Philippine Army F.C.

The Philippine Army Football Club is an association football club based in the Philippines. It was founded in 1960 through the effort of the Philippine Army Special Services Unit. A unit that promotes sports and physical fitness within the Army, under the direction of the Commanding General. As the club name indicates, the team is composed of members of the Philippine Army.

Philippine Army FC
Full namePhilippine Army Football Club
Nickname(s)The Troopers
Founded1960 (1960)
PresidentMaj. CJ Paolo P. Pérez, (CAV) PA
Head coachRicky Cain
2015UFL Division 1, 10th (Disqualified, relegated to Division 2)

History

In 2003, the club participated in the inaugural edition of ASEAN Club Championship held in Jakarta, Indonesia where they finished the tournament with 2 losses.[1]

Billy Estrella
Wilson De la Cruz
Richmond Braga
Nolan Madali
Rocky Garciano
Roel Gener
Efren Pabilona
Philip Caballero
Jeoffrey Lobaton
Philippine Army FC's Starting 11 during their ASEAN Club Championship campaign in 2003

Philippine Army participated in the sole season of the Filipino Premier League in 2008 winning over Giligans in the league final.[2]

United Football League

Football crest as Philippine Army GTI (2014 UFL).

Philippine Army F.C. played in the now-defunct United Football League, which was the de facto top tier league in the Philippines. Initially the club is among the top teams in the league finishing third in the 2011 season though they finished 9th in the following two seasons in 2012 and 2013. The club avoided relegation by winning against Union Internacional Manila F.C. in the playoff.[3]

For the 2014 UFL season, Philippine Army F.C. had a temporary merger with General Trias International FC and the military squad was bolstered by Korean players.[4] The move was done due to difficulties in scheduling the training of its players who are also enlisted soldiers who were often called into duty. The team played as Philippine Army GTI for that season.[5]

At the latter part of the 2015 season, Philippine Army was disqualified from the UFL including any other competitions under the league.[6]

Players

As a football club under the Armed Forces of the Philippines like the Philippine Navy F.C. and the Philippine Air Force F.C., Philippine Army F.C. can only sign players who are also enlisted in the Philippine Army.[3] Though for the 2014 season the squad included non-Army enlistees with the temporary merger of the club with General Trias International FC.

The club had players who has played for the Philippines national team such as Roel Gener, Nestorio Margarse, and Eduard Sacapaño.[3]

Current squad

As of 7 March 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  PER Wilson Muñoz
4  PHI Jalor Soriano
7 MF  PHI Ricardo Becite III
9 FW  PHI Roynick Bernardo
10  PHI Jomar Acedo
11 FW  PHI Roykent Bedia
15 DF  PHI John Cain
17 DF  PHI Ronel Gener
18 MF  PHI Lauren Bedua
21 FW  PHI Chy Villaseñor
23 DF  PHI Nestorio Margarse Jr.
25 FW  PHI Ian Longno
No. Pos. Nation Player
30  PHI Juven Benitez
32 MF  PHI Erwin Silvestre
41 FW  PHI Jovanie Simpron
48 DF  PHI Nolan Madali
49  PHI Reynan Doromal
92 DF  PHI Cristituto Pino
DF  PHI Eduardo Gempisaw Jr.
MF  PHI Romano Vestal
MF  PHI Jayvon Herva
 PHI Justine Chaves
DF  PHI Dreffelson Bannizo
FW  PHI Roelfred Napuran

Former players

  • Lurix Araneta
  • Rey Saluria
  • Jesus Baron
  • Judy Saluria
  • Jeoffrey Lobaton
  • Wilson Dela Cruz
  • Billy Estrella
  • Roel Gener
  • Luisito Brillantes
  • Eduard Sacapaño

Continental record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2003 ASEAN Club Championship Group stage Kingfisher East Bengal 6–0 3rd
BEC Tero Sasana 0–3

Honors

Domestic competitions

  • Runners-up (1): 2009

Records

Season Division Tms. Pos. National Cup NCRFA Tournaments Monfort Cup PFF NMCC UFL Cup AFC PC ACC
1960s Not known
1970/71 2 18 Winners
1972–1979 Not known
1980 1 9 8th
1981/83 Not known
1984 Not known Winners
1985/91 Not known
1992 No national league Winners
1993–1994 No national league
1995 1 10 Not known Runner-up
1996 No national league Runner-up
1997 1 7 Not known 3rd
1998 No national league Winners
1999 1 15 3rd
2000 No national league Winners
2001 No national league Winners
2002 No national league Winners
2003 No national league Group stage
2004 No national league Winners
2005 No national league 3rd
2006–2007 No national league
2008 1 8 Winners
2009 No national league Runner-up
2010 1 8 5th Semi-finals
2011 1 7 3rd Round of 16
2012 1 10 9th Quarter-finals
2013 1 10 9th Round of 16 Group stage DNQ
2014 1 9 7th DNQ
2015 1 10 10th (DQ)
2016–2017 Did not participate
2018 Did not participate 4th
2019 Did not participate
2020 Did not participate
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • TBD = To be determined
  • DNQ = Did not qualify

Note: Performances of the club indicated here was after the UFL Division 1 created (as a semi-pro league) in 2009.

References

  1. Saaid, Hamdan (5 November 2003). "ASEAN Club Championship 2003 – Match Details". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. Olivares, Rick (24 January 2012). "Air Force FC, Army FC & Navy FC: The strong, the few, and the proud are under siege". Bleacher's Brew. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. Miravite, Myke (14 January 2014). "UFL Preview: Philippine Army's Last Stand". Rappler. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. Miravite, Myke (17 January 2014). "UFL: Army topples Team Socceroo; Green Archers – Pasargad ends in draw". Rappler. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. Guerrero, Bob (17 January 2014). "UFL: GAU held by new-look Pasargad, Army merges with GTI and wins". Yahoo! Philippines. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. Murillo, Michael Angelo (13 August 2015). "JP Voltes earns promotion; UFL Cup KO stage begins". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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