2013 UFL Pre-season Cup

The 2013 UFL Pre-Season Cup is the inaugural Filipino association football friendly tournament. It is composed of 14 United Football League teams from, 7 Division I and 7 Division II clubs, with the aim of getting the teams some competitive games going into the UFL Cup.[1] It also features the U-23 Azkals as their preparation for the upcoming 2013 Southeast Asian Games.[2] Loyola declared as the cup winner by default against Global.[3]

2013 UFL Pre-season Cup
Tournament details
Country Philippines
Dates7 September to 10 October 2013
Teams15
Final positions
ChampionsLoyola
Runner-upGlobal
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored168 (4.42 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Rufo Sanchez
Shayan Jafari Dastjeri
(8)

Format

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The tournament begins with three groups of five teams playing round-robin. The two teams per group with the best record then move on. Those six qualifying teams will then be split into two groups of three for the second group stage, which will also see round-robin play. From there, the top two teams of each group will be drawn into the semifinals, with pairings to be arranged at a later date.

First round

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

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Global 4 4 0 0 27 3 +24 12
Green Archers United 4 3 0 1 14 5 +9 9
Union Internacional Manila 4 2 0 2 15 11 +4 6
Laos 4 1 0 3 5 23 −18 3
Manila All-Japan 4 0 0 4 2 24 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]
8 September 2013 Green Archers United 2 – 1 Union Internacional Manila Emperador Stadium
18:00 UTC+8 Mohammed   45' (o.g.)
Caligdong   90+1'
Source Shayan   9'
8 September 2013 Global 8 – 0 Laos Emperador Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Bahadoran   30'
de Murga   34'
Guirado   36', 38'
Starosta   40'
Hoshide   42'
El Habbib   65'
Altiche   89'
Source
10 September 2013 Manila All-Japan 1 – 3 Laos Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Tanaka   26' Source Buenaflor   1'
Lear   36'
Sandoval   50'
14 September 2013 Manila All-Japan 0 – 3 Green Archers United Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Source Caligdong   23'
Villareal   45'
Bacobo   80'
14 September 2013 Union Internacional Manila 1 – 6 Global Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Behgandom   83' Source Rufo   1', 6', 29'
I. El Habbib   60', 86'
Altiche   70'
18 September 2013 Union Internacional Manila 7 – 0 Manila All-Japan Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Behgandom   22', 41'
Shayan   24', 30', 46', 55'
Mahdavi   57'
Source
18 September 2013 Laos 2 – 8 Green Archers United Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Ghasemi   55'   67' Source Melliza   6'
Caligdong   20', 37'
Garcia   21'
Olowoyeye   43' Bertotto   77', 86'
Bacobo   51'
21 September 2013 Global 11 – 1 Manila All-Japan Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Rufo   24', 29', 48', 64', 68'
El Habbib   33', 66', 75'
Guirado   83'
Aguinaldo   83'
Altiche   89'
[1] Sugisaki   31'
21 September 2013 Laos 3 – 6 Union Internacional Manila Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Franksson   20'
Ghasemi   24', 28'
[2] Shayan   7', 16', 90+2'
Hassan   27'
Behgadom   35'
Bertotto   39' (pen.)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Loyola Meralco Sparks 3 3 0 0 18 2 +16 9
Manila Nomads 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
Pachanga Diliman 4 1 2 1 10 5 +5 5
Philippine Army 3 0 1 2 3 13 −10 1
Dolphins United 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
7 September 2013 Pachanga Diliman 2 – 2 Manila Nomads Emperador Stadium
14:00 UTC+8 Burkey   38'
Diop   47'
Source Weidmar   58'
Peralta   88'
7 September 2013 Loyola 9 – 2 Philippine Army Emperador Stadium
16:00 UTC+8 Joo Young   3'
P. Younghusband   18', 26', 32' (pen.)
Hartmann   32', 67'
J. Younghusband   35'
Morallo   57'
Gould   69'
Source Gener   42'
Becite   50'
11 September 2013 Dolphins United 0 – 7 Loyola Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Source Gould   5'
P. Younghusband   50', 63', 85'
Joo Young   69', 83'
Bugas   87'
11 September 2013 Pachanga Diliman 1 – 1 Philippine Army Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Valmayor   64' Source Bretaña   46'
14 September 2013 Dolphins United 0 – 7 Pachanga Diliman Emperador Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Source Santos   9', 62'
Burkey   14'   38'
Cutamora   20'
Valmayor   70', 71'
17 September 2013 Manila Nomads 3 – 0 Dolphins United Emperador Stadium
18:00 UTC+8 Magassa   45', 73'
Borrill   58'
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The remaining matches for Group B was postponed due to weather condition and safety concerns as cited by the UFL official Facebook and Twitter account.[5] However, the said matches was not played without further details and the cup proceed to the second round.

