The lists shown below shows the Philippines national football team records in competitive and non-competitive tournaments, as well as individual and team records, and their head-to-head record against all opponents.
Most capped players[edit]
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Top goalscorers[edit]
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Manager | Nat | Length | G | W | D | L | Win % |
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Simon McMenemy | 2010 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 30% | |
Michael Weiß | 2011–2014 | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 47.73% | |
Thomas Dooley | 2014–2018 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 41.3% | |
Scott Cooper | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
Sven-Göran Eriksson | 2018–2019 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22.22% | |
Scott Cooper | 2019–2021 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25% | |
Stewart Hall | 2021–2022 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.33% | |
Thomas Dooley | 2022 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | |
Josep Ferré | 2022–2023 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20% | |
Barae Jrondi | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | |
Michael Weiß | 2023–2024 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28.57% | |
Tom Saintfiet | 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% | |
Norman Fegidero | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | |
Albert Capellas | 2024–present | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
The Philippines has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. The national team entered the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification[1] but withdrew without playing a single game.[2] The Philippines had intended to enter the 1962 edition but did not push through with the plan.[3] The country's entry to the 1966 edition was not accepted due to its association not being able to pay the registration fee for the qualifiers and the national team withdrew from the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification just as they did in the 1950 qualifiers.[4][5] The national team made its first participation in a FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1998 edition.
At the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Yanti Barsales made the first goal for the Philippines at a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Syria.[6][7]
The national team did not enter the qualifiers for the next succeeding editions until the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, about 10 years later.[8] The national team secured their first victory in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka, 4–0.[9][10]
FIFA World Cup record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1930 to 1938 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1950 | Withdrew[4] | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
1954 to 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1966 | Entry not accepted[4] | Entry not accepted | |||||||||||||
1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1974 | Withdrew[4] | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
1978 to 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1998 | Did not qualify | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
2002 | Round 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 29 | ||||||||
2006 and 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
2014 | Did not qualify | Round 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
2018 | Round 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||
2022 | Round 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||
2026 | Round 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||
Total | 0/23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 82 |
The senior national team never managed to qualify for the Olympics.
The Philippines' Olympic Games record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Summer Olympics record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1908 to 1952 |
Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1956 | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
1960 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1964 | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
1968 | Did not qualify | Round 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 48 | |||||||
1972 | Round 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||
1976 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
1980 | Round 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||
1984 | Round 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||
1988 | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||
1992–present | See Philippines national under-23 team | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 153 |
The Philippines qualified once for the Asian Cup, in 2019. 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.[13]
The Philippines' AFC Asian Cup record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
1956 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
1960 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||
1964 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
1968 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
1972 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
1976 | |||||||||||||||
1980 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
1984 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |||||||||
1988 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1992 | |||||||||||||||
1996 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||
2000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||
2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
2007 | |||||||||||||||
2011 | Did not qualify | AFC Challenge Cup | |||||||||||||
2015 | |||||||||||||||
2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | ||
2023 | Did not qualify | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | ||||||||
2027 | To be determined | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||
Total | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 48 | 149 |
The senior national team made its best finish at the 1958 Asian Games where it reached the Quarterfinals of the tournament. The Philippines also has hosted the 1954 edition.
The Philippines' Asian Games record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1951 | Withdrew | ||||||
1954 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
1958 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
1962 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
1966 and 1970 | Did not enter | ||||||
1974 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
1978 to 1998 |
Did not enter | ||||||
Total | 4/13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 63 |
The AFC Challenge Cup was organized as a route for nations classified as "emerging" or "developing" as a sole route to qualify for the Asian Cup. The Philippines is among these nations[11][12] and participated at the inaugural 2006 AFC Challenge Cup. After a qualification phase was introduced the Philippines failed to qualify for the next two succeeding editions in 2008 and 2010. The Philippines qualified for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup where the finished third.[15] Phil Younghusband was the Golden Boot winner of the edition scoring six goals in the final tournament.[16] The team reached the finals of 2014 edition of the tournament settling for second place after losing to Palestine in the finals.[17] The AFC Challenge Cup tournament was dissolved after the 2014 edition.[12]
The Philippines' AFC Challenge Cup record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | AFC Challenge Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
2006 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | No qualification | |||||||
2008 | Did not qualify | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
2010 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
2012 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Round 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
2014 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Group stage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 3/5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | - | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 |
Out of the ten football tournaments held in ten editions of the Far Eastern Games, The Philippines only won the inaugural 1913 edition[18] despite fielding American, Spanish and British players violating tournament rules in that edition. The team was nevertheless named champions.[19] China was awarded champions of the nine other editions of the tournaments.[18] At the 1917 Far Eastern Games, the Philippines recorded its biggest victory in an international match to date, which was the 15–2 win against Japan. FC Barcelona player, Paulino Alcántara was part of the national squad.[20]
The Philippines' Far Eastern Games record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||||||
1913 | Champions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
1915 | Runners-up | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
1917 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | ||||||
1919 | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
1921 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
1923 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
1925 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
1927 | Third place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
1930 | Third place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||
1934 | Third place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
Total | 10/10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 48 |
The Philippines participated in every edition of the AFF Championship except the 2008 edition in which the team failed to qualify for the final tournament. Their first match in the tournament was a 0–5 defeat handed by Thailand in 1996 edition. Freddy Gonzalez scored the first goal for the Philippines in the tournament in a 1–3 defeat, also to Thailand in the 1998 edition. Emelio Caligdong made a brace in the national team's 2–1 victory against Timor Leste in the 2004 edition. The victory was the first for the Philippines in the AFF Championship.[21]
The national team fared poorly during the first seven editions of the AFF Championship from 1996 to 2008 losing 19 out of 21 matches.[15] The Philippines' worst defeat at the tournament was the 1–13 match against Indonesia at the 2002 AFF Championship which was also remains the highest scoreline in the tournament as of 2014.[22] The national team made to its first semi-finals at the 2010 AFF Championship.[15]
The Philippines' AFF Championship record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | AFF Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
1996 | Group stage | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | Squad | No qualification | |||||||
1998 | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Squad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
2000 | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | Squad | No qualification | ||||||||
2002 | 9th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | Squad | |||||||||
2004 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Squad | |||||||||
2007 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |||
2008 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
2010 | Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
2012 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Squad | Automatic qualification | ||||||||
2014 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad | |||||||||
2016 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as co-hosts | |||||||
2018 | Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad | Automatic qualification | |||||||
2020 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | Squad | ||||||||
2022 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | Squad | |||||||||
Total | Semi-finals | 13/14 | 53 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 55 | 115 | – | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 12 |
The senior national team managed to reach the semi-finals of the football tournament of the Southeast Asian Games before the football was made into an under-23 tournament.
