The 2014 United Football League was the fifth season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. The UFL League kicked off on Saturday, January 11 with 9 teams in Division I and 12 teams in Division II.[1]

Stallion was the defending champion, having won the Division 1 of the 2013 United Football League season.[2]

Global outclassed Pachanga Diliman 7-2 on 12 June 2014 to win the 2014 United Football League title with three games to spare.[3]

Teams edit

The relegated Philippine Air Force from 2013 UFL Division 1 [4] was replaced by Team Socceroo as the champion of 2013 UFL Division 2.[5] The Manila Nomads voluntarily stepped down from Division I and played in Division II for this season citing its inability to comply with Division I's Foreigner Cap rule, which dictates that there should be a minimum of six Filipino players on the pitch at all times. Manila Jeepney and Ceres made their debuts i the league's Division II.[6] In this season, the Division I played a triple round-robin system, increasing games from 18 to 24.

Division 1 edit

United Football League Division 1
Season2014
ChampionsGlobal
RelegatedPasargad
Matches played108
Goals scored427 (3.95 per match)
Top goalscorer  Mark Hartmann
(27 Goals)
Highest scoringPhilippine Army 1–9 Global
Kaya 9-1 Philippine Army
Global 9-1 Philippine Army
Longest winning run8 games
Global
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Global
Longest winless run16 games
Pasargad
Longest losing run9 games
Philippine Army
2013
2015

Clubs edit

Club Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Global   Leigh Manson   Patrick Deyto AtletA Kia
Green Archers United   Rodolfo Alicante   Christian Pasilan LGR Athletic Globe Telecom
Kaya   David Perkovic   Alexander Borromeo LGR Athletic LBC Express
Loyola Meralco Sparks   Vincent Santos   Tomas Trigo LGR Athletic Meralco
Pachanga Diliman   Noel Marcaida   Davide Cortina Umbro PLDT Home Fibr and Petron
Pasargad   Mike Agbayani   Jay Torres LGR Athletic
Philippine Army GTI   Ricky Cain   Roel Gener Artificial Turf Sejung
Stallion FC   Ernie Nierras   Reuben Doctora Jr. Mizuno Gilligan's
Team Socceroo   Franklin Cacacho   Lee Jeong Woo LGR Athletic Vcargo Worldwide

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Incoming head coach
Global   Brian Reid[7] Resigned   Leigh Manson[8]
Pasargad   Esmaeil Sedigh
  Ayi Aryee Nii
Mutual Consent
Resigned
  Ayi Aryee Nii[9]
  Mike Agbayani
Team Socceroo   Nolan Manito Mutual Consent   Franklin Cacacho
Philippine Army GTI   Patricio Bumidang Mutual Consent   Ricky Cain

Venues edit

Stadium Location
Emperador Stadium Taguig

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Global (C) 24 20 2 2 112 20 +92 62 Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Group stage
2 Loyola 24 15 4 5 65 29 +36 49
3 Kaya 24 14 4 6 64 28 +36 46
4 Stallion 24 10 8 6 42 37 +5 38
5 Green Archers United 24 10 7 7 38 38 0 37
6 Pachanga Diliman 24 8 6 10 36 39 −3 30
7 Philippine Army 24 5 2 17 25 77 −52 17
8 Team Socceroo 24 4 4 16 31 85 −54 16
9 Pasargad (R) 24 2 3 19 14 74 −60 9 Relegation to the 2015 UFL Division 2
Updated to match(es) played on 26 June 2014. Source: rsssf.com, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Top goalscorers edit

Correct as of 23:00, June 24, 2014
Source: UFL Phil

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Mark Hartmann Global 27
2   Milad Behgandom Global 19
  Izzeldin El Habbib Global
4   Phil Younghusband Loyola 16
5   Robert Lopez Mendy Green Archers United 15
6   OJ Porteria Kaya 14
7   Jeong Woo Lee Team Socceroo 13
8   Nate Burkey Pachanga Diliman 12
  Freddy Gonzalez Loyola
10   Joo Young Lee Loyola 8

Own goals edit

Rank Player For Club Own Goal
1   Andrew Liauw Stallion Kaya 1
2   Ronnie Aguisanda Stallion Green Archers United 1
3   Stanley Ankrah Global Team Socceroo 1

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date
  Emmanuel Mbata Kaya Team Socceroo 7–1 23 January 2014
  Jeffrey Christiaens Global Philippine Army 9–1 1 February 2014
  Christian Pasilan Green Archers United Team Socceroo 7–1 4 February 2014
  Mark Hartmann Global Team Socceroo 9–0 11 February 2014
  OJ Porteria Kaya Philippine Army 9–1 13 February 2014
  Diego Barrera Team Socceroo Stallion 4-3 13 March 2014
  Mark Hartmann Global Team Socceroo 9-0 20 March 2014
  Milad Behgandom Global Pasargad 7-0 29 March 2014
  Freddy Gonzalez Loyola Philippine Army 4-1 5 April 2014
  Jeong Woo Lee Team Socceroo Pasargad 6-2 11 May 2014
  Izzeldin El Habbib Global Team Socceroo 7-0 14 June 2014
  Izzeldin El Habbib Global Stallion 9-0 26 June 2014
  • Player scored more than three goals

