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2022–23 Philippines Football League

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Philippines Football League
Season2022
DatesFebruary – TBA
← 2020
←2021
2022 →

The 2022 Philippines Football League, also known as The Philippines Football League brought to you by Qatar Airways due to the league's title sponsorship, will be the fifth season of Philippines Football League (PFL), professional football league of the Philippines.

Cancellation of the 2021 season

The last PFL season held was in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 season was cancelled with the 2022 season slated to start in February 2022.[1]

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 season was planned to be held under a bubble format, like the previous one, due to the pandemic.[7] Like previously, all games of 2022 season are 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.[8]

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.[9] The organization of the Copa Paulino Alcantara was previously uncertain, having not been held during the previous season.[10][11]

Teams

Cebu F.C. was given a provisional club license, which would have allow the club to debut in the cancelled 2021 season, while potential new entries are Laos and Rapids F.C. from Cagayan de Oro.[12][13][14]

Maharlika Manila and United City did not enter the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara but has expressed intention to return for the 2022 season.[15][16][17]

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Azkals Development Team Republic of Ireland Scott Cooper Philippines Marvin Angeles Philippines LGR Alphaland Corporation
Stream Mobile
Dynamic Herb Cebu Philippines Oliver Colina Philippines Evren Tasci Philippines RAD Apparel Dynamic Herb Sports
The Green Table
Tigertek Sports
Pocari Sweat
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
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[18] Philippines Stephan Schröck Philippines Chronos Athletics Manila Regenerative Center
Midas Magnesium
Gatorade
BCDA
Allianz[19]

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
United City England Trevor Morgan End of Contract December 31, 2020 Pre-season England Jason Withe March 31, 2021
Kaya–Iloilo Japan Yu Hoshide Demoted to assistant manager December 31, 2020 Pre-season England Graham Harvey June 10, 2021
Kaya–Iloilo England Graham Harvey End of Contract July 17, 2021 Pre-season TBD TBD
Maharlika Manila Philippines Roxy Dorlas End of Contract December 31, 2020 Pre-season Philippines Arvin Soliman[20] July 30, 2021

Foreign players

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 TBA
Dynamic Herb Cebu Yemen Gamal Al Mesbahi Ivory Coast Marius Kore Guinea Mohamed Soumah Nigeria Ekundayo Andrew Japan Ren Okuda
Kaya–Iloilo Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell[21] Japan Daizo Horikoshi[21] Japan Masanari Omura[21] Japan Ryo Fujii Ghana Patrick Asare Ghana Emmanuel Osei
Maharlika Manila Spain Joaco Cañas Cameroon Henri Bandeken TBA
Mendiola 1991 Iran Hamed Hajimehdi South Korea Kim Minsu Ivory Coast Hosni Dosso TBA Ivory Coast Dini Ouattara
Cameroon Souleyman Ndepe
Ghana Stephen Appiah
Stallion Laguna TBA
United City Spain Bienvenido Marañón1 United States Jonny Campbell South Korea Jung Da-hwon New Zealand Jai Ingham Japan Takashi Odawara
Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy

Notes

1.^ Now a naturalized citizen of the Philippines. Sporting nationality change is still subject to be confirmed by FIFA.

References

  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. ^ Leyba, Olmin (January 2, 2021). "Expanded cast expected in next PFL tourney". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  8. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (July 16, 2021). "PFL pencils August 21 for closed-circuit season". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  9. ^ Rosal, Glendale (October 22, 2021). "PFL to hold Copa Paulino Alcantara on Nov. 7 in Cavite". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "PFL eyes 2021 opening in April with Copa Paulino Alcantara". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 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. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  14. ^ Suyu, Ian (March 14, 2021). "PFL welcomes new team". Daily Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  15. ^ "Maharlika Manila F.C. to skip Copa - Focus on PFL 2022 Season". Facebook. Maharlika Manila F.C. October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  16. ^ Pedralvez, Manolo (October 24, 2021). "PFL Cup sees 6 teams participating; kickoff on Nov. 7". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  17. ^ Terrado, Reuben (October 31, 2021). "Sudden United City FC pullout leaves Copa with only 5 clubs". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  18. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 31, 2021). "United City taps English coach Jason Withe". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  19. ^ "United Clark, Allianz team up for PFL, ACL season". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  20. ^ "Arvin Soliman named new Maharlika Manila FC head coach". Philippines Football League. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  21. ^ 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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