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Maharlika Manila Football Club, commonly referred to as Maharlika, is a Filipino professional football club based in Manila that competes in the Philippines Football League.

Maharlika Manila F.C.

Full name	Maharlika Manila Football Club
Nickname(s)	Koponan ng Masa (Team of the Masses)
Short name	MAH
Founded	2020; 2 years ago (2020)
Ground	Rizal Memorial Stadium
Capacity	12,873
Owner	Choy Calunsod Cedric Hodreal Denice Vitorio
Head coach	Derick Jeongil Kim
League	Philippines Football League
2020	Philippines Football League, 5th of 6
Home colours Away colours
Current season

The club was founded in 2019 as an all-star 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 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 would be 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.[1] The team based in Manila was Maharlika F.C.[2]

Several Philippines Football League (PFL) standouts played for the club during the Kampeon Cup, including former Ilocos United goalkeeper Cedric Hodreal, former Kaya and Philippine national team defender Aly Borromeo, Mendiola midfielders Hamed Hajimehdi and Roberto Corsame, and Philippine Air Force stalwart Alexander 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.[2]

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.[3] 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. [4]

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. 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 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 keeper Enrique Ortiz.^{[citation needed]}

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 season. Should they not participate in this year's season, they were open to join the 2020 season of the Weekend Futbol League.[5][6] 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. [7][8][9] On August 9, Misagh Bahadoran hinted that he had joined Maharlika Football Club, stating that the club had the mentality of former Azkals' players.[10][11]

On September 1, Maharlika was granted a provisional license allowing it to participate in the PFL's 2020 season.[12][13][14][15] For at least the first season, players were signed to play for a wage of ₱1, essentially pro bono, until the club becomes more sustainable.[16] On September 22, 2020, Maharlika formally partnered with the Manila city government and were formally endorsed by Mayor Isko Moreno.[17]

Maharlika's first-ever PFL match took place on October 28 at the PFF National Training Centre, where they lost 1–0 to Kaya–Iloilo.[18][19][20] On their following match, on October 31, Maharlika scored their first-ever PFL goal, with Jose Montelibano scoring against Stallion Laguna. That same match was also their first-ever PFL win, which ended 2–1 courtesy of winger Jeremy Theuer.[21]

Team image

Maharlika Manila F.C. markets itself as the "Koponan ng Masa" and adopts the motto of "For the people, by the people, we are the People's Club".[22] The club's crest was designed by Augustino Cabral of Southside Football with its own nickname featured at the bottom using baybayin script.[23] The club is named after a feudal warrior class of the ancient Tagalog society in Luzon during the pre-colonial era.

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Period	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Partner[24]
2020–2021	Gameville Sportswear	Philam Life
2022–	Equipt Studios	AIA

Players

First team squad

As of 1 November 2022 [25]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  PHI Zaldy Abraham 2 GK  PHI Yosuke Suzuki 3 DF  PHI Alimar Ambong 6 MF  PHI Javi Coscolluela 9 FW  PHI Ojay Clarino 10 FW  ESP Bienvenido Villaflor 11 MF  CMR Frank Baring 13 FW  PHI Michael Simms 15 DF  PHI Lawrence Baguio 16 DF  PHI Ziggy Ae 17 MF  PHI Ryan Fermin 18 DF  PHI David Basa (vice-captain) 20 DF  PHI Joseph Alas 21 MF  PHI Mauro Acot

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  PHI Earl Piñero 23 DF  PHI Elmer Sampaga 24 DF  GAM Ousman Jeng 25 GK  PHI Vicente Valdez III 27 FW  PHI Warren Ravanes 28 MF  PHI Bency Villanueva 37 MF  CMR Boris Moundang 44 DF  PHI Michael Menzi 66 DF  PHI Jelo Facturanan 77 MF  CMR Spencer Galasa 97 FW  PHI Marvin Viray 99 FW  KOR Kim Sungmin (captain) — MF  PHI Christian Jamon — MF  PHI Peter Varley

Coaching staff

As of 30 July 2021[26]

Position	Staff
General manager	Choy Calunsod
Head coach	Derick Jeongil Kim
Assistant head coaches	Alvin Ocampo
	Adrian Payson
Strength and conditioning coach	Cris Roldan
Physical therapist	Lorenzo Simbulan

Head coaches

Dates	Name	Notes
2020	Roxy Dorlas
2021	Arvin Jay Soliman
2022–	Derick Jeongil Kim

Records and statistics

Results of league and cup competitions by season

Season	League									Copa Paulino Alcantara	AFC	Top goalscorer(s)[lower-alpha 1]
	Division	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos			Name(s)	Goals
2020	PFL	5	1	0	4	2	19	3	5th	n/a		Jose Montelibano Jeremy Theuer	1
2021	PFL	n/a								Did not enter		n/a

Notes

References

External links

• Maharlika Manila F.C. on Facebook

На других языках

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[de] Maharlika Manila FC

Der Maharlika Manila Football Club ist ein 2020 gegründeter Fußballverein aus Manila. Aktuell spielt die Fußballmannschaft in der höchsten Liga des Landes, der Philippines Football League. Die Mannschaft ist auch unter dem Namen Koponan ng Masa (Team of the Masses) bekannt.

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- [en] Maharlika Manila F.C.

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