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

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

United Football League Division 1

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

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

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

Stadium	Location
Emperador Stadium	Taguig

League table

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

Updated to match(es) played on 26 June 2014. Source: rsssf.com, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Results

Matchday 1-16 Home \ Away GLO GAU KAY LOY PAC PSG PA STA SOC Global 0–0 0–1 3–2 4–1 7–0 9–1 5–1 9–0 Green Archers United 0–4 0–3 2–1 0–1 3–1 4–2 2–2 7–1 Kaya 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 9–1 0–0 4–2 Loyola 4–0 3–0 1–3 2–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 3–3 Pachanga Diliman 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–4 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 Pasargad 1–3 1–1 0–9 0–4 0–1 1–2 0–5 0–1 Philippine Army 1–9 2–2 0–2 1–5 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 Stallion 3–3 4–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–4 Team Socceroo 0–9 1–2 1–7 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 Updated to match(es) played on April 15, 2014, 23:00. Source: United Football League (Philippines) soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matchday 17-24 Home \ Away GLO GAU KAY LOY PAC PSG PA STA SOC Global 3–0 7–2 9–0 7–0 Green Archers United 2–0 1–1 1–4 1–0 Kaya 0–3 2–3 3–0 5–1 Loyola 1–2 1–1 3–2 3–1 Pachanga Diliman 1–2 4–1 3–1 3–1 Pasargad 1–4 1–2 0–5 2–6 Philippine Army 0–7 0–3 1–4 0–1 Stallion 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 Team Socceroo 4–5 0–6 2–0 0–2 Updated to match(es) played on June 26, 2014, 23:00. Source: United Football League (Philippines) soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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

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

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

United Football League Division 2

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

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

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

Stadium	Location
Emperador Stadium	Taguig
Nomads Field	Parañaque

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ceres [lower-alpha 1] (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 [lower-alpha 2]	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

Updated to match(es) played on 26 June 2014. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Ceres qualified to the 2015 AFC Cup Play-off round by winning the 2014 UFL FA League Cup.
2. 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

Home \ Away	AGI	CER	CIM	DOL	FOR	LAO	AJP	MJP	NOM	PAF	PN	UIM
Agila		1–3	2–0	5–1	1–2	1–4	3–2	0–1	2–0	0–1	2–3	3–5
Ceres	5–0		5–1	9–2	4–1	0–1	5–0	2–1	6–0	1–1	4–0	4–2
Cimarron	0–3	0–4		1–3	1–8	1–3	1–5	0–6	3–6	0–7	3–3	3–2
Dolphins United	1–4	1–9	4–2		2–1	0–2	0–3	1–7	0–5	2–4	1–1	0–6
Forza	1–2	2–6	10–0	3–0		1–2	1–2	1–2	5–2	1–4	0–1	3–2
Laos	1–0	0–0	6–0	4–1	0–3		1–1	0–1	0–1	1–2	5–5	2–0
Manila All-Japan	1–4	0–2	8–0	3–0	2–1	3–1		0–4	3–2	2–1	2–3	3–0
Manila Jeepney	3–1	0–5	3–0	10–1	0–3	1–2	3–1		3–2	2–0	3–2	2–3
Manila Nomads	4–4	0–0	6–0	5–0	1–2	2–0	2–2	0–3		1–3	2–1	0–1
Philippine Air Force	3–0	1–2	1–0	5–0	5–2	0–2	2–1	1–1	1–2		4–0	1–0
Philippine Navy	2–0	3–10	4–1	2–3	0–3	0–2	1–6	1–8	2–2	0–6		3–0
Union Internacional Manila	2–2	1–6	3–1	7–0	2–3	4–3	0–3	1–6	1–3	2–0	4–1

Updated to match(es) played on June 26, 2014, 23:00. Source: United Football League (Philippines)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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

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

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

Team awards

The following teams are awarded by the United Football League in the ceremony. ^[10]

Division 1

Club	Award
Global	Champions
Loyola	1st-Runner Up
Global	Fair Play Award

Division 2

Club	Award
Ceres	Champions
Manila All-Japan	Fair Play Award

Individual awards

The following players are awarded by the United Football League Committee in the ceremony. ^[10]

Division 1

Player	Club	Award
Jason de Jong	Global	Golden Ball
Mark Hartmann	Global	Golden Boot (27 goals)
Roland Sadia	Global	Best Goalkeeper

Division 2

Player	Club	Award
Jin Ho Kim	Ceres	Golden Boot (32 goals)
Louie Michael Casas	Ceres	Best Goalkeeper

References

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2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "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.
5. 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.
6. "Upcoming 2014 League Brings Exciting Additions To UFL". UFL. Archived from the original on 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
7. "UFL opener: Stallion starts title defense". sports.inquirer.net/. January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
8. "Global names Leigh Manson as new head coach". globalfc.ph/. Global FC. January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
9. "UFL: GAU held by new-look Pasargad, Army merges with GTI and wins". Yahoo! Philippines Blog. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
10. 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.

External links

• Official website