Philippine Army F.C.
The Philippine Army Football Club is an association football club based in the Philippines. 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. 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. Philippine Army participated in the sole season of the  Filipino Premier League 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 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 Armed Forces of the Philippines like the Philippine Navy F.C. and the Philippine Air Force F.C., Philippine Army F.C. can only sign players who are also enlisted in the  Philippine Army. Though for the 2014 season the squad included non-Army enlistees with the temporary merger of the club with General Trias International FC. The club had players who has played for the Philippines national team such as Roel Gener, Nestorio Margarse, and Eduard Sacapaño.