2019 Philippines Football League

The 2019 Philippines Football League was the third season of the Philippines Football League (PFL), the professional football league of the Philippines. Ceres–Negros are the defending champions. This marks the revival of the Philippines Football League as the league folded after the 2018 season to give way for the Philippine Premier League, intended as a successor league to the PFL, which proved to be short-lived.

Philippines Football League
Season2019
Dates25 May 2019 – 19 October 2019
ChampionsCeres–Negros
3rd title
AFC Champions LeagueCeres–Negros
Matches played84
Goals scored309 (3.68 per match)
Top goalscorerJordan Mintah
(31 goals)
Biggest home winCeres–Negros 12–0 Philippine Air Force
(13 July)
Biggest away winGlobal Makati 0–13 Ceres–Negros
(28 August)
Highest scoringGlobal Makati 0–13 Ceres–Negros
(28 August)
Longest winning runCeres–Negros[1] (29 May – 28 September)
(17 matches)
Longest unbeaten runCeres–Negros (25 May – 19 October)
(24 matches)
Longest winless runGlobal Makati (29 June – 19 October)
(20 matches)
Longest losing runPhilippine Air Force(25 September – 19 October)
(7 matches)
2018
2020
All statistics correct as of 12 October 2019.

The 2019 season started on 25 May 2019,[2][3] and is scheduled to end on 19 October 2019.[4]

Ceres–Negros won their second title on 12 October 2019 by winning over Green Archers United 3–1 with two matches to spare.[5] On October 19, 2019, Ceres beat rivals Kaya–Iloilo 3–0 to complete the first-ever 3-peat in PFL History and by doing so got their 22nd PFL victory, leading them to the first-ever invincibles this season.

Teams

Seven teams participated in the 2019 season, including three debutants, Green Archers, Mendiola, and Philippine Air Force.[2]

Team Locality Stadium Capacity
City / Municipality Province
Ceres Negros Bacolod Negros Occidental Panaad Stadium [note 1] 9,825
Green Archers United Lipa Batangas Aboitiz Pitch 1,500
Global Makati[note 2] Makati N/A
(Metro Manila)
University of Makati Stadium[note 3] 4,000
Kaya–Iloilo Iloilo City Iloilo Iloilo Sports Complex 7,000
Mendiola 1991 N/A
Philippine Air Force N/A
Stallion Laguna Biñan Laguna Biñan Football Stadium 2,580

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
Ceres–Negros Risto Vidaković Carli de Murga Grand Sport Ceres
Global Makati Andrew Piesse Jerry Barbaso Chronos Athletics MMC Sportz
Aquafalls Water Station
Green Archers United Joel Villarino Tating Pasilan Cutz Apparel Globe Telecom
Orient Freight International
Kaya–Iloilo Noel Marcaida Jovin Bedic Adidas LBC
Fitness First
Mendiola Dan Padernal Aron Altiche FAT Gulf Oil Philippines
Philippine Air Force Leo Jaena Yanti Barsales Defy Athletics Elan Vita
Stallion Laguna Ernest Nierras Ruben Doctora Nassau Giligan's Restaurant

Foreign players

A maximum of four foreigners are allowed per club which follows the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) '3+1 rule'; three players of any nationality and a fourth coming from an AFC member nation.

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Players Former Players
Ceres–Negros Robert Lopez Mendy Takashi Odawara Bienvenido Marañón Súper Mahir Karić
Blake Powell
Global Makati Kenneth Obananaya Anthony Okoh Emmanuel Otuyemi
Green Archers United Stephen Appiah Henry Bandeken Hyun-Kyoon Kim Freddy Mbang Joel Okono
Kaya–Iloilo Jordan Mintah Masanari Omura Alfred Osei Darryl Roberts
Mendiola Souleyman Ndepe Dini Ouattara Ricardo Sendra Hamed Hajimehdi
Philippine Air Force Moundang Koung Joel Okono
Stallion Laguna Jong-Cheol Park Karl Heinz-Schleiter Seungpyo Yu Abou Sy Christian Nana
Dong-Hyeon Kim

