2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara

The 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara was the first edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara,[1] the domestic football cup competition of the Philippines. The competition started on September 1, 2018[2] and concluded on October 27, 2018, with Kaya–Iloilo winning the inaugural tournament after defeating Davao Aguilas 1–0 in extra time.

2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara
CountryPhilippines
DatesSeptember 1 – October 27, 2018
Teams6
ChampionsKaya–Iloilo (1st title)
Matches played15
Goals scored52 (3.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Robert Lopez Mendy (9 goals)
2019 →

The winners qualified for the 2019 AFC Cup.[3]

Participating clubs

All six clubs of the 2018 Philippines Football League are eligible to participate in the tournament.[3] On July 15, 2018 during the PFL Fans Day, it was announced that non-franchise clubs will also be allowed to join the cup competition provided that they will satisfy minimum licensing requirements which will be set for the competition.[4] But only clubs in the PFL joined the tournament.

Philippines Football League
the 6 teams of the 2018 season

Format

Competition

The Copa Paulino Alcantara will commence on September 1, 2018 with a group phase of two groups with three teams each. A round robin format with home and away legs will be used for this phase. The top two teams advance to the semifinals with the group winners facing the runner-up team from the other group. The higher seeded teams will host the one-off semifinals. The final will consist of a single match as well.[2]

Draw

A draw to determine the composition of the groupings for the group phase will be held on August 26, 2018.[2]

Pot 1
(Seeded Teams)		 Pot 2
(Non-seeded Teams)
Ceres–Negros (PFL Champion)
Kaya–Iloilo (PFL Runner-up)		 Davao Aguilas
Global Cebu		 JPV Marikina
Stallion Laguna

Group stage
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semifinals

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DAV STA CER
1 Davao Aguilas 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10 Semi-finals — 0–0 2–1
2 Stallion Laguna 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4 0–4 — 3–0
3 Ceres–Negros 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3 1–3 2–1 —
Source: LFI
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 1Ceres–Negros1–3Davao AguilasManila
19:00 UTC+8 Powell  54' Hartmann  36'
P. Younghusband  38'
Minniecon  76'		 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 2Stallion Laguna3–0Ceres–Negros Biñana
12:00 UTC+8 Doctora  24'
Melliza  41', 52'		 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) 3Ceres–Negros2–1Stallion LagunaManila
19:00 UTC+8 Powell  56'
M. Ott  84'		 Arboleda  40' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 4Davao Aguilas2–1Ceres–NegrosManila
16:00 UTC+8 Wesley  16'
P. Younghusband  47' (pen.)		 M. Ott  53' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) 5Davao Aguilas0–0Stallion LagunaManila
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
17 October 2018 (2018-10-17) 6Stallion Laguna0–4Davao AguilasBiñan
15:00 UTC+8 P. Younghusband  40', 83'
Kim Sung-min  70', 84'		 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAY JPV GLO
1 Kaya–Iloilo 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10 Semi-finals — 1–0 4–0
2 JPV Marikina 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6 0–1 — 4–3
3 Global Cebu 4 0 1 3 7 13 −6 1 3–3 1–2 —
Source: LFI
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 1Kaya–Iloilo4–0Global CebuManila
16:00 UTC+8 Lopez Mendy  23', 55', 62'
Tanton  49'		 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 2JPV Marikina4–3Global CebuCarmona
15:00 UTC+8 Moriyasu  28'
Uzoka  57'
Angeles  69'
Shimono  73'		 Nikolić  38'
Roberts  65'
Lee Jeong-min  85'		 Stadium: PFF National Training Centre
19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) 3Kaya–Iloilo1–0JPV MarikinaManila
16:00 UTC+8 Osei  75' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
23 September 2018 (2018-09-23) 4Global Cebu3–3Kaya–IloiloManila
19:00 UTC+8 Beloya  3'
Beaton  56'
Jarvis  63'		 Tanton  24'
Lopez Mendy  58', 73'		 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) 5Global Cebu1–2JPV MarikinaManila
19:00 UTC+8 Jarvis  77' Uzoka  39'
Moriyasu  62'		 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Knock-out stage

Bracket
Semifinals
October 21 		Final
October 27
      
A1 Davao Aguilas 6
B2 JPV Marikina 1
W1 Davao Aguilas 0
W2 Kaya–Iloilo (a.e.t.) 1
B1 Kaya–Iloilo 3
A2 Stallion Laguna 2

Semi-finals
21 October 2018 (2018-10-21) Semi-finalDavao Aguilas6–1JPV MarikinaManilab
17:00 UTC+8 Kim Sung-min  34', 52', 60', 74'
J. Younghusband  40'
de Jong  50'		 Altiche  73' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
21 October 2018 (2018-10-21) Semi-finalKaya–Iloilo3–2Stallion LagunaIloilo City
14:30 UTC+8 Lopez Mendy  3', 15', 47' Arboleda  20'
Polli  43'		 Stadium: Iloilo Sports Complex

Final
Main article: 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) ChampionshipDavao Aguilas0–1 (a.e.t.)Kaya–IloiloManila
17:00 UTC+8 Bedic  119' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,230

Notes
a ^ Match was moved from the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila to Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan to anticipated bad weather due to Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong).[5]
b ^ Davao Aguilas by topping their group were given the right to play their semifinal match at home but due to the unavailability of their home stadium at the Davao del Norte Sports Complex in Tagum, the club opted to play their semifinal match at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.[6]

References
  1. "PFL Season 2018 Begins March 3". Philippines Football League. January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. "Philippines' cup competition: Copa Paulino Alcantara logo unveiled". Fox Sports. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. Saldajeno, Ivan (3 April 2018). "PFL Cup to be named Copa Paulino Alcantara". Philippine Canadian Inquirer. Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. Dela Cruz, Jaimer (15 July 2018). "First PFL Fans Day and Soca Loca Mobile App Launch a success". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. "Untitled". Twitter. Philippines Football League. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018. In anticipation to adverse weather conditions, M11 Stallion Laguna Football Club Philippines vs Ceres-Negros FC scheduled on 15 September is moved to Binan Football Stadium. Kick-off is at 12:00nn. #KeepTheLegacy #WeArePFL
  6. Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (20 October 2018). "PFL Cup semis starts". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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