The lists shown below shows the Philippines national football team records in competitive and non-competitive tournaments, as well as individual and team records, and their head-to-head record against all opponents.

Individual records

Player records

As of 21 November 2023
Players in bold are still active.

Manager records

As of 21 November 2023
Manager Nat Length G W D L Win %
Simon McMenemy Scotland 2010 10 3 5 2 30%
Michael Weiß Germany 2011–2014 44 21 11 12 47.73%
Thomas Dooley United States 2014–2018 46 19 12 15 41.3%
Scott Cooper Republic of Ireland 2018 2 0 2 0 0%
Sven-Göran Eriksson Sweden 2018–2019 9 2 2 5 22.22%
Scott Cooper Republic of Ireland 2019–2021 4 1 1 2 25%
Stewart Hall England 2021–2022 6 2 0 4 33.33%
Thomas Dooley United States 2022 4 2 1 1 50%
Josep Ferré Spain 2022–2023 5 1 0 4 20%
Barae Jrondi Morocco 2023 2 0 0 2 0%
Michael Weiß Germany 2023–present 7 2 2 3 28.57%

Team records

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

The Philippines has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. The national team entered the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification[1] but withdrew without playing a single game.[2] The Philippines had intended to enter the 1962 edition but did not push through with the plan.[3] The country's entry to the 1966 edition was not accepted due to its association not being able to pay the registration fee for the qualifiers and the national team withdrew from the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification just as they did in the 1950 qualifiers.[4][5] The national team made its first participation in a FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1998 edition.

At the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Yanti Barsales made the first goal for the Philippines at a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Syria.[6][7]

The national team did not enter the qualifiers for the next succeeding editions until the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, about 10 years later.[8] The national team secured their first victory in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka, 4–0.[9][10]

FIFA World Cup record
Year FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Round Pld W D L GF GA Round Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to France 1938Did not enterDid not enter
Brazil 1950Withdrew[4]Withdrew
Switzerland 1954 to Chile 1962Did not enterDid not enter
England 1966Entry not accepted[4]Entry not accepted
Mexico 1970Did not enterDid not enter
West Germany 1974Withdrew[4]Withdrew
Argentina 1978 to United States 1994Did not enterDid not enter
France 1998Did not qualifyRound 13003010
South Korea Japan 2002Round 16015229
Germany 2006 and South Africa 2010Did not enterDid not enter
Brazil 2014Did not qualifyRound 2411266
Russia 2018Round 28314812
Qatar 2022Round 283231211
Canada United States Mexico 2026To be determinedRound 2 2 0 1 1 1 3
Total0/23------3176182971

Olympic Games

The senior national team never managed to qualify for the Olympics.

  • Since 1992, the Olympic team has been drawn from a squad with a maximum of three players over 23 years of age, and the achievements of this team are not generally regarded as part of the national team's records, nor are the statistics credited to the players' international records.

AFC Asian Cup

The Philippines qualified once for the Asian Cup, in 2019. For the 2011 and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, the Philippines attempted to qualify for the tournament through the AFC Challenge Cup.[7][11][12] The Philippines would have been invited to host the 1968 Asian Cup, a tournament in which it did not qualify for, if Iran withdrew as hosts.[13]

The Philippines' AFC Asian Cup record
Year AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956Did not qualify200205
South Korea 19602002414
Israel 1964WithdrewWithdrew
Iran 1968Did not qualify4004024
Thailand 1972WithdrewWithdrew
Iran 1976
Kuwait 1980Did not qualify3003110
Singapore 19845005316
Qatar 1988Did not enterDid not enter
Japan 1992
United Arab Emirates 1996Did not qualify3003120
Lebanon 20003102211
China 2004Did not enterDid not enter
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007
Qatar 2011Did not qualifyAFC Challenge Cup
Australia 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019Group stage300317146442120
Qatar 2023Did not qualify11 4 3 4 13 15
Saudi Arabia 2027 To be determined 2 0 1 1 1 3
TotalGroup stage300317491183046138
  • After the inception of the AFC Challenge Cup, new changes in AFC Competition rules were made. Countries categorized as "emerging nations" which include the Philippines, do not enter Asian Cup qualification starting with the 2011 edition. Therefore, failure to qualify and failure to win the Challenge Cup automatically results in failure to qualify for the Asian Cup.[14]

Asian Games

The senior national team made its best finish at the 1958 Asian Games where it reached the Quarterfinals of the tournament. The Philippines also has hosted the 1954 edition.

  • Only until the 1998 edition is listed; football at the Asian Games changed to an under-23 tournament since the 2002 edition.

