United Football Cup

United Football Cup
Founded 2009
Number of teams 28 (2011–12)
Current champions Philippine Air Force (2nd title)
Most successful club Philippine Air Force (2 titles)
Television broadcasters AKTV on IBC
Website UFL Cup
2011–12 United Football Cup

The United Football Cup or commonly known as UFL Cup is a Filipino association football competition. It is played on a knockout basis (single elimination). Clubs that are eligible to compete for the cup are those who currently plays on the United Football League Division 1 and Division 2. Likewise, it is open to all clubs in the Philippines that passed the requirements given by the Football Alliance Group, which organises the competition.[1][2] The UFL Cup runs from mid-October to mid-December. It provides a chance for all clubs to play each other regardless of their league divisions.

The current champion is Philippine Air Force F.C..

Contents

History

The UFL Cup was first held on October 2009 where it was known as UFL–LBC Cup, after the name of LBC Express Inc. as its title sponsor and is sanctioned by the National Capital Region Football Association (NCRFA) and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF).[3] The purpose was to determine the distribution of clubs over the Divisions 1 and 2 of United Football League in its inaugural season. Clubs were divided into four groups of four, the top 2 finisher of each group after single round robin elimination qualified for quarterfinals (for division one) and the bottom 2 battles for Plate Competition (for division two). Philippine Air Force was the inaugural cup champions by defeating Philippine Army 2–1.[4][5]

The 2011–12 United Football Cup season marks the first live television coverage of a match after AKTV (owned and operated by TV5) inked the historical 5-year multi-million peso deal with the UFL.[6]

Cup Winners And Runners-Up

Club Wins Last final won Runners-up Last final lost
Philippine Air Force
2
 2011–12
1
 2010–11
Global
1
 2010–11
0
Philippine Army
0
1
 2009–10
Loyola
0
1
 2011–12

Top goal scorers

Year Scorer Club Goals
2009–10 Yanti Barsales Philippine Air Force
8
2010–11 Izzeldin Elhabbib Global
8
2011–12 Phil Younghusband Loyola
25

Venues

Manila Makati Muntinlupa Parañaque
Rizal Memorial Stadium University of Makati Stadium Alabang Country Club A Alabang Country Club B Nomads Sports Club
Capacity: 12,873[7] Capacity: 4,000[8][9] - - Capacity: 3,000[10]

References

  1. ^ Olivares, Rick (07 August 2011). "UFL Cup to kick off with smashing changes’". Business Mirror (Manila). http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/sports/14795-ufl-cup-to-kick-off-with-smashing-changes. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  2. ^ de Guzman, Mikhail (14 July 2011). "Calling All Clubs! The UFL Needs YOU!". Soccer Central Philippines. http://soccercentral.ph/news/calling-all-clubs-ufl-needs-you. Retrieved 22 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Six matches kick off LBC-UFL Cup". The Philippine Star. 17 October 2009. http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=514918&publicationsubcategoryid=69. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
  4. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Philippines 2009/10". RSSSF. http://rsssf.com/tablesp/phil2010.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 
  5. ^ "Air Force Rider Crowned Champions of Inaugural UFL-LBC Cup". pfsa.cebufa.org. http://www.pfsa.cebufa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151:football-boost-through-league&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  6. ^ Olivares, Rick (16 September 2011). "AKTV, UFL ink historic five-year deal". interaksyon.com (AKTV). http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/aktv-ufl-ink-historic-five-year-deal. Retrieved 10 December 2011. 
  7. ^ Leyba, Olmin (21 June 2011). "Rizal can only seat 13,000". The Philippine Star. http://www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=698362&publicationSubCategoryId=69. Retrieved 04 November 2011. 
  8. ^ "University of Makati Stadium". sports.opera.com. http://sports.opera.com/?sport=soccer&page=venue&id=8053&localization_id=www. Retrieved 04 November 2011. 
  9. ^ "University of Makati Stadium". soccerway.com. http://www.soccerway.com/venues/philippines/university-of-makati-stadium/. Retrieved 04 November 2011. 
  10. ^ "Stadiums in the Philippines". WorldStadiums.com. http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/philippines.shtml. Retrieved 04 November 2011. 

External links

2011-12 clubs
Agila · Cebu Queen City United · Diliman · Dolphins United · Forza · Global · Green Archers United · Kaya · Laos · Loyola · Manila All-Japan · Manila Lions · Manila Nomads · Pachanga · Pasargad · Philippine Air Force · Philippine Army · Philippine Navy · Stallions · Sunken Garden United · Team Socceroo · Union Internacional Manila
Former clubs
Mama Africa · Mendiola United · Union · United South
Seasons
UFL Cup
2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12
National teams
Men's · Men's U-23 · Alyansa · Men's futsal · Women's
League competitions
Cup competitions
List of champions · List of clubs · List of venues