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Football league season
Philippines Football League
Season
2024
Dates
April 6 – July 14
Champions
Kaya–Iloilo 2nd title
Champions League Two
Kaya–Iloilo Dynamic Herb Cebu
ASEAN Club Championship
Kaya–Iloilo
Matches played
105
Goals scored
569 (5.42 per match)
Top goalscorer
Jarvey Gayoso (23 goals)
Biggest home win
One Taguig 17–0 DB Garelli United (June 1)
Biggest away win
Manila Montet 0–14 Kaya–Iloilo (June 15)
Highest scoring
Dynamic Herb Cebu 16–2 DB Garelli United (June 1)
Longest winning run
Kaya–Iloilo (10 matches)
Longest unbeaten run
Kaya–Iloilo (14 matches)
Longest winless run
Manila Montet (14 matches)
Longest losing run
Manila Montet (14 matches)
Highest attendance
728 Kaya–Iloilo 9–0 Philippine Air Force (May 8)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
The 2024 Philippines Football League was the sixth season of the Philippines Football League (PFL), the professional football league of the Philippines. The PFL was previously under the sponsorship title of Qatar Airways. The league saw the participation of 15 teams, the most ever since the league's inception, and was held in a single round-robin format from April 6 to July 14.
The league was originally planned to feature three phases and culminate in a knockout round format to decide the champion, although plans were changed before the competition started. Liga Futbol Inc. used the shortened format where all teams would play each other once. The season start was also delayed.[1] After the success of the expanded 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara, the PFL relaxed the requirements for new clubs to apply. Aside from the five current PFL teams and the remaining teams from the Copa, the league welcomed Manila Montet and One Taguig, which was initially registered as Taguig City United. The winners and runners-up of the league would qualify for the revised 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two. Kaya–Iloilo, the defending champions, secured their second consecutive title with one match left to play.[2][3]
Format changes
[edit]
The Philippine Football Federation and Liga Futbol Inc. decided on shifting the season back to an intra-year format, starting in February. Due to the sudden withdrawals of Azkals Development Team and United City at the tail-end of the previous season, the league will be looking to increase the number of teams from 5 to a number ranging up to 16, the highest ever in the PFL.[4]
This season would have marked the first change in the league format since 2017, with each team playing every team twice before a second round would split the league table into two, where teams would play the teams in their bracket once more. After the conclusion of those matches, the top eight teams overall would advance to a final series consisting of two-legged quarter- and semi-final ties, after which a champion would be crowned in the final. This plan was later abandoned and a single round robin format was implemented with a transition to an intra-year (spring-to-autumn) schedule, unlike the previous inter-year (autumn-to-spring) schedule from the 2022–23 season.
Though clubs may still play home and away matches, the league would also use a "hybrid home-and-away format", which will see more matches played at centralized venues to alleviate costs.
The PFL would adopt a hybrid format, allowing clubs with no professional club licenses to participate.[7]
Five clubs from the previous season initially confirmed its participation, alongside former participants Davao Aguilas and Loyola (formerly competing as Meralco Manila) who expressed their commitment to the upcoming season in November and December 2023, respectively.[8][9] DB Garelli United, a team that participated in the Copa, and Manila Montet also confirmed their participation in December. The league initially planned to expand to a number of 12 clubs and invited all the other non-UAAP sides, but due to the overwhelming demand plans were made for further expansion.[10]
In February 2023, United City, who had previously withdrawn midway through the 2022–23 season due to financial and legal issues with the Singaporean group Riau Capital Live,[11] announced their return to the league. The club had previously opted out of participating in the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara.[12] On February 5, the league officially announced that the number of participating clubs had grown to 15, the most teams to have participated in a PFL season. The other new clubs included four who had participated in the previous edition of the Copa; Manila Digger, Tuloy, Philippine Army, and 2019 participants Philippine Air Force, as well as a completely new club, One Taguig.[13][14]
Most league matches are scheduled to be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium,[19] a venue which was also explicitly named as Manila Montet's home.[18]
Tagum-based Davao Aguilas, a club which are in partnership with the University of Makati in Taguig,[20] scheduled to play their home matches at the school's stadium.[19][better source needed]
In January, the club renamed from Maharlika Manila to Maharlika Taguig following their location change. Although they have no matches scheduled in Taguig. The same goes for Mendiola 1991, Stallion Laguna, and United City which also have their designated home stadiums.
