The 2020 season is United City Football Club's 9th in existence and 4th season in the top flight of Philippine football. This also marks as the first season the club plays as United City, after MMC Sportz took over the management of the club, which was formerly known as Ceres–Negros.
In addition to the Philippines Football League, United City as Ceres–Negros has also participated in the second-tier continental competition, the AFC Cup which was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. United City intended to continue on participating in the AFC Cup under its new name, if the cancelled continental competition have resumed play.
Players Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Pos.Notes1GKAnthony Pinthus (on loan from ADT)Second nationality: 2DFSean Kane3FWPocholo Bugas5MFMike OttSecond nationality: 6MFTristan Kit Robles7MFBienvenido Marañón8MFManny OttSecond nationality: 9MFTakashi Odawara10MFOJ PorteriaSecond nationality: 11DFMiguel Clarino12MFStephan Schröck (captain)Second nationality: 13DFDennis VillanuevaSecond nationality: 14MFJorrel Aristorenas15DFArnie Pasinabo17FWRobert Lopez Mendy18DFJoshua Dutosme22DFJordan JarvisSecond Nationality: 24GKFlorencio Badelic Jr.25GKRonilo Bayan Jr.29MFHikaru MinegishiSecond nationality: 30MFAngélo MarasiganSecond nationality: Updated to match played on November 9, 2020.
Transfers Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Ref. December 20, 2019 FW/AM Mark Hartmann 27 Nakhon Ratchasima Transfer December 20, 2019 MF Arnie Pasinabo 33 Kaya–Iloilo Transfer December 20, 2019 MF Hikaru Minegishi 28 Chiangmai United Transfer December 2019 DF Amani Aguinaldo 24 PKNP Loan Return December 31, 2019 DF Joshua Grommen 23 Sukhothai Transfer February 6, 2020 MF Manuel Ott 27 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Transfer August 13, 2020 MF Jordan Jarvis 22 Resources Capital Transfer August 13, 2020 GK Anthony Pinthus 22 ADT Loan August 13, 2020 MF Pocholo Bugas 18 Far Eastern University Transfer August 13, 2020 MF Jorrel Aristorenas 26 Global Transfer
Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Ref. December 20, 2019 MF Miguel Tanton 30 Unattached Free January 2, 2020 DF Amani Aguinaldo 24 Trat Transfer January 7, 2020 DF Carli de Murga 31 Chonburi Transfer January 7, 2020 FW Charles Barberan February 22, 2020 FW/AM Mark Hartmann 28 Petaling Jaya City Transfer June 1, 2020 FW/AM James Younghusband 33 Retired DF Joshua Grommen 23 Brisbane City Free DF Jeffrey Christiaens 29 Unattached Free DF Súper 28 Unattached Free GK Roland Müller 32 Unattached Free MF Dylan De Bruycker 22 Unattached Free DF Junior Muñoz 33 Unattached Free
Kits Supplier: Grand Sport (Ceres–Negros), Montè Athletics (United City) / Sponsor: Ceres Liner (Ceres–Negros), MARC Manila Regenerative Center (United City)
Competitions
Overview
Philippines Football League
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-offs
AFC Cup
Group stage
The group stage draw was held on December 10, 2019 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ceres–Negros were drawn in Group G alongside Indonesian Liga 1 champions Bali United, Vietnamese V.League 1 third-placers Than Quảng Ninh, and Cambodian C-League winners Svay Rieng who qualified via play-offs.
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References
External links (Official website) (Official website as Ceres-Negros)