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The [[Philippines women's national football team|Philippines]] has competed in ten editions of the [[AFC Women's Asian Cup]], the top tournament for women's national teams organized by members of the [[Asian Football Confederation]]. The Philippine first competed in 1981, when the tournament was still known as the "AFC Women's Championship". The national team competed again in 1983 before skipping the next three editions.

From 1993 to 2003, the Philippines participated in the tournament but failed to progress beyond the group stage. For the 2006 edition the tournament a qualification phase was introduced and the competition was renamed as the "AFC Women's Asian Cup". The Philippines unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for the 2006, 2008, 2014 editions while it did not enter the qualifiers for the 2010 edition.

The Philippines then qualified for the [[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2018 edition]] which was hosted in [[Jordan]]. In this edition they advanced out of the group stage for the first time and finished sixth. They then qualified for the subsequent [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2022 edition]] in India where they finished as one of the semifinalists – consequentially qualifying for their first ever [[FIFA Women's World Cup]] to be held in [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023]].

==AFC Women's Championship (1975–2003)==
===1981 in Hong Kong===
{{further|1981 AFC Women's Championship}}

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The [[1981 AFC Women's Championship]] which was hosted in [[Hong Kong]], then a [[British Overseas Territory]], marked the Philippines first participation in Asia's top women's national teams tournament. Full matches had a duration of 60 minutes. The Philippine national team was mentored by Edward Magallona and had [[Cristy Ramos]] as its captain. They were part of Group A in the group stage together with [[India women's national football team|India]], [[Singapore women's national football team|Singapore]], and [[Hong Kong women's national football team|Hong Kong]]. The national team finished last in their group and failed to advance to the semifinal. They only scoring a single goal while conceding 14 goals in three matches.<ref name="awc1981">{{cite web|last1=Stokkermans|first1=Karel|last2=Cruickshank|first2=Mark|last3=Fadeyev|first3=Sergey|last4=Lewis|first4=Tom|last5=Garin|first5=Erik|last6=Morrison|first6=Neil|last7=Tanaka|title=Asian Women's Championship (1981)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/aswomen.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>

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| date = 7 June 1981
| time = 
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| score = 2−0
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----
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===1983 in Thailand===
{{further|1983 AFC Women's Championship}}
The [[1983 AFC Women's Championship]] which was hosted in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] saw six national teams participating. The competing teams were part of a single group in the group stage matches. Though the team failed to qualify at least for the third place play-off, it was in this edition that the Philippines recorded their first win in the history of the tournament by winning 2-0 over [[Hong Kong women's national football team|Hong Kong]]. Laudeth Gonzales scored at least a goal in that match.<ref name="awc1983">{{cite web|last1=Stokkermans|first1=Karel|last2=Cruickshank|first2=Mark|last3=Fadeyev|first3=Sergey|last4=Lewis|first4=Tom|last5=Garin|first5=Erik|last6=Morrison|first6=Neil|last7=Tanaka|title=Asian Women's Championship (1983)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/aswomen.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>

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| date = 11 April 1983
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| date = 15 April 1983
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===1993 in Malaysia===
{{further|1993 AFC Women's Championship}}
The Philippines returned to the AFC Women's Asian Championships after not participating in 1986 and 1991. The 1993 edition was hosted in [[Kuching]], [[Malaysia]] They were part of Group B with [[Hong Kong women's national football team|Hong Kong]], [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]], and [[Chinese Taipei women's national football team|Chinese Taipei]]. The Philippines finish last in their group conceding 32 goals and did not manage to score a goal. The national team suffered losses with double-digit margins against Japan and Chinese Taipei.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Tom|last2=Morrison|first2=Neil|title=Asian Women's Championship 1993|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asia-women93.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>

