John Anthony Gutierrez is a Filipino businessman and sports executive. He is the president of the Philippine Football Federation since November 2023.
Gutierrez is the president of Air Juan,a charter airline which operates in the Philippines. [2] [3] The airline has been operational since 2012. [4]
Pachanga,a club which competed in the defunct United Football League was owned by Gutierrez. [5]
Affiliated with the Bukidnon Football Association,Gutierrez was elected as president of the Philippine Football Federation on November 25,2023,succeeding Mariano Araneta. [6] [7] He received 30 out of 36 votes,outbesting Filbert Alquiros of Stallion Laguna,and Henry Sabate of Davao-South RFA. [8]
He pledged the continuity of Araneta's program as well as expressed his intent to prioritize with the grassroots football program in the Philippines. [8]
The Philippines national football team represents the Philippines in international football,governed by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and has been playing internationally since 1913.
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) is the governing body of association football in the Philippines. Established as the Philippine Amateur Football Association (PAFA) in 1907,the PFF is one of the oldest national football associations in Asia and is among the founding members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The PAFA reorganized as the Philippine Football Association (PFA),and later as the Philippine Football Federation.
The Philippines women's national football team represents the Philippines in international women's association football competitions. It is managed by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF),the sport's governing body in the country.
The Aboitiz Football Cup is an annual football tournament held in the Philippines. The tournament consists of 10 categories,from players eight up to the men's open.
2011 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 2011.
2012 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 2012.
2013 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 2013.
Marlon Maro is a Filipino football coach and former international football player. He was the head coach of the Philippines women's national football team in 2021.
The Philippines Football League (PFL) is a men's professional football league in the Philippines. Sanctioned by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and organized by Liga Futbol Inc.,it is the country's primary football competition. In 2024,it will be contested by 15 clubs,from April 6 to July 14. The league does not have a system of promotion and relegation. All PFL clubs also take part in the Copa Paulino Alcantara,the annual domestic cup competition.
Mariano "Nonong" V. Araneta,Jr. is a Filipino sports executive,businessman and retired footballer. Araneta formerly played for the Philippines national football team. He was the president of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) from 2010 to 2023 and is currently a member of the FIFA Council since May 2017.
The PFF Women's League (PFFWL) is the top-flight of women's association football in the Philippines.
The Copa Paulino Alcantara,also known as the PFL Cup,is an annual professional football tournament in the Philippines,organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). It is contested by the clubs of the Philippines Football League (PFL),along with guest clubs,and takes place after the PFL season. Participating clubs play in a round-robin group stage followed by a knockout phase and concluded by a final. Until 2023,winners would qualify for the following season's AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs preliminary round;failure to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage would have transferred them to the AFC Cup.
The Philippine Premier League (PPL) was a short-lived top-flight association football league in the Philippines sanctioned by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). It was intended as a successor league to the Philippines Football League (PFL) which ran for two seasons. The first and only PPL season had a single match day on April 27,2019 before it was folded,after the PFF withdrew its sanction of the league.
The 2020 Philippines Football League,also known as The Philippines Football League brought to you by Qatar Airways,due to the league's title sponsorship,was the fourth season of the Philippines Football League (PFL),the professional football league of the Philippines.
The Azkals Development Team,commonly referred to as ADT,is a Philippine developmental football club that last competed in Philippines Football League,before officially withdrawing from the competition in May 2023.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the conduct of sports in the Philippines affecting both competitive sports leagues and tournaments and recreational sports.
The 2022–23 Philippines Football League was the fifth season of Philippines Football League (PFL),the professional football league of the Philippines. This is the second season of the PFL under the sponsorship of Qatar Airways. The season started on August 7,2022,and concluded in May 2023,marking the first time during the Philippines Football League era that a season takes place over two years. The league is contested by seven teams,the most since the 2019 season,which played each other four times during the season.
The 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara was the third edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara,the domestic football cup competition of the Philippines. United City won the previous edition in 2019,but withdrew from the 2021 edition. Kaya–Iloilo won their second title by defeating the Azkals Development Team 1–0 in the final. All matches were played at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona,Cavite.
Cebu Football Club is a Philippines professional football club based in Cebu City,Cebu. The club currently plays in the Philippines Football League,the top-flight league of football in the Philippines.
The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2023.