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| Full name | Japan Philippines Voltes Marikina Football Club[1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Voltes | ||
| Short name | JPV | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Dissolved | 2018[a] | ||
| Ground | Marikina Sports Complex | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| League | Philippines Football League | ||
| 2018 | 5th of 6 | ||
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Japan Philippines Voltes Marikina Football Club,[2] commonly known as JP Voltes Football Club was an association football club in Metro Manila, Philippines. It competed in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the highest level of Philippine club football from 2017 to 2018 with the city of Marikina designated as its home.
The club is known as Manila All-Japan Football Club during its time in the United Football League until 2015. It was known as JP Voltes from 2015 to 2017 in the UFL.
The team consisted of Japanese and Filipino players. It is one of the founding members of the United Football League in 2009, where the team played in UFL Division 2 and later in the only division of the league following the merger of UFL Division 1 and 2 in 2016.
In the 2015 United Football League Division 2 season, the team achieved promotion to the United Football League First Division by winning the 2015 promotion/relegation play-off, allowing them to play in the Philippines' top flight for the first time in its history.
The name of JP Voltes FC was derived from the mecha anime series, Voltes 5 which was popular in the Philippines. Its name was also inspired by the word "Vortex." The club got registered as a corporation.[1]
After its departure from the PFL in 2018, a Manila All-Japan team is still extant and competes in the Weekend Futbol League.
- ^ a b クラブ概要 [Club Overview]. JP Voltes FC (in Japanese). Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "Untitled". Twitter. J.P Voltes F.C. December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
"@perezjamiryahoo: @jpv_fc what's JPV means?" – Japan Philippines Voltes...
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