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Revision as of 08:31, 5 October 2023

Philippines Football League
Season2017
DatesMay 6 – November 28, 2017
(Regular season)
December 2 – 16, 2017
(Finals series)[1]
ChampionsCeres–Negros
1st title
AFC Champions LeagueCeres–Negros
AFC CupGlobal Cebu
Matches played118
Goals scored376 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerBienvenido Marañón
(22 goals)
Best goalkeeperRoland Müller
(9 clean sheets)
Biggest home winCeres–Negros 7–0 Ilocos United
(July 8)
Biggest away winMeralco Manila 0–7 Ceres–Negros
(July 15)
Highest scoringJPV Marikina 6–3 Davao Aguilas
(November 21)
Longest winning runMeralco Manila (May 6 – June 17)
JPV Marikina (May 31 – June 25)
Kaya–Makati (July 5–23)
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runMeralco Manila (May 6 – July 8)
(9 matches)
Longest winless runIlocos United (May 7 – Sept 17)
(19 matches)
Longest losing runIlocos United (May 13 – June 21)
Ilocos United (Sep 30 – Oct 29)
Kaya–Makati (Oct 28 – Dec 15)
(5 matches)
Highest attendance5,350
Global Cebu 1–0 Ceres–Negros
(July 5)
Lowest attendance0 (Behind closed doors)
Meralco Manila 0–0 Ceres–Negros
(November 24)
2018 →

The 2017 Philippines Football League was the inaugural season of the Philippines Football League (PFL), the professional football league of the Philippines.[2] The league was officially launched on April 21, 2017, at Shangri-La at the Fort in Taguig, while the first match of the season was played on May 6.[3] The PFL replaced the Metro Manila-based United Football League (UFL), which served as the country's de facto top-level football league from 2009 to 2016.[4] The league was made up of 8 clubs: 6 from the UFL (Ceres, Global, JP Voltes, Kaya, Loyola Meralco Sparks, and Stallion) and 2 expansion teams (Davao Aguilas and Ilocos United). Each club played the others four times (a home-and-away quadruple round-robin format), twice at their home ground and twice at that of their opponents', for 28 games. The teams that finished the season in the top four entered a playoff tournament to determine the league's champion.[5][6]

The 2017 season was the only PFL season to feature a playoff finals. The top four teams of the league's regular season, which concluded on November 28, progressed to the playoff finals, dubbed as the Finals Series. The Finals Series was held between December 2 and 16 and consisted of a two-legged semifinals, a third-place playoff, and the final match.[7] The final took place on December 16 at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod, between Ceres–Negros and Global Cebu. Ceres–Negros won the match 4–1 and became the first club to win the PFL title.[8]

Teams

On November 24, 2016, it was reported that at least five teams will join the inaugural season of the PFL. Bacolod-based Ceres–Negros F.C. reportedly will move to Davao City, and a new club will be formed to represent Bacolod or the Negros Island Region. However at the time of the report, nothing has been confirmed by the club or the Philippine Football Federation (PFF).[9] Ceres later denied reports of stating that they will field a second team supposedly to be based in Davao City.[10]

Ceres, Global, Loyola, Stallion, as well as Kaya were confirmed by the PFF on November 29, 2016, as official clubs for the inaugural 2017 season and is projecting that three other clubs will join.[11] By December 2016, JP Voltes joined the list of confirmed 2017 PFL clubs.[12]

It was reported that a total of ten clubs expressed interest to join the league, eight of which have submitted documents required by the PFF according to PFF General Secretary Ed Gastanes. Green Archers United and a club owned by seaport management firm International Container Terminal Services, were the two clubs which withdrew their bid to participate in the league.[13] By April 1, 2017, the PFF has confirmed the participation of 8 clubs.[5]

Stadiums and locations

The PFF confirmed the following clubs with their localities and stadiums that will comprise the inaugural season of the PFL.[14]

