Philippines Football League records and statistics
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The Philippines Football League is the top-tier league of Philippine football. The following page details the football records and statistics of the PFL.
League records
Titles
- Most titles: 4, Ceres–Negros/United City[1]
- Most consecutive title wins: 4, Ceres–Negros/United City,[1] (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- Biggest title-winning margin: 12 points, 2019; Ceres–Negros (68 points) over Kaya–Iloilo (56 points)
- Smallest title-winning margin: 1 point, 2020; United City (12 points) over Kaya–Iloilo (11 points)
Points
- Most points in a season: 68, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most home points in a season: 40, Ceres–Negros (2017)
- Most away points in a season: 34, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most points without winning the league: 61, Meralco Manila (2017)
- Fewest points in a season: 0, Manila Montet (2024)
- Fewest home points in a season: 0, Manila Montet (2024)
- Fewest away points in a season: 0, Manila Montet (2024)
- Fewest points while winning the league: 12, United City (2020)
Wins
- Most wins in total: 95, Kaya–Iloilo
- Most wins in a season: 22, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most home wins in a season: 12, Ceres–Negros (2017)
- Most away wins in a season: 11, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Fewest wins in a season: 0
- Fewest home wins in a season: 0
- Fewest away wins in a season: 0
- Most consecutive wins: 16, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most consecutive wins from the start of the season: 5
- Most consecutive wins to the end of the season: 10, Kaya–Iloilo (2024)
- Most consecutive games without a win: 21, Global Makati (2018 – 2019)
- Most consecutive games without a win from the start of the season: 14, Manila Montet (2024)
- Most consecutive games without a win to the end of the season: 14, Manila Montet (2024)
- Defeated all league opponents at least once in a season:
- Ceres–Negros (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Davao Aguilas (2018)
- Kaya–Iloilo (2018, 2022–23)
- Meralco Manila (2017)
Defeats
- Most defeats in total: 56, Mendiola FC 1991
- Most defeats in a season: 22, Global Cebu (2018)
- Most home defeats in a season: 10, Global Cebu (2018)
- Most away defeats in a season: 12
- Fewest defeats in a season: 0
- Fewest home defeats in a season: 0
- Fewest away defeats in a season: 0
- Most consecutive games undefeated: 30, Ceres–Negros/United City (2018 – 2020)
- Most consecutive games undefeated from the start of the season: 24, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most consecutive games undefeated to the end of the season: 24, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most consecutive defeats: 16, Global Cebu/Global Makati (2018 – 2019)
- Most consecutive defeats from the start of the season: 14, Manila Montet (2024)
- Most consecutive defeats to the end of the season: 14, Manila Montet (2024)
Draws
- Most draws in total: 26, Stallion Laguna
- Most draws in a season: 10, Davao Aguilas (2017)
- Most home draws in a season: 6, Davao Aguilas (2017)
- Most away draws in a season: 5, Global Cebu (2017)
- Fewest draws in a season: 0
- Fewest home draws in a season: 0
- Fewest away draws in a season: 0
- Most consecutive draws: 3, Davao Aguilas (2017)
- Most consecutive games without a draw: 29, Mendiola 1991 (2022–23 – 2024)
Goals
- Most goals scored in a season: 99, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Fewest goals scored in a season: 2
- Most goals conceded in a season: 103, Manila Montet (2024)
- Fewest goals conceded in a season: 2
- ADT (2020)
- Kaya–Iloilo (2020)
- Best goal difference in a season: 87, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Worst goal difference in a season: –100, Manila Montet (2024)
- Highest finish with a negative goal difference: 4th, Mendiola 1991 (2020, –6)
- Lowest finish with a positive goal difference: 7th, Manila Digger (2024, +10)
- Most goals scored at home in a season: 41, Dynamic Herb Cebu (2024)
- Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 0
- Most goals conceded at home in a season: 50, Global Makati (2019)
- Fewest goals conceded at home in a season: 0
- ADT (2020)
- Kaya–Iloilo (2020)
- Most goals scored away in a season: 51, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Fewest goals scored away in a season: 0, Manila Montet (2024)
- Most goals conceded away in a season: 58, Manila Montet (2024)
- Fewest goals conceded away in a season: 0, United City (2020)
- Scored in every game:
- Most consecutive matches scored in: 42, Ceres–Negros/United City (2018 – 2022–23)
- Most goals scored in total: 351, Ceres–Negros/United City
- Most goals conceded in total: 220, Global Cebu/Global Makati
Player records
Appearances
- Most appearances: 129, Jesus Melliza (6 May 2017 to 14 March 2026)
- Most different clubs played for: 8, Marvin Angeles (for Kaya–Iloilo, Global Cebu, Green Archers United, ADT, Stallion Laguna, Davao Aguilas, United City, Don Bosco Garelli)
- Oldest Player: Nestorio Margarse, 49 years and 10 months (for Philippine Army v. One Taguig, 25 March 2026)
- Youngest Player: Lawrence Binalong, 15 years and 8 months (for Philippine Youth National Team v. Kaya–Iloilo, 12 November 2024)
Players currently playing in the league are highlighted in bold.
