The 2016 United Football League was the seventh and last season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. Division 2 is disbanded for this season with all teams competing in one division.
The league competition, which started on April 30 and ended on October 24, followed a pure double round robin match with no play-offs. For this edition the foreign player cap is reduced to four from five foreign players in a playing squad of 18 players, including 7 substitutes. At least one of the four maximum allowable foreign players must be from the Asian country. This was to align to the guidelines followed at the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League. However, a club with more than 25 players may have more than four foreign players in their whole squad provided that they comply with the 4-player foreign player limit rule during match day.
Global F.C. won the league with one game to spare.
The 2016 season was the last UFL season following the appointment of UFL President Randy Roxas as part of the task force for the upcoming Philippines Football League which had its inaugural season in 2017.
Venue Matches are played at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
Clubs The league is composed of 12 clubs.
Club Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Agila Richard Leyble Shinji Shozu LGR Sportswear None Ceres Risto Vidaković Juan Luis Guirado Puma Ceres Liner Forza Arvin Jay Soliman Stephen Burda LGR Sportswear Orient Freight International Global Leigh Manson Misagh Bahadoran LGR Sportswear None Green Archers United Rodolfo Alicante Tating Pasilan LGR Sportswear Globe Telecom JP Voltes Yu Hoshide Masaki Yanagawa LGR Sportswear JK Mart Kaya Chris Greatwich Alexander Borromeo LGR Sportswear LBC Express Laos Jovanie Villagracia Badreldin Elhabib LGR Sportswear None Loyola Meralco Sparks Simon McMenemy James Younghusband Under Armour Meralco Manila Nomads Ronaldo Luis Bernardo Ubiam Ugochukwu Okoro LGR Sportswear True Blue Tools Pasargad Joel Villarino Jean Claude Delos Reyes LGR Sportswear None Stallion Ernest Nierras Ruben Doctora Vizari Giligan's Restaurant
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureIncoming head coachKaya Fabien Larry LewisEnd of contract Chris GreatwichJP Voltes Shinichiro MaenoEnd of contract Yu HoshideLaos Rudy Del RosarioEnd of contract Jovanie VillagraciaForza Jun Mark SaragaEnd of contract Arvin Jay SolimanAgila Ramon Vicente RoxasEnd of contract Richard LeyblePasargad Mike AgbayaniEnd of contract Joel VillarinoCeres Ali GoNew coach under contract Risto Vidaković
League table
Positions by round
Results
Season statistics Top goalscorers Rank Name Team Goals1 Adrián Gallardo Ceres302 Phil Younghusband Loyola Meralco Sparks 213 Stephan Schröck Ceres18 Robert Lopez Mendy Kaya5 Hikaru Minegishi Global17
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date JP Voltes Pasargad 0–6 30 April 2016 Loyola Meralco Sparks Stallion 3–1 8 May 2016 Ceres Manila Nomads 6–0 14 May 2016 JP Voltes Forza 7–1 15 May 2016 4 Kaya Forza 10–2 18 May 2016 Ceres Agila 10–1 18 May 2016 4 Kaya Manila Nomads 16–1 9 June 2016 4 4 Stallion Laos 8–0 9 June 2016 8 Ceres Pasargad 0–16 11 June 2016 Loyola Meralco Sparks Agila 0–11 15 June 2016 Ceres Forza 0–10 15 June 2016 4 Laos Pasargad 1– 6 19 June 2016 Kaya Pasargad 0– 6 25 June 2016 Ceres Stallion 1–4 25 June 2016 5 Loyola Meralco Sparks Laos 2–13 26 June 2016 Loyola Meralco Sparks Manila Nomads 9–2 3 July 2016 4 Global Agila 8–0 5 July 2016 Loyola Meralco Sparks Pasargad 0– 9 7 July 2016 6 Ceres Laos 0– 11 7 July 2016 5 Laos Manila Nomads 8–3 10 July 2016 Manila Nomads Laos 8–3 10 July 2016 5 Global Manila Nomads 0–12 14 July 2016 Loyola Meralco Sparks Forza 1– 5 7 August 2016 Global Forza 12–0 10 August 2016 4 Loyola Meralco Sparks Laos 11–1 17 August 2016 Kaya Laos 8–0 24 September 2016 Ceres Loyola Meralco Sparks 4–1 24 September 2016 Laos 8–0 28 September 2016 Global Laos 0–7 2 October 2016 4 Player scored four goals 5 Player scored five goals 6 Player scored six goals8 Player scored eight goals
Own goals PlayerForClubOwn goals Ronnie AguisandaLoyola Meralco Sparks Green Archers United 2JP Voltes Christian NanaGlobalStallion1 Michael AtienzaGlobal Laos Jayson CutamoraGlobal JP Voltes Rezziel VillaespinAgila Laos John Lloyd BastasaLoyola Meralco Sparks Laos Fidelis Nnabuife Loyola Meralco Sparks Manila Nomads Joseph RigobertoGlobalForza
Honors Player Golden Boot: Adrián Gallardo (Ceres) Golden Glove: Nelson Gasic (JP Voltes) Golden Ball: Hikaru Minegishi (Global) Best Midfielder: Matthew Hartmann (Global) Best Defender: Masaki Yanagawa (JP Voltes)
Team Fairplay: Stallion F.C.
References
External links Official website