2014 United Football League
The 2014 United Football League was the fifth season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. The UFL League kicked off on Saturday, January 11 with 9 teams in Division I and 12 teams in Division II.[1]
Stallion was the defending champion, having won the Division 1 of the 2013 United Football League season.[2]
Global outclassed Pachanga Diliman 7-2 on 12 June 2014 to win the 2014 United Football League title with three games to spare.[3]
Teams
[edit]The relegated Philippine Air Force from 2013 UFL Division 1 [4] was replaced by Team Socceroo as the champion of 2013 UFL Division 2.[5] The Manila Nomads voluntarily stepped down from Division I and played in Division II for this season citing its inability to comply with Division I's Foreigner Cap rule, which dictates that there should be a minimum of six Filipino players on the pitch at all times. Manila Jeepney and Ceres made their debuts i the league's Division II.[6] In this season, the Division I played a triple round-robin system, increasing games from 18 to 24.
Division 1
[edit]Season | 2014 |
---|---|
Champions | Global |
Relegated | Pasargad |
Matches played | 108 |
Goals scored | 427 (3.95 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mark Hartmann (27 Goals) |
Highest scoring | Philippine Army 1–9 Global Kaya 9-1 Philippine Army Global 9-1 Philippine Army |
Longest winning run | 8 games Global |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Global |
Longest winless run | 16 games Pasargad |
Longest losing run | 9 games Philippine Army |
← 2013 2015 → |
Clubs
[edit]Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Global | Leigh Manson | Patrick Deyto | AtletA | Kia |
Green Archers United | Rodolfo Alicante | Christian Pasilan | LGR Athletic | Globe Telecom |
Kaya | David Perkovic | Alexander Borromeo | LGR Athletic | LBC Express |
Loyola Meralco Sparks | Vincent Santos | Tomas Trigo | LGR Athletic | Meralco |
Pachanga Diliman | Noel Marcaida | Davide Cortina | Umbro | PLDT Home Fibr and Petron |
Pasargad | Mike Agbayani | Jay Torres | LGR Athletic | |
Philippine Army GTI | Ricky Cain | Roel Gener | Artificial Turf Sejung | |
Stallion FC | Ernie Nierras | Reuben Doctora Jr. | Mizuno | Gilligan's |
Team Socceroo | Franklin Cacacho | Lee Jeong Woo | LGR Athletic | Vcargo Worldwide |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Incoming head coach |
---|---|---|---|
Global | Brian Reid[7] | Resigned | Leigh Manson[8] |
Pasargad | Esmaeil Sedigh Ayi Aryee Nii |
Mutual Consent Resigned |
Ayi Aryee Nii[9] Mike Agbayani |
Team Socceroo | Nolan Manito | Mutual Consent | Franklin Cacacho |
Philippine Army GTI | Patricio Bumidang | Mutual Consent | Ricky Cain |
Venues
[edit]Stadium | Location |
---|---|
Emperador Stadium | Taguig |
League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Global (C) | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 20 | +92 | 62 | Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Group stage |
2 | Loyola | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 49 | |
3 | Kaya | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 28 | +36 | 46 | |
4 | Stallion | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 38 | |
5 | Green Archers United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 37 | |
6 | Pachanga Diliman | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 30 | |
7 | Philippine Army | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 77 | −52 | 17 | |
8 | Team Socceroo | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 85 | −54 | 16 | |
9 | Pasargad (R) | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 74 | −60 | 9 | Relegation to the 2015 UFL Division 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Correct as of 23:00, June 24, 2014
Source: UFL Phil
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Hartmann | Global | 27 |
2 | Milad Behgandom | Global | 19 |
Izzeldin El Habbib | Global | ||
4 | Phil Younghusband | Loyola | 16 |
5 | Robert Lopez Mendy | Green Archers United | 15 |
6 | OJ Porteria | Kaya | 14 |
7 | Jeong Woo Lee | Team Socceroo | 13 |
8 | Nate Burkey | Pachanga Diliman | 12 |
Freddy Gonzalez | Loyola | ||
10 | Joo Young Lee | Loyola | 8 |
Own goals
[edit]Rank | Player | For | Club | Own Goal |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andrew Liauw | Stallion | Kaya | 1 |
2 | Ronnie Aguisanda | Stallion | Green Archers United | 1 |
