It was founded in 1960 through the effort of the Special Services Unit that promotes sports and physical fitness within the army.

[3]For the 2014 UFL season, Philippine Army had a temporary merger with General Trias International and the military squad was bolstered by Korean players.

[5] At the latter part of the 2015 season, Philippine Army was disqualified from the United Football League including any related competitions.

[3] Though for the 2014 season the squad included non-Army enlistees with the temporary merger of the club with General Trias International.

The club had players who has played for the Philippines national team such as Roel Gener, Nestorio Margarse, and Eduard Sacapaño.