Division 2 edit

United Football League Division 2
Season2014
ChampionsCeres
PromotedCeres
Manila Jeepney
Matches played132
Goals scored583 (4.42 per match)
Top goalscorer  Jin Ho Kim
(32 Goals)
Highest scoringPhilippine Navy 3–10 Ceres
Longest winning run7 games
Manila Jeepney
Ceres
Longest unbeaten run19 games
Ceres
Longest winless run21 games
Cimarron
Longest losing run11 games
Cimarron
2013
2015

Clubs edit

Club Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Agila   Ramon Vicente Roxas   Olayemi Bakare LGR Athletic
Ceres   Ali Go   Jason Cordova Adidas Ceres Liner
Cimarron   Stephen Permanes   Eric Yosse Umbro KMC MAG Group
Dolphins United   Ravelo Saluria   Jeremiah James Clemente Botak Cherifer and SiKLO Pilipinas
Forza   Jun Mark Saraga   Allan Auman LGR Athletic Orient Freight
Laos   Mehdi Soltani   Rolly Lear LGR Athletic
Manila All-Japan   Shinichiro Maeno   Yuki Tanaka LGR Athletic JK Mart
Manila Jeepney   Kale Alvarez   Alvin Valeroso LGR Athletic Cord Epoxy
Manila Nomads   Alasdair Thomson   Randy Musters AtletA
Philippine Air Force   Edzel Bracamonte   Ian Araneta LGR Athletic Philippine Air Force
Philippine Navy   Narciso Rosima   Jose Alfie Caminos LGR Atlethic .
Union Internacional Manila   Dan Padernal   Ivan Meilan Rudy Project

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Incoming head coach
Dolphins United   Greg Calawod Mutual Consent   Ravelo Saluria
Forza   Azlan Nasir Mutual Consent   Jun Mark Saraga
Laos   Rolando Pinero Mutual Consent   Mehdi Soltani
Manila Nomads   John Jofre Resigned   Alasdair Thomson
Union Internacional Manila   Jorge Muller Mutual Consent   Dan Padernal
Agila   John Paul Mérida Mutual Consent   Ramon Vicente Roxas

Venues edit

Stadium Location
Emperador Stadium Taguig
Nomads Field Parañaque

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ceres[a] (C, P) 22 18 3 1 93 18 +75 57 Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Playoff round
Promotion to the 2015 UFL Division 1
2 Manila Jeepney (P) 22 16 1 5 70 27 +43 49 Qualification to the 2015 UFL Division 1
3 Philippine Air Force 22 14 2 6 53 22 +31 44
4 Laos 22 12 3 7 42 27 +15 39
5 Manila All-Japan 22 12 2 8 53 37 +16 38
6 Forza 22 11 0 11 57 41 +16 33
7 Manila Nomads[b] 22 9 4 9 48 42 +6 31
8 Union Internacional Manila 22 9 1 12 48 52 −4 28
9 Agila 22 8 2 12 40 46 −6 26
10 Philippine Navy 22 6 4 12 38 71 −33 22
11 Dolphins United 22 4 1 17 23 98 −75 13
12 Cimarron 22 1 1 20 18 102 −84 4
Updated to match(es) played on 26 June 2014. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Ceres qualified to the 2015 AFC Cup Play-off round by winning the 2014 UFL FA League Cup.
  2. ^ Manila Nomads voluntarily stepped down from Division 1 and will play in Division 2 for this season citing its inability to comply with Division 1's Foreigner Cap rule, which dictates that there should be a minimum of six Filipino players on the pitch at all times.

Results edit

Home \ Away AGI CER CIM DOL FOR LAO AJP MJP NOM PAF PN UIM
Agila 1–3 2–0 5–1 1–2 1–4 3–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–3 3–5
Ceres 5–0 5–1 9–2 4–1 0–1 5–0 2–1 6–0 1–1 4–0 4–2
Cimarron 0–3 0–4 1–3 1–8 1–3 1–5 0–6 3–6 0–7 3–3 3–2
Dolphins United 1–4 1–9 4–2 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–7 0–5 2–4 1–1 0–6
Forza 1–2 2–6 10–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 5–2 1–4 0–1 3–2
Laos 1–0 0–0 6–0 4–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 5–5 2–0
Manila All-Japan 1–4 0–2 8–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 0–4 3–2 2–1 2–3 3–0
Manila Jeepney 3–1 0–5 3–0 10–1 0–3 1–2 3–1 3–2 2–0 3–2 2–3
Manila Nomads 4–4 0–0 6–0 5–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–3 2–1 0–1
Philippine Air Force 3–0 1–2 1–0 5–0 5–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–0
Philippine Navy 2–0 3–10 4–1 2–3 0–3 0–2 1–6 1–8 2–2 0–6 3–0
Union Internacional Manila 2–2 1–6 3–1 7–0 2–3 4–3 0–3 1–6 1–3 2–0 4–1
Updated to match(es) played on June 26, 2014, 23:00. Source: United Football League (Philippines)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers edit

