Global F.C.

Global
Full name Global Football Club
Nickname(s) The People's Club[1]
Founded 2000 (2000)
Chief Executive Dan Palami
Head Coach Leigh Manson
League United Football League
2015 Division 1, 2nd
Website Club home page

Global Football Club is a professional Filipino association football club, based in Tacloban, Leyte. The team regularly competes in the United Football League (UFL), the main football league of the Philippines. The current head coach of the team is Leigh Manson, who replaced Brian Reid. Global is affiliated with Leyte F.A., headed by the chief executive of the club Dan Palami.[2]

Stadium

Global FC play their home games at various venues. Two of those stadiums are the 4,500 capacity McKinley Hill Football Field and the 12,873 capacity Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium.

History

It was founded in March 2000 when a group of football enthusiasts from Tacloban formed a weekly football practice as their leisure activity. They then started participating in minor tournaments around Manila. The founders hired the team's players from employees at the company Autre Porte Technique Global, then joined the 2009 UFL Cup, which was created to determine the composition of teams that would play in the league. Global concluded their campaign by finishing in the plate cup knockout stages, sending them to Division II. During the following years, Global began to compete in national and international competitions, including the AFC President's Cup and National Men's Club Championship.

The team started in the 2010 United Football League, which they won and remained undefeated over the entire season. Their victories led to promotion into Division I for the first time. In 2012, Global captured their first Division I title on goal difference. Their victory meant that they automatically qualified for the 2013 AFC President's Cup, making them the first Filipino club to do so. However, they were eliminated in the group stages. They also played in the United Football League Cup, which they have won once (in 2010). Global has also won the National Men's Club Championship once (in 2011).

Foundation and early years

The club was founded in March 2000 when a group of football enthusiasts from Tacloban formed a weekly football practice as their leisure activity.[3] The group played their first weekly football games behind the Quezon City hall, and later moving to the Sunken Garden football field inside the University of the Philippines Diliman. Then they began to participate in minor tournaments around Manila, including the Alaska Cup, the Kia Cup, and Ang Liga, under the name "Laos F.C." After hiring football players from employees at a railway company Autre Porte Technique Global, they decided in 2009 that the club would be renamed to Global Football Club.[3][4] Dan Palami, the chief executive officer of the railway company, was hired as the owner of Global.[5]

Eventually, they joined the 2009 UFL Cup, with Smartmatic as their corporate sponsor.[6][7] Global competed in Group B and finished third at the group stages, advancing them to the plate cup single-elimination tournament.[8][9][10] Because of this, they would play at Division II in the United Football League. Global is one of the founding club members in the competition.[7]

2010–2013

In 2010, Global made its debut in the inaugural season of the United Football League (UFL) as a Division II team. They went undefeated throughout the season to secure a promotion to Division I.[7] They were also victorious in the league cup after defeating Philippine Air Force in the finals.[11] Franklin Muescan, the current head coach of that time[12] then led his team to a second-place finish in their first appearance in the top-tier 2011 United Football League.[13] After an opening match against Stallion in the 2011 UFL Cup, the owner of the team, Dan Palami, hired Australian Graeme Mackinnon as head coach.[14] Global would be later eliminated by the Philippine Air Force in the semi-finals.[15] Global also made their first appearance at the 2011 National Men's Club Championship after it was established in the same year. They won over San Beda FC in the finals making the first champion of the tournament.[lower-greek 1][16]

Global then finished the 2012 league season tied with Kaya but claimed their first Division I title in goal difference.[17] Because of their victory in the league, Global advanced to the 2013 AFC President's Cup and was the first Filipino football club to qualify for the tournament since its inception in 2005,[18][19] but they were eliminated early in the group stages.[20] Global began to compete at the 2012 UFL Cup in the second group and finished unbeaten.[21] Global survived the knockout stages and Stallion won the trophy over an "upset" against them.[22]

Graeme Mackinnon resigned as the coach for Global at the end of the 2012 UFL season because of family concerns about the destruction of Tropical Storm Washi in Mindanao where his family lived.[23][24] After a month-long search for a replacement, former Ayr United manager Brian Reid was signed for the position. He was in charge of the club's campaign in the President's Cup.[25][26] In the fourth season of the UFL, Global finished second, three points beneath the top, resulting in Stallion winning the championship trophy.[27] The team began to compete at the 2012–13 National Men's Club Championship, where they lost in the quarter-finals to Ceres.[28] Eventually, Global was invited to play in the 2013 Singapore Cup as a guest club, together with fellow UFL side Loyola Meralco Sparks.[29] As a result, they became the second Philippine club to reach the semifinals of the tournament. However, Global would lose to Tanjong Pagar United.[30]

Manson years (2014–present)

