Philippines women's national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | Filipinas U-20 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Philippine Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (South-East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Sinisa Cohadzic | ||
| Captain | Chantelle Maniti | ||
| Home stadium | PFF National Training Center | ||
| FIFA code | PHI | ||
| |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Philippines 3–0 Guam (Suzhou, China; May 26, 2004)[1] | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| South Korea 20–0 Philippines (Shah Alam, Malaysia; October 30, 2008)[2] | |||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2004) | ||
| ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2022) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2022, 2023) | ||
The Philippines women's national under-20 football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents in international football competitions such as AFF U-19 Women's Championship and any other under-20 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the Philippines.
History
In 2004, Philippines U-19 first participated in the 2004 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in a 3–0 win against Guam on May 26, 2004. The team however did not advance to qualify in the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.[1]
In 2025, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) decided not to participate in the 2025 ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship and the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification. The move drew criticism from fans and football community who described it as “wasting the dreams, sacrifices, and efforts” of the youth team and that “the opportunity to build a better pool for the senior team is lost.”[3]
Results and fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Lose
2022
| July 25 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship | Australia | 4–0 | Philippines | Palembang |
| 15:30 UTC+7 |
|
Report | Stadium: Jakabaring Athletic Field Attendance: 50 Referee: Keomany Phengmeuangkhon (Laos) |
| July 27 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship | Philippines | 1–3 | Myanmar | Palembang |
| 15:30 UTC+7 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Jakabaring Athletic Field Attendance: 50 Referee: Le Thi Ly (Vietnam) |
| July 29 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship | Malaysia | 2–1 | Philippines | Palembang |
| 15:30 UTC+7 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium Referee: Plong Pichakara (Cambodia) |
2023
| March 8 2024 AFC U-20 WCQ - 1st Rd. | China | 6–0 | Vientiane | |
| 16:00 UTC+7 |
|
Report | Stadium: National Stadium KM16 Attendance: 453 Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan) |
| March 10 2024 AFC U-20 WCQ - 1st Rd. | 1–0 | Laos | Vientiane | |
| 19:30 UTC+7 |
|
Report | Stadium: National Stadium KM16 Attendance: 415 Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran) |
| March 12 2024 AFC U-20 WCQ - 1st Rd. | Hong Kong | 2–2 | Vientiane | |
| 16:00 UTC+7 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: National Stadium KM16 Attendance: 252 Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)[4] |
Personnel
Updated as of August 25, 2023
Current technical staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Sinisa Cohadzic | [5] |
| Assistant coaches | Andrew Durante | |
| Prescila Rubio | ||
| Marlon Piñero | ||
| Goalkeeping coach | Anthony Albao | |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Red Sajonia | |
| Team doctor | Fille Claudine Cainglet | |
| Physiotherapist | Hannah Calitis |
Management
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Team manager | Freddy Gonzalez (interim) | [5] |
| Assistant team manager | Kevin Padre | |
| Team coordinator | Karyn Ann Caliway | |
| Equipment manager | Wally Javier | |
| Kitman | Mark Perez |
Coaching history
| List of head coaches of the Philippines Women's U-20 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Name | Period | Ref. |
| Philippines | Albert Ryan Lim
|
2008
|
[6][7] |
| Philippines | Alfredo Estacion
|
2010
|
[8] |
| Philippines | 2012
|
[9] | |
| Philippines | 2021−2023
|
[10] | |
| Australia | Nahuel Arrarte
|
2023
|
[11] |
| Australia | Sinisa Cohadzic
|
2023−
|
[12] |
Players
The following 23 players were selected for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers - First round matches against China, Laos, and Hong Kong.[5]
Caps and goals updated as of 12 March 2023, after the match against Hong Kong.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kaiya Jota | 5 February 2006 (aged 17) | 2 | 0 | Stanford University |
| 22 | GK | Alexis Tan | 20 July 2004 (aged 18) | 5 | 0 | Blacktown City |
| 23 | GK | Jessa May Lehayan | 24 May 2004 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Far Eastern University |
| 4 | DF | Rae Tolentino | 4 October 2005 (aged 17) | 3 | 0 | Manila Nomads |
| 10 | DF | Journey Hawkins | 31 January 2006 (aged 17) | 3 | 0 | Oxon Hill High School |
| 11 | DF | Robyn Dizon | 2 | 1 | Albion SC Las Vegas GA | |
| 14 | DF | Ariana Markey | 8 June 2007 (aged 15) | 3 | 0 | Slammers FC ECNL |
| 15 | DF | Kylie Yap | 15 August 2005 (aged 17) | 6 | 1 | Penn State Harrisburg |
| 16 | DF | Julia Benitez | 0 | 0 | Match Fit Academy | |
| 21 | DF | Chantelle Maniti (captain) | 3 January 2005 (aged 18) | 6 | 0 | Blacktown Spartans |
| 3 | MF | Natalie Oca | 2 | 0 | Pacifica High School | |
| 5 | MF | Jade Jalique | 0 | 0 | Tuloy FC | |
| 6 | MF | Sabine Ramos | 3 | 0 | Woodbridge High School | |
| 8 | MF | Sabrina Go | 3 | 0 | Cal Poly Pomona | |
| 12 | MF | Tamara Lisser | 1 | 0 | Pickering FC | |
| 19 | MF | Isabella Pasion | 3 | 1 | Lebanon Trail High School | |
| 20 | MF | Jonalyn Lucban | 23 September 2004 (aged 18) | 5 | 1 | Tuloy FC |
| 2 | FW | Jada Bicierro | 1 | 0 | Miriam College | |
| 7 | FW | Elaine Pimentel | 3 | 0 | Beach FC | |
| 9 | FW | Chayse Ying | 1 September 2005 (aged 17) | 3 | 0 | University of Notre Dame |
| 13 | FW | Jodi Banzon | 8 July 2006 (aged 16) | 1 | 0 | Ateneo de Cebu |
| 17 | FW | Isabella Flanigan (co-captain) | 22 January 2005 (aged 18) | 6 | 1 | West Virginia University |
| 18 | FW | Ariana Salvador | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles FC | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the Philippines U-20 within the past 12 months.[10][13][14]
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Aspen Dunn | 5 March 2006 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Chargers SC | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| GK | Andrea Evangelista | 23 June 2004 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | BISP Cruzeiro | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| GK | Samantha Link | 2 August 2005 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Rebels SC | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| DF | Stella Divino | 2 January 2004 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Unión Adarve | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| DF | Elisha Lubiano | 18 May 2005 (aged 17) | 3 | 0 | Manila Nomads | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| DF | Jenny Perez | 3 | 0 | Tuloy | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship | |
