2016 United Football League

Last updated
United Football League
Season2016
Champions Global
AFC Cup Global
Ceres
Matches played102
Goals scored544 (5.33 per match)
Best Player Flag of Japan.svg Hikaru Minegishi
Top goalscorer Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Gallardo
(30 goals)
Best goalkeeper Flag of the Philippines.svg Nelson Gasic
Highest scoring17 goals
Kaya 16–1 Manila Nomads
Longest winning run10 games
Global
Longest unbeaten run15 games
Global
Longest winless run11 games
Pasargad
Longest losing run8 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]

Contents

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.

ClubHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Agila Flag of the Philippines.svg Richard Leyble Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Shozu Flag of the Philippines.svg LGR Sportswear None
Ceres Flag of Serbia.svg Risto Vidaković Flag of the Philippines.svg Juan Luis Guirado Flag of Germany.svg Puma Flag of the Philippines.svg Ceres Liner
Forza Flag of the Philippines.svg Arvin Jay Soliman Flag of the Philippines.svg Stephen Burda Flag of the Philippines.svg LGR Sportswear Flag of the Philippines.svg Orient Freight International
Global Flag of Scotland.svg Leigh Manson Flag of the Philippines.svg Misagh Bahadoran Flag of the Philippines.svg LGR Sportswear None
Green Archers United Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodolfo Alicante Flag of the Philippines.svg Tating Pasilan Flag of the Philippines.svg LGR Sportswear Flag of the Philippines.svg Globe Telecom
JP Voltes Flag of Japan.svg Yu Hoshide Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Yanagawa Flag of the Philippines.svg LGR Sportswear Flag of Japan.svg JK Mart
Kaya Flag of the Philippines.svg Chris Greatwich Flag of the Philippines.svg Alexander Borromeo Flag of the Philippines.svg LGR Sportswear Flag of the Philippines.svg LBC Express
Laos Flag of the Philippines.svg Jovanie Villagracia Flag of Sudan.svg Badreldin Elhabib Flag of the Philippines.svg LGR Sportswear None
Loyola Meralco Sparks Flag of Scotland.svg Simon McMenemy Flag of the Philippines.svg James Younghusband Flag of the United States.svg Under Armour Flag of the Philippines.svg Meralco
Manila Nomads Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo Luis Bernardo Flag of Nigeria.svg Ubiam Ugochukwu Okoro Flag of the Philippines.svg LGR Sportswear Flag of the Philippines.svg True Blue Tools
Pasargad Flag of the Philippines.svg Joel Villarino Flag of the Philippines.svg Jean Claude Delos Reyes Flag of the Philippines.svg LGR Sportswear None
Stallion Flag of the Philippines.svg Ernest Nierras Flag of the Philippines.svg Ruben Doctora Flag of the United States.svg Vizari Flag of the Philippines.svg Giligan's Restaurant

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureIncoming head coach
Kaya Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Fabien Larry Lewis End of contract Flag of the Philippines.svg Chris Greatwich
JP Voltes Flag of Japan.svg Shinichiro MaenoEnd of contract Flag of Japan.svg Yu Hoshide [3]
Laos Flag of the Philippines.svg Rudy Del RosarioEnd of contract Flag of the Philippines.svg Jovanie Villagracia
Forza Flag of the Philippines.svg Jun Mark SaragaEnd of contract Flag of the Philippines.svg Arvin Jay Soliman
Agila Flag of the Philippines.svg Ramon Vicente RoxasEnd of contract Flag of the Philippines.svg Richard Leyble
Pasargad Flag of the Philippines.svg Mike AgbayaniEnd of contract Flag of the Philippines.svg Joel Villarino
Ceres Flag of the Philippines.svg Ali Go New coach under contract Flag of Serbia.svg Risto Vidaković

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Global (C)1915228015+6547Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 1
or 2017 AFC Cup Group stage [lower-alpha 1]
2 Ceres (Q)19132410918+9141Qualification to the 2017 AFC Cup Group stage
3 Loyola Meralco Sparks 1913248323+6041
4 JP Voltes 1913245116+3541
5 Kaya 1912167825+5337
6 Stallion 198744328+1531
7 Green Archers United 1963102948−1921
8 Forza 1942132082−6214
9 Manila Nomads (D, E)113082065−459Withdrew from the tournament [lower-alpha 2]
10 Laos 19211622111−897
11 Agila (D, E)11119656−504Withdrew from the tournament [lower-alpha 2]
12 Pasargad (D, E)110110458−541
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2016. Source: rsssf.com, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ↑ 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. 1 2 Manila Nomads, Agila and Pasargad did not participate in the second round of the league.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819
Global 4211111111111111111
Ceres 8643222222223232222
Loyola Meralco Sparks 5365333333432323333
JP Voltes 2154555444344444444
Kaya 1532444566555555555
Stallion 91077667655666666666
Green Archers United 6426776777777777777
Forza 691110111111988888888888
Manila Nomads 37898888910999999999
Laos 1212121212101011119101010101010101010
Agila 108108999101011111111111111111111
Pasargad 1111911101212121212121212121212121212
Leader
2017 AFC Cup group stage
Source: UFL League Table

