2013 United Football League
Season | 2013 |
---|---|
Champions | Stallion FC |
Relegated | Philippine Air Force |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 338 (3.76 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Spain Rufo Sánchez (18 Goals) |
Highest scoring | Loyola Meralco Sparks 10–1 Philippine Army |
Longest winning run | 8 games Stallion FC |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 games Global Stallion FC |
Longest winless run | 9 games Philippine Air Force |
Longest losing run | 9 games Philippine Air Force |
← 2012 2014 → |
Season | 2013 |
---|---|
Champions | Team Socceroo |
Promoted | Team Socceroo |
Matches played | 72 |
Goals scored | 267 (3.71 per match) |
Top goalscorer | South Korea Jeong Woo Lee (14 goals) |
Highest scoring | Forza 4-5 Team Socceroo Team Socceroo 8–1 Laos |
Longest winning run | 16 games Team Socceroo |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Team Socceroo |
Longest winless run | 11 games Manila All-Japan |
Longest losing run | 4 games Dolphins United |
← 2012 2014 → |
The 2013 United Football League was the fourth season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. Global FC are the defending champions, having won the previous Division 1 of the 2012 United Football League season. The season features 9 teams from the 2012 United Football League Division 1 and one new team promoted from the 2012 United Football League Division 2. Pachanga Diliman replaced the relegated Navy. The 2013 Division 1 league play kicked off on February 5, 2013 [1] while the Division 2 scheduled to kick off its first match between Dolphins United and Cebu Queen City United on February 9, 2013 at the Emperador Stadium [2] but Cebu Queen City United did not show up in the game time.[3] Stallion FC clinched the United Football League Division 1 championship after Kaya came away with a 3-2 victory against Global at the Emperador Stadium in Mckinley Hill in Taguig June 13, 2013.[4]
Teams
Ten teams in Division 1 and Division 2 contest for this years' league title. Pachanga Diliman from 2012 UFL Division 2 to replace relegated Navy. Two 2012 UFL Division 2 sides Manila Lions and Sunken Garden United did not participate in this year's league contest after they finished 11th and 12th spot respectively in 2012 league season. On March 1, 2013, the UFL management has officially ruled out Cebu Queen City United from participating after the club apparently withdrawn when the club’s request for home games was turned down by the league.[5]
Clubs by division
Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Global | Scotland Brian Reid | Japan Yu Hoshide | LGR Athletic | Kia |
Green Archers United | Philippines Rodolfo Alicante | Philippines Chieffy Caligdong | LGR Athletic | Globe Telecom |
Kaya | Australia David Perkovic | Philippines Anton del Rosario | LGR Athletic | LBC Express, Inc. |
Loyola Meralco Sparks | Philippines Vincent Santos | Philippines James Younghusband | LGR Athletic | Meralco |
Manila Nomads | Scotland John Jofre | Netherlands Randy Musters | AtletA | |
Pachanga Diliman | Philippines Noel Marcaida | Cameroon Yves Ashime | Mizuno | Victory Liner |
PSG | Iran Esmaeil Sedigh | Iran Jaham Taher | LGR Athletic | Cord Epoxy |
Philippine Air Force | Philippines Leo Alfred Jaena | Philippines Ian Araneta | Philippine Air Force | |
Philippine Army | Philippines Patricio Bumidang, Jr. | Philippines Roel Gener | LGR Athletic | |
Stallion FC | Philippines Ernie Nierras | Philippines Reuben Doctora Jr. | Nike | Sta. Lucia Land Inc. |
Club | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Agila | Philippines John Paul Mérida | Philippines Mark Alvin Valeroso | Adidas | |
Cebu Queen City United | Philippines Mario Ceniza | Philippines Jan Michael Flores | ||
Cimarron | Philippines Stephen Permanes | Ghana Bismark Frimpong | Adidas | Antonov Vodka |
Dolphins United | Philippines Greg Calawod | Philippines Romnick Echin | OLM | |
Forza FC | Malaysia Azlan Nazir | Philippines Allan Auman | LGR Athletic or? Orient Freight | |
Laos FC | Philippines Rolando Pinero | Philippines Rolly Lear | ||
Manila All-Japan | Japan Shinichiro Maeno | Japan Yuki Tanaka | Cebu General Services, Inc. | |
Philippine Navy | Philippines Narciso Rosima | Philippines Loreto Kalalang | LGR Athletic | RedJuice |
