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{{short description|5th season of the Philippines Football League}}
{{Short description|Cancelled 5th season of the Philippines Football League}}
{{use Philippine English|date=February 2023}}
{{use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox football league season
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = [[Philippines Football League]]
| competition = [[Philippines Football League]]
| season = 2021
| season = 2021
| dates = July 2021
| dates = October 27, 2021 {{nowrap|(latest scheduled start date)}}
| winners =
| winners = None awarded
| continentalcup1 = [[2022 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 = [[2022 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
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| average attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = [[2020 Philippines Football League|2020]]
| prevseason = [[2020 Philippines Football League|2020]]
| nextseason = [[2022 Philippine Football League|2022]]
| nextseason = [[2022–23 Philippines Football League|2022–23]]
}}
}}
The '''2021 Philippines Football League''', also known as '''The Philippines Football League brought to you by Qatar Airways''', due to the league's title sponsorship of [[Qatar Airways]], will be the fifth season of the [[Philippines Football League]] (PFL), the professional football league of the [[Philippines]].


The '''2021 Philippines Football League''' (known as '''The Philippines Football League brought to you by Qatar Airways''' for sponsorship reasons) was to be the fifth season of [[Philippines Football League]] (PFL), professional [[association football|football]] league of the [[Philippines]]. However, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=2021-copa>{{cite news |title=Copa Paulino Alcantara to usher in 2022 season |url=https://pfl.org.ph/copa-paulino-alcantara-usher-2022-season/ |access-date=28 October 2021 |work=The Philippines Football League |date=27 October 2021}}</ref>
It is yet to be determined if the 2021 season will be still held under a [[Bubble (sports)|bubble]] format, like in the previous season due to the prevailing [[COVID-19 pandemic]] situation.<ref name=expanded>{{cite news |last1=Leyba |first1=Olmin |title=Expanded cast expected in next PFL tourney |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/01/02/2067585/expanded-cast-expected-next-pfl-tourney |access-date=January 2, 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 2, 2021}}</ref> The league's cup tournament, the [[2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara|Copa Paulino Alcantara]] will be organized in April prior to the start of the league after it was not held in 2020, also due to the pandemic.<ref name=eyesApril>{{cite web |title=PFL eyes 2021 opening in April with Copa Paulino Alcantara|url=https://www.spin.ph/football/pfl/pfl-eyes-2021-opening-in-april-with-copa-paulino-alcantara-a795-20210116 |website=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>


==Cancellation==
The 2021 season is planned to commence as early as June<ref name=eyesApril/> with two or three potential expansion clubs.<ref name=expanded/> Two of these clubs are [[Loyola F.C.|Loyola]] (which was among the founding clubs of the PFL as Meralco Manila) and [[Laos F.C.|Laos]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Suyu |first1=Ian |title=2 teams to join PFL |url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/02/12/2-teams-to-join-pfl/ |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=Daily Tribune |date=11 February 2021}}</ref> It has now moved to July to give room for teams that will participate in both the AFC Cup and AFC Champions league.
The league's 2021 season was scheduled to kick off on August 21, 2021, but was postponed due to the implementation of [[enhanced community quarantine]] in [[Metro Manila]] and nearby provinces.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pedralvez |first1=Manolo |title=Football: Gov't clearance needed for foreign players tapped by PFL clubs |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/11/21/football-govt-clearance-needed-for-foreign-players-tapped-by-pfl-clubs |access-date=12 July 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=10 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=PFF reschedules PFL opener due to ECQ |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pff-reschedules-pfl-opener-due-to-ecq/216128 |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=5 August 2021}}</ref> It was postponed again for several times.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Suyu |first1=Ian |title=PFL eyes September opening |url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/08/12/pfl-eyes-september-opening/ |access-date=12 August 2021 |work=Daily Tribune |date=11 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PFL Season 2021 kickoff postponed to September |url=https://pfl.org.ph/pfl-season-2021-kickoff-postponed-september/ |website=Philippines Football League |access-date=16 August 2021 |date=16 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosale |first1=Glendale |title=Dynamic Herb players demoralized by postponements of season opening |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/407273/dynamic-herb-players-demoralized-by-postponements-of-season-opening |access-date=21 October 2021 |work=Cebu Daily News |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=21 October 2021}}</ref> The latest schedule for the season's start date was on October 27, 2021, provided that Cavite is under [[COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines|general community quarantine]] by October 16 and there are at least six confirmed participating clubs.<ref>{{cite news |title=PFL sets conditions to clubs for 2021 season |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pfl-sets-conditions-to-clubs-for-2021-season/221420 |access-date=7 October 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=7 October 2021}}</ref>

