2015 United Football League
Football league season
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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
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ceres |
| Relegated | Philippine Army |
| Matches | 81 |
| Goals | 341 (4.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 18 goals Adrián Gallardo |
| Highest scoring | 14 goals Pachanga Diliman 5–9 Green Archers United |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Ceres |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 games Global |
| Longest winless run | 10 games Team Socceroo |
| Longest losing run | 10 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 Clubs | Rizal Memorial Stadium | Manila | 12,000 |
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[a] |
| 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) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Kaya qualified to the 2016 AFC Cup Group stage by winning the 2015 UFL Cup.
Results
Division 2
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Laos |
| Promoted | Laos |
| Matches | 36 |
| Goals | 152 (4.22 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 12 goals Chihiro Noda |
| Highest scoring | 11 goals JP Voltes 9–2 Mendiola |
| Longest winning run | 11 games Laos |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 games Laos |
| Longest winless run | 6 games Kabuscorp |
| Longest losing run | 6 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 Clubs | Rizal Memorial Stadium | Manila | 12,000 |
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) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results
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 Socceroo | 1 - 3 | JP Voltes |
|---|---|---|
Matsunaga  28' |
Report | Tatsuya Nakamura 6' Michael Mabanag 26' del Rosario 45' |
- 2nd Leg
| JP Voltes | 9 - 0 | Team 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
Division 1
Correct as of 22:30, 5 August 2015
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Division 2
Correct as of 23:00, 18 July 2015
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Hat-tricks
| Division | Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruben Doctora | Stallion | Team Socceroo | 4–1 | 14 February 2015 |
| 1 | Adrián Gallardo | Ceres | Philippine Army | 7–0 | 3 March 2015 |
| 1 | Mark Hartmann | Global | Manila Jeepney | 10–1 | 11 April 2015 |
| 1 | Adrián Gallardo | Ceres | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 5–2 | 11 April 2015 |
| 1 |  Robert Lopez Mendy | Green Archers United | Pachanga Diliman | 9–5‡ | 20 June 2015 |
| 1 | Bienvenido Marañón | Ceres | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 6–1 | 20 June 2015 |
| 1 | Adrián Gallardo | Ceres | Pachanga Diliman | 5–0‡ | 23 June 2015 |
| 1 |  Tishan Hanley | Kaya | Pachanga Diliman | 4–1 | 11 July 2015 |
| 1 | Adrián Gallardo | Ceres | Green Archers United | 7–0 | 15 July 2015 |
| 1 | Phil Younghusband | Loyola Meralco Sparks | Pachanga Diliman | 5–2 | 22 July 2015 |
| 1 | Tishan Hanley | Kaya | Team Socceroo | 7–0 | 29 July 2015 |
| 2 | Chihiro Noda | JP Voltes | Mendiola | 9–2‡ | 22 February 2015 |
| 2 | Chihiro Noda | JP Voltes | Kabuscorp De Laguna | 7–0‡ | 26 February 2015 |
| 2 |  Nicolas Vandelli | Forza | Kabuscorp De Laguna | 7–1‡ | 12 March 2015 |
| 2 | Yugo Kobayashi | JP Voltes | Agila | 8–0‡ | 19 March 2015 |
- ‡ Player scored more than three goals
Correct as of 22:00, 29 July 2015
Source: uflph.com
Discipline
