Stallion Laguna F.C.

Stallion Laguna
Full name Stallion Laguna Football Club
Nickname(s) The Stallions
Short name STA
Founded 2002 (2002)
Ground Biñan Football Stadium
Ground Capacity 2,580
Owner Ricardo Penson[1]
Head coach Ernest Nierras
League Philippines Football League
2016 6th (UFL)
Website Club website

Stallion Laguna Football Club is a Filipino professional association football club based in Biñan, Laguna that is set to play in the Philippines Football League, the top flight of Philippine club football.[2]

In 2002, the club was founded as Stallion Football Club. The club competed in the Metro Manila-based United Football League, earning promotion to Division 1 after finishing as runners-up in the 2011 season. The club proceeded to compete in the UFL Division 1 from 2012 to 2016, winning one United Football League title and one UFL Cup, both in the 2012-2013 UFL season.

Originally based in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo, the club moved to the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Laguna in 2016, when the club formally submitted its application to join the Philippines Football League, the first true national football league in the Philippines.[3]

History

In 2002, a group of football enthusiasts from Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo thought of establishing a club that would regularly compete in football tournaments held in the town. The name of the club was conceptualized during a drinking session where most of the group were drinking Red Horse Stallion Beer. Realizing that the town's folklore hero is Tamasak, a pure white Stallion known for its strength, the group decided to use the name Stallion Football Club. [4]

The club made its debut in the Barotac Nuevo Football Club (BNFC) Seven-a-Side Football Tournament. Stallion continued to participate in numerous major and minor football competitions throughout the years, including the Siniki Football Festival and other tournaments in Cebu, Boracay, Subic, Metro Manila and Capiz.

It has also been competing in major football tournaments in the country, most recently in the 2011 PFF-Smart Club Championships.[5] In this tournament, the club lost to San Beda FC in the quarterfinals, 2–1.[6][7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14][15]

UFL Cup champions

Muñoz
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.[16] 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.[17]

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.[18][19]

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.[20]

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.[21][22][23][24] 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.[25][26]

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.[27]

Philippines Football League

Stallion FC is set to participate at the inaugural season of the Philippines Football League (PFL) in 2017. They will use the Biñan Football Stadium as their home turf, where they already started pre-season training and tryouts by mid January 2017. The club will rename themselves as Stallion Laguna FC as part of their participation in the PFL.[28]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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

Gatorade, Giligan's Restaurant 2

2014-2017 Mizuno Giligan's Restaurant 1
2017- Nixare

Players

First team squad

As of 12 August 2017[29]

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 Benito Rosalia
2 Philippines GK Leonard Tan
3 Philippines DF Matthew Nierras
4 Philippines FW Terrence Linatoc
5 Senegal DF Christian Nana
6 Philippines FW Nathan Alquiros
7 Philippines FW Yannick Tuason
9 Philippines FW Ruben Doctora (captain)
10 Philippines MF Jesus Melliza
11 Switzerland FW Gabriele Mascazzini
12 Philippines GK Andy Tan
13 Philippines MF Arnel Casil
No. Position Player
14 Philippines DF Jose Montelibano
15 South Korea DF Ko Kyung-joon
16 Philippines MF Dan Villarico
17 Philippines MF Iñigo Gonzales
18 Philippines DF Yuki Verzosa Ishihara
19 Switzerland MF Carlo Polli
20 Philippines DF Reynald Villareal
23 Philippines MF Jay Soberano
24 Philippines FW Nicholas Ferrer
27 Philippines MF Fitch Arboleda
28 Philippines DF Bervic Italia
29 Philippines MF Ronnie Aguisanda

Foreign players

In the Philippines Football League, there can be at least 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.

Board and staff

Position Name Nationality
Chairman Filbert Alquiros Philippines Filipino
General Manager Natasha Alquiros Philippines Filipino
President Ernie Nierras Philippines Filipino
Youth Academy Coach Richard Leyble Philippines Filipino
Team Manager Natasha Alquiros Philippines Filipino
Head Coach Ernest Nierras Philippines Filipino

Head coach

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

Honors

Domestic

Leagues

Cups

Records

Season Division Teams Pos. PFF NMCC UFL Cup FA Cup League Cup Stallion Cup
2010 — — Quarterfinal — — —
2011 2 (P) 8 2nd Semifinal Quarterfinal — — —
2012 1 10 4th — Champion — — —
2013 1 10 1st Round of 16 Quarterfinal — — —
2014 1 9 4th — — Third Quarterfinal —
2015 1 10 5th Fourth Fourth — — —
2016 1 12 6th — Fourth — — —
2017 1 8 6th
(ongoing)		 — — — — Champion
Updated as of 19 July 2017

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/sports/2017/01/17/stallions-fc-laguna-prepares-philippine-football-league-520527
  3. ↑ http://www.panaynews.net/ufl-teams-moving-to-pfl/
  4. ↑ Catalan, Denrei. "Stallion FC of Barotac Nuevo Brief History". Stallion Football Club official website. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "PFF-Smart Club kicks off August 9". The Visayan Daily Star. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "San Beda slips past Stallions and into PFF-SMART Club finals". interaksyon.com. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  7. ↑ de Guzman, Mikhail (18 August 2011). "PFF-Smart: San Beda FC Advances to the Finals". Soccer Central Philippines. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
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  9. ↑ Moore, Roy (13 January 2012). "UFL: Big Four still favorites to win league title". GMA News Online. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
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  14. ↑ Leyba, Olmin (12 March 2012). "De Jong signs up with Scottish League club". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  15. ↑ Wilson, Mike (23 March 2012). "Ayr United’s injury luck clears for crunch visit of Morton". Ayrshire Post. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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