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The 2015 United Football League Cup is the sixth 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 ...
which started on May 2 and ended on August 28, 2015. This edition was supposed to be held in 2014 but the kick off was moved to 2015 with the main objective to eventually align league schedules with ASEAN neighbors.
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 ...
are the defending champions. The 20 teams which participated at the tournament were distributed into four groups for the group stage. All group stage matches will take place at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
Kaya Kaya may refer to: People *Kaya (given name) *Kaya (surname) Places *Kaya, Burkina Faso, a town in Burkina Faso, capital of the department *Kaya Airport, serving the town * Kaya Department, a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in centr ...
were crowned champions and qualified for a play-off spot at the
2016 AFC Cup The 2016 AFC Cup was the 13th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Bengaluru FC in the final to win their first AFC Cup title, becoming ...
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Group stage

;Tiebreakers The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: #Goal difference in all the group matches; #Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches; #If, after applying criteria 1 and 2, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 and 2 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 4 to 8 apply; #
Penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pen ...
if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play; #Fewest red cards #Fewest yellow cards #Team who belongs to the member association with the higher AFC ranking. #Drawing of lots, coin toss or play-off match as determined by the Executive Committee


Group A

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Philippine Army The Philippine Army (PA) ( Tagalog: ''Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas''; in literal English: ''Army of the Ground of the Philippines''; in literal Spanish: ''Ejército de la Tierra de la Filipinas'') is the main, oldest and largest branch of the ...
withdrew from the UFL Cup. Their matches against
Green Archers United Green Archers United Futbol Club, formerly known as Alabang Grins Futbol Club, was a Filipino professional association football club based in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. The team last played in the 2019 season of the Philippines Football Le ...
and
Pasargad Pasargadae (from Old Persian ''Pāθra-gadā'', "protective club" or "strong club"; Modern Persian: ''Pāsārgād'') was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC), who ordered its construction and the location of ...
were designated as 0–3 defeats and 3 points were awarded to Philippine Army's remaining two oppositions. * Bright Star qualify as the result of Army's withdrawal, they also withdrew from the tournament without playing a single game at the round of 16 resulting UST to take its place.


Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Satoshi Ōtomo is a Filipino-Japanese footballer who most recently played for Davao Aguilas in the Philippines Football League. He previously playing for United Football League team Global. and the Philippines national football team. International career Ot ...
as a Filipino player and ruled the club has violated the UFL's five-foreigner-rule. Matches of Global were originally decided to be forfeited after complaints from Ceres La-Salle FC, Kaya FC, Stallion FC, and Pachanga Diliman FC but the decision was overturn after the Appeals Committee ruled that the complainants did not follow proper procedure for reversing match outcomes. Last placers, Manila Nomads qualifies for the next round as a result.


Knock-out stage

The Knock-out stage is set to begin on August 13 and will end on August 28.


Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals


Third place playoff


Final


Awards

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Statistics


Tournament team rankings


References

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United Football League Cup seasons