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ceres–Negros (C) 24 22 2 0 99 12 +87 68 Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 1[lower-alpha 1]
2 Kaya–Iloilo 24 18 2 4 60 16 +44 56 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 2]
3 Stallion Laguna 24 11 6 7 54 25 +29 39
4 Green Archers United 24 10 5 9 42 37 +5 35
5 Mendiola 24 6 5 13 34 54 20 23
6 Philippine Air Force 24 3 2 19 18 86 68 11
7 Global Makati 24 1 4 19 15 92 77 7
Source: PFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
  2. Since league champions Ceres–Negros were also Copa Paulino Alcantara winners, the league runners-up qualified for the AFC Cup group stage.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Ceres–Negros222221111111111111111111
Kaya–Iloilo111111222222222222222222
Stallion Laguna254343333333333333333333
Green Archers United433334334444444444444444
Mendiola445665555555555555555555
Philippine Air Force465667777666666666666666
Global Makati467556666666777777777777
AFC Champions League Preliminary Round/AFC Cup Group Stage
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2019. Source:

Results by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Ceres–NegrosDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWWWW
Global MakatiLLLWLLLLLDLLDLLDDLLLLLLL
Green Archers UnitedLWWDWLDWLLDWLDWLWDLWWLLW
Kaya-IloiloWWWWWDLWWLWWWWWLWWDWWWWL
MendiolaLDLLLWLWLWLLLDLDDWDLLWWL
Philippine Air ForceLLDLLLLLLWLLWLLDLWLLLLLL
Stallion LagunaDLWWDWLWWDWLLDWWDLWDWLLW
Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2019. Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

The seven clubs will play each other in two rounds of home and away matches. 84 league matches will be played in total.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers

As of 19 October 2019
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Jordan MintahKaya–Iloilo 31
2 Bienve MarañónCeres–Negros 30
3 Robert Lopez MendyCeres–Negros 18
4 Mike OttCeres–Negros 14
5 Jesus MellizaStallion Laguna 11
6 Ashley FloresMendiola 9
Fitch ArboledaStallion Laguna

Hat-tricks

As of 9 October 2019
Player Club Result Against Date Ref
Jordan Mintah Kaya–Iloilo 4–0 (H) Green Archers United 25 May 2019 [8]
Bienve Marañón Ceres–Negros 5–0 (A) Philippine Air Force 29 May 2019 [9]
Bienve Marañón4 Ceres–Negros 8–0 (A) Global Makati 1 June 2019 [10]
Chima Uzoka Stallion Laguna 6–1 (H) Mendiola 15 June 2019 [11]
Jordan Mintah Kaya–Iloilo 6–3 (A) Mendiola 19 June 2019 [12]
Jimuel Ariola Green Archers United 3–4 (H) Ceres–Negros 3 July 2019 [13]
Bienve Marañón Ceres–Negros 12–0 (H) Philippine Air Force 13 July 2019 [14]
Stephan Schröck Ceres–Negros 12–0 (H) Philippine Air Force 13 July 2019 [14]
Mike Ott4 Ceres–Negros 12–0 (H) Philippine Air Force 13 July 2019 [14]
John Celiz4 Green Archers United 9–0 (A) Global Makati 14 July 2019 [15]
Ashley Flores Mendiola 5–2 (A) Green Archers United 24 July 2019 [16]
Jordan Mintah Kaya–Iloilo 5–0 (H) Mendiola 27 July 2019 [17]
Robert Lopez Mendy4 Ceres-Negros 5–2 (A) Mendiola 10 August 2019 [18]
Robert Lopez Mendy Ceres-Negros 13–0 (A) Global Makati 28 August 2019 [19]
Bienve Marañón4 Ceres-Negros 13–0 (A) Global Makati 28 August 2019 [19]
Mike Ott Ceres-Negros 13–0 (A) Global Makati 28 August 2019 [19]
Fitch Arboleda Stallion Laguna 7–0 (A) Green Archers United 31 August 2019 [20]
Jordan Mintah Kaya–Iloilo 5–1 (H) Global Makati 7 September 2019 [21]
Robert Lopez Mendy Ceres-Negros 7–0 (H) Philippine Air Force 14 September 2019 [22]
Jordan Mintah4 Kaya–Iloilo 5–0 (H) Philippine Air Force 25 September 2019 [23]
Jesus Melliza Stallion Laguna 9–1 (H) Global Makati 25 September 2019 [23]
Jesus Melliza Stallion Laguna 4–1 (H) Philippine Air Force 4 October 2019 [24]
Jordan Mintah4 Kaya–Iloilo 5–1 (H) Mendiola 9 October 2019
Note

