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'''Maharlika Football Club''', commonly referred to as '''Maharlika''', is a [[Philippines|Philippine]] professional [[association football|football]] club that competes in the [[Philippines Football League]].
The club was founded in 2019 as an all-star [[Seven-a-side football|seven-a-side]] team that competed in the [[7's Football League]]. The professional team was formed in 2020 amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The club was co-founded by former [[Philippines national football team|Philippines national team]] defender [[Anton del Rosario]].
==History== ===Seven-a-side team (2019)=== Former Philippine national team defender [[Anton del Rosario]] announced that to open his [[7's Football League]]'s 2019 season, the league was launching a new competition called the Kampeon Cup 2019. The competition was held from July 27 to 28 at the [[McKinley Hill Stadium]] in [[Taguig]], and featured all-star 7-a-side squads from [[Manila]], [[Bacolod]], [[Cebu City]], and [[Davao City]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Murillo, Michael |title=7s Football League commences new season with Kampeon Cup |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/7s-football-league-commences-new-season-with-kampeon-cup/ |date=2019-07-22 |accessdate=2020-08-13 |archive-date=7 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207112516/https://www.bworldonline.com/7s-football-league-commences-new-season-with-kampeon-cup/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The team based in Manila was Maharlika F.C.<ref name=pavesway>{{cite web |author=PinoyFootball |title=Philam Vitality 7s KAMPEON Paves Way For Talented Players Around The Country |url=https://pinoyfootball.com/2019/07/20/philam-vitality-7s-kampeon-paves-way-for-talented-players-around-the-country/ |date=2019-07-20 |accessdate=2020-08-13 |archive-date=25 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825094254/https://pinoyfootball.com/2019/07/20/philam-vitality-7s-kampeon-paves-way-for-talented-players-around-the-country/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Several [[Philippines Football League]] (PFL) standouts played for the club during the Kampeon Cup, including former [[Ilocos United F.C.|Ilocos United]] goalkeeper Cedric Hodreal, former [[Kaya F.C.-Iloilo|Kaya]] and [[Philippines national football team|Philippine national team]] defender [[Aly Borromeo]], [[Mendiola F.C. 1991|Mendiola]] midfielders [[Hamed Hajimehdi]] and [[Roberto Corsame Jr.]], and [[Philippine Air Force F.C.|Philippine Air Force]] stalwart Alexandro Elnar. The team had noted Philippine celebrities in its squad such as Nico Bolzico, husband of actress [[Solenn Heussaff]], and Brazilian-Japanese model [[Daniel Matsunaga]].<ref name=pavesway/>
During the Kampeon 7s Cup in 2019, Maharlika faced all-star clubs from around the Philippines and finished second out of four clubs in the group stage. In the final, it lost 5–3 to the Cebu all-star team, Cebu Leylam FC, with Hajimehdji, Del Rosario, and Borromeo scoring the goals.<ref>{{cite web |author=Alison, Mars |title=Cebu Leylam Niños 7s bag Philam Vitality Kampeon Cup title |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/247908/cebu-leylam-ninos-7s-bag-philam-vitality-kampeon-cup-title |date=2019-07-28 |accessdate=2020-08-13 |archive-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209161118/https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/247908/cebu-leylam-ninos-7s-bag-philam-vitality-kampeon-cup-title |url-status=live }}</ref> The team was also planned to join the Kampeon 7s Cup 2020 in Cebu featuring clubs from Davao, Bacolod, Cebu, and [[Iloilo City]] from March 13 to 15, However, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the competition was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sunstar Cebu |title=Kampeon Cup cancels 3-day event |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1848169 |date=2020-03-12 |accessdate=2020-08-13 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326070933/https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1848169 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Philippines Football League (2020–)===
