The Cheng Hua Athletic Association whose football team were known as the Cheng Hua Tigers is a sports club in the Philippines.
They are an associate member of the Cavite Football Association and a member of the
Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines
The Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines, abbreviated as FESSAP is a university sports federation based in the Philippines established in 1999. It is recognized by the Commission on Higher Education since 1999 and member of ...
.
History
Cheng Hua was established in 1932 as a result of a merger between Shin Cheng and Tong Hua, both local-based Chinese teams. The two sports group decided to use a Chinese character from each of their names to form the name "Cheng Hua", which literally means "unification of Chinese teams overseas".
In 2007 at the gala dedicated to the centennial of football in the Philippines, Cheng Hua along with
Blue Guards and the
Manila Nomads
The Manila Nomads Sports Club, or simply the Nomads Sports Club or the Manila Nomads, is a sports club based in Carmona, Cavite, Philippines. For much of its history its grounds was situated within Metro Manila with its last ground within th ...
received awards in the team category for their contribution in Philippine football.
From the year of their inception until the 1980s, their football team competed and won in various domestic and international competitions. Cheng Hua also accommodated other sports such as
basketball,
badminton,
golf,
table tennis, and
tennis. The sports club remain extant as of 2016.
See also
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Manila Lions F.C.
The Lions Football Club was a football club based in Manila, Philippines.
History
Lions F.C. was established on 7 December 1949 by football coach Mariano Ong.
In the 1950s, the Lions dominated other Filipino-Chinese football clubs such as Cheng ...
References
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Association football clubs established in 1932
Football clubs in the Philippines
1932 establishments in the Philippines