The 2015 United Football League was the sixth season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. Ten teams competed in UFL Division 1 while seven teams were in Division 2.[1]
Global were the defending champions, having won the Division 1 of the 2014 United Football League season.[2]
Ceres outclassed Team Socceroo 6-0 on 15 July 2015 to clinch the 2015 United Football League title with two games to spare.
Season summary
UFL Division 1 headlined a complete 10-team cast for the highest level of Philippine League football. Ceres and Manila Jeepney played in Division I, replacing the relegated Pasargad and the spot left by Manila Nomads' last season.[3]
UFL Division 2 only had seven participants with new side Kabuscorp and returnees Mendiola. Six Division 2 clubs, namely, Philippine Air Force, Manila Nomads, UIM, Philippine Navy, Dolphins United, Cimarron, participated in the 2015 UFL League competitions.
Division 1
Season | 2015 |
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Champions | Ceres |
Relegated | Philippine Army |
Matches played | 81 |
Goals scored | 341 (4.21 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 18 goals![]() |
Highest scoring | 14 goals Pachanga Diliman 5–9 Green Archers United |
Longest winning run | 7 games Ceres |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 games Global |
Longest winless run | 10 games Team Socceroo |
Longest losing run | 10 games Team Socceroo |
← 2014 2016 → |
Clubs
Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Ceres | ![]() |
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Ceres Liner |
Global | ![]() |
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Smart |
Green Archers United | ![]() |
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Globe Telecom |
Kaya | ![]() |
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LBC Express |
Loyola Meralco Sparks | ![]() |
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Meralco |
Manila Jeepney | ![]() |
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Pachanga Diliman | ![]() |
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Philippine Army | ![]() |
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Artificial Turf Sejung | |
Stallion | ![]() |
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Gilligan's |
Team Socceroo | ![]() |
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Chevrolet |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Incoming head coach |
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Loyola | ![]() |
End of Contract | ![]() |
Kaya | ![]() |
End of Contract | ![]() |
Kaya | ![]() |
Resigned | ![]() |
Ceres | ![]() |
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Venues
Club | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
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All Clubs | Rizal Memorial Stadium | Manila | 12,000 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ceres (C) | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 13 | +46 | 43 | Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Group stage |
2 | Global | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 35 | |
3 | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 35 | |
4 | Kaya (Q) | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 31 | Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Group stage[a] |
5 | Stallion | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 31 | |
6 | Green Archers United | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 24 | |
7 | Manila Jeepney | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 16 | |
8 | Pachanga Diliman | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 12 | |
9 | Team Socceroo (R) | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 69 | −62 | 4 | Qualification to the 2015 Relegation playoffs |
10 | Philippine Army (D, E) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 38 | −35 | 1 | Disqualified from the tournament |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Kaya qualified to the 2016 AFC Cup Group stage by winning the 2015 UFL Cup.
Results
Division 2
Season | 2015 |
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Champions | Laos |
Promoted | Laos |
Matches played | 36 |
Goals scored | 152 (4.22 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 12 goals![]() |
Highest scoring | 11 goals JP Voltes 9–2 Mendiola |
Longest winning run | 11 games Laos |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 games Laos |
Longest winless run | 6 games Kabuscorp |
Longest losing run | 6 games Kabuscorp |
← 2014 2016 → |
Clubs
Club | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Agila | ![]() |
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LGR Athletic | Blue Booters |
Forza | ![]() |
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LGR Athletic | Orient Freight |
JP Voltes | ![]() |
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LGR Athletic | JK Mart |
Kabuscorp De Laguna | ![]() |
LGT Athletic | Kabuscorp SCP | |
Laos | ![]() |
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LGR Athletic | |
Mendiola | ![]() |
Adidas | victory liner | |
Pasargad | ![]() |
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LGR Athletic | Cord Marine Epoxy |
Venues
Club | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
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All Clubs | Rizal Memorial Stadium | Manila | 12,000 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Laos (C, P) | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 31 | Promotion to the 2016 UFL Division 1 |
2 | JP Voltes (O, P) | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 12 | +36 | 24 | Qualification to the 2015 Promotion playoffs |
3 | Forza | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 20 | |
4 | Agila | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 12 | |
5 | Mendiola | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 8 | |
6 | Pasargad | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 8 | |
7 | Laguna Kabuscorp (D, E) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | Disqualified from the tournament |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results
Promotion-relegation playoffs
Team Socceroo, the 9th-placed team of Division 1 faced the 2nd-placed 2015 UFL Division 2 side JP Voltes in a two-legged playoff. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2016 UFL Division 1.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Team Socceroo | 1 - 12 | JP Voltes | 1 - 3 | 0 - 9 |
- 1st Leg
Team Socceroo | 1 - 3 | JP Voltes |
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Matsunaga ![]() |
Report | Tatsuya Nakamura ![]() Michael Mabanag ![]() del Rosario ![]() |
- 2nd Leg
JP Voltes | 9 - 0 | Team Socceroo |
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del Rosario ![]() Chihiro Noda ![]() John Celiz ![]() |
Report |
JP Voltes won 12–1 on aggregate and earned a United Football League Division 1 spot for the 2016 season.