3 | Stanley Ankrah | Global | Team Socceroo | 1 |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Emmanuel Mbata | Kaya | Team Socceroo | 7–1 | 23 January 2014 |
Jeffrey Christiaens | Global | Philippine Army | 9–1 | 1 February 2014 |
Christian Pasilan | Green Archers United | Team Socceroo | 7–1 | 4 February 2014 |
Mark Hartmann | Global | Team Socceroo | 9–0 ‡ | 11 February 2014 |
OJ Porteria | Kaya | Philippine Army | 9–1 | 13 February 2014 |
Diego Barrera | Team Socceroo | Stallion | 4-3 | 13 March 2014 |
Mark Hartmann | Global | Team Socceroo | 9-0‡ | 20 March 2014 |
Milad Behgandom | Global | Pasargad | 7-0 | 29 March 2014 |
Freddy Gonzalez | Loyola | Philippine Army | 4-1 | 5 April 2014 |
Jeong Woo Lee | Team Socceroo | Pasargad | 6-2 | 11 May 2014 |
Izzeldin El Habbib | Global | Team Socceroo | 7-0 | 14 June 2014 |
Izzeldin El Habbib | Global | Stallion | 9-0 | 26 June 2014 |
- ‡ Player scored more than three goals
Division 2
[edit]Season | 2014 |
---|---|
Champions | Ceres |
Promoted | Ceres Manila Jeepney |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 583 (4.42 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jin Ho Kim (32 Goals) |
Highest scoring | Philippine Navy 3–10 Ceres |
Longest winning run | 7 games Manila Jeepney Ceres |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 games Ceres |
Longest winless run | 21 games Cimarron |
Longest losing run | 11 games Cimarron |
← 2013 2015 → |
Clubs
[edit]Club | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Agila | Ramon Vicente Roxas | Olayemi Bakare | LGR Athletic | |
Ceres | Ali Go | Jason Cordova | Adidas | Ceres Liner |
Cimarron | Stephen Permanes | Eric Yosse | Umbro | KMC MAG Group |
Dolphins United | Ravelo Saluria | Jeremiah James Clemente | Botak | Cherifer and SiKLO Pilipinas |
Forza | Jun Mark Saraga | Allan Auman | LGR Athletic | Orient Freight |
Laos | Mehdi Soltani | Rolly Lear | LGR Athletic | |
Manila All-Japan | Shinichiro Maeno | Yuki Tanaka | LGR Athletic | JK Mart |
Manila Jeepney | Kale Alvarez | Alvin Valeroso | LGR Athletic | Cord Epoxy |
Manila Nomads | Alasdair Thomson | Randy Musters | AtletA | |
Philippine Air Force | Edzel Bracamonte | Ian Araneta | LGR Athletic | Philippine Air Force |
Philippine Navy | Narciso Rosima | Jose Alfie Caminos | LGR Atlethic . | |
Union Internacional Manila | Dan Padernal | Ivan Meilan | Rudy Project |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Incoming head coach |
---|---|---|---|
Dolphins United | Greg Calawod | Mutual Consent | Ravelo Saluria |
Forza | Azlan Nasir | Mutual Consent | Jun Mark Saraga |
Laos | Rolando Pinero | Mutual Consent | Mehdi Soltani |
Manila Nomads | John Jofre | Resigned | Alasdair Thomson |
Union Internacional Manila | Jorge Muller | Mutual Consent | Dan Padernal |
Agila | John Paul Mérida | Mutual Consent | Ramon Vicente Roxas |
Venues
[edit]Stadium | Location |
---|---|
Emperador Stadium | Taguig |
Nomads Field | Parañaque |
League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ceres[a] (C, P) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 93 | 18 | +75 | 57 | Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Playoff round Promotion to the 2015 UFL Division 1 |
2 | Manila Jeepney (P) | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 49 | Qualification to the 2015 UFL Division 1 |
3 | Philippine Air Force | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 44 | |
4 | Laos | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 39 | |
5 | Manila All-Japan | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 38 | |
6 | Forza | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 33 | |
7 | Manila Nomads[b] | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 31 | |
8 | Union Internacional Manila | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 28 | |
9 | Agila | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 26 | |
10 | Philippine Navy | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 22 | |
11 | Dolphins United | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 98 | −75 | 13 | |
12 | Cimarron | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 102 | −84 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Ceres qualified to the 2015 AFC Cup Play-off round by winning the 2014 UFL FA League Cup.
- ^ Manila Nomads voluntarily stepped down from Division 1 and will play in Division 2 for this season citing its inability to comply with Division 1's Foreigner Cap rule, which dictates that there should be a minimum of six Filipino players on the pitch at all times.
