Philippines Football League Finals Series

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Philippines Football League Finals Series
Organising body Philippines Football League
Founded
    • 2017
    • 2025 (as a standalone tournament)
Number of teams4
Current champions Dynamic Herb Cebu
Most successful club(s) Dynamic Herb Cebu
Ceres–Negros
(1 title each)

The Philippines Football League Finals Series is a post-season tournament for clubs in the Philippines Football League (PFL). In the 2017 season, it was held to determine the inaugural league champions. It was not held from the 2018 season to the 2024 season. The Finals Series associated with the 2024–25 season was a separate competition, apart from league play in which the top team in the league table were crowned champions. [1]

Contents

This tournament serves as qualification for the Philippines' representatives to the ASEAN Club Championship. [2]

Qualification

At the conclusion of the PFL season, the team at the top of the league table is the league champion. They, and along with the three next highest-placed teams, will qualify for the Finals Series. It consists of a single-leg semi-finals and final. The #1 seed will play the #4 seed, and the #2 seed will play the #3 seed. The winners of the semi-finals will meet in the "Golden Ticket Final". [3]

Teams

  Former teams
PFL Finals Series appearances
ClubAppearances
Kaya–Iloilo a 2 (2017, 2025)
Ceres–Negros 1 (2017)
Dynamic Herb Cebu 1 (2025)
Global Cebu 1 (2017)
Loyola b 1 (2017)
Manila Digger 1 (2025)
One Taguig 1 (2025)

Results

YearFinalThird-place play-offNo. of
teams
ChampionScoreRunner-upThirdScoreFourthRSFS
2017 Ceres–Negros 4–1 Global Cebu Meralco Manila 3–1 Kaya–Makati 84
YearFinalLosing semifinalistsNo. of
teams
ChampionScoreRunner-upThirdScoreFourthRSFS
2025 Dynamic Herb Cebu 1–0 Manila Digger Kaya–Iloilo and One Taguig 104

References

  1. "Cebu FC gets back at Stallion, bolsters Finals Series chances". The Freeman. The Philippine Star. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 13, 2025. The Top 4, on the other hand, will see action in the Finals Series, an entirely different competition from the regular season wherein a ticket to the 2025-26 ASEAN Club Championship is up for grabs.
  2. Saldajeno, Ivan (April 13, 2025). "Kaya Iloilo keeps PFL title with win at Stallion Laguna in season finale". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  3. "The Philippines Football League's Golden Ticket". Philippines Football League. Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2025 via Facebook.