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Visayas Clasico
Other names	Tañon Strait Derby
Location	Visayas
Teams	Ceres–Negros; Global Cebu
First meeting	Ceres 1–0 Global ; PFF NMCC; (January 19, 2013)
Latest meeting	Ceres 1–0 Global ; PFL; (June 3, 2017)
Next meeting	Global v Ceres ; PFL; (5 July 2017)
Stadiums	Panaad Stadium; (Ceres); Cebu City Sports Complex; (Global)
Statistics
Meetings total	11
All-time series	Ceres: 6; Draw: 2; Global: 3

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The Tañon Strait derby, or more commonly known as the Visayas Clasico, refers to football matches between Ceres–Negros and Global Cebu, first contested in 2013. Ceres–Negros play at the Panaad Stadium, while Global Cebu play at Cebu City Sports Complex. The teams have played 11 matches in all competitions, Ceres winning 6, Global 3, and the remaining 2 having been drawn.

Both teams are regarded as the biggest clubs of the Philippines, with the majority of titles in the Philippines won by both clubs over the past few years. In addition, a majority of the [Philippines Men's National Football Team] members have or are currently playing for both clubs at the club level.

History

First meeting

The first meeting between the two teams occurred on 19 January 2013, when Ceres faced Global in the quarterfinals of the 2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship. The game finished 1–0 in favour of Global and was described as tough game. At that time, Ceres was representing Negros Occidental Football Association and swept the Visayas Cluster Region in San Carlos City before entering the Round of 16. While Global qualified thru National Capital Region Football Association's Top 10 of the 2012 United Football League Cup. Ceres won the tournament before entering United Football League (UFL) on the following year.

United Football League

The pair became the dominant teams in UFL having won the last 4 league titles out of 5 before Philippines Football League (PFL) replacing UFL on the 2017 inaugural season.

Philippines Football League

The Philippines Football League was officially announced on September 7, 2016 and will replace the UFL as the Philippines' top tier football league.^[1] By April 1, 2017, the PFF confirmed the participation of 8 clubs including Ceres–Negros and Global Cebu.^[2]

Statistics

As of 3 June 2017, there have been 11 competitive meetings between the teams. Ceres have won 6, Global have won 3 and the remaining 2 games finished as draws.

Competition	Ceres wins	Draws	Global wins
PFL (2017–present)	1	0	0
UFL (2015–16)	1	2	1
PFF NMCC	3	0	1
UFL Cup	0	0	1
UFL FA League Cup	1	0	0
Total	6	2	3

Honors

Ceres won their first title in 2013 winning the PFF National Men's Club Championship. While Global won their first title in 2010 winning the UFL Cup. There have been two occasions where Ceres and Global, finished champions and runners-up in the league, the 2015 season where Ceres finished 8 points clear, and the 2016 where Global finished 6 points clear to clinch their 3rd record league title. They also meet three finals, the 2013–14 PFF National Men's Club Championship Final where Ceres won twice in 2-legged match, the 2014 UFL FA League Cup Final where Ceres won 2–1, and the 2016 UFL Cup where Global won 3–1.

Team	League			Cup				Total
	UFL (2009–16)		PFL (2017– Present)	PFF NMCC	UFL
	Div. 1	Div. 2	PFL (2017– Present)	PFF NMCC	Cup	FA Cup	League Cup
Ceres–Negros	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	5
Global Cebu	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	8
Combined	4	2	0	3	2	1	1	13

All-time results

League

Date	Competition	Venue (Home team)	Score	Links
2015	UFL Division 1	Rizal Memorial Stadium (neutral)	2–2
2015	UFL Division 1	Rizal Memorial Stadium (neutral)	2–0
17 July 2016	UFL Division 1	Rizal Memorial Stadium (neutral)	3–3	^UFL
16 October 2016	UFL Division 1	Rizal Memorial Stadium (neutral)	0–5	^UFL
3 June 2017	PFL Round 1	Panaad Stadium (Ceres)	1–0	^[3]
5 July 2017	PFL Round 1	Cebu City Sports Complex (Global)	next
29 July 2017	PFL Round 2	Cebu City Sports Complex (Global)	soon
24 September 2017	PFL Round 2	Panaad Stadium (Ceres)	soon

Cup

Date	Competition	Venue (Home team)	Score
19 January 2013	PFF NMCC Quarterfinal	Rizal Memorial Stadium (neutral)	1–0
19 December 2013	PFF NMCC Finals Leg 1	Panaad Stadium (Ceres)	2–1
21 December 2013	PFF NMCC Finals Leg 2	Panaad Stadium^a (Global)	0–1
6 November 2014	UFL FA Leagu Cup Final	Rizal Memorial Stadium (neutral)	1–2
29 January 2015	PFF NMCC Semifinal	Rizal Memorial Stadium (neutral)	3–1 (a.e.t.)
16 April 2016	UFL Cup Final	Rizal Memorial Stadium (neutral)	3–1

Note:

a Because of the unavailability of the University of San Carlos Stadium, the team will play their home game at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod.

External links

References

^ Guerrero (6 September 2016). "PFF one step closer to launching nationwide pro football league". Rappler. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
^ Doble, Henry (1 April 2017). "8 teams for PFL inaugural kickoff". Sun Star Bacolod. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ "PFL: Meralco stays perfect; Ceres wins Visayas Clasico". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

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[rappler1-1] Guerrero (6 September 2016). "PFF one step closer to launching nationwide pro football league". Rappler. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[kickoff8-2] Doble, Henry (1 April 2017). "8 teams for PFL inaugural kickoff". Sun Star Bacolod. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[visayasclasico-3] "PFL: Meralco stays perfect; Ceres wins Visayas Clasico". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

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