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kaya 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10
Stallion 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 6
Philippines U-23 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2 6
Forza 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
Philippine Navy 4 1 0 3 6 10 −4 3
Source: [citation needed]
7 September 2013 Forza 0 – 2 Philippines U-23 Emperador Stadium
18:00 UTC+8 Sources Hartmann   56' (pen.)
Fornea   64'
7 September 2013 Stallion 4 – 0 Philippine Navy Emperador Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Doctora   6'
Clariño   36'
Barrera   62'
Ignacio   69'
Source
12 September 2013 Kaya 3 – 1 Stallion Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 D. de Jong   34'
C. Greatwich   44'
Daniels   85'
Source Alquiros   90+1'
12 September 2013 Forza 3 – 1 Philippine Navy Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Burda   12'
Pascual   48'
Adebando   57'
Source Ruben   17' (o.g.)
15 September 2013 Kaya 0 – 0 Forza Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Sources
19 September 2013 Stallion 1 – 0 Forza Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Park Bo Bae   10' Sources
19 September 2013 Philippines U-23 0 – 2 Kaya Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Sources Baganski   84'
Ugarte   89'
21 September 2013 Philippine Navy 2 – 3 Kaya Emperador Stadium
15:00 UTC+8 Viliran   6'
Leyble   81'
Sources Omura   53'
Ugarte   56'
Arceo   86'
21 September 2013 Stallion 2 – 3 Philippines U-23 Emperador Stadium
17:00 UTC+8 Hohn   47'
Clariño   79'
Sources Christiaens   46'
Fornea   61'
Torres   69' (o.g.)

Second round

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Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Green Archers United 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
Manila Nomads 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
Stallion 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
23 September 2013 Manila Nomads 5 – 1 Stallion Emperador Stadium
18:00 UTC+8 Magassa   25', 55'
Clottey   73'
Hwedi   83'
Diouff   88'
Source Alquiros   82'
25 September 2013 Stallion 3 – 1 Green Archers United Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Barrera   43', 80'
Park Bo Bae   87'
Source Pasilan   7'
27 September 2013 Green Archers United 4 – 0 Manila Nomads Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Caligdong   6'
Pasilan   16'
Melliza   75'
Garcia   90+2'
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Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Loyola 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
Global 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
Kaya 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
Source: [citation needed]
23 September 2013 Global 0 – 3
Awarded[note 3]
Loyola Emperador Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Source
25 September 2013 Global 4 – 0 Kaya Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 Christiaens   36'
Bahadoran   62'
I. Elhabib   69'
A. Guirado   88'
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27 September 2013 Kaya 2 – 1 Loyola Emperador Stadium
21:00 UTC+8 D. De Jong   38'
Mbata   82'
Source Ashime   20'

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
October 6 – Taguig City
 
 
Loyola2
 
October 10 - Taguig City
 
Manila Nomads0
 
Loyola (Awarded)[note 4] 3
 
October 6 - Taguig City
 
Global0
 
Green Archers United1
 
 
Global2
 
Third place
 
 
October 8 - Taguig City
 
 
Manila Nomads0
 
 
Green Archers United1

Semi-finals

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6 October 2013 Loyola 2 – 0 Manila Nomads Emperador Stadium
17:00 UTC+8 P. Younghusband   15'
Bonney   21'
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6 October 2013 Green Archers United 1 – 2 Global Emperador Stadium
19:00 UTC+8 Martindale   65' Source Bahadoran   60'
Yao   90+1'

Third place playoff

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Finals

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10 October 2013 Global 0 – 3
Awarded[note 4]
Loyola Emperador Stadium
18:00 UTC+8

Top goalscorers

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The top scorers of the tournament are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1   Rufo Sanchez Global 8
  Shayan Jafari Dastjeri Union Internacional Manila 8
2   Phil Younghusband Loyola 7
  Izzeldin El Habbib Global 7
3   Chieffy Caligdong Green Archers United 6
4   Angel Guirado Global 5
5   Milad Behgandom Union Internacional Manila 4
  Mohammad Ghasemi Laos 4

Notes

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  1. ^ The UFL declared Manila Nomads as the winner by default as stated in the UFL official Twitter account.[4]
  2. ^ Referee declared the match in favored of Philippine Navy as a result of Philippines U-23 unable to field their starting eleven upon kick-off cited by UFL official Twitter account.[6]
  3. ^ UFL Disciplinary Committee awarded Loyola a 3–0 win as a result of Global fielding the ineligible player Rufo Sánchez. The match originally ended 3–1 in favor to Global.[7]
  4. ^ a b The UFL awarded Loyola a 3–0 win by default after Global failed to show up for the championship game Thursday night at the Emperador Stadium in McKinley Hill.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Moore, Roy (3 September 2013). "UFL preseason tournament to kick off this weekend with U23 Azkals in the mix". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  2. ^ AKTV (30 August 2013). "Under-23 Azkals join UFL preseason tilt". Interaksyon.com/TV5. ABC Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b Decena, Karl (10 October 2013). "Loyola Meralco Sparks win UFL preseason title after Global FC default". Interaksyon.com/TV5. ABC Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  4. ^ "UFL Pre-season Cup - Saturday". Filipino Football (Philippine Football News). 14 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  5. ^ "UFL Preseason cup postponed". Filipino Football (Philippine Football News). 22 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  6. ^ "UFL Pre-season Cup - Sunday". Filipino Football (Philippine Football News). 15 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Global, Loyola, Nomads and Green Archers Advance to Semis". Filipino Football (Philippine Football News). 28 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.