The 2014–15 PFF National Men's Club Championship (also known as 2014–15 PFF–Smart National Club Championship) was the 4th season of the
PFF National Men's Club Championship
The Philippine Football Federation National Men's Club Championship was an annual association football, football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation and contested by Football in the Philippines, Filipino clubs. It lasted ...
, a
Filipino association football competition organized by the
Philippine Football Federation
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) is the governing body of association football in the Philippines. Established as the Philippine Amateur Football Association (PAFA) in 1907, the PFF is one of the oldest national football associations in ...
.
Ceres were the defending champions, retaining the title for the second time after beating
Global
Global may refer to:
General
*Globe, a spherical model of celestial bodies
*Earth, the third planet from the Sun
Entertainment
* ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003
* ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007
* ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 198 ...
, 3-1 on aggregate in a two-leg finals in December 2013.
On 31 January 2015,
Loyola Meralco Sparks defeated
Global
Global may refer to:
General
*Globe, a spherical model of celestial bodies
*Earth, the third planet from the Sun
Entertainment
* ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003
* ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007
* ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 198 ...
with a scoreline of 2 - 0 to win the title. The cup winners,
Loyola Meralco Sparks are guaranteed a place in the
2016 AFC Cup Play-off.
Competition format
Clubs in each Cluster will play a single round robin. The competition format at the Cluster Qualifier Stage will be followed regardless of the number of clubs for each Cluster. The winner in each Cluster and the best second-place club from cluster 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Mindanao and the best 2nd placed club from cluster 6, 7 and 8 in Luzon will be slotted in five groups (Group A, B, C, D, and E) during the Group Qualifiers stage.
Since Negros Oriental Football Association did not participate in the competition, there will be a vacancy in Group C, where it will be filled up by the best ranked 3rd placer in all Clusters (Clusters l-8). The winner in each of the five groups will advance to the National group stage which would include the top three
UFL clubs.
The resulting eight clubs will be drawn into two groups (Group A and Group B). The clubs in each group (Group A and Group B) will play single round robin elimination, where top two clubs in each group will advance to the National Semi-Finals. The top two clubs in each group (Group A and Group B) will play in a cross-over format and the loser in Semi-Finals matches will play for 3rd and 4th place.
Winners in semi-final matches will play for the national championship.
Regional qualifiers
The provincial eliminations for the tournament started last April 2014. Clusters from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao regions underwent qualifiers to be able to advance to the regional group stage in August 2014.
National Capital Region Cluster
Cluster 5: Top three teams under
National Capital Region Football Association gain direct entry to the group stage.
Global FC and
Stallion FC, although playing in National Capital Region Football Association's
United Football League, underwent regional qualifications in their respective Provincial Football Associations (PFA) - Leyte Football Association and
Iloilo Football Association respectively.
Top three clubs from the
United Football League earned a spot in the
National Capital Region Football Association cluster. National Capital Region eliminations were held from August 22–24, 2014. Qualified clubs are as follows:
*
Loyola Meralco Sparks FC
*
Kaya FC
*
Global FC
Luzon Cluster
Cluster 6: North Luzon eliminations were held on August 23, 2014 in
Montalban,
Rizal
Rizal most commonly refers to:
* Rizal (province), a province of the Philippines
* José Rizal, Filipino national hero whom the province is named after
Rizal may also refer to:
People
* Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli, Malaysian footballer
* Atep Ri ...
.
*Flame United - Cherifer FC represented Cavite Football Association after winning the local qualifiers on May 23, 2014.
*
Mendiola United FC
The Mendiola Football Club 1991 is a Philippine professional football club based in Imus, Cavite. The club is named after the Mendiola Street, a short thoroughfare in the San Miguel district of Manila. It is one of the founding members of Unit ...
represented Rizal Football Association.
Matches
Mendiola United FC
The Mendiola Football Club 1991 is a Philippine professional football club based in Imus, Cavite. The club is named after the Mendiola Street, a short thoroughfare in the San Miguel district of Manila. It is one of the founding members of Unit ...
won the qualifiers.
Cluster 7: Central Luzon eliminations were held from August 27–29, 2014 at
UP Los Baños,
Laguna.
*Adriatico FC represented Oriental Mindoro FA.
*Representative from Quezon FA
*Schwarz F.C. represented Laguna Football Association.
