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

Association	Philippine Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Garrath McPherson
Captain	Gavin Muens
Home stadium	PFF National Training Center
FIFA code	PHI
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Timor-Leste 1–6 Philippines  (Biñan, Philippines; 4 December 2019)
Biggest defeat
Japan 13–0 Philippines (Hong Kong; 12 June 1999)

Their best finish in the ASEAN U-23 Championship is in 2025, when they reached the semifinals.^[1]

Results and fixtures

Further information: Philippines national under-23 football team results

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

2025

Malaysia  v  Philippines

July 15 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship GS	Malaysia	0–2	Philippines	Central Jakarta, Indonesia
17:00 UTC+7		Report	Banatao 9', 40'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)

Philippines  v  Indonesia

July 18 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship GS	Philippines	0–1	Indonesia	Central Jakarta, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+7			Rosquillo 23' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al Ismail (Saudi Arabia)

Philippines  v  Brunei

July 21 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship GS	Philippines	2–0	Brunei	Bekasi, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+7	Mariona 20' (pen.) Nuñez 85'			Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Vietnam  v  Philippines

July 25 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship SF	Vietnam	2–1	Philippines	Central Jakarta, Indonesia
16:00 UTC+7	Nguyễn Đình Bắc 41' Nguyễn Xuân Bắc 54'		Mariona 35'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Referee: Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)

Philippines  v  Thailand

July 28 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship 3rd place	Philippines	1–3	Thailand	Central Jakarta, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+7	Banatao 79'		Phanthamit 28' Siraphop 74' Seksan 86'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Referee: Naufal Adya Fairuski (Indonesia)

Philippines  v  Singapore

August 8 Closed-doors friendly	Philippines	0–0	Singapore	Pasay, Philippines
--:-- UTC+8		Report		Stadium: MOA Sky Football Pitch

Syria  v  Philippines

September 3 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Syria	v	Philippines	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
				Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Philippines  v  Tajikistan

September 6 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Philippines	v	Tajikistan	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
				Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Philippines  v    Nepal

September 9 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Philippines	v	Nepal	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
				Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Technical staff

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Technical director	Roxy Dorlas
Head coach	Garrath McPherson
Assistant coach	Popoy Clarino
Goalkeeping coach	Joan Lleida
Performance manager	Stephen Oonan
Strength and conditioning coach	Genaro Sabile
Physical trainer	Cybert John Corpuz
Team doctor	Mark Timothy Tan

Management

Position	Name
Team manager	Jeremy Mark Paguila
Kit manager	John Cleoferd Guingon

Coaching history

List of head coaches of the Philippines U-23 [check quotation syntax]
Country	Name	Period	References / Notes
Philippines	Orlando Plagata	1991	[2]
Philippines	Aris Caslib	2005	[3]
Germany	Michael Weiß	2011	[4]
Philippines	John Carmona	2012	[5]
Scotland	Brian Reid	2013	[6]
Australia	Jim Fraser	2015	[7]
Philippines	Marlon Maro	2015–2017	[8]
Philippines	Salvador Salvacion	2019	[9]
Philippines	Anto Gonzales	2019	[10]
Serbia	Goran Milojević	2019	[11]
Ireland	Scott Cooper	2021	[12]
England	Stewart Hall	2022	[13]
Philippines	Norman Fegidero	2022	[14]
Philippines	Rob Gier	2023	[15]
Philippines	Marlon Maro	2023
Philippines	Norman Fegidero	2024–2025	[16]
Australia	Garrath McPherson	2025–

Players

Current squad

The following players are included in the 24-man squad for the 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Caps and goals updated as of 28 July 2025, after the match against Thailand.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nicholas Guimarães	(2006-08-09)9 August 2006 (aged 18)	5	0	Juntendo University
22	1GK	Iñigo Castro	(2006-07-02)2 July 2006 (aged 19)	0	0	FC Odisea
23	1GK	Alfonso Gonzalez	(2005-01-05)5 January 2005 (aged 20)	0	0	University of the Philippines
2	2DF	Noah Leddel	(2003-08-30)30 August 2003 (aged 21)	7	0	Yale University
3	2DF	Bryan Villanueva	(2006-07-30)30 July 2006 (aged 18)	2	0	Far Eastern University
4	2DF	Kamil Amirul	(2004-02-06)6 February 2004 (aged 21)	12	0	Dynamic Herb Cebu
5	2DF	Joshua Meriño	(2005-02-11)11 February 2005 (aged 20)	8	0	University of the Philippines
13	2DF	Zachary Taningco	(2004-10-08)8 October 2004 (aged 20)	5	0	Manila Digger
14	2DF	Jaime Rosquillo	(2003-03-10)10 March 2003 (aged 22)	15	0	Dynamic Herb Cebu
15	2DF	Jian Caraig	(2005-08-06)6 August 2005 (aged 19)	5	0	University of the Philippines
21	2DF	Cian Galsim	(2004-01-13)13 January 2004 (aged 21)	2	0	University of the Philippines
6	3MF	Gavin Muens	(2004-10-24)24 October 2004 (aged 20)	11	1	Kaya–Iloilo
8	3MF	Jax Peña	(2006-05-08)8 May 2006 (aged 19)	10	0	Western Reserve Academy
12	3MF	John Lucero	(2003-12-01)1 December 2003 (aged 21)	13	0	Kanchanaburi Power
16	3MF	Harry Nuñez	(2004-12-16)16 December 2004 (aged 20)	7	1	Tuloy
17	3MF	Edgar Aban Jr.	(2004-09-24)24 September 2004 (aged 20)	2	0	Far Eastern University
24	3MF	Jethro Flores	(2003-03-29)29 March 2003 (aged 22)	0	0	Ateneo de Manila University
7	4FW	Otu Banatao	(2006-11-11)11 November 2006 (aged 18)	5	3	Old Dominion University
9	4FW	Andres Aldeguer	(2003-12-18)18 December 2003 (aged 21)	8	0	One Taguig
10	4FW	Karl Absalon	(2003-10-17)17 October 2003 (aged 21)	6	0	Far Eastern University
11	4FW	Dov Cariño	(2003-12-18)18 December 2003 (aged 21)	11	1	Ateneo de Manila University
18	4FW	Theo Libarnes	(2004-06-06)6 June 2004 (aged 21)	1	0	Far Eastern University
19	4FW	Uriel Dalapo	(2004-08-08)8 August 2004 (aged 20)	5	0	De La Salle University
20	4FW	Javier Mariona	(2004-10-17)17 October 2004 (aged 20)	5	2	AV Alta

Recent call-ups

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

Previous squads

Previous squads of the Philippines
Tournament	Edition
Southeast Asian Games	2005 2011 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
ASEAN U-23 Championship	2005 2019 2022 2023 2025

Competitive 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
2025	Fourth Place	4th place	5	2	0	3	6	6
Total	Best: Fourth Place	5/5	11	2	2	7	14	22
Notes:
The ASEAN U-23 Championship was an under-22 tournament in 2019.

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