United Football League Cup
Founded | 2009 |
---|---|
Number of teams | 12 (2016) |
Current champions | Global (2nd title) |
Most successful club(s) |
Philippine Air Force Global (2 titles) |
Television broadcasters |
AksyonTV Hyper |
Website | UFL Cup |
2016 UFL Cup |
The United Football League Cup, commonly known as UFL Cup is a Filipino association football competition. It is played on a multistage format that culminates in a knockout stage (single elimination). Clubs that are eligible to compete for the cup are those who currently play in the United Football League. Likewise, it is open to all clubs in the Philippines that passed the requirements given by the Football Alliance Group, which organizes the competition.[1][2] The UFL Cup runs from mid-October to mid-December and was moved to from May to August starting the 2015 edition, to make it in line with the calendar of its Southeast Asian neighbors. It provides a chance for all clubs to play each other regardless of their league divisions.
The current holders of the UFL Cup are Global, who defeated Ceres 3–1 in the 2016 final for their second title.
History
The UFL Cup was first held on October 2009 where it was known as UFL–LBC Cup, after the name of LBC Express Inc. as its title sponsor and is sanctioned by the National Capital Region Football Association (NCRFA) and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF).[3] The purpose was to determine the distribution of clubs over the Divisions 1 and 2 of United Football League in its inaugural season. Clubs were divided into four groups of four, the top 2 finisher of each group after single round-robin elimination qualified for quarterfinals (for division one) and the bottom 2 battles for Plate Competition (for division two). Philippine Air Force was the inaugural cup champions by defeating Philippine Army 2–1.[4][5]
The 2011 UFL Cup season marks the first live television coverage of a match after AKTV (owned and operated by TV5) inked the historical 5-year multi-million peso deal with the UFL.[6]
Cup Winners And Runners-Up
Club | Champions | Years won | Runners-up | Years lost |
---|---|---|---|---|
Philippine Air Force | |
2009, 2011 | |
2010 |
Global | |
2010, 2016 | |
2012 |
Loyola | |
2013 | |
2011 |
Stallion | |
2012 | |
|
Kaya | |
2015 | |
|
Ceres | |
|
2015, 2016 | |
Philippine Army | |
|
2009 | |
Pachanga Diliman | |
|
2013 |
Top goal scorers by edition
Year | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Yanti Barsales | Philippine Air Force | |
2010 | Izzeldin Elhabbib | Global | |
2011 | Phil Younghusband | Loyola | |
2012 | Phil Younghusband | Loyola | |
2013 | Phil Younghusband | Loyola | |
2015 | Tishan Hanley | Kaya | |
2016 | Robert Lopez Mendy | Kaya | |
Venues
Primary venues used in the 2012 UFL Cup:
Manila | Taguig | Makati |
---|---|---|
Rizal Memorial Football Stadium | ASCom Football Field | University of Makati Stadium |
Capacity: 12,873[7] | Capacity: 1,000[8] | Capacity: 4,000[9][10] |
Sta. Rosa, Laguna | Marikina | Parañaque |
NUVALI FieldS #1 & #2, Nuvali | Marikina Sports Complex | Nomads Field |
Capacity: N/A | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 3,000[8] |
References
- ↑ Olivares, Rick (Aug 7, 2011). "UFL Cup to kick off with smashing changes'". Business Mirror. Manila. Retrieved Oct 21, 2011.
- ↑ de Guzman, Mikhail (Jul 14, 2011). "Calling All Clubs! The UFL Needs YOU!". Soccer Central Philippines. Retrieved Oct 22, 2011.
- ↑ "Six matches kick off LBC-UFL Cup". The Philippine Star. Oct 17, 2009. Retrieved Oct 23, 2011.
- ↑ Schöggl, Hans. "Philippines 2009/10". RSSSF. Retrieved Oct 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Air Force Rider Crowned Champions of Inaugural UFL-LBC Cup". pfsa.cebufa.org. Retrieved Oct 21, 2011.
- ↑ Olivares, Rick (Sep 16, 2011). "AKTV, UFL ink historic five-year deal". interaksyon.com. AKTV. Retrieved Dec 10, 2011.
- ↑ Leyba, Olmin (21 June 2011). "Rizal can only seat 13,000". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- 1 2 "Stadiums in the Philippines". WorldStadiums.com. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "University of Makati Stadium". sports.opera.com. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "University of Makati Stadium". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
External links
- Official website
- United Football League Philippines at Facebook.com
- United Football League Philippines at Twitter.com