Philippine Army F.C.

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Philippine Army
Philippine Army.png
Full namePhilippine Army Football Club
Nickname(s)The Troopers
Short namePAFC
Founded1960;64 years ago (1960)
GroundVarious
Owner Philippine Army
PresidentMaj. CJ Paolo P. Pérez
Head coachNestorio Margarse Jr.
League Philippines Football League
2024 Philippines Football League, 14th of 15

Philippine Army Football Club is a football section of the Philippine Army. It was founded in 1960 through the effort of the Special Services Unit that promotes sports and physical fitness within the army. The club last played in the Philippines Football League, the top-flight league of football in the Philippines.

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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 playing against Indian club, Kingfisher East Bengal and Thailand club, BEC Tero Sasana. [1]

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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 match. [2]

United Football League

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

Football crest as Philippine Army GTI (2014 UFL). PhilippineArmyNewLogo.png
Football crest as Philippine Army GTI (2014 UFL).

For the 2014 UFL season, Philippine Army had a temporary merger with General Trias International and the military squad was bolstered by Korean players. [4] The move was done due to difficulties in scheduling the training of its players, enlisted soldiers 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 United Football League including any related competitions. [6]

Philippines Football League

Philippine Army announced return for the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara. In 2024, They make their debut in the top-flight league, the Philippines Football League after confirming its participation in February 2024. Philippine Army played their first ever top-flight league match on 6 April 2024 in a 3–2 lost against Manila Diggers.

Players criteria

As a football club under the Armed Forces of the Philippines like the Philippine Navy and the Philippine Air Force. Philippine Army 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.

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

Former players

Continental record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2003 ASEAN Club Championship Group stage Flag of India.svg Kingfisher East Bengal 0–63rd
Flag of Thailand.svg BEC Tero Sasana 0–3

Honors

Domestic competitions

  • Winners (2): 1992, 2001
  • Runners-up (1): 2009
  • Runners-up (1): 1997

Records

SeasonDivisionTms.Pos.National CupNCRFA TournamentsMonfort Cup PFF NMCC UFL Cup AFC PC ACC
1960sNot known———————
1970/71218Winners———————
1972–1979Not known———————
1980198th———————
1981/83Not known———————
1984Not known—Winners—————
1985/91Not known———————
1992No national leagueWinners——————
1993–1994No national league———————
1995110Not known——Runner-up————
1996No national league——Runner-up————
199717Not known3rd——————
1998No national league——Winners————
19991153rd———————
2000No national league—Winners—————
2001No national leagueWinners——————
2002No national leagueWinners——————
2003No national league—————— Group stage
2004No national league——Winners————
2005No national league3rd——————
2006–2007No national league———————
2008 1 8Winners———————
2009No national league———— Runner-up ——
2010 1 85th———— Semi-finals ——
2011 173rd———— Round of 16 ——
2012 1109th———— Quarter-finals ——
2013 1109th——— Round of 16 Group stage DNQ—
2014 197th—————DNQ—
2015 11010th(DQ)———————
2016–2017Did not participate———————
2018Did not participate—4th—————
2019Did not participate———————
2020Did not participate———————
2021-2022Did not participate———————
2023Did not participate Group Stage ——————
2024115————————
Key

Note: Performances of the club indicated here was after the UFL Division 1 is created in 2009.

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  2. ↑ Olivares, Rick (January 24, 2012). "Air Force FC, Army FC & Navy FC: The strong, the few, and the proud are under siege". Bleacher's Brew. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
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