| DF | Micha Santiago | 31 May 2004 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | De La Salle Santiago Zobel | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| DF | Florence Ycong | 22 September 2006 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Malaya | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| MF | Isabella Alamo | 3 | 0 | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship | ||
| MF | Maegan Alforque | 6 August 2005 (aged 17) | 3 | 0 | Manila Nomads | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| MF | Mish Castañares | 26 July 2005 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Cebu Elite Sheba | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| MF | Kyza Colina | 1 | 0 | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship | ||
| MF | Francesca Crespo | 2 May 2005 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Saint Pedro Poveda College | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| MF | Sophia Lyttle | 22 February 2005 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Makati | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| MF | Karen Mangantang | 18 December 2004 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Tuloy | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| MF | Maxine Pascual | 28 November 2008 (aged 14) | 3 | 0 | So Cal Blues | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| MF | Celina Salazar | 11 January 2005 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | Cebu Elite Sheba | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| MF | Mikaela Villacin | 23 January 2004 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | De La Salle Santiago Zobel | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| FW | Angely Alferez | 24 March 2004 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | Manila Nomads | 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship |
| FW | Grace Thao | 0 | 0 | University of Colorado | 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiersPRE | |
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The Philippines has never qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It didn't attempt to qualify for the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup in 2002 with its non-participation at the 2002 AFC U-19 Women's Championship which also served as the Asian qualifiers of the U-20 World Cup. The national team first attempted to qualify for the succeeding editions of the tournament from 2004.
| The Philippines' FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2002 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2004 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2006 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| 2010 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 2016 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2018 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2022 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2026 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| Total | 0/12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
The has competed in one edition of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, the top tournament for women's national teams under the age of 20, organized by members of the Asian Football Confederation. The Philippines first competed in 2004, when the tournament was still known as the "AFC U-19 Women's Championship".[15]
| The Philippines' AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 2002 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2004 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | |
| 2006 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
| 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2017 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2019 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2022 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
| 2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2026 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| Total | 1/11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | |
ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship
| The Philippines' ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2014 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| 2025 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | 2/4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | −14 |
Head-to-head record
- As of 12 March 2023, after the match against Hong Kong.
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | AFC |
| China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | AFC |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | AFC |
| Guam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | AFC |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | AFC |
| Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | AFC |
| Laos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | AFC |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | AFC |
| Myanmar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | −19 | AFC |
| Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | AFC |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | −21 | AFC |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | AFC |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | −11 | AFC |
See also
- Football in the Philippines
- Philippines women's national football team
- Philippines women's national under-17 football team
- Philippines national football team
- Philippines national under-23 football team
- Philippines national under-21 football team
- Philippines national under-19 football team
- Philippines national under-17 football team
External links
References
- ^ a b "2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup Overview File". RSSSF. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ "Asian Women U-19 Championship 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ Cabatbat, Erel (May 8, 2025). "Wrong train, wrong stations". Manila Standard. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Morales, Luisa. "Young Filipinas buck red card anew, draw with Hong Kong in U20 Asia Cup qualifiers". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 3, 2023). "Maniti, Flanigan headline Filipinas U20 squad for AFC qualifiers". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "Korea Republic vs Philippines Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Davao coach to head RP women's football team". Philippine Information Agency. July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "Philippines vs Myanmar Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Philippines vs Hong Kong Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Philippines Under-18 Women's Team To Compete In AFF U18 Women's Championship". Philippine Football Federation. July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "PFF names Alen Stajcic and Nahuel Arrarte as PHI Girls' Under-17 and PHI Women's Under-20 head coaches". Philippine Football Federation. January 25, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "PFF names Torcaso as PWNT head coach". Philippine Football Federation. August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (July 23, 2022). "After women's AFF win, Filipinas U18 test mettle in Indonesia". PhilStar Global. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (July 23, 2022). "Fresh off AFF triumph, Flanigan, Maniti join Filipinas U18 in Indonesia". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "Asian Women U-19 Championship 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved July 11, 2022.