2017 FC Meralco Manila season

Meralco Manila

2017 season

Chairman

Manuel V. Pangilinan

Head coach

Jose Ariston Caslib

Stadium

Rizal Memorial Stadium

PFL

1st (ongoing)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2016

2018 →

All statistics correct as of 5 August 2017.

The 2017 season is Meralco Manila's 1st season in the top flight of Philippines football. ^[1]

Squad

As of 16 July 2017^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Florencio Badelic Jr.
2	GK	Nathanael Villanueva
3	DF	Joaquín Cañas
4	DF	Alvin Sarmiento
5	DF	Edward Mallari
6	MF	James Hall
7	MF	James Younghusband (Captain)
8	MF	Simon Greatwich (3rd Captain)
9	FW	Gerardo Valmayor III
10	FW	Phil Younghusband (Vice-captain)
11	FW	Jim Ashley Flores
12	MF	Tahj Minniecon
13	FW	Connor Tacagni

No.	Position	Player
14	DF	Lee Jeong Min
15	DF	Neil Dorimon
16	MF	Daniel Gadia
18	DF	Julian Clarino
19	MF	Curt Dizon
21	MF	Edienzel Velizano
22	MF	Ryan Hall
23	DF	Tyler Matas
24	MF	Jean De los Reyes
25	DF	Milan Nikolić
27	MF	Jake Morallo
30	GK	Ricardo Padilla Jr.

Competitions

Philippines Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Meralco Manila	15	10	3	2	29	22	+7	33	Qualification to Finals series
2	Global Cebu	14	8	4	2	24	13	+11	28
3	Kaya FC–Makati	16	8	3	5	33	24	+9	27
4	Ceres–Negros	11	8	1	2	35	10	+25	25
5	JPV Marikina	13	6	1	6	20	18	+2	19
6	Stallion Laguna	16	3	5	8	16	34	−18	14

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source: Philippines Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored

6 May 2017 (2017-05-06) 1	Stallion Laguna	1–5	Meralco Manila	Biñan
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) 2	Meralco Manila	2–1	Ilocos United	Manila
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

20 May 2017 (2017-05-20) 3	JPV Marikina	0–1	Meralco Manila	Biñan^a
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

3 June 2017 (2017-06-03) 4	Meralco Manila	2–0	Davao Aguilas	Manila
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

17 June 2017 (2017-06-17) 5	Kaya FC–Makati	0–2	Meralco Manila	Makati
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: University of Makati Stadium

21 June 2017 (2017-06-21) 6	Davao Aguilas	2–2	Meralco Manila	Tagum
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Davao del Norte Sports Complex

24 June 2017 (2017-06-24) 7	Meralco Manila	1–1	Stallion Laguna	Manila
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) 8	Ilocos United	0–1	Meralco Manila	Bantay^b
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Quirino Stadium

8 July 2017 (2017-07-08) 9	Meralco Manila	1–0	JPV Marikina	Manila
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

12 July 2017 (2017-07-12)	Global Cebu	v	Meralco Manila	Manila^c
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) 10	Meralco Manila	0–7	Ceres–Negros	Manila
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) 11	Meralco Manila	2–2	Global Cebu	Manila
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) 12	Davao Aguilas	2–3	Meralco Manila	Tagum
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Davao del Norte Sports Complex

2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) 13	Meralco Manila	1–2	Global Cebu	Manila
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) 14	Meralco Manila	2–1	Kaya FC–Makati	Manila
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) 15	Stallion Laguna	v	Meralco Manila	Biñan
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

16 August 2017 (2017-08-16) 16	Ceres–Negros	v	Meralco Manila	Bacolod
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Panaad Stadium

20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 17	Meralco Manila	v	Ilocos United	Manila
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 18	JPV Marikina	v	Meralco Manila	Manila^a
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 19	Ceres–Negros	v	Meralco Manila	Bacolod
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Panaad Stadium

13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20	Meralco Manila	v	Ceres–Negros	Manila
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 21	Global Cebu	v	Meralco Manila	Manila^c
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 22	Meralco Manila	v	Davao Aguilas	Manila
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

1 October 2017 (2017-10-01) 23	Kaya FC–Makati	v	Meralco Manila	Makati
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: University of Makati Stadium

14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 24	Meralco Manila	v	Stallion Laguna	Manila
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 25	Meralco Manila	v	JPV Marikina	Manila
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22) 26	Ilocos United	v	Meralco Manila	Bantay^b
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Quirino Stadium

28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 27	Meralco Manila	v	Kaya FC–Makati	Manila
16:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Note:

a Because of the ongoing works in the Marikina Sports Complex, the team will play its first few league games at the Biñan Football Stadium and Rizal Memorial Stadium and will have to groundshare with Stallion Laguna and Meralco Manila, respectively.
b The home stadium of the club is located in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, a nearby town of Vigan. For administrative and marketing purposes, the home city of Ilocos United is designated as "Vigan"
c Because of the ongoing works in the University of San Carlos Stadium, the team will play its first few league games at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila and will have to groundshare with Meralco Manila.

References

↑ "Clubs in 1st season". Philippinesfootballleague.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
↑ Bob Guerrero (6 May 2017). "Meralco Manila squad for PFL". Retrieved 7 May 2017.

2017 in Philippine football

National teams

Men's

Senior
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup Third Round

U23
- 2017 Southeast Asian Games Group Stage

U20
- 2017 AFF U18 Youth Championship Group Stage

U17
- 2017 AFF U15 Youth Championship Group Stage

Futsal
- 2017 AFF Futsal Championship Group Stage

Futsal U20
- 2017 Southeast Asian Games Group Stage

Beach Soccer
- 2017 AFF Beach Soccer Championship Group Stage

Women's

Senior
- 2017 Southeast Asian Games Group Stage

U20
- 2017 AFF U19 Women's Championship Group Stage

U17
- 2017 AFF U16 Women's Championship Group Stage

Futsal
- 2017 Southeast Asian Games Group Stage

Club Teams

Leagues

Philippines Football League
- Stallion Laguna

PFF Women's League
- UST

University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 79
- Women's

National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 92
- Juniors'

Philippine Futsal League
- Women's

Defunct Leagues:
- United Football League Division 2

Cups

AFC Champions League (Preliminary: Global Cebu)

AFC Cup (Group Stage: Ceres–Negros, Global Cebu; Zonal Semifinal: Ceres–Negros, Global Cebu; Zonal Final: Ceres–Negros)

Singapore Cup (Preliminary: Ceres–Negros, Global Cebu; Quarterfinal: Global Cebu)

PFL Cup (Proposed)

Regional Cups:
- Stallion Cup

Defunct Cups:
- UFL Pre-season Cup

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