman Fegidero	2022	^[15]
Philippines	Rob Gier	2023	^[16]
Philippines	Marlon Maro	2023–

Players

Current squad

The following players are included in the 23-man squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against Thailand, Malaysia and Bangladesh in Chonburi, Thailand.^[17]

Caps and goals updated as of 22 August 2023, after the match against Vietnam.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Enrico Mangaoang	(2002-05-28) May 28, 2002	2	0	CF Manila
1GK	Dimitrios Macapagal	(2004-02-13) February 13, 2004	1	0	Azkals Development Academy
1GK	Iñigo Castro	(2006-07-02) July 2, 2006	0	0	Combine Rush Soccer

2DF	Yrick Gallantes	(2001-01-14) January 14, 2001	16	0	Azkals Development Academy
2DF	Jaime Rosquillo	(2003-03-10) March 10, 2003	8	0	Dynamic Herb Cebu
2DF	Kamil Amirul	(2004-02-06) February 6, 2004	4	0	Azkals Development Academy
2DF	John Lucero	(2003-12-01) December 1, 2003	3	0	Worthing
2DF	Joshua Meriño	(2005-02-11) February 11, 2005	2	0	Pilipinas Dragons
2DF	Kart Talaroc	(2001-03-30) March 30, 2001	1	0	Davao Aguilas
2DF	Jian Caraig	(2005-08-06) August 6, 2005	1	0	Pilipinas Dragons
2DF	Haren De Gracia	(2003-05-06) May 6, 2003	0	0	Tuloy
2DF	Caleb Santos	(2005-10-04) October 4, 2005	1	0	Black Rock

3MF	Dennis Chung	(2001-01-24) January 24, 2001	18	4	Azkals Development Academy
3MF	Jacob Peña	(2002-11-27) November 27, 2002	16	0	Stallion Laguna
3MF	Jacob Maniti	(2002-10-16) October 16, 2002	5	0	Hobro II
3MF	Gavin Muens	(2004-10-24) 24 October 2004	2	0	1. FC Schweinfurt 05
3MF	Harry Nuñez	(2004-12-16) December 16, 2004	2	0	Tuloy
3MF	Jared Peña	(2006-05-08) May 8, 2006	5	0	Black Rock
3MF	Dov Cariño	(2003-12-18) 18 December 2003	1	1	CF Manila
3MF	Antoine Ortega	(2003-05-12) 12 May 2003	1	0	Pau II

4FW	Pocholo Bugas	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001	4	0	Angkor Tiger
4FW	Patrick Grogg	(2002-11-07) November 7, 2002	2	0	CF Manila
4FW	John Jalique	(2002-02-04) February 4, 2002	2	0	Tuloy

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Philippines U-23 within the past 12 months.^[1]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Quincy Kammeraad	(2001-02-01)1 February 2001 (aged 22)	11	0	Kaya–Iloilo	32nd Southeast Asian Games

DF	David Setters	(2003-10-27) October 27, 2003	4	0	Algoma University	2023 AFF U-23 Championship
DF	Noah Leddel	(2003-08-30)30 August 2003 (aged 19)	2	0	Black Rock	32nd Southeast Asian Games
DF	Santiago Rublico	(2005-08-18)18 August 2005 (aged 17)	2	0	Atlético Madrid	32nd Southeast Asian Games
DF	Daniel Christensen	(2004-08-04)4 August 2004 (aged 18)	0	0	Azkals Development Academy	32nd Southeast Asian Games
DF	Morgan Powell	(2003-03-27)27 March 2003 (aged 20)	0	0	Loughborough University	32nd Southeast Asian Games^RES

MF	Justin Frias	(2004-07-24) July 24, 2004	4	0	Azkals Development Academy	2023 AFF U-23 Championship
MF	Karl Absalon	(2003-10-17) October 17, 2003	2	0	Far Eastern University	2023 AFF U-23 Championship
MF	Francis Tacardon	(2001-09-30) September 30, 2001	0	0	UPMFT	2023 AFF U-23 Championship
MF	Lance Ocampo	(2001-09-23)23 September 2001 (aged 21)	7	0	Nagoya University of Commerce & Business	32nd Southeast Asian Games
MF	Jaime Sacopon	(2004-03-06)6 March 2004 (aged 19)	0	0	Azkals Development Academy	32nd Southeast Asian Games

