Don Bosco – Garelli United Football Club, also known as Don Bosco Garelli or DB Garelli United, is a professional football club based in Makati, Manila, Philippines.[2][better source needed] The club last played in the Philippines Football League, the top flight league of football in the Philippines.
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| Full name | Don Bosco – Garelli United Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Greywolves | |||
| Short name | Don Bosco Garelli United Garelli | |||
| Founded | 2013 | |||
| Chairman | Karl Mark Claudio[1] | |||
| Head coach | Karl Claudio | |||
| League | Philippines Football League | |||
| 2024 | Philippines Football League, 11th of 15 | |||
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History
editDon Bosco Garelli United was established by ex-seminarians and former Don Bosco students as a mean to provide boys education through football. It was named after Bartholomew Garelli, the first student of Italian priest and Roman Catholic saint John Bosco in 1841.[3]
Don Bosco Garelli has fielded a 7-a-side team in the AIA 7's Football League.[3]
DB Garelli United would enter the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara.[4]
In late 2023, DB Garelli United announced that they would be joining the 2024 Philippines Football League, the top-flight league of football in the Philippines[5] The league confirmed the club's participation in February 2024 making their first ever debut in the top-flight league.[6]
Head coaches
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Karl Claudio (2024)
Domestic tournament records
edit| Season | Division | League position | Copa Paulino Alcantara |
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| 2023 | Did not participate | Group stage | |
| 2024 | PFL | 11th | — |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Biantan, Jack (April 4, 2024). "DB Garelli United FC hopeful in PFL debut". Mindanao Today. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "New Home". Facebook. Don Bosco - Garelli United. January 9, 2024.
Garelli United returns back to its roots at the house of Don Bosco as DBTI Makati opens their doors to the club.
- ^ a b Olivares, Rick (August 23, 2022). "Looking at 7s team Garelli United". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Expanded 17-team Copa Paulino Alcantara to start 15 July". Philippines Football League. June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Terrado, Jonas (December 11, 2023). "'Copa' success encourages PFL expansion". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "15 clubs are G this PFL '24". Dugout Philippines. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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