Stallion F.C.

"The Stallions" redirects here. For other uses, see Stallion (disambiguation).
Stallion
Full name Stallion Laguna Football Club
Nickname(s) The Stallions
Founded 2001 (2001)
Ground Biñan Football Stadium
Ground Capacity 2,580
Owner Ricardo Penson
Head coach Ernest Nierras
League United Football League
2016 6th
Website Club home page

Stallion Football Club, formerly known as Stallion Sta. Lucia Football Club, is a professional Filipino association football club based in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo that plays in the United Football League, the highest level of Philippine club football.[1] The team is a member of the Iloilo Football Association.

Stallion had their first major success in 2012, when they won the UFL Cup. Since then, they have won the United Football League Division One championship once.

History

In 2001, a group of enthusiasts from Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo thought of putting up a club that would compete in football tournaments regularly. The name of the club was conceptualized during a drinking session where most of the group members were drinking Red Horse Beer. [2]

Stallion FC has since been recognized as an affiliate member of Iloilo FA, a provincial football association based in Iloilo City that works under the Philippine Football Federation. It has also been competing in major football tournaments in the country, most recently in the 2011 PFF-Smart Club Championships.[3] In this tournament, the club lost to San Beda FC in the quarterfinals, 2–1.[4][5]

2010–11: Promotion to UFL Division 1

Stallion FC finished as one of the top three teams in the UFL Division 2 during the 2011 United Football League season. This automatically earned the club a promotion to the UFL Division 1 along with Manila Nomads and Pasargad.[6]

2011–12: Debut in first division

At the start of the 2012 United Football League season, in the club's first match in the UFL Division 1, Stallion defeated Philippine Navy, 6–0. In their next match, the team defeated the 2011 UFL Cup and then current league champions Philippine Air Force, 4–1. In addition, the club also scored a 3–2 win against eventual 2012 season champions Global FC.[7]

To close the season, Stallion defeated Philippine Army in their last couple of games. With these two wins, the club secured the fourth spot of the top division.[8]

2012–13: New signings and affiliate team

In preparation for the 2013 season, aside from sharing its coaching staff with an affiliate Sta. Lucia-owned club, Stallion signed footballers Rhante Bayquin and Won Hyung Lee to beef up their lineup for the 2012 UFL Cup.[9] In addition, the club also got the services of Spanish midfielder Rufino Familiar Sanchez and defender Joaquin Canas Garcia from Internacional de Madrid CF, an association football club from Moraleja de Enmedio in Community of Madrid, Spain that plays in the Tercera División.[10]

In August 2012, Stallion announced that it has signed Filipino international player and Philippines national under-23 football team captain Jason de Jong for the upcoming season.[11] De Jong, who also represents the Philippines national football team in the international level, was initially offered to play for Stallion in March 2012, but then he was offered a trial with Ayr United. Eventually, due to financial constraints, the Scottish First Division side was forced to let De Jong go, which enabled Stallion to finally sign him to a contract.[12][13]

UFL Cup champions

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Cañas
Hugo
Italia
Pi
Hyung
Lee
2012 UFL Cup final starting lineup

The club started in the group stages and topped Group D with 9 points (3 wins, 1 loss) to qualify in the knockout stage. In the quarterfinals of the cup's knockout stage, Stallion defeated General Trias FC on penalty shoot out with 5–4 result. In the semi-finals, the club edged Green Archers United with a scoreline of 3–1, booking them for the finals.

On 17 December 2012, Stallion FC defeated Global FC on the finals of the UFL Cup in the Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila with a score of 2–1, getting the cup title and its first UFL crown. Team captain Ruben Doctora and Spanish striker Rufo Sánchez scored one goal apiece to upset previous league champions Global.[14] Doctora won the Golden Ball award, the tournament’s equivalent to the Most Valuable Player award, while Wilson Muñoz bagged the Golden Glove trophy as the best goalkeeper in the competition.[15]

PFF Championship early exit

To prepare for the second season of the PFF National Men's Club Championship, Stallion enlisted the services of American soccer midfielder Jeremy Taylor Hohn and Goalkeeper Cyrus Andre Mohseni, who was part of the under-18 team of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.[16][17]

On 13 January 2013, Negros Occidental-based club Ceres FC pulled a stunning 1–0 upset over Stallion FC, eliminating the 2012 UFL Cup champions from the 2013 PFF National Men's Club Championship.[18]

UFL Division 1 campaign

After a disappointing run in the 2013 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Stallion signed several foreign football players to bolster its lineup including Colombian-born American forward Diego Barrera, Argentinian midfielder Matthias Bonvehi, Japanese midfielder Yuuri Ishizuka, Brazilian-Japanese midfielder Daniel Matsunaga, and Australian defender Jesse Martindale.[19][20][21][22] In addition, several players from local clubs transferred to Stallion such as Brazilian goalkeeper Guilherme Hasegawa from Team Socceroo FC and midfielder Shirmar Felongco from Ceres FC.[23][24]

On 13 June 2013, Stallion clinched the Division 1 championship of the 2013 United Football League after Kaya came away with a 3–2 victory against Global at the Emperador Stadium in Mckinley Hill, Taguig City.[25]

Sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
2011–12 Nike Giligan's Restaurant
2013 Nike Sta.Lucia Land Inc.1

Gatorade, Giligan's Restaurant, 2

2014 Mizuno Giligan's Restaurant, 1

Current squad

As of 8 May 2016[26]

