Philippines women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Philippines national football team.

The Philippines women's national football team represents the Philippines in international women's association football competitions. It is managed by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the sport's governing body in the country.

Philippines

Nickname(s)	Filipinas (lit. 'Filipino women')
Association	Philippine Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Mark Torcaso
Captain	Hali Long
Most caps	Hali Long (83 appearances)
Top scorer	Sarina Bolden (28 goals)
Home stadium	Rizal Memorial Stadium
FIFA code	PHI
First colors Second colors Third colors
FIFA ranking
Current	39 (August 16, 2024)[1]
Highest	38 (December 2023)
Lowest	92 (October 2007)
First international
Hong Kong 2–0 Philippines  (Hong Kong; June 7, 1981)
Biggest win
Philippines 16–0 Tonga [2] (Sydney, Australia; April 22, 2022)
Biggest defeat
China 21–0 Philippines  (Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia; September 24, 1995)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	Group stage (2023)
Asian Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1981)
Best result	Semifinals (2022)
ASEAN Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 2004)
Best result	Champions (2022)
Medal record ASEAN Women's Championships 2022 Philippines Team Southeast Asian Games 1985 Bangkok Team 2021 Hanoi Team

The Philippine women's national football team was established in the 1980s and has been a regular participant in the AFC Women's Asian Cup since their first appearance in 1981, back when the tournament was known as the AFC Women's Championship. The Philippines hosted the tournament in 1999, with matches played in Iloilo and Bacolod. The team took a hiatus from the continental tournament after competing in 2003. Following the AFC's introduction of a qualification process from the 2006 edition, the Philippines successfully returned to the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2018, having qualified the previous year, and achieved a historic milestone by advancing beyond the group stage for the first time. Their success continued into the 2022 edition, where they reached the semifinals and secured their qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. This marked the national team's debut at a FIFA Women's World Cup.

In Southeast Asian football, the Philippine women's team won their first AFF Women's Championship title in 2022. Before this victory, the team had achieved limited success in previous editions of the championship and the Southeast Asian Games. Their notable accomplishments included bronze medal finishes in 1985—a year when only three teams competed in the women's football event—and in 2021.

From December 2023 to March 2024, the team achieved their highest-ever position, 38th, in the FIFA Women's World Ranking.

History

Early years

The Philippines women's national football team was formally organized after the Philippine Ladies' Football Association (PLFA) was established in 1980 by footballer Cristina Ramos, who later became a member of the team.^[3] The Philippines took part in the 1983 Asian Women's Championship in Thailand although the tournament at the time was not sanctioned by FIFA or the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). In order for the Philippines to be eligible to participate in FIFA tournaments, the PLFA and, in extension, the women's national team would have to be an affiliate of the PFF, the Philippines' national sports association for football. The PLFA later became part of the PFF.^[4]

The Philippines was among the teams which competed in the 1985 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, the first-ever edition of the games to host women's football.^[5] The team clinched its first podium finish in a tournament by finishing in third place.^[3] However, the football event of the tournament was only contested by two other teams, Thailand and Singapore, with the Philippines not winning a single match.

2000s

Marlon Maro, a former defender for the Philippines men's national team, coached the women's national football team as early as 2001 when he guided the national team through the 2001 Southeast Asian Games.^[6] He was head coach of the national team until 2007, coaching the Malditas for the last time at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games.^[7][8]

2010s

Fans of the Philippines national team at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka

The Philippines national team participated at the 2011 AFF Women's Championship in Laos on October 16–25, after being inactive for the last 21 months.^[9]

The national team participated in a training camp in the United States in 2012. The team management scouted for players with Filipino heritage in the United States for the national team. Part of the training camp was participation in the 2012 LA Viking Cup, which saw the national team play against American club sides California Cosmos, Metro Stars, and Leon. The Malditas won the tournament by beating the California Cosmos in the final 4–3 on extra time following a 1–1 draw, earning the team their first-ever trophy, albeit in a minor tournament.^[10]

The Philippines national football team after their away match against Bangladesh on May 25, 2013, in Dhaka.

The national team attempted to qualify for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup. The Philippines was grouped with Bangladesh, Iran and Thailand at the qualifiers single group stage with the winner advancing to the Asian Cup finals. The Malditas fell short of qualifying after losing to eventual group winners Thailand by a single goal despite winning convincingly over its other group opponents, Iran and Bangladesh.^[11]

At the 2013 AFF Women's Championship, the Philippines was grouped with Laos, Indonesia, hosts Myanmar, and the Japan under-23 team, who were invited to the tournament. The Philippines failed to proceed to the knockout stage after placing third in the group, with only the top two teams proceeding to the next phase of the tournament. The Malditas lost to Japan U23 and Myanmar and won against the other two teams.^[12]

At the 2013 Southeast Asian Games,^[13] the women's national football team failed to get past the group stage, losing against the two other nations grouped with the country and failing to score a single goal.^[14]

In February 2015, PFF general secretary Ed Gastanes said that the head coach position for the women's national team was vacant after its previous holder, Ernie Nierras, was not an A license coach, meaning he was not able to continue his coaching stint. Nierras led the team in his last competitive match as coach in 2013.^[15] The PFF announced in April 2015 that former footballer Buda Bautista was appointed as head coach and was first tasked to lead the team at the 2015 AFF Women's Championship.^[16] Bautista also became the first female coach of the national team.^[17][18] The Malditas failed to get past the group stage of the 2015 AFF Women's Championship, only winning a game against Malaysia and losing the other two matches.

