Philippines national under-23 football team

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.

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	Norman Fegidero
Captain	Yrick Gallantes
Home stadium	PFF National Training Center
FIFA code	PHI
First colours Second colours Third colours
Biggest win
Philippines 6–1 East Timor  (Biñan, Philippines; 4 December 2019)
Biggest defeat
Japan 13–0 Philippines (Hong Kong; 12 June 1999)

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 Asian Cup

The Philippines' AFC U-23 Asian Cup 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
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.

ASEAN U-23 Championship

The Philippines' ASEAN U-23 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 ASEAN U-23 Championship was an under-22 tournament in 2019.

Results and fixtures

Further information: Philippines national under-23 football team results

  Win   Draw   Lose

Indonesia  v  Philippines

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) 2023 Southeast Asian Games	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)

Philippines  v  Cambodia

2 May 2023 (2023-05-02) 2023 Southeast Asian Games	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)

East Timor  v  Philippines

4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2023 Southeast Asian Games	East Timor	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)

Philippines  v  Myanmar

10 May 2023 (2023-05-10) 2024 Southeast Asian Games	Philippines	0–1	Myanmar	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:00 UTC+7		Report	Thet Soe 55'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 432 Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Philippines  v  Laos

18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) 2023 AFF U-23 Championship	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)

Vietnam  v  Philippines

22 August 2023 (2023-08-22) 2023 AFF U-23 Championship	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)

Thailand  v  Philippines

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Thailand	5-0	Philippines	Chonburi, Thailand
20:30 UTC+7				Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

Philippines  v  Malaysia

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Philippines	0-4	Malaysia	Chonburi, Thailand
20:30 UTC+7				Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

Bangladesh  v  Philippines

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Bangladesh	0-1	Philippines	Chonburi, Thailand
16:30 UTC+7				Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Technical Director	Josep Ferré
Head coach	Norman Fegidero
Assistant coaches	Dennis Balbin
	Jovanie Villagracia
	Jake Cuaycong
Goalkeeping coach	Noel Marcaida
Physical coach	Aristotle Andrey
Analysts	Jerry Robledo
	Terry Mojica
Physiotherapists	John Michael Morado
	Joselle Dumlao
Masseur	Alexander Gamat
	Kevin Conejos
Doctor	Lawrence Irving Bernardo

Management

Position	Name
Team manager	Maja Paula Año
Kit manager	Bryan Capistrano

Coaching history

List of head coaches of the Philippines U-23 [check quotation syntax]|-				Country	Name	Period	References / Notes
Philippines	Orlando Plagata	1991	[1]
Philippines	Aris Caslib	2005	[2]
Germany	Michael Weiß	2011	[3]
Philippines	Glen Ramos	2012	[4]
Scotland	Brian Reid	2013	[5]
Australia	Jim Fraser	2015	[6]
Philippines	Marlon Maro	2015–2017	[7]
Philippines	Salvador Salvacion	2019	[8]
Philippines	Anto Gonzales	2019	[9]
Serbia	Goran Milojević	2019	[10]
Ireland	Scott Cooper	2021	[11]
England	Stewart Hall	2022	[12]
Philippines	Norman Fegidero	2022	[13]
Philippines	Rob Gier	2023	[14]
Philippines	Marlon Maro	2023
Philippines	Norman Fegidero	2024–	[15]

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.^[16]

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Enrico Mangaoang	(2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 22)	2	0	CF Manila
	1GK	Dimitrios Macapagal	(2004-02-13) February 13, 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Azkals Development Academy
	1GK	Iñigo Castro	(2006-07-02) July 2, 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Combine Rush Soccer
	2DF	Yrick Gallantes	(2001-01-14) January 14, 2001 (age 23)	16	0	Azkals Development Academy
	2DF	Jaime Rosquillo	(2003-03-10) March 10, 2003 (age 21)	8	0	Dynamic Herb Cebu
	2DF	Kamil Amirul	(2004-02-06) February 6, 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Azkals Development Academy
	2DF	John Lucero	(2003-12-01) December 1, 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Worthing
	2DF	Joshua Meriño	(2005-02-11) February 11, 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Pilipinas Dragons
	2DF	Kart Talaroc	(2001-03-30) March 30, 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Davao Aguilas
	2DF	Jian Caraig	(2005-08-06) August 6, 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Pilipinas Dragons
	2DF	Haren De Gracia	(2003-05-06) May 6, 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Tuloy
	2DF	Caleb Santos	(2005-10-04) October 4, 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Black Rock
	3MF	Dennis Chung	(2001-01-24) January 24, 2001 (age 23)	18	4	Azkals Development Academy
	3MF	Jacob Peña	(2002-11-27) November 27, 2002 (age 21)	16	0	Stallion Laguna
	3MF	Jacob Maniti	(2002-10-16) October 16, 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Hobro II
	3MF	Gavin Muens	(2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 (age 20)	2	0	1. FC Schweinfurt 05
	3MF	Harry Nuñez	(2004-12-16) December 16, 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Tuloy
	3MF	Jared Peña	(2006-05-08) May 8, 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Black Rock
	3MF	Dov Cariño	(2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 20)	1	1	CF Manila
	3MF	Antoine Ortega	(2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Pau II
	4FW	Pocholo Bugas	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Angkor Tiger
	4FW	Patrick Grogg	(2002-11-07) November 7, 2002 (age 22)	2	0	CF Manila
	4FW	John Lloyd Jalique	(2002-02-04) February 4, 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Tuloy

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Philippines U-23 within the past 12 months.^[17]

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) 27 October 2003 (age 21)	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 GamesRES
MF	Justin Frias	(2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Azkals Development Academy	2023 AFF U-23 Championship
MF	Karl Absalon	(2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Far Eastern University	2023 AFF U-23 Championship
MF	Francis Tacardon	(2001-09-30) 30 September 2001 (age 23)	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) 4 July 2004 (age 20)	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

See also

• Football in the Philippines

Men's

• Philippines national football team
• Philippines national under-21 football team
• Philippines national under-19 football team
• Philippines national under-17 football team

Women's

• Philippines women's national football team
• Philippines women's national under-20 football team
• Philippines women's national under-17 football team

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