Philippines national beach handball team

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NicknameAmigos (transl. Comrades)
AssociationPhilippine Handball Federation
CoachJoanna Franquelli
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1st
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2nd
Results
Asian Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2019)
Best result8th place (2019)
Last updated on .

The Philippines national beach handball team is the national team of the Philippines. It takes part in international beach handball competitions and is governed by the Philippine Handball Federation.

Nicknamed the "Amigos",[1] the men's national team was formed shortly prior to the 2017 Southeast Asian Beach Handball Championship which was hosted at home in Dumaguete. The team finished third overall but secure a win against eventual champions Vietnam. The team was coached by Joanna Franquelli.[2]

Franqueilli later led the squad at the 2018 International Beach Handball Grand Prix in Shandong, China where the national team reached at least the semifinal[1] and the 2019 Asian Beach Handball Championship where the national team finished 8th place out of 12 teams in their competition debut.[3]

They won a bronze medal at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games[4] and a silver medal at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.

Results[edit]

Asian Beach Handball Championship[edit]

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Beach Handball Championship
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL +/-
China 2019 - 8th place - - - - - -
Iran 2022 - 5th Place - - - - -
Total 0 Titles 5th Place - - - - -

Asian Beach Games[edit]

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Beach Games
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL +/-
Indonesia 2008 Did not Participate
Oman 2010 Did not Participate
China 2012 Did not Participate
Thailand 2014 Did not Participate
Vietnam 2016 Did not Participate
Total 0 Titles - - - - - -

Southeast Asian Games[edit]

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Southeast Asian Games
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL +/-
Philippines 2019 Round Robin 3rd place 4 2 2 4 4 0
Vietnam 2021 Round Robin 2nd Place 6 4 2 9 5 +4
Total 0 Titles 2nd Place 10 6 4 13 9 +4

Southeast Asian Beach Handball Championship[edit]

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Southeast Asian Beach Handball Championship
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL +/-
Philippines 2019 Round Robin 3rd place - - - - - -
Total 0 Titles 3rd Place - - - - -

Coach[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "PH handball team gains semifinals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Vietnam, nanakop sa Dumaguete City" [Vietnam, launched an invasion in Dumaguete City]. Balita (in Filipino). Philippine News Agency. November 8, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Galvez, Waylon (June 25, 2019). "PH Handball finding ways to improve before SEA Games". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Navarro, June (December 11, 2019). "Beach handball bronze caps off Filipinos' fruitful SEA Games bid". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 9, 2022.