On July 27, the Facebook and Instagram pages of Maharlika were created, leading to exciting new rumours of the formation of a new club. The club began engaging its fans by asking them questions regarding topics such as player signings and sustainability. On July 30, the club opened its doors to training via [[Zoom Video Communications|Zoom]]. Pictures of these training sessions were later posted, revealing Del Rosario alongside a set of younger football players as well as many former [[United Football League (Philippines)|United Football League]] and [[Philippines Football League]] veterans such as former Kaya-Iloilo players [[Serge Kaole]] and [[Alfred Osei]], Hodreal, who played for Maharlika in the Kampeon 7s Cup, former [[Manila Nomads Sports Club]] player Mateo Yuhico, and former [[Global F.C.|Global]] keeper Enrique Ortiz.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} {{football squad on pitch|align=left | GK_nat = Cameroon |GK = [[Henri Bandeken|Bandeken]] | RB_nat = Philippines |RB = Amisola | RCB_nat = Philippines |RCB = [[Jerry Barbaso|Barbaso]] | LCB_nat = Philippines |LCB = [[David Basa|Basa]] | LB_nat = Philippines |LB = Yuhico | RCM_nat = Philippines |RCM = Fornea | LCM_nat = Philippines |LCM = [[Anton del Rosario|del Rosario]] | AM_nat = Philippines |AM = [[Yannick Tuason|Tuason]] | RW_nat = Philippines |RW = [[Michael Canicosa|Canicosa]] | CF_nat = Democratic Republic of the Congo |CF = Epesso | LW_nat = Philippines |LW = Beaton | caption = The starting lineup that garnered Maharlika's first-ever win over [[Stallion Laguna F.C.|Stallion Laguna]]. }} On August 6, during a livestream on the [[Facebook]] page of Sports On Air, Del Rosario revealed that Maharlika was applying for a license to be able to join the PFL as early as the [[2020 Philippines Football League|2020 season]]. Should they not participate in this year's season, they were open to join the 2020 season of the Weekend Futbol League.<ref name=targets>{{cite web |author=Stewart, Adrian |title=Maharlika Manila targets PFL license |url=https://www.panaynews.net/maharlika-manila-targets-pfl-license/ |date=2020-08-08 |accessdate=2020-08-13 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326070522/https://www.panaynews.net/maharlika-manila-targets-pfl-license/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Murillo, Michael |title=Maharlika FC signifies intent to join the PFL |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/maharlika-fc-signifies-intent-to-join-the-pfl/ |date=2020-08-06 |accessdate=2020-08-13 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809075407/https://www.bworldonline.com/maharlika-fc-signifies-intent-to-join-the-pfl/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also stated that he doesn't want to commit just yet, given the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines]]. The team's lineup wasn't revealed either, but it is hinted by Del Rosario to contain former Azkals players, former football players, and some youth players. Brazilian-Japanese model [[Daniel Matsunaga]] is one of those who is part of the lineup.<ref>{{cite web |author=Saldajeno, Ivan |title=Anton Del Rosario bares Maharlika Manila seeking PFL license |url=https://www.dugout.ph/anton-del-rosario-bares-maharlika |date=2020-08-06 |accessdate=2020-08-13 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.panaynews.net/maharlika-manila-targets-pfl-license/|title=Maharlika Manila targets PFL license|publisher=Panay News|date=8 August 2020|accessdate=27 August 2020|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326070522/https://www.panaynews.net/maharlika-manila-targets-pfl-license/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/330728?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=12274f89cbce0e1a0e517eed1490ad55685c5acb-1598517255-0-AcL2bTNU0WenIeEfY1JYy4a1RtviQTDh1OlbrredaXzDbShe1OuAF9ixIvfV1gNBkKsuhmxkBgIUuuuaIwSje5SA3yhiQQHDogFHuL17ZujlJJaQMAhgGUGcLyFlppB1VYauQGFt5atBA3NPuwf91nYmMrIwHbp-E1y9zgdv31ARF6R_FN18e3S7HubOs-vqZQy2Dv4Sl-ZszBa62dHT5KjnZa4WpQbErRTbyLOY7RPc_UXIXq58xrR5ZbRKIO4xRkJNYn-04k2FE0hja-Cv5YljQ9_o-WJKblWR2p8m6GI4|title=Del Rosario forms football team|publisher=Manila Standard|date=6 August 2020|accessdate=27 August 2020|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326070449/https://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-headlines/sports-plus/330728/del-rosario-forms-football-team.html?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=12274f89cbce0e1a0e517eed1490ad55685c5acb-1598517255-0-AcL2bTNU0WenIeEfY1JYy4a1RtviQTDh1OlbrredaXzDbShe1OuAF9ixIvfV1gNBkKsuhmxkBgIUuuuaIwSje5SA3yhiQQHDogFHuL17ZujlJJaQMAhgGUGcLyFlppB1VYauQGFt5atBA3NPuwf91nYmMrIwHbp-E1y9zgdv31ARF6R_FN18e3S7HubOs-vqZQy2Dv4Sl-ZszBa62dHT5KjnZa4WpQbErRTbyLOY7RPc_UXIXq58xrR5ZbRKIO4xRkJNYn-04k2FE0hja-Cv5YljQ9_o-WJKblWR2p8m6GI4|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 9, [[Misagh Bahadoran]] hinted that he had joined Maharlika Football Club, stating that the club had the mentality of former Azkals' players.