THE United City Football Club (UCFC) will soon be known as United Clark FC after the 2021 Philippines Football League season -- this is after the club recently inked partnership with New Clark City in Pampanga.
Eric Gottschalk, President and Co-Founder UCFC, announced on Monday, June 14, that they finally have their permanent home at the New Clark City.
"This is a historic day for all of us within the organization. This has been in the works for several months, and we would like to thank Vivencio B. Dizon, president and CEO of BCDA (Base Conversion and Development Authority), and his team for their support in bringing professional football to the Province of Pampanga and New Clark City," he said.
"Our move to Pampanga has a lot to do with the already existing sports mentality within the community, especially the love for football, and since the PBA has no foothold in Clark, UCFC will be the only professional sports franchise in the province," Gottchalk added.
"Our community work will start right away with many plans already developed. The UCFC football academy will take shape before the end of 2021, and we continue to finalize the location for our future football stadium."
The UCFC executive also said that they already identified a prime location and are just waiting to complete the paperwork before the plot will also be announced. In the meantime, the 20,000-seater athletics stadium will serve as their home venue, with its inaugural friendly match planned for early August.
"We are very excited to move our entire operation to New Clark City slowly and to start building our local fan base. To demonstrate our full commitment to the region, we will undergo a final name change following the 2021 PFL season. We will replace 'City' in our crest with 'Clark'," he said.