Green Archers United F.C.

Green Archers United
Full name Green Archers United Futbol Club (2010–)
Alabang Grins Futbol Club (1998–10)
Nickname(s) The Archers
Green Archers
Founded 1998 (1998), as Alabang Grins F.C.
Chairman Jose Ramon Garcia
Head coach Rodolfo Alicante
League Weekend Futbol League Elite
2017 2nd

Green Archers United Futbol Club, formerly known as Alabang Grins Futbol Club, is a professional association football club based in Muntinlupa, NCR. It was founded in 1998 by football players from the De La Salle University, which are known as the "Green Archers" in the UAAP. They played in the now-defunct United Football League (Philippines), which was the de-facto highest level of Philippine club football. The team is managed by Jose Ramon Garcia and is headed by coach Rodolfo Alicante.

The team plays in the Weekend Futbol League Elite since 2017.

History

2012 UFL Season

Green Archers United is one of the founding members of the United Football League (Philippines) and playing in Division 1 since the league started as semi-professional in 2009. In 2012 United Football League (Philippines), 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]

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–present LGR 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).

Honors

  • WFL Elite Futbol League
  • Runners-up (1): 2017
  • UFL Youth League U13
  • Runners-up (1): 2015
  • Plate competition (1): 2016

Records

2014 United Football League match against Pasargad at the Emperador Stadium.
Season Division Tms. Pos. PFF Men's UFL Cup UFL FA LC UFL FA Cup UFL PSC AFC Cup AFC PC
2009–10 1 8 7th Quarter-finals
2010–11 1 7 6th DNQ Group Stage
2011–12 1 10 8th 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
2017 2 6 2nd DNQ
2018 2 6 TBD —
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– UFL Cup Third 2013

References

  1. ↑ UFL Philippines (14 November 2012). "Stallion dispatches tough Archers side to book first UFL Finals match". UFL Philippines. UFL Philippines. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Roy Moore (18 December 2012). "UFL Cup: Sparks run through Archers to claim third place". gmanetwork.com. http://www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ Manahan, John Paul (4 January 2013). "PFF-SMART Club Nationals Round of 16 set next". SoccercentralPh.com. Soccer Central Philippines. 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.
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