Team Socceroo | Philippines Nolan Manito | Philippines Michael Reyes | LGR Athletic | Vcargo Worldwide |
Union Internacional Manila | Germany Jorge Muller | Spain Ivan Meilan | Rudy Project |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Incoming head coach |
---|---|---|---|
Global | Philippines Dan Palami[6] | End of caretaker position[6] | Scotland Brian Reid[6] |
Loyola | South Korea Kim Chul-Soo | Mutual consent | Philippines Vincent Santos[7] |
Kaya | Philippines Michael Angelo Alvarez | Resigned[8] | Uruguay Maor Rozen[8] |
Uruguay Maor Rozen | Resigned[9] | Australia David Perkovic[10] | |
Manila Nomads | England Michael Denison | Resigned[11] | Scotland John Jofre[11] |
Pachanga Diliman | Philippines Norman Fegidero | Resigned | Philippines Salvador Alberto Salvacion |
Philippines Salvador Alberto Salvacion | Resigned | Philippines Noel Marcaida | |
Philippine Air Force | Philippines Edzel Bracamonte | Resigned | Philippines Leo Alfred Jaena |
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Incoming head coach |
---|---|---|---|
Agila | Philippines Carlo Jose Rodriguez | Resigned | Philippines John Paul Mérida |
Cimarron | Philippines Salvador Alberto Salvacion | Transferred (to Pachanga Diliman) | Philippines Noel Marcaida |
Philippines Noel Marcaida | Transferred (to Pachanga Diliman) | Philippines Stephen Permanes | |
Laos | Philippines Ronald Patulin | Resigned | Philippines Rolando Pinero |
Manila All-Japan | Japan Ryo Kono | Mutual consent | Japan Shinichiro Maeno |
Navy | Philippines Marlon Maro | Resigned | Philippines Narciso Rosima |
Team Socceroo | Philippines Alfredo Estacion | Resigned | Philippines Nolan Manito |
Union Internacional Manila | Philippines Rafael Rodriguez | Mutual consent | Germany Jorge Muller |
Venues
Stadium | Location |
---|---|
Rizal Memorial Stadium | Manila |
Emperador Stadium[2] | Taguig |
Stadium | Location |
---|---|
Emperador Stadium | Taguig |
League table and results
Division 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stallion (C) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 46 | |
2 | Global | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 12 | +35 | 43 | |
3 | Loyola | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 38 | |
4 | Kaya | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 31 | |
5 | Pachanga Diliman | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | |
6 | Green Archers United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 24 | |
7 | Pasargad | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 21 | |
8 | Manila Nomads | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 13 | |
9 | Philippine Army (O) | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 62 | −42 | 7 | Qualification to the 2013 Relegation playoffs |
10 | Philippine Air Force (R) | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 59 | −50 | 6 | Relegation to the 2014 UFL Division 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Division 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Team Socceroo (C, P) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 14 | +46 | 48 | Promotion to the 2014 UFL Division 1 |
2 | Union Internacional Manila | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 31 | Qualification to the 2013 Promotion playoffs |
3 | Forza | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 27 | |
4 | Agila | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 27 | |
5 | Laos | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 21 | |
6 | Philippine Navy | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 16 | |
7 | Cimarron | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 14 | |
8 | Manila All-Japan | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 11 | |
9 | Dolphins United | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 10 | |
10 | Cebu Queen City United (E) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified[lower-alpha 1] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ↑ Cebu Queen City United was officially ruled out by UFL management after the club withdrawn from the league as the club's request for home games in Cebu was turned down by the UFL.
- ↑ All fixtures involving Cebu Queen City United have been nullified after the UFL management officially ruled out the club from participating.
