Philippines national futsal team
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The Philippines national futsal team represented the Philippines in various international futsal competitions under the Philippine Football Federation and is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation. It is currently an inactive team.
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| Association | Philippine Football Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| FIFA ranking | NR (December 12, 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 91 (August 29, 2025) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Philippines 8–8 Brunei  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 15 August 1996) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Philippines 10–2 Timor-Leste  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 9 June 2009) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Myanmar 25–0 Philippines (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 28 October 2017) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Round 1 (2004, 2005 and 2007) | ||
| ASEAN Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (First in 2001) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2009 and 2010) | ||
History
An informal form of futsal was being played in the Philippines as early as the 1960s to the 1980s, usually as part of a cross training for footballers during rainy weather. It was only in the late 1990s, that official futsal international tournaments were held and during this time the Philippine national team is already playing international friendlies under coaches Noel Casilao and Hans Smit.[2]
By 2020, there is no active men's national team. The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) brought in Victor Hermans as technical director of futsal to develop youth futsal with a later goal to develop "a more potent national team at the senior level."[3] The 2024–2025 report by the PFF released in January 2026, pledged the formation of a men's national team.[4]
Competition records
FIFA Futsal World Cup
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
ASEAN Futsal Championship
Southeast Asian Games
Coaches
Esmaeil Sedigh (2007–2012)[7]
Baltazar Avelino (2013–2016)- Christian Dominquez (2017)[8]