Results
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Correct as of 23:00, June 24, 2014
Source: UFL Phil
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | 32 |
2 | Ian Araneta | Philippine Air Force | 21 |
3 | Jangobah Johnson | Forza | 18 |
Olayemi Bakare | Agila | ||
5 | N'gnan Koffi Desmos Kouassi | Manila Jeepney | 15 |
6 | Abou Toure | Laos | 12 |
Chichiro Noda | Manila All-Japan | ||
Jamal Lord | Manila Nomads/Union Internacional Manila | ||
9 | Eiji Sugikasi | Manila All-Japan | 11 |
Genki Nakamura | Manila All-Japan | ||
Mohamed Diallo | Philippine Navy |
Own goals
[edit]Rank | Player | For | Club | Own Goal |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bern Calumpang | Manila Jeepney | Philippine Navy | 1 |
2 | Tatsuya Nakamura | Forza | Manila All-Japan | 1 |
3 | Romnick Echin | Ceres | Dolphins United | 1 |
4 | Dimeji Tunde | Manila Nomads | Agila | 1 |
5 | Dibi Pascal | Agila | Forza | 1 |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Koffi Desmos Arthur Kouassi N Gnan | Manila Jeepney | Philippine Navy | 7–1 ‡ | 18 January 2014 |
Loic Toullec | Manila Nomads | Dolphins United | 5–0 ‡ | 19 January 2014 |
Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | Dolphins United | 9–2 | 8 February 2014 |
Eiji Sugikasi | Manila All-Japan | Cimarron | 8–0 ‡ | 8 February 2014 |
Shayan Jafari | Union Internacional Manila | Laos | 4–3 | 16 February 2014 |
Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | Union Internacional Manila | 4–2 | 27 February 2014 |
Jangobah Johnson | Forza | Cimarron | 10–0 | 2 March 2014 |
Arvin Gaspe | Forza | Cimarron | 10–0 | 2 March 2014 |
Patrick Reichelt | Ceres | Forza | 6–2 | 9 March 2014 |
Koffi Desmos Arthur Kouassi N Gnan | Manila Jeepney | Union Internacional Manila | 6–1 | 27 April 2014 |
Olayemi Bakare | Agila | Manila Nomads | 4–4 | 27 April 2014 |
Abou Toure | Laos | Philippine Navy | 5–5 ‡ | 4 May 2014 |
Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | Dolphins United | 9–1 | 14 May 2014 |
Oladipo Okunaiya | Ceres | Dolphins United | 9–1 | 14 May 2014 |
Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | Agila | 5–0 | 17 May 2014 |
Ian Macaspac | Forza | Cimarron | 8–1 | 25 May 2014 |
Jangobah Johnson | Forza | Cimarron | 8–1‡ | 25 May 2014 |
Sean Stewart Illif | Manila Jeepney | Dolphins United | 10-1 | 1 June 2014 |
Mahmoud Ali | Union Internacional Manila | Agila | 5-3 | 8 June 2014 |
Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | Forza | 4–1 | 14 June 2014 |
- ‡ Player scored more than three goals
Season awards
[edit]Team awards
[edit]The following teams are awarded by the United Football League in the ceremony.[10]
Club | Award |
---|---|
Global | Champions |
Loyola | 1st-Runner Up |
Global | Fair Play Award |
Club | Award |
---|---|
Ceres | Champions |
Manila All-Japan | Fair Play Award |
Individual awards
[edit]The following players are awarded by the United Football League Committee in the ceremony.[10]
Player | Club | Award |
---|---|---|
Jason de Jong | Global | Golden Ball |
Mark Hartmann | Global | Golden Boot (27 goals) |
Roland Sadia | Global | Best Goalkeeper |
Player | Club | Award |
---|---|---|
Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | Golden Boot (32 goals) |
Louie Michael Casas | Ceres | Best Goalkeeper |
References
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- ^ Karl Decena (June 13, 2013). "Global falters against Kaya, hands Stallion UFL title". InterAksyon.com. TV5/ABC Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ UFL Philippines (June 13, 2014). "Leigh Manson Hails Hard Work After Global Clinches 2014 League Title in Style". ufl.ph/. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Pasargad sends Air Force to relegation after 6-0 beating". InterAksyon. TV5/ABC Development Corporation. June 13, 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ Karl Decena (May 27, 2013). "Team Socceroo escapes late Forza surge to clinch UFL Division Two crown". InterAksyon. TV5/ABC Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ "Upcoming 2014 League Brings Exciting Additions To UFL". UFL. Archived from the original on 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "UFL opener: Stallion starts title defense". sports.inquirer.net/. January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ "Global names Leigh Manson as new head coach". globalfc.ph/. Global FC. January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ "UFL: GAU held by new-look Pasargad, Army merges with GTI and wins". Yahoo! Philippines Blog. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ a b Karl Decena (1 July 2013). "Stallion's Rufo Sanchez cops UFL Golden Ball, Golden Boot awards". interAKTV. interaksyon.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.