Jordan v. Philippines; 2018 AFC Asian Cup

2017 would mark the entry of businessman Jefferson Cheng as a sponsor of the Philippine national team.^[19] who also was appointed the team manager of the team in 2017.^[20]

Still under Bautista, the Philippines qualified for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Jordan, the first time the national team qualified for the AFC Women's Asian Cup since a qualification phase was introduced starting from the 2006 competition; prior to the inception of qualifications, the Philippines had participated in every iteration of the tournament except for three, failing to reach the knockout stages in each participation. The team finished second in their group in the qualifiers, in which each of the group's winners qualify for the Asian Cup. Jordan won the group, but since it had already qualified as hosts of the 2018 edition of the tournament, the virtue of qualification went to the group's runners-up.^[21]

In 2017, the PFF launched the "Project Jordan" task force to help the Malditas qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup through the 2018 Asian Cup. The PFF secured major sponsorship and hired United States-based English coach, Richard Boon; an identification camp was held in the United States participated by national team players and prospects.^[22] A three-month training camp in the United States was later set up in late December 2017.^[23] In March 2018, Boon was replaced by French coach Rabah Benlarbi^[24] as the national team held a camp at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite.^[25] The national team held their last camp under "Project Jordan" in Japan from March 20 to 27, 2018.^[26]

At the 2018 Asian Cup, the Philippines failed to reach the knockout stage leading to the championship, by which doing so would have resulted in automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup. However, by finishing third in their group, the Malditas qualified for a special fifth place match, of which the winner qualifies for the World Cup; it was the first time the Philippines advanced beyond the group stage of the Asian Cup in their participation history. The country, then ranked 72nd in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, failed to qualify for the World Cup after losing 5–0 to the 16th-ranked South Korea in the fifth place match of the tournament.^[27]

The Philippines competed at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, which was hosted at home, but were denied a bronze medal by Myanmar.^[28]

2020s

O. McDaniel

Long

Randle

Madarang

Harrison

Miclat

Bugay

Quezada

Guillou

C. McDaniel

Bolden

The starting lineup of the Filipinas that qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The Philippines did not play any games since the 2019 Southeast Asian Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, they attained their highest-ever world ranking then at 65th place by the end of 2020.^[29]

Guided by Marlon Maro, who returned as head coach of the team, the Philippines qualified for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in India after featuring in the qualifiers held in September 2021 despite almost a year of inactivity.^[29][30] Alen Stajcic was appointed as head coach in October 2021.^[31][32] At the 2022 Asian Cup group stage, they defeated Thailand 1–0, ending a 13-match losing streak against their Southeast Asian rivals.^[33] The Malditas advanced to the knockout stage for only the second time in their Asian Cup participation, beating Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals on penalties following a 1–1 draw and qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. It was the first time that the Philippines qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup, and the first time the country qualified for a FIFA World Cup of any gender or age level.^[34] The national team also improved their Asian Cup record by reaching the semifinals of the tournament, where they lost 2–0 to South Korea. This consequently moved them 10 places up the FIFA Women's World Rankings to 54th place, setting a new peak rank. Stajcic also had his contract with the team extended to after the 2023 World Cup.^[35]

At the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, which was held in May 2022 due to the pandemic, the Filipinas repeated their success from the previous edition by reaching the knockout stage. Despite losing to Thailand 3–0 in the semifinals, the Philippines defeated Myanmar 2–1 to win the bronze medal in a rematch of the 2019 edition. The team achieved their best finish at the tournament in 37 years.^[36]

On June 23, 2022, the Filipinas recorded their first win on European soil after defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 in a friendly in Brežice, Slovenia.^[37]

2022 AFF Women's Championship

The Philippine national team celebrating their 2022 AFF title.

The Philippines hosted the 2022 AFF Women's Championship. They secured their first-ever final appearance in a FIFA-sanctioned tournament and guaranteed a podium finish by upsetting defending champions Vietnam 4–0 in the semifinals, recording their best finish at the AFF Women's Championship yet.^[38][39] It also marked the Filipinas' first win against Vietnam after 16 matches against each other, who, alongside Thailand, have been their most-matched opponents in their 42-year history.^[40] The team went on to defeat Thailand 3–0 in the final, which was attended by 8,257 spectators at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, and clinched their first-ever title in any major tournament.^[41]

Road to World Cup

The Philippines was invited to participate in the 2023 Pinatar Cup in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain, to prepare for its maiden Women's World Cup bid. The Philippines were the first non-European team to join the Pinatar Cup. The team played against Wales, Scotland, and Iceland, making them the lowest-ranked team in the tournament. They lost all of their matches and finished in fourth place with zero points having scored only one goal in the tournament, a 90th-minute free kick by Meryll Serrano against Scotland.^[42]

The Filipinas played the first round of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, defeating all three opponents without a single goal conceded, and at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.^[43] At the latter tournament, they failed to reach the semifinals after finishing third in the group behind Myanmar, whom they lost to 1–0.^[44]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Fans supporting the Philippines at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Players of the national team on a motorcade in Taguig shortly after the conclusion of their World Cup campaign.

