The 2016 United Football League Cup is the sixth edition of the United Football League Cup which started on February 6 and ended on April 9, 2016. There will be no guest teams with all competing teams also participating in the main UFL competition as per mandate by the Philippine Football Federation. All competing clubs also had to field teams for youth competitions to be organized by the UFL.[2]
Tournament details | |
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Country | Philippines |
Dates | February 6 – April 16 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Global F.C. (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Ceres F.C. |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 41 |
Goals scored | 188 (4.59 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Robert Lopez Mendy (11 goals) |
Best player | Misagh Bahadoran[1] |
The cup adopted a single round robin format with two groups followed by a knockout stage composing of the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final.[2] There is also a foreign player limit of five in the matchday squad of each clubs.[3]
Kaya are the defending champions.[4] Global won the 2016 UFL Cup defeating Ceres in the final.[5]
Draw
editThe draw for the group stage was held on January 20, 2016.[6][7]
Group stage
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Stallion | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 15 | Quarterfinal |
2 | Kaya | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 12 | |
3 | JP Voltes | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | |
4 | Forza | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 | |
5 | Agila | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 1 | |
6 | Laos | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 |
Forza | 1–9 | Stallion |
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Italia 89' (o.g.) | Beloya 36' Mintah 43', 50', 65', 78' Tuason 55' Doctora 61' Flores 63' Soberano 74' |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Ceres | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | +25 | 12 | Quarterfinal |
2 | Global | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 | |
3 | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 9 | |
4 | Green Archers United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | |
5 | Pasargad | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 3 | |
6 | Manila Nomads | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 |
Manila Nomads | 0–4 | Green Archers United |
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Young 52' Epesso 74' Hossain 79' Ariola 86' |
Loyola Meralco Sparks | 1–2 | Ceres |
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Valmayor 65' | Report | De Murga 34', 90+2' |
Global | 0–3 Awarded[note 2] | Green Archers United |
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M. Hartmann 82' Kouassi 90+4' |
Epesso 27' |
Pasargad | 1–7 | Loyola Meralco Sparks |
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De Castro 44' | Castiella 15', 22', 56' Minniecon 18', 39', 51' J. Younghusband 54' |
Manila Nomads | 0–15 | Ceres |
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Gallardo 3', 40' Marañón 23', 43' Schröck 27', 49' Reichelt 34' Steuble 35', 42', 84' De Murga 39' Burkey 59' Lee 71', 74', 88' |
Green Archers United | 2–4 | Loyola Meralco Sparks |
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Epesso 22' Melliza 86' |
Valmayor 7' J. Younghusband 20' Minniecon 70' Morallo 72' |
Global | 4–0 | Manila Nomads |
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Kouassi 36', 57' M. Hartmann 60', 81' |
Ceres | 3–2 | Green Archers United |
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Schröck 17' Lee 36' Marañón 68' |
Ariola 32' Caligdong 75' |
Loyola Meralco Sparks | 0–2 | Global |
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Kouassi 42' Nazari 52' |
Manila Nomads | 0–4 | Pasargad |
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Camara 4', 26' Ebere 74' De Castro 78' |
Ceres | 1–2 | Global |
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Steuble 8' | Nikolic 36' M. Hartmann 77' |
Green Archers United | 3–1 | Pasargad |
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Caligdong 5', 74' Melliza 16' |
Ebere 60' |
Loyola Meralco Sparks | 11–0 | Manila Nomads |
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J. Younghusband 3', 26' (pen.) Castiella 18', 41', 73', 75', 81', 86' De Jong 29', 45' Morallo 84' |
Knock-out stage
editPlate | Plate Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
1A | Stallion | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4B | Green Archers United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Green Archers United | 0 | Stallion | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JP Voltes | 1 | Global | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3A | JP Voltes | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2B | Global | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JP Voltes | 0 | Global | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Meralco Sparks | 2 | Ceres | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3B | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2A | Kaya | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Plate SF Losing teams | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 4 | Kaya | 3(7) (a.e.t.) | Lower round 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Forza | 0 | Ceres | 3(8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Green Archers United | N/A | 1B | Ceres | 7 | Stallion | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Forza | N/A | 4A | Forza | 0 | Kaya | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
editStallion | 3–2 | Green Archers United |
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Rota 20' Doctora 55' Arboleda 88' |
Caligdong 49', 90' |
Loyola Meralco Sparks | 1–2 | Kaya |
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J. Younghusband 38' | Omura 73' Lopez Mendy 90' |
Ceres | 7–0 | Forza |