Top goalscorers
Division 1
Correct as of 22:30, 5 August 2015
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Division 2
Correct as of 23:00, 18 July 2015
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Hat-tricks
Division | Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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1 | ![]() |
Stallion | Team Socceroo | 4–1 | 14 February 2015 |
1 | ![]() |
Ceres | Philippine Army | 7–0 | 3 March 2015 |
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Global | Manila Jeepney | 10–1 | 11 April 2015 |
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Ceres | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 5–2 | 11 April 2015 |
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Green Archers United | Pachanga Diliman | 9–5‡ | 20 June 2015 |
1 | ![]() |
Ceres | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 6–1 | 20 June 2015 |
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Ceres | Pachanga Diliman | 5–0‡ | 23 June 2015 |
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Kaya | Pachanga Diliman | 4–1 | 11 July 2015 |
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Ceres | Green Archers United | 7–0 | 15 July 2015 |
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Loyola Meralco Sparks | Pachanga Diliman | 5–2 | 22 July 2015 |
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Kaya | Team Socceroo | 7–0 | 29 July 2015 |
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JP Voltes | Mendiola | 9–2‡ | 22 February 2015 |
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JP Voltes | Kabuscorp De Laguna | 7–0‡ | 26 February 2015 |
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Forza | Kabuscorp De Laguna | 7–1‡ | 12 March 2015 |
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JP Voltes | Agila | 8–0‡ | 19 March 2015 |
- ‡ Player scored more than three goals
Correct as of 22:00, 29 July 2015
Source: uflph.com
Discipline
Division 1
Note: X means Straight Red Card; Y means 2 Yellow Cards Correct as of 22:30, 18 April 2015
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Division 2
Correct as of__:__, __ ______ 2015
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Cards and suspension
Division 1
Ceres (Total: 18 Cards) | |||||
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Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
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MJP KAY STA |
2/17/15 3/14/15 3/22/15 |
Green Archers Utd | 4/07/15 |
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LMS | 4/11/15 | |||
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PAC | 3/01/15 | ||
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PAR | 3/03/15 | ||
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PAR | 3/03/15 | ||
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PAR | 3/03/15 | ||
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KAY STA |
3/14/15 3/22/15 |
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STA | 3/22/15 | ||
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GAU LMS |
4/07/15 04/11/15 |
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GAU | 4/07/15 | Loyola | 4/11/15 |
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LMS GLO |
4/11/15 4/18/15 |
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GLO | 4/18/15 |
Global (Total: 16 Cards) | |||||
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Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
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GAU | 2/07/15 | ||
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PAC | 2/14/15 | ||
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PAC PAR LMS |
2/14/15 2/28/15 3/21/15 |
Manila Jeepney | 4/11/15 |
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STA LMS |
2/21/15 3/21/15 |
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STA | 2/21/15 | ||
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PAR | 2/28/15 | ||
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PAR | 2/28/15 | ||
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KAY | 3/07/15 | ||
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LMS | 3/21/15 | ||
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LMS | 3/21/15 | ||
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MJP CER |
4/11/15 4/18/15 |
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MJP | 4/11/15 | ||
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CER | 4/18/15 |
Green Archers United (Total: 19 Cards) | |||||
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Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
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GLO STA |
2/07/15 4/18/15 |
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GLO | 2/07/15 | ||
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GLO KAY LMS |
2/07/15 2/15/15 3/15/15 |
Team Socceroo | 3/22/15 |
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STA | 4/18/15 | Global | 5/31/15 | |
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CER | 4/04/15 | |||
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KAY SOC STA |
2/15/15 3/22/15 4/18/15 |
Global | 5/31/15 |
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KAY LMS |
2/15/15 3/15/15 |
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PAR | 2/22/15 | ||
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LMS | 3/15/15 | ||
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LMS | 3/15/15 | ||
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SOC | 3/22/15 | ||
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STA | 4/18/15 |
Kaya (Total: 16 Cards) | |||||
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Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
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STA | 4/12/15 | Loyola | 4/19/15 |
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PAR CER |
2/07/15 3/14/15 |
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PAR CER PAC |
2/07/15 3/14/15 3/21/15 |
Stallion | 4/12/15 |
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GAU LMS |
2/15/15 3/07/15 |
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MJP STA |
2/21/15 4/12/15 |
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LMS STA |
3/07/15 4/12/15 |
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CER | 3/14/15 | ||
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CER | 3/14/15 | ||
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PAC | 3/21/15 |
Loyola Meralco Sparks (Total: 15 Cards) | |||||
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Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
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SOC MJP GAU |
2/08/15 2/15/15 3/15/15 |
Global | 3/21/15 |
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PAC | 2/22/15 | ||
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STA | 2/28/15 | ||
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STA GAU CER |
2/28/15 3/15/15 4/11/15 |
Kaya | 4/19/15 |
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GAU | 3/15/15 | ||
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GAU | 3/15/15 | Global | 3/21/15 |
