Batungbacal team (2005–2007) A Philippines women's futsal team was formed under Emmanuel Batungbacal five months prior to the
2005 Asian Indoor Games, their first international tournament. Batungbacal first came into contact with
Philippine Football Federation. At that time
Johnny Romualdez was the federation president and former
Ateneo player Domeka Garamenda was the secretary general. Batungbacal was given the green light to form a team but he had to rely on his funding. The team finished fourth place in the Asian Indoor Games. They later joined the
2007 Southeast Asian Games where they overcame Malaysia in the bronze medal game. In 2007,
José Mari Martínez would succeed Romualdez as PFF president. In 2009, the federation was riddled with controversy. The PFF Futsal Committee head
Esmaeil Sedigh recommended Batungbacal's removal as head coach in early 2009, which prompted the resignation of the women's futsal team's players. Batungbacal was allegedly removed for sending an unsanctioned women's futsal squad to the Vikings Futsal Cup in New Zealand although the coach presented a PFF document contradicting this claim. Martinez cites the coach's lack of coaching credentials for the move.
Sedigh team (2011) Esmaeil Sedigh became the women's futsal coach. He led the team at the
2011 Southeast Asian Games.
Hermans program (2020–2024) Dutch former player and coach
Victor Hermans was brought in by the PFF in 2020 to serve as a technical consultant for futsal. Hermans focused initially on the women's team and formed the core of the new team from players hailing from the
Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation. The squad would train despite the
COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the new women's futsal team was unveiled adopting the moniker "Pinay5". The team took part at the Pinay5 Futsal Faceoff, a two-game friendly series with Guam. They lost the first game 0–1, but won the second one 3–1. The Philippines was announced to host the inaugural
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup to be held in
2025 consequently qualifying its national team for the tournament. Its first tournament as part of its preparation is the
2024 ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship in
Pasig. The team was formed through scouting during High 5 Futsal League season and with a few players scouted outside of the country. The hosts narrowly missed a place in the third place playoff of the five-team tournament after losing 1–2 to their final group stage opponent
Indonesia. They only needed a draw to advance. However, in December 2024, Hermans was reportedly removed from his position and "realigned" with the men's program. Key players announced their resignation from the team due to alleged 'chaos' and 'disorganization' of top PFF officials. This included the PFF trying to arrange a short-notice training camp, without the Head Coach, and telling players they would be cut if they did not go to this short notice camp scheduled for December 26, despite several players already being out of Manila, as well as a push towards including more players from a footballing background whom they believed were better athletes despite lacking futsal experience. Team manager
Danny Moran was also removed from the team, though he maintained support for Hermans and together they pushed through with the originally scheduled Pinay5 training camp in January 2024, and their futsal programs.
Merino program (2025–present) . The PFF hired Spanish coach Rafa Merino Rodriguez as the new head coach of the women's team in December 2024. His appointment was announced in January 2025 with a new pool of players announced for the
2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers Only five players are holdovers from Hermans' team. In the relevant press conference PFF President
John Gutierrez has requested the media not to discuss controversies which unfolded in late 2024 until the tournament is over. Moran demanded the PFF desist from using "Pinay 5" in subsequent official PFF events, alleging a breach of contract. The Philippines qualified for the
2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup in
China as the best third-place team. They however failed to progress out of the group stage in their debut appearance. They had training camps in Japan and Spain in preparation for the inaugural 2025 World Cup. The Philippines lost all of their three games to Poland (0–6), Morocco (2–3), and Argentina (1–5). Their closest result was with Morocco and was leading 2–0 before their eventual defeat. ==Team image==