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

No. Position Player
1 Philippines GK Ref Cuaresma
2 Philippines DF Bervic Italia
3 Philippines DF Matthew Nierras
4 Philippines FW Terrence Linatoc
5 Cameroon DF Christian Thomert Nana
6 Philippines FW Nathan Alquiros
7 South Korea DF Park Bo Bae
8 Philippines FW Yannick Tuason
9 Philippines FW Ruben Doctora (captain)
10 Switzerland MF Carlo Polli
11 Philippines FW Joshua Beloya
12 Philippines GK Andy Tan
13 Philippines DF Joshua Grommen
No. Position Player
14 South Korea MF Bae Dong-min
15 Ghana DF Samuel Bonney
16 Philippines DF Simone Rota
17 Philippines FW Jim Ashley Flores
18 Philippines MF David Basa
19 Philippines MF Arnel Casil
24 Philippines MF Hector Borromeo
25 Ivory Coast GK Roland Sadia
27 Philippines MF Fitch Arboleda
28 Ghana FW Jordan Mintah
34 Philippines DF Nicholas Villacin
51 Philippines MF Jay Soberano

Foreigners

In the United Football League, there can be more than five non-Filipino nationals in a team as long as they are registered. Foreign players who have acquired permanent residency can be registered as locals.

Board and staff

Position Name Nationality
Chairman Ricardo PensonPhilippines Filipino
General manager Eduardo Robles Jr.Philippines Filipino
President Filiberto AlquirosPhilippines Filipino
Vice president Ernest Thomas NierrasPhilippines Filipino
Team manager
Head coach

Head coach

Name Nat Period Honours
Ernest Nierras Philippines 2012–present UFL Cup Winner 2012
UFL Division 1 Champion 2013

Records

Season United Football League UFL Cup PFF National MCC
Division Teams Position Round Round
2010 — Quarter-finals —
2011 2 8 2nd (prom) Quarter-finals Semi-finals
2012 1 10 4th Winners —
2013 1 10 1st Quarter-finals Round of 16
2014 1 10 4th Quarter-finals Semi-finals
2015 1 10 5th Semi-finals TBD
Key

Note: Performances of the club indicated here was after the UFL created (as a semi-pro league) in 2009.

Honors

Domestic competitions

References

  1. ↑ "Stallion, Pasargad make presence felt". United Football League. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Catalan, Denrei. "Stallion FC of Barotac Nuevo Brief History". Stallion Football Club official website. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "PFF-Smart Club kicks off August 9". The Visayan Daily Star. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "San Beda slips past Stallions and into PFF-SMART Club finals". interaksyon.com. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  5. ↑ de Guzman, Mikhail (18 August 2011). "PFF-Smart: San Beda FC Advances to the Finals". Soccer Central Philippines. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  6. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (18 December 2011). "UFL promotes three teams to first division". inquirer.net. The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  7. ↑ Moore, Roy (13 January 2012). "UFL: Big Four still favorites to win league title". GMA News Online. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  8. ↑ Kaya keeps title hopes alive; Stallion seals 4th United Football League. Retrieved 28 June 2012
  9. ↑ Olivares, Rick (21 September 2012). "UFL Preview: A call to arms Part 1". Bleachers' Brew Online. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Guerrero, Bob (14 September 2012). "Stallion FC means business with new signings and affiliate team". Yahoo! Philippines Sports. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Decena, Karl (17 August 2012). "Stallion signs Jason de Jong, Spanish players to boost UFL campaign". InterAKTV.ph. Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5).
  12. ↑ Leyba, Olmin (12 March 2012). "De Jong signs up with Scottish League club". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  13. ↑ Wilson, Mike (23 March 2012). "Ayr United's injury luck clears for crunch visit of Morton". Ayrshire Post. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  14. ↑ Decena, Karl (17 December 2012). "Stallion wins UFL Cup in upset over Global". InterAKTV.ph. Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5).
  15. ↑ Decena, Karl (17 December 2012). "Stallion players notch top UFL Cup awards". InterAKTV.ph. Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5).
  16. ↑ Galunan, Jerome (12 January 2013). "PFF-SMART CLUB TILT Azkals booters to boost Ceres-Stallion faceoff". The Watchmen Daily Journal.
  17. ↑ "Player profile: Cyrus Andre Mohseni". U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Demosphere International, Inc.
  18. ↑ Decena, Karl (13 January 2013). "Ceres shocks UFL Cup champ Stallion in PFF nationals; Global, Pasargad advance". InterAKTV.ph. Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5).
  19. ↑ Guerrero, Bob (10 April 2013). "UFL: Stallion drops Sparks, Archers overcome Nomads with late Chieffy goal". Yahoo! Sports Philippines.
  20. ↑ "Breaking down Stallion's win over Pachanga-Diliman". United Football League Philippines.
  21. ↑ "Sta Lucia Stallion FC - 2013 team roster for UFL". Filipino Football: Philippine Football News website. 28 January 2013.
  22. ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (21 February 2013). "Daniel Matsunaga shows he's more than just a pretty face in UFL's top flight". Sports Interactive Network Philippines.
  23. ↑ Guerrero, Bob (15 March 2013). "UFL: Stallion, Global win, Pachanga boss alleges assistant ref is racist". Yahoo! Sports Philippines.
  24. ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (9 April 2013). "Rampaging Stallion's four-star performance sends Loyola reeling". Sports Interactive Network Philippines.
  25. ↑ Karl Decena (13 June 2013). "Global falters against Kaya, hands Stallion UFL title". http://www.interaksyon.com/. http://www.interaksyon.com/. Retrieved 14 June 2013. External link in |publisher=, |work= (help)
  26. ↑ United Football League (8 May 2016). "Starting lineups for @MeralcoSparks and @StallionFCPhil #UFL2016". Retrieved 8 May 2016.

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