Qualification for 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two Group stage
2
Dynamic Herb Cebu
14
12
0
2
66
9
+57
36
3
Stallion Laguna
14
10
2
2
65
12
+53
32
4
Davao Aguilas
14
10
2
2
39
6
+33
32
5
One Taguig
14
9
4
1
69
14
+55
31
6
United City
14
9
3
2
51
13
+38
30
7
Manila Digger
14
8
0
6
35
25
+10
24
8
Loyola
14
5
1
8
32
45
−13
16
9
Maharlika Taguig
14
5
1
8
23
53
−30
16
10
Mendiola 1991
14
4
1
9
27
46
−19
13
11
DB Garelli United
14
4
0
10
15
85
−70
12
12
Tuloy
14
3
0
11
28
52
−24
9
13
Philippine Air Force
14
3
0
11
19
59
−40
9
14
Philippine Army
14
2
1
11
15
42
−27
7
15
Manila Montet
14
0
0
14
3
103
−100
0
Source: PFL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. (C) Champions Notes:
^Assured a place in the AFC Champions League Two Group stage as 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara Winners
Positions by round
[edit]
Team ╲ Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Stallion Laguna
1
2
1
1
2
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Kaya–Iloilo
5
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
One Taguig
4
3
4
4
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
5
5
Davao Aguilas
8
6
5
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Manila Digger
6
5
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
9
7
7
7
7
Dynamic Herb Cebu
3
4
3
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
United City
11
10
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
6
Mendiola 1991
1
7
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
Maharlika Taguig
6
9
11
12
11
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
9
Tuloy
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
11
12
Loyola
13
13
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
8
Philippine Air Force
14
14
14
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
13
DB Garelli United
14
15
12
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
10
11
13
11
Philippine Army
9
11
13
14
14
14
14
12
11
10
12
12
14
14
Manila Montet
12
12
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Updated to match(es) played on 10 July 2024. Source: PFL
Results by round
[edit]
Team ╲ Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Davao Aguilas
W
W
W
W
W
D
W
W
L
D
W
W
L
W
DB Garelli United
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
Dynamic Herb Cebu
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
Kaya–Iloilo
W
W
W
D
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Loyola
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
D
W
L
L
L
L
Maharlika Taguig
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
D
W
L
L
L
L
Manila Digger
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
Manila Montet
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
Mendiola 1991
W
L
L
L
W
D
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
One Taguig
W
W
W
D
D
L
D
W
W
W
W
D
W
W
Philippine Air Force
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
Philippine Army
L
L
L
L
L
D
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
Stallion Laguna
W
W
W
W
D
L
W
W
D
W
W
W
L
W
Tuloy
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
United City
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
D
W
D
W
W
D
W
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2024. Source: PFL W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
[edit]
Home \ Away
DAV
DBGU
DHC
KAY
LFC
MAH
MAD
MMF
MEN
TAG
PAF
PAR
STA
TFC
UCC
Davao Aguilas
—
4–0
0–1
0–1
3–0
8–0
1–0
6–0
1–0
1–1
5–2
5–0
1–0
3–1
0–0
DB Garelli United
0–5
—
2–16
0–12
—
—
0–7
4–0
4–2
—
1–0
—
0–7
1–4
—
Dynamic Herb Cebu
2–0
16–2
—
—
5–0
10–0
—
7–0
—
—
4–0
4–0
1–2
—
2–1
Kaya–Iloilo
1–0
—
1–0
—
—
—
3–1
—
9–1
—
9–0
6–0
3–2
9–0
—
Loyola
—
5–1
—
0–3
—
—
—
8–0
4–1
1–7
5–1
—
—
—
0–6
Maharlika Taguig
—
3–1
—
1–10
2–2
—
—
5–0
0–1
—
4–2
—
0–3
—
2–9
Manila Digger
—
—
0–1
—
3–1
2–1
—
—
—
0–3
—
3–2
—
—
2–4
Manila Montet
0–6