<ref>{{cite web |author=Tupas, Cedelf |title=Bahadoran sets comeback, joins team with 'mentality of past Azkals players' |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/401156/bahadoran-sets-comeback-joins-team-with-mentality-of-past-azkals-players |date=2020-08-13 |accessdate=2020-08-13 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326070443/https://sports.inquirer.net/401156/bahadoran-sets-comeback-joins-team-with-mentality-of-past-azkals-players |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Misagh Bahadoran to lead new PFL club Maharlika FC |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/misagh-bahadoran-lead-new-pfl-club-maharlika-fc/188967 |accessdate=September 1, 2020 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=September 1, 2020 |archive-date=21 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921063008/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/misagh-bahadoran-lead-new-pfl-club-maharlika-fc/188967 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On September 1, Maharlika was granted a provisional license allowing it to participate in the PFL's 2020 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://huddleph.com/2020/09/01/maharlika-fc-welcome-to-the-philippines-football-league-fib-slaps-global-fc-with-a-lengthy-suspension/|title=Maharlika FC, Welcome to the Philippines Football League; FIB Slaps Global FC with a lengthy suspension|publisher=Huddle PH|date=1 September 2020|accessdate=1 September 2020|archive-date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926141109/http://huddleph.com/2020/09/01/maharlika-fc-welcome-to-the-philippines-football-league-fib-slaps-global-fc-with-a-lengthy-suspension/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pff.org.ph/2020/09/01/decisions-for-pfl-season-2020-issued/|title=Decisions For PFL Season 2020 Issued|website=Philippine Football Federation|date=1 September 2020|accessdate=1 September 2020|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001050251/https://pff.org.ph/2020/09/01/decisions-for-pfl-season-2020-issued/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/01/20/pff-suspends-global-fc-for-90-days-grants-maharlika-provisional-license|title=PFF suspends Global FC for 90 days, grants Maharlika provisional license|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=1 September 2020|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=1 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901222338/https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/01/20/pff-suspends-global-fc-for-90-days-grants-maharlika-provisional-license|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2020/9/1/pfl-target-october-restart.html|title=Football teams start practice as PFL eyes October restart|publisher=CNN News|date=1 September 2020|accessdate=2 September 2020|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326070451/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/sports/2020/9/1/pfl-target-october-restart.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> For at least the first season, players were signed to play for a wage of {{Philippine peso|1}}, essentially [[pro bono]], until the club becomes more sustainable.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Del Rosario |first1=Paolo |title=Newly-formed Maharlika FC is built on 'love of the sport' and one-peso players |url=https://tv5.espn.com/story/_/id/29850612/ex-azkals-shun-salaries-join-new-club-maharlika-fc |accessdate=September 11, 2020 |work=ESPN5 |date=September 10, 2020 |archive-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101103935/https://tv5.espn.com/story/_/id/29850612/ex-azkals-shun-salaries-join-new-club-maharlika-fc |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 22, 2020, Maharlika formally partnered with the Manila city government and were formally endorsed by Mayor [[Isko Moreno]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Maharlika FC Inks Dream Partnership with Manila |url=https://pfl.org.ph/maharlika-fc-inks-dream-partnership-manila/?fbclid=IwAR1WQE7WvvsxT0Ee7yJqf2aNwLD8ByN4mHqsz6j6Dp45qZsqs6DGWoTU2cQ |accessdate=September 22, 2020 |date=September 22, 2020 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326070455/https://pfl.org.ph/maharlika-fc-inks-dream-partnership-manila/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Maharlika's first-ever PFL match took place on October 28 at the [[PFF National Training Centre]], where they lost 1–0 to [[Kaya F.C.