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Ceres–Negros Serbia Risto Vidaković Philippines Martin Steuble Germany Puma Ceres Liner
Davao Aguilas Philippines Marlon Maro Philippines Phil Younghusband Philippines LGR San Miguel Corporation
Global Cebu Singapore Akbar Nawas Philippines Misagh Bahadoran Philippines LGR Cebu Tourism Board
Ilocos United Australia Ian Gillan England Adam Mitter Germany Puma Metro Global, Pool World Philippines, Pyramid
JPV Marikina Philippines Dan Padernal Japan Takashi Odawara Philippines LGR JK Mart, BranchForth, Santouka Ramen
Kaya–Makati Philippines Noel Marcaida Japan Masanari Omura Philippines LGR LBC, Yellow Cab Pizza
Meralco Manila Philippines Aris Caslib Philippines Simon Greatwich Japan Mizuno Meralco
Stallion Laguna Philippines Ernest Nierras Philippines Ruben Doctora Philippines Nixáre Giligan's Restaurant, Belmont Hotel

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Global Cebu England John Burridge Sacked October 2016 Pre-season Japan Kenichi Yatsuhashi[18] December 2016
Meralco Manila Scotland Simon Mcmenemy End of contract[19] December 2016 Philippines Aris Caslib
Global Cebu Japan Kenichi Yatsuhashi[18] Japan Toshiaki Imai January 2017
Kaya–Makati Philippines Chris Greatwich Promoted to Team Manager January 2017 Philippines Noel Marcaida
JPV Marikina Japan Yu Hoshide February 2017 Philippines Dan Padernal April 2017
Global Cebu Japan Toshiaki Imai Resigned May 2017 2nd Philippines Marjo Allado (interim) May 2017[20]
Philippines Marjo Allado End of interim tenure June 2017 3rd Singapore Akbar Nawas June 2017[21]
Davao Aguilas Australia Gary Phillips Sacked[19] September 2017 7th Philippines Marlon Maro September 2017

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.

Player is from an AFC country

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Players Former Players1
Ceres–Negros Japan Kota Kawase Spain Bienvenido Marañón Spain Fernando Rodríguez Spain Súper Spain Antonio Bello
Davao Aguilas Australia Harry Sawyer Serbia Miloš Krstić Papua New Guinea Brad McDonald 2 Serbia Marko Trkulja Serbia Nikola Grubješić
Serbia Bojan Mališić
Global Cebu 3 Japan Yu Hoshide Trinidad and Tobago Darryl Roberts Spain Rufo Sánchez Brazil Wesley Japan Shu Sasaki
Guinea Sekou Sylla
Ilocos United Australia Andrew Pawiak Ivory Coast Arthur Kouassi England Adam Mitter Ghana Baba Sampana Cameroon William Ebanda
Ghana Valentine Kama
JPV Marikina Japan Atsushi Shimono Japan Takashi Odawara Japan Takumi Uesato Japan Masaki Yanagawa
Kaya–Makati Japan Masanari Omura Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy Ghana Jordan Mintah Ghana Alfred Osei
Meralco Manila South Korea Lee Jeong-min Australia Tahj Minniecon Spain Joaquín Cañas Serbia Milan Nikolić
Stallion Laguna South Korea Kim Myungsu South Korea Ko Kyung-Joon Switzerland Gabriele Mascazzini Switzerland Carlo Polli Cameroon Christian Nana
Japan Ryota Ishikawa
Ivory Coast Roland Sadia
Japan Yusuke Yamagata
  • ^1 Former players only include players who left after the start of the 2017 season.
  • ^2 Also a holder of AFC nationality (Australia)
  • ^3 Global FC also registered other foreigners for the international competitions.
AFC Champions League : Ahamad Azzawi (Iraq), Serge Kaole (Ivory Coast)
AFC Cup : Kemy Agustien (Curaçao), Darryl Roberts (Trinidad and Tobago)
RHB Singapore Cup : Serge Kaole (Ivory Coast), Darryl Roberts (Trinidad and Tobago)
During the mid-season transfer window, Darryl Roberts was added in the PFL team, replacing Sekou Sylla.
Foreign players by confederation
AFC  Japan (7),  South Korea (3),  Australia4 (3)
CAF  Ghana (3),  Ivory Coast (1),  Senegal (1)
CONCACAF  Trinidad and Tobago (1)
CONMEBOL  Brazil (1)
OFC  Papua New Guinea4 (1)
UEFA  Spain (5),  Serbia (3),   Switzerland (2),  England (1)
  • ^4 Brad McDonald has both Australia and Papua New Guinea FIFA nationality.

