2015 United Football League (Philippines)

United Football League Division 1
Season 2015
Champions Ceres
Relegated Philippine Army
Matches played 81
Goals scored 341 (4.21 per match)
Top goalscorer 18 goals
Spain Adrián Gallardo
Highest scoring 14 goals
Pachanga Diliman 5–9 Green Archers United
Longest winning run 7 games
Ceres
Longest unbeaten run 10 games
Global
Longest winless run 10 games
Team Socceroo
Longest losing run 10 games
Team Socceroo
2014
2016
United Football League Division 2
Season 2015
Champions Laos
Promoted Laos
Matches played 36
Goals scored 152 (4.22 per match)
Top goalscorer 12 goals
Japan Chihiro Noda
Highest scoring 11 goals
JP Voltes 9–2 Mendiola
Longest winning run 11 games
Laos
Longest unbeaten run 12 games
Laos
Longest winless run 6 games
Kabuscorp
Longest losing run 6 games
Kabuscorp
2014
2016

The 2015 United Football League was the sixth season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. Ten teams competed in UFL Division 1 while seven teams were in Division 2.[1]

Global were the defending champions, having won the Division 1 of the 2014 United Football League season.[2]

Ceres outclassed Team Socceroo 6-0 on 15 July 2015 to clinch the 2015 United Football League title with two games to spare.

Teams

UFL Division 1 headlined a complete 10-team cast for the highest level of Philippine League football. Ceres and Manila Jeepney played in Division I, replacing the relegated Pasargad and the spot left by Manila Nomads' last season.[3]

UFL Division 2 only had seven participants with new side Kabuscorp and returnees Mendiola. Six Division 2 clubs, namely, Philippine Air Force, Manila Nomads, UIM, Philippine Navy, Dolphins United, Cimarron, participated in the 2015 UFL League competitions.

Managerial changes

Division Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Incoming head coach
1 Loyola Philippines Vince Santos End of Contract Scotland Simon McMenemy[4]
1 Kaya Australia David Perkovic End of Contract England Adam Reekie[5]
1 Kaya England Adam Reekie[6] Resigned Trinidad and Tobago Fabien Larry Lewis
1 Ceres South Korea Cha Seung-ryong Resigned Philippines Ali Go[7]

Clubs by division

Division 1

Club Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Ceres Philippines Ali Go Philippines Juan Luis Guirado Germany Adidas Ceres Liner
Global Scotland Leigh Manson Philippines Misagh Bahadoran Philippines Accel Smart
Green Archers United Philippines Rodolfo Alicante Philippines Christian Pasilan Japan Mizuno Globe Telecom
Kaya Trinidad and Tobago Fabien Larry Lewis Philippines Chris Greatwich Philippines LGR Athletic LBC Express
Loyola Meralco Sparks Scotland Simon McMenemy Philippines James Younghusband United States Under Armour Meralco
Manila Jeepney South Korea Kim Chul-Soo Italy Davide Cortina Philippines LGR Athletic
Pachanga Diliman Japan Yuki Matsuda Philippines Anton Gonzales England Umbro
Philippine Army Philippines Patricio Bumidang Philippines Roel Gener Artificial Turf Sejung
Stallion Philippines Ernest Nierras Philippines Ruben Doctora Japan Mizuno Gilligan's
Team Socceroo Philippines Franklin Cacacho South Korea Lee Jeong Woo Philippines Loro Sports Chevrolet

Division 2

Club Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Agila Philippines Ramon Vicente Roxas Nigeria Olayemi Bakare LGR Athletic Blue Booters
Forza Philippines Jun Mark Saraga Philippines Allan Auman LGR Athletic Orient Freight
JP Voltes Japan Shinichiro Maeno Japan Yuki Tanaka LGR Athletic JK Mart
Kabuscorp De Laguna Philippines Eliezer Fabroada LGT Athletic Kabuscorp SCP
Laos Philippines Rudy Del Rosario Philippines Rolly Lear LGR Athletic
Mendiola Philippines Aris Caslib Adidas victory liner
Pasargad Philippines Mike Agbayani Philippines Jay Torres LGR Athletic Cord Marine Epoxy

