Azkals move up in FIFA men’s world rankings, now 3rd best nat’l football team in Southeast Asia

Glendale G. Rosal 07/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Men’s National Football Team or the Philippine Azkals climbed one place higher in the latest FIFA men’s world rankings.  The Philippines which ranked No. 136 in the FIFA world rankings last…

PFF to reassess future of Azkals program after underwhelming AFF stint

Jonas Terrado 01/04/2023

MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine Football Federation vowed to re-evaluate the future of the Azkals program following a disappointing campaign in the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Electric Cup. PFF president Nonong Araneta acknowledged the need to atone for…

Azkals call up Cebu FC forward, 2 Cebuanos, 42 others to join training pool for AFF tournament

Glendale G. Rosal 11/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 45 booters have been called up by the Philippine men’s football team or the Philippine Azkals for their national training pool for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Electric Cup…

Azkals face tough draw in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup

Glendale G. Rosal 09/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Azkals will have their backs against the wall after being drawn against tough teams in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Electric Cup. The official draw was held last Tuesday, August…

Gerrit Holtmann scores winning goal as Philippine Azkals beat Mongolia

Lance Agcaoili - @inquirerdotnet 06/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Gerrit Holtmann delivered the game-winning goal in the nick of time to lift the Philippine Azkals past Mongolia, 1-0, for their first win in Group B of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers third…

Dooley returns as Azkals’ head coach

Glendale G. Rosal 05/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — American football coach Thomas Dooley returns as the Philippine Azkals’ head coach a few days after Scott Cooper relinquished his head coaching post with the national team. The 61-year-old Dooley has been widely…

Cooper steps down as Azkals coach

Glendale G. Rosal 05/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) will announce a new head coach for the Philippine men’s national football team or the Philippine Azkals after Scott Cooper stepped down as the national team’s head coach…

Azkals compete in FAS Tri-Nations Series in Singapore

Dale Rosal 03/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Azkals will have their first set of international matches for 2022 in the  Football Association of Singapore (FAS) Tri-Nations Series 2022 on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at the Singapore National Stadium. The friendly…

Singapore Lions tame Philippine Azkals with 2-1 win in AFF Suzuki Cup

Glendale G. Rosal 12/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Philippine Azkals fell to the host team, Singapore Lions,1-2, in their opening match of the ongoing ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup on Wednesday evening, December 8 at the Singapore National Stadium.  United…

Azkals open Suzuki Cup bid against SG

Dale Rosal 12/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Azkals will start their campaign in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, against host country Singapore at the Singapore Sports Hub.  Their match versus Singapore under Group…

Former Azkals defender, Del Rosario, to play for Leylam FC

Mars G. Alison 12/01/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Leylam FC, one of Cebu City’s winningest football teams, has further strengthened its lineup by signing up former defender of the Philippine Azkals, Anton del Rosario.  Aside from being a Leylam player, Del Rosario…

Azkals top FIFA regional rankings

Glendale G. Rosal 12/23/2016

Despite an unsuccessful campaign in the AFF Suzuki Cup, the Philippine Men’s National Football Team, popularly known as the Philippine Azkals, still topped this month’s Fifa Southeast Asian Region rankings. The Azkals failed to win a single…

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