2013 United Football League
Football league season
Football league season
The 2013 United Football League was the fourth season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009.
Global FC are the defending champions , having won the previous Division 1 of the 2012 United Football League season. The season features 9 teams from the 2012 United Football League Division 1 and one new team promoted from the 2012 United Football League Division 2 . Pachanga Diliman replaced the relegated Navy . The 2013 Division 1 league play kicked off on February 5, 2013 [ 1] Dolphins United and Cebu Queen City United on February 9, 2013 at the Emperador Stadium [ 2] Cebu Queen City United did not show up in the game time.[ 3]
Stallion FC clinched the United Football League Division 1 championship after Kaya came away with a 3-2 victory against Global at the Emperador Stadium in Mckinley Hill in Taguig June 13, 2013.[ 4]
Teams
Ten teams in Division 1 and Division 2 contest for this years' league title. Pachanga Diliman from 2012 UFL Division 2 to replace relegated Navy . Two 2012 UFL Division 2 sides Manila Lions and Sunken Garden United did not participate in this year's league contest after they finished 11th and 12th spot respectively in 2012 league season.
On March 1, 2013, the UFL management has officially ruled out Cebu Queen City United from participating after the club apparently withdrawn when the club’s request for home games was turned down by the league.[ 5]
Clubs by division
Managerial changes
Division 2
Team
Outgoing head coach
Manner of departure
Incoming head coach
Agila
Resigned
Cimarron
Transferred (to Pachanga Diliman )
Transferred (to Pachanga Diliman )
Laos
Resigned
Manila All-Japan
Mutual consent
Navy
Resigned
Team Socceroo
Resigned
Union Internacional Manila
Mutual consent
Venues
Division 2
Stadium
Location
Emperador Stadium
Taguig
League table and results
Division 1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2013. Source:
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soccerway.com Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(R) Relegated
Division 2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2013. Source:
rsssf.com Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions;
(E) Eliminated;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
^ Cebu Queen City United was officially ruled out by UFL management after the club withdrawn from the league as the club's request for home games in Cebu was turned down by the UFL.
^ All fixtures involving Cebu Queen City United have been nullified after the UFL management officially ruled out the club from participating.
Philippine Army , the 9th-placed team of Division 1 will face the 2nd-placed 2013 UFL Division 2 side Union Internacional Manila in a two-legged playoff. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2014 UFL Division 1 .[ 12]
1st Leg 2nd Leg Philippine Army won 8–4 on aggregate and retained its United Football League Division 1 spot for the 2014 season .
Top goalscorers
Correct as of 23:00, June 20, 2013UFL Phil Archived April 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
Own goals
Hat-tricks
‡ Player scored more than three goals
Scoring
Division 1
First goal of the season: Relan Bretaña for Philippine Army against Loyola (February 5, 2013 )
Fastest goal of the season: 1 Minute – Mark Hartmann for Loyola against Philippine Air Force (February 21, 2013 ) and Agbayomi Olowoyeye for Green Archers United against Philippine Army (May 18, 2013 )
First own goal of the season: 50 Minutes – Bafio Magassa of Manila Nomads for Global (February 14, 2013 )
Widest winning margin: 9 goals
Highest scoring game: 11 goals
Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 10 goals
Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
Division 2
First goal of the season: Own goal by Manila All-Japan player Yuki Itoyama scored for Cimarron (February 10, 2013 )
Fastest goal of the season: 1 Minute – Mohammad Ghasemi for Laos against Dolphins United (May 26, 2013 )
First own goal of the season: 6 Minutes – Yuki Itoyama of Manila All-Japan for Cimarron (February 10, 2013 )
Widest winning margin: 7 goals
Highest scoring game: 9 goals
Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 8 goals
Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
Season Awards
Team Awards
The following teams are awarded by the United Football League in the ceremony.[ 13]
Individual awards
The following players are awarded by the United Football League Committee in the ceremony.[ 13]
References
^ Sacamos, Karlo (December 26, 2012). "UFL finally finds a home" . SPIN.ph . Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 12, 2013 . ^ a b Almo, Alder (February 8, 2013). "UFL unveils new home in McKinley Hill" . philstar.com . Retrieved February 8, 2013 . ^ Karl Decena (February 10, 2013). "Cebu Queen City no-shows UFL debut match in new Emperador Stadium" . InterAKTV . InterAKTV. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013 . ^ Karl Decena (June 13, 2013). "Global falters against Kaya, hands Stallion UFL title" . interaksyon.com/ . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2013 . ^ Decena, Karl. "Cebu Queen City out of UFL Division Two" . InterAKTV . Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013 . ^ a b c "Global set to unveil new coach" . globalfc.ph . Global FC. January 6, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013 .^ Olivares, Rick (January 8, 2013). "Freddy G joins Loyola Sparks" . Business Mirror Online . Business Mirror. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013 . ^ a b Decena, Karl (December 18, 2012). "UFL: Kaya FC hires Uruguayan-Spanish coach ahead of League competition" . interaksyon.com . AKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013 . ^ Decena, Karl (February 23, 2013). "Kaya coach resigns after just three matches" . interaksyon.com . AKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013 . ^ Decena, Karl (February 26, 2013). "UFL: Kaya plays Stallion in first match since coach's resignation; Global, Army clash" . interaksyon.com . AKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013 . ^ a b Decena, Karl (December 11, 2012). "UFL: Nomads hire Scottish manager for upcoming League competition" . interaksyon.com . AKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013 . ^ Guerrero, Bob. "UFL League Kicking Off with Big Changes" . Yahoo! Philippines Sports. Retrieved January 31, 2013 . ^ a b Karl Decena (July 1, 2013). "Stallion's Rufo Sanchez cops UFL Golden Ball, Golden Boot awards" . interaksyon.com . interAKTV. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013 .
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