Manila Nomads Sports Club

Manila Nomads Sports Club was founded in 1914 by members of the Manila Club which primarily was a club for Britons and the oldest existing club in the country. James Walker Cairns, who was born in Scotland in 1870 was the first president of the sports club and served the position from 1914 to 1934. The FIFA Book of Record, lists the football team of Manila Nomads as one of the first Philippine Football Champion, winning the local league in 1914, the same year of its foundation and pioneered football in the country. The initial site of the club was built near the Manila Club on the corner of Marquins de Comillas and Padre Faura next to the Paco Cemetery. World War II interrupted the activities of the club. The facilities of the Manila Club were destroyed during the Liberation of Manila. After the war the Nomads used the grounds for their activities and were involved with the rebuilding of the Manila Club, which is now occupied by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. It was proposed for the Manila Club and Manila Nomads to be merged but did not push through with the plan after members decided on the matter during a general meeting of the Manila Club. The facility was improved upon with the addition of two tennis courts in 1977, a junior Olympic size swimming pool and changing room was added in 1981 as a result of a joint venture with the British School, the first and only lawn bowls green in the Philippines was added in 1988. By early 2017, the club has moved to the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite home to another historical institution, Manila Jockey Club. The two historical clubs partnered together and organized the annual Manila 10's International Rugby Tournament, which was supposed to be held in Parañaque before the Nomads were forced out. The club then returned to Makati, in Carmona where it established its sporting and recreation facility at the circuit site. ==Football==

Men's football team The men's football team of Manila Nomads is the oldest section of the sports club, having participated in the first editions of the Philippines National Championships in the first decades of the 20th century and pioneered the sport alongside Manila Jockey Club (1900s), Manila Sporting Club (1906), Sandow Athletic Club (1906), Bohemian Sporting Club (1910) and Aurora Athletic Club (1910s). Philippines National Championship The first appearances of the Nomads SC football team date in 1914, as soon as the club was founded. It saw the debut of its football team in the Philippines National Championship also in the same year and was composed mostly by Britons and foreigners. Nomads made of that, not only for the club's foundation but because, it was already able to establish itself as a significant team in the country dethroningBohemian SC and became the third ever club to be crowned as "Filipino football champions" in Philippine history, after All Manila (1911) and Boheman (1912). The debut in that tournament saw the club losing to finalist Global with a score of 1–2. In the 2013 season, the club finished 8th in the table and survived relegation. The Nomads did not take part in neither of the cups, especially the 2013 UFL Cup in which they had to pull out for the new foreigners rule. Nomads SC took part in the inaugural 2013 UFL Pre-season Cup, reaching the semifinals before losing to the eventual champions Loyola and, overall, obtaining promising results. However, before the start of the 2014 season, Manila Nomads chose to self-relegate to the second division, due to the 5-foreign player cap rule, being a team that consists mainly of expats. That season the club finished 7th and once again did not take part in any of the cups. The following year, they decided not to participate of the league tournament of the 2015 season to build a roster that would comply with the newly imposed regulation but participated in the 2015 UFL Cup. Nomads advanced to the last 16 following Global's disqualification and then lost against Kaya. The UFL decided that for the next season there would be only one league. Nomads returned to the 2016 season and participated at the 2016 UFL Cup in which it was mandated that there would be no guest teams at the tournament and all participants had to enter the league competition. The club along with Agila and Pasargad withdrew in the second round of the league. Home venue Manila Nomads men's played its home games at the Nomads Field in Parañaque, which has a capacity of 3,000 spectators. Records ;Key • Tms. = Number of teams • Pos. = Position in league • TBD = To be determined • DNQ = Did not qualify Note: Performances of the club indicated here was after the UFL created (as a semi-pro league) in 2009. Honors • • Shared record Other • UFL Division 2 • Runner-up: 2010 Women's ==Cricket==

Cricket has been played in the Nomads since the club's inception. The Manila Nomads hosts the only grassed cricket-playing arena in Manila. The Philippines Cricket Association has its official base within the sports club's grounds. ==Other sports==

Badminton, Tennis, Squash and Lawn Bowls are other sports accommodated by Manila Nomads. ==References==