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.

One Taguig
Full nameOne Taguig Football Club
Short name1TFC
Founded2024; 0 years ago (2024)
OwnerCity Government of Taguig
Head coachJovanie Villagracia
LeaguePhilippines Football League
2024Philippines Football League, 5th of 15
Current season

History

edit

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

edit

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

edit
As of 21 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   PHI Quincy Kammeraad
2 DF   PHI Simen Lyngbø
3 FW   CMR Junior Ngong Sam
4 MF   PHI Gavin Muens
6 MF   PHI George Baker
7 MF   PHI Dennis Chung
8 FW   PHI Nicolas Ferrer
9 FW   PHI Andres Aldeguer
10 FW   PHI Patrick Grogg
11 FW   PHI Yannick Tuason
14 DF   PHI Carli de Murga
16 MF   JPN So Omae
17 MF   NGA Solomon Okereke
19 DF   PHI Yrick Gallantes
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   NOR Peter Nergaard
21 DF   JPN Shoma Sato
22 MF   PHI Arnel Amita (captain)
23 DF   PHI Joshua Dutosme
24 MF   PHI Oliver Bias
27 GK   PHI Alvin Rebadulla
29 MF   JPN Naoto Hiraishi
32 DF   ARG Nahuel Amarilla
39 GK   CMR Henri Bandeken
66 DF   PHI Daisuke Sato (vice-captain)
77 FW   JPN Tsukasa Shimomura
91 MF   PHI Omid Nazari (vice-captain)
92 DF   PHI Ali Mahmoud
99 FW   PHI Samuel Lim

Club staff

edit
Position Name
Technical director   Michael Weiß
Head coach   Jovanie Villagracia
Assistant coach   Arvin Soliman
Goalkeeping coach   Eduard Sacapaño
Conditioning coach     Junior De Murga
Physiotherapist Vacant
Team manager Vacant

Head coaches

edit
  •   Jovanie Villagracia (2024–)

Records

edit

Domestic tournament records

edit
Season Division League position Copa Paulino Alcantara
2024 PFL 5th

References

edit
  1. ^ "15 clubs are G this PFL '24". Dugout Philippines. February 5, 2024. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Old and New Faces to Clash in the New Philippines Football League Season". Football Tribe. February 11, 2024. Archived from the original on February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Cabatbat, Erel (April 4, 2024). "One Taguig FC". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "One Taguig FC eyes strong PFL debut". The Philippine Star. April 6, 2024. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "One Taguig FC out to make an impression in PFL debut". Tempo. April 6, 2024. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.