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2015 UFL Cup

The 2015 United Football League Cup is the sixth edition of the United Football League Cup which started on May 2 and ended on August 28, 2015. This edition was supposed to be held in 2014 but the kick off was moved to 2015 with the main objective to eventually align league schedules with ASEAN neighbors.[1]

2015 United Football Cup
Tournament details
Country Philippines
DatesMay 2 – August 28
Teams20
Final positions
ChampionsKaya F.C. (1st title)
Runner-upCeres F.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored288 (5.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Saint Kitts and Nevis Tishan Hanley
(15 goals)
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Loyola Meralco Sparks are the defending champions.[2]

The 20 teams which participated at the tournament were distributed into four groups for the group stage. All group stage matches will take place at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.[3]

Kaya were crowned champions and qualified for a play-off spot at the 2016 AFC Cup.[4]

Group stage

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Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[5]

  1. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  3. If, after applying criteria 1 and 2, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 and 2 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 4 to 8 apply;
  4. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  5. Fewest red cards
  6. Fewest yellow cards
  7. Team who belongs to the member association with the higher AFC ranking.
  8. Drawing of lots, coin toss or play-off match as determined by the Executive Committee

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ceres 4 4 0 0 24 2 +22 12
Green Archers United 4 3 0 1 14 4 +10 9
Pasargad 4 2 0 2 5 11 −6 6
Philippine Army 4 1 0 3 5 9 −4 3
Bright Star 4 0 0 4 2 24 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]
Philippine Army4–1Bright Star
Brillantes   13'
Benitez   62', 72'
Bedua   87'		 Report Adams   61'
Ceres4–0Pasargad
Panhay   17'
Steuble   38'
Lee Jeong Woo   53'
Jal. Soriano   87'		 Report
Ceres2–1Philippine Army
Lee Jeong Woo   19'
Steuble   65'		 Report Benitez   66'
Bright Star0–4Green Archers United
Report Del Rio   11'
Pasilan   43'
Diamante   80'
Simpron   86'
Pasargad0–6Green Archers United
Report Pasilan   3'
Caligdong   17'
Reynald Villareal   22'
Mendy   53', 60'
Chaffort   90+2'
Bright Star0–14Ceres
Report Kama   4', 17'
Panhay   6', 22'
Gallardo   13', 27'
Steuble   31'
Burkey   42', 90+1'
Lee Jeong Woo   46', 61', 63', 75'
Angeles   88'
Pasargad2–1Bright Star
Ogochukwu   43' (pen), 61' (pen) Report Yao   77'
Green Archers United3–0
(awarded)		Philippine Army
Green Archers United1–4Ceres
Mendy   3' Report Lee Jeong Woo   63'
Bienvenido Marañón   64'
Gallardo   69'
Christiaens   81'
Philippine Army0–3
(awarded)		Pasargad
Report
  • Philippine Army withdrew from the UFL Cup. Their matches against Green Archers United and Pasargad were designated as 0–3 defeats and 3 points were awarded to Philippine Army's remaining two oppositions.
  • Bright Star qualify as the result of Army's withdrawal, they also withdrew from the tournament without playing a single game at the round of 16 resulting UST to take its place.

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kaya 4 4 0 0 26 0 +26 12
Pachanga Diliman 4 3 0 1 16 4 +12 9
Agila MSA 4 2 0 2 9 17 −8 6
Team Socceroo 4 1 0 3 6 14 −8 3
Fleet Marine 4 0 0 4 1 23 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]
Team Socceroo2–1Fleet Marine
Cleopas   18', 90+5' Report Brown   34' (pen)
Kaya7–0Agila MSA
Beloya   26', 42'
Daniels   28'
Hanley   53', 63'
Jan. Soriano   85'
Barrera   89'		 Report
Kaya5–0Team Socceroo
Clark   9'
Omura   13'
Hanley   30', 90'
Porteria   85'		 Report
Fleet Marine0–5Pachanga Diliman
Report Valmayor   19', 42'
Hajimahdi   28', 79'
Corina   73'
Agila MSA0–7Pachanga Diliman
Report Hajimahdi   26', 52', 63'
Permanes   31'
Doustdarsefidmazgi   47'
Valmayor   60'
Silitonga   79'
Fleet Marine0–11Kaya
Report Clark   10', 47', 58', 65', 71', 90'
Porteria   70', 90+2'
Daniels   75'
Hanley   81', 88'
Agila MSA5–0Fleet Marine
Clottey   14'
Bakare   19', 55'
Narca   34'
Kone   69'		 Report
Pachanga Diliman4–1Team Socceroo
Doustdarsefidmazgi   52', 73'
Permanes   69'
Hajimahdi   74'		 Report Lunag   27'
Pachanga Diliman0–3Kaya
Report Hanley   6'
Clark   10'
Barrera   80'
Team Socceroo3–4Agila MSA
Shadideh   8'
Rech   68', 80'		 Report Olayemi Bakare   34', 54' (pen)
Clottey   52'