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GLO CER |
3/21/15 4/11/15 |
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CER | 4/11/15 | ||
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CER | 4/11/15 |
Manila Jeepney (Total: 16 Cards) | |||||
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Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
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CER STA |
2/07/15 3/10/15 |
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CER | 2/07/15 | ||
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CER LMS |
2/07/15 2/15/15 |
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CER GAU GLO |
2/07/15 2/28/15 4/11/15 |
Team Socceroo | 4/18/15 |
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LMS | 2/15/15 | ||
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LMS | 2/15/15 | ||
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KAY | 2/28/15 | Stallion | 3/10/15 |
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PAC | 3/14/15 | ||
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GLO SOC |
4/11/15 4/18/15 |
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GLO | 4/11/15 | ||
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SOC | 4/18/15 |
Pachanga Diliman (Total: 10 Cards) | |||||
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Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
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STA | 2/08/15 | ||
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STA GLO |
2/08/15 2/14/15 |
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GLO LMS GAU |
2/14/15 2/22/15 4/12/15 |
Philippine Army | 4/19/15 |
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LMS | 2/22/15 | ||
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SOC MJP |
3/07/15 3/14/15 |
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GAU | 4/12/15 |
Philippine Army (Total: 27 Cards) | |||||
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Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
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KAY | 2/07/15 | ||
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KAY GAU GLO |
2/07/15 2/22/15 2/28/15 |
Ceres | 3/03/15 |
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LMS SOC |
3/03/15 4/11/15 |
Pachanga Diliman | 4/19/15 | |
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KAY CFC STA |
2/07/15 3/03/15 3/15/15 |
Manila Jeepney | 3/21/15 |
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KAY GAU STA |
2/07/15 2/22/15 3/15/15 |
Manila Jeepney | 3/21/15 |
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GAU LMS STA |
2/22/15 3/07/15 3/15/15 |
Manila Jeepney | 3/21/15 |
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GAU | 2/22/15 | ||
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GFC LMS STA |
2/28/15 3/07/15 3/15/15 |
Manila Jeepney | 3/21/15 |
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CFC | 3/03/15 | Loyola | 3/07/15 |
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LMS STA |
3/07/15 3/15/15 |
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MJP | 3/21/15 | ||
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MJP | 3/21/15 | ||
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SOC | 4/11/15 | ||
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SOC | 4/11/15 | Pachanga Diliman | 4/19/15 |
Stallion (Total: 24 Cards) | |||||
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Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
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PAC LMS PAR |
2/08/15 2/28/15 3/15/15 |
Ceres | 3/22/15 |
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KAY | 4/12/15 | |||
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PAC CER KAY |
2/08/15 3/22/15 4/12/15 |
Green Archers Utd | 4/18/15 |
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GLO | 2/21/15 | ||
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GLO KAY GAU |
2/21/15 4/12/15 4/18/15 |
Pachanga Diliman | 5/30/15 |
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GLO | 2/21/15 | ||
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GLO LMS CER |
2/21/15 2/28/15 3/22/15 |
Kaya | 4/12/15 |
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GAU | 4/18/15 | |||
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LMS PAR KAY |
2/28/15 3/15/15 4/12/15 |
Green Archers Utd | 4/18/15 |
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MJP | 3/10/15 | ||
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PAR | 3/15/15 | ||
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CER | 3/22/15 | ||
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GAU | 4/18/15 | ||
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GAU | 4/18/15 |
Team Socceroo (Total: 18 Cards) | |||||
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Player | Card | Against | Date | Suspended | Date |
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LMS | 2/08/15 | ||
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LMS KAY |
2/08/15 3/17/15 |
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LMS | 2/08/15 | ||
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STA | 2/14/15 | ||
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GLO | 2/17/15 | ||
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GLO GAU MJP |
2/17/15 3/22/15 4/18/15 |
Loyola | 5/30/15 |
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PAC PAR |
3/07/15 4/11/15 |
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PAC | 3/07/15 | ||
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PAC | 3/07/15 | ||
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KAY | 3/17/15 | ||
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GAU | 3/22/15 | Ceres | 3/31/15 |
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PAR | 4/11/15 | ||
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PAR | 4/11/15 | Manila Jeepney | 4/18/15 |
Correct as of 22:30, 18 April 2015
Source: UFL Philippines
References
- ^ UFL Philippines/ (January 9, 2014). "Ceres-La Salle Clinches 2nd Division Title, Manila Jeepney Secures Promotion". ufl.ph/. UFL Philippines. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ Karlo Sacamos (June 12, 2014). "Global does it again, clinches 2nd UFL title with still plenty to spare". spin.ph. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ^ Karl Decena (June 24, 2014). "Ceres, Manila Jeepney earn promotion to UFL's first division for next season". InterAksyon.com. TV5/ABC Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 2015-11-26. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ "Simon McMenemy, architect of Azkals' miracle run, to coach Loyola in the UFL". ph.sports.yahoo.com. ph.sports.yahoo.com. August 26, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ "Adam Reekie named new Kaya head coach". kayafc.com/. Kaya FC. August 31, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ "Kaya Futbol Club statement on Adam Reekie's resignation". Kaya Futbol Club. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Go wants Ceres-La Salle to play consistent football en route to title". tiebreakertimes.com/. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.