Tuloy
Full nameTuloy Football Club
GroundXO Field for Extraordinary Kids
OwnerTuloy Foundation
Head coachTakemoto Suzuki (men's)

The Tuloy Football Club is a professional football club based in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines. Their women's side competes at the PFF Women's League, the top flight women's football league in the Philippines, debuting in 2018.

The men's side announced participation for the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara. They are affiliated with the Tuloy Foundation.

History

The Tuloy Football Club is a team based in Alabang, Muntinlupa, with majority of players coming from the Tuloy Foundation, a street children village.[1][2][3]

Men's team

Tuloy men's team entered its first major tournament, the 2023 edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara.[4]

Women's team

Tuloy, along with De La Salle Zobel, were the two teams which debuted at the 2018 PFF Women's League season.[5] Their first PFF Women's League match was on August 25, 2018 where they lost 0–1 to De La Salle.[6] They garnered their first win in the league in their following match by outbesting Ateneo 2–1 on September 1, 2018.[7] Tuloy has played Ateneo before in friendly matches, but their win in the PFF Women's League was the first time they officially prevailed over the collegiate side.[1] They placed fourth in their inaugural season and won the Fair Play award. Tuloy player Isabella Bandoja scored the most goals of the season (22) and was awarded the Golden Boot.[8]

Players (men's)

First team squad

As of 14 July 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Philippines PHI Ronie Wale
GK Philippines PHI Mark Jones
GK Philippines PHI Archie Pabellar
GK Philippines PHI Michael Antilo Jr.
DF Philippines PHI John Grizola
DF Philippines PHI Bryan Villanueva
DF Philippines PHI Sylver Pormento
DF Philippines PHI Haren De Gracia
DF Philippines PHI July Santiago
DF Northern Mariana Islands NMI Jerald Aquino
DF Philippines PHI Reniel Wale
DF Philippines PHI Vincent Tabamo
DF Philippines PHI Ariel Fabillar
DF Philippines PHI Joshua Sabpar
DF Philippines PHI Joseph Gungab
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Philippines PHI Joseph Gonzaga
MF Philippines PHI Cyrus Gamboa
MF Philippines PHI Cyrelle Saut
MF Philippines PHI Syron Saut
MF Philippines PHI Harry Nuñez
MF Philippines PHI Jhon Diaz
MF Philippines PHI Jasten Lupango
MF Philippines PHI Jian Capistrano
MF Philippines PHI Samuel Campong Jr.
FW Philippines PHI James Demate
FW Philippines PHI Denmark Uracoy
FW Philippines PHI John Lloyd Jalique
FW Philippines PHI John Sajor
FW Philippines PHI Raymond Labay

References

  1. ^ a b Montayre, Mia (September 5, 2018). "Tuloy FC, OutKast FC shock UAAP counterparts". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Terrado, Jonas (July 16, 2023). "Tuloy FC upsets Army in Copa Alcantara". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. ^ https://mindanaotoday.com/tuloy-db-leads-way-in-grassroots-devt/
  4. ^ "Kaya FC Iloilo heads 17-team field in Copa Paulino Alcantara". ABS-CBN News. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "PFF Women's League 2018 kicks off on August 25". Fox Sports Philippines. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  6. ^ Estrada, Kevin (August 25, 2018). "La Salle escape past gritty Tuloy to open W-League". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Estrada, Kevin (September 1, 2018). "Tuloy shocks Ateneo in W-League action". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "De La Salle Retains Title After Defeating UST, 2-1". Philippine Football Federation. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.