The Philippine under-17 men’s national football team (PMNFT U17) is currently in Jordan to compete in the 2026 AFC Under-17 Men’s Asian Cup Qualifiers (ACQ) from November 23 to 30, 2025 in the Aqaba Stadium in southern city of Aqaba.
Coached by Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Head of Youth Development Tetsuya Tsuchida and assisted by Taketomo Suzuki, the Philippines will compete in Group E with Australia, Iraq, and host Jordan.
The following players are called up for the qualifiers, namely:
- Angrish, Brian Jacob
- Bacara, Frank Beckham
- Binalong, John Lawrence
- Casillano, Zechariah Kish
- Castañares, Zavier Abehs
- Dayandayan, Rommy
- Deomampo, Reign Lewis
- Garcia, Leonardo Joshua
- Gocheco, Ryan Gabriel
- Lomibao, Alexander Peter Benedict
- Long, Aarran Thomas
- Luna, Sebastian
- Moleje, Joshua Gabriel
- Paulino, Tobias
- Poticano, Francis Benedict
- Renopal, Edgar Jr.
- Sandejas, Jaime Rafael
- Siao, Ellai Neiman
- Siao, Nathan Levi
- Simpao, Manuel Enrique
- Tacardon, Filbert Martin
- Villanueva, Jordan Douglas Allen
- Wicklein, Johann Alexander
PMNFT U17’s match schedule is as follows (in Philippine time):
- November 23 – PMNT U17 v Iraq, 12 MN
- November 25 – PMNT U17 v Bhutan, 12 MN
- November 28 – PMNT U17 v Australia, 9 PM
- November 30 – PMNT U17 v Jordan, 9 PM
Group E will be a huge test for PMNFT U17, as they will face three champion squads in the group.
Australia is the reigning three-time ASEAN U17 champion, winning against Thailand via penalties in last year’s final. The Young Socceroos have also won three bronze medals in the U17 Asian Cup and were runners-up of the 1999 U17 World Cup.
Iraq is the 2016 champion of U17 Asian Cup on top of three gold medals in West Asian regional meets. The Young Mesopotanian Lions have also participated in two U17 World Cup finals.
While lacking World Cup experience, Jordan is also of championship calibre, having won the West Asian Football Federation U17 Championship in 2022.
Bhutan is the least decorated in the group, with a semis appearance in the 2017 South Asian Football Federation U15 Championship as its biggest achievement.
The Philippines nearly made the 2025 U17 Asian Cup final tournament, placing second in the qualifying group for the first time in team history, with wins against Macau and Cambodia in October 2024.
