2018 Global Cebu F.C. season

Global Cebu

2018 season
Head coach	Marjo Allado (until 4 August) Dragutin Stević-Ranković (from 18 August)
Stadium	Rizal Memorial Stadium
PFL	6th
AFC Cup	Group Stage
Copa Paulino Alcantara	Group Stage (TBA)
Top goalscorer	League: Darryl Roberts (2) All: Darryl Roberts (4)
Home colours Away colours
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All statistics correct as of 9 August 2018.

The 2018 season was Global Cebu's 2nd season in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the top flight of Philippine football. In addition to the PFL, the club also competed in the Copa Paulino Alcantara. The club finished last in the PFL, winning only once in their 25 matches. The club also forfeited five matches.

Preseason and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

Friendlies

Global Cebu v Sabah FA

23 January 2018 (2018-01-23)	Global Cebu	5–1	Sabah FA	Carmona
	Sánchez 29', 90+1', 90+2' Dizon 67' Balang 84' (o.g.)	Report	Heo Jae-nyeong 4'	Stadium: PFF National Training Centre

Global Cebu v JPV Marikina

1 February 2018 (2018-02-01)	Global Cebu	0–1	JPV Marikina	Taguig
		Report [ usurped ]	Poderoso	Stadium: McKinley Hill Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
PFL	3 March 2018	25 August 2018	Matchday 1	6th	25	1	2	22	18	85	−67	004.00
Copa Paulino Alcantara	1 September 2018	26 September 2018	Group stage	Group stage	4	0	1	3	7	13	−6	000.00
AFC Cup	10 February 2018	25 April 2018	Group stage	Group stage	6	2	2	2	9	10	−1	033.33
Total					35	3	5	27	34	108	−74	008.57

Last updated: 27 March 2019
Source: Competitions

Philippines Football League

Main article: 2018 Philippines Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ceres–Negros (C)	25	19	3	3	66	25	+41	60	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1 or AFC Cup Group Stage
2	Kaya–Iloilo	25	15	4	6	58	32	+26	49
3	Davao Aguilas	25	11	6	8	52	39	+13	39
4	Stallion Laguna	25	12	3	10	49	45	+4	36 [a]
5	JPV Marikina	25	7	2	16	46	63	−17	20 [b]
6	Global Cebu	25	1	2	22	18	85	−67	5

Source: Philippines Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Three points were deducted from Stallion Laguna due to the club's failure to comply with Liga Futbol Inc. Disciplinary Committee’s Decision No. 010318DC03. ^[1]
2. Three points were deducted from JPV Marikina due to the club's failure to comply with Liga Futbol Inc. Disciplinary Committee’s Decision No. 010318DC02. ^[2]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	1	2	22	18	85	−67	5	1	1	10	13	39	−26	0	1	12	5	46	−41

Last updated: 25 August 2018.
Source: Philippines Football League

Result round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Ground	A	H	H	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	H
Result	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	5	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2018. Source: Philippines Football League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

JPV Marikina v Global Cebu

3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)1	JPV Marikina	2–1	Global Cebu	Marikina
19:00 UTC+8	Moriyasu 13' Kozawa 75'	Report	del Rosario 89'	Stadium: Marikina Sports Complex Attendance: 423

Global Cebu v Stallion Laguna

4 April 2018 (2018-04-04)2	Global Cebu	1–2	Stallion Laguna	Biñan a
16:00 UTC+8	Roberts 60'	Report	Arboleda 56' Polli 78'	Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Global Cebu v Davao Aguilas

15 April 2018 (2018-04-15)3	Global Cebu	2–2	Davao Aguilas	Biñan b
16:00 UTC+8	Roberts 66' Wesley 89'		P. Younghusband 20' Sawyer 43'	Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Global Cebu v Ceres–Negros

18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)4	Global Cebu	0–2	Ceres–Negros	Manila b
19:00 UTC+8		Report	Mi. Ott 13' Schröck 45+1'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Global Cebu v Davao Aguilas

29 April 2018 (2018-04-29)5	Global Cebu	0–3	Davao Aguilas	Manila b
19:00 UTC+8			P. Younghusband 17' (pen.) J. Younghusband 51', 65'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Global Cebu v Kaya–Iloilo

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)6	Global Cebu	3–1	Kaya–Iloilo	Biñan b
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Global Cebu v JPV Marikina

27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)7	Global Cebu	1–3	JPV Marikina	Biñan b
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Kaya–Iloilo v Global Cebu

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)8	Kaya–Iloilo	3–0 c Awarded	Global Cebu	Iloilo City
				Stadium: Iloilo Sports Complex

Stallion Laguna v Global Cebu

10 June 2018 (2018-06-10)9	Stallion Laguna	2–1	Global Cebu	Biñan
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Global Cebu v Ceres–Negros

16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)10	Global Cebu	3–4	Ceres–Negros	Manila b
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Stallion Laguna v Global Cebu

20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)11	Stallion Laguna	4–0	Global Cebu	Biñan
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Davao Aguilas v Global Cebu