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Loyola 4 3 1 0 20 3 +17 10
Stallion 4 3 1 0 14 2 +12 10
JP Voltes 4 2 0 2 11 10 +1 6
Mendiola 4 0 1 3 4 15 −11 1
UST 4 0 1 3 2 21 −19 1
Source: [citation needed]
JP Voltes7–0UST
Kobayashi   3', 21', 69', 89'
Kamon   7', 34', 67'		 Report
Stallion4–1Mendiola
Mintah   9', 15', 25'
J. Borromeo   69'		 Report Tacagni   57'
Loyola1–1Stallion
P. Younghusband   8' Report Doctora   65'
JP Voltes2–1Mendiola
Kobayashi   61'
Nakagaito   79'		 Report Jim Flores   37'
Mendiola0–7Loyola
Report Caygill   17', 68'
J. Younghusband   49'
Dizon   74', 82'
Putrus-Schnell   78'
del Rosario   90+1'
UST0–5Stallion
Report Doctora   22'
Mbata   37'
Rota   73' (pen)
H. Borromeo   82'
Boblo   90+1'
Mendiola2–2UST
Dorimon   2'
Pedimonte   12'		 Report Bronda   74'
Molino   89'
Loyola5–2JP Voltes
Minniecon   36', 41'
P. Younghusband   57', 59', 83'		 Report Kobayashi   25', 74'
Stallion4–0JP Voltes
Nana   55'
Mbata   59', 90+?'
J. Borromeo   62'		 Report
UST0–7Loyola
Report Caygill   46'
Bustillo   48', 54'
P. Younghusband   84', 88'
Minniecon   85'
Beaton   87'

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Global 4 4 0 0 23 3 +20 12
Manila Jeepney 4 3 0 1 18 8 +10 9
Forza 4 1 1 2 6 11 −5 4
Laos 4 1 0 3 10 12 −2 3
Manila Nomads 4 0 1 3 3 26 −23 1
Source: [citation needed]
Laos7–1Manila Nomads
Franksson   2', 44'
Jafary   6', 20'
Camara   27', 79'
Elhabib   85'		 Report William   17'
Global4–1Forza
Mark Hartmann   10', 76'
Suzuki   20'
Minegishi   74'		 Report J. Johnson   90+2'
Manila Jeepney1–4Global
Kouassi   30' Report Mark Hartmann   7'
Hoshide   12'
Clarino   43'
El Habbib   75'
Laos0–1Forza
Report J. Johnson   11'
Forza2–5Manila Jeepney
Tetang Zeipop   6'
J. Johnson   67'		 Report Kouassi   29', 53', 87'
Alonso   32'
Giganto   69'
Manila Nomads0–10Global
Report El Habbib   26'
Mark Hartmann   45+2', 60', 71', 72', 77', 90+2'
Suzuki   62', 81'
Sato   90'
Global5–1Laos
Mark Hartmann   12', 36', 41' (pen)
Bahadoran   55'
El Habbib   83'		 Report Jafary   6', 65'
Manila Nomads0–7Manila Jeepney
Report Kouassi   9', 30' (pen)
Giganto   44'
Alonso   69'
Amita   74'
Lord   88', 90'
Forza2–2Manila Nomads
Zeipop   60'
Belgira   61'		 Report Custodio   21', 62'
Manila Jeepney5–2Laos
Kouassi   25'
Epesso   39'
Safarian   ?'
Giganto   ?'
Menzi   ?'		 Report Altiche   31'
Franksson   47'
  • Global was disqualified from the UFL Cup for fielding Satoshi Ōtomo as a Filipino player and ruled the club has violated the UFL's five-foreigner-rule. Matches of Global were originally decided to be forfeited after complaints from Ceres La-Salle FC, Kaya FC, Stallion FC, and Pachanga Diliman FC but the decision was overturn after the Appeals Committee ruled that the complainants did not follow proper procedure for reversing match outcomes.[6] Last placers, Manila Nomads qualifies for the next round as a result.

Knock-out stage

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The Knock-out stage is set to begin on August 13 and will end on August 28.[7][4][8]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 August 13
 
 
Kaya 10
 
 August 21
 
Manila Nomads1
 
Kaya 8
 
 August 18
 
JP Voltes0
 
Pasargad1
 
 August 25
 
JP Voltes2
 
Kaya 3 (a.e.t.)
 
 August 16
 
Stallion3
 
Stallion8
 
 August 22
 
Team Socceroo0
 
Stallion 5
 
 August 16
 
Pachanga Diliman0
 
Laos0
 
 August 28
 
Pachanga Diliman2
 
Kaya 2 (a.e.t.)
 