Cluster 8: South Luzon eliminations were held from August 29–31, 2014 in
Daet
Daet (), officially the Municipality of Daet (; ), is a municipality and capital of the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,700 people making it the most populous in the province ...
,
Camarines Norte
Camarines Norte (; ), officially the Province of Camarines Norte (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Daet, Camarines Norte, Daet, the most populous town in the ...
.
*Representative from Legazpi City - Albay Football Association
*Tribu FC represented Camarines Norte Football Association.
*ABC Stars FC represented Naga City- Camarines Sur Football Association.
Tribu FC won the qualifiers.
Visayas Cluster
West Visayas cluster
*
Stallion FC represented
Iloilo Football Association.
*
Ceres-La Salle FC represented
Negros Occidental Football Association by thrashing FC Bacolod, 7-0, in qualifiers.
East-central Visayas cluster
*
Laos FC
Laos Football Club was a professional Filipino association football club based in Quezon City, Metro Manila. The team successfully campaigned in the 2017 ''Weekend Football League'', and previously in the United Football League, the highest le ...
represented Leyte Football Association.
*
ERCO-BRO Nationals represented
Cebu Football Association.
Mindanao Cluster
Cluster 1: West Mindanao eliminations were held on August 22–24, 2014, in
Dapitan
Dapitan, officially the City of Dapitan (; Subanon: ''Gembagel G'benwa Dapitan/Bagbenwa Dapitan''; ), is a component city in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 85,202 people. ...
,
Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte (Cebuano language, Cebuano: ''Amihanang Zamboanga''; Subanon language, Subanon: ''Utara Sembwangan''; ), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines situated w ...
.
*Versache FC represented Misamis Occidental - Ozamis Football Association.
*Zamboanga Hermosa FC represented Zamboanga City Football Association.
*DMC FC represented Zamboanga del Norte - Dipolog Football Association after defeating Dipolog United FC in the finals.
*Saints FC represented Zamboanga del Sur - Pagadian Football Association.
Matches
DMC FC won the qualifiers.
Cluster 2: North Mindanao eliminations were held from August 22–24, 2014 in
Valencia, Bukidnon
Valencia, officially the City of Valencia, is a component city in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 216,546 people. The city is applying for a Highly Urbanized City (HUC).
Valencia ...
.
*Manolo Fortich FC represented Bukidnon Football Association.
*Ampayon FC represented Butuan-Agusan del Norte Football Association after defeating DSC FC, 3-1, in the local elimination finals.
*Magis FC represented Cagayan de Oro - Misamis Oriental Football Association.
*FC 95 represented Iligan - Lanao del Norte Football Association.
''All times are
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; ), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses a single time zone, at an UTC offset, offset of UTC+08:00, but has used dayligh ...
(PST) –
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00.
It is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time, mainly due to China's large population, with an estimated population ...
.''
Matches
Cluster 3: Central Mindanao eliminations were held from August 29–31, 2014 in
Koronadal City,
South Cotabato
South Cotabato, officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen Regions of the Philippines, region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal (also the regional cen ...
.
*Sultan FC represented Maguindanao - Cotabato City Football Association
*
M'lang FC represented North Cotabato Football Association
*Waterking FC represented Sultan Kudarat Football Association
*Real Marbel FC represented Football Association of South Cotabato
''All times are
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; ), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses a single time zone, at an UTC offset, offset of UTC+08:00, but has used dayligh ...
(PST) –
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00.
It is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time, mainly due to China's large population, with an estimated population ...
.''
Matches
Cluster 4: East Mindanao eliminations were held from August 29–31, 2014 in
Tagum City,
Davao del Norte
Davao del Norte (; ), officially the Province of Davao del Norte (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Tagum. The province also includes Sam ...
.
*UM Tagum FC represented Davao del Norte Football Association after winning the local qualifiers held from April 20 to May 25, 2014.
*Tandag FC represented Agusan del Sur Football Association.
*Hooligans FC represented Davao Football Association.
*Montevista FC represented Compostela Valley Football Association.
''All times are
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; ), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses a single time zone, at an UTC offset, offset of UTC+08:00, but has used dayligh ...
(PST) –
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00.
It is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time, mainly due to China's large population, with an estimated population ...
.''