18 July 2018 (2018-07-18)12	Davao Aguilas	1–1	Global Cebu	Manila d
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Ceres–Negros v Global Cebu

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21)13	Ceres–Negros	7–1	Global Cebu	Manila e
19:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Ceres–Negros v Global Cebu

25 July 2018 (2018-07-25)14	Ceres–Negros	6–1	Global Cebu	Manila e
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Global Cebu v JPV Marikina

29 July 2018 (2018-07-29)15	Global Cebu	1–5	JPV Marikina	Carmona b
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: PFF National Training Center

Global Cebu v JPV Marikina

1 August 2018 (2018-08-01)16	Global Cebu	1–11	JPV Marikina	Carmona b
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: PFF National Training Center

Global Cebu v Stallion Laguna

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04)17	Global Cebu	1–2	Stallion Laguna	Carmona b
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: PFF National Training Center

Kaya–Iloilo v Global Cebu

8 August 2018 (2018-08-08)18	Kaya–Iloilo	4–0	Global Cebu	Carmona f
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: PFF National Training Center

Davao Aguilas v Global Cebu

9 August 2018 (2018-08-09)19	Davao Aguilas	3–0 g Awarded	Global Cebu	Tagum
				Stadium: Davao Del Norte Sports Complex

Global Cebu v Stallion Laguna

9 August 2018 (2018-08-09)20	Global Cebu	0–3 h Awarded	Stallion Laguna	Biñan b
				Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

JPV Marikina v Global Cebu

9 August 2018 (2018-08-09)21	JPV Marikina	3–0 i Awarded	Global Cebu	Marikina
				Stadium: Marikina Sports Complex

Kaya–Iloilo v Global Cebu

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11)22	Kaya–Iloilo	6–0	Global Cebu	Iloilo City
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Iloilo Sports Complex

Davao Aguilas v Global Cebu

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18)23	Davao Aguilas	2–0	Global Cebu	Manila d
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Ceres–Negros v Global Cebu

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)24	Ceres–Negros	3–0 j Awarded	Global Cebu	Bacolod
				Stadium: Panaad Park and Stadium

Global Cebu v Kaya–Iloilo

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25)25	Global Cebu	0–1	Kaya–Iloilo	Manila b
16:00 UTC+8			Bedic 86'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Note:

a ^ Due to the unavailability of Cebu City Sports Complex, the match will be played in away venue Biñan Football Stadium.

b ^ Due to the bad condition of the pitch in the Cebu City Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium, Biñan Football Stadium or PFF National Training Centre.

c ^ Originally schedule on 2 May but the match was abandoned by Global Cebu. Kaya-Iloilo won 3–0 by default.

d ^ Due to the unavailability of Davao del Norte Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.

e ^ Due to the unavailability of Panaad Park and Stadium, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.

f ^ Due to the unavailability of Iloilo Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue PFF National Training Centre.

g ^ Originally schedule on 3 July but the match was abandoned by Global Cebu. Davao Aguilas won 3–0 by default.

h ^ Originally schedule on 8 July but the match was abandoned by Global Cebu. Stallion Laguna won 3–0 by default.

i ^ Originally schedule on 11 July but the match was abandoned by Global Cebu. JPV Marikina won 3–0 by default.

j ^ Originally schedule on 15 August but the match was abandoned by Global Cebu. Ceres–Negros won 3–0 by default.

Copa Paulino Alcantara

Main article: 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KAY	JPV	GLO
1	Kaya–Iloilo	4	3	1	0	9	3	+6	10	Semi-finals		—	1–0	4–0
2	JPV Marikina	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	6			0–1	—	4–3
3	Global Cebu	4	0	1	3	7	13	−6	1			3–3	1–2	—

Source: LFI

Group stage

Kaya–Iloilo v Global Cebu

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01)1	Kaya–Iloilo	4–0	Global Cebu	Manila a
16:00 UTC+8	Lopez Mendy 23', 55', 62' Tanton 49'			Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

JPV Marikina v Global Cebu

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15)2	JPV Marikina	4–3	Global Cebu	Carmona b
15:00 UTC+8	Moriyasu 28' Uzoka 57' Angeles 69' Shimono 73'		Nikolić 38' Roberts 65' Lee Jeong-min 85'	Stadium: PFF National Training Centre

Global Cebu v Kaya–Iloilo

23 September 2018 (2018-09-23)3	Global Cebu	3–3	Kaya–Iloilo	Manila c
19:00 UTC+8	Beloya 3' Beaton 56' Jarvis 63'		Tanton 24' Lopez Mendy 58', 73'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Global Cebu v JPV Marikina

26 September 2018 (2018-09-26)4	Global Cebu	1–2	JPV Marikina	Manila c
19:00 UTC+8	Jarvis 77'		Uzoka 39' Moriyasu 62'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Note:

a ^ Due to the unavailability of Iloilo Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.

b ^ Due to the unavailability of Marikina Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue PFF National Training Centre.

c ^ Due to the unavailability of Cebu City Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.

