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2013 United Football League

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United Football League Division 1
Season2013
ChampionsStallion FC
RelegatedPhilippine Air Force
Matches played90
Goals scored338 (3.76 per match)
Top goalscorerSpain Rufo Sánchez
(18 Goals)
Highest scoringLoyola Meralco Sparks 10–1 Philippine Army
Longest winning run8 games
Stallion FC
Longest unbeaten run8 games
Global
Stallion FC
Longest winless run9 games
Philippine Air Force
Longest losing run9 games
Philippine Air Force
← 2012
2014 →
United Football League Division 2
Season2013
ChampionsTeam Socceroo
PromotedTeam Socceroo
Matches played72
Goals scored267 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorerSouth Korea Jeong Woo Lee
(14 goals)
Highest scoringForza 4-5 Team Socceroo
Team Socceroo 8–1 Laos
Longest winning run16 games
Team Socceroo
Longest unbeaten run16 games
Team Socceroo
Longest winless run11 games
Manila All-Japan
Longest losing run4 games
Dolphins United
← 2012
2014 →

The 2013 United Football League was the fourth season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009.

Global FC are the defending champions, having won the previous Division 1 of the 2012 United Football League season. The season features 9 teams from the 2012 United Football League Division 1 and one new team promoted from the 2012 United Football League Division 2. Pachanga Diliman replaced the relegated Navy. The 2013 Division 1 league play kicked off on February 5, 2013 [1] while the Division 2 scheduled to kick off its first match between Dolphins United and Cebu Queen City United on February 9, 2013 at the Emperador Stadium [2] but Cebu Queen City United did not show up in the game time.[3]

Stallion FC clinched the United Football League Division 1 championship after Kaya came away with a 3-2 victory against Global at the Emperador Stadium in Mckinley Hill in Taguig June 13, 2013.[4]

Teams

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Ten teams in Division 1 and Division 2 contest for this years' league title. Pachanga Diliman from 2012 UFL Division 2 to replace relegated Navy. Two 2012 UFL Division 2 sides Manila Lions and Sunken Garden United did not participate in this year's league contest after they finished 11th and 12th spot respectively in 2012 league season.

On March 1, 2013, the UFL management has officially ruled out Cebu Queen City United from participating after the club apparently withdrawn when the club’s request for home games was turned down by the league.[5]

Clubs by division

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Division 1
Club Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Global Scotland Brian Reid Japan Yu Hoshide LGR Athletic Kia
Green Archers United Philippines Rodolfo Alicante Philippines Chieffy Caligdong LGR Athletic Globe Telecom
Kaya Australia David Perkovic Philippines Anton del Rosario LGR Athletic LBC Express, Inc.
Loyola Meralco Sparks Philippines Vincent Santos Philippines James Younghusband LGR Athletic Meralco
Manila Nomads Scotland John Jofre Netherlands Randy Musters AtletA
Pachanga Diliman Philippines Noel Marcaida Cameroon Yves Ashime Mizuno Victory Liner
PSG Iran Esmaeil Sedigh Iran Jaham Taher LGR Athletic Cord Epoxy
Philippine Air Force Philippines Leo Alfred Jaena Philippines Ian Araneta Philippine Air Force
Philippine Army Philippines Patricio Bumidang, Jr. Philippines Roel Gener LGR Athletic
Stallion FC Philippines Ernie Nierras Philippines Reuben Doctora Jr. Nike Sta. Lucia Land Inc.
Division 2
Club Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Agila Philippines John Paul Mérida Philippines Mark Alvin Valeroso Adidas
Cebu Queen City United Philippines Mario Ceniza Philippines Jan Michael Flores
Cimarron Philippines Stephen Permanes Ghana Bismark Frimpong Adidas Antonov Vodka
Dolphins United Philippines Greg Calawod Philippines Romnick Echin OLM
Forza FC Malaysia Azlan Nazir Philippines Allan Auman LGR Athletic or? Orient Freight
Laos FC Philippines Rolando Pinero Philippines Rolly Lear
Manila All-Japan Japan Shinichiro Maeno Japan Yuki Tanaka Cebu General Services, Inc.
Philippine Navy Philippines Narciso Rosima Philippines Loreto Kalalang LGR Athletic RedJuice
Team Socceroo Philippines Nolan Manito Philippines Michael Reyes LGR Athletic Vcargo Worldwide
Union Internacional Manila Germany Jorge Muller Spain Ivan Meilan Rudy Project

