Philippines women's national under-20 football team

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.

Philippines women's U-20

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
First colours Second colours
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)

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

Australia  v  Philippines

July 25 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship	Australia	4–0	Philippines	Palembang
15:30 UTC+7	Prakash 26', 62' Beier 59' Lobo 69'	Report		Stadium: Jakabaring Athletic Field Attendance: 50 Referee: Keomany Phengmeuangkhon (Laos)

Philippines  v  Myanmar

July 27 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship	Philippines	1–3	Myanmar	Palembang
15:30 UTC+7	Lucban 87'	Report	Myint Aye 33', 90' Myat Noe 37'	Stadium: Jakabaring Athletic Field Attendance: 50 Referee: Le Thi Ly (Vietnam)

Malaysia  v  Philippines

July 29 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship	Malaysia	2–1	Philippines	Palembang
15:30 UTC+7	Irdina 4', 8'	Report	Flanigan 53'	Stadium: Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium Referee: Plong Pichakara (Cambodia)

2023

China  v  Philippines

March 8 2024 AFC U-20 WCQ - 1st Rd.	China	6–0	Philippines	Vientiane
16:00 UTC+7	Huo Yuexin 9', 36' Zou Mengyao 22' Lu Jiayu 69' Ouyang Yuhuan 74' Qiao Ruiqi 82'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium KM16 Attendance: 453 Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

Philippines  v  Laos

March 10 2024 AFC U-20 WCQ - 1st Rd.	Philippines	1–0	Laos	Vientiane
19:30 UTC+7	Yap 42'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium KM16 Attendance: 415 Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

Hong Kong  v  Philippines

March 12 2024 AFC U-20 WCQ - 1st Rd.	Hong Kong	2–2	Philippines	Vientiane
16:00 UTC+7	Lee 24' Anke Leung 45+1'	Report	Dizon 11' Pasion 54'	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	Buda Bautista	2012	[9]
Philippines	Let Dimzon	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	1GK	Kaiya Jota	(2006-02-05)5 February 2006 (aged 17)	2	0	Stanford University
22	1GK	Alexis Tan	(2004-07-20)20 July 2004 (aged 18)	5	0	Blacktown City
23	1GK	Jessa May Lehayan	(2004-05-24)24 May 2004 (aged 18)	0	0	Far Eastern University
4	2DF	Rae Tolentino	(2005-10-04)4 October 2005 (aged 17)	3	0	Manila Nomads
10	2DF	Journey Hawkins	(2006-01-31)31 January 2006 (aged 17)	3	0	Oxon Hill High School
11	2DF	Robyn Dizon		2	1	Albion SC Las Vegas GA
14	2DF	Ariana Markey	(2007-06-08)8 June 2007 (aged 15)	3	0	Slammers FC ECNL
15	2DF	Kylie Yap	(2005-08-15)15 August 2005 (aged 17)	6	1	Penn State Harrisburg
16	2DF	Julia Benitez		0	0	Match Fit Academy
21	2DF	Chantelle Maniti (captain)	(2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 18)	6	0	Macarthur Rams
3	3MF	Natalie Oca		2	0	Pacifica High School
5	3MF	Jade Jalique		0	0	Tuloy FC
6	3MF	Sabine Ramos		3	0	Woodbridge High School
8	3MF	Sabrina Go		3	0	Cal Poly Pomona
12	3MF	Tamara Lisser		1	0	Pickering FC
19	3MF	Isabella Pasion		3	1	Stallion Laguna
20	3MF	Jonalyn Lucban	(2004-09-23)23 September 2004 (aged 18)	5	1	Tuloy FC
2	4FW	Jada Bicierro		1	0	Miriam College
7	4FW	Elaine Pimentel		3	0	Beach FC
9	4FW	Chayse Ying	(2005-09-01)1 September 2005 (aged 17)	3	0	University of Notre Dame
13	4FW	Jodi Banzon	(2006-07-08)8 July 2006 (aged 16)	1	0	Ateneo de Cebu
17	4FW	Isabella Flanigan (co-captain)	(2005-01-22)22 January 2005 (aged 18)	6	1	Box Hill United
18	4FW	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]

SoCal Reds GA

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Aspen Dunn	(2006-03-05)5 March 2006 (aged 17)	0	0	Chargers SC	2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
GK	Andrea Evangelista	(2004-06-23)23 June 2004 (aged 18)	0	0	BISP Cruzeiro	2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
GK	Samantha Link	(2005-08-02)2 August 2005 (aged 17)	1	0	Rebels SC	2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
DF	Stella Divino	(2004-01-02)2 January 2004 (aged 19)	2	0	Unión Adarve	2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
DF	Elisha Lubiano	(2005-05-18)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	(2004-05-31)31 May 2004 (aged 18)	0	0	De La Salle Santiago Zobel	2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
DF	Florence Ycong	(2006-09-22)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	(2005-08-06)6 August 2005 (aged 17)	3	0	Manila Nomads	2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF	Mish Castañares	(2005-07-26)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	(2005-05-02)2 May 2005 (aged 17)	0	0	Saint Pedro Poveda College	2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF	Sophia Lyttle	(2005-02-22)22 February 2005 (aged 18)	0	0	Makati	2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF	Karen Mangantang	(2004-12-18)18 December 2004 (aged 18)	0	0	Tuloy	2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF	Maxine Pascual	(2008-11-28)28 November 2008 (aged 14)	3	0	So Cal Blues	2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF	Celina Salazar	(2005-01-11)11 January 2005 (aged 18)	3	0	Cebu Elite Sheba	2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF	Mikaela Villacin	(2004-01-23)23 January 2004 (aged 19)	3	0	De La Salle Santiago Zobel	2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
FW	Angely Alferez	(2004-03-24)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

External links

• Philippine Football Federation