The 2014 season marks the fifth time that Global has competed in the UFL. This also marks the debut season of their new head coach Leigh Manson, who replaced fellow Scot Brian Reid.[31]

Crest history

The first team emblem was used from 2000 to 2011, during which time the club was known as Global-Smartmatic F.C. The logo was a simple crest with the words "Global F.C." in front of a wireframe globe.[3] The second logo, the revamped club logo, was used for a year during the latter portion of the 2011 UFL season. The crest was blue with yellow borders, displaying "Global F.C." on top and the year "2000" at the bottom. In the middle was a yellow gold globe.[3] The third crest, the current logo of the team, removed the foundation date and replaced it with the text "Global Football Club" around the globe.[3]

Grounds

Global does not have its own football ground. Instead, they play in neutral venues across the Philippines, such as the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, which is the national football stadium of the country. The club and other members of the UFL used it for three years.[32][33] The United Football League would make a four-year deal with real estate company Megaworld Corporation to build a new venue for all of its matches. The result was the Emperador Stadium in Taguig, where the pitch is made out of artificial turf.[34][35][36] Since they were qualified in the 2013 AFC President's Cup, the Iloilo Sports Complex was given the hosting rights in the qualifying stages of the competition. As a result, Global played all of their matches in Cebu.[37]

Sponsors

On 29 August 2013, the Colombian Autocar Corporation, the exclusive distributor of Kia Motors in the Philippines, held a contract signing event with Dan Palami to renew their partnership for another year. Kia Motors is the club's major sponsor and transportation provider of the team.[38][39] AtletA Sportswear, a local manufacturer of activewear, is the club's official supplier of match kits, training kits, and casual wear.[1] LGR Athletic Wears was the former creator of the match kits; as they were responsible in selling the kits in the mainstream market for the first time.[40] Melmac Sports Management is the official marketing agency of the team.[41]

Honors

League

Cup

International competitions

AFC Cup
2015: Group Stage
AFC President's Cup
2013: Group Stage

Players

First team squad

As of 13 February 2016[42]

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 Patrick Deyto
2 Cameroon MF Serge Kaole
3 Philippines MF Matthew Hartmann
4 Philippines DF Nathan Octavio
5 Philippines DF Roxy Dorlas
6 Philippines MF Andreas Esswein
7 Philippines MF Omid Nazari
8 Philippines MF Dennis Villanueva
9 Philippines MF Misagh Bahadoran (Captain)
10 Serbia FW Ivan Petrović
11 Philippines DF Daisuke Sato
12 Philippines DF Amani Aguinaldo
14 Japan MF Hikaru Minegishi
15 Philippines DF Richard Talaroc Jr.
No. Position Player
17 Philippines DF OJ Clariño
19 Philippines MF Paolo Salenga
20 Philippines FW Mark Hartmann
22 Philippines GK Florencio Badelic Jr.
23 Philippines GK Nick O'Donnell
25 Serbia DF Milan Nikolić
30 Spain FW Carlos Ortiz
35 Philippines MF Mark Winhoffer
37 Philippines DF Charley Pettys
39 Philippines MF Paolo Bugas
45 Ivory Coast FW Arthur Kouassi
42 Philippines DF Marco Casambre
63 Philippines DF Jerry Barbaso

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.

Former players

For a list of former Global players with Wikipedia articles, see Category:Global F.C. players.

Current club officials

A Caucasian male adult with light brown colored hair and wearing a top red training clothes with white stripes on the shoulder.
Leigh Manson is the current head coach of Global.
As of 8 March 2014
Position Name Nationality
Chief executive[43]/Owner[44] Dan Palami  Philippines
Head coach[31] Leigh Manson  Scotland
Assistant coach[31] Diego Sandoval  Mexico
Goalkeeper coach[31] Jorge Kuriyama  Mexico

Head coaches

Since the appointment of Global head coach Filipino Franklin Muescan,[12] there have been five other recognized head coaches.[26] The first head coach from outside the Philippines was Australian coach Graeme Mackinnon.[14] The current head coach is Leigh Manson, who replaced Brian Reid.[31]

Head coaching history
Name Year(s)
Philippines Franklin Muescan 2001–11[12]
Australia Graeme Mackinnon 2011–12[14]
Philippines Edwin Cabalida 2012[25]
Philippines Dan Palami (caretaker) 2013[25]
Scotland Brian Reid 2013–14[26]
Scotland Leigh Manson 2014–[31]

