UFL FA League Cup

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UFL FA League Cup
Organizing bodyFootball Alliance
Founded2014
Abolished2014
RegionPhilippines
Number of teams14
Most successful club(s) Ceres (1 title)
Television broadcasters AksyonTV

The United Football League FA League Cup, commonly known as UFL FA League Cup, was a Filipino association football competition. It was played on a multistage format that culminates in a knockout stage (single elimination). Clubs that were eligible to compete for the cup were those who then played in the United Football League's two divisions. [1] The only edition of this tournament was part of the 2014–15 United Football League season, preceding the league proper and the ULF Cup, the pre-existing and separate cup tournament. [1] [2]

Contents

2014 edition

2014 UFL FA League Cup
Tournament details
CountryPhilipines
DatesSeptember 20 - November 6, 2014
Teams14
Final positions
Champions Ceres
Runner-up Global
Tournament statistics
Matches played50
Goals scored232 (4.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Louis Max Clark
Flag of the Philippines.svg Mark Hartmann
(10 goals)
Best player Flag of South Korea.svg Jin Ho Kim

The 2014 United Football League FA League Cup was the first and only edition of the tournament. The competition started on September 20 and ended on November 6, 2014. [3]

Competition format

The 14 clubs were separated into two groups of seven, where the top four advanced to the quarterfinals. Separate draws took place before the quarterfinals and semi-finals to determine which clubs will face off. [4]

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Top four placed teams advance to the knock out stage

All times are Philippine Standard Time (PST) UTC+8.

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Ceres 6600184+1418
Loyola 6501179+815
Stallion 63121515010
Pachanga Diliman 6303151619
Green Archers United 6123101665
Manila Jeepney 6114131524
Philippine Army 6006719120
September 20, 2014 Stallion 1–0 Philippine Army Rizal Memorial Stadium
14:15 Arboleda Soccerball shade.svg20' Report
September 20, 2014 Manila Jeepney 2–2 Green Archers United Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15
  • Kouassi Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • Taher Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report
September 20, 2014 Pachanga Diliman 0–4 Ceres Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 Report Okunaiya Soccerball shade.svg38'
Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg39', 66'
Reichelt Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
September 23, 2014 Stallion 2–4 Ceres Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 Mintah Soccerball shade.svg12'
Carrascosa Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg14'
Reichelt Soccerball shade.svg50', 57'
Guirado Soccerball shade.svg70'
23 September 2014 Philippine Army 1 3 Loyola Emperador Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Jeon Shin Seok Soccerball shade.svg77' J. Younghusband Soccerball shade.svg11', 51'
Hartmann Soccerball shade.svg63'
23 September 2014 Manila Jeepney 3 4 Pachanga Diliman Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Ngnan Koffi Kouassi Soccerball shade.svg6', 53'
Jahanbakhsh Taher Soccerball shade.svg56'
Report Behrous Khoshgavar Soccerball shade.svg5'
Jinggoy Valmayor Soccerball shade.svg22', 70'
Yi Young Park Soccerball shade.svg35'
30 September 2014 Green Archers United 1 4 Pachanga Diliman Emperador Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Robert Lopez Mendy Soccerball shade.svg45' Report Hamed Hajimahdi Soccerball shade.svg34'
Shayan Dastjerdi Soccerball shade.svg54'
Gerardo Valmayor Soccerball shade.svg71'
Andoni Santos Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
2 October 2014 Philippine Army 4 5 Manila Jeepney Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Nestorio Margarse Jr. Soccerball shade.svg18'
Shin Seok Jeon Soccerball shade.svg56', 65'
Dae Han Kang Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Alvaro Alonso Soccerball shade.svg3', 42'
Eric Ben Giganto Soccerball shade.svg27', 60'
Ngnan Koffi Kouassi Soccerball shade.svg71'
2 October 2014 Ceres 1 0 Loyola Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Jin Ho Kim Soccerball shade.svg22' Report
14 October 2014 Green Archers United 3 3 Stallion Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Reynald Villareal Soccerball shade.svg68'
Pasilan Soccerball shade.svg70'
Robert Lopez Mendy Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Rota Soccerball shade.svg34'
Belinga Blanchard Soccerball shade.svg44'
Angel Carrascosa Soccerball shade.svg75'
14 October 2014 Loyola 3 2 Pachanga Diliman Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 J. Younghusband Soccerball shade.svg65'
P. Younghusband Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Caygill Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Report Gerardo Valmayor Soccerball shade.svg46', 49'
14 October 2014 Ceres 3 2 Manila Jeepney Emperador Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Jin Ho Kim Soccerball shade.svg43'
Adrian Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg49'
Sabio Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report Angelo Jurao Soccerball shade.svg57'
Arnel Amita Soccerball shade.svg68'
18 October 2014 Green Archers United 4 1 Philippine Army Emperador Stadium
14:15 UTC+8 Robert Lopez Mendy Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Jovanie Simpron Soccerball shade.svg46'
Jesse Martindale Soccerball shade.svg60'
Caligdong Soccerball shade.svg70'
Shin Seok Jeon Soccerball shade.svg72'
18 October 2014 Pachanga Diliman 2 4 Stallion Emperador Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Yi Young Park Soccerball shade.svg31' (33)Mario Javier Clarino Soccerball shade.svg3'
Rota Soccerball shade.svg5'
Angel Carrascosa Soccerball shade.svg47', 85'
18 October 2014 Manila Jeepney 1 2 Loyola Emperador Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Alvaro Alonso Soccerball shade.svg76'Max Wright Soccerball shade.svg2'
P. Younghusband Soccerball shade.svg49'
20 October 2014 Stallion 1 0 Manila Jeepney Emperador Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Nana Thomert Soccerball shade.svg89' Report
21 October 2014 Ceres 3 0 Green Archers United Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Jin Ho Kim Soccerball shade.svg19'
Adrian Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg39', 45'
Report
21 October 2014 Pachanga Diliman 3 1 Philippine Army Emperador Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Jeong Woo Lee Soccerball shade.svg33'
Gerardo Valmayor Soccerball shade.svg71'
Raffy Cabug Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report Shin Seok Jeon Soccerball shade.svg9'
23 October 2014 Philippine Army 0 3 Ceres Rizal Memorial Stadium
14:15 UTC+8 Report Kyum Son Cho Soccerball shade.svg22', 50', 54'
23 October 2014 Loyola 6 4 Stallion Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Freddy Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg45'
Charlie Beaton Soccerball shade.svg65'
Max Wright Soccerball shade.svg68'
P. Younghusband Soccerball shade.svg76', 90+2'
Caygill Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Jordan Mintah Soccerball shade.svg32'
Nguene Landry Soccerball shade.svg63'
Mario Javier Clarino Soccerball shade.svg70', 79'