The 2021 season was cancelled on October 22, 2021, and it was announced that the league cup tournament, [[2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara]], would be held in its place.<ref name=2021-copa/> It will start on November 7, 2021.<ref name=copa-nov>{{cite news |last1=Rosal |first1=Glendale |title=PFL to hold Copa Paulino Alcantara on Nov. 7 in Cavite |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/407603/pfl-to-hold-copa-paulino-alcantara-on-nov-7-in-cavite |access-date=22 October 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=22 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The organization of the Copa Paulino Alcantara was previously uncertain, having not been held during the previous season.<ref name="copacancelled">{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=Copa Paulino Alcantara canceled as PFL looks to open new season in July |url=https://www.spin.ph/football/pfl/pfl-set-for-july-17-league-opening-cancels-2021-copa-paulino-alcantara-a795-20210327 |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=27 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=eyesApril>{{cite web |title=PFL eyes 2021 opening in April with Copa Paulino Alcantara|url=https://www.spin.ph/football/pfl/pfl-eyes-2021-opening-in-april-with-copa-paulino-alcantara-a795-20210116 |website=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>

==Stadium==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" align=right
|-
![[Carmona, Cavite]]
|-
|[[PFF National Training Center]]
|-
|'''Capacity: 1,200'''
|-
|[[File:PFF National Training Center (cropped).jpg|250px]]
|-
!{{Location map+ |Luzon mainland |width=250 |float=center |caption=Location of the PFF National Training Center|places=
{{location map~ |Luzon |lat=14.295 |long=121.039 |position=left |label=[[Carmona, Cavite|Carmona]]}}
}}
|}

Like previously, all games of 2021 season were planned to be held at the [[PFF National Training Center]] in [[Carmona, Cavite]], under a close-circuit format due to prevailing [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. [[Biñan Football Stadium]] in [[Biñan, Laguna]] is being considered as a potential second venue.<ref>{{cite news |last1=del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=PFL pencils August 21 for closed-circuit season |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pfl-pencils-august-21-for-closed-circuit-season/213445 |access-date=16 July 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=16 July 2021}}</ref>


