In 1917, the first Spanish and Filipino footballer to play for a European club, Paulino Alcántara Riestra, was selected by the Philippines to represent the country at the Far Eastern Championship Games in Tokyo.

He helped them defeat Japan 15–2, which remains the largest win in Philippine international football history.

[1] In October 1996, Rene Adad was installed as PFF president after a snap election which ousted his predecessor, Ricardo Tan.

[3] The PFF under the Presidency of Jose Mari Martinez saw crises which challenged his leadership as well as the national teams.

[6] On 27 November 2010, at the PFF 7th Ordinary Congress at the PhilSports Complex in Pasig, Martinez was ousted by 25 Presidents out of the 29 present member associations to approve a resolution made by 8 members of the Board of Governors calling for the ousting and replacement of Martinez as PFF president.

The registration system will create a database of Filipino players which will be accessible to organizers of PFF-sanctioned tournaments.

[9] In November 2016, Araneta announced that the PFF will move its headquarters to Carmona, Cavite in 2017 where an artificial football pitch is due to be finished within the month.

[12] The federation launched its first esports tournament, the PFF eTrophy which featured the video game title FIFA 21 in 2021.

The PFF was given the AFC President Recognition Award for Grassroots Football in the Developing Category in 2014[33] and in 2016.