Don Bosco – Garelli United Football Club, also known as Don Bosco Garelli or DB Garelli United, is a professional football club based in Makati, the Philippines.[2][better source needed] The team currently plays in the Philippines Football League, the top-flight league of football in the Philippines.
Don Bosco Garelli United was established by ex-seminarians and former Don Bosco students as a mean to provide boys education through football. It was named after Bartholomew Garelli, the first student of Italian priest and Roman Catholic saint John Bosco in 1841.[3]
Don Bosco Garelli has fielded a 7-a-side team in the AIA 7's Football League.[3]
DB Garelli United would enter the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara.[4]
In late 2023, DB Garelli United announced that they would be joining the 2024 Philippines Football League, the top-flight league of football in the Philippines[5] The league confirmed the club's participation in February 2024 making their first ever debut in the top-flight league.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Garelli United returns back to its roots at the house of Don Bosco as DBTI Makati opens their doors to the club.