0–4
0–7
0–14
0–8
0–5
2–8
—
0–6
1–4
0–8
0–5
0–13
0–5
0–10
Mendiola 1991
—
—
1–5
—
—
—
2–3
—
—
1–9
—
0–0
—
4–2
—
One Taguig
—
17–0
1–3
0–0
—
3–1
—
—
—
—
8–0
—
—
6–1
—
Philippine Air Force
2–5
—
—
—
—
—
1–2
—
0–7
—
—
2–0
—
2–1
1–4
Philippine Army
0–5
0–1
—
—
3–4
1–1
—
5–0
—
0–5
—
—
—
—
1–3
Stallion Laguna
—
—
—
—
5–0
—
2–1
13–0
6–1
3–3
8–0
6–0
—
7–1
—
Tuloy
1–3
—
1–7
—
6–2
2–3
2–3
—
—
—
—
2–4
—
—
—
United City
0–0
7–0
—
0–2
—
—
—
10–0
3–0
2–2
—
—
1–1
1–0
—
Source: PFL Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Season statistics
[edit]
Scoring
[edit]
Top goalscorers
[edit]
As of 14 July 2024
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Jarvey Gayoso
Kaya–Iloilo
23
2
Tsukasa Shimomura
One Taguig
21
3
Griffin McDaniel
Stallion Laguna
17
4
Ariel Ngueukam
United City
14
5
Ricardo Sendra
United City
13
6
Naoto Hiraishi
One Taguig
11
Zamoranho Ho-A-Tham
Dynamic Herb Cebu
Juan Trujillo
Stallion Laguna
Yusuke Unoki
Davao Aguilas
10
Magson Dourado
Stallion Laguna
10
Shuto Komaki
Kaya–Iloilo
Rintaro Hama
Dynamic Herb Cebu
Ibrahima Ndour
Davao Aguilas
Top assists
[edit]
As of 14 July 2024
Rank
Player
Club
Assists
1
Stephan Schröck
One Taguig
17
2
Guytho Mijland
Dynamic Herb Cebu
15
3
Théo
Stallion Laguna
12
4
Paolo Bugas
United City
10
Jesus Melliza
Kaya–Iloilo
Kart Talaroc
Davao Aguilas
7
Mark Hartmann
United City
9
Zamoranho Ho-A-Tham
Dynamic Herb Cebu
Juan Trujillo
Stallion Laguna
10
Jovin Bedic
Kaya–Iloilo
8
Naoto Hiraishi
One Taguig
Shuto Komaki
Kaya–Iloilo
Abraham Placito
Stallion Laguna
Yannick Tuason
One Taguig
Own goals
[edit]
As of 13 July 2024
Rank
Player
Club
Own goals
1
Antonio Albor
Philippine Air Force
1
Isaac Annan
Loyola
Neil Dorimon
Philippine Army
Keith Edulan
Mendiola 1991
Bode Solomon
DB Garelli United
David Yeboah
Mendiola 1991
Hat-tricks
[edit]
As of 13 July 2024
Player
Club
Result
Against
Date
Sajad Mohebizadeh
Mendiola 1991
7–0 (A)
Philippine Air Force
6 April 2024
Tsukasa Shimomura4
One Taguig
8–0 (H)
13 April 2024
Jarvey Gayoso4
Kaya–Iloilo
12–0 (A)
DB Garelli United
Jules Koumoin
DB Garelli United
4–2 (H)
Mendiola 1991
20 April 2024
Griffin McDaniel5
Stallion Laguna
13–0 (H)
Manila Montet
21 April 2024
Magson Dourado
Shuto Komaki
Kaya–Iloilo
10–1 (A)
Maharlika Taguig
Guytho Mijland
Dynamic Herb Cebu
10–0 (H)
27 April 2024
Ibrahima Ndour
Davao Aguilas
6–0 (H)
Manila Montet
28 April 2024
Griffin McDaniel
Stallion Laguna
6–0 (H)
Philippine Army
Jon Nebreja
Mendiola 1991
6–0 (A)
Manila Montet
3 May 2024
Jarvey Gayoso4
Kaya–Iloilo
9–0 (H)
Philippine Air Force
8 May 2024
Ariel Ngueukam
United City
4–2 (A)
Manila Digger
11 May 2024
Junior Mailly
Maharlika Taguig
3–1 (H)
DB Garelli United
18 May 2024
Juan Trujillo
Stallion Laguna
6–1 (H)
Mendiola 1991
Jarvey Gayoso7
Kaya–Iloilo
9–0 (H)
Tuloy
29 May 2024
Zamoranho Ho-A-Tham
Dynamic Herb Cebu
16–2 (H)
DB Garelli United
1 June 2024
Abou Sy
Tsukasa Shimomura
One Taguig
9–1 (A)
Mendiola 1991
Juan Trujillo4
Stallion Laguna
8–0 (H)
Philippine Air Force
8 June 2024
Lee Do-kyung4
Kaya Iloilo
14–0 (A)
Manila Montet
15 June 2024
Martini Rey4
Ricardo Sendra
United City
3–0 (H)
Mendiola 1991
22 June 2024
Tsukasa Shimomura6
One Taguig
17–0 (H)
DB Garelli United
29 June 2024
Taher Jahanbakhsh
Naoto Hiraishi
Zamoranho Ho-A-Tham
Dynamic Herb Cebu
4–0 (H)
Philippine Army
Hamed Hajimehdi
Mendiola 1991
4–2 (H)
Tuloy
Jed Delariarte
Philippine Air Force
8–0 (A)
Manila Montet
Yusuke Unoki
Davao Aguilas
8–0 (H)
Maharlika Taguig
30 June 2024
Jeon Sang-cheon
Manila Digger
7–0 (A)
DB Garelli United
6 July 2024
Salifu Jatta
8–2 (A)
Manila Montet
13 July 2024
Su Diao
Ariel Ngueukam
United City
9–2 (A)
Maharlika Taguig
13 July 2024
Ricardo Sendra
Taher Jahanbakhsh
One Taguig
6–1 (H)
Tuloy
14 July 2024
Note
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 Player scored four goals 5 Player scored five goals 6 Player scored six goals 7 Player scored seven goals