Managerial changes

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Division 1
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Incoming head coach
Global Philippines Dan Palami[6] End of caretaker position[6] Scotland Brian Reid[6]
Loyola South Korea Kim Chul-Soo Mutual consent Philippines Vincent Santos[7]
Kaya Philippines Michael Angelo Alvarez Resigned[8] Uruguay Maor Rozen[8]
Uruguay Maor Rozen Resigned[9] Australia David Perkovic[10]
Manila Nomads England Michael Denison Resigned[11] Scotland John Jofre[11]
Pachanga Diliman Philippines Norman Fegidero Resigned Philippines Salvador Alberto Salvacion
Philippines Salvador Alberto Salvacion Resigned Philippines Noel Marcaida
Philippine Air Force Philippines Edzel Bracamonte Resigned Philippines Leo Alfred Jaena
Division 2
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Incoming head coach
Agila Philippines Carlo Jose Rodriguez Resigned Philippines John Paul Mérida
Cimarron Philippines Salvador Alberto Salvacion Transferred (to Pachanga Diliman) Philippines Noel Marcaida
Philippines Noel Marcaida Transferred (to Pachanga Diliman) Philippines Stephen Permanes
Laos Philippines Ronald Patulin Resigned Philippines Rolando Pinero
Manila All-Japan Japan Ryo Kono Mutual consent Japan Shinichiro Maeno
Navy Philippines Marlon Maro Resigned Philippines Narciso Rosima
Team Socceroo Philippines Alfredo Estacion Resigned Philippines Nolan Manito
Union Internacional Manila Philippines Rafael Rodriguez Mutual consent Germany Jorge Muller

Venues

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Division 1
Stadium Location
Rizal Memorial Stadium Manila
Emperador Stadium[2] Taguig
Division 2
Stadium Location
Emperador Stadium Taguig

League table and results

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Division 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stallion (C) 18 15 1 2 60 22 +38 46
2 Global 18 14 1 3 47 12 +35 43
3 Loyola 18 11 5 2 50 18 +32 38
4 Kaya 18 8 7 3 35 21 +14 31
5 Pachanga Diliman 18 9 1 8 28 28 0 28
6 Green Archers United 18 7 3 8 36 36 0 24
7 Pasargad 18 6 3 9 38 38 0 21
8 Manila Nomads 18 3 4 11 16 43 −27 13
9 Philippine Army (O) 18 2 1 15 20 62 −42 7 Qualification to the 2013 Relegation playoffs
10 Philippine Air Force (R) 18 2 0 16 9 59 −50 6 Relegation to the 2014 UFL Division 2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2013. Source: rsssf.com, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Home \ Away GLO GAU KAY LMS NOM PAC PSG PAF PA STA
Global 5–1 2–3 0–2 2–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–0
Green Archers United 0–4 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 4–2 5–1 1–3
Kaya 3–2 3–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–0 1–2
Loyola 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 10–1 1–1
Manila Nomads 0–4 1–4 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 3–6
Pachanga Diliman 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 5–1 3–2 0–2
PSG 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–4 7–2 2–3 5–0 4–0 0–4
Philippine Air Force 0–2 1–4 0–1 0–4 2–0 0–3 0–6 0–3 2–7
Philippine Army 0–6 1–1 0–4 1–4 1–3 1–2 4–5 0–1 1–6
Stallion 1–2 4–3 3–2 4–2 1–0 3–1 5–1 6–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on June 20, 2013, 23:00. Source: United Football League (Philippines) soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Team Socceroo (C, P) 16 16 0 0 60 14 +46 48 Promotion to the 2014 UFL Division 1
2 Union Internacional Manila 16 9 4 3 32 23 +9 31 Qualification to the 2013 Promotion playoffs
3 Forza 16 8 3 5 38 26 +12 27
4 Agila 16 9 0 7 30 34 −4 27
5 Laos 16 6 3 7 29 38 −9 21
6 Philippine Navy 16 4 4 8 17 27 −10 16
7 Cimarron 16 4 2 10 27 36 −9 14
8 Manila All-Japan 16 2 5 9 16 34 −18 11
9 Dolphins United 16 3 1 12 21 38 −17 10
10 Cebu Queen City United (E) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2013. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Cebu Queen City United was officially ruled out by UFL management after the club withdrawn from the league as the club's request for home games in Cebu was turned down by the UFL.
Home \ Away AGI CQC[a] CIM DOL FOR LAO AJP PN SOC UIM
Agila 1–0 3–2 1–6 3–2 3–1 0–1 1–4 2–3
Cebu Queen City United[a]
Cimarron 1–3 4–2 1–4 4–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–3
Dolphins United 1–2 2–2 0–5 1–2 1–2 4–0 0–2 1–2
Forza 3–1 3–2 1–3 1–2 2–2 3–2 4–5 1–1
Laos 2–3 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–2
Manila All-Japan 1–4 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–3
Philippine Navy 0–1 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–3
Team Socceroo 5–2 5–1 4–1 2–1 8–1 5–0 6–2 2–0
Union Internacional Manila 2–0 4–3 3–0 0–1 4–4 0–0 2–2 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on June 20, 2013, 21:00. Source: United Football League (Philippines)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ All fixtures involving Cebu Queen City United have been nullified after the UFL management officially ruled out the club from participating.

