2013 UFL Cup

The 2013 United Football League Cup was the fifth edition of the United Football League Cup. The competition started on October 12 and finished on December 5, 2013.

2013 United Football Cup
Country Philippines
DatesOctober 12 – December 5
Teams23
ChampionsLoyola
Runners-upPachanga Diliman
Matches played58
Goals scored301 (5.19 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Phil Younghusband
(21 goals)
Best player Phil Younghusband
2012
2015

Stallion were the defending champions.[1]

The UFL Cup opens the new season with the launching of its Fantasy Football Games after UFL has signed a three-year partnership with FanXT.[2] Also, UFL has announced that it has undergone partnership with low-cost airline Tigerair Philippines which will serve as their Official Airline for a year.[3]

On December 5, 2013, Loyola Meralco Sparks defeated Pachanga Diliman with a 3–2 scoreline to win their first ever UFL Cup.[4]

Competition format

In this edition of UFL Cup, total of 27 clubs will compete for the cup after the pullout of Division 1 team Manila Nomads citing the five-foreigners-on-the-field rule issue.[5] This year will also see the return of Cebu Queen City United to the cup competition[6] along with the 8 guest/invited clubs which include the defending PFF National Men's Club Championship titleholders Ceres.[7] The groups with five teams will see their top three enter the knockout round-of-16 stage, while the groups with four clubs will have their top two assured of passage, plus the best third-placer.

From the 27-team competition, it was later reduced to 23 teams after Division 1 team Pasargad together with three guest/invited clubs Manila Tala FC, Mendiola United and Manila Hurricanes FC decided to withdraw their participation in the Cup citing their inability to field a competitive team. Due to their withdrawal to the tournament, the UFL redrawn teams and the format of having 6 groups was changed to 5 wherein five teams comprised groups A, C and E while four teams were featured in groups B and D. The top three teams of each group will be advancing to the Knockout Round-of-16 stage and the highest ranked fourth-placed team among the five groups will be the sixteenth team to qualify.[8]

Rules on foreign players

For the 2013/14 UFCA (UFL) Football Season, the UFL Executive Committee has decided to implement a Foreign Player Rule. A club may only field in a maximum of five (5) foreign players on the pitch at any given time. Of the six remaining players on the pitch, two may still be foreigners provided that they are permanent residents of the Philippines for at least five years.[9]

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, Runners-up and Third-placed team advance to the knock out stage
Qualified for Best Ranked Fourth-placed team that will advance to the knock out stage

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

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ceres 4301141+119
Pachanga Diliman 4211113+87
Manila Jeepney 42117707
Philippine Army 411241064
Laos 4013316131
12 October 2013 Pachanga 4 0 Laos Emperador Stadium
18:00 UTC+8 Amirkhizan, Reza  5'
Appiah, Ernest  12'
Diop, Ousseynou  16'
Nate Burkey  49'
Report
12 October 2013 Ceres 6 1 Manila Jeepney Emperador Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Conmigo, Jaymile  30' (o.g.)
Olaniyi, Samson  58', 81'
Joshua Beloya  63'
Poderoso, Jaime  83'
Kim Jin Ho  90' (pen.)
Report Iliff, Sean  75'
15 October 2013 Laos 0 3 Manila Jeepney Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Report Shadideh Masood  44', 55'
Iliff, Sean  84'
15 October 2013 Pachanga Diliman 5 0 Philippine Army Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Nate Burkey  24', 32', 43'
Zerrudo, Ariel  29'
Amirkhizan, Reza  49'
Report
20 October 2013 Manila Jeepney 2 0 Philippine Army Emperador Stadium
18:00 UTC+8 Sean Iliff  60', 78' Report
20 October 2013 Ceres 6 0 Laos Emperador Stadium
18:00 UTC+8 Jayson Panhay  17', 36'
Jin Ho Kim  19', 87'
Beloya  39'
Angelo Marasigan  79'
Report
26 October 2013 Ceres 0 1 Philippine Army Emperador Stadium
18:00 UTC+8 Report Meliton Pelayo  38'
26 October 2013 Manila Jeepney 1 1 Pachanga Diliman Emperador Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Sean Iliff  75' Report Nate Burkey  21'
29 October 2013 Ceres 2 1 Pachanga Diliman Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Jin Ho Kim  34'
Jalsor Soriano  41'
Report Ariel Zerrudo  57'
29 October 2013 Laos 3 3 Philippine Army Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Mohammad Ghasemi  9', 17'
Patrik James Franksson  23'
Report Nestorio Margarse  49'
Jeoffrey Lobaton  52'
Romano Vestal  68'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Union Internacional Manila 3300116+59
Kaya 3201134+96
Cimarron 30122641
Manila All-Japan 3012111101
13 October 2013 Cimarron 2 3 Union Internacional Manila Emperador Stadium
18:00 UTC+8 Permanes, Ralph  79'
Ucang, Jusua  88'
Report Jafari Dastjerdi Shayan  36', 90+2'
Hajimhedi Hamed  40'
17 October 2013 Kaya 7 0 Manila All-Japan Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 del Rosario  25'
Danilo De Jong  42'
Emmanuel Mbata  44'
Antonio Ugarte  57'
Kenshiro Daniels  73'
Mitchell Davidson  77', 88'
Report
23 October 2013 Kaya 3 0 Cimarron Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Mitchell Davidson  40'
Kenshiro Daniels  45+1'
Greatwich  70'
Report
23 October 2013 Manila All-Japan 1 4 Union Internacional Manila Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Eiji Sugisaki  79' Report Fidelis Nnabuife  7', 53'
Muhamed Hassan  57', 77'
9 November 2013 Union Internacional Manila 4 3 Kaya Emperador Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Mahmoud Ali  3'
Fidelis Nnabuife  14'
Hamed Hajimhedi 28'
Shayan Jafari  43'
Report Kenshiro Daniels  27'
Masa Omura  67'
Janrick Soriano  89'