Debutants Philippines were drawn into Group A alongside Norway, Switzerland, and tournament co-hosts New Zealand. The Filipinas were selected from pot 4, thus were the lowest-ranked team in Group A.^[45]

The Philippines played their first group stage match at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Dunedin, New Zealand, on July 20, 2023, suffering a 2–0 defeat against Switzerland. On July 25, 2023, in Wellington, the Filipinas won 1–0 against New Zealand, their first match victory at a Women's World Cup. Sarina Bolden scored the winning goal, which was the Philippines' first-ever goal in the competition, in the 24th minute through a header from Sara Eggesvik's cross. Goalkeeper Olivia McDaniel was awarded the player of the match for her performance in the historic win, registering numerous saves against the co-hosts and keeping a clean sheet.^[46] However, the Philippines lost 6–0 in their final group match against Norway, the highest-ranked team in their group, with Alicia Barker committing an own goal, Sofia Harrison being sent off for a careless dive, and the Filipinas conceding a hat-trick to Norway's Sophie Román Haug at Eden Park in Auckland. They finished last in Group A with three points thanks to their win against the Football Ferns, but failed to reach the knockout stage in their debut World Cup.^[47] Stajcic's contract as head coach expired thereafter.^[48]

Post-World Cup tournaments

In August 2023, Mark Torcaso was appointed as the head coach of the Philippines women's team under a two-year contract. Until December, Torcaso concurrently coached Western United FC in the A-League Women.^[49] The Filipinas played in the football tournament of the postponed 2022 Asian Games in China in September 2023. It was their first ever participation in the tournament.^[50] They were able to advance to the quarterfinals^[51][52] where eventual champions Japan ended their run.^[53]

The Philippines took part in the second round of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Perth, Australia, later that year.^[54] Their 8–0 defeat against hosts Australia on the second matchday took place in front of a sold-out crowd of 59,155 at the Perth Stadium, having been relocated from the much smaller Perth Rectangular Stadium to meet the strong demand.^[55] The Philippines failed to advance to the third round and thus qualify for the women's football tournament of the 2024 Summer Olympics after finishing as the second-best runners-up among the three groups in the qualifying tournament, wherein only the best-ranked runners-up would advance.^[56]

There was uncertainty after John Gutierrez's election as PFF president in November 2023. However in January 2024, it was announced that sponsor Jefferson Cheng whose best feat was to help the team qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup would be retained as team manager.^[57]

In February 2024, the Philippines played in the 2024 Pinatar Cup against Scotland and Slovenia.^[58] They finished the tournament in fourth place after losing 1–0 to Slovenia in the third-place playoff.^[59]

In June 2024, Cheng stepped down from the role citing the situation is "not workable" due to "incompatible" and "misalignment" of goals with the current organization.^[60][61]

Team image

Nicknames

Nicknames of the Philippine national team

Nickname	In use
Malditas	2005–2022
Filipinas	2022–

The Philippines women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Malditas".^[62] There is no direct English equivalent, but translations range from a mild swear or epithet ("damned" or "accursed" ones (female)) to respect or fear ("badasses" (female)). The nickname was adopted by the team during the 2005 Southeast Asian Games under head coach Ernest Nierras. Nierras meant the moniker to reflect the players' gutsy nature and inner fight ("palaban"^[62]), a symbol of a determined team who never gives up and whom opponents fear to face.^[63] However, as the term maldita could also be interpreted as "bratty", head coach Marlon Maro in October 2021 proposed discontinuing the nickname. Maro wanted to replace the nickname, believing the Malditas monicker to be pejorative.^[64] After Maro's departure in late 2021, the status of the proposal became unclear with members of the national team at that time preferring to keep the nickname.^[65]

In March 2022, the PFF announced that they would be officially adopting the nickname "Filipinas" for the team.^[66] The moniker had been used before, as the demonym for female people of the Philippines. Team manager Jefferson Cheng reasoned that Malditas is a swear word in Spanish and Portuguese which translates to "damned", but the derivative word has a bit more of a pejorative meaning in Tagalog and, despite its uniqueness, one could imagine it to be "problematic" having to repeatedly explain its meaning. Cheng also said that the Filipinas moniker is a standalone and is not meant to be preceded by a modifier (e.g. Philippine Filipinas).^[67]

Colors

The three 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup football jerseys of the Philippines on display

German sportwear brand Adidas is the official kit provider for the Philippines women's national team since February 2023.^[68] There are three sets for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup released in May 2023; blue, red and white.^[69]

Home stadium

The earliest recorded home matches of the Philippines women's national team were held at the Iloilo Sports Complex, it was during the 1999 AFC Women's Championship when the country hosted the tournament.^[70] The national team also held official international matches at the PhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium and Moro Lorenzo Football Field.^[71] In October 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Philippine Football Federation and the local government of Biñan, allowing the national team to use the Biñan Football Stadium as their home stadium for the next four years.^[72] The national team has recently played the majority of its matches at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, which is the Philippines' national stadium.

Philippines women's national football team home stadiums
Image	Stadium	Capacity	Location	Last match
	Rizal Memorial Stadium	12,873	Manila	v   Thailand (July 17, 2022; 2022 AFF Women's Championship)
	PhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium	10,000	Pasig	v   Singapore (June 5, 2001; PFF Women's Invitational Championships)
	Iloilo Sports Complex	7,000	Iloilo City	v   Thailand (November 16, 1999; 1999 AFC Women's Championship)
	Biñan Football Stadium	3,000	Biñan	v   Vietnam (December 5, 2019; 2019 Southeast Asian Games)
	PFF National Training Center	1,000	Carmona	v   Macau (August 3, 2019; Friendly)
	Moro Lorenzo Football Field	100	Quezon City	v   Guam SSC (May 31, 2001; PFF Women's Invitational Championships)

FIFA World Ranking

As of April 8, 2024, after the match against  South Korea. Only official matches against senior national teams are counted.

