With the target of reaching the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in sight, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) aims to strengthen its player pool of the Philippine Women’s National Team with a training camp and player tryouts set this August 2021 in Orange County, California, United States. The tryouts and training camp mark the team’sRead More
Women’s National Team
Marlon Maro appointed as Philippine Women’s National Team Head Coach
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has named Marlon Maro as the head coach of the Philippine Women’s National Team. An AFC Pro Diploma holder, Maro’s appointment coincides with the team scaling greater heights in the last four years highlighted by the team’s qualification to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 2018, the fourth place finishesRead More
Philippines to face Hong Kong and Nepal in AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers
The Philippine Women’s National Team were drawn to Group F in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Qualifiers draw ceremony held last Thursday, 24 June 2021 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Philippines, which were seeded in Pot 1 by virtue of their sixth placed finish in the AFC Women’s AsianRead More
Road to FIFA Women’s World Cup begins for Philippine Women’s National Team in AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers
The journey to qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 begins anew for the Philippine Women’s National Team with the draw for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 qualifiers set for today, 24 June 2021. The Philippines, ranked 68th in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings, will look to qualify for the Women’s AsianRead More
Quinley Quezada signs for WE League club JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies
Philippine Women’s National Team player Quinley Quezada has completed her move to JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies, which will compete in Japan’s first-ever women’s professional football league, the WE (Women Empowerment) League. Quezada was among the Filipina players nominated in March 2021 by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) as possible ASEAN player in the WERead More
AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers draw ceremony postponed
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 draw, scheduled for 27 May 2022, is postponed until further notice. The postponement was due to the rising COVID-19 cases in India as well as across the continent taking into consideration the safety of all teams, players, officials, and other stakeholders.Read More
PH Women’s National Team achieves highest FIFA Ranking at No. 65
The Philippines Women’s National Team gained its highest ever position at No. 65 in the latest FIFA Rankings released last 18 December 2020. The FIFA Women’s World Ranking is the world governing body’s quarterly ranking system for women’s national teams. The country’s previous best was at 67th last year on the back of two fourthRead More
FIFA-ASEAN Launch Awareness Campaign to Promote Healthy and Active Lifestyle
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and FIFA launched the #BeActive videos featuring Philippine Men’s National Team goalkeeper Neil Etheridge and Philippine Women’s National Team goalkeeper Inna Palacios as part of a joint campaign encouraging ASEAN citizens to lead a healthy and active lifestyle amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are diverse, but if weRead More
Araneta Highlights Women’s Football Development
With the success of women’s football worldwide already creating a ripple effect in the country, PFF president Mariano Araneta Jr. emphasized that it is high time that Women’s football in the country take it to the next level. The Philippine Women’s National Teams scaled greater heights in the past 10 years. The team qualified forRead More
PFF Update on Return to Footballing Activities
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has laid out its guidelines on the potential return of football activities, whether professional or amateur football competitions, in anticipation of the easing of the community quarantine guidelines imposed nationwide. As per Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) guidelines, team sports are currently not allowed under the varying levels of the EnhancedRead More