Division 1
Note: X means Straight Red Card; Y means 2 Yellow Cards Correct as of 22:30, 18 April 2015
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Division 2
Correct as of__:__, __ ______ 2015
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Cards and suspension
Division 1
| Ceres (Total: 18 Cards) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
| Martin Steuble |
 |
MJP KAY STA |
2/17/15 3/14/15 3/22/15 |
Green Archers Utd | 4/07/15 |
|
LMS | 4/11/15 | |||
| Angelo Marasigan |
|
PAC | 3/01/15 | ||
| Arnie Pasinabo Jr. |
|
PAR | 3/03/15 | ||
| Jason Sabio |
|
PAR | 3/03/15 | ||
| Camelo Tacusalme |
|
PAR | 3/03/15 | ||
| Patrick Reichelt |
|
KAY STA |
3/14/15 3/22/15 |
||
| Marvin Angeles |
|
STA | 3/22/15 | ||
| Sang Min Kim |
|
GAU LMS |
4/07/15 04/11/15 |
||
| Jalsor Soriano |
 |
GAU | 4/07/15 | Loyola | 4/11/15 |
| Manuel Ott |
|
LMS GLO |
4/11/15 4/18/15 |
||
| Adrian Gallardo Valdes |
|
GLO | 4/18/15 | ||
| Global (Total: 16 Cards) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
| Richard Talaroc |
|
GAU | 2/07/15 | ||
| Yu Hoshide |
|
PAC | 2/14/15 | ||
 Raúl Martinez |
|
PAC PAR LMS |
2/14/15 2/28/15 3/21/15 |
Manila Jeepney | 4/11/15 |
| Amani Aguinaldo |
|
STA LMS |
2/21/15 3/21/15 |
||
| Masaki Yanagawa |
|
STA | 2/21/15 | ||
| Renato González |
|
PAR | 2/28/15 | ||
| Dennis Villanueva |
|
PAR | 2/28/15 | ||
| Hikaru Minegishi |
|
KAY | 3/07/15 | ||
| Jerry Barbaso |
|
LMS | 3/21/15 | ||
| Daisuke Sato |
|
LMS | 3/21/15 | ||
| Renato Gonzales |
|
MJP CER |
4/11/15 4/18/15 |
||
| Paolo Salenga |
|
MJP | 4/11/15 | ||
| Mark Hartmann |
|
CER | 4/18/15 | ||
| Green Archers United (Total: 19 Cards) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
| Daniel del Rio |
|
GLO STA |
2/07/15 4/18/15 |
||
| Robert Cañedo |
|
GLO | 2/07/15 | ||
 Hervé Ebanda |
|
GLO KAY LMS |
2/07/15 2/15/15 3/15/15 |
Team Socceroo | 3/22/15 |
| |
STA | 4/18/15 | Global | 5/31/15 | |
|
CER | 4/04/15 | |||
| Reynald Villareal |
|
KAY SOC STA |
2/15/15 3/22/15 4/18/15 |
Global | 5/31/15 |
| Jesse Martindale |
|
KAY LMS |
2/15/15 3/15/15 |
||
| David Icardo |
|
PAR | 2/22/15 | ||
| Robert Lopez Mendy |
|
LMS | 3/15/15 | ||
| Christian Pasilan |
|
LMS | 3/15/15 | ||
| Tommy Escoltero |
|
SOC | 3/22/15 | ||
| Paolo Pascual |
|
STA | 4/18/15 | ||
| Kaya (Total: 16 Cards) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
| Jorge Butron |
|
STA | 4/12/15 | Loyola | 4/19/15 |
|
PAR CER |
2/07/15 3/14/15 |
|||
| Miguel Tanton |
|
PAR CER PAC |
2/07/15 3/14/15 3/21/15 |
Stallion | 4/12/15 |
| Louis Clark |
|
GAU LMS |
2/15/15 3/07/15 |
||
| Joshua Beloya |
|
MJP STA |
2/21/15 4/12/15 |
||
 Alfred Osei |
|
LMS STA |
3/07/15 4/12/15 |
||
| Richard Greer |
|
CER | 3/14/15 | ||
| Christopher Greatwich |
|
CER | 3/14/15 | ||
| James Rochlitz |
|
PAC | 3/21/15 | ||
| Loyola Meralco Sparks (Total: 15 Cards) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
| James Younghusband |
|
SOC MJP GAU |
2/08/15 2/15/15 3/15/15 |
Global | 3/21/15 |
| Charlie Beaton |
|
PAC | 2/22/15 | ||
| Yves Ashime |
|
STA | 2/28/15 | ||
| Simon Greatwich |
|
STA GAU CER |
2/28/15 3/15/15 4/11/15 |
Kaya | 4/19/15 |
| Adam Mitter |
|
GAU | 3/15/15 | ||
| Joo Young Lee |
|
GAU | 3/15/15 | Global | 3/21/15 |
| Anthony Putrus-Schnell |
|
GLO CER |
3/21/15 4/11/15 |
||
| Anton Edward Del Rosario |
|
CER | 4/11/15 | ||
| Phil Younghusband |
|
CER | 4/11/15 | ||
| Manila Jeepney (Total: 16 Cards) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