| Rank | Name | Appearances | Years active | Current/Last PFL Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jesus Melliza | 129 | 2017– | Kaya–Iloilo |
| 2 | Jovin Bedic | 121 | 2017– | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Marwin Angeles | 2017–2020, 2022– | Kaya–Iloilo | ||
| 4 | Fitch Arboleda | 120 | 2017– | Kaya–Iloilo |
| 5 | Matthew Nierras | 118 | 2017– | Stallion Laguna |
| 6 | Ruben Doctora | 106 | 2017–2020, 2022–2025 | Valenzuela PB–Mendiola |
| 7 | Reynald Villareal | 102 | 2017– | Davao Aguilas |
| 8 |  Robert Lopez Mendy | 97 | 2017–2020, 2022–2025 | Davao Aguilas |
| 9 | Eric Giganto | 96 | 2017– | Maharlika |
| 10 | Stephan Schröck | 95 | 2017–2020, 2022– | One Taguig |
| Rank | Name | Appearances | Years active | Current/Last PFL Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Lopez Mendy | 97 | 2017–2020, 2022–2025 | Davao Aguilas |
| 2 | Abou Sy | 91 | 2018–2019, 2021– | Dynamic Herb Cebu |
| 3 |  Ricardo Sendra | 75 | 2019– | Stallion Laguna |
| 4 |  Masanari Omura | 73 | 2017–2021 | Kaya–Iloilo |
| 5 |  Hamed Hajimehdi | 66 | 2019– | One Taguig |
| 6 | Alfred Osei | 63 | 2017–2019 | Kaya–Iloilo |
| 7 |  Marius Koré | 60 | 2022– | Dynamic Herb Cebu |
| 8 |  Bienvenido Marañón1 | 59 | 2017–2020 | United City |
| 9 |  Juan Trujillo | 57 | 2021– | Stallion Laguna |
| 10 |  Jordan Mintah | 54 | 2017–2019 | Kaya–Iloilo |
Notes
- 1.^ Played 59 matches for his club before becoming a citizen of the Philippines through naturalization.
Goals
- First Philippines Football League goal: Curt Dizon (for Meralco Manila v. Stallion Laguna, 6 May 2017)
- Most goals: 74, Bienvenido Marañón (Ceres–Negros/United City)
- Most at one club: 74, Bienvenido Marañón (Ceres–Negros/United City)
- Most seasons scored in: 8 (2017 – 2024)
- Most goals in a season: 31, Jordan Mintah (Kaya–Iloilo, 2019)
- Most debut goals in a season: 23, Bienvenido Marañón (Ceres–Negros, 2017)
- Most different clubs to score for: 6, Chima Uzoka (for Ilocos United, Stallion Laguna, Global Makati, ADT, Dynamic Herb Cebu, Maharlika)
- Most hat tricks: 8, Bienvenido Marañón (Ceres–Negros/United City)
- Most hat tricks in a season: 5, Jordan Mintah (Kaya–Iloilo, 2019)
- Most goals in a game: 7, Jarvey Gayoso (for Kaya–Iloilo v. Tuloy, 29 May 2024) W 9–0
Players currently playing in the league are highlighted in bold.