  Best Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Ranking    Worst Mover  

Philippines' FIFA World Ranking History
		Rank	Year	Games Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Best		Worst
								Rank	Move	Rank	Move
1		39 (16 August 2024)[1]	2024	5	0	5	0
2		38	2023	19	10	9	0	38	6	49	4
3		53	2022	29	17	9	3	53	1	54	10
4		64	2021	2	2	0	0	64	4	68	3
5		65	2020	0	0	0	0	65	2	67
6		67	2019	15	7	6	3	67	7	74
7		74	2018	12	5	6	1	72	3	74	1

Results and fixtures

Main article: Philippines women's national football team results

See also: 2024 in association football, 2024 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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   Fixture

2023

Philippines  v Manila Digger

September 2 Unofficial friendly	Philippines	5–1	Manila Digger	Manila, Philippines
	Tolentin ?', ?' Teves ?' Cadag ?' del Campo ?'			Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Hong Kong  v  Philippines

September 22 2022 Asian Games	Hong Kong	1–3	Philippines	Wenzhou, China
16:00 UTC+8	Cheung Wai Ki 38'	Report	Bolden 8' (pen.) Quezada 90' Guillou 90+2'	Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre Attendance: 2,552 Referee: Lara Christie Lee (Australia)

Philippines  v  South Korea

September 25 2022 Asian Games	Philippines	1–5	South Korea	Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8	Bolden 8'	Report	Chun Ga-ram 12' Son Hwa-yeon 44', 56', 70' Ji So-yun 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre Attendance: 2,974 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Philippines  v  Myanmar

September 28 2022 Asian Games	Philippines	3–0	Myanmar	Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8	Bolden 19' (pen.) Eggesvik 60', 61'	Report		Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre Attendance: 4,436 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Japan  v  Philippines

September 30 2022 Asian Games QF	Japan	8–1	Philippines	Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8	Tanikawa 40' (pen.) Osawa 58', 90+4' Chiba 65' Ueno 76' (pen.), 78', 81', 90+1'	Report	Bolden 68'	Stadium: Wenzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 33,607 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Chinese Taipei  v  Philippines

October 26 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2	Chinese Taipei	1–4	Philippines	Perth, Australia
16:00 UTC+8	Hsu Yi-yun 47'	Report	Bolden 54' (pen.), 83' Guillou 61' C. McDaniel 90'	Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 2,725 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Philippines  v  Australia

October 29 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2	Philippines	0–8	Australia	Perth, Australia
15:10 UTC+8		Report	Fowler 15' Kerr 19', 45+2', 46' Foord 30', 34', 56' Wheeler 72'	Stadium: Perth Stadium Attendance: 59,155 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)

Philippines  v  Iran

November 1 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2	Philippines	1–0	Iran	Perth, Australia
15:50 UTC+8	Annis 19'	Report		Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 3,111 Referee: Yu Hong (China)

2024

Philippines  v  Finland

February 21 Friendly	Philippines	0–4	Finland	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
15:00 UTC+1		Report	Sevenius 24', 43', 72' Nyström 28'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary)

Philippines  v  Scotland

February 24 2024 Pinatar Cup SF	Philippines	0–2	Scotland	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
14:05 UTC+1		Report	Martha Thomas 23', 36'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Philippines  v  Slovenia

February 27 2024 Pinatar Cup 3rd	Philippines	0–1	Slovenia	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
20:30 UTC+1			Golob 5'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 30 Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary)

South Korea  v  Philippines

April 5 Friendly	South Korea	3–0	Philippines	Icheon, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9	Choe Yu-ri 73' Ji So-yun 76' Jang Sel-gi 88'			Stadium: Icheon Sports Complex Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)

South Korea  v  Philippines

April 8 Friendly	South Korea	2–1	Philippines	Icheon, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9	Choo Hyo-joo 1' Choe Yu-ri 33'		Beard 74'	Stadium: Icheon Sports Complex

Head-to-head record

As of April 8, 2024, after the match against  South Korea.

  Positive record   Neutral record   Negative record

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Australia	3	0	0	3	0	19	−19	AFC
Bahrain	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	AFC
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	AFC
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	UEFA
Cambodia	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	AFC
Chile	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	CONMEBOL
China	5	0	0	5	0	50	−50	AFC
Chinese Taipei	6	1	1	4	7	27	−20	AFC
Costa Rica	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	CONCACAF
Fiji	2	2	0	0	13	2	+11	OFC
Finland	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	UEFA
Guam	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	AFC
Haiti	1	0	0	1	0	7	−7	CONCACAF
Hong Kong	13	6	2	5	21	10	+11	AFC
Iceland	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	UEFA
India	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13	AFC
Indonesia	8	5	1	3	24	11	+13	AFC
Iran	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	AFC
Iraq	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	AFC
Republic of Ireland	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA
Japan	5	0	0	5	1	57	−56	AFC
Jordan	2	1	0	1	3	6	−6	AFC
Kazakhstan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	UEFA
Laos	2	1	1	0	8	4	+4	AFC
Macau	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	AFC
Malaysia	12	7	4	1	25	5	+20	AFC
Mongolia	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	AFC
Myanmar	16	2	1	13	9	42	−33	AFC
Nepal	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	AFC
New Zealand	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	OFC
Norway	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	UEFA
North Korea	1	0	0	1	1	14	−13	AFC
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	AFC
Palestine	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	AFC
Papua New Guinea	2	2	0	0	14	1	+13	OFC
Scotland	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	UEFA
Singapore	12	9	0	3	43	16	+27	AFC
Slovenia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA
South Korea	6	0	0	6	2	21	−19	AFC
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2	UEFA
Tajikistan	3	3	0	0	19	1	+18	AFC
Thailand	17	2	0	15	10	64	−54	AFC
East Timor	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	AFC
Tonga	2	2	0	0	21	0	+21	OFC
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	AFC
Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	AFC
Vietnam	18	2	0	16	11	74	−63	AFC
Wales	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA

