{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}} {{more citations needed|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Philippine Army | image = Philippine Army.png | upright = 0.85 | fullname = Philippine Army Football Club | nickname = The Troopers | ground = Various | capacity = | founded = {{Start date and age|1960}} | short name = PAFC | owner = Philippine Army | chrtitle = President | chairman = Maj. CJ Paolo P. Pérez | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = Nestorio Margarse Jr. | league = Philippines Football League | season = 2025–26 | position = Philippines Football League, 11th of 11 | pattern_la1 = _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes | pattern_b1 = _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes | pattern_ra1 = _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = E30022 | body1 = E30022 | rightarm1 = E30022 | shorts1 = E30022 | socks1 = E30022 | pattern_la2 = _black_stripes | pattern_b2 = _blackstripes_thin4 | pattern_ra2 = _black_stripes | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = 000000 | socks2 = 000000 | pattern_la3 = _greenborder | pattern_b3 = _greencollar | pattern_ra3 = _greenborder | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so3 = | leftarm3 = FFFF00 | body3 = FFFF00 | rightarm3 = FFFF00 | shorts3 = 01A368 | socks3 = FFFF00 | website = }}
'''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 plays in the Philippines Football League, the top-flight league of football in the Philippines.
==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.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASEAN Club Championship 2003 – Match Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/aseanclub03det.html |author=Saaid, Hamdan |work=RSSSF |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=2012-09-16 |date=2003-11-05 |archive-date=24 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324183228/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/aseanclub03det.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{football squad on pitch|align=right | GK = '''Sacapaño''' | CB = Wilson De la Cruz|'''De la Cruz''' | SW = Billy Estrella|'''Estrella''' | RB = Richmond Braga|'''Braga''' | LB = Nolan Madali|'''Madali''' | RDM = Rocky Garciano|'''Garciano''' | LDM = Roel Gener|'''Gener''' | CM = Efren Pabilona|'''Pabilona''' | AM = Philip Caballero|'''Caballero''' | SS = Jeoffrey Lobaton|'''Lobaton (C)''' | ST = Allan Palma|'''Palma''' | caption = '''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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Olivares|first1=Rick|title=Air Force FC, Army FC & Navy FC: The strong, the few, and the proud are under siege|url=http://bleachersbrew.blogspot.com/2012/01/air-force-fc-army-fc-navy-fc-strong-few.html|access-date=5 January 2018|work=Bleacher's Brew|date=24 January 2012|archive-date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144857/http://bleachersbrew.blogspot.com/2012/01/air-force-fc-army-fc-navy-fc-strong-few.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===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.<ref name="ufl2014">{{cite news|last1=Miravite|first1=Myke|title=UFL Preview: Philippine Army's Last Stand|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/football/47887-ufl-preview-philippine-army-last-stand/|access-date=5 January 2018|work=Rappler|date=14 January 2014|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106071020/https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/football/47887-ufl-preview-philippine-army-last-stand|url-status=live}}</ref>thumb|170x170px|right|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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Miravite|first1=Myke|title=UFL: Army topples Team Socceroo; Green Archers – Pasargad ends in draw|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/football/48173-ufl-army-team-socceroo-green-archers/|access-date=5 January 2018|work=Rappler|date=17 January 2014|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106072551/https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/football/48173-ufl-army-team-socceroo-green-archers|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Guerrero|first1=Bob|title=UFL: GAU held by new-look Pasargad, Army merges with GTI and wins|url=https://ph.news.yahoo.com/blogs/thepassionatefan/ufl-gau-held-look-pasargad-army-merges-gti-165859970.html|access-date=5 January 2018|work=Yahoo! Philippines|date=17 January 2014|archive-date=5 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105234049/https://ph.news.yahoo.com/blogs/thepassionatefan/ufl-gau-held-look-pasargad-army-merges-gti-165859970.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
At the latter part of the 2015 season, Philippine Army was disqualified from the United Football League including any related competitions.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Murillo|first1=Michael Angelo|title=JP Voltes earns promotion; UFL Cup KO stage begins|url=http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Sports&title=jp-voltes-earns-promotion-ufl-cup-ko-stage-begins&id=113348|access-date=5 January 2018|work=BusinessMirror|date=13 August 2015|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063948/http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Sports&title=jp-voltes-earns-promotion-ufl-cup-ko-stage-begins&id=113348|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== 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.<ref name="ufl2014"/> 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.<ref name="ufl2014"/>
== Former players ==
*{{Flagicon|Philippines|1986}} Lurix Araneta *{{Flagicon|Philippines|1986}} Rey Saluria *{{Flagicon|Philippines}} Jesus Baron *{{Flagicon|Philippines}} Judy Saluria *{{Flagicon|Philippines}} Jeoffrey Lobaton *{{Flagicon|Philippines}} Wilson Dela Cruz *{{Flagicon|Philippines}} Billy Estrella *{{Flagicon|Philippines}} Roel Gener *{{Flagicon|Philippines}} Luisito Brillantes *{{Flagicon|Philippines}} Eduard Sacapaño
