The Philippine Football League, also known as the P-League, was a national championships of the Philippines in 1998 and 1999. It was organized by the Philippine Football Federation in cooperation with Silverstar Sports.
History The Philippine Football Federation and sponsor Silverstar Sports Communications launched the Philippine Football League (P-League) on February 23, 1998. They had a 10-year contract to stage of P-League.
Local eliminations has been played as early as January 1998, although the P-League was officially kicked off its first ever regional qualifiers, the Mindanao Cup on March 2 to 8. The inaugural champions are NCR which was represented by the Philippine Air Force.
The 1999 P-League eliminations saw 280 teams nationwide participate. The final tournament was held in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental. National Capital Region-B composed of Philippine Air Force and Philippine Navy players won the second P-League title. They defeated Davao with the shoreline of 8–4.
The P-League on its third year in 2000 was cancelled due to security issues in a venue.
Format A mix of provincial teams, university teams and clubs take part in regional tournaments covering Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The qualifying teams play in a final tournament which were organized in the rural areas due to a lack of demand in Metro Manila.
Winners SeasonNational finals hostFinalPlayoffChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place1998BacolodNCR–South3–1Negros OccidentalNCR–NorthNo informationNegros Oriental1999DumagueteNCR–B8–4DavaoNegros Occidental4–2Negros Oriental
Teams Regional qualifiers NCRLuzonVisayasMindanao
National finals Cotabato Iligan Laguna National Capital Region Negros Occidental
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