Promotion-relegation playoffs
Philippine Army, the 9th-placed team of Division 1 will face the 2nd-placed 2013 UFL Division 2 side Union Internacional Manila in a two-legged playoff. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2014 UFL Division 1.[12]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Philippine Army | 8–4 | Union Internacional Manila | 5–3 | 3–1 |
- 1st Leg
Philippine Army | 5–3 | Union Internacional Manila |
---|---|---|
Margarse File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Brillantes File:Soccerball shade.svg 49', 67' Vestal File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Lobaton File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' |
Meilan File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Stanley File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Owusu File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (pen.) |
- 2nd Leg
Union Internacional Manila | 1–3 | Philippine Army |
---|---|---|
Stanley File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' | Gener File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Vestal File:Soccerball shade.svg 65', 83' |
Philippine Army won 8–4 on aggregate and retained its United Football League Division 1 spot for the 2014 season.
Top goalscorers
Correct as of 23:00, June 20, 2013
Source: UFL Phil Archived April 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Spain Rufo Sánchez | Stallion FC | 18 |
2 | Philippines Phil Younghusband | Loyola | 17 |
3 | Philippines Mark Hartmann | Loyola | 13 |
Sudan Izzeldin El Habbib | Global FC | ||
5 | Nigeria Emmanuel Mbata | PSG | 12 |
6 | Philippines Chieffy Caligdong | Green Archers United | 9 |
7 | South Korea Lee Joo-Young | Stallion FC | 8 |
8 | Philippines Ian Araneta | Philippine Air Force | 7 |
9 | Philippines Nathan Alquiros | Stallion FC | 6 |
Philippines Anton del Rosario | Kaya | ||
Philippines Jeffrey Christiaens | Global FC | ||
Philippines Jesus Joaquin Melliza | Green Archers United | ||
Philippines Christian Pasilan | Green Archers United | ||
Philippines Meliton Pelayo | Philippine Army | ||
Nigeria Kalilou Toure | PSG |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | South Korea Jeong Woo Lee | Team Socceroo | 14 |
2 | Philippines Jerome Cuyos | Dolphins United | 12 |
3 | Ivory Coast Dibi Pascal | Forza | 11 |
4 | South Korea Shin Seok Jeon | Team Socceroo | 10 |
5 | Ghana Ebenezer Owusu | Union Internacional Manila | 8 |
6 | Spain Ivan Meilan | Union Internacional Manila | 7 |
Ghana Bismark Frimpong | Cimarron | ||
File:Flag placeholder.svg Olayemi Bakare | Agila | ||
9 | Italy Philip Zemen | Agila | 6 |
Philippines Richard Leyble | Navy | ||
South Korea Hyeon Seung Lee | Team Socceroo |
Own goals
Rank | Player | For | Club | Own Goal |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | France Bafio Magassa | Global | Manila Nomads | 2 |
Stallion FC | ||||
2 | Philippines Edward Rances | Global | Pachanga Diliman | 1 |
3 | Philippines Carli de Murga | Kaya | Global | 1 |
Rank | Player | For | Club | Own Goal |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Japan Yuki Itoyama | Cimarron | Manila All-Japan | 1 |
2 | Philippines Henderson Campo | Cimarron | Forza | 1 |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spain Rufo Sánchez | Stallion FC | Philippine Air Force | 7–2‡ | 7 March 2013 |
Philippines Robert Cañedo | Pachanga Diliman | Philippine Air Force | 5–1 | 21 March 2013 |
Philippines Phil Younghusband | Loyola Meralco Sparks | Philippine Army | 10–1‡ | 16 April 2013 |
Philippines Mark Hartmann | Loyola Meralco Sparks | Philippine Army | 10–1‡ | 16 April 2013 |
Spain Rufo Sánchez | Stallion FC | Philippine Army | 6–1‡ | 30 April 2013 |
Senegal Oussenynou Diop | Pachanga Diliman | PSG | 3–2 | 4 May 2013 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Philippines Jerome Cuyos | Dolphins United | Philippine Navy | 4–0 | 3 March 2013 |
South Korea Jeong Woo Lee | Team Socceroo | Agila | 4–1 | 14 April 2013 |
South Korea Shin Seok Jeon | Team Socceroo | Navy | 6–2 | 5 May 2013 |
South Korea Hyeon Seung Lee | Team Socceroo | Forza | 5–4 | 26 May 2013 |
File:Flag placeholder.svg Olayemi Bakare | Agila | Manila All-Japan | 4–1 | 1 June 2013 |
- ‡ Player scored more than three goals
Scoring
Division 1
- First goal of the season: Relan Bretaña for Philippine Army against Loyola (February 5, 2013)