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| date = 4 December 1993
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----
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| date = 6 December 1993
| time = 
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| score = 15–0
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| team2 = {{fbw|PHI|1986}}
| goals1 = [[Futaba Kioka|Kioka]] {{goal|}} <br> [[Asako Takakura|Takakura]] {{goal|}} <br> [[Homare Sawa|Sawa]] {{goal|}} <br> [[Kaori Nagamine|Nagamine]] {{goal|}} <br> [[Yuriko Mizuma|Mizuma]] {{goal|}} <br> [[Etsuko Handa|Handa]] {{goal|}}
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----
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| date = 8 December 1993
| time = 
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===1995 in Malaysia===
{{further|1995 AFC Women's Championship}}
The 1995 edition of the Asian Championships was hosted in Malaysia again; this time in [[Kota Kinabalu]]. The Philippines were part of Group A together with [[China women's national football team|China]], [[Hong Kong women's national football team|Hong Kong]], and [[Kazakhstan women's national football team|Kazakhstan]]. The Philippines suffered a 0-21 defeat to China, loss 0-2 to Hong Kong but managed to make a goalless draw with Kazakhstan.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Tom|last2=Morrison|first2=Neil|title=Asian Women's Championship 1995|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asia-women95.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>

{{footballbox
| date = 24 September 1995
| time = 
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----
{{footballbox
| date = 26 September 1995
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----
{{footballbox
| date = 28 September 1995
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| score = 2–0
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===1997 in China===
{{further|1997 AFC Women's Championship}}
The 1997 edition was hosted by [[China]] with matches of Group B, the grouping which the Philippines was a part of, were played in [[Guangzhou]]. The hosts were also part of this group, along with [[North Korea women's national football team|North Korea]] and [[Uzbekistan women's national football team|Uzbekistan]]. The Philippines again finished last in their group, conceding 32 goals but scored a goal apiece against North Korea and Uzbekistan.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stokkermans|first1=Karel|last2=Tanaka|first2=|title=Asian Women's Championship 1995|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asia-women97.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>

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| date = 5 December 1997
| time = 
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| score = 2–1
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----
{{football box
| date = 7 December 1997
| time = 
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----
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| date = 9 December 1997
| time = 
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}}

===1999 in the Philippines===
{{further|1999 AFC Women's Championship}}
The Philippines hosted the [[1999 AFC Women's Championship]] with games played in [[Bacolod]] and [[Iloilo City]]. The host nation played matches in Iloilo City as a team which was part of Group B. They started their campaign with a 5-0 win against [[Nepal women's national football team|Nepal]] but loss their following matches against [[Uzbekistan women's national football team|Uzbekistan]], [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]], and [[Thailand women's national football team|Thailand]] and finished fourth among five teams in their group just a place ahead of Nepal.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stokkermans|first1=Karel|last2=Morisson|first2=Neil|title=Asian Women's Championship 1999|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asia-women99.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>

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| date = 8 November 1999
| time = 15:30
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|PHI}}
| score = 5–0
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| team2 = {{fbw|NEP}}
| goals1 = [[Friday Camaclang|Camaclang]] {{goal|20||44}} <br> Karen Cacho {{goal|76}} <br> Shella Barlovento {{goal|80}} <br> Rachel De los Reyes {{goal|90}}
| goals2 = 
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----
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| date = 12 November 1999
| time = 15:00
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----
{{footballbox
| date = 14 November 1999
| time = 15:00
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| score = 0–6
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| team2 = {{fbw|JPN}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Mito Isaka|Isaka]] {{goal|10||16||71}} <br> [[Yasuyo Yamagishi|Yamagishi]] {{goal|46}} <br> [[Mai Aizawa (footballer)|Aizawa]] {{goal|52}} <br> [[Ayumi Hara|Hara]] {{goal|63}}
| stadium = [[Iloilo Sports Complex]], [[Iloilo City]]
| attendance = 
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}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 16 November 1999
| time = 15:00
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}}

===2001 in Taiwan===
{{further|2001 AFC Women's Championship}}
The Philippines were grouped with China, Uzbekistan, and Hong Kong in Group B in the tournament hosted in [[Taiwan]]. They lost all three games scoring only a single goal against Hong Kong. The opposing teams scored 17 goals against the Philippines.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aarhus|first1=Lars|last2=Gonzalez|first2=Miguel Alvim|title=Asian Women's Championship 2001|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asia-women01.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>

{{footballbox
| date = 5 December 2001
| time = 
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----
{{footballbox
| date = 7 December 2001
| time = 
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| score = 2–1
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----
{{footballbox
| date = 9 December 2001
| time = 
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}}

