One Taguig F.C. Explained

Clubname:One Taguig
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Fullname:One Taguig Football Club
Short Name:1TFC
Owner:City Government of Taguig
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Jovanie Villagracia
League:Philippines Football League
Season:2024
Position:Philippines Football League, 5th of 15
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Current:2024 One Taguig F.C. Season

One Taguig Football Club is a professional football club based in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. The club currently plays in the Philippines Football League, the top-flight league of football in the Philippines.

History

In February 2024, One Taguig was announced to be one of the new clubs of the Philippines Football League and would be provisionally known as the City of Taguig.[1] [2] They received support from the local city government of Taguig. Having no social media presence for the next two months, the club's players would train and prepare for their Philippines Football League debut.[3]

Shortly prior to the start of the 2024 season, their first, the club would brand itself as One Taguig. The club would have Ace Bright as its club manager.[4] [5] On 4 April 2024, the club play it first ever professional match in their history in a 4–1 league win against Manila Montet. In the next league match on 13 April, the club recorded their highest ever win in their history in a 8–0 win against Philippine Air Force with Japanese player, Tsukasa Shimomura becoming the first ever player to scored a hat-trick for the club.

Crest

The club's crest features the historic Napindan Lighthouse, with the old structure used as a meeting point by the revolutionary group Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution. The 38 leaves of the two stalks represents the barangays of Taguig as well as the development of the club's home city.[4]

Players

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Club staff

PositionName
Head coach Jovanie Villagracia
Assistant coach Arvin Soliman
Goalkeeping coach Eduard Sacapaño
Conditioning coach Junior De Murga
PhysiotherapistVacant
Team managerVacant

Head coaches

Records

Domestic tournament records

Notes and References

  1. News: 15 clubs are G this PFL '24 . 6 February 2024 . Dugout Philippines . 5 February 2024 . February 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206074220/https://www.dugout.ph/2024/02/15-clubs-are-g-this-pfl-24.html . live .
  2. News: Old and New Faces to Clash in the New Philippines Football League Season . 12 February 2024 . Football Tribe . 11 February 2024 . February 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240216155830/https://football-tribe.com/asia/2024/02/12/old-and-new-faces-to-clash-in-the-new-philippines-football-league-season/ . live .
  3. News: Cabatbat . Erel . One Taguig FC . 6 April 2024 . Manila Standard . 4 April 2024 . April 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240406073318/https://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-headlines/sports-columns/the-designated-kit-man-by-erel-cabatbat/314432240/one-taguig-fc.html . live .
  4. News: One Taguig FC eyes strong PFL debut . 6 April 2024 . The Philippine Star . 6 April 2024 . April 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409125621/https://www.philstar.com/sports/2024/04/06/2345780/one-taguig-fc-eyes-strong-pfl-debut . live .
  5. News: One Taguig FC out to make an impression in PFL debut . 6 April 2024 . Tempo . 6 April 2024 . April 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240406073531/https://tempo.com.ph/2024/04/06/one-taguig-fc-out-to-make-an-impression-in-pfl-debut/ . live .
  6. Web site: One Taguig FC . Philippines Football League . 6 April 2024 . April 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240406114639/https://pfl.org.ph/team/one-taguig-fc/ . live .