AFC Challenge Cup

The AFC Challenge Cup was organized as a route for nations classified as "emerging" or "developing" as a sole route to qualify for the Asian Cup. The Philippines is among these nations[11][12] and participated at the inaugural 2006 AFC Challenge Cup. After a qualification phase was introduced the Philippines failed to qualify for the next two succeeding editions in 2008 and 2010. The Philippines qualified for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup where the finished third.[15] Phil Younghusband was the Golden Boot winner of the edition scoring six goals in the final tournament.[16] The team reached the finals of 2014 edition of the tournament settling for second place after losing to Palestine in the finals.[17] The AFC Challenge Cup tournament was dissolved after the 2014 edition.[12]

The Philippines' AFC Challenge Cup record
Year AFC Challenge Cup record Qualification record
Round Pld W D L GF GA Round Pld W D L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006Group stage302123No qualification
India 2008Did not qualifyGroup stage321040
Sri Lanka 2010Group stage310238
Nepal 2012Third place530298Round 2522173
Maldives 2014Runners-up531173Group stage220090
Total3/5136341814-137332311

Far Eastern Games

Out of the ten football tournaments held in ten editions of the Far Eastern Games, The Philippines only won the inaugural 1913 edition[18] despite fielding American, Spanish and British players violating tournament rules in that edition. The team was nevertheless named champions.[19] China was awarded champions of the nine other editions of the tournaments.[18] At the 1917 Far Eastern Games, the Philippines recorded its biggest victory in an international match to date, which was the 15–2 win against Japan. FC Barcelona player, Paulino Alcántara was part of the national squad.[20]

AFF Championship

The Philippines participated in every edition of the AFF Championship except the 2008 edition in which the team failed to qualify for the final tournament. Their first match in the tournament was a 0–5 defeat handed by Thailand in 1996 edition. Freddy Gonzalez scored the first goal for the Philippines in the tournament in a 1–3 defeat, also to Thailand in the 1998 edition. Emelio Caligdong made a brace in the national team's 2–1 victory against Timor Leste in the 2004 edition. The victory was the first for the Philippines in the AFF Championship.[21]

The national team fared poorly during the first seven editions of the AFF Championship from 1996 to 2008 losing 19 out of 21 matches.[15] The Philippines' worst defeat at the tournament was the 1–13 match against Indonesia at the 2002 AFF Championship which was also remains the highest scoreline in the tournament as of 2014.[22] The national team made to its first semi-finals at the 2010 AFF Championship.[15]

Southeast Asian Games

The senior national team managed to reach the semi-finals of the football tournament of the Southeast Asian Games before the football was made into an under-23 tournament.

  • Only until the 1999 edition is listed; football at the SEA Games changed to an under-23 tournament since the 2001 edition.
  • The 1959–1975 editions are not listed as the Philippines were not yet members of the SEAP Federation.

Minor tournaments

The Philippines participated at numerous minor friendly tournaments. Aside from other national teams, the Philippine nationals also faced selection teams and club sides from other nations at some of these tournaments. The team made a podium finish, placing not below third place, at the Japanese Empire-sanctioned East Asian Games in 1940, the Long Teng Cup (2010, 2011) held in Taiwan, and all three editions of the Philippine Peace Cup (2012, 2013 and 2014) hosted by the home country.

Head-to-head record

Last match updated was against  Indonesia on 21 November 2023[23]

Key
Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative balance (more Losses)
Opponents Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Afghanistan312032+1AFC
 Australia100106−6AFC
 Azerbaijan100101−1UEFA
 Bahrain7124510−5AFC
 Bangladesh320163+3AFC
 Bhutan220040+4AFC
 Brunei157262117+4AFC
 Cambodia134542115+6AFC
 China252320986−77AFC
 Chinese Taipei174492347−24AFC
 Fiji110032+1OFC
 Estonia100101−1UEFA
 Guam5500131+12AFC
 Hong Kong10118846−38AFC
 India411248−4AFC
 Indonesia31252422104−82AFC
 Iran100117−6AFC
 Israel100106−6UEFA
 Japan2052133557−22AFC
 Jordan100404−4AFC
 Kuwait400429−7AFC
 Kyrgyzstan3201440AFC
 Laos134272122–1AFC
 Lebanon2002114−13AFC
 Macau5302147+7AFC
 Malaysia201613476−72AFC
 Maldives5311107+3AFC
 Mongolia320142+2AFC
 Myanmar153391435−21AFC
   Nepal7511152+13AFC
 North Korea411247−3AFC
 Oman3012110−9AFC
 Pakistan110031+2AFC
 Palestine411248–4AFC
 Papua New Guinea110050+5OFC
 Qatar100105−5AFC
 Singapore2644181462−48AFC
 South Korea8008037−37AFC
 Sri Lanka421195+4AFC
 Syria5005325−22AFC
 Tajikistan531187+1AFC
 Thailand2322191171−60AFC
 Timor-Leste8701295+24AFC
 Turkmenistan420247−3AFC
 United Arab Emirates100104−4AFC
 Uzbekistan200216−5AFC
 Vietnam1721141150−39AFC
 Yemen513154+1AFC
Total 361 88 55 218 379 915 −536

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