Kaya Futbol Club, commonly referred to as Kaya Women's, is a Filipino women's professional football club affiliated with Kaya F.C.–Iloilo.
| Full name | Kaya Women's Futbol Club-Iloilo | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Mighty Kaya | |||
| Short name | KAY | |||
| Founded | 2019 | |||
| Ground | Iloilo Sports Complex | |||
| Capacity | 7,000 | |||
| Owner | Una Kaya Futbol Club, Inc. | |||
| Chairman | Santi Araneta | |||
| Head coach | Let Dimzon | |||
| League | PFF Women's League | |||
| 2023 | PFF Women's League, 1st of 10 (champions) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History edit
Kaya was the only Philippines Football League (PFL) club that fielded in the 2016–17 inaugural season of the PFF Women's League.[1] However, they withdrew midseason.[2][3]
In 2019, Kaya officially formed a women's team.[4] The seven-a-side team competed in the inaugural season of the 7's Football League Women's Division, where they finished runners-up.[5][6][7]
Kaya Women's completed their first eleven-a-side campaign, as well as their international debut, at the 2022 SingaCup's Women Football Championship in Singapore. They swept the tournament, beating the Lion City Sailors women's team, Phranakorn, and Persib Putri.[8][9][10]
Kaya returned to the PFF Women's League for the 2023 season. For that season, there was a knock-out stage. Kaya was able to reach the final where it contended the title against Manila Digger. Kaya emerged as the victor through a single goal,[11] becoming the first ever club team to win the PFF Women's League. The preceding editions were clinched by collegiate sides, De La Salle.[12]
Crest and colors edit
Kaya Women's wear the same crest and colors as the men's team. The club's home color is yellow.
The club's colors: yellow, red, green and black, are based on the pan-African colors associated with Rastafari due to the influence of Reggae in the club's founding members' lives.[13] The 31 stars on the crest are a tribute to Kaya Men's co-founder John-Rey "Lupoy" Bela-ong, who was killed in a robbery at age 31.[14]
Players edit
- As of October 16, 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source: SingaCup Women Football Championship 2022[15]
Personnel edit
As of October 2022
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Let Dimzon
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| Assistant coach | Merian Ronquillo
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| Team manager | Ramon Almeda
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Honors edit
Domestic edit
League edit
- PFF Women's League
- Winners (1): 2023
International edit
Cups edit
- SingaCup
- Winners (1): 2022[9]
Records edit
Main domestic competitions edit
| Season | Teams | League Position | PFF Women's Cup |
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| 2016–17 | 11 | N/A (withdrew) |
N/A (not held) |
| 2022–23 | 10 | 1st (regular season) |
3rd |
| 1st (final season) |
Invitational tournaments edit
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Score | Agg. / Pos. | |
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| Home | Away | |||||
| 2022 | SingaCup Women Football Championship | Group Stage |  Lion City Sailors
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3–1 | Champion | |
 Phranakorn FC
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6–0 | |||||
 Persib Bandung Putri
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8–0 | |||||
References edit
- ^ "PFF WOMEN'S LEAGUE KICKS OFF". Philippine Football Federation. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ Njang, Lerche (July 16, 2017). "Women's Soccer Gaining Status in Philippines". thesportscol.com. The Sports Column. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Montayre, Mia (November 7, 2016). "Historic PFF Women's League set to launch". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ "Kaya FC to hold tryouts for Inaugural Women's Team". The Daily Guardian. July 23, 2019. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ "Kaya FC Women's Team gears up for 7's Football League". The Daily Guardian. September 7, 2019. Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ "Stallion in 2019: A Year in Review". stallionfcphil.com. Stallion Laguna F.C. December 31, 2019. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
...the ladies of Stallion-Hiraya FC bagged the Philam Life 7's Football League Women's title by defeating Kaya FC Women's 1-0.
- ^ De la Peña, Leobert Julian A. (January 4, 2020). "Kaya FC Women bow down to Stallion Hiraya in Philam 7's finals". The Daily Guardian. Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ "Football: Kaya Women complete sweep of Singapore tourney". ABS-CBN News. October 22, 2022. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Del Carmen, Lorenzo (October 21, 2022). "Kaya-Iloilo rules SingaCup with impressive sweep". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Verora, Levi Joshua Jr. (October 27, 2022). "How Kaya FC's winning campaign in Singapore benefits women's football". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (November 12, 2023). "Kaya FC-Iloilo captures 2023 PFF Women's League title". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ Payo, Jasmine (November 11, 2023). "Numero uno: Kaya FC claims first PFF Women's League title". Rappler. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "David Perković". HansOn. Season 1. Episode 12. January 27, 2014. News Media Factory. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ Guerrero, Bob (March 7, 2016). "AFC Cup preview: Kaya FC's special anniversary moment". Rappler. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ "Kaya-Iloilo Futbol Club team sheet". singacup.com. SingaCup. October 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