==Teams==
==Teams==
[[Cebu F.C.]] was given a provisional club license, which would have allowed the club to debut in the now cancelled 2021 season. [[Laos F.C.|Laos]] and Rapids F.C. from [[Cagayan de Oro]] were the other applicant clubs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=PFF gives Cebu provisionary license; Laos given deadline to fulfill requirements |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pfl-gives-cebu-provisionary-license-laos-given-deadline-to-fulfill-requirements/215491 |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=30 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Suyu |first1=Ian |title=2 teams to join PFL |url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/02/12/2-teams-to-join-pfl/ |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=Daily Tribune |date=11 February 2021 |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212035501/https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/02/12/2-teams-to-join-pfl/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Suyu |first1=Ian |title=PFL welcomes new team |url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/03/14/pfl-welcomes-new-team/ |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Daily Tribune |date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=November 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107005144/https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/03/14/pfl-welcomes-new-team/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Personnel and kits===
===Personnel and kits===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Team
!Team
! Head coach
!Head coach
!Captain
!Captain
!Kit manufacturer
!Kit manufacturer
!Sponsors
!Shirt partner
|-
|-
|[[ADT F.C.|Azkals Development Team]]
|[[ADT F.C.|Azkals Development Team]]
|{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Scott Cooper (football manager)|Scott Cooper]]
|{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Scott Cooper (football manager)|Scott Cooper]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} Marvin Angeles
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Jarvey Gayoso]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[LGR Sportswear|LGR]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Kelme (company)|Kelme]]
|PHSD, [[Chooks-to-Go]]
|Alphaland Corporation<br>Stream Mobile
|-
|[[Cebu F.C.|Dynamic Herb Cebu]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Oliver Colina]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} Evren Tasci
|{{flagicon|PHI}} RAD Apparel
|Dynamic Herb Sports, The Green Table, Tigertek Sports, [[Pocari Sweat]], My Pinoy Teleserye, Borromeo Bros. Estate, Inc.
|-
|-
|[[Kaya F.C.–Iloilo|Kaya–Iloilo]]
|[[Kaya F.C.–Iloilo|Kaya–Iloilo]]
|TBD
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yu Hoshide]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Jovin Bedic]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Jovin Bedic]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[LGR Sportswear|LGR]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[LGR Sportswear|LGR]]
|[[LBC Express|LBC]] <br> [[Fitness First]]
|[[LBC Express|LBC]], [[Fitness First]]
|-
|-
|[[Maharlika Manila F.C.|Maharlika Manila]]
|[[Maharlika Manila F.C.|Maharlika Manila]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Roxy Dorlas]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} Arvin Soliman
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Jerry Barbaso]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Joaco Cañas]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} Gameville Sportswear
|{{flagicon|PHI}} Gameville Sportswear
|[[Philam Life]] <br> Reparil Ice-Spray <br> Arepa Nootropics
|[[Philam Life]], Reparil Ice-Spray, Arepa Nootropics
|-
|-
|[[Mendiola F.C. 1991|Mendiola 1991]]
|[[Mendiola F.C. 1991|Mendiola 1991]]
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|{{flagicon|PHI}} Ashley Flores
|{{flagicon|PHI}} Ashley Flores
|{{flagicon|IDN}} FAT
|{{flagicon|IDN}} FAT
|Penson and Company, Focus Athletics, Mr. Swabber, Best Diagnostic Corporation<ref>{{cite news |title=Mendiola '91 marks 30th anniversary with breakthrough|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/mendiola-91-marks-30th-anniversary-with-breakthrough/224197 |access-date=8 November 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times}}</ref>
|Penson and Company<br>Focus Athletics
|-
|-
|[[Stallion Laguna F.C.|Stallion Laguna]]
|[[Stallion Laguna F.C.|Stallion Laguna]]
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|{{flagicon|PHL}} [[Ruben Doctora]]
|{{flagicon|PHL}} [[Ruben Doctora]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} Cutz Apparel
|{{flagicon|PHI}} Cutz Apparel
|Giligan's Restaurant<br>Pi Tracer<br>Airlock389
|Giligan's Restaurant, Pi Tracer, Airlock389, TANIS, South Coast Industrial Door Inc.
|-
|-
|[[United City F.C.|United City]]
|[[United City F.C.|United City]]
|{{flagicon|PHI}} Frank Muescan<ref>{{cite web |title=UCFC 1st Team Structure |url=https://www.facebook.com/unitedcityfootballclub/posts/256546469463252 |website=Facebook |publisher=United City Football Club |access-date=23 March 2021 |date=22 March 2021}}</ref>
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jason Withe]]<ref>{{ cite news |last=del Carmen |first=Lorenzo |title=United City taps English coach Jason Withe |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/united-city-taps-english-coach-jason-withe/204757 |work=[[Tiebreaker Times]] |date=March 31, 2021 |access-date=March 31, 2021 }}</ref>
|{{flagicon|PHL}} [[Stephan Schröck]]
|{{flagicon|PHL}} [[Stephan Schröck]]
|{{flagicon|PHL}} Montè Athletics
|{{flagicon|PHL}} Chronos Athletics
|Manila Regenerative Center, Midas Magnesium, [[Gatorade]], [[Bases Conversion and Development Authority|BCDA]], [[Allianz]]<ref>{{cite news |title=United Clark, Allianz team up for PFL, ACL season |url=https://www.dugout.ph/2021/06/united-clark-allianz-team-up-for-pfl.html |access-date=22 June 2021 |work=Dugout Philippines}}</ref>
|Manila Regenerative Center<br>Midas Magnesium<br>[[Gatorade]]
|-
|-
|}
|Cebu United

