2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Dates | March 14 – May 24 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Defending champions | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United City (2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 62 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Daizo Horikoshi (6 goals) |
The 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara was the fourth edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the domestic football cup competition of the Philippines. The 2022 edition marked the first time since the 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara that matches are not held in a "bubble format", and also the first season in more than two years that allowed spectators to watch the matches, all of which are held at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite. The final saw United City grab a narrow 3–2 win over defending champions Kaya–Iloilo in the highest-scoring final to date. As a result, United City won their second Copa title. They last won the title in the 2019, as Ceres–Negros.
Scheduling
[edit]The COVID-19 pandemic still persists as of 2022, which led to the cancellation of the league tournament in 2021 and the commencement of the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara in its place.[1] The 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara is scheduled to start in March 14[2][3] with the final set to be held on May 23.[4]
Participating clubs
[edit]All seven clubs of the Philippines Football League participated. The 2021 season was cancelled and not held but the league had a new club, Dynamic Herb Cebu which already took part in the 2021 cup tournament. United City and Maharlika Manila are set to make a return after foregoing the 2021 cup tournament.
| Philippines Football League The 7 teams of the PFL |
Format
[edit]Competition
[edit]Unlike previous editions of the Copa, where the teams would be separated into different groups, this year's edition of the competition will see all the current teams of the Philippines Football League play against each other once. The 7 clubs, playing in what is dubbed as the "elimination round", will play against each other once.[3] At the end of the elimination round, the top four teams will then meet each other in the semifinals, with the first-placed team facing the fourth-placed team, while the second-placed team faced the third-placed team, similar to the Finals Series in the inaugural PFL season.[5] Just like in the 2021 edition, the losers of the semifinals will play each other in the third place match while the winners meet in the final, which will consist of a single match.
The Azkals Development Team initially finished fourth place in the elimination round, but due to the national team's participation in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, the ADT were forced to cede their semifinal slot to Stallion Laguna, who finished fifth above Maharlika Manila on goal difference.[6] The competition will be held in a closed-circuit format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] All matches will be held at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite.[2]
Elimination round
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KAY | CEB | UCT | ADT | STA | MAH | MEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 16 | Semi-finals | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | United City | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | — | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | — | 4–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Azkals Development Team | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 7 | Withdrew[a] | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| 5 | Stallion Laguna | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | Semi-finals | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Maharlika Manila | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 7 | Mendiola 1991 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — | — |
- ^ Did not participate in the semifinals due to inability to compete. The team forms core of the Philippine national U23 team which competed at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.[8]
| March 14, 2022 1 | Maharlika Manila | 0–1 | Kaya–Iloilo | Carmona |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Report | Horikoshi  47' |
Stadium: PFF National Training Center |
| March 21, 2022 2 | Maharlika Manila | 2–1 | Mendiola 1991 | Carmona |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | G. Clarino 49' M. Clarino 77' |
Report | Flores 44' |
Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Meliton Pelayo |
| March 24, 2022 3 | United City | 4–0 | Maharlika Manila | Carmona |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Robertson 23' Sendra 26'Ouano 44'Minegishi 73' |
Report | Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| March 28, 2022 4 | Azkals Development Team | 3–0 | Mendiola 1991 | Carmona |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | Woods 45+2' (pen.) Guerrero 74'Ocampo 82' |
Report | Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| March 28, 2022 5 | Kaya–Iloilo | 1–1 | United City | Carmona |
| 19:15 UTC+8 | Horikoshi 56' |
Report | Ott 34' |
Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Clifford Daypuyat |
| March 31, 2022 6 | United City | 4–0 | Azkals Development Team | Carmona |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Sendra 12' Juraboev 21'Ouano 71'Daniels 89' |
Report | Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Meliton Pelayo |
| April 4, 2022 7 | Mendiola 1991 | 0–0 | United City | Carmona |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Meliton Pelayo |
| April 11, 2022 8 | Mendiola 1991 | 0–1 | Kaya–Iloilo | Carmona |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | Report | Melliza 68' |
Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Meliton Pelayo |
| April 11, 2022 9 | Azkals Development Team | 1–1 | Stallion Laguna | Carmona |
| 19:15 UTC+8 | Woods 87' |
Report | Nogueira 19' |
Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| April 20, 2022 10 | Mendiola 1991 | 0–0 | Stallion Laguna | Carmona |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Clifford Daypuyat |
| April 20, 2022 11 | Kaya–Iloilo | 4–0 | Azkals Development Team | Carmona |
| 19:15 UTC+8 | Lopez Mendy 19', 29' Mitchell 23'Horikoshi 80' |
Report | Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Linjun Talaver |
| April 25, 2022 12 | Stallion Laguna | 0–2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | Carmona |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | Report | Uzoka 33' Corsame 90' |
Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Linjun Talaver |
| April 25, 2022 13 | Azkals Development Team | 3–1 | Maharlika Manila | Carmona |
| 19:15 UTC+8 | Bias 23' Ocampo 24'Chung 89' |