Regular season table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Meralco Manila 28 17 7 4 43 33 +10 58 Qualification for finals series
2 Ceres–Negros (C) 28 17 6 5 76 27 +49 57
3 Kaya FC–Makati 28 14 5 9 52 35 +17 47
4 Global Cebu 28 13 8 7 47 37 +10 47
5 Stallion Laguna 28 9 8 11 39 49 −10 35
6 JPV Marikina 28 9 6 13 42 48 −6 33
7 Davao Aguilas 28 4 10 14 35 56 −21 22
8 Ilocos United 28 1 6 21 24 73 −49 9
Source: Philippines Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728Finals Series
Ceres–Negros34432233221212222212111121121
Global Cebu23233444433443333333444444442
Meralco Manila11111111112121111121222212213
Kaya–Makati32324555554334444444333333334
Stallion Laguna88887777787666666666666655555
JPV Marikina75555322345555555555555566666
Davao Aguilas36776666666777777777777777777
Ilocos United37668888878888888888888888888
Finals Series
Source: Philippines Football League

Results by round

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SF1 SF2 BF3 Final
Ceres–Negros D W L W W W L W W W W L W D W W W D W L W W W D D W D L W W — W
Davao Aguilas D L L L D D D L L D L L D L L D L D W W L D L L W L W D — — — —
Global Cebu W D W L W L W D W W D D W W L D L D W D L W L W W D L W W D — L
Ilocos United D L L L L L D L L D L L L L D L L L L W L L L L L D D L — — — —
JPV Marikina L W L W W W W W L L L L D W D D L W L L L D L L D W L D — — — —
Kaya–Makati D W L W W L L D W W W W W D L L D D W L W W W L W W L L L L L —
Meralco Manila W W W W W D D W W L D W L W W W W D D W L D W W W L W D L D W —
Stallion Laguna L D L L D D L L L L D W W W D L W W W W L D D L W D L W — — — —

Source: Philippines Football League

Results

The eight clubs will play each other four times for twenty eight matches each during the regular season.

^1 Match abandoned at halftime due to deteriorating pitch condition by way of adverse weather. As per PFL rules, final score for matches abandoned at halftime and the second half would be the score of the game just prior to abandonment.[22] ^2 Match deemed a forfeiture due to home stadium unavailability. Kaya awarded a 0–3 win
^3 Match deemed a forfeiture due to ambulances supposed to be on the venue got involved in an accident. Davao awarded a 0–3 win. Forfeiture affirmed on Nov. 22[23]
^4 Match deemed a forfeiture due to Ilocos' non-compliance with the league's franchise agreement. Meralco awarded a 0-3 win.[24]
^5 Match abandoned in the 78rd minute due to "poor visibility". Game ended in 2–2 draw.[25]

Finals Series

The top four teams from the Regular Season qualified and are seeded for the Finals Series' Semifinals. The 1st and 4th ranked clubs of the Regular Season are seeded in the first semifinals while the 2nd and 3rd ranked club were seeded in the second semifinals. The winners of the two-legged semifinals contested for the league title in the final while the losers played in a third place playoff.[26]

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
        
1 Meralco Manila 1 1 2
4 Global Cebu 2 1 3
4 Global Cebu 1
2 Ceres Negros 4
2 Ceres Negros 1 2 3
3 Kaya–Makati 0 1 1 Third place
1 Meralco Manila 3
3 Kaya–Makati 1

Semi-finals

All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8)