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Kaya 6510284+2416
Global 6501312+2915
Laos 6312115+610
Manila All-Japan 62222521+47
Team Socceroo 621361157
Forza 6113515104
Dolphins United 6006452480
21 September 2014 Kaya 9 1 Dolphins United Rizal Memorial Stadium
14:15 UTC+8 Louis Max Clark Soccerball shade.svg9', 37', 43', 49'
C. Greatwich Soccerball shade.svg21'
Porteria Soccerball shade.svg23'
Daniels Soccerball shade.svg52'
Christian Egba Soccerball shade.svg85'
Janrick Soriano Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Jaybone Herva Soccerball shade.svg63'
21 September 2014 Team Socceroo 0 3 Laos Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Report Patrick Franksson Soccerball shade.svg35'
Finn Gumela Soccerball shade.svg75'
Jamal Lord Soccerball shade.svg90'
21 September 2014 Manila All-Japan 1 1 Forza Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Chichiro Noda Soccerball shade.svg23' Report Jangobah Johnson Soccerball shade.svg87'
23 September 2014 Dolphins United 0 12 Global Emperador Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Report Milad Behgandom Soccerball shade.svg1'
Izzeldin El Habbib Soccerball shade.svg8', 17', 23', 41'
Hartmann Soccerball shade.svg46', 62', 64'
Edgar Briones Soccerball shade.svg47', 74', 85'
Yu Hoshide Soccerball shade.svg81'
25 September 2014 Kaya 5 0 Forza Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Louis Max Clark Soccerball shade.svg35', 49', 65'
Jovin Bedic Soccerball shade.svg78'
Christian Egba Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report
25 September 2014 Team Socceroo 1 1 Manila All-Japan Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Rogie Maglinas Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Jenno Aquino Soccerball shade.svg33'
27 September 2014 Global 1 0 Laos Rizal Memorial Stadium
14:15 UTC+8 Hikaru Minegishi Soccerball shade.svg82'
27 September 2014 Dolphins United 1 4 Forza Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Rey Miravite Soccerball shade.svg48'Javier Ramos Soccerball shade.svg17'
Arvin Gaspe Soccerball shade.svg45', 60'
Jangobah Johnson Soccerball shade.svg62'
27 September 2014 Kaya 4 0 Team Socceroo Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Louis Max Clark Soccerball shade.svg7', 13', 42'
C. Greatwich Soccerball shade.svg17'
30 September 2014 Dolphins United 1 2 Team Socceroo Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 John Paul Dela Paz Soccerball shade.svg40' Report Paolo Casambre Soccerball shade.svg35'
Masood Shadideh Soccerball shade.svg57'
30 September 2014 Forza 0 3 Global Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Report Hartmann Soccerball shade.svg27'
Edgar Briones Soccerball shade.svg66'
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg85'
14 October 2014 Forza 0 3 Team Socceroo Emperador Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Report Jerome Cuyos Soccerball shade.svg14'
Masood Shadideh Soccerball shade.svg32'
Beleu Cleopas Soccerball shade.svg53'
16 October 2014 Laos 1 1 Kaya Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Mark Valeroso Soccerball shade.svg13' Porteria Soccerball shade.svg90'
16 October 2014 Global 12 0 Manila All-Japan Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Dizon Soccerball shade.svg9'
Bahadoran Soccerball shade.svg18', 54'
Hartmann Soccerball shade.svg25', 28', 34', 46'
Dennis VillanuevaSoccerball shade.svg50'
Sato Soccerball shade.svg59'
Edgar Briones Soccerball shade.svg68', 77'
Paolo Bugas Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report
19 October 2014 Laos 5 1 Dolphins United Rizal Memorial Stadium
14:15 UTC+8 John Regis Soccerball shade.svg7'
Alex Obiang Soccerball shade.svg8'
Ange Guisso Soccerball shade.svg18'
Ryan Buenaflor Soccerball shade.svg70'
Patrick Franksson Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report Yves Fono Simo Soccerball shade.svg43'
19 October 2014 Manila All-Japan 1 7 Kaya Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Darryl Regala Soccerball shade.svg81' Report Greatwich Soccerball shade.svg3', 25'
Emmanuel Mbata Soccerball shade.svg18', 55'
Porteria Soccerball shade.svg58'
Rocky Plaza Soccerball shade.svg66'
Janrick Soriano Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
21 October 2014 Manila All-Japan 20 0 Dolphins United Emperador Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Chihiro Noda Soccerball shade.svg10', 11', 21', 23', 30', 39', 55'
Fidel Kue Soccerball shade.svg28'
Kobayashi Soccerball shade.svg29', 43', 45', 46', 49', 58'
Ed Merill Walohan Soccerball shade.svg35', 56'
Ryohei Kamon Soccerball shade.svg36', 38'
Renando Mantua Jr. Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report
21 October 2014 Forza 0 2 Laos Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Report Alex Obiang Soccerball shade.svg9'
Aaron Altiche Soccerball shade.svg55'
23 October 2014 Global 1 2 Kaya Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Milad Behgandom Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Younousse Yaogo Soccerball shade.svg14'
Barrera Soccerball shade.svg17'

