Statistics disregards matches involving Kaya F.C. which withdrew mid-season.
The 2016–17 PFF Women's League season is the inaugural of the women's national league of the Philippines.[1] The season started on November 12, 2016 and ended on November 20, 2017.[2]
The De La Salle University secured the league title on their first second round match against OutKast winning over the latter, 3–0.[3]
Format
The league follows a double round robin format. The team with the most points by the end of the season are crowned champions. The first round which was held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium[4] commenced in November 12, 2016[5] and lasted until July 2017.
The second round was initially scheduled to take place from May 20, 2017 to July 16, 2017, three months after the end of the first round[5] at the Biñan Football Stadium.[4] The second round resumed in mid-October at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite with format changes. The ten teams competing were divided into two groups randomly for the second round with each team playing against other teams of their group once. The overall standing will still be devised to determine the league winners.[3]
A transfer window was open during a given period in between the first and second rounds[1]
Clubs
11 teams participated in the inaugural season of the league. Kaya withdrew mid-season.
Kaya F.C. withdrew from the league mid-season. They played six matches against six teams before their withdrawal. All results involving Kaya were voided and had no bearing with the overall standing.
The league's second round commenced on October 14, 2017. The ten teams were divided into two groups with each team facing the four other teams in its group once.[3]
^"DLSU Crowned PFF Women's League Champions". Philippine Football Federation. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017. The final match of the season saw Far Eastern University defeat the University of the Philippines, 3-0, last 20 November [2017]...
^Njang, Lerche (16 July 2017). "Women's Soccer Gaining Status in Philippines". The Sports Column. The Sports Column, Brett Dickinson. Retrieved 16 July 2017. The club [Kaya], however, withdrew from the league after a few matches.
^ ab" "N/A". Twitter. Pinay Futbol. Retrieved 16 November 2017. #PFFWL MATCH RESULT: Unfortunate turnout of events, but @YHFootball have won by default!