2015 United Football League

The 2015 United Football League was the sixth season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. Ten teams competed in UFL Division 1 while seven teams were in Division 2.[1]

Global were the defending champions, having won the Division 1 of the 2014 United Football League season.[2]

Ceres outclassed Team Socceroo 6-0 on 15 July 2015 to clinch the 2015 United Football League title with two games to spare.

Season summary

UFL Division 1 headlined a complete 10-team cast for the highest level of Philippine League football. Ceres and Manila Jeepney played in Division I, replacing the relegated Pasargad and the spot left by Manila Nomads' last season.[3]

UFL Division 2 only had seven participants with new side Kabuscorp and returnees Mendiola. Six Division 2 clubs, namely, Philippine Air Force, Manila Nomads, UIM, Philippine Navy, Dolphins United, Cimarron, participated in the 2015 UFL League competitions.

Division 1
United Football League Division 1
Season2015
ChampionsCeres
RelegatedPhilippine Army
Matches played81
Goals scored341 (4.21 per match)
Top goalscorer18 goals
Adrián Gallardo
Highest scoring14 goals
Pachanga Diliman 5–9 Green Archers United
Longest winning run7 games
Ceres
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Global
Longest winless run10 games
Team Socceroo
Longest losing run10 games
Team Socceroo
← 2014
2016 →

Clubs
Club Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Ceres Ali Go Juan Luis Guirado Adidas Ceres Liner
Global Leigh Manson Misagh Bahadoran Accel Smart
Green Archers United Rodolfo Alicante Christian Pasilan Mizuno Globe Telecom
Kaya Fabien Larry Lewis Chris Greatwich LGR Athletic LBC Express
Loyola Meralco Sparks Simon McMenemy James Younghusband Under Armour Meralco
Manila Jeepney Kim Chul-Soo Davide Cortina LGR Athletic
Pachanga Diliman Yuki Matsuda Anton Gonzales Umbro
Philippine Army Patricio Bumidang Roel Gener Artificial Turf Sejung
Stallion Ernest Nierras Ruben Doctora Mizuno Gilligan's
Team Socceroo Franklin Cacacho Lee Jeong Woo Loro Sports Chevrolet

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Incoming head coach
Loyola Vince Santos End of Contract Simon McMenemy[4]
Kaya David Perkovic End of Contract Adam Reekie[5]
Kaya Adam Reekie[6] Resigned Fabien Larry Lewis
Ceres Cha Seung-ryong Resigned Ali Go[7]

Venues
Club Stadium Location Capacity
All ClubsRizal Memorial StadiumManila12,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ceres (C) 17 14 1 2 59 13 +46 43 Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Group stage
2 Global 17 10 5 2 50 15 +35 35
3 Loyola Meralco Sparks 17 11 2 4 46 26 +20 35
4 Kaya (Q) 17 10 1 6 47 23 +24 31 Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Stallion 17 10 1 6 36 24 +12 31
6 Green Archers United 17 7 3 7 36 33 +3 24
7 Manila Jeepney 17 4 4 9 30 48 −18 16
8 Pachanga Diliman 17 3 3 11 27 52 −25 12
9 Team Socceroo (R) 17 1 1 15 7 69 −62 4 Qualification to the 2015 Relegation playoffs
10 Philippine Army (D, E) 9 0 1 8 3 38 −35 1 Disqualified from the tournament
Updated to match(es) played on 6 August 2015. Source: rsssf.com, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Kaya qualified to the 2016 AFC Cup Group stage by winning the 2015 UFL Cup.

Results
Home \ Away CER GLO GAU KAY LMS MJP PAC PAR STA SOC
Ceres 2–2 2–1 2–0 5–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–0
Global 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 10–1 1–1 5–0 2–1 6–0
Green Archers United 0–7 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–3 4–0
Kaya 1–2 1–3 0–2 3–2 4–1 4–1 4–0 0–3 5–0
Loyola Meralco Sparks 1–6 1–0 4–0 3–3 2–0 5–2 7–0 1–2 1–0
Manila Jeepney 2–1 2–2 2–3 0–4 2–3 1–4 2–2 3–2 5–0
Pachanga Diliman 0–5 0–2 5–9 2–6 0–4 3–3 4–1 1–3 1–1
Philippine Army 0–7 0–3 0–2 0–4
Stallion 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 4–1 1–0 4–0
Team Socceroo 0–4 0–8 0–5 0–7 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–4
Source: uflph.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2
United Football League Division 2
Season2015
ChampionsLaos
PromotedLaos
Matches played36
Goals scored152 (4.22 per match)
Top goalscorer12 goals
Chihiro Noda
Highest scoring11 goals
JP Voltes 9–2 Mendiola
Longest winning run11 games
Laos
Longest unbeaten run12 games
Laos
Longest winless run6 games
Kabuscorp
Longest losing run6 games
Kabuscorp
← 2014
2016 →

