The 2024 season was Kaya F.C.–Iloilo's 6th season in both the Philippines Football League and Copa Paulino Alcantara, having won both in the previous season. The club will also compete in AFC competitions after winning the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara.
The previous season saw the club complete a historic title sweep across all competitions, winning the PFL, Copa, PFF Women's League, and PFF National U19 Championship. Then-manager Colum Curtis left the club at the end of 2023 after his contract expired, with assistant coach Yu Hoshide taking over for the season. The club saw a considerable player overhaul with the club attempting to form a new core. Veterans Arnel Amita and Eric Giganto left, as well as star player Daizo Horikoshi. A host of midseason signings also departed the club - Ricardo Sendra and Curt Dizon went to United City, Abou Sy went to Dynamic Herb Cebu, and Quincy Kammeraad went to newcomers Taguig. The club signed Shuto Komaki and Kaishu Yamazaki formerly of the Singapore Premier League, Eric Esso from Hearts of Oak, as well as the signing of former Pachanga Diliman defender Park Yi-young who had recently been let go from 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli.
Squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous clubGoalkeepers1Walid Birrou Glacis United2Kenry Balobo United City16Nathan Bata Kaya FC AcademyDefenders3Akito Saito Aizawl 12Mar Diano Azkals Development Team15Marco Casambre Sukhothai20Park Yi-young St. Pauli II23Simone Rota Davao Aguilas44Audie Menzi Kaya FC AcademyMidfielders6Mark Swainston Eastern8Marwin Angeles Persik Kediri22Fitch Arboleda Stallion Laguna25Eric Esso Hearts of Oak26Bandiougou Konate Blue Guards 33Julian Romero Kaya FC Academy77Martini Rey Far Eastern University88Kaishu Yamazaki Persikabo 1973 Forwards7Jovin Bedic Stallion Laguna9Lee Do-kyung Yangcheon TNT13Jesus Melliza Stallion Laguna14Shuto Komaki Albirex Niigata (S)17Robert Lopez Mendy Svay Rieng24Sherwin Basindanan— Far Eastern University
Transfers Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
In
Date Name From Ref. Pre-season February 9 FW Shuto Komaki Albirex Niigata (S) February 10 MF Eric Esso Hearts of Oak February 11 MF Kaishu Yamazaki Persikabo 1973 February 17 DF Park Yi-young St. Pauli II March 9 MF Bandiougou Konate Blue Guards March 10 GK Walid Birrou Glacis United April 1 FW Lee Do-kyung Yangcheon TNT
Out
Date Name To Ref. Pre-season January 12 FW Daizo Horikoshi Trat January 20 GK Henri Bandeken United City January 21 MF Justin Baas Uthai Thani January 26 FW Abou Sy Dynamic Herb Cebu January 27 MF Ricardo Sendra United City January 29 MF Arnel Amita One Taguig January 30 FW Eric Giganto Manila Digger January 31 FW Curt Dizon United City January 31 GK Quincy Kammeraad One Taguig July 11 FW Jarvey Gayoso Phnom Penh Crown
Preseason and friendlies
Friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Philippines Football League
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Notes
References