Promotion-relegation playoffs

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Philippine Army, the 9th-placed team of Division 1 will face the 2nd-placed 2013 UFL Division 2 side Union Internacional Manila in a two-legged playoff. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2014 UFL Division 1.[12]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Philippine Army 8–4 Union Internacional Manila 5–3 3–1
1st Leg
Philippine Army5–3Union Internacional Manila
Margarse 40'
Brillantes 49', 67'
Vestal 56'
Lobaton 76'		 Meilan 3'
Stanley 19'
Owusu 90' (pen.)
Emperador Stadium, Taguig
2nd Leg
Union Internacional Manila1–3Philippine Army
Stanley 63' Gener 35'
Vestal 65', 83'
Emperador Stadium, Taguig

Philippine Army won 8–4 on aggregate and retained its United Football League Division 1 spot for the 2014 season.

Top goalscorers

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Correct as of 23:00, June 20, 2013
Source: UFL Phil Archived April 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

Division 1
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Rufo Sánchez Stallion FC 18
2 Philippines Phil Younghusband Loyola 17
3 Philippines Mark Hartmann Loyola 13
Sudan Izzeldin El Habbib Global FC
5 Nigeria Emmanuel Mbata PSG 12
6 Philippines Chieffy Caligdong Green Archers United 9
7 South Korea Lee Joo-Young Stallion FC 8
8 Philippines Ian Araneta Philippine Air Force 7
9 Philippines Nathan Alquiros Stallion FC 6
Philippines Anton del Rosario Kaya
Philippines Jeffrey Christiaens Global FC
Philippines Jesus Joaquin Melliza Green Archers United
Philippines Christian Pasilan Green Archers United
Philippines Meliton Pelayo Philippine Army
Nigeria Kalilou Toure PSG
Division 2
Rank Player Club Goals
1 South Korea Jeong Woo Lee Team Socceroo 14
2 Philippines Jerome Cuyos Dolphins United 12
3 Ivory Coast Dibi Pascal Forza 11
4 South Korea Shin Seok Jeon Team Socceroo 10
5 Ghana Ebenezer Owusu Union Internacional Manila 8
6 Spain Ivan Meilan Union Internacional Manila 7
Ghana Bismark Frimpong Cimarron
Olayemi Bakare Agila
9 Italy Philip Zemen Agila 6
Philippines Richard Leyble Navy
South Korea Hyeon Seung Lee Team Socceroo