Meralco Manila vs Global Cebu (1st vs 4th)

Global Cebu2–1Meralco Manila
Wesley 90'
Minegishi 90+2'		 Minniecon 61' (pen.)
Referee: Linjun Talaver (Philippines)
Meralco Manila1–1Global Cebu
Dizon 2' Sanchez 83'
Referee: Ariel Montana (Philippines)

Global Cebu won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ceres–Negros vs Kaya–Makati (2nd vs 3rd)

Kaya–Makati0–1Ceres–Negros
Report Schröck 90+2'
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Ceres–Negros2–1Kaya–Makati
Marañón 30'
Ramsay 73'		 Ugarte 43'
Referee: Mick John Pineda (Philippines)

Ceres–Negros won 3–1 on aggregate.

Third place

Meralco Manila3–1Kaya FC–Makati
Cañas 3'
Dizon 15', 23'		 Bedic 58'

Final

Ceres–Negros4–1Global Cebu
Marañón 4'
Ramsay 19', 27', 60'		 Roberts 88'
Attendance: 2,553

Season team rankings

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ceres–Negros (C) 31 20 6 5 83 29 +54 66 Qualification for the
AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1
or AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Global Cebu 31 14 9 8 51 43 +8 51 Qualification for the
AFC Cup Group Stage
3 Meralco Manila 31 18 8 5 48 37 +11 62 Possible qualification for the
AFC Cup Group Stage[a]
4 Kaya–Makati 31 14 5 12 54 41 +13 47
5 Stallion Laguna 28 9 8 11 39 49 −10 35 Did not qualify for the Finals Series
6 JPV Marikina 28 9 6 13 42 48 −6 33
7 Davao Aguilas 28 4 10 14 35 56 −21 22
8 Ilocos United 28 1 6 21 24 73 −49 9
Source: Philippines Football League
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ If the PFL Champion qualifies for AFC Champions League Group Stage

Season statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Spain Bienvenido Marañón Ceres–Negros 22
2 Spain Fernando Rodríguez Ceres–Negros 21
3 Ghana Jordan Mintah Kaya–Makati 18
4 Japan Takumi Uesato JPV Marikina 16
5 Philippines Jesus Melliza Stallion Laguna 13
6 Australia Harry Sawyer Davao Aguilas 10
Philippines Phil Younghusband Davao Aguilas
Meralco Manila
Japan Takashi Odawara JPV Marikina
Philippines Iain Ramsay Ceres–Negros
10 Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy Kaya–Makati 9
Philippines James Younghusband Davao Aguilas
Meralco Manila
Spain Rufo Sanchez Global Cebu

Top assists

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Philippines Iain Ramsay Ceres–Negros 12
2 Philippines Stephan Schröck Ceres–Negros 11
3 Philippines Miguel Tanton Kaya–Makati 10
Ghana Jordan Mintah Kaya–Makati
Spain Bienvenido Marañón Ceres–Negros
6 Philippines OJ Porteria Ceres–Negros 9
Australia Tahj Minniecon Meralco Manila
8 Philippines Phil Younghusband Davao Aguilas
Meralco Manila 		8
Philippines Hikaru Minegishi Global Cebu
10 Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy Kaya–Makati 7
Philippines Matthew Hartmann Davao Aguilas
Global Cebu
Philippines Kouichi Belgira JPV Marikina

