2016 United Football League
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Global |
| AFC Cup | Global Ceres |
| Matches played | 102 |
| Goals scored | 544 (5.33 per match) |
| Best Player | Japan Hikaru Minegishi |
| Top goalscorer | Spain Adrián Gallardo (30 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Philippines Nelson Gasic |
| Highest scoring | 17 goals Kaya 16–1 Manila Nomads |
| Longest winning run | 10 games Global |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 games Global |
| Longest winless run | 11 games Pasargad |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Pasargad |
← 2015 | |
The 2016 United Football League was the seventh and last season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. Division 2 is disbanded for this season with all teams competing in one division.[1] The league competition which started on April 30 and ended on October 24 will followed a pure double round robin match with no play-offs.[1] For this edition the foreign player cap is reduced to four from five foreign players in a playing squad of 18 players, including 7 substitutes. At least one of the four maximum allowable foreign players must be from the Asian country. This was to align to the guidelines followed at the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League. However, a club with more than 25 players may have more than four foreign players in their whole squad provided that they comply with the 4-player foreign player limit rule during match day.[1] Global F.C. won the league with one game to spare. The 2016 season was the last UFL season following the appointment of UFL President Randy Roxas as part of the task force for the upcoming Philippines Football League which had its inaugural season in 2017.[2]
Venue
Matches are played at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.[1]
Clubs
The league is composed of 12 clubs.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Incoming head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaya | Trinidad and Tobago Fabien Larry Lewis | End of contract | Philippines Chris Greatwich |
| JP Voltes | Japan Shinichiro Maeno | End of contract | Japan Yu Hoshide[3] |
| Laos | Philippines Rudy Del Rosario | End of contract | Philippines Jovanie Villagracia |
| Forza | Philippines Jun Mark Saraga | End of contract | Philippines Arvin Jay Soliman |
| Agila | Philippines Ramon Vicente Roxas | End of contract | Philippines Richard Leyble |
| Pasargad | Philippines Mike Agbayani | End of contract | Philippines Joel Villarino |
| Ceres | Philippines Ali Go | New coach under contract | Serbia Risto Vidaković |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Global (C) | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 15 | +65 | 47 | Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 1 or 2017 AFC Cup Group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Ceres (Q) | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 109 | 18 | +91 | 41 | Qualification to the 2017 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 3 | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 83 | 23 | +60 | 41 | |
| 4 | JP Voltes | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 41 | |
| 5 | Kaya | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 78 | 25 | +53 | 37 | |
| 6 | Stallion | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 31 | |
| 7 | Green Archers United | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 21 | |
| 8 | Forza | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 82 | −62 | 14 | |
| 9 | Manila Nomads (D, E) | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 65 | −45 | 9 | Withdrew from the tournament[lower-alpha 2] |
| 10 | Laos | 19 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 111 | −89 | 7 | |
| 11 | Agila (D, E) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 56 | −50 | 4 | Withdrew from the tournament[lower-alpha 2] |
| 12 | Pasargad (D, E) | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 58 | −54 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ↑ Global qualified for the 2017 AFC Cup Group stage by winning the 2016 UFL Cup. However, since they already qualified for the 2017 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 1 by winning the 2016 UFL Division 1, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed to the next best-placed team (2016 UFL Division 1 runner-up Ceres FC).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Manila Nomads, Agila and Pasargad did not participate in the second round of the league.
Positions by round
| Leader | |
| 2017 AFC Cup group stage |
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain Adrián Gallardo | Ceres | 30 |
| 2 | Philippines Phil Younghusband | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 21 |
| 3 | Philippines Stephan Schröck | Ceres | 18 |
| Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy | Kaya | ||
| 5 | Japan Hikaru Minegishi | Global | 17 |
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
6 Player scored six goals
8 Player scored eight goals
Own goals
| Player | For | Club | Own goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines Ronnie Aguisanda | Loyola Meralco Sparks | Green Archers United | 2 |
| JP Voltes | |||
| Cameroon Christian Nana | Global | Stallion | 1 |
| Philippines Michael Atienza | Global | Laos | |
| Philippines Jayson Cutamora | Global | JP Voltes | |
| Philippines Rezziel Villaespin | Agila | Laos | |
| Philippines John Lloyd Bastasa | Loyola Meralco Sparks | Laos | |
| Nigeria Fidelis Nnabuife | Loyola Meralco Sparks | Manila Nomads | |
| Philippines Joseph Rigoberto | Global | Forza |
Honors
- Player
- Golden Boot:Spain Adrián Gallardo (Ceres)[4]
- Golden Glove: Philippines Nelson Gasic (JP Voltes)[4]
- Golden Ball: Japan Hikaru Minegishi (Global)[4]
- Best Midfielder: Philippines Matthew Hartmann (Global)[4]
- Best Defender: Japan Masaki Yanagawa (JP Voltes)[4]
- Team
- Fairplay: Stallion F.C.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Guerrero, Bob (13 January 2016). "What to expect in Philippine football in 2016". Rappler. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ceres FC ready to apply for PFL license". The Visayan Daily Star. 15 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Line ups for JP Voltes Vs Kaya". Twitter. UFL Philippines. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Global and Voltes dominate UFL Awards". Dugout Philippines. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.