Philippines men's national floorball team

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Philippines men's national floorball team
Founded2014
CoachPhilippines Noél Alm Johansson
CaptainPhilippines Lucas Öijvall
First game0–11, vs.  Singapore
(Singapore, December 18, 2014)
Largest win13–3, vs.  Cambodia
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 15, 2023)
Largest defeat2–17, vs.  Singapore
(Singapore, June 11, 2015)
2–17, vs.  Singapore
(Biñan, Philippines, July 8, 2019)
All-time top scorerPhilippines Melvin Alm Mendoza (43)
Home colors
Away colors

The Philippines men's national floorball team is the national floorball team of the Philippines and is organized by the Philippine Floorball Association.

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 ThailandDinosaur Park Hall
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May 13, 2023
13:15
Malaysia 3–8 PhilippinesDinosaur Park Hall
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May 14, 2023
13:15
Philippines 2–1 SingaporeDinosaur Park Hall
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May 15, 2023
17:45
Cambodia 3–13 PhilippinesDinosaur Park Hall
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May 16, 2023
18:00
Philippines 2–3 ThailandDinosaur Park Hall
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Players[edit]

The national team at the 2022 World Championships in Switzerland

The following is the roster for 2020 World Championships.[19][20]

Goalkeepers
Number Player name Club
29 Patrik Nessbo Sweden Skoghalls IBK
79 Kristofer Jandelius Del Valle Sweden Barkarö SK
Defensemen
Number Player name Club
4 Ludvig Hemmingberg Porral Sweden IBK Uppsala Teknologer
13 Lucas Öijvall Perez Sweden FBC Nyköping
17 Alexander Springfeldt De Chavez Sweden Skälby IBK
21 Christofer Bernardo Holland Sweden IBK Uppsala Teknologerna
23 Ryan Hallden Cater Norway Slevik IBK
33 Fredrik Dahmen Cantos Sweden AIK IBF
77 Simon Andersson Sweden Röke IBK
Forwards
Number Player name Club
5 Rhodell Esguerra Sweden Malmö FBC
8 Patrik Schoultze Sweden Farsta IBK
9 Lucas Werelius Sweden Värmdö IF
16 Christian Castrillo Schoultze Sweden Fredrikstad IBK
19 Fredrik Jeppsson Escabel Sweden Malmö FBC
24 Melvin Alm Mendoza Sweden IBK Uppsala Teknologer
40 Kim Varga Franz Sweden BF Falun Utveckling
66 Mattiece Cortez Myllyperkio Sweden FBC Kalmarsund
90 Russel Vincent Alido Sweden Malmö FBC

Current coaching staff[edit]

Position Name Ref.
Team Manager Sweden Roger Jonsson [19]
Head coach Philippines Noel Alm Johansson
Coach Sweden Fredrik Nybäck
Equipment managers Sweden Mathilda Engroth
Philippines Sara Hemmingberg
Physiotherapist Sweden Pontus Widén
Team official Sweden Kennet Andersson

Records[edit]

The Philippines national team at the 2019 SEA Games.
The Philippines national team at the 2022 Men's World Floorball Championships.

World Championships[edit]

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Men's World Floorball Championship
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA +/-
Finland 2020 Group Stage 14th Place 5 2 0 3 41 44 –3
Switzerland 2022 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
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA +/-
Thailand 2017 Group Stage 8th Place 6 2 0 4 20 37 -27
Philippines 2019 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
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA +/-
Singapore 2014 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
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA +/-
Singapore 2015 Group Stage 4th Place 4 0 0 4 7 49 -42
Philippines 2019 Group Stage 4th Place 5 2 0 3 23 37 -14
Cambodia 2023 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]

  • Sweden Peter Eriksson (–2019)[21]
  • Philippines Noel Alm Johansson (2019–)

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "The Philippines debuts in international floorball in December". Floorball Philippines. November 23, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "1st South East Asian Championships". International Floorball Federation. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Romarate, Isabella (June 27, 2017). "Filipino floorball athletes vie in Asia Oceania tourney". BusinessMirror. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "2017 Review: Men". December 30, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Philippines reach semi-finals at Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation Cup".
  8. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart. "PH wins bronze in AOFC Cup after edging SoKor on golden goal". Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "WFC 2020 AOFC Qualifications to go ahead". February 13, 2020.
  10. ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (December 3, 2021). "'Strongest' PH floorball team ready for world stage". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (December 6, 2021). "Philippine gallant stand not enough against Canada in Floorball Worlds". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  13. ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (December 7, 2021). "Philippines blows USA late, advances to Floorball Worlds battle for 13th". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  14. ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (December 9, 2021). "Philippines absorbs shootout loss to THA, ends Floorball Worlds in 14th". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  15. ^ Morales, Luisa (June 3, 2022). "Philippines books return trip to Men's World Floorball Championships". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  16. ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (May 15, 2023). "SEA Games: PH floorball sweeps pool, advances to first-ever final". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ Atencio, Peter (May 16, 2023). "PH settles for silver in floorball". Manila Standard. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Team - Philippines Men". International Floorball Federation. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  20. ^ "Match Record - 2020 Men's World Championship - PHI vs. EST". International Floorball Federation. December 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  21. ^ "Call for selection in the Philippine men's national floorball team for AOFC Cup". Philippine Floorball Association. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

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