Personnel

Updated as of April 8, 2024

Current technical staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Mark Torcaso
Assistant coaches	Andrew Durante
	Sinisha Cohadzic
	Jim Ashley Flores
Goalkeeping coach	Borivoje Ristić
Strength & conditioning coach	Red Sajonia
Team Analyst	Harrison Reading
Team doctor	Janis Espina - De Vera
	Fille Claudine Cainglet
Physiotherapist	Anna Demecillo
	Jay-Ann Hidalgo

Management

Position	Name	Ref.
Team manager (interim)	Freddy Gonzales
Assistant Team manager	Kevin Dave Padre
Team administrator	Isabella Fernando
Equipment Manager	Karyn Ann Cho-Caliway
Kitman	Jobert Reamon
	Kevin Conejos
Media officer	Lisette Marques

Coaching history

List of head coaches of the Philippines
Nationality	Name	Period	Ref./Notes
	Edward Magallona	1981	[73]
	Orlando Plagata	1985
	Antonio Morales	1988	[74]
	Marlon Maro	1999–2007	[75]
	Hans Smit	2008	[note 1]
	Joel Villarino	2008–2009	[77]
	Ernest Nierras	2011–2013
	Buda Bautista	2013–2017	[78]
	Let Dimzon	2017
	Richard Boon	2017–2018	[note 2]
	Rabah Benlarbi	2018
	Buda Bautista	2018
	Let Dimzon	2018–2019
	Marlon Maro	2021
	Alen Stajcic	2021–2023	[81]
	Mark Torcaso	2023–

Notes

1. Smit was born as an Indonesia citizen, but became a naturalized Filipino citizen in 2016.^[76]
2. English coach^[79] based in the United States that oversaw the Philippine national team's training camp in the United States.^[80] The national team has never played an official FIFA match under Boon's watch.

Players

Current squad

The following 29 players are included in the squad for the friendly against South Korea^[82]
Caps and goals updated as of April 8, 2024, after the match against  South Korea.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Olivia McDaniel	(1997-10-14) October 14, 1997 (age 26)	43	0	Stallion Laguna
18	1GK	Inna Palacios	(1994-02-08) February 8, 1994 (age 30)	52	0	Kaya–Iloilo
22	1GK	Nina Meollo	(2004-06-23) June 23, 2004 (age 20)	0	0	A.F.C. Sudbury
29	1GK	Gabrielle Baker	(2007-05-10) May 10, 2007 (age 17)	0	0	PDA
2	2DF	Reina Bonta	(1999-04-17) April 17, 1999 (age 25)	19	0	Santos
3	2DF	Jessika Cowart	(1999-10-30) October 30, 1999 (age 24)	31	2	Perth Glory
5	2DF	Hali Long	(1995-01-21) January 21, 1995 (age 29)	84	18	Kaya–Iloilo
13	2DF	Angela Beard	(1997-08-16) August 16, 1997 (age 27)	11	1	Linköping
16	2DF	Sofia Harrison	(1999-02-16) February 16, 1999 (age 25)	47	3	Stallion Laguna
19	2DF	Rhea Chan		2	0	Manila Digger
23	2DF	Cathrine Graversen	(1998-04-25) April 25, 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Asya Spor
24	2DF	Maya Alcantara	(2000-07-22) July 22, 2000 (age 24)	9	1	Georgetown Hoyas
27	2DF	Aiselyn Sia	(2009-02-23) February 23, 2009 (age 15)	1	0	Martin Luther King High School
4	3MF	Natalie Oca	(2006-11-03) November 3, 2006 (age 17)	3	0	Loyola Marymount Lions
6	3MF	Tahnai Annis (captain)	(1989-06-20) June 20, 1989 (age 35)	43	15	Þór/KA
8	3MF	Sara Eggesvik	(1997-04-29) April 29, 1997 (age 27)	36	5	Western United
12	3MF	Kaya Hawkinson	(2000-04-17) April 17, 2000 (age 24)	17	1	Gintra
14	3MF	Alexa Pino	(2007-03-01) March 1, 2007 (age 17)	2	0	St. Joseph High School
19	3MF	Ava Villapando	(2008-05-08) May 8, 2008 (age 16)	3	0	MSA Rebels 2008
17	3MF	Camille Sahirul		3	0	FIU Panthers
20	3MF	Quinley Quezada	(1997-04-07) April 7, 1997 (age 27)	61	23	Manila Digger
21	3MF	Katrina Guillou	(1993-12-19) December 19, 1993 (age 30)	37	12	DC Power
26	3MF	Charisa Lemoran	(1998-09-21) September 21, 1998 (age 25)	23	1	Kaya–Iloilo
7	4FW	Sarina Bolden	(1996-06-30) June 30, 1996 (age 28)	50	28	Unattached
9	4FW	Carleigh Frilles	(2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 (age 22)	39	12	VCU Rams
10	4FW	Chandler McDaniel	(1998-02-04) February 4, 1998 (age 26)	22	6	Stallion Laguna
11	4FW	Alessandrea Carpio		1	0	Oakland Soul
15	4FW	Chayse Ying	(2005-09-01) September 1, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Notre Dame
25	4FW	Isabella Bandoja	(2001-03-30) March 30, 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Tuloy
28	4FW	Nina Mathelus	(2008-09-12) September 12, 2008 (age 15)	2	0	Scorpions Soccer Club