–Iloilo|Kaya–Iloilo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PFL: Kaya Iloilo edges Maharlika-Manila for winning start to 2020 campaign |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/29/20/pfl-kaya-iloilo-edges-maharlika-manila-for-winning-start-to-2020-campaign |access-date=October 31, 2020 |agency=ABS-CBN News |date=October 29, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029015646/https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/29/20/pfl-kaya-iloilo-edges-maharlika-manila-for-winning-start-to-2020-campaign |archive-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Go |first1=Beatrice |title=Kaya FC surges past newcomer Maharlika FC for 1st win |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/football/game-results-kaya-fc-iloilo-maharlika-manila-fc-october-28-2020/ |access-date=October 31, 2020 |work=Rappler |date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031031550if_/https://www.rappler.com/sports/football/game-results-kaya-fc-iloilo-maharlika-manila-fc-october-28-2020 |archive-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=Jayson Panhay, Kaya spoil Maharlika debut in PFL |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jayson-panhay-kaya-spoil-maharlika-debut-in-pfl/193702 |accessdate=October 31, 2020 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=October 28, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030083249/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jayson-panhay-kaya-spoil-maharlika-debut-in-pfl/193702 |archivedate=October 30, 2020}}</ref> On their following match, on October 31, Maharlika scored their first-ever PFL goal, with Jose Montelibano scoring against [[Stallion Laguna F.C.|Stallion Laguna]]. That same match was also their first-ever PFL win, which ended 2–1 courtesy of winger Jeremy Theuer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=Maharlika Manila nips Stallion Laguna for first-ever PFL win |url=https://www.spin.ph/football/pfl/maharlika-manila-nips-stallion-laguna-for-first-ever-pfl-win-a795-20201031 |accessdate=October 31, 2020 |work=Sports Interactive Network (SPIN.PH) |date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031085829/https://www.spin.ph/football/pfl/maharlika-manila-nips-stallion-laguna-for-first-ever-pfl-win-a795-20201031 |archive-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref>
In February 2023, the [[McKinley Hill Stadium]] in [[Taguig]] was approved by the PFL as the club's home stadium.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clubs submit Team Roster form |url=https://pfl.org.ph/clubs-submit-team-roster-form/ |website=The Philippines Football League |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=10 February 2023 |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211030625/https://pfl.org.ph/clubs-submit-team-roster-form/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The club then renamed themselves as Maharlika Taguig in January 2024, before the start of the [[2024 Philippines Football League]].{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
[[F.C. Vikings]], a team which has played in the [[Taiwan Football Premier League]], fully acquired the Filipino club by January 2025 taking over the ownership from Anton del Rosario while remaining in the PFL. The club was renamed once more to Maharlika F.C.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vikings FC Acquires 100% Ownership of Maharlika FC, Announces Player Loan Program |url=https://www.matchday.ph/Content/Post/Watch/264 |archive-date=23 January 2025|access-date=23 January 2025 |work=Matchday.ph |date=21 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123122553/https://www.matchday.ph/Content/Post/Watch/264}}</ref> At th end of the [[2024–25 Philippines Football League|2024–25 season]], however, the club almost disbanded following the death of Vikings team leader Ryan Chen. Taiwan-based Company M1 International Limited fully acquired the rights to Maharlika, with chairman Teddy Tsai and Denis Lucindo taking over the team at the start of the [[2025–26 Philippines Football League|2025-26 season.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabatbat |first=Erel |date=2026-02-26|title=Youth movement and second chances at Maharlika FC|url=https://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-columns/the-designated-kit-man-by-erel-cabatbat/314708876/youth-movement-and-second-chances-at-maharlika-fc.html|access-date=2026-02-27|website=Manila Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lucindo |first=Denis |date=2025-09-13 |title=Maharlika FC Wins First Outing |url=https://www.kaohsiungtimes.com/post/maharlika-fc-wins-first-outing |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=Kaohsiung Times |language=en}}</ref>
