Cebu F.C.

Dynamic Herb Cebu Football Club (also known as DH Cebu F.C. or Cebu Football Club) is a Filipino professional football club based in Cebu City. The team plays in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the top-flight league of football in the Philippines.[1]

Dynamic Herb Cebu
Full nameDynamic Herb Cebu Football Club
Nickname(s)The Gentle Giants
Short nameDHC
CFC
Founded2021 (2021)
GroundDynamic Herb Sports Complex
Capacity500
OwnerDynamic Herb Sports Incorporated
ChairmanUğur Taşçı
Head coachMehmet Kakil
LeaguePhilippines Football League
2022TBD
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded in 2021. Affiliated with Cebu Football Association, Cebu F.C. is the third professional club to represent its region, after Cebu Queen City United which competed in UFL Division 2, and Global Cebu which competed in the PFL.[2]

History

The club is owned by Dynamic Herb Sports Incorporated, under the management of Ugur Tasci, a Turkish businessman who first arrived in the Philippines in 1994, together with his brother, Cem Tasci who developed Leylam Football Club that brought honors to Cebu in football tournaments, locally and abroad.[3] Following the success of Leylam, Tasci formed a new club that would join the Philippines Football League.[4]

Philippines Football League

In 2021, it was reported that Dynamic Herb Cebu was applying for a license to be able to join the PFL as early as that season. On 31 July 2021, Dynamic Herb Cebu was granted a provisional license pending full compliance of requirements that would allow it to participate in the 2021 PFL season.[5][6][7] The club is the successor of Leylam FC.[8]

2021 season

Dynamic Herb Cebu's initial roster composed mostly of homegrown players from Leylam reinforced by players from other PFL clubs and collegiate teams.[9] The club's provisional license was affirmed on 24 August 2021.[10] The club was scheduled to debut in the 2021 PFL season, but the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12] The club played its first competitive match on November 11, 2021, a 1–0 loss to Stallion Laguna at the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara.[13][14]

Affiliation with Hatayspor

In January 2022 the club launched a partnership with Süper Lig club Hatayspor.[15][16] The partnership with Hatayspor aims to develop both men's and women's team and the development of football academic programs for the youth academy. Also part of the agreement are the exchange of coaching staff and players, including those who are in the academy.[17][18]

Stadium

Cebu F.C. will play its home games at the Dynamic Herb Sports Complex in Talisay.[19] The sports complex has a stadium with 500 seating capacity, two FIFA-standard football fields, and indoor arena that accommodates several sporting events like futsal, basketball, badminton, and volleyball.[20][21]

Crest and colors

DH Cebu's crest features a whale shark from Oslob, Cebu.[22]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
2021–present RAD Apparel Dynamic Herb Sports1
The Green Table
Tigertek Sports
Pocari Sweat2
  • 1Major shirt sponsor (names located at the front of the shirt).
  • 2Secondary sponsor (names mostly located at the back of the shirt).

Players

First team squad
As of 23 March 2022[23]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  JPN Ren Okuda
4 DF  ESP Joaco Cañas
6 MF  PHI Daniel Gadia
7 DF  PHI Evren Tasci (captain)
8 FW  PHI Jeremiah Borlongan
9 FW  PHI Kintaro Miyagi
10 MF  TUR Mert Altinöz
11 FW  PHI Nicolas Ferrer Jr.
13 MF  PHI Baris Tasci (vice-captain)
15 MF  PHI Lorenzo Genco
17 FW  PHI Chima Uzoka
18 DF  PHI John Cyril Sinoy
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  TUR Arda Çinkir
20 FW  PHI Roberto Corsame Jr.
21 GK  PHI John Ryll Eldian
22 DF  PHI Ruffy Llorente
23 FW  PHI Ian Miranda
25 GK  PHI Nathanael Villanueva
28 DF  PHI John Saldivar
29 DF  PHI John Roy Melgo III
30 DF  PHI Charles Dabao III
33 FW  PHI Steven Patalinghug
69 DF  TUR Nazim Özcan (on loan from Hatayspor)
99 GK  PHI Jack Zambrano

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  PHI Jaime Rosquillo (at ADT)

Personnel
As of 17 March 2022[24][25]
PositionName
Team manager Hannah Wong
Head coach Mehmet Kakil
Assistant coach Levent Öztürk
Goalkeeping coach Ref Cuaresma
Strength & conditioning coach Carlo Jun Sumayang
Physiotherapist Mark Kevin Uy
Team Doctor Rhoel Dejaño
Equipment manager Jimmy Liman Jr.

Head coaches
Name Period Ref.
Oliver Colina 2021–2022 [26]
Mehmet Kakil 2022–present [27]

Records
Season Division Teams PFL CPA AFC Cup AFC Champions League
2021 1 7 Cancelled 4th — —
Updated as of 2 April 2022

Affiliated clubs

The following club is currently affiliated with Cebu:

References
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  24. "Hatayspor altyapısında top koşturan futbolcular Nazım Özcan, Arda Çınkır ve Mert Altınöz Filipinler'in süper ligi PFL'de top koşturacak" (in Turkish). Karsmanset. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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