Preliminary Lineup for the AFF Suzuki Cup released

The Philippines named their preliminary lineup for the AFF Suzuki Cup on Thursday afternoon on the Senior Men's National Team's website.

Eleven members from the side that two years ago made the miraculous run to the semifinals in Indonesia under Simon McMenemy return under the auspices of Hans Michael Weiss to attempt to replicate the feat. They will join forces with the core of the team that won the Philippine Football Peace Cup, the first tournament title the Azkals secured in almost a century.

Out of the 35, twenty-two will be selected to participate in the competition proper.  The eight nations have until November 23 to finalize their respective lineups. Out of that 22, each team can register twenty players who can be eligible to play in a particular match in the Suzuki Cup. That list of twenty will be known sixty minutes before each fixture.

In cases of injury or club conflict, (the competition is not included in the FIFA Calendar) the coaching staff can select an alternate, but said alternate needs to be included in the original pool.

The Philippines begins its AFF Suzuki Cup group stage campaign on November 24 against co-hosts Thailand.

The initial 35-man pool of the Philippines are as follows:

Midfielders

Marvin Angeles - Global FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Marwin Angeles - Global FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Jason De Jong - Stallion Penson FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Anto Gonzales - Loyola Meralco Sparks FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Chris Greatwich - Morris County Colonials (National Premier Soccer League - United States)
Jerry Lucena - Esbjerg FC (Superliga - Denmark)
Nestorio Margarse, Jr. - Philippine Army (United Football League - Philippines)
Lexton Moy - Kaya FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Paul Mulders - ADO Den Haag (Eredivisie - The Netherlands)
Manny Ott - Ingolstadt II (Regionalliga-Bayern - Germany)
Matthew Uy - Global FC (United Football League - Philippines)

Forwards

Ian Araneta - Philippine Air Force (United Football League - Philippines)
Joshua Beloya - Ceres FC (??? - Philippines)
Angel Guirado - Salgaocar FC (I-League - India)
Mark Hartmann - Loyola Meralco Sparks FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Denis Wolf - Global FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Phil Younghusband - Loyola Meralco Sparks FC (United Football League - Philippines)

Wingers

Misagh Bahadoran - Global FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Emelio Caligdong - Philippine Air Force (United Football League - Philippines)
Jeff Christiaens - Global FC (United Football League - Philippines)
OJ Porteria - Kaya FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Demit Omphroy - Global FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Patrick Reichelt - Global FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Stephan Schrock - Hoffenheim (Bundesliga - Germany)
James Younghusband - Loyola Meralco Sparks FC (United Football League - Philippines)

Defenders

Dennis Cagara - Karlsruher SC (3. Bundesliga - Germany)
Rob Gier - Ascot United FC (Hellenic League - England)
Juan Luis Guirado - Racing Lermeno (Tercera Division - Spain) *also listed on Global FC's roster
Ray Jonsson - Grindavik (Úrvalsdeild - Iceland) *contract with the team expires at end of October
Carlie de Murga - Global FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Jason Sabio - Kaya FC (United Football League - Philippines)

Goalkeepers

Ref Cuaresma - Loyola Meralco Sparks FC (United Football League - Philippines)
Neil Etheridge - Bristol Rovers (League Two - England) *On loan from English Premiership side Fulham
Roland Muller - MSV Duisburg (2. Bundesliga - Germany)
Ed Sacapano - Philippine Army (United Football League - Philippines)