Venues

Division Club Stadium Location Capacity
1 All Clubs Rizal Memorial Stadium Manila 12,000
2 All Clubs Rizal Memorial Stadium Manila 12,000

League table

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ceres (C) 17 14 1 2 59 13 +46 43 Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Group stage
2 Global 17 10 5 2 50 15 +35 35
3 Loyola Meralco Sparks 17 11 2 4 46 26 +20 35
4 Kaya (Q) 17 10 1 6 47 23 +24 31 Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Stallion 17 10 1 6 36 24 +12 31
6 Green Archers United 17 7 3 7 36 33 +3 24
7 Manila Jeepney 17 4 4 9 30 48 18 16
8 Pachanga Diliman 17 3 3 11 27 52 25 12
9 Team Socceroo (R) 17 1 1 15 7 69 62 4 Qualification to the 2015 Relegation playoffs
10 Philippine Army (D, E) 9 0 1 8 3 38 35 1 Disqualified from the tournament
Updated to match(es) played on 6 August 2015. Source: rsssf.com, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Kaya qualified to the 2016 AFC Cup Group stage by winning the 2015 UFL Cup.

Division 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Laos (C, P) 11 10 1 0 33 8 +25 31 Promotion to the 2016 UFL Division 1
2 JP Voltes (O, P) 11 7 3 1 48 12 +36 24 Qualification to the 2015 Promotion playoffs
3 Forza 11 6 2 3 27 17 +10 20
4 Agila 11 4 0 7 17 35 18 12
5 Mendiola 11 2 2 7 15 28 13 8
6 Pasargad 11 2 2 7 11 25 14 8
7 Laguna Kabuscorp (D, E) 6 0 0 6 1 27 26 0 Disqualified from the tournament
Updated to match(es) played on 6 August 2015. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results

Division 1

Home \ Away[1] CER GLO GAUKAYLMSMJPPAC PARSTA SOC
Ceres 22 21 20 52 21 30 21 60
Global 20 11 02 22 101 11 50 21 60
Green Archers United 07 02 02 01 11 31 33 40
Kaya 12 13 02 32 41 41 40 03 50
Loyola Meralco Sparks 16 10 40 33 20 52 70 12 10
Manila Jeepney 21 22 23 04 23 14 22 32 50
Pachanga Diliman 05 02 59 26 04 33 41 13 11
Philippine Army 07 03 02 04
Stallion 03 12 21 21 13 41 10 40
Team Socceroo 04 08 05 07 04 13 02 14

Source: uflph.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2

Home \ Away[1] AGI FOR JPV KDL LAOMENPSG
Agila 13 08 30 03 41 31
Forza 52 22 12 42 21
JP Voltes 80 21 70 23 92 50
Kabuscorp De Laguna 17 03 03
Laos 32 30 11 21 31
Mendiola 31 00 23 03 01
Pasargad 01 12 11 40 07 11

Source: uflph.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion-relegation playoffs

Team Socceroo, the 9th-placed team of Division 1 faced the 2nd-placed 2015 UFL Division 2 side JP Voltes in a two-legged playoff. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2016 UFL Division 1.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Team Socceroo 1 - 12 JP Voltes 1 - 3 0 - 9
1st Leg

August 8, 2015
19:30 PST
Team Socceroo 1 - 3 JP Voltes
Matsunaga  28' Report Tatsuya Nakamura  6'
Michael Mabanag  26'
del Rosario  45'
2nd Leg

August 11, 2015
19:30 PST
JP Voltes 9 - 0 Team Socceroo
del Rosario  17', 49', 72'
Chihiro Noda  34', 45', 61', 69', 83'
John Celiz  57'
Report

JP Voltes won 12–1 on aggregate and earned a United Football League Division 1 spot for the 2016 season.

