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With consent from the Philippine Football Federation, the Azkals name was adopted by an independent 7-a-side club launched in August 2024. [4] [5] [6] It is led by Palami and former national team players. [7] [8] They had an exhibition game against personalities from the Philippine entertainment industry in the Azkals Celebrity Cup. [9]
At the third round of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in Ulaanbaatar, the Philippines managed to draw with Yemen 0–0 and defeat the hosts Mongolia 1–0 through a last-minute goal by debutant Gerrit Holtmann but were defeated 4–0 by eventual group winners Palestine.
The following players are included in the 23-man squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against Thailand, Malaysia and Bangladesh in Chonburi, Thailand. [ 16 ] Caps and goals updated as of 22 August 2023, after the match against Vietnam .
For the 2011 and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, the Philippines attempted to qualify for the tournament through the AFC Challenge Cup. [ 7 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The Philippines would have been invited to host the 1968 Asian Cup, a tournament in which it did not qualify for, if Iran withdrew as hosts.
Philippines at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The Philippines has played in one edition of the AFC Asian Cup, in 2019 when they made their debut. The country failed to qualify prior to this edition. The closest occasion was in 2014 when they lost to Palestine in the final of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, in which the winner qualified to the tournament.
The club participated in the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara due to the cancellation of the 2021 PFL season. In the group stage they thrashed Mendiola 1991 9–0, their biggest-ever victory, and narrowly won 2–1 in the semifinals against Stallion, setting up a final with Kaya-Iloilo, where they lost 1–0. [15]
The group was established in 2011 when one of the members of the Don Bosco United Futsal Club Supporters or the Futsaldiers teamed up with two members of the Kaholeros (one of the Philippine Azkals' supporters group). [41] The group was recognized by the club as its official supporters group soon after.
Borlongan was born in Cagayan de Oro. [1] He played youth football for Abba's Orchard School at age 10, [2] and was also a member of the team dubbed the "Little Azkals", a group of gifted kids chosen to undergo special football training and form the eventual core of the Philippine Men's Football Team. [3]