Results

Home \ Away AGI CER FOR GLO GAU JPV KAY LAO LMS NOM PSG STA
Agila 0–50–31–00–112–2
Ceres 10–111–03–37–14–25–08–04–16–02–2
Forza 4–10–100–21–10–30–53–11–52–01–4
Global 8–00–512–04–00–23–28–01–03–03–0
Green Archers United 5–02–11–11–30–31–53–00–42–11–3
JP Voltes 1–07–10–43–10–13–02–35–00–0
Kaya 1–010–20–36–01–38–01–216–10–1
Laos 0–110–30–70–40–42–102–138–32–2
Loyola Meralco Sparks 3–24–00–02–11–20–111–19–23–1
Manila Nomads 3–02–10–123–42–4
Pasargad 0–160–60–61–60–90–4
Stallion 5–11–43–02–41–10–02–28–02–22–0
Source: United Football League (Philippines)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Gallardo Ceres 30
2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Phil Younghusband Loyola Meralco Sparks 21
3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Stephan Schröck Ceres 18
Flag of Senegal.svg Robert Lopez Mendy Kaya
5 Flag of Japan.svg Hikaru Minegishi Global 17

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jay Baguioro JP Voltes Pasargad 0–630 April 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg James Younghusband Loyola Meralco Sparks Stallion 3–18 May 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Nate Burkey Ceres Manila Nomads 6–014 May 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jay Baguioro JP Voltes Forza 7–115 May 2016
Flag of Japan.svg Takumi Uesato
Flag of Senegal.svg Robert Lopez Mendy4 Kaya Forza 10–218 May 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Patrick Reichelt Ceres Agila 10–118 May 2016
Flag of Spain.svg Bienve
Flag of the Philippines.svg Kenshiro Daniels 4 Kaya Manila Nomads 16–19 June 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg OJ Porteria 4
Flag of the Philippines.svg Joshua Beloya 4 Stallion Laos 8–09 June 2016
Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Gallardo8 Ceres Pasargad 0–1611 June 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Stephan Schröck
Flag of the Philippines.svg Phil Younghusband Loyola Meralco Sparks Agila 0–1115 June 2016
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Miyayama
Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Gallardo Ceres Forza 0–1015 June 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Patrik Franksson4 Laos Pasargad 1– 619 June 2016
Flag of Senegal.svg Robert Lopez Mendy Kaya Pasargad 0– 625 June 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Stephan Schröck Ceres Stallion 1–425 June 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Phil Younghusband 5 Loyola Meralco Sparks Laos 2–1326 June 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Curt Dizon Loyola Meralco Sparks Manila Nomads 9–23 July 2016
Flag of Spain.svg Alvaro Castiella
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Ortiz 4 Global Agila 8–05 July 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Phil Younghusband Loyola Meralco Sparks Pasargad 0– 97 July 2016
Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Gallardo6 Ceres Laos 0– 117 July 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Patrik Franksson5 Laos Manila Nomads 8–310 July 2016
Flag of Ghana.svg Stephen Appiah Manila Nomads Laos 8–310 July 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Misagh Bahadoran 5 Global Manila Nomads 0–1214 July 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Phil Younghusband Loyola Meralco Sparks Forza 1– 57 August 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Omid Nazari Global Forza 12–010 August 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Misagh Bahadoran 4
Flag of Japan.svg Hikaru Minegishi
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jorrel Aristorenas Loyola Meralco Sparks Laos 11–117 August 2016
Flag of England.svg Louis Clark Kaya Laos 8–024 September 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Stephan Schröck Ceres Loyola Meralco Sparks 4–124 September 2016
Laos 8–028 September 2016
Flag of Japan.svg Hikaru Minegishi Global Laos 0–72 October 2016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Matthew Hartmann

4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
6 Player scored six goals
8 Player scored eight goals

Own goals

PlayerForClubOwn goals
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ronnie Aguisanda Loyola Meralco Sparks Green Archers United 2
JP Voltes
Flag of Cameroon.svg Christian Nana Global Stallion 1
Flag of the Philippines.svg Michael Atienza Global Laos
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jayson Cutamora Global JP Voltes
Flag of the Philippines.svg Rezziel Villaespin Agila Laos
Flag of the Philippines.svg John Lloyd Bastasa Loyola Meralco Sparks Laos
Flag of Nigeria.svg Fidelis Nnabuife Loyola Meralco Sparks Manila Nomads
Flag of the Philippines.svg Joseph Rigoberto Global Forza

Honors

Player
Team

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Risto Vidaković</span> Association football manager and former player

Risto Vidaković is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.

