Bohemian S.C.

The club, during the earliest phases of football in the Philippines, imposed its dominance in the country, winning 10 national championships in the early decades of the 1900s.

[2] After ceasing to exist by the 1930s, due to the socio-political shifts in the Philippines as a colony, then as an independent nation, followed by the breakout and aftermath of the second World War, a group whose headed by chairman Jason de Jong formed, in 2017, a football school and an academy as a tribute to the legendary club.

Right after Alcántara left the club to return to play for the Culés,[6] he took over and led Bohemian to a second three-peat to start the new decade, winning the title in 1920, 1921 and 1922.

[7] Former Philippine national team player Jason de Jong and his group began talks in 2017 regarding the possible revival of the Bohemian Sporting Club.

The decline in popularity for football in the Philippines, made it so that a lot of informations about the historic club came to be very minimal and majority of its details went forgotten nor reported.

[1] Above them, however, was the Manila derby against Aurora Athletic Club which was the team, among all, that was always the closest on the conquest of the title with Bohemian and their rivalry characterized the sport in those decades.

[7] This specifical derby was also fueled by the rivalry by one of the captains and leaders of the Red Sashed Manuel "Manolo" Nieto and Aurora's forward Solano who was the only one who was able to drible past the greatest Filipino defender of the pre-war era.

The rivalry was mainly between the players of the Red Sashed and the Caroliners who represented respectively the Philippines (1913 to 1925) and China (1913 to 1934) in the Far Eastern Championship Games.

It began in the first edition when the China representants accused the Philippine players of not being natives of the country and viewed them as a sign of oppression.

The gold medalist's team were formed by Bohemian's German Montserrat, L. Lara, Enrique Lopez, Jose Llamas, Jesús Cacho, Joaquín "Chacho" López and Manuel Nieto.

The Bohemian player with the most appearances in this tournament was Joaquín "Chacho" López who participated in every edition starting from 1913 to 1925, every single one while playing for the club.

Bohemian SC team photo, 1919
The Bohemian team, in 1919, posing with some silverware.
Bohemian SC team photo in the 20s
Bohemian SC team photo, 1925
A postal card from the early decades of the 20th century where the emblem of the club is portrayed. The black and white logo was based on this.
Paulino Alcántara in a Bohemian SC kit. He was awarded by the PFF the " Centennial Award for the Most Outstanding Player of the Pre-War Era " and was recognized by FIFA as " Greatest Asian player of all-time " in 2007. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The Philippine national cup tournament was named after him.
Virgilio Lobregat in a Bohemian SC kit
Virgilio Lobregat was awarded by the PFF the title of " Football Player of the Half Century " and by the PAAF as one of the " Outstanding Athletes of Half-A-Century ":
Bohemian's own Joaquín "Chacho" López when he represented the Philippines in his last Far Eastern Games in 1925.