The 2012 United Football League Cup was the fourth edition of the United Football League Cup that ran from September 15 to December 17, 2012. This edition consisted of 28 teams which separated into four groups of five. Starting this edition, there were 2 stages in the competition. The first stage competed between

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teams and guest teams, while the second stage included UFL Division 1 teams. The top 10 teams of the Cup moved to the knockout stage of the

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were the defending champions. On December 17, 2012,

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defeated

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with a 2–1 scoreline to win their first ever UFL Cup.

Stage 1

This edition saw entry of nine clubs: Mondoñedo Internacionale FC, International FC Philippines,

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, Sta. Lucia Mustangs FC, Primero Atletico Cavite FC, Blue Guards FC, Bright Star FC,

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and FC Masbate. These clubs must beat UFL 2nd Division clubs twice to advance to Stage 2. Once a Division Two team beats a guest club the latter will be out of the competition. ---- ''All times are

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.'' Teams advancing from Stage One will join UFL’s Division One teams in the group-stage draw. The draw was held on September 28, 2012.

Stage 2

;Clubs qualified from Stage 1 * Team Socceroo * Dolphins United *

*Sta. Lucia Mustangs FC *

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* Forza FC *

* Agila ;UFL Division 1 Clubs qualified for Stage 2 *

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* Loyola *

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;UFL Division 2 Clubs qualified for Stage 2 *

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Ranking of group third placed teams

The two best third place teams among all groups qualify for

. They are determined by the parameters in this order: # Highest number of points # Goal difference # Highest number of goals scored (goals for)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

The Third-place playoff and Finals matches were originally scheduled on November 19 at the

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, but were postponed on a later date, since some players playing for the clubs are on national duty as members of the Philippine national team competing in the

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. The actual date depended on how the national team fared in the international tournament. As the national team only reached the semi-finals, the matches were scheduled on December 17.

Third-place playoff

Final

Top goalscorers

Top Goal Scorers starting Stage 2 of the 2012 United Football Cup Correct as of 11:00, December 18, 2012
Source
2012 UFL Cup Goals
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Awards

The following were the competition’s top individual awardees. *

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: Wilson Munoz (

) *Golden Boot:

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( Loyola) *Golden Ball: Ruben Doctora Jr. (

)

Notes

References

External links

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