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
Players in bold are still active at international level.
Most capped players RankNameCapsGoalsCareer1Phil Younghusband108522006–20192James Younghusband98122006–20193Patrick Reichelt93162012–20244Neil Etheridge8202008–20265Amani Aguinaldo7602013–present6Manny Ott7542010–present7Chieffy Caligdong71162004–20138Rob Gier6832009–20159Daisuke Sato6742014–present10Stephan Schröck6162011–2023
Top goalscorers RankNameGoalsCapsRatioCareer1Phil Younghusband521082006–20192Bjørn Martin Kristensen16202024–presentChieffy Caligdong16712004–2013Patrick Reichelt16932012–20245Ángel Guirado13462011–20216James Younghusband12982006–20197Ian Araneta9492002–20138Mark Hartmann8412011–2023Misagh Bahadoran8602011–201810Javier Patiño7202013–2019Jarvey Gayoso7412017–presentChris Greatwich7482004–2014
Manager records
ManagerLengthWin %Alberto Honasan19874004%Carlos Cavagnaro19893003%Consorcio Manresa19912110%Eckhard Krautzun1991–19925113%Mariano Araneta19932101%Rodolfo Alicante19933003%Noel C. Casilao1993–1996111010%Juan Cutillas1996–2000211218%Rodolfo Alicante20003003%Masataka Imai20017016%Sugao Kambe2002–20035005%Jose Ariston Caslib2004–200715429%Norman Fegidero20083210%Juan Cutillas2008–20094211%Jose Ariston Caslib20093102%Des Bulpin2009–20101010%Simon McMenemy201010352%Michael Weiß2011–201444211112%Thomas Dooley2014–201846191215%Marlon Maro20173102%Scott Cooper (caretaker)20182020%Anto Gonzales20183201%Sven-Göran Eriksson2018–20199225%Scott Cooper20192002%Goran Milojević20194211%Scott Cooper2019–20214112%Stewart Hall2021–20224202%Scott Cooper20222002%Thomas Dooley20224211%Josep Ferré2022–20235104%Barae Jrondi20232002%Michael Weiß2023–20247223%Tom Saintfiet20244004%Norman Fegidero (interim)20242011%Albert Capellas2024–202510433%Carles Cuadrat2025–present14734%
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 but withdrew without playing a single game. The Philippines had intended to enter the 1962 edition but did not push through with the plan. 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. 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.
The national team did not enter the qualifiers for the next succeeding editions until the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, about 10 years later. The national team secured their first victory in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka, 4–0.
FIFA World Cup recordYearFIFA World Cup recordQualification recordRoundPldWDLGFGARoundPldWDLGFGA 1930 to 1938 Did not enter Did not enter 1950 Withdrew Withdrew 1954 to 1962 Did not enter Did not enter 1966 Entry not accepted Entry not accepted 1970 Did not enter Did not enter 1974 Withdrew Withdrew 1978 to 1994 Did not enter Did not enter 1998 Did not qualify Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 10 2002 Round 1 6 0 1 5 2 29 2006 and 2010 Did not enter Did not enter 2014 Did not qualify Round 2 4 1 1 2 6 6 2018Round 2 8 3 1 4 8 12 2022Round 2 8 3 2 3 12 11 2026 Round 26015314Total0/23------ 35 7 6 22 31 82
Olympic Games The senior national team never managed to qualify for the Olympics. The Philippines' Olympic Games recordYearSummer Olympics recordQualifying recordRoundPldWDLGFGARoundPldWDLGFGA 1908 to 1952Did not enter 1956Withdrew 1960Did not enter 1964Withdrew 1968Did not qualify Round 1 5 0 0 5 3 48 1972 Round 1 4 1 0 3 1 19 1976 Round 1 2 0 0 2 0 6 1980Round 1 5 0 0 5 0 32 1984 Round 1 5 0 0 2 1 17 1988 Round 1 4 0 0 4 0 311992–presentSee Philippines national under-23 teamTotal0/17 – – – – – – – 22 1 0 21 5 153 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. 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.
