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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Philippines |
| Dates | 7 September to 10 October 2013 |
| Teams | 15 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Loyola |
| Runner-up | Global |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 168 (4.42 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Rufo Sanchez Shayan Jafari Dastjeri (8) |
Format edit
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 edit
All times are in Philippine Standard Time (PST) – UTC+8.
Group A edit
| 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' |
| 10 September 2013 | Green Archers United | 1 – 2 | Global | Emperador Stadium |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Caligdong 87' |
Source | Hartmann 56' Guirado 82' |
| 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 edit
| 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 | Manila Nomads | 3 – 0 Awarded[note 1] | Philippine Army | Emperador Stadium |
| 20:00 UTC+8 |
| 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' |
Source |
| 17 September 2013 | Loyola | 2 – 0 | Pachanga Diliman | Emperador Stadium |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | J. Younghusband 84', 90+2' (pen.) |
Source |
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 edit
| 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 | Philippine Navy | 3 – 0 Awarded[note 2] | Philippines U-23 | Emperador Stadium |
| 18:00 UTC+8 |
| 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 edit
Group D edit
| 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' |
Source |
Group E edit
| 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]
| 25 September 2013 | Global | 4 – 0 | Kaya | Emperador Stadium |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Christiaens 36' Bahadoran 62' I. Elhabib 69' A. Guirado 88' |
Source |
| 27 September 2013 | Kaya | 2 – 1 | Loyola | Emperador Stadium |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | D. De Jong 38' Mbata 82' |
Source | Ashime 20' |
Knockout stage edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| October 6 – Taguig City | ||||||
| Loyola | 2 | |||||
| October 10 - Taguig City | ||||||
| Manila Nomads | 0 | |||||
| Loyola (Awarded)[note 4] | 3 | |||||
| October 6 - Taguig City | ||||||
| Global | 0 | |||||
| Green Archers United | 1 | |||||
| Global | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| October 8 - Taguig City | ||||||
| Manila Nomads | 0 | |||||
| Green Archers United | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
| 6 October 2013 | Loyola | 2 – 0 | Manila Nomads | Emperador Stadium |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | P. Younghusband 15' Bonney 21' |
Source |
| 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 edit
| 8 October 2013 | Manila Nomads | 0 – 1 | Green Archers United | Emperador Stadium |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Villareal 30' |
Finals edit
| 10 October 2013 | Global | 0 – 3 Awarded[note 4] | Loyola | Emperador Stadium |
| 18:00 UTC+8 |
Top goalscorers edit
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 edit
- ^ The UFL declared Manila Nomads as the winner by default as stated in the UFL official Twitter account.[4]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "UFL Pre-season Cup - Saturday". Filipino Football (Philippine Football News). 14 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "UFL Preseason cup postponed". Filipino Football (Philippine Football News). 22 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "UFL Pre-season Cup - Sunday". Filipino Football (Philippine Football News). 15 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Global, Loyola, Nomads and Green Archers Advance to Semis". Filipino Football (Philippine Football News). 28 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.