Manila Lions F.C.
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| Full name | Lions Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Lions |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Manager |
 Joel Alcala |
| League | UFL Division 2 |
The Manila Lions Football Club, also known as Lions Meltique Beef FC for sponsorship reasons, is an association football club based in the Philippines.
The also 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.[1]
In the 1950s, the Manila 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]
Current squad
- As of 29 October 2011[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Domestic competitions
National championship
- Winners (1): 1967[4]
Manila Football League
- Winners (7): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961[4]
References
- ↑ Mulcahy, Enda & Karsdorp, Dirk (2002-08-15). "Asian Club Competitions 1968/69". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- ↑ Cutillas, Juan (7 July 1999). "Best post-war Fil-Sino goalie passes away". Manila Standard. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Manila Lions FC". uflphilippines.com.ph. United Football League Philippines. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- 1 2 Schöggl, Hans. "Philippines – List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2011.