The Philippine Football Federation will conduct an AFC ‘C’ Coaching Certificate Course this coming September 2017. There will be two venues for the course: Carmona, Cavite and Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte. Both courses will run from 7-20 September 2017. Interested applicants may contact Margarette Larman of the PFF Technical Department at [email protected]. Deadline ofRead More
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PFF Congratulates DavNor RFA for Opening of New Office
PFF general secretary Atty. Edwin Gastanes represented PFF president Mariano V. Araneta in the inauguration and blessing of the new North Davao Regional Football Association office in Tagum City, Davao del Norte last Sunday, 9 July 2017. He congratulated DavNor RFA in having a new office which is just across the Davao del Norte SportsRead More
Philippine Under-22 in Group B for SEA Games
The Philippine Men’s Under-22 squad have been drawn to Group B following the 29th Southeast Asia Games draw held last Saturday, 8 July 2017 in Kuala Lumpur. The Philippines are grouped with defending SEA Games winners Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Timor-Leste. For the Women’s tournament, there was no draw held after it was confirmedRead More
Philippine Under-15 Yield to Malaysia in Opening Match of AFF U15 Championship
The Philippine Under-15 national team started their AFF Under-15 Championship with a 2-0 loss at the hands of Malaysia Under-15 last Monday 10 July 2017 at the IPE Chonburi Campus Stadium 2 in Chonburi, Thailand. It was the first match for the Philippine Under-15 team led by Head Coach Emelio Caligdong. Malaysia Under-15 scored inRead More
Philippine Under-22 Up Against Japanese Sides in Training Camp
The Philippine Under-22 squad is set to face three Japanese teams in a series of AFC Tier 2 International Friendly matches. The Under-22 side traveled to Japan last Thursday, 6 July 2017 for a training camp in preparation for the AFC U23 Championship China 2018 Qualifiers and the 29th Southeast Asian Games. The camp wasRead More
Alberto Garcia Villareal, 83, ’58 Asian Captain
Footballer Alberto “Albert” Villareal y Garcia, Captain of the 1958 Asian Games Team that defeated Japan in the 1958 Edition in Tokyo, passed away last Wednesday, 5 July 2017 in Vancouver, Canada , at the age of 83. Villareal, eldest of three brothers who were all post-war National Football players, held a B.S. Chemical EngineeringRead More
Philippine Boys Under-15 Squad for AFF U15 Championship
The Philippine Boys Under-15 squad will compete in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Under-15 Championship 2017 which will be held in Chonburi, Thailand from 9-22 July 2017. The following 23 players have been selected to form the final squad under Head Coach Emelio Caligdong. ALANQUIHAN, Mark Zidane ASIGNAR, Josh Rupert ORTEGA, Antoine BRAUN, Jacob AlexanderRead More
WNT Coach Relishes AFC Women’s Course
Philippine Women’s National Team coach Marnelli “Let” Dimzon was among the participants in the recent AFC Women’s Coaching Tutors Course held in Shanghai, China PR over the past two weeks. Dimzon joined an elite group of women coaches across Asia in a bid to train and promote talented women coaches to become coach educators, leaders,Read More
PFF Lauds Amendments to SEA Games Draw
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) hailed the efforts made by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), Olympic Council of Malaysia, and the Malaysia Organizing Committee (MASOC) after revising the South East Asian Games Football tournament draw mechanics which will be held on 8 July 2017. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) approved the amendments as proposedRead More
Philippine Men’s Under-22 Squad for Japan Training Camp
The Philippine Men’s Under-22 team flew to Japan last Thursday, 6 July 2017 for a training camp arranged by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) with the help of the Japan Football Association (JFA). The following 18 players were called for the training camp led by head coach Marlon Maro. The squad is only part ofRead More