Davao Aguilas F.C.
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| Full name | Davao Aguilas Football Club |
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| Founded | 2017 |
| Stadium | Davao del Norte Sports Complex |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Owner | Jefferson Cheng |
| Head coach | Gary Phillips |
| League | Philippines Football League |
Davao Aguilas Football Club (abbreviated as DAFC) is a Filipino professional football club based in the city of Tagum, Davao del Norte that plays in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the highest level of Philippine club football.
The club is the sole Mindanao-based club in the inaugural season of the PFL. The club aims to field in an all-Filipino team and plans to gather Mindanao-based footballers.
Davao Aguilas FC is under the Davao Aguilas, Incorporated and is owned by businessman Jefferson Cheng.
The group behind the Aguilas have expressed their interest to play in the Philippines Football League (PFL) and have submitted their letter of intent before the December 31, 2016 deadline. They were given until the end of January 2017 to complete all licensing requirements.
On February 19, 2017 it was reported that Davao Aguilas FC is joining the Philippines Football League as the sole representative from Mindanao.
Although CEO Chito Manuel admits that everything is "rush-rush" now, he said the team’s head coach Melchor Anzures and assistant coach Lalas Carreon are busy building up the team from scratch. They conducted tryouts at the Agro pitch in Davao City on February 19, 2017.
In March 2017, the club participated in the Stallion preseason cup where Ed Walohan scored the first goal for the club in competitive play. According to team officials the squad fielded by the Aguilas was not the final squad to be fielded in the inaugural PFL.
The club hosted an official launch ceremony on March 26, 2017 at the Davao del Norte Sports Complex, their home venue.
The colors of the team are blue which represents "loyalty and brilliance" and red which represents "passion and valor". The five red stripes in the club crest symbolizes 5 attributes of the club's players namely strength, speed, agility, and the "right mentality" while the four blue stripes represents the concepts of fair play, respect, perseverance and integrity which are the team's values. The colors of the club were selected as reportedly as a show of patriotism and was derived after the Philippine flag. The bird's head in the crest is that of a Philippine eagle.
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