Top Goalscorers

Division 1

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Spain Adrián Gallardo Ceres 18
2 Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy Green Archers United 11
Philippines Phil Younghusband Loyola
4 Philippines Jose Porteria Kaya 10
5 Philippines Mark Hartmann Global 9
Ghana Jordan Mintah Stallion
Japan Hikaru Minegishi Global
England Bradley Grayson Loyola
9 South Korea Lee Jeong Woo Pachanga Diliman/Ceres 8
England Louis Max Clark Kaya
Saint Kitts and Nevis Tishan Hanley Kaya
Iran Hamed Hajimahdi Pachanga Diliman
Philippines Ruben Doctora Stallion

Correct as of 22:30, 5 August 2015
Source: uflph.com

Division 2

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Japan Chihiro Noda JP Voltes 12
2 Iran Shayan Jafary Dastjerdi Laos 9
3 France Nicolas Vandelli Forza 6
Japan Takashi Odawara JP Voltes
Philippines Patrik James Franksson Laos
6 Liberia Jangobah Johnson Forza 5
7 Japan Yugo Kobayashi JP Voltes 4
8 Philippines Romeo Sydney Gohi Agila 3
Japan Yuta Nakagaito JP Voltes
Philippines John Celiz JP Voltes
Ivory Coast Cheick Ahmed Camara Laos
Philippines Jim Ashley Flores Mendiola
Philippines Renando Mantua, Jr. JP Voltes
Senegal Amadou Lamine Ngom Forza

Correct as of 23:00, 18 July 2015
Source: uflph.com

Hat-tricks

Division Player For Against Result Date
1 Philippines Ruben Doctora Stallion Team Socceroo 4–1 14 February 2015
1 Spain Adrián Gallardo Ceres Philippine Army 7–0 3 March 2015
1 Philippines Mark Hartmann Global Manila Jeepney 10–1 11 April 2015
1 Spain Adrián Gallardo Ceres Loyola Meralco Sparks 5–2 11 April 2015
1 Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy Green Archers United Pachanga Diliman 9–5 20 June 2015
1 Spain Bienvenido Marañón Ceres Loyola Meralco Sparks 6–1 20 June 2015
1 Spain Adrián Gallardo Ceres Pachanga Diliman 5–0 23 June 2015
1 Saint Kitts and Nevis Tishan Hanley Kaya Pachanga Diliman 4–1 11 July 2015
1 Spain Adrián Gallardo Ceres Green Archers United 7–0 15 July 2015
1 Philippines Phil Younghusband Loyola Meralco Sparks Pachanga Diliman 5–2 22 July 2015
1 Saint Kitts and Nevis Tishan Hanley Kaya Team Socceroo 7–0 29 July 2015
2 Japan Chihiro Noda JP Voltes Mendiola 9–2 22 February 2015
2 Japan Chihiro Noda JP Voltes Kabuscorp De Laguna 7–0 26 February 2015
2 France Nicolas Vandelli Forza Kabuscorp De Laguna 7–1 12 March 2015
2 Japan Yugo Kobayashi JP Voltes Agila 8–0 19 March 2015

Correct as of 22:00, 29 July 2015
Source: uflph.com

Discipline

Division 1

Note: X means Straight Red Card; Y means 2 Yellow Cards

Correct as of 22:30, 18 April 2015
Source: UFL Philippines

Division 2

  • Most yellow cards (club): -
  • Most yellow card (player): -
  • Most red cards (club): -
  • Most red cards (player): -

Correct as of__:__, __ ______ 2015
Source: UFL Philippines

Cards and suspension

Division 1

Correct as of 22:30, 18 April 2015
Source: UFL Philippines

References

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  2. Karlo Sacamos (June 12, 2014). "Global does it again, clinches 2nd UFL title with still plenty to spare". spin.ph. http://www.spin.ph/. Retrieved June 13, 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. Karl Decena (June 24, 2014). "Ceres, Manila Jeepney earn promotion to UFL’s first division for next season". InterAksyon.com. TV5/ABC Development Corporation. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  4. "Simon McMenemy, architect of Azkals’ miracle run, to coach Loyola in the UFL". ph.sports.yahoo.com. ph.sports.yahoo.com. August 26, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
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