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

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

Teams

The relegated Philippine Air Force from 2013 UFL Division 1 [4] was replaced by Team Socceroo as the champion of 2013 UFL Division 2.[5] The Manila Nomads voluntarily stepped down from Division I and played 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 made their debuts i the league's Division II.[6] In this season, the Division I played 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 goalscorerPhilippines 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 Scotland Leigh Manson Philippines Patrick Deyto AtletA Kia
Green Archers United Philippines Rodolfo Alicante Philippines Christian Pasilan LGR Athletic Globe Telecom
Kaya Australia David Perkovic Philippines Alexander Borromeo LGR Athletic LBC Express
Loyola Meralco Sparks Philippines Vincent Santos Philippines Tomas Trigo LGR Athletic Meralco
Pachanga Diliman Philippines Noel Marcaida Italy Davide Cortina Umbro PLDT Home Fibr and Petron
Pasargad Philippines Mike Agbayani Philippines Jay Torres LGR Athletic
Philippine Army GTI Philippines Ricky Cain Philippines Roel Gener Artificial Turf Sejung
Stallion FC Philippines Ernie Nierras Philippines Reuben Doctora Jr. Mizuno Gilligan's
Team Socceroo Philippines Franklin Cacacho South Korea Lee Jeong Woo LGR Athletic Vcargo Worldwide

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Incoming head coach
Global Scotland Brian Reid[7] Resigned Scotland Leigh Manson[8]
Pasargad Iran Esmaeil Sedigh
Ghana Ayi Aryee Nii
Mutual Consent
Resigned
Ghana Ayi Aryee Nii[9]
Philippines Mike Agbayani
Team Socceroo Philippines Nolan Manito Mutual Consent Philippines Franklin Cacacho
Philippine Army GTI Philippines Patricio Bumidang Mutual Consent Philippines 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) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Top goalscorers

Correct as of 23:00, June 24, 2014
Source: UFL Phil

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Philippines Mark Hartmann Global 27
2 Iran Milad Behgandom Global 19
Sudan Izzeldin El Habbib Global
4 Philippines Phil Younghusband Loyola 16
5 Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy Green Archers United 15
6 Philippines OJ Porteria Kaya 14
7 South Korea Jeong Woo Lee Team Socceroo 13
8 Philippines Nate Burkey Pachanga Diliman 12
Philippines Freddy Gonzalez Loyola
10 South Korea Joo Young Lee Loyola 8

Own goals

Rank Player For Club Own Goal
1 Philippines Andrew Liauw Stallion Kaya 1
2 Philippines Ronnie Aguisanda Stallion Green Archers United 1
3 Stanley Ankrah Global Team Socceroo 1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Nigeria Emmanuel Mbata Kaya Team Socceroo 7–1 23 January 2014
Philippines Jeffrey Christiaens Global Philippine Army 9–1 1 February 2014
Philippines Christian Pasilan Green Archers United Team Socceroo 7–1 4 February 2014
Philippines Mark Hartmann Global Team Socceroo 9–0 11 February 2014
Philippines OJ Porteria Kaya Philippine Army 9–1 13 February 2014
United States Diego Barrera Team Socceroo Stallion 4-3 13 March 2014
Philippines Mark Hartmann Global Team Socceroo 9-0 20 March 2014
Iran Milad Behgandom Global Pasargad 7-0 29 March 2014
Philippines Freddy Gonzalez Loyola Philippine Army 4-1 5 April 2014
South Korea Jeong Woo Lee Team Socceroo Pasargad 6-2 11 May 2014
Sudan Izzeldin El Habbib Global Team Socceroo 7-0 14 June 2014
Sudan Izzeldin El Habbib Global Stallion 9-0 26 June 2014
  • Player scored more than three goals

Division 2

United Football League Division 2
Season2014
ChampionsCeres
PromotedCeres
Manila Jeepney
Matches played132
Goals scored583 (4.42 per match)
Top goalscorerSouth Korea 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 Philippines Ramon Vicente Roxas Nigeria Olayemi Bakare LGR Athletic
Ceres Philippines Ali Go Philippines Jason Cordova Adidas Ceres Liner
Cimarron Philippines Stephen Permanes Cameroon Eric Yosse Umbro KMC MAG Group
Dolphins United Philippines Ravelo Saluria Philippines Jeremiah James Clemente Botak Cherifer and SiKLO Pilipinas
Forza Philippines Jun Mark Saraga Philippines Allan Auman LGR Athletic Orient Freight
Laos Iran Mehdi Soltani Philippines Rolly Lear LGR Athletic
Manila All-Japan Japan Shinichiro Maeno Japan Yuki Tanaka LGR Athletic JK Mart
Manila Jeepney Philippines Kale Alvarez Philippines Alvin Valeroso LGR Athletic Cord Epoxy
Manila Nomads Scotland Alasdair Thomson Netherlands Randy Musters AtletA
Philippine Air Force Philippines Edzel Bracamonte Philippines Ian Araneta LGR Athletic Philippine Air Force
Philippine Navy Philippines Narciso Rosima Philippines Jose Alfie Caminos LGR Atlethic .
Union Internacional Manila Philippines Dan Padernal Spain Ivan Meilan Rudy Project

