Pasargad F.C. Explained

Clubname:Pasargad
Nickname:PSG
Fullname:Pasargad Football Club
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Joel Villarino
League:Philippine Futsal League (currently)
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The Pasargad Football Club[1] is a Filipino football and futsal club. The team played in the former United Football League which was the highest level of club football in the Philippines. It remains competing in the Philippine Futsal League.

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 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.

On 16 October 2010, they joined 2010 UFL Cup where they finished third in group A and were 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 made 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 club president Esmaeil Sedigh.

In March 2014, Ayi Aryee Nii was replaced by Mike Agbayani.

In 2016, Agbayani was replaced by former Kaya F.C. assistant coach Joel Villarino.

Notable players

The following were notable players that played for Pasargad and have played for a national team.

Records

SeasonDivisionTms.Pos.PFF NMCCUFL CupAFC PC
Not part of the league yetGroup stage
201128align=center bgcolor=#deb6783rd (Prom)Round of 16
20121106thGroup stage
20131107thalign=center bgcolor=silverRunner-upTBDDNQ
Key

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

International club futsal

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubScore
2013AFC Futsal Club Championship qualificationASEAN/East (Zone 2)Shenzhen Nanling2–10
Chonburi Blue Wave2–10
Tainan City0–4

Honors

Football

Futsal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PSG adds ex-Mendiola defender Orcullo for Smart and UFL League Wars . uflphilippines.com.ph . United Football League Philippines . 13 January 2013.
  2. News: UFL Cup: Nomads FC musters enough to escape Pasargad . Olivarez, Rick . interaksyon.com (InterAKTV) . 6 November 2011 . 7 November 2011 .
  3. News: Global captures UFL Cup, nips Air Force . Tupas, Cedelf P. . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 24 January 2011 . 11 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110126092915/http://www.inquirer.net/sports/articles/Global-captures-UFL-Cup-nips-Air-Force.html . 26 January 2011 .
  4. News: Provincial side Ceres puts storybook ending to dream run with 1–0 final win over PSG . Sacamos, Karlo . SPIN.ph . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . 2 February 2013 . 3 February 2013 .
  5. News: Pasargad to compete in AFC club futsal . Karl Decena . interaksyon.com (InterAKTV) . 16 February 2013 . 12 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130217215003/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pasargad-to-compete-in-afc-club-futsal . 17 February 2013 . dead .