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

4 Player scored four goals

Top assists

As of 19 October 2019
RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Stephan SchröckCeres–Negros 21
2 Robert Lopez MendyCeres-Negros 10
3 Bienve MarañónCeres–Negros 8
Hamed HajimehdiMendiola
5 Paolo BugasGreen Archers United 7
6 Mike OttCeres-Negros 6
OJ PorteriaCeres-Negros
Dylan de BruyckerCeres-Negros
9 Angélo MarasiganCeres-Negros 5
Jason PanhayKaya-Iloilo
Jovin BedicKaya–Iloilo
Jordan MintahKaya–Iloilo
Darryl RobertsKaya–Iloilo
Nathan AlquirosStallion Laguna

Own goals

As of 16 October 2019
Rank Player Club Own
goals
1 Carli de Murga Ceres-Negros 1
Resty Gumban Green Archers United
Freddy Mbang Green Archers United
James Dorego Global Makati
Aljo Zabala Mendiola

Clean sheets

As of 19 October 2019
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Roland Müller Ceres-Negros 10
2 Louie Casas Kaya–Iloilo 8
Henry Bandeken Green Archers United
4 Nathanael Villanueva Kaya–Iloilo 4
Dini Ouattara Mendiola
Hayeson Pepito Stallion Laguna
7 Florencio Badelic Jr. Ceres-Negros 2
Ronilo Bayan Jr. Ceres-Negros
Ray Joyel Green Archers United
Patrick Deyto Stallion Laguna

Discipline

Red cards

As of 12 October 2019
RankPlayerClubRed Cards
1 Freddy MbangGreen Archers United 2
Jordan MintahKaya-Iloilo
Franco Dela TorreMendiola
Kenneth DollosoPhilippine Air Force
5 OJ PorteriaCeres-Negros 1
Sean KaneCeres-Negros
SúperCeres-Negros
Resty GumbanGreen Archers United
Arnel AmitaKaya-Iloilo
Jovin BedicKaya-Iloilo
Souleyman NdepeMendiola
Antonio AlborPhilippine Air Force
Geve CadizPhilippine Air Force
Neckson LeonoraPhilippine Air Force
John DelariartePhilippine Air Force
Benito RosaliaStallion Laguna

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[25]

Award Winner Club
Golden Ball Stephan Schröck Ceres-Negros
Golden Boot Jordan Mintah Kaya-Iloilo
Golden Glove Roland Müller Ceres-Negros

Notes

  1. While the Panaad Stadium is the designated home venue of Ceres Negros, no PFL match was played at the stadium for the 2019 season.[6]
  2. Referred to as Global Cebu, the club's old name, by the Philippine Football League in official league communications due to licensing issues. The club refers to itself as Global Makati and the crest present on the team's actual kits uses the Makati name.
  3. No PFL match was played at the venue due to the club's licensing issues.

References

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  6. Buenafe, Nida (19 November 2019). "Ceres-Negros FC 'pulls out' from Panaad". Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. Saldajeno, Ivan (6 July 2019). "Rain washes out stallion ceres match". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  8. "Kaya Iloilo pummels GAU at start of PFL '19". Dugout Philippines. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  9. "PFL: Ceres bounces back". Rappler. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  10. "PFL: Ceres huge win". BusinessWorld. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  11. "PFL: Stallion routs Mendiola". BusinessWorld. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  12. "Global Makati notches 1st PFL win; Kaya Iloilo stays perfect". PNA. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  13. "PFL: Ceres-Negros defeats Green Archers in fire-fight". BusinessWorld. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  14. "Ceres-Negros drops 12 on Air Force". Dugout. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  15. "Green Archers climb the PFL ladder with big win over Global". BusinessWorld. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  16. "Mendiola deals GAU huge beating". Dugout Philippines. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  17. "Airmen now in the win column of the PFL; Kaya routs Mendiola". Business World. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  18. "Ceres Negros pips gallant Mendiola". Dugout Philippines. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  19. "Ceres Negros trashes Global Makati in PFL record rout". Dugout Philippines. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  20. "PH Football League: Stallion Laguna blanks Green Archers". Panay News. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  21. "Kaya FC-Iloilo books fifth straight win in PFL". BusinessWorld News. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  22. "Ceres stays in top form with 7-0 rout of Air Force". BusinessWorld News. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  23. "Melliza hat trick tows Stallion Laguna to biggest win of PFL '19 vs Global Makati". Dugout Philippines. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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