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Philippines men's national floorball team

Philippines men's national floorball team
Founded2014
CoachPhilippines Noél Alm Johansson
CaptainLucas Enaje
IFF Ranking12th
First game0–11, vs.  Singapore
(Singapore, December 18, 2014)
Largest win14–0, vs.  China
(Chengdu, China, August 12, 2025)
Largest defeat0–18, vs.   Switzerland
(Chengdu, China, August 11, 2025)
All-time top scorerPhilippines Melvin Alm Mendoza (53)
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.

The Philippines are ranked 12th in the IFF ranking, following their 11th and 15th-place finishes at the World Championships in 2024 and 2022.

History

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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]

The Philippines would qualify for the 2024 World Floorball Championship after finishing as finalists in the Asia Oceania qualifiers hosted at home in Pasig.[19] At the expense of Thailand they finished as champions of the qualification tournament.[20]

At the 2024 World Championship, the Philippines qualified for the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China after it emerged as the sole Asia-Oceania team to advance to the playoff.[21] At the World Games they suffered lopsided defeats in the group stage before winning 14–0 against the host in the seventh place playoff.[22]

Fixtures and results

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Main article: Philippines men's national floorball team results
7 August 2025 (2025-08-07)
9:00 UTC+8		Latvia 2–12
(2–1, 4–0, 6–1)		 PhilippinesXindu Xiangcheng Sports Centre, Chengdu
Game reference
Referees:
Glenn Boström
Håkan Söderman
2025 World Games
9 August 2025 (2025-08-09)
11:45 UTC+8		Philippines 1–11
(0–2, 1–5, 0–4)		 SwedenXindu Xiangcheng Sports Centre, Chengdu
Game reference
2025 World Games
10 August 2025 (2025-08-10)
15:00 UTC+8		Switzerland 18–0 PhilippinesXindu Xiangcheng Sports Centre, Chengdu
2025 World Games
12 August 2025 (2025-08-12)
10:30 UTC+8		Philippines 14–0 ChinaXindu Xiangcheng Sports Centre, Chengdu
2025 World Games

Players

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Lucas Oijvall Perez, the captain of the national team.

Current squad

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The following is the roster for the 2025 World Games[23]

Goalkeepers
Number Player name
29 Patrik Nessbo
88 Victor Lindberg
Defensemen
Number Player name
4 Ludvig Porral
11 Simon Laraño
13 Lucas Öijvall Perez
22 Noah Laraño
77 Simon Andersson
Forwards
Number Player name
9 Lucas Werelius
10 Reymon Ponce
12 John De la Peña
24 Melvin Mendoza
25 Richard Ponce
40 Kim Franz
66 Mattiece Cortez Myllyperkiö

2020 roster

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The national team at the 2022 World Championships in Switzerland
Previous squads of the Philippines
Tournament Players Ref.
2020 World Championships
  • Patrik Nessbo
  • Kristofer Jandelius Del Valle
  • Ludvig Porral
  • Lucas Öijvall Perez
  • Alexander Springfeldt De Chavez
  • Christofer Bernardo Holland
  • Ryan Hallden Cater
  • Fredrik Dahmen Cantos
  • Simon Andersson
  • Rhodell Esguerra
  • Patrik Schoultze
  • Lucas Werelius
  • Christian Castrillo Schoultze
  • Fredrik Jeppsson Escabel
  • Melvin Mendoza
  • Kim Varga Franz
  • Mattiece Cortez Myllyperkio
  • Russel Vincent Alido
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2024 World Championships
  • Patrik Nessbo
  • Victor Lindberg
  • Ludvig Porral
  • Simon Laraño
  • Lucas Öijvall Perez
  • Christian Schoultze Castrillo
  • Noah Laraño
  • Simon Andersson
  • Rhodell Esguerra
  • Patrik Schoultze Castrillo
  • Lucas Werelius
  • Reymon Sellgren Ponce
  • John Callenryd De la Peña
  • Fredrik Jeppsson Escabel
  • Melvin Mendoza
  • Richard Sellgren Ponce
  • Michael Hedblom
  • Kim Varga Franz
  • Mattiece Cortez Myllyperkiö
  • Mathew Alejandro
 [26][27]

Current coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Team Manager Kennet Andersson [28]
Head coach Noel Alm Johansson
Coach Fredrik Nybäck
Daniel Skantze
Physiotherapist Daniel Von Knorring
Equipment manager Nora Amundsson
Team official Jayr Beterbo

Records

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

World Championships

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  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
Sweden 2024 Group Stage 11th Place 6 3 0 3 29 43 –14
Total 0 Titles 11th Place 16 6 0 10 88 131 –42

World Games

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA +/-
China 2025 Group stage 7th place 4 1 0 3 17 41 −24
Total 0 Titles — 4 1 0 3 17 41 -24

Asia-Oceania Floorball Cup

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  • Sweden Peter Eriksson (–2019)[29]
  • Philippines Noel Alm Johansson (2019–)

References

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  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.
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  8. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart. "PH wins bronze in AOFC Cup after edging SoKor on golden goal". Retrieved July 12, 2019.
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  22. ^ Bonilla, Ramon (August 12, 2025). "Centeno stays alive in billiards; floorball team demolishes China". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
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