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Stallion 430185+39
Cebu Queen City United 421194+67
Philippine Air Force 42026716
Agila 41122534
Bright Star FC 40225942
13 October 2013 Bright Star FC 1 1 Agila Emperador Stadium
14:00 UTC+8 Sissako Mahamadou  62' Report Stanley Ajah  16'
13 October 2013 Cebu Queen City United 3 0 Philippine Air Force Emperador Stadium
16:00 UTC+8 Kabulo Pintho  8', 28'
Camara, Ahmed  19'
Report
16 October 2013 Stallion 1 0 Agila Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Zamora, Cesar  47' Report
16 October 2013 Cebu Queen City United 2 2 Bright Star FC Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Camara, Ahmed  30'
Apurado, Siegfred  49'
Report Acampado, Mark  17'
Sissako Mahamadou  33'
20 October 2013 Philippine Air Force 3 1 Bright Star FC Emperador Stadium
14:00 UTC+8 Araneta 9', 74'
Rodolf Bebanco  33'
Report Jayson Delos Santos  53'
20 October 2013 Stallion 1 4 Cebu Queen City United Emperador Stadium
14:00 UTC+8 Benjamin Gordon  86' Report Ahmed Camara 50'
Pintho Kabulo  72'
Junard Aguilar  76', 86'
27 October 2013 Bright Star FC 1 3 Stallion Emperador Stadium
18:00 UTC+8 Vaseeba Toure  43' Report Ruben Doctora 9'
Bo Bae Park  20'
Jeremy Hohn  89'
27 October 2013 Agila 0 3 Philippine Air Force Emperador Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Report Araneta 5'
Neckson Leonora  15'
Randy Bela-ong  86'
5 November 2013 Philippine Air Force 0 3
PAF abandoned the match
Stallion Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Report
5 November 2013 Agila 1 0 Cebu Queen City United Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Wanyou Vagbe  9' Report

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Global 3300161+159
Forza 32013416
General Trias 31022643
Team Socceroo 3003111100
13 October 2013 Forza 2 0 Team Socceroo Emperador Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Pacquiao, Gerald  29'
Johnson, Jangobah  71'
Report
17 October 2013 General Trias 0 5 Global Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Report Izzo El Habbib  9'
Angel Guirado  12', 28', 71'
Aaron Altiche  89'
24 October 2013 General Trias 2 0 Team Socceroo Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Shin Seok Jeon  4'
Cristituto Pino  36'
Report
24 October 2013 Global 4 0 Forza Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Izzo El Habbib  14', 50', 52'
Mark Hartmann  23'
Report
4 November 2013 Team Socceroo 1 7 Global Emperador Stadium
16:00 UTC+8 Danstin Muraoka  90+2' Report Christiaens 4', 28', 55'
Izzo El Habbib  40', 45+1', 78'
Jason De Jong  53'
6 November 2013 Forza 1 0 General Trias Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Jangobah Johnson  85' Report

