The Philippines men's national lacrosse team is the national team which represents the Philippines in international lacrosse competitions. It is organized by the Philippines Lacrosse Association, which is a full member of World Lacrosse and an associate member of the Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union.
WL membership | 2014 |
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Association | Philippines Lacrosse Association |
Confederation | APLU (Asia–Pacific) |
Head coach | Kirk Ventiquattro |
Captain | Dan Morris |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) |
Best result | 10th (2018) |
Asia Pacific Championship | |
Appearances | None |
The Philippine national team played their first ever lacrosse game against Costa Rica at the Estadio Municipal El Labrador in Vázquez de Coronado in December 2012. The Philippines won that game with Ron Garcia being the first to score an international goal for the Philippines[1][2]
Lacrosse was officially introduced in the Philippines in September 2013, when the Philippines Lacrosse Association (PLA) outreach director Justin Manjares and President Ron Garcia met with Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSA) regarding the lacrosse body's agenda and talked about promoting the sport with the guidance of the POC and PSC.[3]
The PLA became the 50th member of World Lacrosse (then known as Federation of International Lacrosse; FIL) as voted on February 17, 2014.[4]
The Philippines made their debut at the World Lacrosse Championship in the 2014 edition, though they only participated as a festival squad and did not feature in the main competition.[5] In the World Lacrosse Festivals, the national team played in the Elite Division against teams from Ireland, Japan, Thailand, and the United States. They finished seventh out of 16 teams with two wins and two losses.[6] The Philippines participated in other international invitational tournaments such as the 2014 International Lacrosse Festival of the Israel Lacrosse Association,[7] the 2016 Philadelphia International Showdown,[8] and the 2017 Memorial Day Weekend International Lacrosse Festival.[9]
The Philippines has yet to be admitted as a member of the Asia-Pacific Lacrosse Union as of 2018, meaning they were unable to participate in the 2015 and 2017 ASPAC games.[10] In mid-July 2017, The Philippine national team appointed Carthage Senior High School coach Kirk Ventiquattro as their head coach for the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship.[11] The American coach accepted the post agreeing with the national team management that the position would not affect his other duty as Carthage's varsity lacrosse coach.[12] They made their official debut in the 2018 edition of the World Lacrosse Championship and played in the main tournament.[9] They were made part of the Grey Division along with the Czech Republic and Belgium.[10]They finished the top of their division. Overall they finished 10th losing only to host Israel and Germany in the later stages.[13]
The Philippines qualified for the 2023 World Lacrosse Championship.[14][15][16] Ventiquattro once again led the team.[17]
Year | Host | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Finish |
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2014 | United States | Did not enter[note 1] | − | ||||
2018 | Israel | 7 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 51 | 10th |
2023 | United States | 7 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 38 | 15th |
Total | − | 7 | 5 | 2 | 133 | 89 | No Medal |
July 13, 2018 21:45 (UTC+3) |
Philippines | 11−6 (5−1, 3−2, 1−2, 2−1) |
Czech Republic | Wingate Institute, Netanya |
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July 14, 2018 17:30 (UTC+3) |
Belgium | 4−11 (1−3, 1−2, 1−2, 1−4) |
Philippines | Wingate Institute, Netanya |
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July 15, 2018 13:45 (UTC+3) |
Philippines | 11−5 (1−0, 4−0, 4−2, 2−3) |
Switzerland | Wingate Institute, Netanya |
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July 16, 2018 14:30 (UTC+3) |
Israel | 11−8 (1−1, 4−3, 3−1, 3−3) |
Philippines | Wingate Institute, Netanya |
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July 17, 2018 11:45 (UTC+3) |
Italy | 11−12 (OT) (3−4, 2−2, 2−2, 3−2, 1−2) |
Philippines | Wingate Institute, Netanya |
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July 19, 2018 15:15 (UTC+3) |
Philippines | 12−6 (1−1, 3−0, 3−3, 5−2) |
Scotland | Wingate Institute, Netanya |
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July 20, 2018 18:45 (UTC+3) |
Germany | 8−5 |
Philippines | Wingate Institute, Netanya |
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October 4, 2022 12:30 (UTC+9) |
Philippines | 4−9 |
Hong Kong | Jeju Gongcheonpo Training Center, Seogwipo |
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October 5, 2022 9:30 (UTC+9) |
China | 3−4 |
Philippines | Jeju Gongcheonpo Training Center, Seogwipo |
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October 6, 2022 9:30 (UTC+9) |
Chinese Taipei | 3−6 |
Philippines | Jeju Gongcheonpo Training Center, Seogwipo |
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October 7, 2022 12:30 (UTC+9) |
Philippines | 4−5 |
New Zealand | Jeju Gongcheonpo Training Center, Seogwipo |
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October 7, 2022 9:30 (UTC+9) |
Philippines | 5−8 |
South Korea | Jeju Gongcheonpo Training Center, Seogwipo |
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June 23, 2023 13:00 (UTC-7) |
Philippines | 4−8 |
Israel | SDSU Sports Deck, San Diego |
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June 24, 2023 16:00 (UTC-7) |
Puerto Rico | 9–7 |
Philippines | SDSU Rady Field, San Diego |
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June 25, 2023 13:00 (UTC-7) |
Czech Republic | 4–11 |
Philippines | SDSU Rady Field, San Diego |
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June 26, 2023 19:00 (UTC-7) |
Philippines | 9–3 |
Sweden | SDSU Wolf/Epoch Field, San Diego |
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June 28, 2023 10:00 (UTC-7) |
Peru | 4–13 |
Philippines | SDSU Wolf/Epoch Field, San Diego |
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June 28, 2023 13:00 (UTC-7) |
Philippines | 11–4 |
Scotland | SDSU Rady Field, San Diego |
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June 30, 2023 22:00 (UTC-7) |
Philippines | 8–6 |
Mexico | SDSU Rady Field, San Diego |
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