Efforts in uplifting the beautiful game took a step further after the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) was conferred by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) with the AFC Grassroots Charter – Silver Membership. The AFC Grassroots Charter is one of AFC’s development programme for Member Associations which aims to raise the quality of grassroots football acrossRead More
Youth & Grassroots
PFF Regional Festival of Football for 2019 Kicks Off
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF), in cooperation with the Regional Football Associations (RFA), kicked off the Regional Festival of Football (FOF) 2018 last 24-27 January 2019 at the Our Lady of Lourdes College Foundation Grounds in Daet, Camarines Norte. The Regional FOFs are annual grassroots events held by the PFF in various RFAs to supportRead More
6th FIFA Grassroots Pro-Active Course held in San Carlos City
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) conducted the 6th FIFA Grassroots Pro-Active Course last 7-11 August 2018 in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Host Negros Occidental Football Association (NOFA) assisted. 34 participants from different RFAs in the country attended the 5-day course. The practical sessions were held at the San Julio Realty Football Field while theRead More
PFF Celebrates AFC Grassroots Football Day 2018
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) celebrated the AFC Grassroots Football Day all over the country last 12 May 2018. The AFC Grassroots Day is an annual event celebrated across Asia and is part of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Vision and Mission to reinforce its commitment to further develop grassroots football all over Asia. FirstRead More
PFF Acknowledges Futsal Development in the Philippines
PFF president Mariano Araneta cited the efforts in the continuous development of Futsal in the country following the launch of the Allianz National Youth Futsal Invitational last Wednesday 25 April 2018. The invitational, which kicks off on 27 April 2018, is organized by the Henry V. Moran Foundation, in partnership with Allianz PNB Life InsuranceRead More
PFF Appoints Reiji Hirata as Head of Youth Development
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has appointed Mr. Reiji Hirata as Head of Youth Football Development for the next two years. Coach Hirata was nominated by the Japan Football Association (JFA) upon a request from the Philippine Football Federation. Mr. Hirata holds a JFA ‘A’ Coaching License, which is equivalent to an AFC ‘A’ CoachingRead 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
Philippines Celebrates AFC Grassroots Day
The Philippine Football Federation took part in the celebration of the AFC Grassroots Day held in various venues all over the country last 14 May 2017. The event, now on its fifth year, allows football enthusiasts of all ages to celebrate the continued awareness of football in the country, and all over Asia. This year’sRead More
U15 Women’s Coaches to do player inspection in Regional FOF
In line with the tryouts for the AFF U15 Women’s Championship 2017, the U15 Women’s coaching staff will be conducting an inspection and scouting at the Regional Festival of Football (FOF) events from February to March 2017. Players identified will be asked by the coaches to join the national training pool. Below is the schedule ofRead More
U15 Women’s Football Team Conducts tryouts
The Philippines U-15 Women’s Football Team is conducting try-outs in preparation for the AFF U15 Women’s Championship 2017 this coming May. Players born 01 January 2002 – 31 December 2004 are eligible to participate in the try-outs which will be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on 25-26 February 2017, from 6:30-9:30AM. This is onlyRead More