Philippine Football

[paolylo]

Philippine Football

PHILIPPINES


Nickname (unofficial): Azkals
Association: Philippine Football Federation
Confederation: AFC (Asia)
Head coach: Des Bulpin
Captain: Alexander Borromeo (23 apps, 4 goals)
Home stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
FIFA ranking: 169 (May 2010)
Highest FIFA ranking: 155 (October 2009)
Lowest FIFA ranking: 195 (September 2006)
Biggest win: PHI 15 JPN 2 (Tokyo, Japan; 10 May 1917)
Biggest defeat : PHI 0 JPN 15 (Tokyo, Japan; 27 September 1967)

let's talk about our football team for a bit... if there's anything to talk about at all.

[sinobball]

FIFA ranking: 169 (May 2010)

No there is nothing to talk about... any team that ranks below the impotent Chinese Football Team doesn't deserve a thread...

[reamily]

No there is nothing to talk about... any team that ranks below the impotent Chinese Football Team doesn't deserve a thread...

Is it true that chinese never won an asian championship in soccer?

[sinobball]

Is it true that chinese never won an asian championship in soccer?

Yes

But I have nothing to do with Chinese soccer, most of us have disowned them a long time ago...

[eindhow]

Why did you create a thread like this?? There is nothing to talk about.. Yet..

[eindhow]

Yes

But I have nothing to do with Chinese soccer, most of us have disowned them a long time ago...

The Chinese excel in almost all the sports in the world.. Except the most popular one..

[kaiziken_pinas]

I saw them years ago here in Iloilo.

they beat Brunei 1-0.(would've been 6-0 if not for the crappy weather)

tied Tajikistan 0-0.

crushed bhutan 3-0.

[paolylo]

well, China did qualify for the World Cup when South Korea/Japan were hosts.

our Philippine Team didn't even try to qualify for South Africa. what a shame. we do have a several players playing at lower-tier European clubs at our disposal:

Jason de Jong (MF) - KV Turnhout (on loan from NAC Breda), Belgian 2d Division
Chris Greatwich (DF) - Ringmer FC, Sussex County Football League (English 9th division)
Robert Gier (DF) - Ascot United, Hellenic Football League (English 9th division)

... players who play or have played in reserve/youth football clubs:

Phil Younghusband (FW) - Chelsea
James Younghusband (MF) - Chelsea
Neil Etheridge (GK) - Fulham
Chad Gould (FW) - Southampton
Manuel Ott (MF) - FC Ingolstadt 04

... and players who play or have played college soccer in the US:

Phil Greatwich (DF) - Towson University
Simon Greatwich (MF) - Hartwick College
Anton del Rosario (DF) - Notre Dame de Namur University
Henry Brauner (MF) - University of Arizona

the rest of our squad are football-afficionados-turned-semi-pro's (likely played in the UAAP or NCAA) and military officers who come from footballing towns in the country (most notably, Iloilo). last i heard, most of the players based abroad quit the national team because of differences with the PFF.

[LordOfLeyte]

Anyone here following the United Football League? It's just that it's really difficult to follow the said league when they are not on the news whether on paper or tv. Add the fact that I do not have internet at home.

Anyways, Football is popular here in Leyte, especially in UP Tacloban.

[reamily]

Anyone here following the United Football League? It's just that it's really difficult to follow the said league when they are not on the news whether on paper or tv. Add the fact that I do not have internet at home.

Anyways, Football is popular here in Leyte, especially in UP Tacloban.

In all of UP campus Ive known except maybe in Mla football has a good following

[LordOfLeyte]

In all of UP campus Ive known except maybe in Mla football has a good following

You would be surprised, the College broods here talk of FIFA player transfers and related news like that of Metro Manila kids with their NBA's.

[dioning]

More Filipino-Foreigners playing football abroad:

David Alaba of Bayern Munich. 17 years old. Nigerian father, Filipina mother. Played for Austria under-17 and under-21 national teams.

Jonathan de Guzman of Feyenoord. 22 years old. Filipino father, Jamaican mother. Born in Canada. Played for Netherlands under-21 and under-23 national teams.

Julian de Guzman of Toronto FC. 29 years old. Brother of Jonathan. Plays for the Canadian national team. Also played club football in Spain's La Liga with Deportivo La Coruna.

Nick Rimando. 31 years old. Goalkeeper of MLS defending champion Real Salt Lake. Filipino father, Mexican mother. Played for the USA national team.

Likewise, the all-time leading scorer of FC Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga is Paulino Alcantara Riestra (1896-1964), a Filipino born in Iloilo City. He played for the national teams of the Philippines, Catalunya and Spain.

[b3lowzro]

well, China did qualify for the World Cup when South Korea/Japan were hosts.

our Philippine Team didn't even try to qualify for South Africa. what a shame. we do have a several players playing at lower-tier European clubs at our disposal:

Jason de Jong (MF) - KV Turnhout (on loan from NAC Breda), Belgian 2d Division
Chris Greatwich (DF) - Ringmer FC, Sussex County Football League (English 9th division)
Robert Gier (DF) - Ascot United, Hellenic Football League (English 9th division)

... players who play or have played in reserve/youth football clubs:

Phil Younghusband (FW) - Chelsea
James Younghusband (MF) - Chelsea
Neil Etheridge (GK) - Fulham
Chad Gould (FW) - Southampton
Manuel Ott (MF) - FC Ingolstadt 04

... and players who play or have played college soccer in the US:

Phil Greatwich (DF) - Towson University
Simon Greatwich (MF) - Hartwick College
Anton del Rosario (DF) - Notre Dame de Namur University
Henry Brauner (MF) - University of Arizona

the rest of our squad are football-afficionados-turned-semi-pro's (likely played in the UAAP or NCAA) and military officers who come from footballing towns in the country (most notably, Iloilo). last i heard, most of the players based abroad quit the national team because of differences with the PFF.

No love for Freddy Gonzales? hehe I think he's the only pinoy who played for the Premier league in Vietnam.

[paolylo]

No love for Freddy Gonzales? hehe I think he's the only pinoy who played for the Premier league in Vietnam.

he's retired.

[b3lowzro]

he's retired.

its a pity that he retired, well there's no career in Football here unlike in the other countries.