Lions F.C. Explained

Clubname:Lions F.C.
Fullname:Lions Football Club
Nickname:The Lions
League:UFL Division 2
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The Lions Football Club was a football club based in Manila, Philippines.

History

Lions F.C. was established on 7 December 1949 by football coach Mariano Ong.[1]

In the 1950s, the Lions dominated other Filipino-Chinese football clubs such as Cheng Hua, Cheng Hong, Electrons, and South Star in local leagues and was composed mostly of players from the Mapua. The Lions won the Manila Football League seven times.[2]

They participated in the Asian Champion Club Tournament (now known as the AFC Champions League) held in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1969, where they finished last in Group A of the group stage.[3]

Honors

Domestic competitions

Notes and References

  1. Book: Villegas. Bernardo. Philippine Football: Its Past, Its Future. 2016. University of Asia and the Pacific. 978-621-8002-29-6. 41–42. Ramirez. Bert. Looking Back (chapter author).
  2. News: Cutillas, Juan. Juan Cutillas. Best post-war Fil-Sino goalie passes away. 14 March 2016. Manila Standard. 7 July 1999.
  3. Web site: Asian Club Competitions 1968/69 . Mulcahy, Enda . Karsdorp, Dirk . amp . 2013-04-11 . . 2002-08-15.
  4. Web site: Philippines – List of Champions . Schöggl, Hans . . 5 November 2011 .