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| Association | Philippine Football Federation |
|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | AFF (South-East Asia) |
| Head coach | vacant |
| Home stadium | PFF National Training Center |
| FIFA code | PHI |
| First international | |
 Laos 4–0Philippines  (Phnom Penh, Cambodia; January 23, 2002) | |
| Biggest win | |
Philippines 4–0Brunei  (Buriram, Thailand; September 29, 2024) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Thailand 12–0Philippines (Bangkok, Thailand; April 2, 2002) | |
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 0 |
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
| Appearances | 0 |
| AFF U-20 Youth Championship | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in2002) |
| Best result | Group stage (2002) |
ThePhilippines national under-20 football team is the nationalfootball team of thePhilippines and represents in internationalfootball competitions such asAFC U-20 Asian Cup,AFF U-20 Youth Championship and any other under-20 international football tournaments. The Philippine Youth National Team or PYNT is controlled by thePhilippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the Philippines.
The team participated as the PFF Youth National Team at the2024–25 Philippines Football League.[1][2][3]
Win Draw Lose
v Philippines| July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17)2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship G.S. | Indonesia | 6–0 | Philippines | Surabaya, Indonesia |
| 19:30 UTC+7 |
| Stadium:Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Referee: Faisal Sulaiman Albalawi (Saudi Arabia) |
v
Timor-Leste| July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20)2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship G.S. | Philippines | 2–0 | Timor-Leste | Surabaya, Indonesia |
| 15:00 UTC+7 |
| Stadium:Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea) |
v Philippines| July 23, 2024 (2024-07-23)2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship G.S. | Cambodia | 1–0 | Philippines | Surabaya, Indonesia |
| 19:30 UTC+7 |
| Stadium:Gelora 10 November Stadium Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China) |
v Philippines| September 25, 2024 (2024-09-25)2025 AFC U-20 A.C.Q. | Thailand | 5–0 | Philippines | Buriram, Thailand |
| Report (AFC) | Stadium:Chang Arena Attendance: 1,359 Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) |
v
Iraq| September 27, 2024 (2024-09-27)2025 AFC U-20 A.C.Q. | Philippines | 0–2 | Iraq | Buriram, Thailand |
| Report | Stadium:Chang Arena Attendance: 69 Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei) |
v Brunei| September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)2025 AFC U-20 A.C.Q. | Philippines | 4-0 | Brunei | Buriram, Thailand |
| Stadium:Chang Arena |
Updated as of August 10, 2025
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Vacant | |
| Assistant coaches | Bryan Capistrano | |
 Sergi Mascarell | ||
| Tomasito Glenn Ramos | ||
| Vincent Santos | ||
| Goalkeeping coach | Joan Drets | |
| Physiotherapist | Shinmar Chan | |
| Team Doctor | Kevin Marc Estillore | |
| Kitman | Jhon Cleoferd Guingon | |
| Team Manager | Patrick Valenzuela |
| List of head coaches of the Philippines U-19 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Name | Period | Ref. |
| Philippines | 2009 | [4] | |
| Philippines | 2013 | [5] | |
| Philippines | Dan Padernal | 2015−2016 | [6] |
| Philippines | Noel Marcaida | 2016 | [7] |
| Philippines | Jose Maria Aberasturi | 2017 | [8] |
 Japan | 2018 | [9] | |
| Philippines | Christopher Pedimonte | 2018−2022 | [10] |
| Spain | 2024−2025 | [11] | |
The following are included in the 24-man squad for the2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers.[12]
Caps and goals updated as of 29 September 2024, after the match againstBrunei.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Iñigo Castro III | (2006-07-02)July 2, 2006 (aged 18) | 7 | 0 |  Combine Rush Soccer |
| 15 | 1GK | Luc Narido | (2007-08-09)August 9, 2007 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Santa Cruz Breakers |
| 16 | 1GK | Edcel Lauron | (2006-09-11)September 11, 2006 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | University of Santo Tomas |
| 2 | 2DF | Caleb Santos | (2005-10-04)October 4, 2005 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Odisea |
| 4 | 2DF | Jian Caraig | (2005-08-06)August 6, 2005 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | Odisea |
| 6 | 2DF | Bryan Villanueva | (2006-07-30)July 30, 2006 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | Tuloy |
| 8 | 2DF | Alexander Sabatin | (2006-01-27)January 27, 2006 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 |  Sigma |
| 9 | 2DF | Ichiro Koyama | (2006-12-05)December 5, 2006 (aged 17) | 5 | 0 |  08 Homburg |
| 14 | 2DF | Bacchus Ekberg | (2006-08-16)August 16, 2006 (aged 18) | 3 | 1 | De La Salle University |
| 17 | 2DF | Justin Oğur | (2006-01-02)January 2, 2006 (aged 18) | 5 | 0 |  Gaziantep |
| 21 | 2DF | Timofey Abenoya | (2005-08-06)August 6, 2005 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Unattached |
| 3 | 3MF | Javier Bengson | (2006-02-09)February 9, 2006 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | Ateneo de Manila University |
| 5 | 3MF | Joshua Meriño | (2005-02-11)February 11, 2005 (aged 19) | 9 | 1 | Alicante City |
| 10 | 3MF | Cyrelle Saut | (2005-09-03)September 3, 2005 (aged 19) | 12 | 1 | Tuloy |
| 11 | 3MF | Jhon Diaz | (2006-10-24)October 24, 2006 (aged 17) | 5 | 0 | Tuloy |
| 18 | 3MF | Manolo Veneracion | (2005-03-14)March 14, 2005 (aged 19) | 4 | 0 |  Sorrento |
| 19 | 3MF | Sylver Pormento | (2005-03-18)March 18, 2005 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | Tuloy |
