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Green Archers United
Full nameGreen Archers United Futbol Club
Nickname(s)The Archers
Green Archers
Short nameGAU
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998), as Alabang Grins F.C.
GroundAboitiz Pitch
Capacity1,500
ChairmanJose Ramon Garcia
Head coachJoel Villarino
LeaguePhilippines Football League
2019Philippines Football League, 4th of 7
Current season

Green Archers United Futbol Club, formerly known as Alabang Grins Futbol Club, is a Filipino professional association football club based in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. The team last played in the 2019 season of the Philippines Football League, the top-level league in the Philippines. They have also participated in the United Football League.

It was founded in 1998 by football players from the De La Salle University, which are known as the "Green Archers" in the UAAP.

History

2012 UFL season

Green Archers United is one of the founding members of the United Football League and playing in Division 1 since the league started as semi-professional in 2009. In 2012 UFL season, they finished 8th in the table.

Green Archers United finished 4th in the 2012 UFL Cup. They were beaten by eventual champions Stallion (1–3) in the semi-finals[1] and 3rd placed Loyola (1–4) in the 3rd place play-off.[2]

2013 PFF National Men's Club Championship

The Green Archers United qualified in the 2013 PFF National Men's Club Championship Round of 16[3] after they ranked in the Top 10 of 2012 UFL Cup. They finished 4th in 2013 PFF National Men's Club Championship after they were beaten by Kaya in the 3rd place play-offs.

Weekend Futbol League Elite

Green Archers United was among the teams that applied to participate in the inaugural season of the Philippines Football League (PFL) in 2017 but later decided to withdrew its application.[4] The club decision was due to uncertainties in raising funds to pay for the leagues ₱4.5 million franchise fee and expressed readiness in joining if club finds the league's rules as consistent enough. Instead of playing in the PFL inaugural season, the club decided to play in the Weekend Futbol League Elite finishing as runners-up to Kaya FC-Makati's reserves in the 2017 season.[5]

Philippines Football League

Green Archers United formally expressed interest to join the Philippine Premier League (PPL), the intended successor league of the Philippines Football League (PFL) in December 2018[6] Their only match in the short-lived PPL which only had one match day was a 0–3 loss to Kaya–Iloilo on April 27, 2019.[7] The PPL folded when the Philippine Football Federation withdrew its sanction of the league's operators and decided to revive the PFL within the same year.

The club was among the seven teams to participate in the 2019 season of the revived PFL league. They decided to enter the league after withdrawing its plans to do the same for the inaugural season of the PFL in 2017. This is due to a more lenient finance policies imposed in the 2019 season, which allowed freedom for clubs to sign in more sponsors than in previous iterations of the PFL. Green Archers United considered designating the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa, Batangas, the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite, and the Rizal Memorial Stadium as its home venue starting the 2019 PFL season.[8] The Green Archers decided to set the Lipa facility as their home venue, with their 4–0 win over Philippine Air Force on August 4, 2019 as their first official home match.[9]

Green Archers United decided not participate in 2020 season citing unsatisfactory media coverage of the PFL during the 2019 season.[10]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
2009–10 Unknown Orient Freight International
2010–11 Comadore Sports and Leisure Orient Freight International
2011–15 LGR Globe Telecom1
Orient Freight, Mobil12
2015–16 Mizuno Globe Telecom1
Orient Freight International, Mobil12
2016–2017 LGR Globe Telecom1
Orient Freight International2
2019–present Cutz Apparel Globe Telecom1
Orient Freight International2
  • 1Major shirt sponsor (names located at the front of the shirt).
  • 2Secondary sponsor (names mostly located at the back of the shirt).

Players

First team squad

As of 26 June 2019

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 Cameroon CMR Henry Bandeken
4 MF Philippines PHI Greggy Yang
5 DF Cameroon CMR Fredy Mbang
6 MF Philippines PHI Ronnie Aguisanda
8 MF Philippines PHI Paolo Bugas
10 FW Cameroon CMR Joel Okono
11 MF Philippines PHI Val Jurao
12 FW Philippines PHI Tating Pasilan (captain)
13 DF Philippines PHI Roykent Bedia
14 DF Philippines PHI Dominic del Rosario
18 DF Philippines PHI Resty Gumban
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Philippines PHI Marvin Angeles
20 DF Philippines PHI Tolits Cubon
21 GK Philippines PHI Arjay Joyel
23 MF Philippines PHI John Celiz
24 DF Philippines PHI Rederick Fornis
26 FW Philippines PHI Christian Zubiri
27 FW Philippines PHI Jimuel Ariola
31 GK Philippines PHI John Marcellana
81 MF Ghana GHA Stephen Appiah
-- DF Philippines PHI Miguel Angel Garcia
-- DF Philippines PHI Noel Brago

Foreign players

In the Philippine Premier League, there can be at up to four non-Filipino nationals in a team as long as they are registered. Foreign players who have acquired permanent residency can be registered as locals.

  • Cameroon Henry Bandeken
  • Cameroon Fredy Mbang
  • Cameroon Joel Okono
  • Ghana Stephen Appiah

Records

2014 United Football League match against Pasargad at the Emperador Stadium.
Season Division Tms. Pos. National Cup League Cup Other Cups International
2009–10 1 8 7th Quarter-finals
2010–11 1 7 6th Group stage
2011–12 1 10 8th DNQ Quarter-finals
2012–13 1 10 6th Fourth Fourth Third DNQ
2013–14 1 9 5th Third Quarter-finals
2014–15 1 10 6th DNQ Quarter-finals Group stage DNQ
2016 1 12 7th Quarter-finals DNQ
2019 1 7 4th Group stage
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • TBD = To be determined
  • DNQ = Did not qualify

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

Head coaches

Coaches by years (2011–present)

Name Nat Period Honors
Rodolfo Alicante Philippines 2011–2018 UFL Cup Third 2013
Joel Villarino Philippines 2019–

Honors

Domestic

Leagues

  • WFL Elite Futbol League
  • Champions (1): 2018
  • Runners-up (1): 2017

Cups

References

  1. ^ "Stallion dispatches tough Archers side to book first UFL Finals match". UFL Philippines. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  2. ^ Moore, Roy (18 December 2012). "UFL Cup: Sparks run through Archers to claim third place". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. ^ Manahan, John Paul (4 January 2013). "PFF-SMART Club Nationals Round of 16 set next". SoccercentralPh.com. Soccer Central Philippines. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. ^ "PFL to be launched on April 22". 19 February 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. ^ Estrada, Kevin (8 January 2018). "GAU laments Meralco Manila's folding, calls PFF to review PFL admission requirements". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. ^ Sevilla, Jeremiah (27 December 2018). "Green Archers U eye to join PPL". Manila Times. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. ^ "PPL proceeds with season opener; Kaya wins while Air Force, Mendiola draw". BusinessWorld. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  8. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (24 May 2019). "GAU finally joins PFL in 3rd season". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  9. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (5 August 2019). "GAU romps Air Force in 1st home game". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  10. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (9 January 2020). "Green Archers United begs off from PFL 2020". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 10 January 2020.