 August 15
 
Ceres2
 
UST0
 
 August 21
 
Ceres7
 
Ceres 5
 
 August 18
 
Green Archers Utd.0
 
Green Archers Utd.3
 
 August 25
 
Agila MSA0
 
Ceres 1
 
 August 15
 
Loyola0
 
Mendiola 0
 
 August 22
 
Loyola5
 
Loyola 3
 
 August 13
 
Manila Jeepney0
 
Manila Jeepney2
 
 
Forza0
 

Round of 16

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Manila Jeepney2-0Forza
Joshua Mullero   30'
Arnel Amita   90'
Kaya10-1Manila Nomads
Porteria   1', 28', 51'
Hanley   10', 11', 42', 80'
Barrera   38'
Borromeo   76'
Greatwich   84'		 Federico Rabaya   84'
UST0-7Ceres
Bienvenido Marañon   10', 42'
Lee Jeong Woo   53', 59'
Patrick Reichelt   61', 72'
Karl Bronda   81' (o.g.)
Mendiola0-5Loyola
Anthony Putrus-Schnell   23', 36'
Bradley Grayson   73'
Graham Caygill   78', 90'
Stallion8-0Team Socceroo
Jordan Mintah   5', 29', 75', 80'
Ruben Doctora   11'
Ian Araneta   31'
Christian Nana   32'
Emmanuel Mbata   58'
Laos0-2Pachanga Diliman
Hossein Doustdarsefidmazgi   46'
Davide Cortina   52'
Green Archers United3-0 (default)Agila MSA
Pasargad1-2JP Voltes
Fidelis Nnabuife   13' Report Takashi Odawara   18'
Soichiro Tanaka   37'

Quarterfinals

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Kaya8-0JP Voltes
Hanley   30', 37', 42'
Alfred Osei   31'
Daniels   62'
Janrick Soriano   69', 72'
Greatwich   90+2'
Ceres5-0Green Archers Utd.
Lee Jeong Woo   36'
Patrick Reichelt   38', 74'
Manuel Ott   53'
Bienvenido Marañon   79'
Loyola3-0Manila Jeepney
Phil Younghusband   35'
Joaquín Cañas   37'
Anton del Rosario   90+2'
Stallion5-0Pachanga Diliman
Ruben Doctora   16'
Jordan Mintah   22', 43', 56'
Fitch Arboleda   33'

Semifinals

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Kaya3-3 (a.e.t.)Stallion
Alfred Osei   56'
Porteria   61'
Barrera   102'		 Rota   35'
Shirmar Felongco   54'
Jordan Mintah   101'
Penalties
Porteria  
Borromeo  
Daniels  
Barrera  
Louis Clark  		 5–4   Araneta
  Nathanael Alquiros
  Bervic Italia
  Basa
  Doctora
Ceres1-0Loyola
Orman Okunaiya   70'

Third place playoff

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Stallion2-4Loyola

Final

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Kaya2-2 (a.e.t.)Ceres
Hanley   45'
Barrera   56'		 Report Lee Jeong-Woo   63'
Guirado   73'
Penalties
  Porteria
  Borromeo
  Daniels
  Ayew
  Clark		 4–2   Marañón
  Lee
  Mulders
  Steuble

Awards

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Award Winner Club
Golden Ball   Masanari Omura Kaya
Golden Boot   Tishan Hanley Kaya
Golden Glove   Louie Casas Ceres
Fair Play Award Stallion

Source: [9]

Statistics

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Tournament team rankings

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Note: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 B Kaya 8 6 2 0 49 6 +43 20 1st
2 A Ceres 8 7 1 0 39 4 +35 22 2nd
3 C Loyola Meralco Sparks 8 6 1 1 32 6 +26 19 3rd
4 C Stallion 8 5 2 1 32 9 +23 17 4th
5 D Manila Jeepney 6 4 0 2 20 11 +9 12 Eliminated in the quarter-finals
6 B Pachanga Diliman 6 4 0 2 18 9 +9 12
7 A Green Archers United 6 4 0 2 17 9 +8 12
8 C JP Voltes 6 3 0 3 13 19 −6 9
9 A Pasargad 5 2 0 3 6 13 −7 6 Eliminated in the round of 16
10 B Agila MSA 5 2 0 3 9 20 −11 6
11 D Forza 5 1 1 3 6 13 −7 4
12 D Laos 5 1 0 4 10 14 −4 3
13 B Team Socceroo 5 1 0 4 6 22 −16 3
14 C Mendiola 5 0 1 4 4 20 −16 1
15 C UST 5 0 1 4 2 28 −26 1
16 D Manila Nomads 5 0 1 4 4 36 −32 1
17 D Global 4 4 0 0 23 3 +20 12 Eliminated in the group stage
18 A Philippine Army 4 1 0 3 5 9 −4 3
19 A Bright Star 4 0 0 4 2 24 −22 0
20 B Fleet Marine 4 0 0 4 1 23 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ UFL Philippines (August 18, 2013). "New FA League Cup Marks Start of ASEAN-geared 2014-15 UFL Season". ufl.ph/. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  2. ^ UFL Philippines (December 6, 2013). "Loyola Meralco Sparks Crowned 2013 UFL Cup Champions". ufl.ph/. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "UFL Cup - Complete match schedule for group matches". Filipino Football. United Football League Philippines. May 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "UFL Cup Round of 16 - Schedule". Filipino Football. United Football League. May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "UFL Cup News". Filipino Football. May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Del Rosario, Paolo (August 7, 2015). "Global FC disqualified from UFL Cup, fined P250k". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "2015 Football Calendar". Football.com.ph. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. ^ "UFL Round of 16". Filipino Football. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  9. ^ "Kaya FC wins 2015 UFL Cup". The Manila Times. August 29, 2015. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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