The Philippines men's national floorball team is the national floorball team of the Philippines and is organized by the Philippine Floorball Association.
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| Founded | 2014 | ||
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| Coach |  Noél Alm Johansson | ||
| Captain | Lucas Öijvall | ||
| First game | 0–11, vs.  Singapore(Singapore, December 18, 2014) | ||
| Largest win | 13–3, vs.  Cambodia(Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 15, 2023) | ||
| Largest defeat | 2–17, vs. Singapore (Singapore, June 11, 2015) 2–17, vs. Singapore(Biñan, Philippines, July 8, 2019) | ||
| All-time top scorer | Melvin Alm Mendoza (43) | ||
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History edit
The men's national team made their debut at the 2014 Southeast Asian Floorball Championships which was hosted in Singapore.[1][2] The Philippines lost all its four games at its first tournament against the national teams of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.[3]
The Philippines participated in the inaugural 2017 Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation Tournament in Bangkok[4] with no prior victory in an international floorball match.[5] Their 4–3 win over China on July 1, 2017 in the continental tournament became their first victory in an international floorball match.[6] They planned to enter the qualifiers of the 2018 World Floorball Championships,[6][5] but did not compete in the end.
The 2019 Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation Tournament was hosted at home in Biñan with the Philippines recruiting Filipinos with links to Sweden in a bid to improve their performance.[7] They finished bronze by beating South Korea in the third place play off.[8]
They entered the Asia-Oceania qualifiers for the 2020 World Floorball Championship but withdrew amidst concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] However, they were given a wildcard berth for the world championship following the withdrawal of Australia and Japan allowing them to participate in the tournament for the very first time.[10] They failed to progress to the first playoff round, losing to Estonia and Canada but managed to secure a win against Singapore.[11][12] The Philippines won against the United States to advance to the 13th place playoff.[13] They lost to Thailand in penalties settling for 14th place.[14]
The Philippines qualified for the 2022 World Floorball Championship. Unlike the previous edition, they earned a berth through participating in the qualifiers.[15]
They would reach their first ever Southeast Asian Games final in the 2023 edition in Cambodia after sweeping all four games in the group stage against the host, Singapore and Thailand.[16] They lost to Thailand in the final to settle for silver which is also their first podium finish in the regional games.[17][18]
Fixtures and results edit
| May 12, 2023 17:45 | Philippines | 6–4 |  Thailand | Dinosaur Park Hall |
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| May 13, 2023 13:15 | Malaysia  | 3–8 | Philippines | Dinosaur Park Hall |
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| May 14, 2023 13:15 | Philippines | 2–1 | Singapore | Dinosaur Park Hall |
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| May 15, 2023 17:45 | Cambodia | 3–13 | Philippines | Dinosaur Park Hall |
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| May 16, 2023 18:00 | Philippines | 2–3 | Thailand | Dinosaur Park Hall |
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Players edit
The following is the roster for 2020 World Championships.[19][20]
| Goalkeepers | |||||
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| Number | Player name | Club | |||
| 29 | Patrik Nessbo |  Skoghalls IBK
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| 79 | Kristofer Jandelius Del Valle | Barkarö SK
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| Number | Player name | Club | |||
| 4 | Ludvig Hemmingberg Porral | IBK Uppsala Teknologer
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| 13 | Lucas Öijvall Perez | FBC Nyköping
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| 17 | Alexander Springfeldt De Chavez | Skälby IBK
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| 21 | Christofer Bernardo Holland | IBK Uppsala Teknologerna
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| 23 | Ryan Hallden Cater |  Slevik IBK
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| 33 | Fredrik Dahmen Cantos | AIK IBF
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| 77 | Simon Andersson | Röke IBK
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| Forwards | |||||
| Number | Player name | Club | |||
| 5 | Rhodell Esguerra | Malmö FBC
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| 8 | Patrik Schoultze | Farsta IBK
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| 9 | Lucas Werelius | Värmdö IF
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| 16 | Christian Castrillo Schoultze | Fredrikstad IBK
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| 19 | Fredrik Jeppsson Escabel | Malmö FBC
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| 24 | Melvin Alm Mendoza | IBK Uppsala Teknologer
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| 40 | Kim Varga Franz | BF Falun Utveckling
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| 66 | Mattiece Cortez Myllyperkio | FBC Kalmarsund
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| 90 | Russel Vincent Alido | Malmö FBC
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Current coaching staff edit
| Position | Name | Ref. |
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| Team Manager | Roger Jonsson |
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| Head coach | Noel Alm Johansson