FW	Selwyn Mamon	(2004-07-04) July 4, 2004	2	1	Far Eastern University	2023 AFF U-23 Championship
FW	Andres Aldeguer	(2003-12-18)18 December 2003 (aged 19)	3	0	Azkals Development Academy	32nd Southeast Asian Games
FW	Carlo Dorin	(2001-06-07)7 June 2001 (aged 21)	1	0	Unattached	32nd Southeast Asian Games
^COV Withdrew due to COVID-19 ^INJ Withdrew due to an injury ^PRE Included in the preliminary squad ^RES Listed as a reserve player ^SUS Serving suspension

Previous squads

Previous squads of the Philippines
Tournament	Edition
Southeast Asian Games	2005 2011 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
AFF U-23 Youth Championship	2005 2019 2022

References

1 2 admin, pff (16 August 2023). "Philippine Men's Under-23 National Team lineup for AFF U23 Championship 2023". The Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
1 2 "Match Report - Philippines U22 vs Cambodia U22" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation.
↑ Yoon, Hyung-Jin (30 April 2006). "South Korea U-23 Matches - Details 1991-1999". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ Tupas, Cedelf (22 March 2016). "Ex-Azkals coach now Dooley's chief deputy". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
↑ Karl Decena (30 January 2013). "Azkals coach Weiss says no to helming Philippine Under-23 squad". interaksyon.com. interaksyon.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
↑ "AFC U-22 CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 - Myanmar U22 vs Philippines U22". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
↑ Khalis Rifhan (12 June 2013). "Brian Reid to lead Philippines Under-23s against Singapore". goal.com/en-sg. Singapore: Goal. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
↑ Olmin Leyba (23 March 2015). "San Beda, FEU booters boost U-23 team's bid". Phil. Star. Manila: Philippine Star. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
↑ Reyes, Jaelle Nevin (26 May 2015). "PFF names Senior, U23 Azkals line-up". The Manila Times. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
↑ "Philippines Men's Under-22 In AFF U22 Championship 2019". Philippine Football Federation. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "Philippines Under-22 To Compete In Merlion Cup 2019". Philippine Football Federation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
↑ "Philippines Men's Under-22 National Team Gears Up For The 30th Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "Baas, Winhoffer, Bias headline Azkals U23 lineup for AFC Qualifiers". Tiebreaker Times. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
↑ Yumol, David Tristan (10 February 2022). "Kekkonen, Bias, Chung lead PH team in AFF U-23 tilt". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ del Carmen, Lorenzo (11 March 2022). "PFF names Fegidero as head coach of Azkals SEAG team, Hall as director". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
↑ "Former Philippines captain Rob Gier named Philippine Men's Under-22 head coach". Philippine Football Federation. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
↑ "PHI U23 MNT to see action in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

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[:0-1] 1 2 admin, pff (16 August 2023). "Philippine Men's Under-23 National Team lineup for AFF U23 Championship 2023". The Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[2023SEAG-2] 1 2 "Match Report - Philippines U22 vs Cambodia U22" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation.

[3] Yoon, Hyung-Jin (30 April 2006). "South Korea U-23 Matches - Details 1991-1999". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[4] Tupas, Cedelf (22 March 2016). "Ex-Azkals coach now Dooley's chief deputy". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

[5] Karl Decena (30 January 2013). "Azkals coach Weiss says no to helming Philippine Under-23 squad". interaksyon.com. interaksyon.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[6] "AFC U-22 CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 - Myanmar U22 vs Philippines U22". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[7] Khalis Rifhan (12 June 2013). "Brian Reid to lead Philippines Under-23s against Singapore". goal.com/en-sg. Singapore: Goal. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[8] Olmin Leyba (23 March 2015). "San Beda, FEU booters boost U-23 team's bid". Phil. Star. Manila: Philippine Star. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[9] Reyes, Jaelle Nevin (26 May 2015). "PFF names Senior, U23 Azkals line-up". The Manila Times. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[10] "Philippines Men's Under-22 In AFF U22 Championship 2019". Philippine Football Federation. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[11] "Philippines Under-22 To Compete In Merlion Cup 2019". Philippine Football Federation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

[12] "Philippines Men's Under-22 National Team Gears Up For The 30th Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[13] "Baas, Winhoffer, Bias headline Azkals U23 lineup for AFC Qualifiers". Tiebreaker Times. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[14] Yumol, David Tristan (10 February 2022). "Kekkonen, Bias, Chung lead PH team in AFF U-23 tilt". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[15] Carmen, Lorenzo (11 March 2022). "PFF names Fegidero as head coach of Azkals SEAG team, Hall as director". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[16] "Former Philippines captain Rob Gier named Philippine Men's Under-22 head coach". Philippine Football Federation. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[17] "PHI U23 MNT to see action in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

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