2013 PFF National Men's U-23 Championship

The 2013 PFF National Men's U-23 Championship (known as the PFF-Suzuki U-23 Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second edition of a football tournament in the Philippines organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and Japanese automaker Suzuki. It is the national competition of Men's Under-23 players representing the member associations of Philippine Football Federation.[1]

2013 PFF National Men's U-23 Championship
Country Philippines
DatesMay 17–30, 2013
Teams9
ChampionsNegros Occidental
Runners-upDavao
Matches played20
Goals scored48 (2.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Joshua Beloya
Rudane Tamon
Juven Benitez
(4 goals)
← 2011

Host

On March 19, it was reported that the Final Qualifying Round will be held at Perdices Stadium in Dumaguete.[2]

After a month-long delay, the regional qualifying and semi-final rounds of the 2013 PFF Suzuki Under 23 Championship resumed on May 17 until May 28 in Dumaguete.[3] The one-game finals showdown played on May 30 at 2:30 pm in the same venue.[4]

Schedule

Groups

Group A
  • Matches to be played at Perdices Memorial Coliseum in Dumaguete, on 17–26 May 2013 (all times UTC+8).
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
North Cotabato 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9
Iloilo 4 3 0 1 3 2 +1 9
Cebu 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7
Baguio-Benguet 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
Iligan-Lanao Del Norte 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1
Source:

Group B
  • Matches to be played at Perdices Memorial Coliseum in Dumaguete, on 17–26 May 2013 (all times UTC+8).
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Negros Occidental 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9
Davao 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
Zamboanga-Dipolog 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
Masbate 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source:

Knockout stage
Semi-Finals Finals
      
A1 North Cotabato 0
B2 Davao 1
Davao 0
NOFA 1
B1 NOFA 2
A2 Iloilo 0

Semi-finals
North Cotabato0 – 1Davao
Abalunan 90+5'
Perdices Memorial Coliseum, Dumaguete
NOFA2 – 0Iloilo
Ariola 50'
Beloya 70'
Perdices Memorial Coliseum, Dumaguete

Third-place Playoff
North Cotabato3 – 0Iloilo
Perdices Memorial Coliseum, Dumaguete

Finals
Davao0 – 1NOFA
Valmayor 81'
Perdices Memorial Coliseum, Dumaguete

Awards

The following were the competition’s top individual awardees.[5]

  • Golden Boot Awards: Joshua Beloya (NOFA), Rudane Tamon (North Cotabato) and Juven Benitez (North Cotabato)
  • Most Valuable Player: Joshua Beloya (NOFA)
  • Best Defender: Anthony Tongson (NOFA)
  • Best Goalkeeper: Dominador Tato (Davao)
  • Best Midfielder: Joshua Beloya (NOFA)
  • Fair Play Award: Davao

References
  1. suzuki.com.ph. "Suzuki and PFF Seals 2012 U23 National Cup MOA; 2nd PFF Suzuki U23 National Cup to Kick Off by March". suzuki.com.ph. suzuki.com.ph. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  2. Olmin Leyba (Mar 19, 2013). "PFF eyes Nat'l Cup for SEAG aspirants". The Philippine Star. abs-cbnnews.com/sports. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  3. The Visayan Daily Star (May 16, 2013). "PFF Suzuki U23 regionals, semis set in Dumaguete City". The Visayan Daily Star. visayandailystar.com/. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  4. Alder Almo (May 29, 2013). "Ceres-Negros, Medvil-Davao clash in PFF-Suzuki U23 finals". philstar.com/sports. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  5. Bob Guerrero (May 30, 2013). "Negros Occidental-Ceres repeats as Suzuki U23 National Football Champs". ph.sports.yahoo.com. The Passionate Fan blog. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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