| 20 | 3MF | Yuan Maniscan | (2005-10-01)October 1, 2005 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | University of Santo Tomas |
| 22 | 3MF | Bryan Bandara | (2006-05-10)May 10, 2006 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 |  Mirandela |
| 7 | 4FW | Otu Bisong | (2006-11-11)November 11, 2006 (aged 17) | 6 | 3 | D.C. United |
| 12 | 4FW | Ethan Smith | (2006-07-02)July 2, 2006 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 |  Notts County |
| 13 | 4FW | Trez Mariñas | (2005-01-31)January 31, 2005 (aged 19) | 3 | 1 | University of Santo Tomas |
| 23 | 4FW | Levis Sajor | (2005-02-02)February 2, 2005 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Tuloy |
| 24 | 4FW | Rocket Ritarita | (2007-04-16)April 16, 2007 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Charlotte FC |
The following players have been called up for the team for the last 12 months.[11]
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Alfonso Gonzalez | (2005-01-05)January 5, 2005 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | University of the Philippines | 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship |
| DF | Bhyl Gimenez | (2005-08-16)August 16, 2005 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | University of Southern Philippines | 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship |
| DF | Sebastian Lizares | (2005-08-07)August 7, 2005 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | Western Reserve Academy | 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship |
| MF | Jared Peña | (2006-08-05)August 5, 2006 (aged 17) | 2 | 0 | Stallion Laguna | 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship |
| FW | Ryen Lim | (2005-07-09)July 9, 2005 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Ateneo de Manila University | 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship |
| FW | Justin Moya | (2006-08-21)August 21, 2006 (aged 17) | 3 | 0 | Wynnum Wolves | 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship |
| FW | Benz Samaniego | (2007-09-01)September 1, 2007 (aged 16) | 2 | 0 | Scarborough Academy | 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship |
| The Philippines'FIFA U-20 World Cup Record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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  2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| The Philippines'AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| 1959 | Round 1 | 9th Place | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | |
| 1960 | Round 1 | 7th Place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| 1961 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1962 | |||||||||
| 1963 | Round 1 | 12th Place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | |
 1964 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1965 | Round 1 | 10th Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | |
 1966 | 9th Place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1967 | 13th Place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1968 | Round 2 | 5th Place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1969 | Round 1 | 15th Place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 1970 | Round 1 | 9th Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1971 | Round 1 | 11th Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1972 | Round 1 | 15th Place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
 1973 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1974 | Round 1 | 15th Place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
 1975 | Round 1 | 11th Place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1976 | Withdrew | ||||||||
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| 1980 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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 2006 | Did not enter | ||||||||
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 2010 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2012 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 2014 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2016 | |||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2025 | |||||||||
| Total | 13/42 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 32 | 161 | ||
| Notes: | |||||||||
| **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil. | |||||||||
| The Philippines'ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| 2002 | Group stage | 8th Place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
  2003 | 9th Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2005 | Withdrew | ||||||||
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| 2011 | Group stage | 9th Place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| 2012 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2013 | Group stage | 9th Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2014 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2015 | Group stage | 7th Place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 11th Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 2017 | 10th Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 2018 | 9th Place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 2019 | 10th Place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 2022 | 9th Place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | ||
| 2024 | 9th Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Total | 11/19 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 44 | 164 | ||
| Notes: | |||||||||
| Football at the AFF Youth Championship was an under-20 tournament in 2002 to 2007. | |||||||||
| Men's teams | |
|---|---|
| Women's teams | |
| Mixed teams | |