| Chy Villasenor |
|
CER STA |
2/07/15 3/10/15 |
||
| Jake Morallo |
|
CER | 2/07/15 | ||
| Manuel Chaffort |
|
CER LMS |
2/07/15 2/15/15 |
||
| Peter Fadrigalan |
|
CER GAU GLO |
2/07/15 2/28/15 4/11/15 |
Team Socceroo | 4/18/15 |
| Alvaro Alonzo |
|
LMS | 2/15/15 | ||
| Hyun Don In |
|
LMS | 2/15/15 | ||
| Dexter Chio |
 |
KAY | 2/28/15 | Stallion | 3/10/15 |
| Su Hyun Park |
|
PAC | 3/14/15 | ||
| Arnel Amita |
|
GLO SOC |
4/11/15 4/18/15 |
||
 N'gnan Koffi Kouassi |
|
GLO | 4/11/15 | ||
| Rodrigue Nembot Talla |
|
SOC | 4/18/15 | ||
| Pachanga Diliman (Total: 10 Cards) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
| Stephen Permanes |
|
STA | 2/08/15 | ||
 Hossein Doustdarsefidmazgi |
|
STA GLO |
2/08/15 2/14/15 |
||
| Ali Mahmoud |
|
GLO LMS GAU |
2/14/15 2/22/15 4/12/15 |
Philippine Army | 4/19/15 |
| Jayson Cutamora |
|
LMS | 2/22/15 | ||
| Raffy Cabug |
|
SOC MJP |
3/07/15 3/14/15 |
||
| Nathan Octavio |
|
GAU | 4/12/15 | ||
| Philippine Army (Total: 27 Cards) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
 Djibril Sissako |
|
KAY | 2/07/15 | ||
| Ronel Gener |
|
KAY GAU GLO |
2/07/15 2/22/15 2/28/15 |
Ceres | 3/03/15 |
|
LMS SOC |
3/03/15 4/11/15 |
Pachanga Diliman | 4/19/15 | |
| Eduardo Gempisaw Jr. |
|
KAY CFC STA |
2/07/15 3/03/15 3/15/15 |
Manila Jeepney | 3/21/15 |
| Yong Ok Choi |
|
KAY GAU STA |
2/07/15 2/22/15 3/15/15 |
Manila Jeepney | 3/21/15 |
| Song Ji Hun |
|
GAU LMS STA |
2/22/15 3/07/15 3/15/15 |
Manila Jeepney | 3/21/15 |
| Lauren Bedua |
|
GAU | 2/22/15 | ||
| Elmo Pabilona Jr. |
|
GFC LMS STA |
2/28/15 3/07/15 3/15/15 |
Manila Jeepney | 3/21/15 |
| Erwin Silvestre |
|
CFC | 3/03/15 | Loyola | 3/07/15 |
| Rodrigo Betita |
|
LMS STA |
3/07/15 3/15/15 |
||
| Roel Gener |
|
MJP | 3/21/15 | ||
| Luisito Brillantes |
|
MJP | 3/21/15 | ||
| Wilson Dela Cruz |
|
SOC | 4/11/15 | ||
| Lauren Bedua |
|
SOC | 4/11/15 | Pachanga Diliman | 4/19/15 |
| Stallion (Total: 24 Cards) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
| Shirmar Felongco |
|
PAC LMS PAR |
2/08/15 2/28/15 3/15/15 |
Ceres | 3/22/15 |
|
KAY | 4/12/15 | |||
| OJ Clariño |
|
PAC CER KAY |
2/08/15 3/22/15 4/12/15 |
Green Archers Utd | 4/18/15 |
| Ruben Doctora |
|
GLO | 2/21/15 | ||
| Jordan Mintah |
|
GLO KAY GAU |
2/21/15 4/12/15 4/18/15 |
Pachanga Diliman | 5/30/15 |
| Sean Bateau |
|
GLO | 2/21/15 | ||
 Louis Kaole |
|
GLO LMS CER |
2/21/15 2/28/15 3/22/15 |
Kaya | 4/12/15 |
|
GAU | 4/18/15 | |||
| Milan Arends |
|
LMS PAR KAY |
2/28/15 3/15/15 4/12/15 |
Green Archers Utd | 4/18/15 |
| Jose Luis Lozano |
|
MJP | 3/10/15 | ||
| Landry Nguene |
|
PAR | 3/15/15 | ||
| Christian Nana |
|
CER | 3/22/15 | ||
| Nathanael Alquiros |
|
GAU | 4/18/15 | ||
| David Basa |
|
GAU | 4/18/15 | ||
| Team Socceroo (Total: 18 Cards) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
| Justin Mengane |
|
LMS | 2/08/15 | ||
| John Michael Navarro |
|
LMS KAY |
2/08/15 3/17/15 |
||
| Masood Shadideh |
|
LMS | 2/08/15 | ||
 Guilherme Hasegawa |
|
STA | 2/14/15 | ||
| Mandie Lunag |
|
GLO | 2/17/15 | ||
| Mamadou Sangare |
|
GLO GAU MJP |
2/17/15 3/22/15 4/18/15 |
Loyola | 5/30/15 |
| Paolo Casambre |
|
PAC PAR |
3/07/15 4/11/15 |
||
| Stanley Ankrah |
|
PAC | 3/07/15 | ||
| Marco Poli |
|
PAC | 3/07/15 | ||
| Feb Baya |
|
KAY | 3/17/15 | ||
| Arnel Casil |
|
GAU | 3/22/15 | Ceres | 3/31/15 |
| Beleu Cleopas |
|
PAR | 4/11/15 | ||
| Rogie Maglinas |
|
PAR | 4/11/15 | Manila Jeepney | 4/18/15 |
Correct as of 22:30, 18 April 2015
Source: UFL Philippines