THE Philippine women’s national futsal team is now deep in its final training camp in football-manic Spain as part of its final push as the country hosts the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup in Pasig City on Nov. 21, 2025.
The team, dubbed the Filipina5, started its 14-day training camp in Spain on Oct. 29 with stops at Barcelona and Madrid. The team will also had a series of friendlies, against AE Les Corts on Nov. 2, FS Sabadell on Nov. 5, Esportiu Rubi on Nov. 6 before facing off with Spain’s national squad on Nov. 8.
“This camp is the perfect stage for our team to grow stronger—technically, tactically, and mentally. By training and playing against some of the best clubs and national teams in Europe, our players will gain the confidence and experience they need to perform fearlessly when the World Cup begins on home soil,” PFF president John Gutierrez said.
“Our Filipina5 are working tirelessly to represent the flag with honor,” Gutierrez said. “We are calling on every Filipino fan to rally behind them. Let’s fill the arenas in Pasig, let’s make them feel that this is our home, our pride, our moment.”
Under the PFF’s futsal development roadmap, the Filipina5 program aims to create a sustainable national team structure while promoting futsal as an accessible, exciting sport for Filipinos . The Spain training camp is part of this long-term vision—building a team not only for the 2025 World Cup, but for the future of Philippine futsal.
Aside from daily tactical sessions, strength and conditioning programs, and video analysis, the PFF hopes exposure to Spain’s professional futsal environment will accelerate the team’s growth and foster the competitive mindset needed for world-class play.
Gutierrez also said that hosting the Fifa Futsal World Cup is meant to inspire a generation.
“Hosting the World Cup is about pride, passion, and creating heroes that young Filipinos can look up to. Every goal, every save, every moment on the court is a message that our nation belongs on the world futsal map.