The United Football League Cup, commonly known as UFL Cup, was a Filipino association football competition. It was played on a multistage format that culminated in a knockout stage (single elimination). Clubs eligible to compete for the cup were those who played in the United Football League. Likewise, it was open to all clubs in the Philippines that passed the requirements given by the Football Alliance Group, which organized the competition. The UFL Cup run from mid-October to mid-December and was moved from May to August starting with the 2015 edition, to make it in line with the calendar of its Southeast Asian neighbors. It provided a chance for all clubs to play each other regardless of their league divisions.
The last holders of the UFL Cup were Global, who defeated Ceres 3–1 in the 2016 final for their second title.
History The UFL Cup was first held in 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). 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.
The 2011 UFL 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.
Cup Winners And Runners-Up ClubChampionsYears wonRunners-upYears lost Philippine Air Force 2009, 2011 2010 Global 2010, 2016 2012 Loyola 2013 2011 Stallion 2012 Kaya 2015 Ceres 2015, 2016 Philippine Army 2009 Pachanga Diliman 2013
Top goal scorers by edition Year Scorer Club Goals 2009 Yanti Barsales Philippine Air Force 2010 Izzeldin Elhabbib Global 2011 Phil Younghusband Loyola 2012 Phil Younghusband Loyola 2013 Phil Younghusband Loyola 2015 Tishan Hanley Kaya 2016 Robert Lopez Mendy Kaya
Venues Primary venues used in the 2012 UFL Cup: Manila Taguig Makati Rizal Memorial Football Stadium ASCom Football Field University of Makati Stadium Capacity: 12,873 Capacity: 1,000 Capacity: 4,000 Santa Rosa, Laguna Marikina Parañaque NUVALI FieldS #1 & #2, Nuvali Marikina Sports Complex Nomads Field Capacity: N/A Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 3,000
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External links
United Football League Philippines at Facebook.com United Football League Philippines at Twitter.com