===2003 in Thailand===
{{further|2003 AFC Women's Championship}}
Thailand hosted the [[2003 AFC Women's Championship]] and the Philippines were grouped with five teams in Group B. They lost their first three matches against Japan, [[Myanmar women's national football team|Myanmar]], and [[Chinese Taipei women's national football team|Chinese Taipei]]. Their 2-1 win over [[Guam women's national football team|Guam]] was their fourth and final match in this edition.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aarhus|first1=Lars|last2=Duret|first2=Sébastien|last3=King|first3=Ian|first4=Todd|last4=Roman|title=Asian Women's Championship 2003|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asia-women03.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>

{{footballbox
| date = 9 June 2003
| time = 
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|JPN}}
| score = 15–0
| team2 = {{fbw|PHI}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
| stadium =[[Rajamangala Stadium]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 11 June 2003
| time = 
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|PHI}}
| score = 0–6
| team2 = {{fbw|MYA|1974}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
| stadium =[[Rajamangala Stadium]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 13 June 2003
| time = 
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|PHI}}
| score = 0–4
| team2 = {{fbw|TPE}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
| stadium =[[Rajamangala Stadium]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 17 June 2003
| time = 
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|PHI}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fbw|GUM}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Rajamangala Stadium]]
}}

==AFC Women's Asian Cup (2006–)==
===2018 in Jordan===
{{further|2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}
{{Philippines squad 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|display=yes}}
[[File:PHI 2018 WAFC.png|thumb|Jordan v. Philippines; 2018 AFC Asian Cup]]
The Philippines qualified for the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time a qualification process was introduced in the tournament which was known as the AFC Women's Championship prior to the 2006 edition.

;Group stage – Group A

The national team was part of Group A. They had to finish among the top two teams in their group to advance to the semifinals and qualify for the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]] in France and if they finished third they had to face the third-placing team from the other group for fifth place and the fifth and last berth to qualify for the World Cup. They won 2–1 against hosts Jordan in their first group stage match though they lost their next matches against China and Thailand. They finished third in their group and progressed to the fifth place playoff.

{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2018|4|6|df=y}}
|time       = 20:00
|team1      = {{fbw-rt|JOR}}
|score      = 1–2
|team2      = {{fbw|PHI}}
|goals1     =
*[[Maysa Jbarah|Jbarah]] {{goal|15}}
|goals2     =
*[[Yasmeen Khair|Khair]] {{goal|51|o.g.}}
*[[Sarina Bolden|Bolden]] {{goal|76}}
|stadium    = [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]]
|attendance = 9,473
|referee    = [[Ri Hyang-ok]] ([[DPR Korea Football Association|North&nbsp;Korea]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/matches/2017/972814
}}
----
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|date       = {{Start date|2018|4|9|df=y}}
|time       = 16:45
|team1      = {{fbw-rt|PHI}}
|score      = 0–3
|team2      = {{fbw|CHN}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
*[[Li Ying (footballer, born 1993)|Li Ying]] {{goal|17||57}}
*[[Ma Jun (footballer)|Ma Jun]] {{goal|31}}
|stadium    = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
|attendance = 226
|referee    = Casey Reibelt ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/matches/2017/972815
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2018|4|12|df=y}}
|time       = 20:00
|team1      = {{fbw-rt|THA}}
|score      = 3–1
|team2      = {{fbw|PHI}}
|goals1     =
*[[Kanjana Sungngoen|Kanjana]] {{goal|28|pen.|53}}
*[[Silawan Intamee|Silawan]] {{goal|62}}
|goals2     =
*[[Jesse Shugg|Shugg]] {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium    = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Oh Hyeon-jeong ([[Korea Football Association|South&nbsp;Korea]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/matches/2017/972818
}}

;Knock-out stage – Fifth place match

They lost 0–5 to South Korea in their last bid to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2018|4|16|df=y}}
|time       = 20:00
|team1      = {{fbw-rt|PHI}}
|score      = 0–5
|team2      = {{fbw|KOR}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
*[[Jang Sel-gi]] {{goal|34}}
*[[Lee Min-a]] {{goal|45+3}}
*[[Lim Seon-joo]] {{goal|56}}
*[[Cho So-hyun]] {{goal|66||84|pen.}}
|stadium    = [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]]
|attendance = 418
|referee    = Casey Reibelt ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/matches/2017/972825
}}

