De La Salle Lady Booters football

De La Salle Lady Booters
Full nameDe La Salle University Women's Football Team
Nickname(s)Lady Booters
OwnerDe La Salle University
Head coachHans Smit
LeagueUAAP
PFFWL
2023–24
2023		2nd (UAAP)
4th (PFFWL)

The De La Salle Lady Booters are the varsity women's football team of the De La Salle University. They compete at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), as well as at the PFF Women's League (PFFWL), the top flight domestic women's football league in the Philippines.[1]

UAAP

The DLSU Lady Booters have won 11 titles in the UAAP. They hold the record of having the longest championship streak, winning four straight titles from UAAP Season 65 to 68 (2002–2005).[2] They have also won three straight titles from UAAP Season 79 to 81 (2017–2019).[3][4]

PFFWL

The collegiate squad was among the pioneer teams of the first season of the PFF Women's League which ran from 2016 to 2017. De La Salle was assured of the league title of the 2016–17 season after their first second round match against OutKast which ended in a 3–0 win.[5] They were undefeated in that season garnering 13 wins or 39 points.[6]

De La Salle won the second league title in 2018 winning 2–1 over the University of Santo Tomas in the de facto final.[7] The Lady Booters also won the third league title in 2020 against UST, completing their third consecutive championship.[8]

Officials

Position Name Nationality
Head coach Hans-Peter Smit[9]  Philippines
Assistant coach Alvin Ocampo[9]  Philippines
Team manager Genaro de Vera[9]  Philippines

Honors

UAAP Football Championship
PFF Women's League
PFF Women's Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2015

See also

References

  1. ^ "PFF WOMEN'S LEAGUE KICKS OFF". Philippine Football Federation. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ "UAAP: Lady Booters imbibe culture of success, eye four-peat empire". The LaSallian. February 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Unstoppable La Salle Lady Archers seal UAAP Football three-peat". Tiebreaker Times. May 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "La Salle blanks FEU for UAAP women's football 3-peat". Inquirer. May 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Montayre, Mia (20 October 2017). "PFFWL Roundup: Second round opening win virtually guarantees La Salle league title". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. ^ "DLSU Crowned PFF Women's League Champions". Philippine Football Federation. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ^ "De La Salle Retains Title After Defeating UST, 2-1". Philippine Football Federation. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  8. ^ "La Salle takes PFFWL three-peat". Tiebreaker Times. February 11, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "PFF Women's League - Season 2016-2017 Teams - De La Salle University (DLSU)". Facebook. Pinay Futbol. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.