Clubs
Club Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Agila Ramon Vicente Roxas Olayemi Bakare LGR Athletic Blue Booters
Forza Jun Mark Saraga Allan Auman LGR Athletic Orient Freight
JP Voltes Shinichiro Maeno Yuki Tanaka LGR Athletic JK Mart
Kabuscorp De Laguna Eliezer Fabroada LGT Athletic Kabuscorp SCP
Laos Rudy Del Rosario Rolly Lear LGR Athletic
Mendiola Aris Caslib Adidas victory liner
Pasargad Mike Agbayani Jay Torres LGR Athletic Cord Marine Epoxy

Venues
Club Stadium Location Capacity
All ClubsRizal Memorial StadiumManila12,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Laos (C, P) 11 10 1 0 33 8 +25 31 Promotion to the 2016 UFL Division 1
2 JP Voltes (O, P) 11 7 3 1 48 12 +36 24 Qualification to the 2015 Promotion playoffs
3 Forza 11 6 2 3 27 17 +10 20
4 Agila 11 4 0 7 17 35 −18 12
5 Mendiola 11 2 2 7 15 28 −13 8
6 Pasargad 11 2 2 7 11 25 −14 8
7 Laguna Kabuscorp (D, E) 6 0 0 6 1 27 −26 0 Disqualified from the tournament
Updated to match(es) played on 6 August 2015. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results
Home \ Away AGI FOR JPV KDL LAO MEN PSG
Agila 1–3 0–8 3–0 0–3 4–1 3–1
Forza 5–2 2–2 1–2 4–2 2–1
JP Voltes 8–0 2–1 7–0 2–3 9–2 5–0
Kabuscorp De Laguna 1–7 0–3 0–3
Laos 3–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–1
Mendiola 3–1 0–0 2–3 0–3 0–1
Pasargad 0–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–7 1–1
Source: uflph.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion-relegation playoffs

Team Socceroo, the 9th-placed team of Division 1 faced the 2nd-placed 2015 UFL Division 2 side JP Voltes in a two-legged playoff. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2016 UFL Division 1.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Team Socceroo 1 - 12 JP Voltes 1 - 3 0 - 9
1st Leg
Team Socceroo1 - 3JP Voltes
Matsunaga  28' Report Tatsuya Nakamura  6'
Michael Mabanag  26'
del Rosario  45'
2nd Leg
JP Voltes9 - 0Team Socceroo
del Rosario  17', 49', 72'
Chihiro Noda  34', 45', 61', 69', 83'
John Celiz  57'		 Report

JP Voltes won 12–1 on aggregate and earned a United Football League Division 1 spot for the 2016 season.

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks
DivisionPlayerForAgainstResultDate
1 Ruben DoctoraStallionTeam Socceroo 4–1 14 February 2015
1 Adrián GallardoCeresPhilippine Army 7–0 3 March 2015
1 Mark HartmannGlobalManila Jeepney 10–1 11 April 2015
1 Adrián GallardoCeresLoyola Meralco Sparks 5–2 11 April 2015
1 Robert Lopez MendyGreen Archers UnitedPachanga Diliman 9–5‡ 20 June 2015
1 Bienvenido MarañónCeresLoyola Meralco Sparks 6–1 20 June 2015
1 Adrián GallardoCeresPachanga Diliman 5–0‡ 23 June 2015
1 Tishan HanleyKayaPachanga Diliman 4–1 11 July 2015
1 Adrián GallardoCeresGreen Archers United 7–0 15 July 2015
1 Phil YounghusbandLoyola Meralco SparksPachanga Diliman 5–2 22 July 2015
1 Tishan HanleyKayaTeam Socceroo 7–0 29 July 2015
2 Chihiro NodaJP VoltesMendiola 9–2‡ 22 February 2015
2 Chihiro NodaJP VoltesKabuscorp De Laguna 7–0‡ 26 February 2015
2 Nicolas VandelliForzaKabuscorp De Laguna 7–1‡ 12 March 2015
2 Yugo KobayashiJP VoltesAgila 8–0‡ 19 March 2015
  • ‡ Player scored more than three (3) goals

Correct as of 22:00, 29 July 2015
Source: uflph.com

Discipline

Cards and suspension

Division 1

Correct as of 22:30, 18 April 2015
Source: UFL Philippines

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References
  1. UFL Philippines/ (January 9, 2014). "Ceres-La Salle Clinches 2nd Division Title, Manila Jeepney Secures Promotion". ufl.ph/. UFL Philippines. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  2. Karlo Sacamos (June 12, 2014). "Global does it again, clinches 2nd UFL title with still plenty to spare". spin.ph. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  3. Karl Decena (June 24, 2014). "Ceres, Manila Jeepney earn promotion to UFL's first division for next season". InterAksyon.com. TV5/ABC Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 2015-11-26. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  4. "Simon McMenemy, architect of Azkals' miracle run, to coach Loyola in the UFL". ph.sports.yahoo.com. ph.sports.yahoo.com. August 26, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  5. "Adam Reekie named new Kaya head coach". kayafc.com/. Kaya FC. August 31, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  6. "Kaya Futbol Club statement on Adam Reekie's resignation". Kaya Futbol Club. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  7. "Go wants Ceres-La Salle to play consistent football en route to title". tiebreakertimes.com/. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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