|
===Coaching changes===
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|
|
|-
! Team
! Outgoing coach
! Manner of departure
! Date of vacancy
! Incoming coach
! Date of appointment
|-
|[[United City F.C.|United City]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Trevor Morgan (footballer)|Trevor Morgan]]{{ref|n1|1}}
| align="center"| Undisclosed
| rowspan="3" align="center" | Undisclosed
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Jason Withe]]
| 31 March 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Football: United City taps Jason Withe as new coach |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/31/21/football-united-city-taps-jason-withe-as-new-coach |publisher=ABS-CBN News |access-date=7 November 2021 |language=en |date=31 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kaya F.C.–Iloilo|Kaya–Iloilo]]
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yu Hoshide]]
| align="center"| Demoted to assistant manager
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Harvey (football manager)|Graham Harvey]]{{ref|n2|1}}
| 10 June 2021
|-
|[[Maharlika Manila F.C.|Maharlika Manila]]
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Roxy Dorlas]]
| align="center"| Undisclosed
| {{Flagicon|PHI}} Arvin Soliman<ref>{{cite web |title=Arvin Soliman named new Maharlika Manila FC head coach |url=https://pfl.org.ph/arvin-soliman-named-new-maharlika-manila-fc-head-coach/ |website=Philippines Football League |access-date=16 August 2021 |date=30 July 2021}}</ref>
| 30 July 2021
|-
|[[Kaya F.C.–Iloilo|Kaya–Iloilo]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Harvey (football manager)|Graham Harvey]]{{ref|n2|1}}
| align="center"| End of Contract
| align="center"| 17 July 2021<ref>{{cite news |last1=del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=Kaya-Iloilo, coach part ways as Graham Harvey returns to Redlands |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/kaya-iloilo-parts-ways-with-coach-as-graham-harvey-moves-to-redlands/213570 |access-date=7 November 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=17 July 2021}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yu Hoshide]]
| October 2021
|-
|-
|}
|}
:1. {{note|n1}} Named head coach for the 2020 season but was not able to coach the team.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Suyu |first1=Ian |title=Schrock ready to roll |url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/10/14/schrock-ready-to-roll/ |access-date=October 25, 2020 |work=Daily Tribune |date=October 14, 2020 |quote=Head coach Trevor Morgan is not yet around, but the squad remains composed, thanks to former Ceres mentor Frank Muescan manning to fort. |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028205833/https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/10/14/schrock-ready-to-roll/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Management |url=https://www.unitedcityfootballclub.com/management |website=United City Football Club |language=en |access-date=November 7, 2021 |archive-date=October 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025151050/https://www.unitedcityfootballclub.com/management |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=United City F.C. Official Coaches |url=https://twitter.com/UnitedCityFoot1/status/1317389923008303104/photo/2 |website=Twitter |publisher=United City F.C. |language=en}}</ref> Withe was hired for the [[2020 AFC Champions League]] due to having the appropriate pro coaching license to lead a club in the continental tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pedralvez |first1=Manolo |title=PFL: Coach Withe on taking over holders United City — 'Welcome pressure' |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/12/21/pfl-coach-withe-on-taking-over-holders-united-city-welcome-pressure |access-date=7 November 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=11 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
:1. {{note|n2}} Coached for the club at the [[2020 AFC Champions League]].


