2017 Ilocos United F.C. season

The 2017 season is Ilocos United's 1st season in the top flight of Philippines football. [1] The club is managed by an Ilocos-based group, consisting of Filipino-Australian promoter Jarred Kelly[2] and English businessman Tony Lazaro.

Ilocos United
2017 season
Head coach Ian Gillan
StadiumQuirino Stadium
PFL8th (Regular Season)
All statistics correct as of 21 November 2017.

The club only managed to secure a single league match victory and placed last in the league table. They withdrew from the league after the season.

Competitions

Philippines Football League
Main article: 2017 Philippines Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Meralco Manila 28 17 7 4 43 33 +10 58 Qualification to Finals series
2 Ceres–Negros 28 17 6 5 76 27 +49 57
3 Kaya FC–Makati 28 14 5 9 52 35 +17 47
4 Global Cebu 28 13 8 7 47 37 +10 47
5 Stallion Laguna 28 9 8 11 39 49 −10 35
6 JPV Marikina 28 9 6 13 42 48 −6 33
7 Davao Aguilas 28 4 10 14 35 56 −21 22
8 Ilocos United 28 1 6 21 24 73 −49 9
Source: Philippines Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored

Regular Season
7 May 2017 (2017-05-07) 1Ilocos United1–1Davao AguilasBantaya
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) 2Meralco Manila2–1Ilocos UnitedManila
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
31 May 2017 (2017-05-31) 3Ilocos United2–4Kaya FC-MakatiBantaya
19:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
4 June 2017 (2017-06-04) 4JPV Marikina2–0Ilocos UnitedManilab
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
18 June 2017 (2017-06-18) 5Ilocos United0–3Global CebuBantaya
19:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
21 June 2017 (2017-06-21) 6Ilocos United1–2JPV MarikinaBantaya
19:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
25 June 2017 (2017-06-25) 7Davao Aguilas0–0Ilocos UnitedTagum
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Davao del Norte Sports Complex
1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) 8Ilocos United0–1Meralco ManilaBantaya
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
8 July 2017 (2017-07-08) 9Ceres–Negros7–0Ilocos UnitedBacolod
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Panaad Stadium
16 July 2017 (2017-07-16) 10Ilocos United1–1Stallion LagunaBantaya
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
19 July 2017 (2017-07-19) 11Kaya FC–Makati5–2Ilocos UnitedMakati
19:00 UTC+8 Stadium: University of Makati Stadium
23 July 2017 (2017-07-23) 12Kaya FC–Makati2–1Ilocos UnitedMakati
19:00 UTC+8 Stadium: University of Makati Stadium
26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) 13Stallion Laguna1–0Ilocos UnitedBiñan
19:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
6 August 2017 (2017-08-06) 14Global Cebu2–1Ilocos UnitedCebu City
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Cebu City Sports Complex
9 August 2017 (2017-08-09) 15Ilocos United2–2JPV MarikinaBantaya
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
16 August 2017 (2017-08-16) 16Ilocos United1–4Stallion LagunaBantaya
19:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 17Meralco Manila1–0Ilocos UnitedManila
19:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 18Stallion Laguna5–0Ilocos UnitedBiñan
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) 19Ilocos United0–1Kaya FC–MakatiBantaya
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 20JPV Marikina1–2Ilocos UnitedBiñanb
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 21Ceres–Negros5–0Ilocos UnitedBacolod
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Panaad Stadium
15 October 2017 (2017-10-15) 22Davao Aguilas2–0Ilocos UnitedTagum
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Davao del Norte Sports Complex
18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 23Ilocos United2–4Davao AguilasBantaya
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) 24Ilocos United0–3Meralco ManilaBantaya
19:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
29 October 2017 (2017-10-29) 25Global Cebu3–2Ilocos UnitedCebu City
19:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Cebu City Sports Complex
15 November 2017 (2017-11-15) 26Ilocos United3–3Global CebuBantaya
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 27Ilocos United1–1Ceres–NegrosBantaya
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium
21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 28Ilocos United1–5Ceres–NegrosBantaya
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Quirino Stadium

Note:

  • a The home stadium of the club is located in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, a nearby town of Vigan. For administrative and marketing purposes, the home city of Ilocos United is designated as "Vigan"
  • b Because of the ongoing works in the Marikina Sports Complex, the team will play its first few league games at the Biñan Football Stadium and Rizal Memorial Stadium and will have to groundshare with Stallion Laguna and Meralco Manila, respectively.

Squad

First team squad
As of 15 August 2017

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Baba Sampana
3 DF Allan Auman, Jr.
4 DF Robert Reyes
5 DF Anton del Rosario
6 MF Angelo Marasigan
7 DF Paolo Alessio
8 MF John Kanayama
9 FW Graham Caygill (Vice-captain)
12 FW Kennedy Uzoka
13 MF Nico Nazal
No. Position Player
16 MF Andrew Pawiak
17 MF Seb Gonzales
18 MF Selu Lozano
19 FW Chima Uzoka
21 DF Adam Mitter (Captain)
22 MF David Kamau
23 MF Ben Tolete
24 GK Jan Cedric Hodreal
25 MF Charlie Beaton
26 FW Arthur Kouassi

Foreign players

In the Philippines Football League, there can be at least four non-Filipino nationals in a team as long as they are registered. Foreign players who have acquired permanent residency can be registered as locals.

References
  1. "Clubs in 1st season". Philippinesfootballleague.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  2. Guerrero, Bob (January 12, 2017). "Football: So, how's that national league coming along?". Rappler. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
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