Philippines national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Philippines women's national under-20 football team.

The Philippines national under-20 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-19/20 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the Philippines.

Philippines U-19

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; July 10, 2022)
Biggest defeat
China 13–0 Philippines  (Zibo, China; November 1, 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)

Club participation

The youth team participates as the PFF Developmental Team at the 2024–25 Philippines Football League.^[1][2][3]

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

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
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
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
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		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

Philippines  v Italy Selection^[a]

June 4, 2024 (2024-06-04) Friendly[5]	Philippines	2–2 (3–5 p)	Italy Selection[b]	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

Indonesia  v  Philippines

July 17, 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)

Philippines  v  East Timor

July 20, 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)

Cambodia  v  Philippines

July 23, 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)

Thailand  v  Philippines

September 25, 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)

Philippines  v  Iraq

September 27, 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)

Philippines  v  Brunei

September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29) 2025 AFC U-20 A.C.Q.	Philippines	4-0	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	Bryan Capistrano
	Sergi Mascarell
	Tomasito Glenn Ramos
	Vincent Santos
Goalkeeping coach	Joan Drets
Physiotherapist	Shinmar Chan
Team Doctor	Kevin Marc Estillore
Kitman	Jhon Cleoferd Guingon
Team Manager	Patrick Valenzuela

Coaching history

List of head coaches of the Philippines U-19
Country	Name	Period	Ref.
Philippines	Noel Marcaida	2009	[7]
Philippines	Marlon Maro	2013	[8]
Philippines	Dan Padernal	2015−2016	[9]
Philippines	Noel Marcaida	2016	[10]
Philippines	Jose Maria Aberasturi	2017	[11]
Japan	Reiji Hirata	2018	[12]
Philippines	Christopher Pedimonte	2018−2022	[13]
Spain	Josep Ferré	2024−	[14]

Players

Current squad

The following are included in the 24-man squad for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers.^[15]
Caps and goals updated as of 29 September 2024, after the match against  Brunei.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Iñigo Castro III	(2006-07-02)July 2, 2006 (aged 18)	7	0	Combine Rush Soccer
15	1GK	Luc Narido	(2007-08-09)August 9, 2007 (aged 17)	1	0	Santa Cruz Breakers
16	1GK	Edcel Lauron	(2006-09-11)September 11, 2006 (aged 18)	0	0	University of Santo Tomas
2	2DF	Caleb Santos	(2005-10-04)October 4, 2005 (aged 18)	1	0	Odisea
4	2DF	Jian Caraig	(2005-08-06)August 6, 2005 (aged 19)	5	0	Odisea
6	2DF	Bryan Villanueva	(2006-07-30)July 30, 2006 (aged 18)	4	0	Tuloy
8	2DF	Alexander Sabatin	(2006-01-27)January 27, 2006 (aged 18)	3	0	Sigma
9	2DF	Ichiro Koyama	(2006-12-05)December 5, 2006 (aged 17)	5	0	08 Homburg
14	2DF	Bacchus Ekberg	(2006-08-16)August 16, 2006 (aged 18)	3	1	De La Salle University
17	2DF	Justin Oğur	(2006-01-02)January 2, 2006 (aged 18)	5	0	Gaziantep
21	2DF	Timofey Abenoya	(2005-08-06)August 6, 2005 (aged 19)	1	0	Unattached
3	3MF	Javier Bengson	(2006-02-09)February 9, 2006 (aged 18)	4	0	Ateneo de Manila University
5	3MF	Joshua Meriño	(2005-02-11)February 11, 2005 (aged 19)	9	1	Alicante City
10	3MF	Cyrelle Saut	(2005-09-03)September 3, 2005 (aged 19)	12	1	Tuloy
11	3MF	Jhon Diaz	(2006-10-24)October 24, 2006 (aged 17)	5	0	Tuloy
18	3MF	Manolo Veneracion	(2005-03-14)March 14, 2005 (aged 19)	4	0	Perth Glory
19	3MF	Sylver Pormento	(2005-03-18)March 18, 2005 (aged 19)	5	0	Tuloy
20	3MF	Yuan Maniscan	(2005-10-01)October 1, 2005 (aged 18)	4	0	University of Santo Tomas
22	3MF	Bryan Bandara	(2006-05-10)May 10, 2006 (aged 18)	2	0	Mirandela
7	4FW	Otu Bisong	(2006-11-11)November 11, 2006 (aged 17)	6	3	D.C. United
12	4FW	Ethan Smith	(2006-07-02)July 2, 2006 (aged 18)	2	0	Notts County
13	4FW	Trez Mariñas	(2005-01-31)January 31, 2005 (aged 19)	3	1	University of Santo Tomas
23	4FW	Levis Sajor	(2005-02-02)February 2, 2005 (aged 19)	3	0	Tuloy
24	4FW	Rocket Ritarita	(2007-04-16)April 16, 2007 (aged 17)	0	0	Charlotte FC

