Global FC
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| Full name | Global Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The People's Club |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Ground | Cebu City Sports Complex |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Chief executive | Dan Palami |
| Head coach | Toshiaki Imai |
| League | Philippines Football League |
| 2016 | Division 1, 1st |
| Website | Club home page |
Global Football Club is a professional Filipino association football club based in Cebu City. The team regularly competes in the United Football League (UFL), the main football league of the Philippines. The current head coach of the team is Toshiaki Imai, who replaced John Burridge, headed by the chief executive of the club Dan Palami.
It was founded in March 2000 when a group of football enthusiasts from Tacloban formed a weekly football practice as their leisure activity. They then started participating in minor tournaments around Manila. The founders hired the team's players from employees at the company Autre Porte Technique Global, then joined the 2009 UFL Cup, which was created to determine the composition of teams that would play in the league. Global concluded their campaign by finishing in the plate cup knockout stages, sending them to Division II. During the following years, Global began to compete in national and international competitions, including the AFC President's Cup and National Men's Club Championship.
The team started in the 2010 United Football League, which they won and remained undefeated over the entire season. Their victories led to promotion into Division I for the first time. In 2012, Global captured their first Division I title on goal difference. Their victory meant that they automatically qualified for the 2013 AFC President's Cup, making them the first Filipino club to do so. However, they were eliminated in the group stages. They also played in the United Football League Cup, which they have won once (in 2010). Global has also won the National Men's Club Championship once (in 2011).
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