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Loyola 4400610+6112
Green Archers United 4301263+239
Navy 4202121536
Dolphins United 41031223113
Blue Guards 4004171700
19 October 2013 Loyola 16 0 Dolphins United Emperador Stadium
18:00 UTC+8 J.Younghusband  10', 29', 70'
Gould  35', 43', 47'
Samuel Bonney  41'
Robert Cañedo  52'
Lee Joo Young  45+1'
Jake Morallo  56', 67', 73'
Alex Elnar  74'
Dorlas  77'
Arnel Amita  80', 83'
Report
19 October 2013 Green Archers United 17 0 Blue Guards Emperador Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Caligdong  2', 4', 40'
Jesse Martindale  9', 38', 60'
Patrick Bocobo  12'
Gabriel Olowoyeye  16'
Jesus Melliza  58', 63', 66', 70', 72'
Shag Shapay Johnson  77'
Reynald Villareal  81', 82'
Ronnie Aguisanda  87'
Report
22 October 2013 Dolphins United 0 4 Green Archers United Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Report Gabriel Olowoyeye  2'
Jesus Melliza  13'
Caligdong  17'
Jesse Martindale  55'
22 October 2013 Blue Guards 0 10 Navy Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Report Richard Leyble  14'
Noel Reyes  30' (o.g.)
Arnaldo Montana  42'
Friday Okoro  45', 57'
Rachy Gunda  53'
Mohamed Diallo  60', 73'
Arnold Carino  66'
Gary Viliran  88'
27 October 2013 Dolphins United 11 1 Blue Guards Emperador Stadium
14:00 UTC+8 Abdou Moussa Obono  1', 8', 44'
Anthony Delante  17'
Jerome Cuyos  25', 71'
John Caballero  47'
Enow Lewis  64'
Jerad Baron  77'
Georg Bragas  81' (o.g.)
Bryan Baleos  89'
Report Roger Sulit  32'
27 October 2013 Loyola 9 0 Navy Emperador Stadium
16:00 UTC+8 Gould  23'
P.Younghusband  48', 49', 59', 67', 72', 76'
Robert Cañedo  64'
Jake Morallo  88'
Report
30 October 2013 Blue Guards 0 33 Loyola Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Report Samuel Bonney  1'
P.Younghusband  2', 11', 19', 28', 62', 69', 80', 90'
Hartmann 8', 17', 18', 46', 55'
J.Younghusband  13', 22', 26', 56', 78'
Robert Cañedo  15'
Joo Young Lee  16', 33', 41'
Gould  48', 57', 66', 68', 79', 82', 87'
Jake Morallo  54', 64'
Greatwich  85'
30 October 2013 Navy 0 5 Green Archers United Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Report Reynald Villareal  14'
Pasilan  23', 30'
Jesse Martindale  84'
Robert Mendy  90+1'
7 November 2013 Navy 2 1 Dolphins United Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Friday Okoro  20', 83' Report Abdou Moussa Obono  16'
7 November 2013 Green Archers United 0 3 Loyola Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Report Hartmann 50'
Gould  83'
Arnel Amita  89'

Ranking of Groups' Fourth-placed team

The best ranked fourth-placed team among the groups will qualify for the Knock-out Round-of-16 Stage. In the groups of 5, the matches between the 4th placed and the bottom-placed team were not considered for games played calculation.

They are determined by the parameters in this order:

  1. Highest number of points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Highest number of goals scored (goals for)
Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
CAgila 310214−33
APhilippine Army 310217−63
BManila All-Japan 3012111−101
DTeam Socceroo 3003111−100
EDolphins United 3003122−210

Knockout stage

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
November 21 – Taguig
 
 
Green Archers United6
 
November 26 – Taguig
 
Manila Jeepney2
 
Green Archers United2
 
November 14 – Taguig
 
Ceres1
 
Agila2
 
December 3 – Taguig
 
Ceres7
 
Green Archers United0
 
November 21 – Taguig
 
Loyola2
 
Global8
 
November 26 – Taguig
 
Philippine Navy0
 
Global0
 
November 19 – Taguig
 
Loyola2
 
Cimarron0
 
December 5 – Taguig
 
Loyola10
 
Loyola3
 
November 19 – Taguig
 
Pachanga Diliman2
 
Philippine Air Force1
 
November 28 - Taguig
 
Kaya0
 
Philippine Air Force1
 
November 12 – Taguig
 
Union Internacional Manila0
 
Union Internacional Manila4
 
December 3 – Taguig
 
General Trias1
 
Philippine Air Force2
 
November 14 – Taguig
 
Pachanga Diliman3 Third place
 
Stallion2
 
November 28 – TaguigDecember 5 – Taguig
 
Cebu Queen City United0
 
Stallion3Green Archers United3
 
November 12 – Taguig
 
Pachanga Diliman5 Philippine Air Force0
 
Forza0 (3)
 
