Talk:Sunken Garden United F.C.

Moving material here for now
Note: this article needs work. But initial contributors have worked hard to add information (which is good) but it just needs references. Since the article may be deleted, let's move most of it HERE to this talk page, trim down the article substantially (to keep it from being deleted). When additional sources are located backing up this information, please feel free to move it back into the article. Please use inline citations.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 13:39, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

To reference using Google for Philippines sources, use one or more of these search strings:--Tomwsulcer (talk) 13:39, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

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(site:moroinfo.com/ OR site:myph.com.ph OR site:newslinetarlac.com.ph OR site:journal.com.ph OR site:inquirer.net OR site:newsflash.org/ OR site:philippinenews.com OR site:philstar.com OR site:sagad-bugso.tripod.com/ OR site:semanario-filipinas.blogspot.com OR site:dagupan.com/punch/ OR site:sunstar.com.ph OR site:tempo.com.ph OR site:thefreeman.com OR site:visayandailystar.com OR site:zamboangatoday.ph)

That is, to find references, cut and paste one of the search strings above, and then to the right of it, add the phrase in quotes "Sunken Garden United" or perhaps just "Sunken Garden". What you find may be good references; please use inline citations (easily checkable by other Wikipedians). When you have information which bolsters the material below, feel free to re-insert it back within the article. Thanx.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 13:55, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Material from current article
(again, move back when references can be located to back up each addition, thanx)--Tomwsulcer (talk) 13:39, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Sunken Garden United is an association football based club in the Philippines.

History

Founded in April 17, 1997, the club is based at the University of the  Philippines in Diliman where it holds regular practices and hosts  matches. From its rolls come professionals, expatriates and students bound by the common love for football. SGU FC prides itself of having produced members and coaches of the UP Men’s Football Team.

SGU FC competes in major tournaments including the Alaska Cup, the Terry  Razon Copa Filipina, the Fr. Cortina Cup and the United Football  League. The club is an official member of the National Capital Region Football Association (NCRFA) with teams competing in both the second and third division.

In 2003, SGU FC inaugurated its clubhouse located at Que Rico Restaurant, Blue Ridge, C-5 Katipunan. It has partnered with Shell La Vista and Driftwood Syndicates as corporate sponsors. Other sponsors include Que Rico Restaurant and Ogma Balinese Resthouse. To commemorate its 13th year, the club’s official website - sgufc.webs.com was launched.

Our Raison d’ etre: A Tradition of Football Excellence

With the vision of promoting football with passion, SGU FC has embarked to  promote the sport as it seeks to foster friendship and camaraderie with  fellow footballers. From all walks of life, different nationalities and religions, came the members of the club which has evolved from an  athletic club to a family affair; providing a venue where friends and family regularly meet.

SGU FC fully supports the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and  the  National Capital Region Football Association (NCRFA) in their goal to  further promote Philippine football. The club is committed to introduce football to the next generations of footballers through its SGU FC Youth Program.

The club members revolt Several years ago, some members of the Sunken Garden United Football Club unceremoniously bolted our club to form their own football club. Unfortunately, they continued to use our club’s official name and seal. Part of our club funds went missing and several of our trophies were taken from our club house at Que Rico Restaurant, C-5 Katipunan without the decency of permission.

They even set up a website “sgufc.multiply.com.” This  created a big confusion in the football community specially that this  “other” club was involved in acrimonious and even violent incidents with  other football clubs during tournaments.

In 2007, after having been denied by the NCRFA to join the Terry Razon  Copa Filipina as Sunken Garden United FC, the “other” club joined the  tournament using the name “Speilt Gern Unten FC” which purportedly is the German translation for Sunken Garden United FC. They defaulted and eventually withdrew from the tournament but refused to pay the  concomitant fees despite demands. The NCRFA was constrained to impose a ban on both the club and their members and issued them a cease and  desist order from using our club’s official name and seal to avoid  confusion with us, being their official member.

In utter defiance of the NCRFA decision, the “other” club continues to use  our club’s official name and seal during tournaments. Worse, its members were apparently not informed by their leadership that they are facing a ban with the NCRFA.

During a futsal tournament sanctioned by the PFF, this “other” club allegedly  defaulted again  and instead competed in another tournament being held at ASCOM the same day. It was reported that the PFF is likewise considering imposing sanctions on this “other” club and its members.

This “other” club used to compete in the Weekend Football League (WFL) but has been left out for the third season due to various issues. It was reported that a member of this club officiated a “home” match without the other team’s knowledge - in contravention with the spirit and basic  rules of sporting “Fair Play”. The match ended in favor of this “other” club.

We, the founder and members of Sunken Garden United Football Club are now constrained to set the records straight in view of our growing concern  anent the damage that has been caused to our beloved club’s name. There has already been much disinformation and confusion and the football community deserves to know the truth!

Team Photo

Current Squad