The 2013 United Football League Cup was the fifth edition of the
United Football League Cup
The United Football League Cup, commonly known as UFL Cup, was a Football in the Philippines, Filipino association football competition. It was played on a multistage format that culminated in a single-elimination tournament, knockout stage (sin ...
. The competition started on October 12 and finished on December 5, 2013.
Stallion
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were the defending champions.
The UFL Cup opens the new season with the launching of its Fantasy Football Games after UFL has signed a three-year partnership with
FanXT
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. Also, UFL has announced that it has undergone partnership with low-cost airline
Tigerair Philippines
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which will serve as their Official Airline for a year.
On December 5, 2013,
Loyola Meralco Sparks
Loyola Football Club is a Filipino association football club based in Metro Manila. The club has won one UFL Cup and one PFF National Men's Club Championship.
Founded as Loyola Agila Football Club in 2006, the club changed its name to Loyola M ...
defeated
Pachanga Diliman with a 3–2 scoreline to win their first ever UFL Cup.
Competition format
In this edition of UFL Cup, total of 27 clubs will compete for the cup after the pullout of Division 1 team
Manila Nomads citing the five-foreigners-on-the-field rule issue. This year will also see the return of
Cebu Queen City United to the cup competition along with the 8 guest/invited clubs which include the defending
PFF National Men's Club Championship
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titleholders
Ceres
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Brazil
* Ceres, Goiás, Brazil
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. The groups with five teams will see their top three enter the knockout round-of-16 stage, while the groups with four clubs will have their top two assured of passage, plus the best third-placer.
From the 27-team competition, it was later reduced to 23 teams after Division 1 team
Pasargad
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together with three guest/invited clubs Manila Tala FC,
Mendiola United and Manila Hurricanes FC decided to withdraw their participation in the Cup citing their inability to field a competitive team. Due to their withdrawal to the tournament, the UFL redrawn teams and the format of having 6 groups was changed to 5 wherein five teams comprised groups A, C and E while four teams were featured in groups B and D. The top three teams of each group will be advancing to the Knockout Round-of-16 stage and the highest ranked fourth-placed team among the five groups will be the sixteenth team to qualify.
Rules on foreign players
For the 2013/14 UFCA (UFL) Football Season, the UFL Executive Committee has decided to implement a Foreign Player Rule. A club may only field in a maximum of five foreign players on the pitch at any given time. Of the six remaining players on the pitch, two may still be foreigners provided that they are permanent residents of the Philippines for at least five years.
Group stage
''All times are
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(PST) –
UTC+8
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Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Ranking of Groups' Fourth-placed team
The best ranked fourth-placed team among the groups will qualify for the Knock-out Round-of-16 Stage. In the groups of 5, the matches between the 4th placed and the bottom-placed team were not considered for games played calculation.
They are determined by the parameters in this order:
# Highest number of points
# Goal difference
# Highest number of goals scored (goals for)
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place playoff
Final
Loyola Meralco Sparks-Blue Guards match
Last October 30, 2013,
Loyola Meralco Sparks
Loyola Football Club is a Filipino association football club based in Metro Manila. The club has won one UFL Cup and one PFF National Men's Club Championship.
Founded as Loyola Agila Football Club in 2006, the club changed its name to Loyola M ...
and
Blue Guards played each other in the tournament at the
Emperador Stadium,
Fort Bonifacio
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,
Taguig
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, Philippines. It surpassed the largest winning margin in international
association football
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which is a
31–0 victory of
Australia
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against
American Samoa
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and three goals shy of a
36–0 win of
Arbroath over
Bon Accord.
Loyola defeated Blue Guards by
a margin of 33 goals making a new record and the most lopsided match in the history of the
United Football League since it began a
semi-professional league in 2009.
The match has received many reactions. Many suggested that there must be a screening next year for new clubs.
Top goalscorers
Correct as of 11:30, December 5, 2013
Awards
The following were the competition’s top individual awardees.
*
Golden Gloves
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:
Baba Sampana
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Career
He joined in January 2008 from Shelter Force to Real Sportive, ...
(
Loyola)
*Golden Boot:
Phil Younghusband
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Younghusband is best known for his performances with the Philippines national team, playing ...
(
Loyola)
*Golden Ball:
Phil Younghusband
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Younghusband is best known for his performances with the Philippines national team, playing ...
(
Loyola)
*Fair Play Awards:
Global
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References
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Cup
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United Football League Cup seasons