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| Coach | Fredrik Nybäck
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| Equipment managers | Mathilda Engroth Sara Hemmingberg
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| Physiotherapist | Pontus Widén
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| Team official | Kennet Andersson
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Records edit
World Championships edit
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Men's World Floorball Championship | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
 2020
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Group Stage | 14th Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 44 | –3 |
 2022
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Group Stage | 15th Place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 44 | –25 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 14th Place | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 88 | –28 |
Asia-Oceania Floorball Cup edit
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Asia-Oceania Floorball Cup | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
| 2017
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Group Stage | 8th Place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 37 | -27 |
| 2019
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Semi Finals | Third Place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 40 | -4 |
| Total | 0 Titles | Third Place | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 77 | -21 |
Southeast Asian Floorball Championships edit
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Southeast Asian Floorball Championships | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
| 2014
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Group Stage | 4th Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | -28 |
| Total | 0 Titles | Fourth Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | -28 |
SEA Games edit
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| SEA Games | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
| 2015
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Group Stage | 4th Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 49 | -42 |
| 2019
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Group Stage | 4th Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 37 | -14 |
| 2023
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Final | 2nd Place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 14 | +17 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2nd Place | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 100 | -39 |
Head coaches edit
Peter Eriksson (–2019)[21]
Noel Alm Johansson (2019–)
References edit
- ^ Abrogueña, Dan (November 15, 2014). "Floorball Philippines will participate in the 1st Southeast Asian Floorball Championships from December 17th-21st, 2014 in Singapore". Floorball Philippines. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ "The Philippines debuts in international floorball in December". Floorball Philippines. November 23, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ "1st South East Asian Championships". International Floorball Federation. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ Romarate, Isabella (June 27, 2017). "Filipino floorball athletes vie in Asia Oceania tourney". BusinessMirror. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "SSL coach Noél Alm Johansson gets a role in the Philippines national team". FloorballToday. June 24, 2017. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "2017 Review: Men". December 30, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Philippines reach semi-finals at Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation Cup".
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart. "PH wins bronze in AOFC Cup after edging SoKor on golden goal". Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ "WFC 2020 AOFC Qualifications to go ahead". February 13, 2020.
- ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (December 3, 2021). "'Strongest' PH floorball team ready for world stage". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ Kwek, Kimberly (December 5, 2021). "Floorball: S'pore upset 9-4 by the Philippines at the Men's World C'ship". The Straits Times. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (December 6, 2021). "Philippine gallant stand not enough against Canada in Floorball Worlds". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (December 7, 2021). "Philippines blows USA late, advances to Floorball Worlds battle for 13th". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (December 9, 2021). "Philippines absorbs shootout loss to THA, ends Floorball Worlds in 14th". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (June 3, 2022). "Philippines books return trip to Men's World Floorball Championships". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (May 15, 2023). "SEA Games: PH floorball sweeps pool, advances to first-ever final". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (May 16, 2023). "SEA Games: PH Floorball suffers heartbreak at hands of Thailand in gold medal match". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Atencio, Peter (May 16, 2023). "PH settles for silver in floorball". Manila Standard. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Team - Philippines Men". International Floorball Federation. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Match Record - 2020 Men's World Championship - PHI vs. EST". International Floorball Federation. December 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Call for selection in the Philippine men's national floorball team for AOFC Cup". Philippine Floorball Association. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2020.