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Christiaens 15' Burkey 17' Marañón 36', 39' Gallardo 61' Soriano 63' Panhay 80' |
Semi finals
editCeres | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Kaya |
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Reichelt 8' Gallardo 14' De Murga 36' |
Porteria 13', 20' Clark 72' |
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Penalties | ||
Adrian Gallardo Lee Reichelt Jalsor Soriano Schröck Son Steuble Sang Min Guirado |
8–7 | Porteria Borromeo Tanton Lopez Mendy Clark Matthews Janrick Soriano Omura Ugarte |
Plate Semi finals
editGreen Archers United | 0–1 | JP Voltes |
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Hoshide 68' |
Forza | 0–4 | Loyola Meralco Sparks |
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J. Younghusband 25', 74', 90' Cañas 35' |
Plate
editJP Voltes | 0–2 | Loyola Meralco Sparks |
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Minniecon 61' Valmayor 77' |
Third place
editFinal
editPlayer awards
editPlayer | Club | Award |
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Misagh Bahadoran | Global | Golden Ball |
Patrick Deyto | Global | Best Goalkeeper |
Amani Aguinaldo | Global | Best Defender |
Miguel Tanton | Kaya | Best Midfielder |
Robert Lopez Mendy | Kaya | Top scorer |
Source: The Manila Times[10] |
Season Statistics
editTournament team rankings
editNote: 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 | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Global | B | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 5 | +16 |
2 | Ceres | B | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 41 | 11 | +30 |
3 | Kaya | A | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 8 | +20 |
4 | Stallion | A | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 9 | +15 |
Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
5 | Loyola Meralco Sparks | B | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 9 | +21 |
6 | JP Voltes | A | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
7 | Green Archers United | B | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 12 | +4 |
8 | Forza | A | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | −22 |
Failed to qualify in Knock Out stage | ||||||||||
9 | Pasargad | B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 | −20 |
10 | Agila MSA | A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | −13 |
11 | Laos | A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | −14 |
12 | Manila Nomads | B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | −38 |
Top Goalscorers
editRank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | Robert Lopez Mendy | 11 | |
2 | Alvaro Castiella | Loyola | 9 |
3 | Adrián Gallardo | 8 | |
James Younghusband | Loyola | ||
4 | Jordan Mintah | 7 | |
5 | Stephan Schröck | 6 | |
6 | Emelio Caligdong | 5 | |
Matthew Hartmann | |||
Bienvenido Marañón | |||
Tahj Minniecon | Loyola | ||
7 | Jovin Bedic | 4 | |
Lee Jeong Woo | |||
Kofi Kouassi | Global | ||
Martin Steuble | |||
Ruben Doctora | |||
Omid Nazari | Global | ||
Jose Porteria |
Hat-tricks
editPlayer | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Omid Nazari | Global | PSG | 7–0 | 6 February 2016 |
Alvaro Castiella | Loyola | PSG | 1–7 | 13 February 2016 |
Tahj Minniecon | Loyola | PSG | 1–7 | 13 February 2016 |
Martin Steuble | Ceres | Manila Nomads | 0–15 | 14 February 2016 |
Lee Jeong Woo | Ceres | Manila Nomads | 0–15 | 14 February 2016 |
Adrián Gallardo4 | Ceres | PSG | 0–9 | 18 February 2016 |
Stephan Schröck | Ceres | PSG | 0–9 | 18 February 2016 |
Robert Lopez Mendy | Kaya | JP Voltes | 0–4 | 27 February 2016 |
Jordan Mintah4 | Stallion | Forza | 1–9 | 28 February 2016 |
Robert Lopez Mendy | Kaya | Forza | 0–6 | 3 March 2016 |
Alvaro Castiella 6 | Loyola | PSG | 11–0 | 5 March 2016 |
James Younghusband | Loyola | Forza | 0–4 | 7 April 2016 |
4Player scored four goals |
Own Goals
editPlayer | For | Club | Own Goal |
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Gerald Orcullo | Forza | Agila | 1 |
Bervic Italia | Forza | Stallion |
Notes
edit- ^ Laos FC defaults match for failure to comply with mandatory team requirements. Forza FC automatically wins 3-0 and gains three points.[8]
- ^ Green Archers United awarded a 3-0 win against Global FC. Global fielded too many foreigners in the 18 man roster. The original score was 2–1 in favor of Global.[9] The foreign players fielded by Global were Izo Elhabib, and Hikaru Minegishi as starters and Sean Bateau, Serge Kaole, Koffi Kouassi, and Milan Nikolic as bench players.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Guerrero, Bob (17 April 2016). "UFL Cup Final postgame thoughts: Global FC are back". Rappler. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ a b Guerrero, Bob (13 January 2016). "What to expect in Philippine football in 2016". Rappler. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ a b Estrada, Kevin (18 February 2016). "UFL upholds Archers protest, grants forfeiture win". DugOut Philippines. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "UFL Cup Round of 16 - Schedule". Filipino Football. United Football League. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (16 April 2016). "Redemption complete as Global FC overwhelms Ceres-La Salle to rule UFL Cup". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "2016 Season Kicks off with UFL Cup on Feb. 6". United Football League. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Untitlted". Twitter. UFLphilippines. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
Group A. Kaya, Stallion, JP Voltes, Laos, Forza, Agilas Group B. Ceres, Loyola, Green Archers, Nomads, Global, Pasargad
- ^ Estrada, Kevin (21 February 2016). "Global routs Nomads on second half shellacking; Forza wins by forfeit". DugOut Philippines. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf (19 February 2016). "UFL: Rampant Ceres rips Pasargad, 9-0". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Reyes, Jaelle Nevin (17 April 2016). "Global blasts Ceres to pocket UFL crown". The Manila Times. Retrieved 17 April 2016.