The Philippines' Southeast Asian Games record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1977 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
1979 | Did not enter | ||||||
1981 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1983 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
1985 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
1987 | Did not enter | ||||||
1989 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
1991 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
1993 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
1995 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
1997 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
1999 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | |
Total | 10/12 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 99 |
The Philippines participated at numerous minor friendly tournaments. Aside from other national teams, the Philippine nationals also faced selection teams and club sides from other nations at some of these tournaments. The team made a podium finish, placing not below third place, at the Japanese Empire-sanctioned East Asian Games in 1940, the Long Teng Cup (2010, 2011) held in Taiwan, and all three editions of the Philippine Peace Cup (2012, 2013 and 2014) hosted by the home country.
The Philippines' minor tournaments record | ||||||||
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Tournament | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1940 East Asian Games (2600th Anniversary Since Kigen) |
Group stage | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
1962 Merdeka Tournament | Group stage | 5th in group | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
1971 Merdeka Tournament | Group stage | 11th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
1971 Pesta Sukan Cup | Quarter-finals | 8th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament | Group stage | 3rd in group | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
1972 Merdeka Tournament | Group stage | 8th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
1972 Pesta Sukan Cup | Group stage | 3rd in group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
1972 President's Cup Football Tournament | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
1981 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament | Group stage | 3rd in group | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
1982 King's Cup | Group stage | 5th in group | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
1985 Brunei Merdeka Games | Group stage | 3rd in group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
1986 Brunei Merdeka Games | Group stage | 3rd in group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
1986 President Aquino Cup | Group stage | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
1987 Brunei Merdeka Games | Group stage | 3rd in group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
1990 Brunei Merdeka Games | Group stage | 3rd in group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
1991 Philippines International Cup | Group stage | 4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1993 Philippines International Cup | Third place match | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
1997 President's Cup | Third place match | 4th | Unknown | |||||
1998 President's Centennial Cup | Third place match | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
2010 Long Teng Cup | Group stage | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
2011 Long Teng Cup | Group stage | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
2012 Philippine Peace Cup | Group stage | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
2013 Philippine Peace Cup | Group stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
2014 Philippine Peace Cup | Final | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
2017 CTFA International Tournament | Group stage | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2018 Bangabandhu Gold Cup | Semi-finals | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series | Group stage | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2024 Merdeka Tournament | Third place match | 4th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2024 King's Cup | Third place match | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Total | – | – | 78 | 18 | 11 | 49 | 80 | 185 |
Last match updated was against Tajikistan on 14 October 2024[23]
Positive balance (more Wins) | |
Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio) | |
Negative balance (more Losses) |
Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
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Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | AFC |
Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | AFC |
Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | UEFA |
Bahrain | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | AFC |
Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | AFC |
Bhutan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | AFC |
Brunei | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | +4 | AFC |
Cambodia | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | AFC |
China | 25 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 86 | −77 | AFC |
Chinese Taipei | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 47 | −24 | AFC |
Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | OFC |
Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | UEFA |
Guam | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | AFC |
Hong Kong | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 46 | −38 | AFC |
India | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | AFC |
Indonesia | 32 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 106 | −84 | AFC |
Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 | AFC |
Iraq | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | AFC |
Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | UEFA |
Japan | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 57 | −22 | AFC |
Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −4 | AFC |
Kuwait | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | AFC |
Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | AFC |
Laos | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | –1 | AFC |
Lebanon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | AFC |
Macau | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | AFC |
Malaysia | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 78 | −73 | AFC |
Maldives | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | AFC |
Mongolia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | AFC |
Myanmar | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 35 | −21 | AFC |
Nepal | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | AFC |
North Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | AFC |
Oman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | AFC |
Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | AFC |
Palestine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | AFC |
Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | OFC |
Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | AFC |
Singapore | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 62 | −48 | AFC |
South Korea | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | −37 | AFC |
Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | AFC |
Syria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | −22 | AFC |
Tajikistan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | AFC |
Thailand | 24 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 74 | −62 | AFC |
East Timor | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | +24 | AFC |
Turkmenistan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | AFC |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | AFC |
Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | AFC |
Vietnam | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 53 | −40 | AFC |
Yemen | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | AFC |
Total | 369 | 89 | 56 | 224 | 386 | 931 | −545 |
If Iran declined (to host the 1968 Asian Cup), the Philippines will be asked to stage the matches.
The Azkals had lost all of their five matches against Indonesia prior to this year's tournament including a 13–1 drubbing in Jakarta in 2002 which remains the competition's highest-ever scoreline.