Philippine National Football Team – AZKALS

Head Coach: Michael Weib
Team Manager: Dan Palami
Assistant Coach: Edwin Cabalida, Edsel Bracamonte, Rolando Pinero
Captain: Alexander Borromeo
Home Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
FIFA Ranking: 159
Highest FIFA ranking: 150 as of December 2010
Lowest FIFa Ranking: 195 last September 2006
Elo Ranking: 181
Highest Elo Ranking: 26 last February 1913 to May 1915
Lowest Elo Ranking: 216 last December 2004

First international Competition
Philippines 0–1 Republic of China
Place: Manila, Philippines
Date: February 1, 1913)

BIGGEST WIN
Japan 2–15 Philippines
Place:Tokyo, Japan
May 10, 1917)

Biggest defeat
Japan 15–0 Philippines
Place: Tokyo, Japan
date: September 27, 1967)

TRIVIA:
Philippines was able to achieve their first ever record of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Victory. Their score is 4 – 0 beating Sri Lanka at the second leg of the first preliminary round.

Philippine Football Names, Nicknames or Acronyms:
1. FIFA Trigramme, AFC, AFF - PHI
2. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) – PHL or RP (Republika ng Pilipinas)
3. Local press – PH or PHL Booters or PH or PHL XI
4. Azkals from the word askal which means street dog.
5. Tri-stars from the 3 stars on the Philippine flag. (frequently used)

The following players were named in the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification second round against Kuwait.

Philippine National Football Team Coaches

* England Alan Rogers (1962–1963)
* Scotland Danny McLennan (1963)
* Argentina Carlos Cavagnaro (1989)
* Germany Eckhard Krautzun (1991–1992)

* Philippines Noel Casilao (1993–1996)
* Spain Juan Cutillas (1996–2000)
* Philippines Rodolfo Alicante (2000)
* Japan Masataka Imai (2001)

* Japan Sugao Kambe (2002–2003)
* Philippines Aris Caslib (2004–2007)
* Philippines Norman Fegidero (2008)
* Spain Juan Cutillas (2008–2009)

* Philippines Aris Caslib (2009)
* England Des Bulpin (2009–2010)
* England Simon McMenemy (2010)
* Germany Michael Weiß (2011–present)