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Philippines Football League
Season2021
DatesJuly 2021
2020
2022

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.

It is yet to be determined if the 2021 season will be still held under a bubble format, like in the previous season due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation.[1] The league's cup tournament, the 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.[2]

The 2021 season is planned to commence as early as June[2] with two or three potential expansion clubs.[1] Two of these clubs are Loyola (which was among the founding clubs of the PFL as Meralco Manila) and Laos.[3] It has now moved to July to give room for teams that will participate in both the AFC Cup and AFC Champions league.

Teams

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
Azkals Development Team Republic of Ireland Scott Cooper Philippines Marvin Angeles Philippines LGR Alphaland Corporation
Stream Mobile
Kaya–Iloilo Japan Yu Hoshide Philippines Jovin Bedic Philippines LGR LBC
Fitness First
Maharlika Manila Philippines Roxy Dorlas Philippines Jerry Barbaso 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
Stallion Laguna Philippines Ernest Nierras Philippines Ruben Doctora Philippines Cutz Apparel Giligan's Restaurant
Pi Tracer
Airlock389
United City Philippines Frank Muescan[4] Philippines Stephan Schröck Philippines Montè Athletics Manila Regenerative Center
Midas Magnesium
Gatorade
Cebu United

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.

Club Players Former Players
Azkals Development Team None
Kaya–Iloilo Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell[5] Japan Daizo Horikoshi[5] Japan Masanari Omura[5] Ghana Emmanuel Osei
Maharlika Manila Spain Joaquin Cañas South Korea Kim Sung-min Cameroon Serge Kaole Cameroon Henry Bandeken
Mendiola 1991 Cameroon Souleyman Ndepe Iran Hamed Hajimehdi Ivory Coast Dini Ouattara Ghana Stephen Appiah
Stallion Laguna Argentina Ricardo Sendra Senegal Ibrahima Ndour Senegal Abou Sy
United City Spain Bienvenido Marañón[6] United States Jonny Campbell South Korea Jung Da-hwon Japan Takashi Odawara
Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy
Cebu United

References

  1. ^ a b Leyba, Olmin (January 2, 2021). "Expanded cast expected in next PFL tourney". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "PFL eyes 2021 opening in April with Copa Paulino Alcantara". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ^ Suyu, Ian (11 February 2021). "2 teams to join PFL". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ^ "UCFC 1st Team Structure". Facebook. United City Football Club. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Kaya FC-Iloilo's 2021 Squad is Taking Shape – Kaya FC–Iloilo". Kaya F.C. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ^ Masoy, Niel Victor (13 March 2021). "Schrock, Marañon stay with United City – The Manila Times". Manila Times. Retrieved 13 March 2021.