United Football League Cup

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United Football League Cup
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Founded2009 (2009)
Number of teams12 (2016)
Current champions Global (2nd title)
Most successful club(s) Philippine Air Force
Global (2 titles)
Television broadcasters AksyonTV
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Website UFL Cup
Soccerball current event.svg 2016 UFL Cup

The United Football League Cup, commonly known as UFL Cup, was a Filipino association football competition. It was played on a multistage format that culminated in a knockout stage (single elimination). Clubs eligible to compete for the cup were those who played in the United Football League. Likewise, it was open to all clubs in the Philippines that passed the requirements given by the Football Alliance Group, which organized the competition. [1] [2] The UFL Cup run from mid-October to mid-December and was moved from May to August starting with the 2015 edition, to make it in line with the calendar of its Southeast Asian neighbors. It provided a chance for all clubs to play each other regardless of their league divisions.

Contents

The last holders of the UFL Cup were Global, who defeated Ceres 3–1 in the 2016 final for their second title.

History

The UFL Cup was first held in October 2009 where it was known as UFL–LBC Cup, after the name of LBC Express Inc. as its title sponsor and is sanctioned by the National Capital Region Football Association (NCRFA) and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). [3] The purpose was to determine the distribution of clubs over the Divisions 1 and 2 of United Football League in its inaugural season. Clubs were divided into four groups of four, the top 2 finisher of each group after single round-robin elimination qualified for quarterfinals (for division one) and the bottom 2 battles for Plate Competition (for division two). Philippine Air Force was the inaugural cup champions by defeating Philippine Army 2–1. [4] [5]

The 2011 UFL Cup season marks the first live television coverage of a match after AKTV (owned and operated by TV5) inked the historical 5-year multi-million peso deal with the UFL. [6]

Cup Winners And Runners-Up

ClubChampionsYears wonRunners-upYears lost
Philippine Air Force
2
 2009, 2011
1
 2010
Global
2
 2010, 2016
1
 2012
Loyola
1
 2013
1
 2011
Stallion
1
 2012
0
Kaya
1
 2015
0
Ceres
0
2
 2015, 2016
Philippine Army
0
1
 2009
Pachanga Diliman
0
1
 2013

Top goal scorers by edition

YearScorerClubGoals
2009 Flag of the Philippines.svg Yanti Barsales Philippine Air Force
8
2010 Flag of Sudan.svg Izzeldin Elhabbib Global
8
2011 Flag of the Philippines.svg Phil Younghusband Loyola
25
2012 Flag of the Philippines.svg Phil Younghusband Loyola
10
2013 Flag of the Philippines.svg Phil Younghusband Loyola
21
2015 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Tishan Hanley Kaya
15
2016 Flag of Senegal.svg Robert Lopez Mendy Kaya
11

Venues

Primary venues used in the 2012 UFL Cup:

Manila Taguig Makati
Rizal Memorial Football Stadium ASCom Football Field University of Makati Stadium
Capacity: 12,873 [7] Capacity: 1,000 [8] Capacity: 4,000 [9] [10]
Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium.jpg
Santa Rosa, Laguna Marikina Parañaque
NUVALI FieldS #1 & #2, NuvaliMarikina Sports ComplexNomads Field
Capacity: N/ACapacity: 30,000Capacity: 3,000 [8]

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