==Foreign players==
==Foreign players==
A maximum of four foreigners are allowed per club which follows the [[Asian Football Confederation]]'s (AFC) '3+1 rule'; three players of any nationality and a fourth coming from an AFC member nation.
A maximum of five foreigners are allowed per club, with four players of any nationality and a fifth coming from an AFC member nation. This is a change from the previous four seasons which followed the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC's]] "3+1" rule. This resulted from an earlier press conference dubbed ''We Are PFL 2021'', where managers of the clubs expressed a desire to increase the foreign quota from four to five.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
|-
! style="width:200px;" | Club
! style="width:200px;" | Club
! style="width:800px;" colspan=4| Players
! style="width:800px;" colspan=5| Players
! style="width:200px;" | Former Players
! style="width:200px;" | Former Players
|-
|-
| [[ADT F.C.|Azkals Development Team]]
| [[ADT F.C.|Azkals Development Team]]
| colspan=4 align=center{{N/A|''None''}}
| colspan=5 align=center{{N/A|''None''}}
|
|-
|-
| [[Cebu F.C.|Dynamic Herb Cebu]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ricardo Sendra]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Joaco Cañas]]
|
|
|
|
|-
| [[Kaya F.C.|Kaya–Iloilo]]
| [[Kaya F.C.|Kaya–Iloilo]]
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Patrick Asare]]
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Carlyle Mitchell]]<ref name=kaya2021>{{cite web |title=Kaya FC-Iloilo’s 2021 Squad is Taking Shape – Kaya FC–Iloilo |url=https://www.kayafc.com/news/kaya-fc-iloilos-2021-squad-is-taking-shape/ |publisher=Kaya F.C. |access-date=13 March 2021 |date=11 March 2021}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryo Fujii]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Daizo Horikoshi]]<ref name=kaya2021/>
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Daizo Horikoshi]]<ref name=kaya2021/>
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Carlyle Mitchell]]<ref name=kaya2021>{{cite web |title=Kaya FC-Iloilo's 2021 Squad is Taking Shape – Kaya FC–Iloilo |url=https://www.kayafc.com/news/kaya-fc-iloilos-2021-squad-is-taking-shape/ |publisher=Kaya F.C. |access-date=13 March 2021 |date=11 March 2021}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masanari Omura]]<ref name=kaya2021/>
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masanari Omura]]<ref name=kaya2021/>
|
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Emmanuel Carlos Osei|Emmanuel Osei]]
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Emmanuel Carlos Osei|Emmanuel Osei]]
|-
|-
| [[Maharlika Manila F.C.|Maharlika Manila]]
| [[Maharlika Manila F.C.|Maharlika Manila]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Joaquin Cañas
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Henri Bandeken]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Sung-min (footballer, born 1985)|Kim Sung-min]]
| {{flagicon|DRC}} Gary Epesso
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Serge Kaole]]
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Serge Kaole]]
|
| {{flagicon|CMR}} Henry Bandeken
|
|
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Joaco Cañas]]
|-
|-
| [[Mendiola F.C. 1991|Mendiola 1991]]
| [[Mendiola F.C. 1991|Mendiola 1991]]
| {{flagicon|CMR}} Souleyman Ndepe
| {{flagicon|GHA}} Daniel Ashley
| {{flagicon|IRN}} Hamed Hajimehdi
| {{flagicon|CIV}} Hosni Dosso
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Dini Ouattara]]
| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hamed Hajimehdi]]
| {{flagicon|SKO}} Kim Minsu
|
|
| {{flagicon|GHA}} Stephen Appiah
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Dini Ouattara]]<br>{{flagicon|GHA}} Stephen Appiah
|-
|-
| [[Stallion Laguna F.C.|Stallion Laguna]]
| [[Stallion Laguna F.C.|Stallion Laguna]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ricardo Sendra]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Sung-min (footballer, born 1985)|Kim Sungmin]]
| {{flagicon|SEN}} Ibrahima Ndour
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Abraham Placito]]
| {{flagicon|SEN}} Abou Sy
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Silva
| {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Abou Sy]]
|
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Juan Trujillo]]
|
| {{flagicon|SEN}} Ibrahima Ndour<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ricardo Sendra]]
|-
|-
| [[United City F.C.|United City]]
| [[United City F.C.|United City]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Bienvenido Marañón]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Masoy |first1=Niel Victor |title=Schrock, Marañon stay with United City – The Manila Times |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/03/13/sports/football-times/schrock-maranon-stay-with-united-city/850532/ |access-date=13 March 2021 |work=Manila Times |date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonny Campbell (soccer)|Jonny Campbell]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonny Campbell (soccer)|Jonny Campbell]]
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Jai Ingham]]
| {{flagicon|SKO}} [[Jung Da-hwon]]
| {{flagicon|SKO}} [[Jung Da-hwon]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Bienvenido Marañón]]{{Ref|1|1}}
|
|
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Odawara]]<br>{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Robert Lopez Mendy]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Odawara]]<br>{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Robert Lopez Mendy]]
|-
|-
|}
|Cebu United
'''Notes'''<br>
|
:1.{{Note|1}} Now a naturalized citizen of the Philippines. Sporting nationality change was subject to be confirmed by [[FIFA]].
|

|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" width=50%
|
|
|-
! colspan=2 style="width:200px;" | Foreign players by confederation
|-
|-
|width=10%| [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] || {{flag|South Korea}} (3), {{flag|Japan}} (3), {{flag|Iran}} (1)
|-
|width=10%| [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] || {{flag|Ghana}} (2), {{flag|Cameroon}} (2), {{flag|Senegal}} (1), {{flag|Ivory Coast}} (1), {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} (1)
|-
|width=10%| [[CONCACAF]] || {{flag|Mexico}} (1), {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} (1), {{flag|United States}} (2)
|-
|width=10%| [[CONMEBOL]] || {{flag|Brazil}} (1), {{flag|Argentina}} (1)
|-
|width=10%| [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] || {{flag|New Zealand}} (1)
|-
|width=10%| [[UEFA]] || {{flag|Spain}} (2)
|-
|}
|}