== Honors == ===Domestic competitions=== * '''Philippines National Championship''' :*'''Winners (2):''' 1992, 2001 * '''Filipino Premier League Luzon Tournament''' :*'''Winners (1):''' 2008 * '''UFL Cup''' :* Runners-up (1): 2009 * '''Manila Premier Football League''' :* Runners-up (1): 1997
==Records== {{Unreferenced section|date=February 2015}} {|class="wikitable" ! Season ! Division ! Tms. ! Pos. !'''National Cup''' !'''NCRFA Tournaments''' !'''Monfort Cup''' !PFF NMCC !UFL Cup !AFC PC !ACC |- |align=center|1960s |colspan=3 align=center|''Not known'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1970/71 |align=center|2 |align=center|18 |align=center bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1972–1979 |colspan=3 align=center|''Not known'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1980 |align=center|1 |align=center|9 |align=center|8th |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1981/83 |colspan=3 align=center|''Not known'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1984 |colspan=3 align=center|''Not known'' |align=center|— |align=center bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1985/91 |colspan=3 align=center|''Not known'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1992 |colspan=3 align=center|''No national league'' |align=center bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1993–1994 |colspan=3 align=center|''No national league'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1995 |align=center|1 |align=center|10 |align=center|''Not known'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1996 |colspan=3 align=center|''No national league'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1997 |align=center|1 |align=center|7 |align=center|''Not known'' |align=center bgcolor=#deb678|'''3rd''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1998 |colspan=3 align=center|''No national league'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|1999 |align=center|1 |align=center|15 |align=center bgcolor=#deb678|'''3rd''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2000 |colspan=3 align=center|''No national league'' |align=center|— |align=center bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2001 |colspan=3 align=center|''No national league'' |align=center bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2002 |colspan=3 align=center|''No national league'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2003 |colspan=3 align=center|''No national league'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|Group stage |- |align=center|2004 |colspan=3 align=center|''No national league'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2005 |colspan=3 align=center|''No national league'' |align=center bgcolor=#deb678|'''3rd''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2006–2007 |colspan=3 align=center|''No national league'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2008 |align=center|1 |align=center|8 |align=center bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2009 |colspan=3 align=center|''No national league'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2010 |align=center|1 |align=center|8 |align=center|5th |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|Semi-finals |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2011 |align=center|1 |align=center|7 |align=center bgcolor=#deb678|'''3rd''' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|Round of 16 |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2012 |align=center|1 |align=center|10 |align=center|9th |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|Quarter-finals |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2013 |align=center|1 |align=center|10 |align=center|9th |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|Round of 16 |align=center|Group stage |align=center|DNQ |align=center|— |- |align=center|2014 |align=center|1 |align=center|9 |align=center|7th |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|DNQ |align=center|— |- |align=center|2015 |align=center|1 |align=center|10 |align=center|10th ''(DQ)'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2016–2017 |colspan=3 align=center|''Did not participate'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2018 |colspan=3 align=center|''Did not participate'' |align=center|— |align=center|4th |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2019 |colspan=3 align=center|''Did not participate'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2020 |colspan=3 align=center|''Did not participate'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2021-2022 |colspan=3 align=center|''Did not participate'' |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2023 |colspan=3 align=center|''Did not participate'' |align=center|Group Stage |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |align=center|2024 |align=center|1 |align=center|15 |align=center|14th |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |}
;Key *Tms. = Number of teams *Pos. = Position in league *TBD = To be determined *DNQ = Did not qualify <small>'''Note:''' Performances of the club indicated here was after the UFL Division 1 is created in 2009.</small>
==Continental record==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Club ! Score ! {{Abbr|Agg.|Aggregate}} / {{Abbr|Pos.|Group stage position}} |- |rowspan="2"|2003 |rowspan="2"|ASEAN Club Championship |rowspan="2"|Group stage |{{flagicon|India}} Kingfisher East Bengal | bgcolor=#FFCCCC style="text-align:center;"|0–6 | rowspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|Group D<br>(3rd) |- |{{flagicon|Thailand}} BEC Tero Sasana | bgcolor=#FFCCCC style="text-align:center;"|0–3 |}
==See also== * Philippine Air Force * Philippine Navy
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.the-pff.com/pff/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=7 Philippine Army F.C. info]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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