Lions F.C.

Lions F.C.
Full nameLions Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lions
Founded1949; 75 years ago (1949)
LeagueUFL Division 2

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

  • Philippines National Championship
    • Winners (1): 1967[4]
  • Manila Football League
    • Winners (7): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961[4]

References

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


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