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Incoming head coach
Dolphins United Philippines Greg Calawod Mutual Consent Philippines Ravelo Saluria
Forza Malaysia Azlan Nasir Mutual Consent Philippines Jun Mark Saraga
Laos Philippines Rolando Pinero Mutual Consent Iran Mehdi Soltani
Manila Nomads Scotland John Jofre Resigned United States Alasdair Thomson
Union Internacional Manila Germany Jorge Muller Mutual Consent Philippines Dan Padernal
Agila Philippines John Paul Mérida Mutual Consent Philippines 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) Champions; (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 South Korea Jin Ho Kim Ceres 32
2 Philippines Ian Araneta Philippine Air Force 21
3 Liberia Jangobah Johnson Forza 18
Nigeria Olayemi Bakare Agila
5 Ivory Coast N'gnan Koffi Desmos Kouassi Manila Jeepney 15
6 Abou Toure Laos 12
Japan Chichiro Noda Manila All-Japan
Jamal Lord Manila Nomads/Union Internacional Manila
9 Japan Eiji Sugikasi Manila All-Japan 11
Japan Genki Nakamura Manila All-Japan
Ivory Coast Mohamed Diallo Philippine Navy

Own goals

Rank Player For Club Own Goal
1 Philippines Bern Calumpang Manila Jeepney Philippine Navy 1
2 Japan Tatsuya Nakamura Forza Manila All-Japan 1
3 Philippines Romnick Echin Ceres Dolphins United 1
4 Nigeria Dimeji Tunde Manila Nomads Agila 1
5 Ivory Coast Dibi Pascal Agila Forza 1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Ivory Coast Koffi Desmos Arthur Kouassi N Gnan Manila Jeepney Philippine Navy 7–1 18 January 2014
France Loic Toullec Manila Nomads Dolphins United 5–0 19 January 2014
South Korea Jin Ho Kim Ceres Dolphins United 9–2 8 February 2014
Japan Eiji Sugikasi Manila All-Japan Cimarron 8–0 8 February 2014
Iran Shayan Jafari Union Internacional Manila Laos 4–3 16 February 2014
South Korea Jin Ho Kim Ceres Union Internacional Manila 4–2 27 February 2014
Liberia Jangobah Johnson Forza Cimarron 10–0 2 March 2014
Philippines Arvin Gaspe Forza Cimarron 10–0 2 March 2014
Philippines Patrick Reichelt Ceres Forza 6–2 9 March 2014
Ivory Coast Koffi Desmos Arthur Kouassi N Gnan Manila Jeepney Union Internacional Manila 6–1 27 April 2014
Nigeria Olayemi Bakare Agila Manila Nomads 4–4 27 April 2014
Abou Toure Laos Philippine Navy 5–5 4 May 2014
South Korea Jin Ho Kim Ceres Dolphins United 9–1 14 May 2014
Ivory Coast Oladipo Okunaiya Ceres Dolphins United 9–1 14 May 2014
South Korea Jin Ho Kim Ceres Agila 5–0 17 May 2014
Philippines Ian Macaspac Forza Cimarron 8–1 25 May 2014
Liberia Jangobah Johnson Forza Cimarron 8–1 25 May 2014
United States Sean Stewart Illif Manila Jeepney Dolphins United 10-1 1 June 2014
Philippines Mahmoud Ali Union Internacional Manila Agila 5-3 8 June 2014
South Korea Jin Ho Kim Ceres Forza 4–1 14 June 2014
  • Player scored more than three 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
Philippines Jason de Jong Global Golden Ball
Philippines Mark Hartmann Global Golden Boot (27 goals)
Ivory Coast Roland Sadia Global Best Goalkeeper
Division 2
Player Club Award
South Korea Jin Ho Kim Ceres Golden Boot (32 goals)
Philippines Louie Michael Casas Ceres Best Goalkeeper

References

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  3. UFL Philippines (June 13, 2014). "Leigh Manson Hails Hard Work After Global Clinches 2014 League Title in Style". ufl.ph/. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  4. "Pasargad sends Air Force to relegation after 6-0 beating". InterAksyon. 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. TV5/ABC Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
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  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.
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