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Philippines within the past 12 months.^[83][84][85]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Leah Bradley	(2009-04-07) April 7, 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Wilmington Hammerheads	2024 Pinatar Cup
GK	Kiara Fontanilla	(2000-07-01) July 1, 2000 (age 24)	9	0	Manila Digger	AFC Olympic Qualifiers
GK	Kaiya Jota	(2006-02-05) February 5, 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Stanford Cardinal	August 2023 training camp
GK	Mykaella Abeto	(2002-09-03) September 3, 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Tuloy	August 2023 training camp
DF	Katana Norman	(2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Portland Pilots	2024 Pinatar Cup
DF	Eva Madarang	(1997-09-13) September 13, 1997 (age 26)	61	12	Blacktown Spartans	AFC Olympic Qualifiers
DF	Dominique Randle	(1994-12-10) December 10, 1994 (age 29)	30	1	Þór/KA	AFC Olympic Qualifiers
DF	Alicia Barker	(1998-05-22) May 22, 1998 (age 26)	16	0	Pacific Northwest	AFC Olympic Qualifiers
DF	Zoë Hudson	(2000-07-05) July 5, 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Box Hill United	AFC Olympic QualifiersPRE
DF	Aaliyah Schinaman	(2003-11-28) November 28, 2003 (age 20)	0	0	California Golden Bears	AFC Olympic QualifiersPRE
DF	Jonela Albiño	(2000-06-20) June 20, 2000 (age 24)	0	0	FEU Lady Booters	August 2023 training camp
DF	Catherine Calatin	(2003-11-16) November 16, 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Tuloy	August 2023 training camp
MF	Jessica Miclat	(1998-10-08) October 8, 1998 (age 25)	31	1	Stallion Laguna	2024 Pinatar Cup
MF	Isabella Pasion	(2006-07-14) July 14, 2006 (age 18)	8	0	Stallion Laguna	2024 Pinatar Cup
MF	Jaclyn Sawicki	(1992-11-14) November 14, 1992 (age 31)	32	0	Unattached	2024 Pinatar Cup
MF	Camille Rodriguez	(1994-12-27) December 27, 1994 (age 29)	43	11	Kaya–Iloilo	AFC Olympic QualifiersPRE
MF	Anicka Castañeda	(1999-12-16) December 16, 1999 (age 24)	41	11	Mt Druitt Town Rangers	AFC Olympic QualifiersPRE
MF	Hazel Lustan	(1998-01-11) January 11, 1998 (age 26)	10	0	Kaya–Iloilo	August 2023 training camp
MF	Shelah Mae Cadag	(1998-08-05) August 5, 1998 (age 26)	6	7	Kaya–Iloilo	August 2023 training camp
MF	Rocelle Mendaño	(2000-05-19) May 19, 2000 (age 24)	2	0	DLSU Lady Booters	August 2023 training camp
MF	Jade Jalique	(1992-12-14) December 14, 1992 (age 31)	0	0	Tuloy	August 2023 training camp
MF	Demely Rollon	(2000-04-15) April 15, 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Tuloy	August 2023 training camp
MF	Sarahgen Tulabing	(2003-09-22) September 22, 2003 (age 20)	0	0	FEU Lady Booters	August 2023 training camp
FW	Meryll Serrano	(1997-07-20) July 20, 1997 (age 27)	18	4	Stabæk	2024 Pinatar Cup
FW	Dionesa Tolentin	(2000-06-25) June 25, 2000 (age 24)	6	0	FEU Lady Booters	2024 Pinatar Cup
FW	Isabella Flanigan	(2005-02-22) February 22, 2005 (age 19)	32	3	CE Europa	2024 Pinatar Cup
FW	Alisha del Campo	(1999-09-20) September 20, 1999 (age 24)	28	11	DLSU Lady Booters	AFC Olympic QualifiersPRE
FW	Lanie Ortillo	(2005-04-08) April 8, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Tuloy	August 2023 training camp
FW	Elaine Pimentel	(2000-11-28) November 28, 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Beach FC	August 2023 training camp
FW	Regine Rebosura	(2001-09-21) September 21, 2001 (age 22)	0	0	FEU Lady Booters	August 2023 training camp
FW	Angelica Teves	(1999-08-06) August 6, 1999 (age 25)	0	0	DLSU Lady Booters	August 2023 training camp
COV Withdrew due to COVID-19 INJ Withdrew due to an injury PRE Included in the preliminary squad RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension

Previous squads

Previous squads of the Philippines
Tournament	Edition
FIFA Women's World Cup	2023
AFC Women's Asian Cup	2018 2022
ASEAN Women's Championship	2013 2015 2016 2018 2019 2022
Southeast Asian Games	2013 2017 2019 2021

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Further information: Philippines at the FIFA Women's World Cup

The Philippines had never qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup until the 2023 edition. It did not attempt to qualify for the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 with its non-participation at the 1991 AFC Women's Championship, which served as the Asian qualifiers of the World Cup. The national team first attempted to qualify for the succeeding editions of the tournament from 1995 except for the 2011 edition.