Correct as of 23:00, June 24, 2014
Source: UFL Phil

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Jin Ho Kim Ceres 32
2   Ian Araneta Philippine Air Force 21
3   Jangobah Johnson Forza 18
  Olayemi Bakare Agila
5   N'gnan Koffi Desmos Kouassi Manila Jeepney 15
6   Abou Toure Laos 12
  Chichiro Noda Manila All-Japan
  Jamal Lord Manila Nomads/Union Internacional Manila
9   Eiji Sugikasi Manila All-Japan 11
  Genki Nakamura Manila All-Japan
  Mohamed Diallo Philippine Navy

Own goals edit

Rank Player For Club Own Goal
1   Bern Calumpang Manila Jeepney Philippine Navy 1
2   Tatsuya Nakamura Forza Manila All-Japan 1
3   Romnick Echin Ceres Dolphins United 1
4   Dimeji Tunde Manila Nomads Agila 1
5   Dibi Pascal Agila Forza 1

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date
  Koffi Desmos Arthur Kouassi N Gnan Manila Jeepney Philippine Navy 7–1 18 January 2014
  Loic Toullec Manila Nomads Dolphins United 5–0 19 January 2014
  Jin Ho Kim Ceres Dolphins United 9–2 8 February 2014
  Eiji Sugikasi Manila All-Japan Cimarron 8–0 8 February 2014
  Shayan Jafari Union Internacional Manila Laos 4–3 16 February 2014
  Jin Ho Kim Ceres Union Internacional Manila 4–2 27 February 2014
  Jangobah Johnson Forza Cimarron 10–0 2 March 2014
  Arvin Gaspe Forza Cimarron 10–0 2 March 2014
  Patrick Reichelt Ceres Forza 6–2 9 March 2014
  Koffi Desmos Arthur Kouassi N Gnan Manila Jeepney Union Internacional Manila 6–1 27 April 2014
  Olayemi Bakare Agila Manila Nomads 4–4 27 April 2014
  Abou Toure Laos Philippine Navy 5–5 4 May 2014
  Jin Ho Kim Ceres Dolphins United 9–1 14 May 2014
  Oladipo Okunaiya Ceres Dolphins United 9–1 14 May 2014
  Jin Ho Kim Ceres Agila 5–0 17 May 2014
  Ian Macaspac Forza Cimarron 8–1 25 May 2014
  Jangobah Johnson Forza Cimarron 8–1 25 May 2014
  Sean Stewart Illif Manila Jeepney Dolphins United 10-1 1 June 2014
  Mahmoud Ali Union Internacional Manila Agila 5-3 8 June 2014
  Jin Ho Kim Ceres Forza 4–1 14 June 2014
  • Player scored more than three goals

Season awards edit

Team awards edit

The following teams are awarded by the United Football League in the ceremony.[10]

Division 1
Club Award
Global Champions
Loyola 1st-Runner Up
Global Fair Play Award
Division 2
Club Award
Ceres Champions
Manila All-Japan Fair Play Award

Individual awards edit

The following players are awarded by the United Football League Committee in the ceremony.[10]

Division 1
Player Club Award
  Jason de Jong Global Golden Ball
  Mark Hartmann Global Golden Boot (27 goals)
  Roland Sadia Global Best Goalkeeper
Division 2
Player Club Award
  Jin Ho Kim Ceres Golden Boot (32 goals)
  Louie Michael Casas Ceres Best Goalkeeper

References edit

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  2. ^ Karl Decena (June 13, 2013). "Global falters against Kaya, hands Stallion UFL title". InterAksyon.com. TV5/ABC Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  3. ^ UFL Philippines (June 13, 2014). "Leigh Manson Hails Hard Work After Global Clinches 2014 League Title in Style". ufl.ph/. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "Pasargad sends Air Force to relegation after 6-0 beating". InterAksyon. TV5/ABC Development Corporation. June 13, 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  5. ^ Karl Decena (May 27, 2013). "Team Socceroo escapes late Forza surge to clinch UFL Division Two crown". InterAksyon. TV5/ABC Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "Upcoming 2014 League Brings Exciting Additions To UFL". UFL. Archived from the original on 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  7. ^ "UFL opener: Stallion starts title defense". sports.inquirer.net/. January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  8. ^ "Global names Leigh Manson as new head coach". globalfc.ph/. Global FC. January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  9. ^ "UFL: GAU held by new-look Pasargad, Army merges with GTI and wins". Yahoo! Philippines Blog. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Karl Decena (1 July 2013). "Stallion's Rufo Sanchez cops UFL Golden Ball, Golden Boot awards". interAKTV. interaksyon.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.

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