The Philippine Football Federation National Men's Club Championship was an annual

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

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 ...

and contested by Filipino clubs. It lasted for four seasons from

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

to 2014–15 and was replaced by the Copa Paulino Alcantara. It was sponsored by

Smart Communications Smart Communications Inc., commonly referred to as Smart, is a wholly owned wireless communications and digital services subsidiary of PLDT Inc., a telecommunications and digital services provider based in the Philippines. As of November ...

and therefore known as the PFF–Smart National Men's Club Championship.

History

The

(PFF) had not been able to organize a national tournament since 2007, when they staged the PFF Centennial Men's Open Championship. However, the semi-final finish of the Philippine national team in the

2010 AFF Championship The 2010 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and P&G and officially known as the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 8th edition of the AFF Championship, took place on 1–29 December 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the group stage from 1 to 8 De ...

increased the sport's popularity in the country. In January 2011,

approached the PFF with an offer to finance a new domestic football competition. The proposed partnership was set to last 10 years, with Smart releasing

₱ The Philippine peso sign (₱) is the currency symbol used for the Philippine peso, the official currency of the Philippines. The symbol resembles a Latin script, Latin letter P with two horizontal strokes. It differs from the currency symbol u ...

80 million in funds with the aim of providing more playing opportunities for skilled football players, and the eventual creation of a national league. Newly installed Philippine Football Federation president Mariano V. Araneta subsequently approved the proposal. In March 2011, the new tournament commenced under the name ''PFF–Smart Men's Club Championship.''

Seasons

* 2012–13 * 2013–14 * 2014–15

Cup winners and runners-up

List of finals

Results by club

Notes

A. Global won the first leg 3–0, and San Beda won the second meeting 2–0. B. Ceres won the first leg 2–1 and the second leg 1–0.

References

External links

Philippines - List of Champions
RSSSF.com {{Football in the Philippines Defunct football competitions in the Philippines Recurring sporting events established in 2011 National association football cups Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2015 2011 establishments in the Philippines 2015 disestablishments in the Philippines