Tuloy Football Club is a Philippines professional football club based in Alabang, Muntinlupa. The club last played in the Philippines Football League, the top-flight league of football in the Philippines. They are affiliated with the Tuloy Foundation.
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| Full name | Tuloy Football Club | |||
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| Ground | XO Field for Extraordinary Kids | |||
| Capacity | 1,000 | |||
| Owner | Tuloy Foundation | |||
| Head coach | Taketomo Suzuki | |||
| League | Philippines Football League | |||
| 2024 | Philippines Football League, 12th of 15 | |||
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History
editTuloy Football Club's majority of players initially came from the Tuloy Foundation, a street children village.[1][2]
The Tuloy Foundation itself was established in 1996, with Salesian priest Rocky Evangelista as its founder. Evangelista would start Tuloy's football program in 2001.[3] A bona fide football club by Tuloy would be established later.
Philippines Football League
editTuloy entered its first major tournament, the 2023 edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara.[4] In late 2023, Tuloy announced that they would be joining the 2024 Philippines Football League, the top-flight league of football in the Philippines The league confirmed the club's participation in February 2024 making their first ever debut in the top-flight league.[5] On 14 April 2024, Tuloy recorded their first ever league win in the top-flight in a 5–0 win against Manila Montet.
Players
editFirst team squad
edit- As of 5 April 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Taketomo Suzuki
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| Assistant coaches |  Jerico Aniciete
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| Jayson Turco
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| Bryan Capistrano
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| Kent Talam
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Domestic tournament records
edit| Season | Division | League position | Copa Paulino Alcantara |
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| 2023 | Did not participate | Group stage | |
| 2024 | PFL | 12th | N/A |
External links
edit- Tuloy F.C. on Facebook
- Tuloy F.C. on Instagram
- Tuloy F.C. on Twitter
References
edit- ^ Montayre, Mia (September 5, 2018). "Tuloy FC, OutKast FC shock UAAP counterparts". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ Terrado, Jonas (July 16, 2023). "Tuloy FC upsets Army in Copa Alcantara". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Tuloy DB leads way in grassroots dev't". The Monitor Mindanao Today. July 19, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Kaya FC Iloilo heads 17-team field in Copa Paulino Alcantara". ABS-CBN News. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "15 clubs are G this PFL '24". Dugout Philippines. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.