The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Referees Committee accepted the Philippine Football Federation’s (PFF) nomination of 12 referees to the FIFA 2021 Refereeing International List. FIFA annually publishes the global list of match officials who are eligible to officiate in international matches. The list is valid for one calendar year. Referee Meliton Pelayo ofRead More
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AFC Women’s Football Day Celebration
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) celebrated the AFC Women’s Football Day with an online webinar held last Saturday, 10 October 2020. The event honors all the involvement and contribution of women in football. The event was originally scheduled for March 2020, in line with the International Women’s Day, but was moved to a webinar dueRead More
PFF Coaching Courses Shift to Blended Learning Approach
Considering the importance of continuing to produce quality coaches in the country even during the pandemic, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) will be offering PFF coaching license courses for the PFF ‘C’ Coaching Certificate and the PFF ‘B’ Diploma. With travel restrictions and face-to-face sessions not allowed, PFF has adopted a blended learning approach forRead More
PFF Wraps Up PFL Referees Refresher Course 2020 for Visayas and Mindanao
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) finished its second online course with the PFL Referees Refresher Course 2020 for Visayas and Mindanao held last 28-30 August 2020. 18 PFF Referees and Assistant Referees and 5 PFF Referee Assessors from Visayas and Mindanao attended the online course for match officials eligible to officiate the Philippines Football LeagueRead More
PFF Conducts Online Courses with PFL Referees Refresher Course 2020 for Luzon
As the country continues to mitigate the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) piloted the conducting of online development courses beginning with the PFL Online Referees Refresher Course 2020 for Luzon. The Referees Refresher Course, which was held from 8-10 August 2020, was the first PFF technical development course to beRead 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 Technical Department Lays Out Plans for 2020
The PFF Technical Department conducted its first department meeting of the year last Thursday, 23 January 2020 at PFF House of Football. The meeting was led by PFF Technical Director Jose Ariston Caslib. Among the matters discussed is the events and activities that the Coaching Education, Competitions, Grassroots, Youth Development, Women’s Football, Futsal, and RefereesRead More
Second part of PFF ‘B’ Diploma held in Carmona
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) conducted the second part of the PFF ‘B’ Diploma Course last 11-20 November 2019 in Carmona, Cavite. There were 19 participants in the course, including three (3) national team players and coaches and two (2) foreign participants. The PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite was the venue for theRead More
Philippines to Host AFF Women’s Championship 2020
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) will host the upcoming AFF Women’s Championship to be held next year. The PFF’s bid to host the competition was formally confirmed during the 4th AFF Council Meeting held last 8 November 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The AFF Women’s Championship is a yearly AFF competition for Women’s National Teams organizedRead More
Fifth PFF ‘C’ Diploma conducted in Butuan City
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) conducted the fifth PFF ‘C’ Diploma course for 2019 from 5-17 September 2019 in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte. The course had 21 participants attending the course, all hailing from Mindanao. The Caraga State University football field was the venue for the practical sessions while the St. Peter Seminary BishopRead More