Yu Hoshide is a Japanese football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of Kaya–Iloilo in the Philippines Football League. He played as a midfielder and spent his career in Japan, the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Philippines. He was the player-coach of JP Voltes during the 2016 season of the United Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephan Schröck</span> Footballer (born 1986)

Stephan Markus Cabizares Schröck is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Azkals Development Team of the Philippines Football League. Although primarily a midfielder, earlier in his career he played mostly as a winger.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manny Ott</span> German-born Filipino footballer (born 1992)

Manuel Gelito Ott is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysian club Kedah Darul Aman. Born in Germany, he represents the Philippines national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaya F.C.–Iloilo</span> Filipino association football club based in Iloilo City

Kaya Futbol Club–Iloilo is a Filipino professional football club based in Iloilo City. They play in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the highest tier of football in the Philippines. The club has won one UFL cup and two Copa Paulino Alcantara, and has also competed in the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">JPV Marikina F.C.</span> Football club

Japan Philippines Voltes Marikina Football Club, formerly known as Manila All-Japan Football Club and commonly known as JP Voltes Football Club, was an association football club based in the city of Marikina, Philippines which competed in the Philippines Football League, the highest level of Philippine club football at the time of the league's existence. The team consisted of Japanese and Filipino players. It is one of the founding members of the United Football League in 2009, where the team played in UFL Division 2 and later in the only division of the league following the merger of UFL Division 1 and 2 in 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United Football League (Philippines)</span> Defunct association football league in Metro Manila, Philippines

The United Football League, commonly known as the UFL, was an association football league, replaced by the Philippines Football League, based in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, governed by the Football Alliance (FA) in partnership with United Football Clubs Association (UFCA). The UFL was the Philippines' primary football league. In its last season in 2016, it was contested by 12 clubs and operated without a system of promotion and relegation with UFL Division 2, which was discontinued. Games were often scheduled on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. To avoid the country's rainy season, the league usually kicked off sometime between the months of January and February each year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Global F.C.</span> Filipino association football club based in Makati, Metro Manila

Global Football Club was a professional football club that last played in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the top flight of Philippines' club football. The club has won four league titles, two UFL Cups, one UFL FA Cup, and one PFF National Men's Club Championship. They have participated in the AFC Cup three times.

Jeffrey Mallen Christiaens is a Filipino Belgian former footballer who mainly played as a winger. He last played for Filipino side Ceres–Negros. He also represented the Philippines at international level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stallion Laguna F.C.</span> Filipino association football club based in Biñan, Laguna

Stallion Laguna Football Club is a Filipino professional football club based in Biñan, Laguna. The club competes in the Philippines Football League, the top tier of football in the Philippines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carli de Murga</span> Filipino footballer

Carlos Alberto Olaivar Martinez de Murga, known as Carli de Murga, is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Philippines national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United City F.C.</span> Filipino association football club

United City Football Club is a Filipino professional football club based in New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, that competes in Philippines Football League (PFL), the top-tier league of football in the Philippines. From 2012 to 2020, the club was known as Ceres and was associated with Ceres Liner, a bus company owned by Leo Rey Yanson, the club owner and chairman during that period. As Ceres, its home venue was Panaad Stadium in Bacolod, Negros Occidental.

The 2013 United Football League Cup was the fifth edition of the United Football League Cup. The competition started on October 12 and finished on December 5, 2013.

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.

The 2015 United Football League was the sixth season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. Ten teams competed in UFL Division 1 while seven teams were in Division 2.

The United Football League Division 2, often referred to as UFL Division 2 or UFL 2, was the second-tier association football league in the Philippines. During its existence, it is the second-highest division of football in the Philippines after UFL Division 1. Each year, the winner of the league gets an automatic promotion to the latter. The second placer, on the other hand, goes against the ninth placer of the first division in a two-legged playoff.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philippines Football League</span> Top-division mens association football league in the Philippines

The Philippines Football League, commonly known as PFL, is a Filipino professional football league sanctioned by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). It is the Philippines' highest level of men's club football, supplanting the United Football League (UFL), which was previously the de facto top-tier league in the country. Starting from the 2020 season, the league is also known as The Philippines Football League brought to you by Qatar Airways, due to the league's title sponsorship.

The 2017 Philippines Football League was the inaugural season of the Philippines Football League (PFL), the professional football league of the Philippines. The league was officially launched on 21 April 2017 at Shangri-La at the Fort in Taguig, while the first match of the season was played on 6 May. The PFL replaced the Metro Manila-based United Football League (UFL), which served as the country's de facto top-level football league from 2009 to 2016. The league was made up of 8 clubs: 6 from the UFL and 2 expansion teams. Each club played the others four times, twice at their home ground and twice at that of their opponents', for 28 games. The teams that finished the season in the top four entered a playoff tournament to determine the league's champion.

Masanari Omura, nicknamed Masa, is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his career with Filipino club Kaya. He was awarded the United Football League Cup Golden Ball in 2015 and had also captained his club.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Guerrero, Bob (13 January 2016). "What to expect in Philippine football in 2016". Rappler. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Line ups for JP Voltes Vs Kaya". Twitter. UFL Philippines. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Global and Voltes dominate UFL Awards". Dugout Philippines. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.