The Philippine Army Football Club is an

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club based in the

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. 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 The Philippine Army (PA) ( Tagalog: ''Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas''; in literal English: ''Army of the Ground of the Philippines''; in literal Spanish: ''Ejército de la Tierra de la Filipinas'') is the main, oldest and largest branch of the ...

History

In 2003, the club participated in the inaugural edition of

ASEAN Club Championship The ASEAN Club Championship or ACC is an international club football competition organised by the ASEAN Football Federation between domestic champion clubs. The competition is backed by AFC and FIFA. The first edition was sponsored by LG Electron ...

held in

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where they finished the tournament with 2 losses. Philippine Army participated in the sole season of the

Filipino Premier League The Filipino Premier League was the top-level football league of the Philippines, operating under the country's football governing body, the Philippine Football Federation. The league was announced on August 2, 2008, and started on September 21, ...

in 2008 winning over Giligans in the league final.

United Football League

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. For the 2014 UFL season, Philippine Army F.C. had a temporary merger with

General Trias International FC General Trias International FC was a Philippines, Filipino association football club composed wholly of South Korean players, based in General Trias, Cavite and a member of Philippine Football Federation, Cavite Football Association. The club par ...

and the military squad was bolstered by Korean players. 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. At the latter part of the 2015 season, Philippine Army was disqualified from the UFL including any other competitions under the league.

Players

As a football club under the

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like the

Philippine Navy F.C. Philippine Navy FC is an association football club based in the Philippines under the administration of the Philippine Navy. The club reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 UFL Cup where it was defeated by eventual Cup runner-up Philippine Air F ...

and the Philippine Air Force F.C., Philippine Army F.C. can only sign players who are also enlisted in the

. Though for the 2014 season the squad included non-Army enlistees with the temporary merger of the club with

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

Current squad

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

Honors

Domestic competitions

:*Winners (1):

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UFL Cup The United Football League Cup, commonly known as UFL Cup, was a Filipino association football competition. It was played on a multistage format that culminated in a knockout stage (single elimination). Clubs eligible to compete for the cup wer ...

:*''Runners-up (1):'' 2009

Records

;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

External links

Philippine Army F.C. info
Football clubs in the Philippines Association football clubs established in 1960 1960 establishments in the Philippines Sports teams in Metro Manila

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Military sports clubs in the Philippines

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