2016 UFL Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Dates | February 6 – April 16 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Global F.C. (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Ceres F.C. |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 41 |
| Goals scored | 188 (4.59 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Robert Lopez Mendy (11 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Misagh Bahadoran[1] |
The 2016 United Football League Cup is the sixth edition of the United Football League Cup which started on February 6 and ended on April 9, 2016. There will be no guest teams with all competing teams also participating in the main UFL competition as per mandate by the Philippine Football Federation. All competing clubs also had to field teams for youth competitions to be organized by the UFL.[2]
The cup adopted a single round robin format with two groups followed by a knockout stage composing of the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final.[2] There is also a foreign player limit of five in the matchday squad of each clubs.[3]
Kaya are the defending champions.[4] Global won the 2016 UFL Cup defeating Ceres in the final.[5]
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stallion | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 15 | Quarterfinal |
| 2 | Kaya | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 12 | |
| 3 | JP Voltes | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Forza | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 | |
| 5 | Agila | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 1 | |
| 6 | Laos | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 |
| Forza | 1–9 | Stallion |
|---|---|---|
| Italia |
Beloya Mintah Tuason Doctora Flores Soberano |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceres | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | +25 | 12 | Quarterfinal |
| 2 | Global | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 | |
| 3 | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 9 | |
| 4 | Green Archers United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | |
| 5 | Pasargad | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 3 | |
| 6 | Manila Nomads | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 |
| Manila Nomads | 0–4 | Green Archers United |
|---|---|---|
| Young Epesso Hossain Ariola |
| Loyola Meralco Sparks | 1–2 | Ceres |
|---|---|---|
| Valmayor |
Report[dead link] | De Murga |
| Global | 0–3 Awarded[note 2] | Green Archers United |
|---|---|---|
| M. Hartmann Kouassi |
Epesso |
| Pasargad | 1–7 | Loyola Meralco Sparks |
|---|---|---|
| De Castro |
Castiella Minniecon J. Younghusband |
| Manila Nomads | 0–15 | Ceres |
|---|---|---|
| Gallardo Marañón Schröck Reichelt Steuble De Murga Burkey Lee |
| Green Archers United | 2–4 | Loyola Meralco Sparks |
|---|---|---|
| Epesso Melliza |
Valmayor J. Younghusband Minniecon Morallo |
| Global | 4–0 | Manila Nomads |
|---|---|---|
| Kouassi M. Hartmann |
| Ceres | 3–2 | Green Archers United |
|---|---|---|
| Schröck Lee Marañón |
Ariola Caligdong |
| Loyola Meralco Sparks | 0–2 | Global |
|---|---|---|
| Kouassi Nazari |
| Manila Nomads | 0–4 | Pasargad |
|---|---|---|
| Camara Ebere De Castro |
| Ceres | 1–2 | Global |
|---|---|---|
| Steuble |
Nikolic M. Hartmann |
| Green Archers United | 3–1 | Pasargad |
|---|---|---|
| Caligdong Melliza |
Ebere |
| Loyola Meralco Sparks | 11–0 | Manila Nomads |
|---|---|---|
| J. Younghusband Castiella De Jong Morallo |
Knock-out stage
| Plate | Plate Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1A | Stallion | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4B | Green Archers United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Archers United | 0 | Stallion | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JP Voltes | 1 | Global | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | JP Voltes | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Global | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JP Voltes | 0 | Global | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Meralco Sparks | 2 | Ceres | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2A | Kaya | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Plate SF Losing teams | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 4 | Kaya | 3(7) (a.e.t.) | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Forza | 0 | Ceres | 3(8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Archers United | N/A | 1B | Ceres | 7 | Stallion | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Forza | N/A | 4A | Forza | 0 | Kaya | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Stallion | 3–2 | Green Archers United |
|---|---|---|
| Rota Doctora Arboleda |
Caligdong |
| Loyola Meralco Sparks | 1–2 | Kaya |
|---|---|---|
| J. Younghusband |
Omura Lopez Mendy |
| Ceres | 7–0 | Forza |
|---|---|---|
| Christiaens Burkey Marañón Gallardo Soriano Panhay |
Semi finals
| Ceres | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Kaya |
|---|---|---|
| Reichelt Gallardo De Murga |
Porteria Clark |
|
| Penalties | ||
| Adrian Gallardo Lee Reichelt Jalsor Soriano Schröck Son Steuble Sang Min Guirado |
8–7 | Porteria Borromeo Tanton Lopez Mendy Clark Matthews Janrick Soriano Omura Ugarte |
Plate Semi finals
| Green Archers United | 0–1 | JP Voltes |
|---|---|---|
| Hoshide |
| Forza | 0–4 | Loyola Meralco Sparks |
|---|---|---|
| J. Younghusband Cañas |
Plate
| JP Voltes | 0–2 | Loyola Meralco Sparks |
|---|---|---|
| Minniecon Valmayor |
Third place
Final
Player awards
| Player | Club | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Global | Golden Ball | |
| Global | Best Goalkeeper | |
| Global | Best Defender | |
| Kaya | Best Midfielder | |
| Kaya | Top scorer | |
| Source: The Manila Times[10] | ||