Report | Kim Sung-min 66' |
Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| April 28, 2022 14 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 3–0a | Azkals Development Team | Carmona |
| Stadium: PFF National Training Center |
| May 2, 2022 15 | Stallion Laguna | 2–3 | Kaya–Iloilo | Carmona |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | Sy 61' Nierras 70' |
Report | Mitchell 10' Felongco 18'Melliza 28' |
Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Linjun Talaver |
| May 2, 2022 16 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 3–1 | Mendiola 1991 | Carmona |
| 19:15 UTC+8 | Çınkır 57', 73' Altınöz 90+3' |
Hajimehdi 42' (pen.) |
Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Clifford Daypuyat |
| May 5, 2022 17 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 2–1 | Maharlika Manila | Carmona |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Çınkır 37' Borlongan 56' |
Kim Sung-min 69' |
Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| May 8, 2022 18 | United City | 1–1 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | Carmona |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Sendra 6' |
Patalinghug 70' |
Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| May 8, 2022 19 | Maharlika Manila | 1–1 | Stallion Laguna | Carmona |
| 20:15 UTC+8 | Silva 87' (o.g.) |
Sy 48' |
Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Clifford Daypuyat |
| May 12, 2022 20 | Kaya–Iloilo | 3–0 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | Carmona |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Clifford Daypuyat |
| May 12, 2022 21 | Stallion Laguna | 0–0 | United City | Carmona |
| 20:15 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Meliton Pelayo |
Notes:
- a ^ Dynamic Herb Cebu was awarded a 3–0 win due to ADT's inability to compete. The ADT forms the core of the Philippine national U23 team which held a training camp in Malaysia as part of its preparation for the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.[9]
Knock-out stage
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| P1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 1 | |||||||
| P5 | Stallion Laguna | 0 | |||||||
| W1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 2 | |||||||
| W2 | United City | 3 | |||||||
| P2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 0 | |||||||
| P3 | United City | 1 | Third place | ||||||
| L1 | Stallion Laguna | 2 | |||||||
| L2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 1 | |||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]| May 17, 2022 Semi-final | Kaya–Iloilo | 1–0 | Stallion Laguna | Carmona |
| 17:00 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| May 17, 2022 Semi-final | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 0–1 | United City | Carmona |
| 21:00 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Meliton Pelayo |
Third place play-off
[edit]| May 22, 2022 Third place | Stallion Laguna | 2–1 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | Carmona |
| 17:00 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
Final
[edit]| May 22, 2022 Final | Kaya–Iloilo | 2–3 | United City | Carmona |
| 20:30 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: PFF National Training Center Referee: Clifford Daypuyat |
Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | SF | 3P | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daizo Horikoshi
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Kaya–Iloilo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 2 |  Arda Çınkır
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Dynamic Herb Cebu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 3 |  Robert Lopez Mendy
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Kaya–Iloilo | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
 Jesus Melliza
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Kaya–Iloilo | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
 Ricardo Sendra
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United City | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Abou Sy
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Stallion Laguna | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 7 | Kenshiro Daniels
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United City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
 Kim Sung-min
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Maharlika Manila | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hikaru Minegishi
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United City | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Carlyle Mitchell
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Kaya–Iloilo | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Lance Ocampo
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ADT | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Mike Ott
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United City | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ivan Ouano
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United City | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Scott Woods
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ADT | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner[10] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Mike Ott
|
United City |
| Golden Boot | Daizo Horikoshi
|
Kaya–Iloilo |
| Golden Glove | Anthony Pinthus
|
United City |
References
[edit]- ^ Suyu, Ian (January 17, 2022). "Copa eyed for March". Daily Tribune. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Copa Paulino Alcantara kicks off on March 14". Manila Bulletin. February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Copa Paulino Alcantara 2022 set for March 14". Philippines Football League. February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "The Dates are In!". Facebook. Philippines Football League. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.[better source needed]
- ^ Yumol, David Tristan (May 12, 2022). "Kaya-Iloilo dominates Dynamic Herb Cebu for Copa Paulino Alcantara top semis seed". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Stallion Laguna 0-0 United City FC". pfl.org.ph. May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (February 27, 2022). "Seven teams seeing action in 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ Yumol, David (May 12, 2022). "Stallion, United City settle for draw to clinch Copa Paulino Alcantara semis berths". CNN Philippines. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "PFL Statement on Dynamic Herb Cebu FC vs Azkals Development Team on 28 April 2022". pfl.org.ph. April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (May 23, 2022). "United City dethrones Kaya-Iloilo in thriller, takes down Copa Alcantara". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 23, 2022.