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Philippines Football League
Season2021
DatesOctober 27, 2021 (latest scheduled start date)
ChampionsNone awarded
← 2020

The 2021 Philippines Football League (known as The Philippines Football League brought to you by Qatar Airways for sponsorship reasons) was to be the fifth season of Philippines Football League (PFL), professional football league of the Philippines. However, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Cancellation

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The league's 2021 season was scheduled to kick off on August 21, 2021, but was postponed due to the implementation of enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.[2][3] It was postponed again for several times.[4][5][6] The latest schedule for the season's start date was on October 27, 2021, provided that Cavite is under general community quarantine by October 16 and there are at least six confirmed participating clubs.[7]

The 2021 season was cancelled on October 22, 2021, and it was announced that the league cup tournament, 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara, would be held in its place.[1] It will start on November 7, 2021.[8] The organization of the Copa Paulino Alcantara was previously uncertain, having not been held during the previous season.[9][10]

Stadium

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Carmona, Cavite
PFF National Training Center
Capacity: 1,200
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Location of the PFF National Training Center

Like previously, all games of 2021 season were planned to be held at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite, under a close-circuit format due to prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Laguna is being considered as a potential second venue.[11]

Teams

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Cebu F.C. was given a provisional club license, which would have allowed the club to debut in the now cancelled 2021 season. Laos and Rapids F.C. from Cagayan de Oro were the other applicant clubs.[12][13][14]

Personnel and kits

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Azkals Development Team Republic of Ireland Scott Cooper Philippines Jarvey Gayoso Spain Kelme PHSD, Chooks-to-Go
Dynamic Herb Cebu Philippines Oliver Colina Philippines Evren Tasci Philippines RAD Apparel Dynamic Herb Sports, The Green Table, Tigertek Sports, Pocari Sweat, My Pinoy Teleserye, Borromeo Bros. Estate, Inc.
Kaya–Iloilo TBD Philippines Jovin Bedic Philippines LGR LBC, Fitness First
Maharlika Manila Philippines Arvin Soliman Spain Joaco Cañas Philippines Gameville Sportswear Philam Life, Reparil Ice-Spray, Arepa Nootropics
Mendiola 1991 Philippines Dan Padernal Philippines Ashley Flores Indonesia FAT Penson and Company, Focus Athletics, Mr. Swabber, Best Diagnostic Corporation[15]
Stallion Laguna Philippines Ernest Nierras Philippines Ruben Doctora Philippines Cutz Apparel Giligan's Restaurant, Pi Tracer, Airlock389, TANIS, South Coast Industrial Door Inc.
United City England Jason Withe[16] Philippines Stephan Schröck Philippines Chronos Athletics Manila Regenerative Center, Midas Magnesium, Gatorade, BCDA, Allianz[17]

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
United City England Trevor Morgan1 Undisclosed Undisclosed England Jason Withe 31 March 2021[18]
Kaya–Iloilo Japan Yu Hoshide Demoted to assistant manager England Graham Harvey1 10 June 2021
Maharlika Manila Philippines Roxy Dorlas Undisclosed Philippines Arvin Soliman[19] 30 July 2021
Kaya–Iloilo England Graham Harvey1 End of Contract 17 July 2021[20] Japan Yu Hoshide October 2021
1. ^ Named head coach for the 2020 season but was not able to coach the team.[21][22][23] Withe was hired for the 2020 AFC Champions League due to having the appropriate pro coaching license to lead a club in the continental tournament.[24]
1. ^ Coached for the club at the 2020 AFC Champions League.