The Philippines' FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	did not enter
1995	did not qualify
1999
2003
2007
2011	did not enter
2015	did not qualify
2019
2023	Group stage	24th	3	1	0	2	1	8	–7
2027	to be determined
Total	1/9	Group stage	3	1	0	2	1	8	–7

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

The Philippines entered a qualification tournament for the Olympics. At the first two editions of the Olympics where women's football was played, the standings at the preceding FIFA Women's World Cup were used. With the country failing to qualify for the final tournament of the 1995 and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cups the country failed to qualify for the 1996 and 2000 Olympics.

The Philippines' Summer Olympic Games record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1996	did not qualify
2000
2004	did not enter
2008
2012
2016
2020	did not qualify
2024
2028	to be determined

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Further information: Philippines at the AFC Women's Asian Cup

The Philippines' AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1981	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	14	−13
1983		5	1	0	4	2	16	−14
1986	did not enter
1989
1991
1993	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	32	−32
1995		3	0	1	2	0	23	−23
1997		3	0	0	3	2	32	−30
1999		4	1	0	3	5	8	−3
2001		3	0	0	3	1	17	−16
2003		4	1	0	3	2	26	−24
2006	did not qualify
2008
2010	did not enter
2014	did not qualify
2018	Sixth place	4	1	0	3	3	12	−9
2022	Semifinals	5	2	1	2	8	7	+1
Total	10/17	37	6	2	29	22	187	−165

AFC Women's Asian Cup history
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
1981	Group stage	Hong Kong	0–2	Loss	Hong Kong
		India	0–8	Loss
		Singapore	1–4	Loss
1983	Group stage	India	0–5	Loss	Thailand
		Malaysia	0–1	Loss
		Singapore	0–5	Loss
		Hong Kong	2–0	Won
		Thailand	0–5	Loss
1993	Group stage	Hong Kong	0–5	Loss	Malaysia
		Japan	0–15	Loss
		Chinese Taipei	0–12	Loss
1995	Group stage	China	0–21	Loss	Malaysia
		Kazakhstan	0–0	Draw
		Hong Kong	0–2	Loss
1997	Group stage	Uzbekistan	1–2	Loss	China
		North Korea	1–14	Loss
		China	0–16	Loss
1999	Group stage	Nepal	5–0	Won	Philippines
		Uzbekistan	0–1	Loss
		Japan	0–6	Loss
		Thailand	0–1	Loss
2001	Group stage	Uzbekistan	0–5	Loss	New Taipei City, Taiwan
		Hong Kong	1–2	Loss
		China	0–10	Loss
2003	Group stage	Japan	0–15	Loss	Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
		Myanmar	0–6	Loss
		Chinese Taipei	0–4	Loss
		Guam	2–1	Won
2006	Qualification	Vietnam	1–6	Loss	Hanoi, Vietnam
		Myanmar	1–4	Loss
2008	Qualification	Hong Kong	3–2	Won	Hong Kong
		Hong Kong	1–1	Draw
		South Korea	0–4	Loss	Thailand
		Thailand	0–9	Loss
		Malaysia	0–0	Draw
2014	Qualification	Iran	6–0	Won	Bangladesh
		Thailand	0–1	Loss
		Bangladesh	4–0	Won
2018	Qualification	United Arab Emirates	4–0	Won	Tajikistan
		Iraq	4–0	Won
		Tajikistan	8–0	Won
		Thailand	1–1	Draw
		Jordan	1–5	Loss
	Group stage	Jordan	2–1	Won	Jordan
		China	0–3	Loss
		Thailand	1–3	Loss
	Fifth place match	South Korea	0–5	Loss
2022	Qualification	Nepal	2–1	Won	Uzbekistan
		Hong Kong	2–1	Won
	Group stage	Thailand	1–0	Won	Pune, India
		Australia	0–4	Loss
		Indonesia	6–0	Won
	Quarterfinals	Chinese Taipei	1(4)–1(3)	Won
	Semifinals	South Korea	0–2	Loss

Asian Games

Main article: Philippines at the Asian Games

The Philippines made their debut in the women's football tournament of the Asian Games in the 2022 edition.^[86]

The Philippines' Asian Games record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1990	did not enter
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	8	14	–6
2026	to be determined
Total	1/9	4	2	0	2	8	14	–6

ASEAN Women's Championship

The Philippines' ASEAN Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2004	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5
2006	did not enter
2007	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	3	14	−11
2008		7th	3	1	0	2	3	20	−17
2011		6th	3	0	1	2	3	9	−6
2012		5th	3	1	0	2	9	9	0
2013		6th	4	2	0	2	15	11	+4
2015		5th	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4
2016		6th	3	1	0	2	2	8	−6
2018		6th	4	1	1	2	6	12	−6
2019	Fourth place	4th	6	3	0	3	17	9	+8
2022	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	23	2	+21
Total	11/12	−	42	17	2	23	87	109	−22

