2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara

2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara
Country  Philippines
Dates September 1 – October 27, 2018
Teams 6
Matches played 10
Goals scored 34 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy (5 goals)

The 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara will be the first edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara[1] the domestic football cup competition of the Philippines. The competition will start in September 1, 2018.[2]

The winners will qualify for the 2019 AFC Cup.[3]

Participating clubs

All six clubs of the 2018 Philippines Football League are eligible to participate in the tournament.[3] On July 15, 2018 during the PFL Fans Day, it was announced that non-franchise clubs will also be allowed to join the cup competition provided that they will satisfy minimum licensing requirements which will be set for the competition.[4]

Philippines Football League
the 6 teams of the 2018 season

Format

Competition

The Copa Paulino Alcantara will commence on September 1, 2018 with a group phase of two groups with three teams each. A round robin format with home and away legs will be used for this phase. The top two teams advance to the semifinals with the group winners facing the runner-up team from the other group. The higher seeded teams will host the one-off semifinals. The final will consist of a single match as well.[2]

Draw

A draw to determine the composition of the groupings for the group phase will be held on August 26, 2018.[2]

Pot 1
(Seeded Teams)		 Pot 2
(Non-seeded Teams)
Ceres–Negros (PFL Champion)
Kaya–Iloilo (PFL Runner-up)		 Davao Aguilas
Global Cebu		 JPV Marikina
Stallion Laguna

Group Stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semifinals

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DAV STA CER
1 Davao Aguilas (Q) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Semi-finals — 0–0 2–1
2 Stallion Laguna (Q) 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4 17 Oct — 3–0
3 Ceres–Negros (E) 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3 1–3 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2018. Source: LFI
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAY JPV GLO
1 Kaya–Iloilo (Q) 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Semi-finals — 1–0 4–0
2 JPV Marikina (Q) 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 17 Oct — 4–3
3 Global Cebu (E) 4 0 1 3 7 13 −6 1 3–3 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2018. Source: LFI
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Knock-out Stage

Bracket

Semifinals
October 21 		Final
October 27
      
A1  
B2  
W1  
W2  
B1  
A2  

Semi-finals

Final

Notes

a ^ Match was moved from the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila to Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan to anticipated bad weather due to Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong).[5]

References

  1. ↑ "PFL Season 2018 Begins March 3". Philippines Football League. January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Philippines' cup competition: Copa Paulino Alcantara logo unveiled". Fox Sports. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Saldajeno, Ivan (3 April 2018). "PFL Cup to be named Copa Paulino Alcantara". Philippine Canadian Inquirer. Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Dela Cruz, Jaimer (15 July 2018). "First PFL Fans Day and Soca Loca Mobile App Launch a success". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Untitled". Twitter. Philippines Football League. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018. In anticipation to adverse weather conditions, M11 Stallion Laguna Football Club Philippines vs Ceres-Negros FC scheduled on 15 September is moved to Binan Football Stadium. Kick-off is at 12:00nn. #KeepTheLegacy #WeArePFL
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