2014 United Football League

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 are the defending champions, having won the Division 1 of the 2013 United Football League season.[2]

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

Teams

The relegated Philippine Air Force from 2013 UFL Division 1 [4] will be replaced by Team Socceroo as the champions of 2013 UFL Division 2.[5] The Manila Nomads voluntarily stepped down from Division I and will play 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 will make its debut at the league's Division II.[6] In this season, the Division I will play a triple round-robin system, increasing games from 18 to 24.

Division 1
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
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
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
Stadium Location
Emperador StadiumTaguig

League table
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) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results

Top goalscorers

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
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
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
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 (3) goals

Division 2
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
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
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
Stadium Location
Emperador StadiumTaguig
Nomads FieldParañaque

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ceres[lower-alpha 1] (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[lower-alpha 2] 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) Champion; (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
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

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
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
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
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 (3) goals

Season awards

Team awards

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

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
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References
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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/. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  4. "Pasargad sends Air Force to relegation after 6-0 beating". InterAksyon.com. 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.com. TV5/ABC Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2014-01-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. 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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