==Team image== Maharlika Taguig markets itself as the "Koponan ng Masa" and adopts the motto of "For the people, by the people, we are the People's Club".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Naredo |first1=Camille |title=Football: PFL hails 'professionalism' of new team Maharlika FC |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/02/20/football-pfl-hails-professionalism-of-new-team-maharlika-fc |access-date=September 2, 2020 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=September 2, 2020 |archive-date=2 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902163655/https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/02/20/football-pfl-hails-professionalism-of-new-team-maharlika-fc |url-status=live }}</ref> The club's crest was designed by Augustino Cabral of Southside Football with its own nickname featured at the bottom using the traditional [[Baybayin]] script.<ref>{{cite web |title=We are proud to unveil the official logo of Maharlika FC |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=103724294760340&story_fbid=129437475522355 |website=Facebook |publisher=Maharlika F.C. |accessdate=September 2, 2020 |date=August 12, 2020 |quote=We are proud to unveil the official logo of Maharlika FC, ang Koponan ng Masa. Logo by Augustino Cabral of Southside Football and Animation by Rigel Estabaya |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326070944/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fid%3D103724294760340%26story_fbid%3D129437475522355 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club is named after a [[Maharlika|feudal warrior class]] of the ancient [[Tagalog people|Tagalog]] society in [[Luzon]] during the pre-colonial era.
===Kit manufacturers and sponsors=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Period ![[Kit (association football)|Kit]] Manufacturer !Shirt Partner<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pfl.org.ph/maharlika-fc-inks-dream-partnership-manila/type=3&theater |title=Maharlika FC |author= |publisher=Maharlika Football Club |accessdate=22 September 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- |2020–2021 |Gameville Sportswear |[[Philam Life]] |- |2022– |Equipt Studios |[[AIA Group|AIA]] |}
==Affiliated clubs== *{{flagicon|PHI}} EMA Bulacan Highlanders (2024) *{{flagicon|TPE}} [[F.C. Vikings|Vikings]] (2025) – owners for [[2024–25 Philippines Football League|2024-25 season.]] In May 2024, the club officially announced their partnership with amateur club EMA Bulacan Highlanders with the aim to improve grassroots and youth development football in [[Bulacan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=𝐄𝐌𝐀 𝐇𝐅𝐂 𝐱 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐅𝐂 |url=https://www.facebook.com/share/p/miHZezBBPqqH8faU/?mibextid=oFDknk |publisher=EMA Bulacan Highlanders on facebook |date=15 May 2024 |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref>
==Players== {{updated|11 February 2026}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=CIV|pos=GK|name=[[Dini Ouattara]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Kang Beom-seok]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=PHI|pos=MF|name=[[Santino Rosales]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=PHI|pos=DF|name=[[Enzo Lucindo]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Yuya Kashiwabara]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=ERI|pos=FW|name=[[Fahmi Ibrahim]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=PHI|pos=MF|name=[[Nathan Rilloraza]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=PHI|pos=FW|name=[[Eric Giganto]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=PHI|pos=MF|name=[[Jorrel Aristorenas]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=KOR|pos=FW|name=[[Kim Ji-an (footballer)|Kim Ji-an]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=PHI|pos=MF|name=[[Charlie Beaton]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=KOR|pos=FW|name=[[Kim Jin-hyeon (footballer, born 1995)|Kim Jin-hyeon]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=PHI|pos=DF|name=Caelan McLeod|other=}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=PHI|pos=FW|name=[[Ivan