Hat-tricks

As of December 17, 2017
Player Club Result Against Date
Japan Takumi Uesato JPV Marikina 4–0 (A) Stallion Laguna May 31, 2017
Spain Bienvenido Marañón Ceres–Negros 3–1 (H) Kaya–Makati June 24, 2017
Spain Fernando Rodríguez Ceres–Negros 5–1 (H) Stallion Laguna June 28, 2017
Philippines Iain Ramsay Ceres–Negros 7–0 (A) Meralco Manila July 15, 2017
Ghana Jordan Mintah Kaya–Makati 5–2 (H) Ilocos United July 19, 2017
Japan Takumi Uesato4 JPV Marikina 5–2 (H) Global Cebu August 13, 2017
Philippines Jesus Melliza4 Stallion Laguna 5–0 (H) Ilocos United September 10, 2017
Australia Harry Sawyer Davao Aguilas 4–2 (A) Ilocos United October 18, 2017
Spain Rufo Sánchez Global Cebu 4–3 (H) Stallion Laguna November 2, 2017
Spain Fernando Rodríguez Ceres–Negros 5–1 (H) Davao Aguilas November 2, 2017
Spain Fernando Rodríguez Ceres–Negros 6–0 (H) Meralco Manila November 5, 2017
Japan Takumi Uesato JPV Marikina 6–3 (H) Davao Aguilas November 21, 2017
Philippines Iain Ramsay Ceres–Negros 4–1 (H) Global Cebu December 16, 2017
Note

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

4 Player scored four goals

Clean sheets

As of December 14, 2017
Rank Goalkeeper Team Clean sheets
1 Philippines Roland Müller Ceres–Negros 9
2 Philippines Benito Rosalia Stallion Laguna 7
Philippines Florencio Badelic Jr. Meralco Manila
4 Philippines Ref Cuaresma Kaya–Makati 6
Philippines Patrick Deyto Global Cebu
6 Serbia Marko Trkulja Davao Aguilas 4
Philippines Nathanael Villanueva Meralco Manila
8 Philippines Nelson Gasic JPV Marikina 3
9 Philippines Zach Banzon Kaya–Makati 2
Philippines Louie Casas Ceres-Negros

Discipline

Red cards

As of December 12, 2017
Rank Player Team Red cards
1 Philippines Jason Cordova Davao Aguilas 2
Philippines Miguel Tanton Kaya–Makati
3 Philippines Adam Reed Kaya–Makati 1
Philippines Jalsor Soriano Kaya–Makati
Philippines Nicholas Ferrer Stallion Laguna
Ghana Jordan Mintah Kaya–Makati
Guinea Sekou Sylla Global Cebu
Philippines Roland Müller Ceres–Negros
Philippines Daniel Gadia Meralco Manila
Japan Takumi Uesato JPV Marikina
Philippines Ali Mahmoud JPV Marikina
Philippines Paul Mulders Global Cebu
Philippines Peter Fadrigalan JPV Marikina
Serbia Milan Nikolić Meralco Manila
Philippines Robert Cañedo JPV Marikina
Philippines John Celiz JPV Marikina
Philippines OJ Porteria Ceres–Negros
Philippines John Kanayama Ilocos United
Philippines David Fornea Meralco Manila

Additionally, players may be suspended for more than a single match due to violations of the PFF Disciplinary Code. The Disciplinary Committee on November 7, 2017, imposed match suspensions and fines to players due to misconduct towards officials and/or other players.[29]

References

Notes

  1. ^ The University of San Carlos Stadium was initially the designated home ground of Global Cebu as per the PFF.[14] However the venue still to be completed. The club had played at the Rizal Memorial Stadium for its home games prior to July 2017. They played their first match at their home locality on July 5, 2017, in their home game against Ceres–Negros at the Cebu City Sports Complex which was being rehabilitated by the Cebu Football Association since May 2017.[15]
  2. ^ The home stadium of the club is located in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, a nearby town of Vigan. For administrative and marketing purposes the home city of Ilocos United is designated as "Vigan"
  3. ^ Because of the ongoing works in the Marikina Sports Complex, the team played its home league games at either the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, or the Rizal Memorial Stadium. In essence, they were groundsharing with Stallion Laguna F.C. and Meralco Manila.[16]
  4. ^ Meralco Manila's league home match against Ceres Negros on November 24, 2017, was held at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite due to the NCAA collegiate league reserving Rizal Memorial Stadium as the venue for its NCAA Season 93 football competition opening day.[17]
  5. ^ The game is considered as a Home Game for Global Cebu. Game was played in RMS due to unavailability of Global's home stadium, the Cebu City Sports Complex.[27]

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