| Rank | Name | Goals | Current/Last PFL Team | Playing position | First goal | Last goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bienvenido Marañón | 74 | United City | Forward | 2017 | 2020 |
| 2 | Robert Lopez Mendy | 68 | Davao Aguilas | Forward | 2017 | 2024–25 |
| 3 | Jesus Melliza | 60 | Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2017 | 2025–26 |
| 4 | Jordan Mintah | 56 | Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2017 | 2019 |
| 5 | Griffin McDaniel | 55 | Stallion Laguna | Forward | 2022–23 | 2025–26 |
| 6 | Abou Sy | 42 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | Forward | 2018 | 2025–26 |
| 7 | Mike Ott | 40 | Kaya–Iloilo | Midfielder | 2018 | 2025–26 |
| 8 | Jarvey Gayoso | 39 | Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2020 | 2024 |
| 9 | Jovin Bedic | 32 | Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2017 | 2025–26 |
| 10 |  Ousman Gai | 31 | Manila Digger | Midfielder | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
Assists
- Most assists: 57, Stephan Schröck (Ceres–Negros/United City, ADT)
- Most assists in one season: 21, Stephan Schröck (Ceres–Negros, 2019)
- Most assists in a single match: 5
- Guytho Mijland (for Dynamic Herb Cebu v. DB Garelli United, 1 June 2024)
- Jovin Bedic (for Kaya–Iloilo v. Manila Montet, 15 June 2024)
- Stephan Schröck (for One Taguig v. DB Garelli United, 29 June 2024)
Players currently playing in the league are highlighted in bold.
| Rank | Name | Assists | Current/Last PFL Team | Playing position | First assist | Last assist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephan Schröck | 67 | One Taguig | Midfielder | 2017 | 2025–26 |
| 2 | Jesus Melliza | 40 | Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2017 | 2025–26 |
| 3 | Robert Lopez Mendy | 32 | Davao Aguilas | Forward | 2017 | 2024–25 |
| 4 | Jovin Bedic | 27 | Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2017 | 2025–26 |
| Mark Hartmann | One Taguig | Midfielder | 2022–23 | 2025–26 | ||
| Juan Trujillo | Stallion Laguna | Midfielder | 2022–23 | 2025–26 | ||
| 7 | Bienvenido Marañón | 28 | United City | Forward | 2017 | 2020 |
| Mike Ott | Kaya–Iloilo | Midfielder | 2018 | 2025–26 | ||
| 9 | Eric Giganto | 26 | Maharlika | Midfielder | 2017 | 2024–25 |
| 10 | Daizo Horikoshi | 24 | Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2020 | 2024–25 |
Goalkeepers
- Most clean sheets: 19, Roland Müller (Ceres–Negros)
- Most clean sheets in one season: 10
- Roland Müller (for Ceres–Negros, 2019 Philippines Football League)
- Miloš Čupić (for One Taguig, 2025–26 Philippines Football League)
- Most clean sheets at one club: 19, Roland Müller (Ceres–Negros)
Players currently playing in the league are highlighted in bold.
