Lions F.C.

The Lions Football Club is an association football club based in the Philippines.

Lions F.C.
Full nameLions Football Club
Nickname(s)Lions
Founded1949 (1949)
LeagueUFL Division 2

History

Lions F.C. was established on December 7, 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 on now defunct Asian Champion Club Tournament (the older version of AFC Champions League) in 1969 edition held in Bangkok, Thailand where they finished last in Group A of the group stage.[3]

Honors

Domestic competitions

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.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. Schöggl, Hans. "Philippines – List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2011.


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