Pasargad F.C.

Pasargad
Full name Pasargad Football Club
Nickname(s) PSG
Founded 1996 (1996)
Chairman Esmaeil Sedigh
Manager Mike Agbayani
League United Football League
2015 UFL Division 2, 6th
Website Club home page

The Pasargad Football Club, currently known as PSG Football Club,[1] is a Filipino association football club. The team currently plays in the United Football League, the highest level of club football in the Philippines.

History

Foundation and early years

Pasargad F.C. started in 1996 when a group of football enthusiasts decided to form a team. Initially, the team consisted mostly of Iranians, a few Africans and some Filipinos that joined together to play the game. The team eventually consisted of players from the national team and different collegiate teams with its core base of Iranian players.

Pasargad was named after the capital of former Persian emperor Cyrus the Great (that has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site).[2]

The club was originally part of inaugural Filipino Premier League in 2008. They finished fourth in the league table, however the league was discontinued after the first season.

Poster of Filipino Premier League.

On October 16, 2010, they joined 2010 UFL Cup where they finished third on the Group A and eventually eliminated. They lost to Loyola in the Plate finals (a ranking match for a spot in the UFL Division 1).[3]

2013–present

The club make a good run in the 2013 PFF National Men's Club Championship and reached the finals. They lost to Ceres in a 1–0 scoreline.[4]

In April 2013, Pasargad FC competed in the qualification round of 2013 AFC Futsal Club Championship[5] as the Philippine Football Federation representative in the tournament.

In January 2014, Ayi Aryee Nii assumed as Pasargad's head coach, which was previously the job of fellow Iranian, Esmaeil Sedigh.[6]

As of March 2014,Ayi Aryee Nii was replaced by Filipino, Mike Agbayani.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2010–11 Unknown
2011–12 Rudy Project
Planet Sports
2013 LGR Athletic Wears Cord Epoxy
2014-present LGR Athletic Wears under armour

Current squad

As of 13 February 2016[7]

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 Hayeson Pepito
2 Philippines Larsen Padua
3 Philippines Rodmel Lapitan
4 Liberia Foday Johnson
5 Philippines Lawrence Gatasi
6 Liberia Moses Sackie
7 Liberia Malachi Knowlden III
8 Mali Moustapa Diarra
9 Guinea Mohammed Camara
10 Philippines Thomas Cuna
11 Philippines Marlon Cabrera
12 Philippines Paolo Casambre
14 Liberia Jangobah Johnson
No. Position Player
15 Philippines Jerome Cuyos
16 Philippines Christian Salanguit
18 Philippines Mark Endaya
20 Philippines Randy Salisad
21 Philippines John Kevin de Castro
22 Philippines Ramon Baldomar
23 Senegal Amadou Ngom
24 Philippines MF Jean Claude Delos Reyes
25 Egypt Ahmed Ghazy Noureldin
26 Philippines Bryan Garciano
28 Philippines John Paul Cordero
29 Nigeria Ugochukwu Ebere

Records

Season Division Tms. Pos. PFF NMCC UFL Cup AFC PC
Not part of the league yet Group Stage —
2011 2 8 3rd (Prom) — Round of 16 —
2012 1 10 6th — Group Stage —
2013 1 10 7th Runner-up TBD DNQ
Key

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

Honors

Domestic competitions

  • Runners-up (1): 2013

References

  1. ↑ "PSG adds ex-Mendiola defender Orcullo for Smart and UFL League Wars". uflphilippines.com.ph. United Football League Philippines. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Olivarez, Rick (6 November 2011). "UFL Cup: Nomads FC musters enough to escape Pasargad". interaksyon.com (InterAKTV). Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf P. (24 January 2011). "Global captures UFL Cup, nips Air Force". Inquirer.net (Philippine Daily Inquirer). Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (2 February 2013). "Provincial side Ceres puts storybook ending to dream run with 1-0 final win over PSG". SPIN.ph (Sports Interactive Network Philippines). Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Karl Decena (16 February 2013). "Pasargad to compete in AFC club futsal". interaksyon.com (InterAKTV). Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "UFL: GAU held by new-look Pasargad, Army merges with GTI and wins". Yahoo! Philippines Blog. http://ph.sports.yahoo.com/blogs. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. ↑ "Starters for Pasargad FC vs Loyola FC". Twitter. United Football League Philippines. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

External links

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