- Fastest goal of the season: 1 Minute – Mark Hartmann for Loyola against Philippine Air Force (February 21, 2013) and Agbayomi Olowoyeye for Green Archers United against Philippine Army (May 18, 2013)
- First own goal of the season: 50 Minutes – Bafio Magassa of Manila Nomads for Global (February 14, 2013)
- Widest winning margin: 9 goals
- Loyola Meralco Sparks 10–1 Philippine Army (April 16, 2013)
- Highest scoring game: 11 goals
- Loyola Meralco Sparks 10–1 Philippine Army (April 16, 2013)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 10 goals
- Loyola Meralco Sparks 10–1 Philippine Army (April 16, 2013)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
- Philippine Army 4–5 PSG (June 17, 2013)
Division 2
- First goal of the season: Own goal by Manila All-Japan player Yuki Itoyama scored for Cimarron (February 10, 2013)
- Fastest goal of the season: 1 Minute – Mohammad Ghasemi for Laos against Dolphins United (May 26, 2013)
- First own goal of the season: 6 Minutes – Yuki Itoyama of Manila All-Japan for Cimarron (February 10, 2013)
- Widest winning margin: 7 goals
- Team Socceroo 8–1 Laos (June 20, 2013)
- Highest scoring game: 9 goals
- Forza 4–5 Team Socceroo (May 26, 2013)
- Team Socceroo 8–1 Laos (June 20, 2013)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 8 goals
- Team Socceroo 8–1 Laos (June 20, 2013)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
- Forza 4–5 Team Socceroo (May 26, 2013)
Season Awards
Team Awards
The following teams are awarded by the United Football League in the ceremony.[13]
Club | Award |
---|---|
Stallion FC | Champions |
Global | 1st-Runner Up |
Loyola Meralco Sparks | Fair Play Award |
Club | Award |
---|---|
Team Socceroo | Champions |
Manila All-Japan | Fair Play Award |
Individual awards
The following players are awarded by the United Football League Committee in the ceremony.[13]
Player | Club | Award |
---|---|---|
Spain Rufo Sánchez | Stallion FC | Golden Ball |
Spain Rufo Sánchez | Stallion FC | Golden Boot(18 goals) |
Ivory Coast Roland Sadia | Global | Best Goalkeeper |
Player | Club | Award |
---|---|---|
South Korea Jeong Woo Lee | Team Socceroo | Golden Ball |
South Korea Jeong Woo Lee | Team Socceroo | Golden Boot(14 goals) |
South Korea Seung Seok Seo | Team Socceroo | Best Goalkeeper |
References
- ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (December 26, 2012). "UFL finally finds a home". SPIN.ph. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Almo, Alder (February 8, 2013). "UFL unveils new home in McKinley Hill". philstar.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ↑ Karl Decena (February 10, 2013). "Cebu Queen City no-shows UFL debut match in new Emperador Stadium". InterAKTV. InterAKTV. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ↑ Karl Decena (June 13, 2013). "Global falters against Kaya, hands Stallion UFL title". interaksyon.com/. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ↑ Decena, Karl. "Cebu Queen City out of UFL Division Two". InterAKTV. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Global set to unveil new coach". globalfc.ph. Global FC. January 6, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ↑ Olivares, Rick (January 8, 2013). "Freddy G joins Loyola Sparks". Business Mirror Online. Business Mirror. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Decena, Karl (December 18, 2012). "UFL: Kaya FC hires Uruguayan-Spanish coach ahead of League competition". interaksyon.com. AKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ↑ Decena, Karl (February 23, 2013). "Kaya coach resigns after just three matches". interaksyon.com. AKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ↑ Decena, Karl (February 26, 2013). "UFL: Kaya plays Stallion in first match since coach's resignation; Global, Army clash". interaksyon.com. AKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Decena, Karl (December 11, 2012). "UFL: Nomads hire Scottish manager for upcoming League competition". interaksyon.com. AKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ↑ Guerrero, Bob. "UFL League Kicking Off with Big Changes". Yahoo! Philippines Sports. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Karl Decena (July 1, 2013). "Stallion's Rufo Sanchez cops UFL Golden Ball, Golden Boot awards". interaksyon.com. interAKTV. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.