Kaya F.C.–Iloilo (women)
Women's association football club based in Iloilo City, Philippines
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Kaya Futbol Club–Iloilo (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈkaja futbol]), or simply Kaya–Iloilo, commonly referred to as Kaya Women's, is a Filipino women's professional football club affiliated with Kaya F.C.–Iloilo.
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| Full name | Kaya Women's Futbol Club-Iloilo | |||
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| Nickname | The Mighty Kaya | |||
| Short name | KAY | |||
| Founded | 2019 | |||
| Ground | Iloilo Sports Complex | |||
| Capacity | 7,000 | |||
| Owner(s) | Una Kaya Futbol Club, Inc. | |||
| Chairman | Santi Araneta | |||
| Head coach | David Basa | |||
| League | PFF Women's League | |||
| 2025 | PFF Women's League, 1st of 6 (champions) | |||
| Website | https://www.kayafc.com/women/ | |||
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History
Kaya was the only Philippines Football League (PFL) club that fielded in the 2016–17 inaugural season of the PFF Women's League.[1] However, they withdrew midseason.[2][3]
In 2019, Kaya officially formed a women's team.[4] The seven-a-side team competed in the inaugural season of the 7's Football League Women's Division, where they finished runners-up.[5][6][7]
Kaya completed their first eleven-a-side campaign, as well as their international debut, at the 2022 SingaCup's Women Football Championship in Singapore. They swept the tournament, beating the Lion City Sailors women's team, Phranakorn, and Persib Putri.[8][9][10]
Kaya returned to the PFF Women's League for the 2023 season. For that season, there was a knock-out stage. Kaya was able to reach the final where it contended the title against Manila Digger. Kaya emerged as the victor through a single goal,[11] becoming the first ever club team to win the PFF Women's League. The preceding editions were clinched by collegiate sides, De La Salle.[12]
Kaya was among the participating teams of the inaugural AFC Women's Champions League in 2024–25.[13] They failed to advance to the knock-out stage drawing against BGC–College of Asian Scholars and Bam Khatoon and conceding a lost to Melbourne City in the group stage.[14]
Crest and colors
Kaya Women's wear the same crest and colors as the men's team. The club's home color is yellow.
The club's colors: yellow, red, green and black, are based on the pan-African colors associated with Rastafari due to the influence of Reggae in the club's founding members' lives.[15] The 31 stars on the crest are a tribute to Kaya Men's co-founder John-Rey "Lupoy" Bela-ong, who was killed in a robbery at age 31.[16]
Players
- As of April 27, 2025[17]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
As of March 2025
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  David Basa |
| Assistant coach |  Yu Hoshide |
| Team manager | Ramon Almeda |
Coaching history
Let Dimzon (2019–2024)- David Basa (2025–)
Honors
Domestic
League
Cups
- PFF Women's Cup
- Runners-up: 2024
International
Cups
- SingaCup
- Winners: 2022[9]
Other honors
- 7's Football League
- Winners: 2024
Records
Main domestic competitions
AFC Women's Champions League
- As of 12 October 2024
All results (away, home and aggregate) list Kaya–Iloilo's goal tally first.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| AFC Champions League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| Season | Round | Opponents | Result | Agg. / Pos. |
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| 2024–25 | Group stage |  College of Asian Scholars |
0–0 | Group B (3rd) |
 Bam Khatoon |
1–1 | |||
 Melbourne City |
0–4 |
Invitational tournaments
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Score | Agg. / Pos. | |
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| Home | Away | |||||
| 2022 | SingaCup Women Football Championship | Group Stage |  Lion City Sailors |
3–1 | Champion | |
| Phranakorn FC |
6–0 | |||||
 Persib Bandung Putri |
8–0 | |||||
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Women's Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2024–25: Group stage