The Philippine Football Federation had three (3) nominated referees that attended the recent AFC Referees Recruitment 2023 held last 16-18 January 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. FIFA Referee Mick Jon Pineda attended the session for Men’s football while FIFA Futsal Referees Jan Dlanor Initan and Fercival Orlanda attended the session for futsal. The recruitment sessionRead More
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12 referees included in FIFA Refereeing Lists 2023
The FIFA Referees Committee has conferred the Philippine Football Federation’s recommendation of 12 referees to the FIFA International Refereeing Lists for 2023. The FIFA International Refereeing Lists for 2023 is as follows: FIFA Referees: Clifford Daypuyat (since 2014) Jhesa Mae Kaatz (Women’s Referee) (since 2018) Meliton Pelayo (since 2021) Mick Jon Pineda (since 2022) FIFARead More
PFF hosts Futsal and Beach Soccer Referee Instructors Course in Zambales
The Philippine Football Federation successfully conducted the PFF Futsal and Beach Soccer Referee Instructors last 25-29 May 2022 in Olongapo City, Zambales. A total of ten (10) participants attended the course where they learned the latest in Futsal and Beach Soccer refereeing which will greatly benefit the Regional Football Associations as they develop their ownRead More
Match official Albano gets WAC appointment
Members of the Philippine Women’s National Team are not the only ones representing the country in the ongoing AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 here in India. FIFA Assistant Referee Merlo Albano, a former national team player herself, is among the 32 female match officials appointed by AFC for the 12 country competition. An experienced assistantRead More
PFF Basic Futsal Referees Course conducted in CMORFA
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF), together with the Camiguin-Misamis Oriental Regional Football Association (CMORFA), successfully completed the PFF Basic Futsal Referees Course, which was conducted online last 20-21 February 2021. The course was the first referee development course conducted in the Camiguin-Misamis Oriental region following the admission of CMORFA as a PFF Member Association duringRead More
Filipino referees accepted to the FIFA 2021 Refereeing List
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
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
PFF Category 1 Referees Course held in Laguna
The Philippine Football Federation, with the Laguna-Cavite Regional Football Association, conducted the PFF Category 1 Referees Course from 9-12 September 2018 in Sta. Cruz, Laguna. There were 26 participants for the course, which is catered to referees who aspire to officiate in national competitions sanctioned by the PFF such as the Philippines Football League, theRead More
Twelve Filipino Referees Accepted to FIFA 2018 Referee List
FIFA has accepted 12 Filipino referees to be part of the FIFA 2018 Refereeing International Lists. The FIFA Refereeing International Lists is a global list of football referees under FIFA. Members of the FIFA referee list are qualified to officiate in the international level. Previously, the Philippines had 11 officials in the list. However, theRead More