 
Pachanga Diliman0 (4)


 

Round of 16

November 12, 2013 Union Internacional Manila 4 1 General Trias Emperador Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Shayan Jafari Dastjerdi  55', 58', 75'
Muhamed Hassan  87'
Report Song Woo  61'
November 12, 2013 Forza 0 0 (a.e.t.)
(3 4 p)
Pachanga Diliman Emperador Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Report
Penalties
David Adebanjo
Arvin Gaspe
Jangobah Johnson
Luis Celdran
Elle Cagayanan
Burkey
Anto Gonzales
Daniel Gadia
Jayson Cutamora
November 14, 2013 Stallion 2 0 Cebu Queen City United Emperador Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Bo Bae Park  15'
Ruben Doctora Jr.  27'
Report
November 14, 2013 Agila 2 7 Ceres Emperador Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Olayemi Victor Bakare  11', 18' Report Younousse Yaogo  16'
Jayson Panhay  35', 58'
Jin Ho Kim  49'
Byeong Jun Yoon  66'
Beloya  74'
Hwa Seo Park  90+3'
November 19, 2013 Philippine Air Force 1 0 (a.e.t.) Kaya Emperador Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Jimmy Vergara Jr. 104' Report
November 19, 2013 Cimarron 0 10 Loyola Emperador Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Report J.Younghusband  4', 77'
Gould  16', 40'
Lee Joo Young  20'
P.Younghusband 23', 66', 92'
Hartmann  74'
Yves de Luis  10(o.g.)'
November 21, 2013 Green Archers United 6 2 Manila Jeepney Emperador Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Agbayomi Gabriel Olowoyeye  6'
Arnie Pasinabo  12'
Caligdong  40'
Pasilan 54'
Jesse Martindale  77'
Michael Garcia  87'
Report Mamadou Sangare  48'
Chris Arceo  68'
November 21, 2013 Global 8 0 Philippine Navy Emperador Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Christiaens  5'
Hartmann 12', 16', 53'
El Habbib  32'
de Jong  61'
Aaron Altiche  82'
Guirado  86'
Report

Quarter-finals

November 26, 2013 Green Archers United 2 1 Ceres Emperador Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Caligdong  33', 90+2' Report Jayson Panhay  28'
November 26, 2013 Global 0 2 Loyola Emperador Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Report P.Younghusband 58'
Hartmann  76'
November 28, 2013 Stallion 3 5 Pachanga Diliman Emperador Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Mario Javier Clarino  18'
Junior Muñoz  32'
Ruben Doctora Jr.  67'
Report Andrew Santiago  1', 64'
Oussenynou Diop  6'
Reza Amirkhizan  51'
Ariel Zerrudo  82'

Semi-finals

December 3, 2013 Philippine Air Force 2 3 (a.e.t.) Pachanga Diliman Emperador Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Araneta 28'
Jezurel Tonog  95'
Report Burkey 29'
Ariel Zerrudo Jr.  91'
Reza Amirkhizan  112'

Third-place playoff

December 5, 2013 Green Archers United 3 0 Philippine Air Force Emperador Stadium
17:15 UTC+8 Nicolas Leonora Jr.  9' (o.g.)
Caligdong  51', 57'
Report

Final

December 5, 2013 Loyola 3 2 Pachanga Diliman Emperador Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 J.Younghusband  19'
Gould  45'
P.Younghusband  52'
Report Ariel Zerrudo Jr.  16', 53'

Loyola Meralco Sparks-Blue Guards match

Last October 30, 2013, Loyola Meralco Sparks and Blue Guards played each other in the tournament at the Emperador Stadium, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Philippines. It surpassed the largest winning margin in international association football which is a 310 victory of Australia against American Samoa and three goals shy of a 360 win of Arbroath over Bon Accord.

Loyola defeated Blue Guards by a margin of 33 goals making a new record and the most lopsided match in the history of the United Football League since it began a semi-professional league in 2009.

The match has received many reactions. Many suggested that there must be a screening next year for new clubs.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Phil Younghusband Loyola 21
2 Chad Gould Loyola 15
3 James Younghusband Loyola 11
4 Matthew Hartmann Loyola 9
Chieffy Caligdong Green Archers United 9

Correct as of 11:30, December 5, 2013

Awards

The following were the competition’s top individual awardees.[10]

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