===2022 in India===
{{further|2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}
{{Philippines squad 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup|display=yes}}
The Philippines qualified for the 2022 Women's Asian Cup in September 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=Clutch McDaniel goal vs HK lifts PWNFT to Asian Cup |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/clutch-mcdaniel-goal-vs-hk-lifts-pwnft-to-asian-cup/220255 |access-date=24 September 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=24 September 2021}}</ref> Former Australia coach [[Alen Stajčić]] was appointed to lead the national team in the Asian Cup.<ref>{{cite news |last1=del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=Ex-Matildas coach Stajic named new PWNFT head coach |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ex-matildas-coach-stajic-named-new-pwnft-head-coach/223189 |access-date=26 October 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=26 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/sports/2021/10/26/PFF-Alen-Stajcic-Philippine-women-s-national-team-head-coach.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026085840/https://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2021/10/26/PFF-Alen-Stajcic-Philippine-women-s-national-team-head-coach.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=PFF appoints Alen Stajcic as PH women’s national team head coach|publisher=CNN Philippines|date=26 October 2021|accessdate=27 October 2021}}</ref> As part of their preparations, a two month training camp was held in the United States which started in November 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pinay booters start US training camp |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/11/19/pinay-booters-start-us-training-camp/ |access-date=20 January 2022 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=19 November 2021}}</ref><ref name=withveteran22>{{cite news |last1=Fenix |first1=Ryan |title=With veteran coach, ample prep, PH women's football team could make splash in AFC Women's Asian Cup |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/football/818826/with-veteran-coach-ample-prep-ph-women-s-football-team-could-make-splash-in-afc-women-s-asian-cup/story/ |access-date=20 January 2022 |work=GMA News |date=20 January 2022}}</ref> 

The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] was prevailing at the time of the tournament and relevant protocols made some players unavailable for certain matches. [[Sarina Bolden]] had to be isolated for the Thailand match due to COVID-19 protocols.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stajcic in high spirits after team hurdled COVID outbreak, strong Thais |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/01/22/stajcic-in-high-spirits-after-team-hurdled-covid-outbreak-strong-thais/ |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=22 January 2022}}</ref> [[Quinley Quezada]] and [[Inna Palacios]] were unavailable for the Australia match, one of which were due to injury and another due to COVID-19 protocols.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football: Gallant Pinays fall to dominant Australia in Women's Asian Cup |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/24/22/kerr-australia-overcome-gallant-stand-by-pinays |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=24 January 2022}}</ref> Coach Stajčić confirmed that some players along with a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 but the identities of these individuals were not explicitly disclosed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vasavda |first1=Mihir |title=How virus dashed hopes, broke hearts of Indian women footballers |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/womens-football-hopes-to-overcome-asian-cup-setback-7739805/ |access-date=25 January 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=25 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

;Group stage – Group B
The Philippines were drawn to Group B with Australia, Thailand, and Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saldajeno |first1=Ivan |title=Alen Stajcic gets early date with former team as Malditas, Matildas in 1 WAC group |url=https://www.dugout.ph/2021/10/malditas-matildas-in-wac-group.html |access-date=20 January 2022 |work=Dugout Philippines |date=28 October 2021}}</ref> The team started the group stage with an upset 1–0 win against Thailand.<ref>{{cite news |title=PH scores stunning upset win vs. Thailand in 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup |url=https://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2022/1/21/PH-upsets-Thailand-Womens-Asian-Cup.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121143015/https://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2022/1/21/PH-upsets-Thailand-Womens-Asian-Cup.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |access-date=25 January 2022 |work=CNN Philippines |date=21 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It was the Philippines first win against Thailand in twelve matches.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aznar |first1=Edri |title=PH upsets Thailand in AFC Women’s Asia Cup |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1918903/cebu/sports/ph-upsets-thailand-in-afc-womens-asia-cup |access-date=25 January 2022 |work=Sunstar |date=23 January 2022 |language=English}}</ref> This was followed by a 0–4 lost to Australia despite holding the opposition to a scoreless draw at halftime.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Church |first1=Michael |title=Second half show against Philippines takes Australia into quarters |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/second-half-show-against-philippines-takes-australia-quarters-2456436 |access-date=25 January 2022 |work=Channel News Asia |agency=Reuters |date=24 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
The Philippines would later take on Indonesia for match day 3 of the group stage. The Malditas shutout Indonesia with a final of 6–0 to advance to the knockout stage quarter finals.
 
