2016–17 PFF Women's League

The 2016–17 PFF Women's League season is the inaugural of the women's national league of the Philippines.[1] The season started on November 12, 2016 and ended on November 20, 2017.[2]

PFF Women's League
Season2016–17
DatesNovember 2016 – July 2017
(first round)
October – November 2017
(second round)
ChampionsDe La Salle University
1st title
Matches played65
Goals scored276 (4.25 per match)
Best Player Sara Castañeda (DLSU)
Top goalscorer Kyra Dimaandal (DLSU)
(21 goals)
Best goalkeeper Inna Palacios (DLSU)
Highest scoring16 goals
DLSU 16–0 TYFA
(November 18, 2017)
2018 →
Statistics disregards matches involving Kaya F.C. which withdrew mid-season.

The De La Salle University secured the league title on their first second round match against OutKast winning over the latter, 3–0.[3]

Format

The league follows a double round robin format. The team with the most points by the end of the season are crowned champions. The first round which was held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium[4] commenced in November 12, 2016[5] and lasted until July 2017.

The second round was initially scheduled to take place from May 20, 2017 to July 16, 2017, three months after the end of the first round[5] at the Biñan Football Stadium.[4] The second round resumed in mid-October at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite with format changes. The ten teams competing were divided into two groups randomly for the second round with each team playing against other teams of their group once. The overall standing will still be devised to determine the league winners.[3]

A transfer window was open during a given period in between the first and second rounds[1]

Clubs

11 teams participated in the inaugural season of the league. Kaya withdrew mid-season.

Club / Team Head Coach
Ateneo de Manila University John Paul Merida[6]
De La Salle University Hans Smit[7]
Far Eastern University Marnelli Dimzon[8]
Fuego España Randolpho Clarino[9]
Green Archers United Elvin Marcellana[10]
Hiraya John Philip Dinglasan[11]
Kaya Steve Nicholls[12]
OutKast Rhea Penales[13]
The Younghusband Football Academy Roberto Cabural[14]
University of Santo Tomas Priscilla Rubio[15]
University of the Philippines Andres Gonzales[16]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 De La Salle University 13 13 0 0 59 7 +52 39 League champions
2 University of Santo Tomas 13 9 0 4 53 20 +33 27
3 Far Eastern University 13 8 2 3 31 13 +18 26
4 Green Archers United 13 6 1 6 26 24 +2 19
5 Hiraya 13 6 1 6 21 28 −7 19
6 Ateneo de Manila University 13 5 3 5 23 24 −1 18
7 The Younghusband Football Academy 13 5 0 8 21 60 −39 15
8 OutKast 13 4 2 7 26 23 +3 14
9 University of the Philippines 13 4 1 8 15 26 −11 13
10 Fuego España 13 0 0 13 1 51 −50 0
Source: Philippine Football Federation
Rules for classification: No information

Matches involving Kaya F.C. were annulled.

Results

First round
Club/Team ATE DLS FEU FUE GAU HYA OUT UST UPD YFA
Ateneo de Manila University — 0–6 0–3 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–2 6–1 3–1 0–0
De La Salle University 6–0 — 3–2 6–0 6–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 2–1 2–0
Far Eastern University 3–0 2–3 — 5–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 6–0 4–2 2–1
Fuego España 0–2 0–6 0–5 — 0–5 0–2 0–6 0–2 0–7 0–3
Green Archers United 1–1 1–6 3–1 5–0 — 4–0 0–3 4–0 3–1 1–3
Hiraya 0–3 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–4 — 3–2 2–4 1–5 2–0
OutKast 2–2 1–3 0–0 6–0 3–0 2–3 — 7–0 1–4 2–0
University of Santo Tomas 1–6 1–4 0–6 2–0 0–4 4–2 0–7 — 1–8 4–2
University of the Philippines 1–3 1–2 2–4 7–0 1–3 5–1 4–1 8–1 — 5–2
The Younghusband Football Academy 1–0 0–2 1–2 3–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–5 —
Source: Philippine Football Federation
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.
Kaya F.C. matches

Kaya F.C. withdrew from the league mid-season. They played six matches against six teams before their withdrawal. All results involving Kaya were voided and had no bearing with the overall standing.

Club FEU GAU HYA OUT UST UPD
Kaya 0–4[17] 2–6[18] 0–4[19] 1–7[20] 1–8[21] 0–6[22]

Second round

The league's second round commenced on October 14, 2017. The ten teams were divided into two groups with each team facing the four other teams in its group once.[3]

Honors
Individual awards[24]
Team

References
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