2024 PFF Women's Cup

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2024 PFF Women's Cup
Tournament details
CountryPhilippines
Dates (2024-10-13) (2024-12-09)October 13 – December 9, 2024
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Stallion Laguna (1st title)
Runner-up Kaya–Iloilo
Third place Manila Digger
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored95 (6.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Mexico.svg Julissa Cisneros (11 goals)
Best player Chandler McDaniel
←  2022

The 2024 PFF Women's Cup was the 4th edition of the cup competition. [1] Six teams competed for this season which lasted from October 13 to December 9, 2024. [2] Far Eastern University is the previous edition's champion, but is unable to defend their title.

Contents

The competition was publicly announced in September 2024, and is meant to be a qualification tournament for the 2025 PFF Women's League season. [3] [4] Coca-Cola Philippines serve as the title sponsor. [5] [6]

The tournament was projected to have ten match days, most of them to be played at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. [4] Some matches were played at Arca Open Field and the McKinley Hill Stadium; both in Taguig. [7] [8] The format consist of a single round robin phase where the top four teams advanced to the semifinals. [9]

Stallion Laguna won their first title by winning 1–0 over Kaya–Iloilo in the Final. [10]

Participating teams

There are six participating teams. [11] [5] Collegiate teams, who are usually staples of the competition, did not enter due to the conduct of the UAAP Season 87 women's football championship. [1]

Entrants
6 clubs

Results

Preliminary round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSTAKAYMDGBHTTLYAZR
1 Stallion Laguna 5401333+3012 [a] Semifinals—1–02–1———
2 Kaya–Iloilo 5401275+2212 [a] ———11–06–38–0
3 Manila Digger 540174+312 [a] —1–2——4–1Nov 10
4 Beach Hut 5203823−1560–9————5–1
5 Tuloy 51041520−531–7——2–3——
6 Azzurri 5005136−3500–15———0–8—
Source: PFFWL
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Stallion Laguna 1–0 Kaya–Iloilo, [12] Manila Digger 1–2 Kaya–Iloilo
    Manila Digger's matches against Azzurri and Beach Hut are considered as wins. [13] : 8:34-8:54  It is uncertain if the goal in the Azzurri match is recognized or if there are any goals awarded in both cancelled games for the purpose of the standings.


October 13 Stallion Laguna 1–2 Manila Digger Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
16:00 Fields Soccerball shade.svg3' Report Caliz Soccerball shade.svg52'
Quezada Soccerball shade.svg60'
October 13 Beach Hut 5–1 Azzurri Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
19:00 Abellar Soccerball shade.svg13', 18'
Maybuena Soccerball shade.svg27', 76'
Valencia Soccerball shade.svg44'		 Report Torre Soccerball shade.svg56'
October 18 Kaya–Iloilo 6–3 Tuloy Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
18:00
 Report
Referee: Jycellia Diong
October 18 Beach Hut 0–9 Stallion Laguna Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
20:30 Report
Referee: Timothy De Castro
November 4 Tuloy 1–7 Stallion Laguna Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
16:00
 Report
Referee: Chrismel Cayabyab
November 4 Kaya–Iloilo 8–0 Azzurri Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
19:00
 Report Referee: Jesus Abogado
November 10 Kaya–Iloilo 11–0 Beach Hut McKinley Hill Stadium, Taguig
16:00
 Report Referee: Jesus Abogado
November 22 Azzurri 0–8 Tuloy Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
19:00 Report
November 28 Azzurri 0–15 Stallion Laguna Arca Open Field, Taguig
17:00 Report
December 1 Tuloy 2–3 Beach Hut McKinley Hill Stadium, Taguig
15:00
 Report

Knock-out stage

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Stallion Laguna w/o
4 Beach Hut
1 Stallion Laguna 1
2 Kaya–Iloilo 0
2 Kaya–Iloilo 2
3 Manila Digger 1 Third place
4 Beach Hut
3 Manila Digger w/o

Semifinal

Third place match

Final

Awards

AwardWinnerClub
Fair Play AwardTuloy
Most Valuable Player Flag of the Philippines.svg Chandler McDaniel Stallion Laguna
Top Scorer Flag of Mexico.svg Julissa CisnerosKaya–Iloilo
Best Goalkeeper Flag of the Philippines.svg Olivia McDaniel Stallion Laguna
Best Midfielder Flag of the United States.svg Katrina WetherellStallion Laguna
Best Defender Flag of the Philippines.svg Hali Long Kaya-Iloilo

Source: Daily Tribune [10]

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Julissa CisnerosKaya–Iloilo11
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jamia Fields Stallion Laguna10
3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Chandler McDaniel Stallion Laguna8
4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lanie OrtilloTuloy7
Flag of the United States.svg Katrina WetherellStallion Laguna7
6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Camille Rodriguez Kaya–Iloilo6
7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Quinley Quezada Manila Digger4
8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Isabella BandojaTuloy3
Flag of the Philippines.svg Shelah Cadag Kaya–Iloilo3
Flag of the United States.svg Haley BostardStallion Laguna3

Notes

  1. ↑ The match was halted at the 30th minute and later postponed due to 'inclement weather'. [7] [14] The game was eventually cancelled. [13] : 8:47-8:54 
  2. ↑ Manila Digger did not play a match against Beach Hut in the single round robin. [13] : 8:47-8:54 
  3. ↑ Beach Hut forfeited their semifinals match giving Stallion Laguna a walkover to the final. [13] : 7:50–8:10  It was not immediately confirmed if they will play in the third place match. [13] : 14:45–15:15  However, the conduct of a third place match was not announced when the organizers confirmed the final scheduled for December 9.
  4. ↑ A third place match was originally scheduled but was not held. Manila Digger was awarded third place. [10]

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