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2022|1|21|df=y}}
|time       = 17:30
|team1      = {{fbw-rt|THA}}
|score      = 0–1
|team2      = {{fbw|PHI}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
*[[Chandler McDaniel|C. McDaniel]] {{goal|81}}
|stadium    = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = Công Thị Dung ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])
|report     = https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400209681
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2022|1|24|df=y}}
|time       = 15:30
|team1      = {{fbw-rt|PHI}}
|score      = 0–4
|team2      = {{fbw|AUS}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
*[[Sam Kerr|Kerr]] {{goal|51}}
*[[Dominique Randle|Randle]] {{goal|53|o.g.}}
*[[Emily van Egmond|van Egmond]] {{goal|67}}
*[[Mary Fowler (soccer)|Fowler]] {{goal|87}}
|stadium    = [[Mumbai Football Arena]], [[Mumbai]]
|attendance = 
|referee    =  Wang Chieh ([[Chinese Taipei Football Association|Chinese&nbsp;Taipei]])
|report     = https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400209682
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2022|1|27|df=y}}
|time       = 19:30
|team1      = {{fbw-rt|PHI}}
|score      = 6–0
|team2      = {{fbw|IDN}}
|goals1     = 
*[[Katrina Guillou|Guillou]] {{goal|6}}
*[[Sarina Bolden|Bolden]] {{goal|27}}
*[[Tahnai Annis|Annis]] {{goal|56||82}}
*[[Jessica Miclat|Miclat]] {{goal|74|pen.}}
*[[Malea Cesar|Cesar]] {{goal|90+4}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex|Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]], [[Pune]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = Kim Yu-jeong ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]])
|report     = https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400209683
}}

; Knockout stage – Quarterfinals
The Philippines was on the verge of qualifying for their first [[FIFA Women's World Cup]]. Winning over [[Chinese Taipei women's national football team|Chinese Taipei]], their quarterfinal opponents, would secure them an outright berth for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023 edition]] which is co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. Failing to do so would relegate them to the repechage where they could still qualify for the world cup or advance to the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|inter-confederation play-offs]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=Filipina booters have not one but three chances at a 2023 World Cup spot |url=https://www.spin.ph/football/how-philippines-can-make-2023-fifa-women-s-world-cup-a795-20220129 |access-date=31 January 2022 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=29 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The Philippines and Chinese Taipei settled for a 1–1 draw and a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] had to be held to determine the team which would advance to the semifinals. The Philippines bested their opposition to clinch a place in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.<ref name="laser-focused">{{cite news |title=Philippines' McDaniel laser-focused on stopping Chinese Taipei in penalties for historic win |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/01/31/2157596/philippines-mcdaniel-laser-focused-stopping-chinese-taipei-penalties-historic-win |access-date=31 January 2022 |work=The Philippine Star |date=31 January 2022}}</ref>

{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2022|1|30|df=y}}
|time       = 19:30
|team1      = {{fbw-rt|TPE}}
|score      = 1–1
|aet        = yes
|team2      = {{fbw|PHI}}
|goals1     = 
*[[Zhuo Li-ping]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2     = 
*[[Quinley Quezada|Quezada]] {{goal|49}}
|penaltyscore = 3–4
|penalties1 =
*[[Ting Chi]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Wang Hsiang-huei]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Chen Ying-hui]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Hsu Yi-yun]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Su Hsin-yun]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Zhuo Li-ping]] {{penmiss}}
|penalties2 =
*{{pengoal}} [[Sara Castañeda|S. Castañeda]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Tahnai Annis|Annis]]
*{{penmiss}} [[Jessica Miclat|Miclat]]
*{{penmiss}} [[Hali Long|Long]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Olivia Davies-McDaniel|O. McDaniel]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Sarina Bolden|Bolden]]
|stadium    = [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex|Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]], [[Pune]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = Thein Thein Aye ([[Myanmar Football Federation|Myanmar]])
|report     = https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400211764
}}

; Knockout stage – Semifinals
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2022|2|3|df=y}}
|time       = 13:30
|team1      = {{fbw-rt|KOR}}
|score      = 2–0
|team2      = {{fbw|PHI}}
|goals1     = 
*[[Cho So-hyun]] {{goal|4}}
*[[Son Hwa-yeon]] {{goal|34}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex|Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]], [[Pune]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = Pansa Chaisanit ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
|report     = https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400211767
}}