Foreign players

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A maximum of five foreigners are allowed per club, with four players of any nationality and a fifth coming from an AFC member nation. This is a change from the previous four seasons which followed the AFC's "3+1" rule. This resulted from an earlier press conference dubbed We Are PFL 2021, where managers of the clubs expressed a desire to increase the foreign quota from four to five.[citation needed]

Club Players Former Players
Azkals Development Team None
Dynamic Herb Cebu Argentina Ricardo Sendra Spain Joaco Cañas
Kaya–Iloilo Ghana Patrick Asare Japan Ryo Fujii Japan Daizo Horikoshi[25] Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell[25] Japan Masanari Omura[25] Ghana Emmanuel Osei
Maharlika Manila Cameroon Henri Bandeken Democratic Republic of the Congo Gary Epesso Cameroon Serge Kaole Spain Joaco Cañas
Mendiola 1991 Ghana Daniel Ashley Ivory Coast Hosni Dosso Iran Hamed Hajimehdi South Korea Kim Minsu Ivory Coast Dini Ouattara
Ghana Stephen Appiah
Stallion Laguna South Korea Kim Sungmin United States Abraham Placito Brazil Gabriel Silva Senegal Abou Sy Mexico Juan Trujillo Senegal Ibrahima Ndour
Argentina Ricardo Sendra
United City United States Jonny Campbell New Zealand Jai Ingham South Korea Jung Da-hwon Spain Bienvenido Marañón1 Japan Takashi Odawara
Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy

Notes

1.^ Now a naturalized citizen of the Philippines. Sporting nationality change was subject to be confirmed by FIFA.
Foreign players by confederation
AFC  South Korea (3),  Japan (3),  Iran (1)
CAF  Ghana (2),  Cameroon (2),  Senegal (1),  Ivory Coast (1),  Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
CONCACAF  Mexico (1),  Trinidad and Tobago (1),  United States (2)
CONMEBOL  Brazil (1),  Argentina (1)
OFC  New Zealand (1)
UEFA  Spain (2)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Copa Paulino Alcantara to usher in 2022 season". The Philippines Football League. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Pedralvez, Manolo (July 10, 2021). "Football: Gov't clearance needed for foreign players tapped by PFL clubs". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Carmen, Lorenzo (August 5, 2021). "PFF reschedules PFL opener due to ECQ". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Suyu, Ian (August 11, 2021). "PFL eyes September opening". Daily Tribune. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "PFL Season 2021 kickoff postponed to September". Philippines Football League. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Rosale, Glendale (October 21, 2021). "Dynamic Herb players demoralized by postponements of season opening". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "PFL sets conditions to clubs for 2021 season". Tiebreaker Times. October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Rosal, Glendale (October 22, 2021). "PFL to hold Copa Paulino Alcantara on Nov. 7 in Cavite". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Terrado, Reuben (March 27, 2021). "Copa Paulino Alcantara canceled as PFL looks to open new season in July". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "PFL eyes 2021 opening in April with Copa Paulino Alcantara". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  11. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (July 16, 2021). "PFL pencils August 21 for closed-circuit season". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  12. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (July 30, 2021). "PFF gives Cebu provisionary license; Laos given deadline to fulfill requirements". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  13. ^ Suyu, Ian (February 11, 2021). "2 teams to join PFL". Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  14. ^ Suyu, Ian (March 14, 2021). "PFL welcomes new team". Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  15. ^ "Mendiola '91 marks 30th anniversary with breakthrough". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  16. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 31, 2021). "United City taps English coach Jason Withe". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  17. ^ "United Clark, Allianz team up for PFL, ACL season". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  18. ^ "Football: United City taps Jason Withe as new coach". ABS-CBN News. March 31, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  19. ^ "Arvin Soliman named new Maharlika Manila FC head coach". Philippines Football League. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  20. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (July 17, 2021). "Kaya-Iloilo, coach part ways as Graham Harvey returns to Redlands". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  21. ^ Suyu, Ian (October 14, 2020). "Schrock ready to roll". Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020. Head coach Trevor Morgan is not yet around, but the squad remains composed, thanks to former Ceres mentor Frank Muescan manning to fort.
  22. ^ "Management". United City Football Club. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  23. ^ "United City F.C. Official Coaches". Twitter. United City F.C.
  24. ^ Pedralvez, Manolo (April 11, 2021). "PFL: Coach Withe on taking over holders United City — 'Welcome pressure'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  25. ^ a b c "Kaya FC-Iloilo's 2021 Squad is Taking Shape – Kaya FC–Iloilo". Kaya F.C. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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