Makati F.C.

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Makati F.C.
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Full nameMakati Football Club
Short nameMFC
Founded1976;49 years ago (1976)
CEOSelu Lozano
League PFF Women's League

Makati Football Club (MFC) is a Philippine youth football club. Founded by Tomas Lozano, the club is a regular participant of the Gothia Cup. The club will be sending a women's side in the PFF Women's League for the 2025 season.

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History

Makati F.C. players with Philippine president Bongbong Marcos. April 2023. April 2023 President Marcos Jr. meeting with athletes and artists - Makati FC.jpg
Makati F.C. players with Philippine president Bongbong Marcos. April 2023.

The Makati Football Club (MFC) was founded in 1976 by former Real Madrid player Tomas Lozano. [1] [2] [3] The club has been sending numerous youth teams to the Gothia Cup in Sweden since 1983. MFC has sent both boys' and girls' sides. [3] [4] MFC's best finish in the tournament was in 1985, where its boys under-11 team won their age-group's tournament. Other podium finishes were third place for the boy's under-12 in 1986, and another third-place finish for the boy's under-12 in 2016 [5]

MFC entered a partnership with Alaska Milk Corporation in 1996 which led to the establishment of the recurring Alaska Cup youth football tournament. [6]

In 2019, MFC's entered a partnership with Philippines Football League club Stallion Laguna with its football academy merging with Stallion's for at least the 2019 season. [7]

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the club's operation. The 2021 Gothia Cup, which MFC was due to participate for the 38th time, was cancelled. MFC's football academy also resorted to conducting its sporting programs online. [8] [9]

MFC returned to competing in football competitions outside the Philippines since the start of the pandemic. Their return was marked by their participation in the 2022 edition of the JSSL Singapore Professional Academy 7s. [1] [10] They clinched the overall title of the same tournament in 2023. [11]

In December 2023, the club announced that it would be expanding operations to Cebu City. [12]

The girls team reinforced by imports won the 2025 Ang Liga title, a under-19 tournament. [13] [14]

Makati F.C. joined the PFF Women's League, the top-flight women's domestic league in the country starting the 2025 season with a relatively young squad with Indonesian national team players. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Current roster

The following is Makati's roster for the 2025 PFF Women's League:

As of April 6, 2025 [19]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Ayishatu Simpson
3Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Maeva Javier
4 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Shalika Viandrisa
5 DF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Gea Yumanda
7Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Ariana Gementiza
10Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Rhiauna de la Calzada
11 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Sheva Furyzcha
12 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Veronica Appiah
14Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Elisha Lubiano
20Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Adriana Bautista
21 FW Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Soleil Schroth
22 GK Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Brooke Solis
23Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Mikaela Villacin
No.Pos.NationPlayer
25 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Selina Anima
27Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Tootchie Eval
30Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Jilliana Dagpin
32Flag of Thailand.svg  THA Kawinthida Kikuntod
70Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Nafeeza Nori
87Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Angely Alferez
—Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Shinezen Cadayona
—Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Ella Chua
— DF Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Janae DeFazio
—Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Martina Horn
— DF Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Juju Kabatay
— MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Nasywa Rambe
—Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Summer Solis

Notable players

List of notable players who have played for Makati F.C. and/or have attended its Makati Football School.

Head coaches

Honors

References

  1. 1 2 "Makati FC vies in JSSL Singapore 7s". The Philippine Star. August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Makati Football Club brings young Filipinos to the international football stage - BusinessMirror". BusinessMirror. October 11, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Lozada, Bong (July 6, 2019). "Makati FC sends five teams to major meets". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Football: Makati FC to take part in youth tourneys in Europe". ABS-CBN News. July 8, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Oiga, Jacky Lynne (September 4, 2016). "Makati club scores 3rd in biggest youth football tournament". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ Luci-Atienza, Charissa; Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie; Villegas, Bernardo (February 22, 2019). "Alaska Milk fosters grassroot football". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ex-Davao player joins Stallion Laguna". Philippine News Agency. January 30, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ Jurado, Theodore (April 23, 2021). "Gothia Cup cancelled". Journal News Online. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Makati FC takes football academy online". BusinessWorld. May 18, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Makati FC kicks off bid in Asian youth football tourney". Rappler. September 2, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Brilliant girls' clean-sheet golden run highlights Makati FC's overall title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Football: Makati FC to expand operations to Cebu City". ABS-CBN News. December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Makati FC shapes future football stars". Daily Tribune. March 9, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  14. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (March 15, 2025). "Kaya, Stallion banner six clubs seeing action in 2025 PFF Women's League". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Football: Capital1 to enter PFF Women's League with Solar Strikers". ABS-CBN news. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  16. ↑ Payo, Jasmine (March 14, 2025). "Youthful teams test mettle in PFF Women's Football League". Rappler. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  17. 1 2 Suing, Ivan (March 17, 2025). "Makati FC craves for experience". Daily Tribune. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  18. ↑ Montayre, Mia (April 4, 2025). "Stallion, Kaya-Iloilo keep winning ways in PFFWL; Makati impresses in first outing". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  19. 1 2 3 "Makati FC PFF Women's League 2025 Roster". Makati FC. April 3, 2025. Archived from the original on April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Leading by Example: Aly Borromeo – Kaya FC–Iloilo". September 27, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  21. ↑ del Carmen, Lorenzo (February 8, 2022). "Sara Castaneda relishes super-sub role in historic Asian Cup campaign". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Makati FC from the Philippines wins the G12-category". gothiacup.se. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Double win for Makati FC". gothiacup.se. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
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