Ouano]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=PHI|pos=MF|name=[[Jerome Marzan]]|other=}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=PHI|pos=DF|name=[[Dean Ebarle]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|co-captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=KOR|pos=MF|name=[[Park Jae-hyun]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=PHI|pos=GK|name=[[Kenry Balobo]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|co-captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=PHI|pos=GK|name=Shane Salino|other=}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=PHI|pos=FW|name=[[Kintaro Miyagi]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=[[Daniel Oppong]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=PHI|pos=MF|name=[[Earl Piñero]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=PHI|pos=DF|name=[[Haren de Gracia]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=PHI|pos=FW|name=Tristan Mendoza|other=}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=PHI|pos=MF|name=[[Julian Romero (footballer)|Julian Romero]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=44|nat=PHI|pos=DF|name=[[Michael Menzi]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|co-captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=KOR|pos=FW|name=[[Jo Woo-hyuk]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=88|nat=PHI|pos=MF|name=[[Nicolas Ferrer]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Park Eun-soo]]|other=}} {{Fs end}}
==Coaching staff== ''As of July 30, 2021''<ref>{{cite web |title=MMFC PFL 2021 Coaching Staff |url=https://www.facebook.com/MaharlikaFootballClub/posts/213796674093104?__cft__[0]=AZW4SaWv1O0oVU6iL5s7QeViE0sLJ1J-6ApsJ85nOZaWk_iIQ4f2VBa39WxFmjXpe838R77xOwEHzMwr1FmzZwhV2O9DPkV9GklLvAXs98OsRtGjS1k69s-3ZnjoK_7PbzpIY-jJRFLP5lvjkdqd6A3Ya2M71Ma1fGmB7tIr8OdowA&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R |website=Facebook |publisher=Maharlika Manila FC |access-date=31 July 2021 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326070500/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMaharlikaFootballClub%2Fposts%2F213796674093104%3F__cft__%255B0%255D%3DAZW4SaWv1O0oVU6iL5s7QeViE0sLJ1J-6ApsJ85nOZaWk_iIQ4f2VBa39WxFmjXpe838R77xOwEHzMwr1FmzZwhV2O9DPkV9GklLvAXs98OsRtGjS1k69s-3ZnjoK_7PbzpIY-jJRFLP5lvjkdqd6A3Ya2M71Ma1fGmB7tIr8OdowA%26__tn__%3D%252CO%252CP-R |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ !Position !Staff |- |General manager |{{flagicon|PHI}} Choy Calunsod |- |Head coach |{{flagicon|KOR}} Moon Hong |- |rowspan=2|Assistant head coaches |{{flagicon|PHI}} Alvin Ocampo |- |{{flagicon|PHI}} Adrian Payson |- |Strength and conditioning coach |{{flagicon|PHI}} Cris Roldan |- |Physical therapist |{{flagicon|PHI}} Lorenzo Simbulan |- |}
===Head coaches===
{| class="wikitable" |- !Dates !Name !Notes |- |2020 |{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Roxy Dorlas]] | |- |2021 |{{flagicon|PHI}} Arvin Jay Soliman | |- |2022 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Derick Jeongil Kim | |- |2022 |{{flagicon|PHI}} Arman Esteban | |- |2023 |{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Roxy Dorlas]] | |- |2024 |{{flagicon|NGA}} Lerche Njang | |- |2024–2025 |{{Flagicon|ROM}} [[Marian Mihail]] | |- |2025 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Donggyu | |- |2025– |{{flagicon|KOR}} Moon Hong | |}
==Records== {{Main|List of Maharlika Taguig F.C. seasons}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Season !Division !Teams !League position ![[PFL Cup|Copa Paulino Alcantara]] ![[AFC Champions League]] ![[AFC Cup]] |- |2020 |1 |6 |[[2020 Philippines Football League|5th]] |''Canceled'' |— |— |- |2021 |1 |7 |''[[2021 Philippines Football League|Canceled]]'' |''Did not participate'' |— |— |- |2022 |— |— |— |[[2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara|6th]] |— |— |- |2022–23 |1 |5 |[[2022–23 Philippines Football League|5th]] |[[2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara|Quarter-final]] |— |— |- |2024 |1 |15 |[[2024 Philippines Football League|9th]] |— |— |— |- |2024–25 |1 |10 |[[2024–25 Philippines Football League|7th]] |— |— |— |-
| colspan="7" align="left" |''Updated as of May 6, 2025'' |}
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{facebook|MaharlikaFootballClub}} *[https://www.flashscore.ph/koponan/maharlika-manila/IJH9uRJn/mga-resulta/ Maharlika Manila F.C. Latest Results] - latest Maharlika Manila F.C. scores
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