ASEAN Women's Championship history
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2004	Group stage	Indonesia	0–1	Loss	Vietnam
		Singapore	2–1	Won
		Vietnam	0–5	Loss
2007	Group stage	Vietnam	0–9	Loss	Yangon, Myanmar
		Indonesia	2–3	Loss
		Malaysia	1–2	Loss
2008	Group stage	Singapore	3–1	Won	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Australia	0–7	Loss
		Malaysia	0–12	Loss
2011	Group stage	Myanmar	0–2	Loss	Vientiane, Laos
		Thailand	1–5	Loss
		Malaysia	2–2	Draw
2012	Group stage	Myanmar	0–3	Loss	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Vietnam	2–4	Loss
		Singapore	7–2	Won
2013	Group stage	Indonesia	6–0	Won	Yangon, Myanmar
		Japan U23	1–4	Loss
		Myanmar	1–5	Loss
		Laos	7–2	Won
2015	Group stage	Malaysia	3–0	Won	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Myanmar	1–4	Loss
		Vietnam	0–4	Loss
2016	Group stage	Thailand	0–4	Loss	Mandalay, Myanmar
		Vietnam	0–4	Loss
		Singapore	2–0	Won
2018	Group stage	Myanmar	0–4	Loss	Palembang, Indonesia
		Singapore	3–0	Won
		Vietnam	0–5	Loss
		Indonesia	3–3	Draw
2019	Group stage	Malaysia	3–0	Won	Chonburi, Thailand
		East Timor	7–0	Won
		Thailand	2–4	Loss
		Singapore	4–0	Won
	Semifinals	Vietnam	1–2	Loss
	Third place match	Myanmar	0–3	Loss
2022	Group stage	Australia U23	1–0	Won	Manila, Philippines
		Singapore	7–0	Won
		Malaysia	4–0	Won
		Indonesia	4–1	Won
		Thailand	0–1	Loss
	Semifinals	Vietnam	4–0	Won
	Finals	Thailand	3–0	Won

SEA Games

The Philippines' Southeast Asian Games record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1985	Bronze medal	3rd	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
1995	Fourth place	4th	4	1	2	1	3	9	−6
1997	Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3
2001			3	0	0	3	0	6	−6
2003		5th	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3
2005	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5
2007	Group stage	5th	2	0	1	1	2	12	−10
2009	Did not enter
2013	Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9
2017	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	3	13	−10
2019			4	1	1	2	6	4	+2
2021	Bronze medal	3rd	4	2	0	2	8	6	+2
2023	Group stage	5th	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1
Total	12/13	−	37	8	6	23	27	83	−56

Southeast Asian Games history
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
1985	Round robin	Thailand	4–0	Loss	Bangkok, Thailand
		Singapore	2–0	Loss
1995	Round robin	Singapore	1–2	Won	Chiang Mai, Thailand
		Myanmar	1–1	Draw
		Thailand	7–0	Loss
		Malaysia	0–0	Draw
1997	Group stage	Thailand	1–0	Loss	Jakarta, Indonesia
		Vietnam	2–0	Loss
2001	Group stage	Thailand	4–0	Loss	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Myanmar	1–0	Loss
		Malaysia	1–0	Loss
2003	Group stage	Malaysia	0–0	Draw	Hai Phong, Vietnam
		Indonesia	1–1	Draw
		Vietnam	3–0	Loss
2005	Group stage	Thailand	0–1	Loss	Marikina, Philippines
		Indonesia	2–0	Won
		Vietnam	5–0	Loss
		Myanmar	3–1	Loss
2007	Group stage	Vietnam	10–0	Loss	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
		Laos	2–2	Draw
2013	Group stage	Vietnam	7–0	Loss	Mandalay, Myanmar
		Myanmar	2–0	Loss
2017	Group stage	Malaysia	1–2	Won	Shah Alam, Malaysia
		Vietnam	3–0	Loss
		Myanmar	6–0	Loss
		Thailand	3–1	Loss
2019	Group stage	Myanmar	0–0	Draw	Biñan, Philippines
		Malaysia	5–0	Won
	Semifinals	Vietnam	2–0	Loss
	Bronze medal match	Myanmar	2–1	Loss	Manila, Philippines
2021	Group stage	Vietnam	2–1	Loss	Cẩm Phả, Vietnam
		Cambodia	5–0	Won
	Semifinals	Thailand	3–0	Loss
	Bronze medal match	Myanmar	1–2	Won
2023	Group stage	Myanmar	0–1	Loss	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
		Malaysia	0–1	Won
		Vietnam	1–2	Won

Minor tournaments

The Philippines' minor tournaments record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
Xiamen Women's Tournament**
1989	6/6	5	0	0	5	0	33	−33
PFF Women's Invitational Championships[71]
2001	1/5	4	3	1	0	24	3	+21
Women Four Nations Tournament
2003	2/4	3	2	0	1	10	4	+6
LA Vikings Cup[87][88][89][90]
2012	1/4	4	2	2	0	13	5	+8
Pinatar Cup
2023	4/4	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7
2024	4/4	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honors

Competitions

ASEAN Women's Championship

• Champions: 2022

Awards

PSA Annual Awards

• Golden Lady Booters' Special Award: 2024^{[lower-alpha 1]}

PSC-PCW Women in Sports Awards ^[92]

• Team of the year: 2024

Notes

1. For their first-ever qualification and participation in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[91]

See also

• Asia portal
• Philippines portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• Women's association football around the world
• Sport in the Philippines
  • Football in the Philippines
    • Women's football in the Philippines
• Philippines women's national under-20 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

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External links

• Official website (in English)
• FIFA profile (in English)
• Media related to Philippines women's national football team at Wikimedia Commons