| Rank | Name | Clean sheets | Current/Last PFL Team | First season | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun Badelic | 26 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 2017 | 2024–25 |
| 2 |  Henri Bandeken | 22 | One Taguig | 2019 | 2025–26 |
| 3 | Dini Ouattara | 21 | Maharlika | 2019 | 2025–26 |
| 4 | Roland Müller | 19 | Ceres–Negros | 2017 | 2019 |
| 5 | Patrick Deyto | 16 | Kaya–Iloilo | 2017 | 2025–26 |
| 6 |  Alfredo Cortez | 15 | Kaya–Iloilo | 2024 | 2025–26 |
| Ace Villanueva | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 2017 | 2024–25 | ||
| 8 | Kenry Balobo | 14 | Maharlika | 2020 | 2025–26 |
| 9 | Louie Casas | 13 | Kaya–Iloilo | 2017 | 2020 |
| 10 | Quincy Kammeraad | 12 | One Taguig | 2020 | 2024–25 |
Disciplinary
- Most red cards: 4, Daniel Gadia (Meralco Manila, Dynamic Herb Cebu)
Match records
Scorelines
- Biggest home win:
- One Taguig 17–0 Don Bosco Garelli (29 June 2024)
- Biggest away win:
- Manila Montet 0–14 Kaya–Iloilo (15 June 2024)
- Tuloy 0–14 Manila Digger (25 March 2026)
- Biggest aggregate win:
- Biggest loss by reigning champions:
- Ceres–Negros 0–3 Davao Aguilas (12 August 2018)
- Highest scoring:
- Dynamic Herb Cebu 16–2 Don Bosco Garelli (1 June 2024)
- Highest scoring draw:
- Global Cebu 3–3 Ilocos United (15 November 2017)[2]
- JPV Marikina 3–3 Davao Aguilas (8 July 2018)[3]
- Dynamic Herb Cebu 3–3 United City (15 October 2022)
- Stallion Laguna 3–3 One Taguig (25 May 2024)
All-time Philippines Football League table
The all-time Philippines Football League table is a cumulative table of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the PFL since its first season in 2017. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2024-25 season. Teams in bold are currently part of the 2024-25 Philippines Football League. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.
| Pos. | Club | Seasons | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Best Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 7 | 136 | 95 | 17 | 24 | 375 | 125 | 250 | 302 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | United City/Ceres–Negros | 6 | 108 | 78 | 17 | 13 | 344 | 93 | 251 | 251 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Stallion Laguna | 7 | 136 | 61 | 26 | 42 | 285 | 194 | 86 | 206[a] | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 3 | 54 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 151 | 50 | 101 | 118 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Davao Aguilas | 4 | 85 | 32 | 22 | 31 | 150 | 117 | 33 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Loyola | 3 | 60 | 27 | 10 | 23 | 95 | 117 | -22 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Manila Digger | 2 | 32 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 91 | 35 | 56 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | One Taguig | 2 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 108 | 27 | 81 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Mendiola 1991 | 5 | 83 | 17 | 10 | 56 | 96 | 259 | −163 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Global Cebu | 3 | 77 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 80 | 214 | –134 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | JPV Marikina | 2 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 88 | 111 | −23 | 53[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Maharlika Football Club | 4 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 60 | 169 | −109 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Green Archers United | 1 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Azkals Development Team | 2 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Philippine Air Force | 2 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 37 | 145 | −108 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | DB Garelli United | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 85 | -70 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | PFF Youth National Team | 1 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 49 | −33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 18 | Tuloy | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | Ilocos United | 1 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 73 | −49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 20 | Philippine Army | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 42 | -27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 21 | Manila Montet | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 103 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Club status:
| Active | |
| Inactive (not currently participating) | |
| Defunct |
- Notes
- Three points were deducted from Stallion Laguna due to the club's failure to comply with Liga Futbol Inc. Disciplinary Committee’s Decision No. 010318DC03.
- Three points were deducted from JPV Marikina due to the club's failure to comply with Liga Futbol Inc. Disciplinary Committee’s Decision No. 010318DC02.
Managers
- Most titles: 3,
- Risto Vidaković (Ceres–Negros) – 2017, 2018, 2019;
- Yu Hoshide (Kaya–Iloilo) – 2022–23, 2024, 2024–25
- Most clubs managed: 2
- Dan Padernal (JPV Marikina, Mendiola 1991)
- Jeongil Kim (Maharlika Manila, Manila Montet)
- Roxy Dorlas (Maharlika Manila, Loyola)
- Jovanie Villagracia (Azkals Development Team, One Taguig)
- Longest spell as manager: 9 years, 93 days, Ernest Nierras (Stallion Laguna, 1 January 2017 – 2 April 2025; ongoing )
- Shortest spell as manager: 32 days, Mark Dennis Balbin (Manila Montet, 21 April 2024 – 22 May 2024)
- Oldest manager: Marian Mihail, 65 years, 350 days (for United City v. Philippine Air Force, 21 April 2024)
- Youngest manager: Kenneth Arnaldo, 23 years, 60 days (for Manila Montet v. Philippine Army, 29 May 2024)