Matches
Group stage
Clubs that advanced from the respective cluster eliminations are as follows:
Group A matches were held at North Football Field in
Bacolod
Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; ; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Negros Island Region in the Philippines. With a total of 600,783 inhabitants as of the 2020 census, it is th ...
from September 26–28, 2014.
*
Ceres - La Salle FC - Qualified direct from Visayas Cluster (Negros Occidental FA).
*DMC FC - Winner of Cluster 1 (West Mindanao).
*
Mendiola United FC
The Mendiola Football Club 1991 is a Philippine professional football club based in Imus, Cavite. The club is named after the Mendiola Street, a short thoroughfare in the San Miguel district of Manila. It is one of the founding members of Unit ...
- Winner of Cluster 6 (North Luzon).
''All times are
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; ), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses a single time zone, at an UTC offset, offset of UTC+08:00, but has used dayligh ...
(PST) –
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00.
It is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time, mainly due to China's large population, with an estimated population ...
.''
Matches
Group B matches were held at
Central Philippine University
Central Philippine University (also known as Central or CPU) is a private, Protestant, and research university located in Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines. Established in 1905 through a grant from the American industrialist and philanthropist ...
Football Field in
Iloilo City
Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region of the Philippines, located on the southeastern coast of th ...
and Barotac Football Plaza in
Barotac Nuevo from September 26–28, 2014.
*
Stallion FC - Qualified direct from Visayas cluster (Iloilo FA).
*Del Monte FC - Winner of Cluster 2 (North Mindanao).
*Adriatico FC - Winner of Cluster 7 (Central Luzon).
''All times are
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; ), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses a single time zone, at an UTC offset, offset of UTC+08:00, but has used dayligh ...
(PST) –
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00.
It is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time, mainly due to China's large population, with an estimated population ...
.''
Matches
Group C matches were held at PFF Regional Center in
Valencia City,
Bukidnon
Bukidnon (), officially the Province of Bukidnon (; ; ; Bukid language, Binukid and Higaonon language, Higaonon: ''Probinsya ta Bukidnon''), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindan ...
from September 26–28, 2014.
*Zamboanga Hermosa FC - 2nd Best-Ranked Club of Cluster 1. They replaced the representative of Negros Oriental Football Association.
*
M'lang FC - Winner of Cluster 3 (South-Central Mindanao).
*Tribu FC - Winner of Cluster 8 (South Luzon).
Group D matches were held at
Abellana Sports Complex,
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making ...
from October 1–3, 2014.
*
ERCO-BRO Nationals - Qualified direct from Visayas cluster (Cebu FA).
*UM-Tagum FC - Winner of Cluster 4 (East Mindanao).
*Real Marbel FC - 2nd Best-Ranked Club from Cluster 3.
''All times are
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; ), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses a single time zone, at an UTC offset, offset of UTC+08:00, but has used dayligh ...
(PST) –
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00.
It is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time, mainly due to China's large population, with an estimated population ...
.''
Matches
Group E
*
Laos FC
Laos Football Club was a professional Filipino association football club based in Quezon City, Metro Manila. The team successfully campaigned in the 2017 ''Weekend Football League'', and previously in the United Football League, the highest le ...
- Qualified direct from Visayas cluster (Leyte FA).
*Magis FC - 2nd Best-Ranked Club from Cluster 2. They replaced the representative of
NCR Football Association.
*ABC Stars FC - 2nd Best-Ranked Club from Cluster 8.
''All times are
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; ), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses a single time zone, at an UTC offset, offset of UTC+08:00, but has used dayligh ...
(PST) –
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00.
It is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time, mainly due to China's large population, with an estimated population ...
.''
Matches
Final phase
Teams qualified for the National Group stage of PFF Smart Championship are the following:
*
Ceres, winner of Group A.
*
Stallion
A stallion is an adult male horse that has not been gelded ( castrated). Stallions follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cre ...
, winner of Group B.
*
M'lang FC, winner of Group C.
*
ERCO-BRO Nationals, winner of Group D.
*
Laos
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...
, winner of Group E.
*
Global
Global may refer to:
General
*Globe, a spherical model of celestial bodies
*Earth, the third planet from the Sun
Entertainment
* ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003
* ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007
* ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 198 ...
, qualified via
United Football League eliminations.
*
Loyola Meralco Sparks, qualified via
United Football League eliminations.
*
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 cen ...
, qualified via
United Football League eliminations.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Battle for Third
Final
Top Goalscorers
Awards
References
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