Excess phosphorus discharged into natural water will lead to eutrophication. Adsorption method has been extensively studied due to its economy, convenience, and efficiency. Ordered porous materials are characterized by regular pores, large surface area and pore volume, which can improve the dispersion of active species, further effectively enhancing the phosphate adsorption efficiency. The recent progress in the application of sorbents based on ordered porous materials to phosphate removal from water is summarized, including ordered porous carbon materials, ordered porous silicon materials and metal organic frameworks. The phosphate adsorption performance, main adsorption mechanism, adsorption influence factor, recovery and utilization of adsorbents based on ordered porous materials are discussed. The problems of phosphate adsorption by adsorbents based on ordered porous materials are summarized, and the future research direction and application prospect are also proposed.