2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara

The 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara was the second edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the domestic football cup competition of the Philippines. It included 6 out of 7 Philippines Football League teams as well as a guest team, the Philippines U22. It started on October 26, 2019, and concluded on November 16, 2019, with Ceres-Negros beating Kaya-Iloilo in the final, 2–1.[1] The win in the final propelled Ceres to an "invincible" status, having gone unbeaten the entire domestic season.

2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara
CountryPhilippines
DatesOctober 26 – November 16, 2019
Teams7
Defending championsKaya-Iloilo
ChampionsCeres-Negros
Matches played12
Goals scored40 (3.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Robert Lopez Mendy
(5 goals)
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Participating clubs

All seven clubs of the 2019 Philippines Football League are eligible to participate in the tournament. However, Global Makati which was undergoing a reorganization, pulled out of the tournament.[2] A guest team, the Philippines U-22, competed in the tournament as preparation for the upcoming 2019 Southeast Asian Games[3]

Philippines Football League
The 6 teams of the 2019 season, barring Global Makati.
Guest Team
Other teams invited to the tournament
  • Philippines U22

Format

Competition

The Copa Paulino Alcantara will commence on October 26, 2019 with a group phase of two groups with four teams each. A round robin format 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.[1]

Draw

The draw for the 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara was held on October 20, 2019. Due to Global's sudden backing out, one group will have 3 teams while the other will have 4.[1] The top 2 teams of the 2019 Philippines Football League season, namely Ceres-Negros and Kaya-Iloilo are the two seeded teams. The other five will be in pot 2.

Pot 1
(Seeded Teams)		 Pot 2
(Non-seeded Teams)
Ceres–Negros (PFL Champion)
Kaya–Iloilo (PFL Runner-up)		 Stallion Laguna
Green Archers United
Mendiola		 Philippine Air Force
Philippines U22

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 CER MEN U22 GAU
1 Ceres–Negros 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Semi-finals — 2–2 — 4–0
2 Mendiola 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5 — — 2–2 1–0
3 Philippines U22 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 1–2 — — —
4 Green Archers United 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0 — — 0–1 —
Source: PFL
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 1 Ceres–Negros 2–2 Mendiola Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 Lopez Mendy  4', 31' Hajimehdi  45+1'
Corsame  64'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) 2 Green Archers United 0–1 Philippines U22 Lipa
16:00 UTC+8 C. Uzoka  50' Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) 3 Philippines U22 1–2 Ceres–Negros Biñan
16:00 UTC+8 Galantes  30' De Bruycker  61'
Lopez Mendy  86'		 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) 4 Mendiola 1–0 Green Archers United Lipa
16:00 UTC+8 Flores  19' Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) 5 Ceres–Negros 4–0 Green Archers United Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 J. Younghusband  16'
Mi. Ott  68'
Barberan  80'
Lopez Mendy  82'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) 6 Mendiola 2–2 Philippines U22 Biñan
19:00 UTC+8 Hajimehdi  44'
Flores  68'		 Uzoka  8', 16' Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAY STA PAF
1 Kaya–Iloilo 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4 Semi-finals — — 5–0
2 Stallion Laguna 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 1–1 — —
3 Philippine Air Force 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0 — 1–2 —
Source: PFL
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 1 Kaya–Iloilo 5–0 Philippine Air Force Lipa
16:00 UTC+8 Panhay  29'
Daniels  33', 63'
Tacagni  36'
Mw. Angeles  69'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) 2 Philippine Air Force 1–2 Stallion Laguna Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 Elnar  35' Arboleda  38' (pen.)
Alquiros  85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) 3 Stallion Laguna 1–1 Kaya–Iloilo Biñan
16:00 UTC+8 Belgira  72' Panhay  57' Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Knock-out stage

Bracket
Semifinals
November 10 		Final
November 16
      
A1 Ceres-Negros 4
B2 Stallion Laguna 3
W1 Ceres-Negros 2
W2 Kaya–Iloilo 1
B1 Kaya–Iloilo 3
A2 Mendiola 0

Semi-finals
10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) Semi-final Kaya–Iloilo 3–0 Mendiola Lipa
16:00 UTC+8 Daniels  50'
Bedic  71'
Roberts  80'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) Semi-final Ceres-Negros 4–3 Stallion Laguna Biñan
16:00 UTC+8 Schrock  18', 69'
Mi. Ott  29', 77'		 Najm  9'
Sy  15'
Melliza  85'		 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Final
Main article: 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Championship Ceres-Negros 2–1 Kaya–Iloilo Biñan
17:00 UTC+8 Lopez Mendy  30'
Robles  68'		 Daniels  85' Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat

Top scorers
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 SF   F   Total
1 Robert Lopez Mendy Ceres-Negros 2111 5
2 Kenshiro Daniels Kaya-Iloilo 211 4
3 Mike Ott Ceres-Negros 12 3
Chima Uzoka Philippines U22 12
5 Stephan Schrock Ceres-Negros 2 2
Jason Panhay Kaya-Iloilo 11
Hamed Hajimehdi Mendiola 11
Ashley Flores Mendiola 11

Awards
Award Winner Club
Golden Glove Roland Müller[4] Ceres-Negros
Golden Boot Robert Lopez Mendy[4] Ceres-Negros
Golden Ball Takashi Odawara[4] Ceres-Negros

References
  1. "Copa Paulino Alcantara Match Calendar". Facebook. Philippines Football League. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. Cabanlong, Xy-Zha (21 October 2019). "7 teams including Azkals U22 team to compete for the Copa Paulino Alcantara 2019". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. "Schrock may join PH team to SEA Games". Tempo. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. Saldajeno, Ivan (16 November 2019). "Ceres Negros sweeps 'Copa' individual awards". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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