Philippines women's national futsal team

Philippines

Association	Philippine Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Paul Encarnacion
FIFA code	PHI
First international
Philippines 1–8 Thailand (Bangkok, Thailand; 13 November 2005)
Biggest win
Malaysia 2–5 Philippines (Macau; 31 October 2007) Laos 1–4 Philippines (Bangkok, Thailand; 9 December 2007)
Biggest defeat
Iran 18–2 Philippines (Macau; 2 November 2007)
World Cup
Appearances	0
AFC Women's Futsal Championship
Appearances	0
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances	2 (First in 2007)
Best result	Third Place, (2007)

The Philippines women's national Futsal team represents the Philippines in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Philippine Futsal Committee of the Philippine Football Federation.^[1]

Tournament record

Southeast Asian Games

• Thailand 2007 – Third place
• Indonesia 2011 – Did not participate
• Myanmar 2013 – Fifth place

Vikings Futsal Cup New Zealand

• 2008 Christchurch - 4th place ^[2][3]

The women's national team competed under the name IROK Philippines at the Vikings Futsal Cup. After the national team under coach Emmanuel Batungbacal was sacked by the Philippine Football Federation after the team competed at the tournament allegedly without the sanction of the federation. The former national team renamed itself as IROK Philippines Futsal Club in 2009 planning to compete in the 2009 edition of the Vikings Futsal Cup.^[4][5]

Coaches

• Emmanuel Batungbacal (?–2009)^[6][7]
• Esmaeil Sedigh (2009–?)^[8][9]
• Paul Encarnacion (?–)^[10]

References

1. Rosero, Earl Victor (11 November 2011). "PHL futsal teams off to SEA Games to revive football medal hopes". GMA News. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
2. "Vikings Futsal Cup – Tournament Results (NZ) – Updated". Futsal4All. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
3. "Vikings Futsal Cup 2008 – Tournament Results". Sporting Sheilas. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
4. "Former RP women's futsal team eyes NZ tourney". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
5. Montealegre, Krista Angela (15 March 2009). "Women indoor football team resigns". Fut5al Planet. The Manila Times. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
6. Tupas, Cedelf (9 February 2009). "RP football men's coach Cutillas quits". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved 12 December 2014. ...Esmael Sedigh had recommended the sacking of women's futsal head coach Emmanuel Batungbacal., The ouster of Batungbacal prompted the resignation of the women's futsal squad last week.
7. "Crisis hits RP women's futsal team, PFF". ABS-CBN News. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
8. "Esmaeil Sedigh treinador da Seleção de Futsal das Filipinas". JR Sports (in English and Portuguese). 29 October 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
9. Flores, Celest (19 August 2011). "Training with the Philippine national women's futsal team". Yahoo! Philippines. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
10. Pineda, Rochelle (7 August 2014). "How I got my job: Paul Encarnacion, Philippine National Women's Futsal Team Coach". Pacifiqa. Retrieved 12 December 2014.