==Record==
===Tournament summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;" width=100%
|-
!colspan=9|Final tournament
!rowspan=20|
!colspan=7|Qualifying tournament
|-
!Year
!Result
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GF
!GA
!GD
<!---Qualifying record--->
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GF
!GA
!GD
|-
| {{flagicon|HKG|1959}} [[1981 AFC Women's Championship|1981]]||Group Stage||3||0||0||3||1||14||−13 || rowspan=11 colspan=7|''No qualifying tournament''
|-
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[1983 AFC Women's Championship|1983]]||Group Stage||5||1||0||4||2||16||−14
|-
| {{flagicon|HKG|1959}} [[1986 AFC Women's Championship|1986]] ||rowspan=3 colspan=8|''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|HKG|1959}} [[1986 AFC Women's Championship|1986]]
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[1991 AFC Women's Championship|1991]]
|-
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[1993 AFC Women's Championship|1993]]||Group Stage||3||0||0||3||0||32||−32
|-
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[1995 AFC Women's Championship|1995]]||Group Stage||3||0||1||2||0||23||−23
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[1997 AFC Women's Championship|1997]]||Group Stage||3||0||0||3||2||32||−30
|-
| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[1999 AFC Women's Championship|1999]]||Group Stage||4||1||0||3||5||8||−3
|-
| {{flagicon|ROC}} [[2001 AFC Women's Championship|2001]]||Group Stage||3||0||0||3||1||17||−16
|-
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[2003 AFC Women's Championship|2003]]||Group Stage||4||1||0||3||2||26||−24
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2006]]||rowspan=2 colspan=8|''Did not qualify'' ||2||0||0||2||2||10||-8
|-
| {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2008]] ||5||1||2||2||4||16||-12
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2010]] ||colspan=8|''Did not enter'' ||colspan=7|''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2014]] ||colspan=8|''Did not qualify'' ||3||2||0||1||10||1||+9
|-
| {{flagicon|JOR}} [[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2018]] ||6th Place||4||1||0||3||3||12||−9 ||5||3||1||1||18||6||+12
|-style="background:#9acdff;"
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2022]] ||Semi-finals||5||2||1||2||8||7||+1 ||2||2||0||0||4||2||+2
|-
|'''Total'''||10/17||37||6||2||29||24||187||−163||17||8||3||6||38||35||+3
|}

===Head to head records===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%"
!Legend
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| Won more than lost
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| Won equals lost
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| Lost more than won
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style=;"width:200;"|Opponent
! style=;"width:70;"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
! style=;"width:70;"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
! style=;"width:70;"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
! style=;"width:70;"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! style=;"width:70;"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! style=;"width:70;"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! style=;"width:70;"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
! style=;"width:70;"| Win %
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|HKG}} || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 3 || 11 || –8 || {{Percentage | 1 | 5 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|THA}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 9 || –7 || {{Percentage | 1 | 4 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|CHN}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 50 || –50 || {{Percentage | 0 | 4 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|UZB}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 8 || –7 || {{Percentage | 0 | 3 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|TPE}} || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 17 || –16 || {{Percentage | 0 | 3 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|JPN}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 36 || –36 || {{Percentage | 0 | 4 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|KOR}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 7 || –7 || {{Percentage | 0 | 2 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|SIN}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 9 || –8 || {{Percentage | 0 | 2 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|IND}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 13 || –13 || {{Percentage | 0 | 2 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|INA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || +6 || {{Percentage | 1 | 1 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|NEP}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || +5 || {{Percentage | 1 | 1 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|JOR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1 || {{Percentage | 1 | 1 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|GUM}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1 || {{Percentage | 1 | 1 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#ffc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|KAZ}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{Percentage | 0 | 1 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|MAS}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || –1 || {{Percentage | 0 | 1 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|AUS}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || –4 || {{Percentage | 0 | 1 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|MYA}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || –6 || {{Percentage | 0 | 1 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|- style="background-color:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|PRK}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 14 || –13 || {{Percentage | 0 | 1 | 2 | pad=yes }}
|}

==See also==
*[[Philippines at the FIFA Women's World Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Philippines women's national football team}}
[[Category:Countries at the AFC Women's Asian Cup|Women's Asian Cup]]
[[Category:Philippines women's national football team|AFC Women's Asian Cup]]