The Philippines' AFC Asian Cup recordYearAFC Asian Cup recordQualification recordRoundPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA 1956 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 5 1960 2 0 0 2 4 14 1964 Withdrew Withdrew 1968 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 0 24 1972 Withdrew Withdrew 1976 1980 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 1 10 1984 5 0 0 5 3 16 1988 Did not enter Did not enter 1992 1996 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 1 20 2000 3 1 0 2 2 11 2004 Did not enter Did not enter 2007 2011 Did not qualify AFC Challenge Cup 2015 2019 Group stage 300317 14 6 4 4 21 20 2023 Did not qualify 11 4341315 2027124351920TotalGroup stage3003175915103464155 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.
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. The Philippines' Asian Games recordYearRoundPldWDLGFGA 1951 Withdrew 1954Round 1200227 1958Quarter-finals310228 1962Round 13003127 1966 and 1970 Did not enter 1974Round 13003021 1978 to 1998 Did not enterTotal4/13111010563 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 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. Phil Younghusband was the Golden Boot winner of the edition scoring six goals in the final tournament. The team reached the finals of 2014 edition of the tournament settling for second place after losing to Palestine in the finals. The AFC Challenge Cup tournament was dissolved after the 2014 edition.
The Philippines' AFC Challenge Cup recordYearAFC Challenge Cup recordQualification recordRoundPldWDLGFGARoundPldWDLGFGA 2006Group stage302123 No qualification 2008 Did not qualify Group stage 3 2 1 0 4 0 2010Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 8 2012Third place 530298 Round 2 5 2 2 1 7 3 2014Runners-up531173 Group stage 2 2 0 0 9 0Total3/5136341814-137332311
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 despite fielding American, Spanish and British players violating tournament rules in that edition. The team was nevertheless named champions. China was awarded champions of the nine other editions of the tournaments. 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.
The Philippines' Far Eastern Games recordYearRoundPldWDLGFGA 1913Champions110021 1915Runners-up302112 1917Runners-up2101155 1919Runners-up310235 1921Runners-up210131 1923Runners-up210124 1925Runners-up210155 1927Third place200225 1930Third place2002212 1934Third place310268Total10/102272134148
ASEAN Championship The Philippines participated in every edition of the ASEAN Championship except the 2008 edition where the team failed to qualify. Their first match in the tournament was a 0–5 defeat handed by Thailand in the 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.
The national team fared poorly during the first seven editions of the tournament from 1996 to 2008 losing 19 out of 21 matches. The Philippines' worst defeat at the tournament was the 1–13 match against Indonesia at the 2002 edition which also remains the highest scoreline in the tournament as of 2014. The national team made to its first semi-finals in 2010.
ASEAN Championship record ASEAN Championship recordQualification recordYearRoundSquad 1996Group stage10th4004016Squad No qualification 19988th3003311Squad201112 20008th300308Squad No qualification 20029th4004324Squad 20047th410349Squad 20077th301208Squad4301133 2008 Did not qualify 421165 2010Semi-finals 4th512233Squad 312072 2012 3rd521243SquadQualified automatically 2014 4th521297Squad 2016 Group stage 6th302123Squad Qualified as co-hosts 2018 Semi-finals 4th622277Squad Qualified automatically 2020Group stage 5th4202126Squad 2022 7th4103810Squad 2024 Semi-finals3rd623177Squad 2026 Group stage7th410357Squad TotalSemi-finals6314123767129–136432712
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. The Philippines' Southeast Asian Games recordYearRoundPldWDLGFGA 1977Round 1311157 1979 Did not enter 1981Round 1200203 1983201105 19852002013 1987 Did not enter 1989Round 13003110 1991Semi-finals4112610 1993Round 13003111 1995410329 19974004113 19994004318Total10/123133251999 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.
FIFA ASEAN Cup FIFA ASEAN Cup recordYearRoundPldWDLGFGASquad 2026Group stage311144
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.