AFC Cup

Main article: 2018 AFC Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2018 AFC Cup group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		YAN	GLO	THA	BAL
1	Yangon United	6	4	1	1	15	9	+6	13	Zonal semi-finals		—	3–0	2–1	3–2
2	Global Cebu	6	2	2	2	9	10	−1	8			2–1	—	3–3	1–1
3	FLC Thanh Hóa	6	1	3	2	9	11	−2	6			3–3	1–0	—	0–0
4	Bali United	6	1	2	3	8	11	−3	5			1–3	1–3	3–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

FLC Thanh Hóa v Global Cebu

13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)Matchday 1	FLC Thanh Hóa	1–0	Global Cebu	Hanoi
16:30  UTC+7	Faye 74'	Report		Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 4,566 Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

Global Cebu v Bali United

27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)Matchday 2	Global Cebu	1–1	Bali United	Manila
19:30  UTC+8	Dizon 11'	Report	Spasojević 74'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 365 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Yangon United v Global Cebu

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)Matchday 3	Yangon United	3–0	Global Cebu	Yangon
15:30  UTC+6:30	Maung Lwin 45+3' Sylla 48', 57'	Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 815 Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Global Cebu v Yangon United

13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)Matchday 4	Global Cebu	2–1	Yangon United	Manila
19:30  UTC+8	Roberts 79' Sánchez 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Lwin 90'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

Global Cebu v FLC Thanh Hóa

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)Matchday 5	Global Cebu	3–3	FLC Thanh Hóa	Manila
--:--  UTC+8	Sánchez 6' dos Santos 82' Roberts 90'	Report	Ofere 2' Le Thanh 25' Hoàng Đình 57'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 287 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

Bali United v Global Cebu

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)Matchday 6	Bali United	1–3	Global Cebu	Bali
--:--  UTC+6:30	van der Velden 71'	Report	Rufo 2', 45+1' Mulders 33'	Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Attendance: 2,154 Referee: Lau Fong Hei (Hong Kong)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	F	Ceres–Negros	6	4	1	1	17	3	+14	13	Zonal semi-finals
2	H	Sông Lam Nghệ An	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10
3	G	Global Cebu	6	2	2	2	9	10	−1	8

Source: AFC

Squad

League squad

As of 21 Jul 2018.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
21	Rowell Bayan		GK
26	Paul Reyes		GK
Defenders
4	Lee Jeong-Min		DF
7	Alvin Sarmiento		DF
11	Dominic del Rosario		DF	14 November 1996 (age 21)	Ilocos United
12	Jordan Jarvis		DF		Davao Aguilas
23	Darryl Regala		DF
27	Marco Casambre		DF	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 26)	Ceres–Negros
Midfielder
2	Ronnie Aguisanda		MF	(1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 34)	Green Archers United FC
6	Fritz Brigoli		MF	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 27)
8	Charlie Beaton		MF
16	John Roy Melgo		MF
17	OJ Clarino		MF	(1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 34)	Stallion Laguna FC
19	Paolo Salenga		MF	(1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 30)	Pachanga Diliman
24	Angelo Marasigan		MF
25	Marvin Angeles		MF	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 34)	Blacktown Spartans
28	Daniel Gadia		MF	(1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 29)	Meralco Manila
30	Christian Villegas		MF
Strikers
10	Darryl Roberts		FW	(1983-09-26) 26 September 1983 (age 41)	Ubon UMT United
18	Gerardo Valmayor III		FW	(1992-06-08) 8 June 1992 (age 32)	Loyola Meralco
26	Nessi Ramos		FW	(1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 28)	Ceres–Negros

Transfer

Preseason transfer

In

Position	Player	Transferred From
MF	Jordan Jarvis	Davao Aguilas [3]
FW	Gerardo Valmayor	FC Meralco Manila [4]
GK	Florencio Badelic	FC Meralco Manila [4]
MF	Daniel Gadia	FC Meralco Manila [5]
FW	Curt Dizon	FC Meralco Manila [6]
DF	Lee Jeong-min	FC Meralco Manila [7]
FW	Chima Uzoka	Ilocos United [8]

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To
FW	Hikaru Minegishi	Pattaya United F.C. [9]
MF	Misagh Bahadoran	Kelantan FA [10]
MF	Yu Hoshide	TBA
MF	Amani Aguinaldo	Ceres-Negros [11]
MF	Dennis Villanueva	Davao Aguilas [8]
MF	Shu Sasaki	Hong Kong Rangers [12]

Mid-season transfer

In

Position	Player	Transferred From
GK	Louie Michael Casas	Ceres–Negros
FW	Milan Nikolić	Tarbes Pyrénées
FW	Nessi Ramos	Ceres–Negros

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To
FW	Rufo Sanchez [13]	TBA
DF	Wesley dos Santos [14]	Davao Aguilas
GK	Patrick Deyto [15]	Davao Aguilas
DF	Jerry Barbaso [15]	Ceres-Negros
FW	Curt Dizon	Ceres-Negros
MF	Paul Mulders	Ceres-Negros
MF	Paolo Bugas [16]	Stallion Laguna

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