Notes

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Global was competing under the name Teknika F.C. due to sponsorship reasons.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Global FC Inks Deal With Atleta Sportswear As Official Outfitter". Global Football Club. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Global seeing action in PFF-Smart Club Championship". Global F.C. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Global F.C. (new)". Global Football Club (new website). Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 "About Global F.C. (old)". Global Football Club (old website). Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Biantan, Jack (3 November 2010). "Dan Palami savior of RP football". Sun Star Philippines. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Six matches kick off LBC-UFL Cup". Philippine Star. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 Schöggl, Hans. "Philippines 2009/10". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "UFL – Weekend results and upcoming matches". Filipino Football. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "UFL – results and fixtures". Filipino Football. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "UFL – Quarterfinal results". Filipino Football. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  11. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (24 January 2011). "Global captures UFL Cup, nips Air Force". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 "Franklin V. Muescan". Global F.C. (old). 8 March 2014.
  13. ↑ Schöggl, Hans. "Philippines 2010/11". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 Biantan, Jack (14 October 2011). "Cebu footie legend gives Global FC a try". Sun Star Philippines. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  15. ↑ Olivares, Rick (6 December 2011). "UFL semis: A night of amazing highs and devastating lows". InterAKTV/TV5. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "San Beda prevails but Teknika claims PFF-Smart crown". The Philippine Star. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  17. ↑ Decena, Karl (26 June 2012). "Global draws Loyola to annex 2012 UFL championship over Kaya". InterAKTV/TV5. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  18. ↑ Decena, Karl (4 January 2013). "UFL champion Global FC to compete in AFC President’s Cup". InterAKTV/TV5. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "Green light for Global". Asian Football Confederation. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  20. ↑ Guerrero, Bob (12 May 2013). "AFC President’s Cup: Kyrgyz side too much for Global FC". Yahoo! Sports Philippines. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  21. ↑ Schöggl, Hans. "Philippines 2012/13". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  22. ↑ Decena, Karl (17 December 2012). "Stallion wins UFL Cup in upset over Global". InterAKTV/TV5. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  23. ↑ "Citing family concerns, former Cebu-based Australian Graeme Mackinnon resigns from Global FC". Sun Star Philippines. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  24. ↑ de Guzman, Mikhail (3 April 2012). "Juan Cutillas Resigns from Kaya". Soccer Central Philippines. Retrieved 28 March 2014. Graeme Mackinnon resigned last February after Global ended Stallion FC's undefeated streak.
  25. 1 2 3 "Global FC hires Scottish coach". ABS-CBN News. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  26. 1 2 3 "Global set to unveil new coach". Global Football Club. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  27. ↑ Decena, Karl (13 June 2013). "Global falters against Kaya, hands Stallion UFL title". InterAKTV/TV5. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  28. ↑ "Ceres stun Global; Kaya edge Loyola". Fox Sports Asia. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  29. ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (3 April 2013). "Busy May as Global FC vying in Singapore Cup". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  30. ↑ Decena, Karl (8 November 2013). "Global settles for fourth place in Singapore Cup after falling to S.League side". InterAKTV/TV5. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Global names Leigh Manson as new head coach". Global Football Club. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014. Manson: I'm very excited by the opportunity to put my ideas on the pitch ... I know long enough Dan's vision of how he wants Global to play.
  32. ↑ Manahan, John Paul (5 February 2013). "The 2013 United Football League to kick off on Tuesday". Soccer Central Philippines. Retrieved 15 April 2014. The League portion of the 2013 season of the United Football League will kick off on Tuesday afternoon at Rizal Memorial Stadium with a double header.
  33. ↑ Jamlang, Josue (7 October 2011). "13 reasons to watch the UFL Cup". InterAKTV/TV5. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  34. ↑ Alder, Almo (8 February 2013). "UFL unveils new home in McKinley Hill". Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  35. ↑ "UFL partners with Megaworld for new football homefield". InterAKTV/TV5. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  36. ↑ Bautista Niño, Roehl (13 February 2013). "A tour of Emperador Stadium, the UFL's new home at McKinley Hill". gmanetwork.com GMA News. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  37. ↑ Decena, Karl (28 March 2013). "Cebu confirmed as host of Global FC’s debut in AFC President’s Cup". InterAKTV/TV5. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  38. ↑ Barrientos, Mia Carisse (29 September 2013). "KIA strikes a partnership with AZKALS and Global FC to support football in PH". Gadgets Magazine Philippines. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  39. ↑ "Azkals, Global FC forge stronger ties with KIA". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  40. ↑ "Global Kits Now Available at Bootcamp". Global Football Club. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  41. ↑ "Global FC, Melmac Ink Partnership". Global Football Club. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  42. ↑ "Line ups for Global FC vs Green Archers United FC". Twitter. United Football League Philippines. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  43. ↑ "Four New Names To Bolster Global FC". Global F.C. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014. Global FC Chief Executive Dan Palami has hailed the four new signings as the club goes for a second league title.
  44. ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (19 March 2014). "Evolving Global FC tries to keep in step with Loyola as it eyes win over Socceroo". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 11 April 2014. Global-FC owner Dan Palami with new team recruits Raul Martinez, Curt Dizon, and Daisuke Sato.
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