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team for the last 12 months.^[14]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Alfonso Gonzalez	(2005-01-05)January 5, 2005 (aged 19)	1	0	University of the Philippines	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
DF	Bhyl Gimenez	(2005-08-16)August 16, 2005 (aged 18)	0	0	University of Southern Philippines	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
DF	Sebastian Lizares	(2005-08-07)August 7, 2005 (aged 18)	3	0	Western Reserve Academy	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
MF	Jared Peña	(2006-08-05)August 5, 2006 (aged 17)	2	0	Stallion Laguna	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
FW	Ryen Lim	(2005-07-09)July 9, 2005 (aged 19)	1	0	Ateneo de Manila University	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
FW	Justin Moya	(2006-08-21)August 21, 2006 (aged 17)	3	0	Wynnum Wolves	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
FW	Benz Samaniego	(2007-09-01)September 1, 2007 (aged 16)	2	0	Scarborough Academy	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

Honors

Minor tournaments

• Kanga Cup: 2013^[16]

See also

• Azkals Development Academy
• Football in the Philippines
• Philippines national football team
• Philippines national under-23 football team
• Philippines national under-21 football team
• Philippines national under-17 football team
• Philippines women's national football team
• Philippines women's national under-20 football team
• Philippines Football League

Notes

1. Philippine-based selection team organized by the Italian Embassy in Manila^[4]
2. Philippine-based selection team organized by the Italian Embassy in Manila^[6]

References

1. Dynamic Herb Cebu [@CebuFC] (October 6, 2024). "Game Day: PFF Developmental Team U20 vs Cebu Football Club" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 7, 2024 – via Twitter.
2. "Philippines Football League Season 2024/2025 kicks off Saturday". Philippines Football League. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
3. "Standings". Philippines Football League. Archived from the original on September 29, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
4. "U19 PHI-ITA selection Friendship Cup Set". June 3, 2024.
5. Fuertes, Rommel Jr. (June 1, 2024). "Philippines, Italy celebrate ties with Friendship Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
6. "U19 PHI-ITA selection Friendship Cup Set". June 3, 2024.
7. "Myanmar vs Philippines Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
8. "AFF U19 Championship 2013 Match Summary 01" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
9. "2015 AFF U19 CHAMPIONSHIP Match Summary 002" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
10. "PHI U19 Team Competing in China-ASEAN Tournament". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). February 22, 2016. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
11. "Philippine U19 Team To Play In AFC U19 Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). October 23, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
12. "Philippines Under-19 Team Brace For AFF U19 Championship In Indonesia". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). June 29, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
13. "Philippines Under-18 Team Face Stiff Opposition In AFF U18 Championship 2019 In Vietnam". Philippine Football Federation (PFF). August 5, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
14. "PH U19 MNT vie for the ASEAN U19 Boys Championship 2024". Philippine Football Federation. July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
15. "U20 PMNT IN THAILAND FOR THE AFC ASIAN CUP QUALIFIER". Philippine Football Federation. September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
16. "Under-18 Azkals emerge triumphant in Kanga Cup". GMA News. June 12, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

External links

• Philippine Football Federation