The Philippine Under-16 Boys National Team begin their AFC Under-16 Championship 2018 Qualifiers campaign today 25 September 2017 at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.
The team arrived in Yangon last Saturday 23 September ahead of the tournament and is in Group H along with Korea Republic, China PR, and host Myanmar.
The tournament will run from 25-29 September with the top team and the best second placed team advancing to the final round next year in Malaysia which also serve as qualifiers for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2019.
Players:
- AMAIKURUT, Amir Andre – 23 December 2012, Tacurong City
- BASMAYOR, Juan Miguel – 10 March 2002, Muntinlupa City
- BUMATAY, Kristian Harald – 02 May 2002, Quezon City
- BUYCO, Luis Joaquin – 02 May 2002, Bacolod City
- CARO, Leland Raphael – 31 May 2003, Pasay City
- DE MESA, Miguel – 22 May 2002, Mandaluyong City
- EMERY, Karl James – 23 March 2002, Calamba City
- FERRER, Yuki John – 12 July 2002, Janiuay, Iloilo
- FLORES, Jethro – 29 March 2003, Los Baños, Laguna
- GO, Jacob Christopher – 06 June 2002, United States
- GRESENS, Oliver Gerhard – 07 October 2002, Muntinlupa City
- LIM, Lorenzo Iñigo – 26 June 2002, Cebu City
- MANGAOANG, Enrico Marquell – 29 May 2002, Mandaluyong City
- MEER, Emmanuel – 18 March 2002, Makati City
- MEER, Enrique – 18 March 2002, Makati City
- MOLINA, Jiannecel – 25 April 2002, Parañaque City
- PEDERNAL, Jacob Joaquin – 31 January 2002, Mandaluyong City
- PEÑA, Jacob Agustin IV – 27 November 2002, Muntinlupa City
- ROXAS, Matteo Lorenzo – 10 December 2002, Munitnlupa City
- SAN JOSE, Nicolai Art – 26 August 2002, Calamba, Laguna
- SIMONS, Elijah Wade – 26 August 2002, United States
- UY, Timothy Dalton – 05 October 2002, Quezon City
- WINTER, William Michael – 07 January 2002, Mandaluyong City
The Philippines Boys U16 coaching staff is headed by former national team player Coach Bongbong Roxy Dorlas and assisted by Christopher Pedimonte, Christian Salanguit, and Mark Anthony Francisco.
“It’s a great opportunity ever since I started in coaching. It’s always a dream for me to eventually to handle a national team and this is a great opportunity to coach the youth players who will eventually be Azkals players,” said Dorlas.
The team is composed of 10 players from the Emelio Caligdong coached AFF Under-15 team and 13 others, who were chosen after tryouts. The team had a training camp in the University of Los Baños from 13-27 August and in Manila from 3-21 September.
Schedule:
25 September 2017 – 3:00 PM local time (4:30 PM Manila time)
Korea Republic vs Philippines
27 September 2017 – 3:00 PM local time (4:30 PM Manila time)
Philippines vs China PR
29 September 2017 – 6:00 PM local time (7:30 PM Manila time)
Myanmar vs Philippines