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals stage, matchups were made via random draw. They will play against one another in a single leg knockout basis. The draw for the quarter-finals round was held on October 23, 2014. After the quarterfinals, another random draw will determine semifinal pairings. [5]

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Ceres 3 - 1 Stallion
Global 3 - 0 Laos
Pachanga Diliman 2 - 1 a.e.t. Manila All-Japan
Kaya 1 - 2 Loyola
26 October 2014 Ceres 3 1 Stallion Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Adrian Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg34'
Carli de Murga Soccerball shade.svg38'
Kyum Son Cho Soccerball shade.svg87'
Belinga Blanchard Soccerball shade.svg52'
26 October 2014 Global 3 0 Laos Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Hartmann Soccerball shade.svg9'
Hikaru Minegishi Soccerball shade.svg72'
Milad Behgandom Soccerball shade.svg90'
27 October 2014 Pachanga Diliman 2 1 (a.e.t.) Manila All-Japan Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Khozshgavar Behrouz Soccerball shade.svg45'
Jeong Woo Lee Soccerball shade.svg100'
Kobayashi Soccerball shade.svg87'
27 October 2014 Kaya 1 2 Loyola Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Barrera Soccerball shade.svg33' P. Younghusband Soccerball shade.svg24', 50'

Semi-finals

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Loyola 1 - 2 Global
Ceres 3 - 1 Pachanga Diliman
4 November 2014 Loyola 1 2 Global Rizal Memorial Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 P. Younghusband Soccerball shade.svg90+4' Report Edgar Briones Soccerball shade.svg85'
Izo El Habbib Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
4 November 2014 Ceres 3 1 Pachanga Diliman Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Sabio Soccerball shade.svg23'
Adrian Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg86'
Ott Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Yi Young Park Soccerball shade.svg7'

Third-place playoff

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Loyola 3 - 1 Pachanga Diliman
6 November 2014 Loyola 3 1 Pachanga Diliman Rizal Memorial Stadium
16:45 UTC+8 Jamal Fenelon Soccerball shade.svg18'
Charlie Beaton Soccerball shade.svg21'
Reuben Silitonga Soccerball shade.svg43'
Report Hajimahdi Hamed Soccerball shade.svg33'

Final

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Global 1 - 2 Ceres
6 November 2014 Global 1 2 Ceres Rizal Memorial Stadium
20:15 UTC+8 Hartmann Soccerball shade.svg69' Report Jin Ho Kim Soccerball shade.svg1'
Adrian Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg21'

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of England.svg Louis Max Clark Kaya 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Mark Hartmann Global
3 Flag of Japan.svg Yugo Kobayashi Manila All-Japan 9
Flag of Spain.svg Adrian Gallardo Ceres
5 Flag of Japan.svg Chichiro Noda Manila All-Japan 8
6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Phil Younghusband Loyola 7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Edgar Briones Global
8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jinggoy Valmayor Pachanga Diliman 6
9 Flag of the Philippines.svg James Younghusband Loyola 5
Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Seok Jeon Philippine Army

Correct as of 11:30, November 6, 2014

Awards

The following were the competition's top individual awardees. [6]

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