2013 UFL Cup

2013 United Football Cup
Tournament details
Country	Philippines
Dates	October 12 – December 5
Teams	23
Final positions
Champions	Loyola (1st title)
Runner-up	Pachanga Diliman
Tournament statistics
Matches played	58
Goals scored	301 (5.19 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Phil Younghusband ; (21 goals)
Best player	Phil Younghusband
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The 2013 United Football League Cup was the fifth edition of the United Football League Cup. The competition started on October 12 and finished on December 5, 2013.

Stallion were the defending champions.^[1]

The UFL Cup opens the new season with the launching of its Fantasy Football Games after UFL has signed a three-year partnership with

Tigerair Philippines which will serve as their Official Airline for a year.^[3]

On December 5, 2013,

Loyola Meralco Sparks defeated Pachanga Diliman with a 3–2 scoreline to win their first ever UFL Cup.^[4]

Competition format

In this edition of UFL Cup, total of 27 clubs will compete for the cup after the pullout of Division 1 team

Ceres.^[7]

The groups with five teams will see their top three enter the knockout round-of-16 stage, while the groups with four clubs will have their top two assured of passage, plus the best third-placer.

From the 27-team competition, it was later reduced to 23 teams after Division 1 team

Mendiola United and Manila Hurricanes FC decided to withdraw their participation in the Cup citing their inability to field a competitive team. Due to their withdrawal to the tournament, the UFL redrawn teams and the format of having 6 groups was changed to 5 wherein five teams comprised groups A, C and E while four teams were featured in groups B and D. The top three teams of each group will be advancing to the Knockout Round-of-16 stage and the highest ranked fourth-placed team among the five groups will be the sixteenth team to qualify.^[8]

Rules on foreign players

For the 2013/14 UFCA (UFL) Football Season, the UFL Executive Committee has decided to implement a Foreign Player Rule. A club may only field in a maximum of five foreign players on the pitch at any given time. Of the six remaining players on the pitch, two may still be foreigners provided that they are permanent residents of the Philippines for at least five years.[9]

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, Runners-up and Third-placed team advance to the knock out stage
Qualified for Best Ranked Fourth-placed team that will advance to the knock out stage

All times are

Philippine Standard Time (PST) – UTC+8

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Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ceres	4	3	0	1	14	1	+11	9
Pachanga Diliman	4	2	1	1	11	3	+8	7
Manila Jeepney	4	2	1	1	7	7	0	7
Philippine Army	4	1	1	2	4	10	−6	4
Laos	4	0	1	3	3	16	−13	1

Pachanga v Laos

12 October 2013

UTC+8

Amirkhizan, Reza

5'
Appiah, Ernest

12'
Diop, Ousseynou

16'
Nate Burkey

49'

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Union Internacional Manila	3	3	0	0	11	6	+5	9
Kaya	3	2	0	1	13	4	+9	6
Cimarron	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
Manila All-Japan	3	0	1	2	1	11	−10	1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Stallion	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	9
Cebu Queen City United	4	2	1	1	9	4	+6	7
Philippine Air Force	4	2	0	2	6	7	−1	6
Agila	4	1	1	2	2	5	−3	4
Bright Star FC	4	0	2	2	5	9	−4	2

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Global	3	3	0	16	1	+15	9
Forza	3	2	1	3	4	−1	6
General Trias	3	1	2	2	6	−4	3
Team Socceroo	3	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Loyola	4	4	0	61	0	+61	12
Green Archers United	4	3	1	26	3	+23	9
Navy	4	2	2	12	15	−3	6
Dolphins United	4	1	3	12	23	−11	3
Blue Guards	4	0	4	1	71	−70	0

Competition format

Rules on foreign players

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Ranking of Groups' Fourth-placed team

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third-place playoff

Final

Loyola Meralco Sparks-Blue Guards match

Top goalscorers

Awards

References