The Provinces of the Philippines are the primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines. There are 81 provinces at present, further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The National Capital Region, as well as independent cities, are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and by an elected governor.
Davao Region, formerly called Southern Mindanao, is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region XI. It is situated at the southeastern portion of Mindanao, comprising five provinces: Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental and Davao Occidental, the newly created province.
Compostela Valley, or ComVal, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. The province, called ComVal for short, used to be part of Davao del Norte until it was made independent in 1998.
The Legislative Districts of Davao del Norte are the representations of the province of Davao del Norte in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second districts.
Metro Davao, officially called Metropolitan Davao, is a metropolitan area in the Mindanao island group, Philippines. It includes the cities of Davao City, Digos in Davao del Sur province; Tagum, Panabo and Samal in Davao del Norte province. The metropolitan area also encompasses the two municipalities of Carmen in Davao del Norte and Santa Cruz in Davao del Sur. Maco in Compostela Valley is also being considered to be included in the metropolitan area. Metro Davao is one of three metropolitan areas in the Philippines.
The Davao-South Regional Football Association or DSRFA is a Filipino football association based in Davao City. It works under the Philippine Football Federation as a provincial football association for Davao City. This scope was expanded by a mandate by the Philippine Football Federation allowing the Association's jurisdiction over clubs in Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental. The Davao FA sends a team to represent the region in the yearly PFF National Men's Club Championship.
The 2011 PFF National Men's Club Championship is the 1st season of a Filipino association football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation and sponsored by mobile phone and Internet service provider Smart Communications. It revives a national tournament discontinued since 2006. The last nationwide competition was a National Men’s Open Tournament held in Bacolod under the presidency of Juan Miguel Romualdez. Plans were conceived for a similar national competition under Romualdez's successor Jose Mari Martinez but did not push through for a variety of reasons.
The 2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship was the 2nd season of the PFF National Men's Club Championship, a Filipino association football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation.
The 2013–14 PFF National Men's Club Championship was the 3rd season of the PFF National Men's Club Championship, a Filipino association football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation.
The 2014–15 PFF National Men's Club Championship was the 4th season of the PFF National Men's Club Championship, a Filipino association football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation.
The Davao del Norte Sports and Tourism Complex (DNSTC) is a sports complex in Tagum, Davao del Norte, Philippines, and is the largest sports complex in the Davao region. It was built on the area of the former Davao Sports Complex, torn down by fire in 2003. Construction began and ended on two significant dates: 11-11-11 and 12-12-12.
An autonomous region of the Philippines is a first-level administrative division and it has the authority to control the region's culture and economy. It is a minority entity that has a higher population of a particular minority ethnic group. The Constitution of the Philippines allows for two autonomous regions: for Cordilleras and Muslim Mindanao.
Football at the 2015 Palarong Pambansa was held at the Davao del Norte Sports Complex and at Energy Park, both in Tagum, Davao del Norte. There is no tournament for girls held in this edition.
The Philippines Football League (PFL) was a Filipino professional association 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.
The 2018 season was Davao Aguilas Football Club's 2nd in existence and the 2nd season in the top flight of Philippine football. The club participated in the Philippines Football League and Copa Paulino Alcantara.
The 2018 season is JPV Marikina's 2nd season in the top flight of Philippines football.
The 2018 season is Stallion Laguna's 2nd season in the top flight of Philippine football.
The 2018 season is Kaya F.C.–Iloilo's 2nd season in the top flight of Philippines football.