Own goals

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Division 1
Rank Player For Club Own Goal
1 France Bafio Magassa Global Manila Nomads 2
Stallion FC
2 Philippines Edward Rances Global Pachanga Diliman 1
3 Philippines Carli de Murga Kaya Global 1
Division 2
Rank Player For Club Own Goal
1 Japan Yuki Itoyama Cimarron Manila All-Japan 1
2 Philippines Henderson Campo Cimarron Forza 1

Hat-tricks

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Division 1
Player For Against Result Date
Spain Rufo Sánchez Stallion FC Philippine Air Force 7–2‡ 7 March 2013
Philippines Robert Cañedo Pachanga Diliman Philippine Air Force 5–1 21 March 2013
Philippines Phil Younghusband Loyola Meralco Sparks Philippine Army 10–1‡ 16 April 2013
Philippines Mark Hartmann Loyola Meralco Sparks Philippine Army 10–1‡ 16 April 2013
Spain Rufo Sánchez Stallion FC Philippine Army 6–1‡ 30 April 2013
Senegal Oussenynou Diop Pachanga Diliman PSG 3–2 4 May 2013
Division 2
Player For Against Result Date
Philippines Jerome Cuyos Dolphins United Philippine Navy 4–0 3 March 2013
South Korea Jeong Woo Lee Team Socceroo Agila 4–1 14 April 2013
South Korea Shin Seok Jeon Team Socceroo Navy 6–2 5 May 2013
South Korea Hyeon Seung Lee Team Socceroo Forza 5–4 26 May 2013
Olayemi Bakare Agila Manila All-Japan 4–1 1 June 2013
  • ‡ Player scored more than three goals

Scoring

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Division 1

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Division 2

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Season Awards

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Team Awards

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The following teams are awarded by the United Football League in the ceremony.[13]

Division 1
Club Award
Stallion FC Champions
Global 1st-Runner Up
Loyola Meralco Sparks Fair Play Award
Division 2
Club Award
Team Socceroo Champions
Manila All-Japan Fair Play Award

Individual awards

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The following players are awarded by the United Football League Committee in the ceremony.[13]

Division 1
Player Club Award
Spain Rufo Sánchez Stallion FC Golden Ball
Spain Rufo Sánchez Stallion FC Golden Boot(18 goals)
Ivory Coast Roland Sadia Global Best Goalkeeper
Division 2
Player Club Award
South Korea Jeong Woo Lee Team Socceroo Golden Ball
South Korea Jeong Woo Lee Team Socceroo Golden Boot(14 goals)
South Korea Seung Seok Seo Team Socceroo Best Goalkeeper

References

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  1. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (December 26, 2012). "UFL finally finds a home". SPIN.ph. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Almo, Alder (February 8, 2013). "UFL unveils new home in McKinley Hill". philstar.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Karl Decena (February 10, 2013). "Cebu Queen City no-shows UFL debut match in new Emperador Stadium". InterAKTV. InterAKTV. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Karl Decena (June 13, 2013). "Global falters against Kaya, hands Stallion UFL title". interaksyon.com/. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  5. ^ Decena, Karl. "Cebu Queen City out of UFL Division Two". InterAKTV. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Global set to unveil new coach". globalfc.ph. Global FC. January 6, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  7. ^ Olivares, Rick (January 8, 2013). "Freddy G joins Loyola Sparks". Business Mirror Online. Business Mirror. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Decena, Karl (December 18, 2012). "UFL: Kaya FC hires Uruguayan-Spanish coach ahead of League competition". interaksyon.com. AKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  9. ^ Decena, Karl (February 23, 2013). "Kaya coach resigns after just three matches". interaksyon.com. AKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  10. ^ Decena, Karl (February 26, 2013). "UFL: Kaya plays Stallion in first match since coach's resignation; Global, Army clash". interaksyon.com. AKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  11. ^ a b Decena, Karl (December 11, 2012). "UFL: Nomads hire Scottish manager for upcoming League competition". interaksyon.com. AKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  12. ^ Guerrero, Bob. "UFL League Kicking Off with Big Changes". Yahoo! Philippines Sports. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  13. ^ a b Karl Decena (July 1, 2013). "Stallion's Rufo Sanchez cops UFL Golden Ball, Golden Boot awards". interaksyon.com. interAKTV. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
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