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	Scott Cooper
Captain	Oliver Bias
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	PHI
First colors	Second colors
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 (also known as the Philippines Olympic 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

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Did not qualified
1996	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualified
2004 to 2020	Did not enter
Total	–	-	-	-	-	-	-
Notes:
''Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

AFC U-23 Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Did not qualify
2016
2018
2020
2022
Total	–	-	-	-	-	-	-

Asian Games

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

Southeast Asian Games

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2001	Withdrew
2003	Did not enter
2005	group stage	3	1	0	2	6	7
2007 to 2009	Did not enter
2011	Group stage	5	1	0	4	6	14
2013	Did not enter
2015	Group stage	4	0	0	4	2	11
2017	Group stage	5	2	0	3	4	10
2019	Group stage	4	2	1	1	9	4
Total	Best: Group Stage	21	6	1	14	27	46
Notes:
Football at the Southeast Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2001.

AFF U-23 Youth Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2005	Group stage	3	1	0	2	7	9
2019	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	6

Total	Best: Group Stage	6	1	0	5	8	15
Notes:
Football at the AFF U-23 Youth Championship has been an under-22 tournament since 2019.

Schedule and results

Win Draw Lose

Friendlies

19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)	Philippines	2–0	Yemen	Doha
		Report		Stadium: Al Ersal Stadium

2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

25 October 2021 (2021-10-25)	South Korea	3–0	Philippines	Singapore
17:00 (UTC+08:00)	Lee Kyu-hyuk 51' Ko Jae-hyeon 72' Park Jeong-in 89'	Report		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

28 October 2021 (2021-10-28)	Philippines	0–1	Singapore	Singapore
20:00 (UTC+08:00)		Report	Kweh 52'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 984 Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)

31 October 2021 (2021-10-31)	Timor-Leste	1–0	Philippines	Singapore
17:00 (UTC+08:00)	Zenivio 89'	Report		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 251 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Team Manager	Dan Palami	[1]
Head Coach	Scott Cooper
Assistant Coach	Hezirdan Ramadani
Assistant Coach	Jovanie Villagracia
Goalkeeper Coach	Noel Marcaida
Physiotherapist	Josef Malinay
Physiotherapist	Joselle Dumlao
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Martin Lorenz Alido

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against South Korea, Singapore, Timor Leste.[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Quincy Kammeraad	(2001-02-01)1 February 2001 (aged 20)	ADT
15	1GK	Jessie Semblante	(2000-04-22)22 April 2000 (aged 21)	Mendiola 1991
16	1GK	Enrico Mangaoang	(2002-05-28)28 May 2002 (aged 19)	De La Salle University

6	2DF	Justin Baas	(2000-03-16)16 March 2000 (aged 21)	United City
8	2DF	Paolo Perez	(2003-01-15)15 January 2003 (aged 18)	Calcio Lecco
18	2DF	Christian Rontini	(1999-07-20)20 July 1999 (aged 22)	ADT
2	2DF	David Setters	(2004-05-19)19 May 2004 (aged 17)	Portsmouth Academy

14	3MF	Oskari Kekkonen	(1999-09-24)24 September 1999 (aged 22)	ADT
10	3MF	Oliver Bias (captain)	(2001-06-15)15 June 2001 (aged 20)	ADT
11	3MF	Yrick Gallantes	(2001-01-14)14 January 2001 (aged 20)	ADT
7	3MF	Dennis Chung	(2001-01-24)24 January 2001 (aged 20)	ADT
20	3MF	Mark Winhoffer	(1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 22)	ADT
23	3MF	Jethro Borlongan	(2001-08-07)7 August 2001 (aged 20)	ADT
22	3MF	Mandy Lloyd Ignacio	(2002-07-15)15 July 2002 (aged 19)	ADT
4	3MF	Jacob Maniti	(2002-10-16)16 October 2002 (aged 19)	Macarthur FC
21	3MF	Sandro Reyes	(2003-03-29)29 March 2003 (aged 18)	ADT
19	3MF	Nathan Rilloraza	(2002-10-16)16 October 2002 (aged 19)	Global M Málaga
3	3MF	Mark Swainston	(1999-11-13)13 November 1999 (aged 21)	ADT
5	3MF	Shanden Vergara	(1999-07-17)17 July 1999 (aged 22)	Lincoln Memorial University

13	4FW	Sebastian Beraque	(2002-06-17)17 June 2002 (aged 19)	Randers II
9	4FW	Kieran Hayes	(1999-01-04)4 January 1999 (aged 22)	United City
17	4FW	Ivan Ouano	(2000-03-06)6 March 2000 (aged 21)	ADT
12	4FW	Miguel Mendoza	(1999-02-03)3 February 1999 (aged 22)	unattached

Notes

^OA Over-aged player

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

Notes

^INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury
^SUS Omitted from the squad due to suspension
^PRE Included in the preliminary squad

Previous squads

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

Coaches

List of head coaches of the Philippines U-23
Country	Name	Period	References/Notes
Philippines	Orlando Plagata	(1991)
Germany	Michael Weiß	(2011)	[3]
Scotland	Brian Reid	(2013)	[4]
Australia	Jim Fraser	(2015)	[5]
Philippines	Marlon Maro	(2015–2017)	[6]
Philippines	Salvador Salvacion	(2019)
Philippines	Anto Gonzales	(2019)	[7]
Serbia	Goran Milojević	(2019)
Ireland	Scott Cooper	(2021–)	[8]

References

"Technical Staff". The AFC. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
"Philippine Men's Under-23 Lineup For AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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.
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 Under-22 To Compete In Merlion Cup 2019". Philippine Football Federation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
"Baas, Winhoffer, Bias headline Azkals U23 lineup for AFC Qualifiers". Tiebreaker Times. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

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[1] "Technical Staff". The AFC. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[2] "Philippine Men's Under-23 Lineup For AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[3] 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.

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

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

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

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

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

National sports teams of the Philippines
Men's teams	American football Australian rules football Baseball Basketball U-19 U-17 3x3 Cricket Floorball Football U-23 U-21 U-19 Futsal Beach soccer CP Goalball Handball Beach handball U-20 Ice hockey U-20 Lacrosse Rugby league Rugby union Sevens Sepak takraw Softball Squash Tennis Volleyball Sitting volleyball Water polo Wheelchair basketball
Women's teams	Baseball Basketball U-19 U-17 3x3 Cricket Floorball Football Futsal Handball Beach handball Ice hockey Netball Rugby union Sevens Softball U-17 Tennis Volleyball U-23 U-18 Beach volleyball Water polo
Mixed teams	Athletics Badminton Boxing Korfball Dragon boat
Olympics Paralympics Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Universiade Deaflympics World Games Youth Olympics

National under-23 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Northern Mariana Islands¹
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Not a member of FIFA