2012 United Football League

The 2012 United Football League was the third season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. Global FC won their first Division 1 league title on goal difference against runners-up Kaya, after a 1–1 draw with third-placers Loyola Meralco Sparks on 26 June 2012. Pachanga won the Division 2 league title after being unbeaten in all its matches.

United Football League
Season2012
ChampionsDivision 1:
Global (1st Title)
Division 2:
Pachanga (1st Title)
PromotedPachanga (to Division 1)
RelegatedNavy (to Division 2)
AFC President's CupGlobal
Matches played222
Goals scored962 (4.33 per match)
Top goalscorerDivision 1:
Philippines Phil Younghusband
(23 goals)
Division 2:
Philippines Freddy Gonzales
(34 goals)
Highest scoringDivision 1:
Loyola 14-0 Navy
Division 2:
Pachanga 13–0 Sunken Garden United
Pachanga 13-0 Manila Lions
Longest winning runDivision 1:
9 games
Global FC
Longest unbeaten runDivision 1:
5 Games
Stallion FC
Loyola
Longest winless runDivision 1:
8 games
Navy
Longest losing runDivision 1:
6 games
Navy
2011
2013

Teams

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Seven new clubs entered the league after the successful third season of UFL Cup. Manila Nomads, Stallion and Pasargad was promoted to 2012 UFL Division 1 after they reached the knockout stage of 2011 UFL Cup. The season opened on January 14, 2012, and ended on June 30, 2012.[1][2]

Clubs by division

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Division 1

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Club Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Global   Edwin Cabalida   Yu Hoshide LGR Athletic
Green Archers United   Rodolfo Alicante   Patrick Bacobo LGR Athletic Globe Telecom
Kaya   Michael Angelo "Kale" Alvarez   Aly Borromeo Mizuno LBC Express, Inc.
Loyola   Kim Chul-soo   James Younghusband Mizuno Meralco
Manila Nomads   Michael Denison   Randy Musters Fila Auction Manila
Pasargad   Esmaeil Sedigh
  Joel Villarino
  Mansour Madadi Planet Sports
Philippine Air Force   Edzel Bracamonte   Yanti Barsales Mizuno Phoenix
Philippine Army   Patricio Bumidang, Jr.   Roel Gener Puma Fritz & Macziol IBM
Philippine Navy   Marlon Maro   Loreto Kalalang LGR Athletic RedJuice
Stallion   Ernie Nierras
  Eun Hyung Pee
  Ruben Doctora Jr. Nike Gilligan's Grill and Bar

Division 2

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Club Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Agila   Carlo Jose Rodriguez   Mark Alvin Valeroso Adidas
Cebu Queen City United   Mario Ceniza   Jan Michael Flores Adidas Cebu Landmasters
Diliman   Salvador Alberto Salvacion   Jose Andoni Santos Adidas Antonov Vodka
Dolphins United   Greg Calawod   Romnick Echin
Forza FC   Azlan Nazir
Laos FC   Ronald Patulin
Manila All-Japan   Ryo Kono MGK
Manila Lions   Joel Alcala Adidas Meltique Beef
Pachanga   Norman Fegidero   Yves Ashime
Sunken Garden United   Ryan Saranillo Adidas
Team Socceroo   Alfredo Estacion   Mike Reyes Adidas Regent Properties
Union FC   Rafael Rodriguez Adidas Rudy Project

Venues

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Division 1

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Stadium Location
Rizal Memorial Stadium Manila
University of Makati Stadium Makati
Nomads Sporting Club Parañaque

Division 2

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Stadium Location
Turf@BGC, Bonifacio Global City Taguig
Alabang Country Club (ACC) Muntinlupa

League tables

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Division 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Global (C) 18 13 3 2 49 17 +32 42 Qualification to the 2013 AFC President's Cup
2 Kaya 18 13 3 2 30 17 +13 42
3 Loyola 18 11 4 3 64 27 +37 37
4 Stallion 18 8 5 5 37 20 +17 29
5 Philippine Air Force 18 7 4 7 31 35 −4 25
6 Pasargad 18 7 3 8 30 31 −1 24
7 Manila Nomads 18 4 7 7 25 36 −11 19
8 Green Archers United 18 3 5 10 30 34 −4 14
9 Philippine Army 18 3 4 11 23 48 −25 13
10 Philippine Navy (R) 18 1 2 15 15 69 −54 5 Relegation to the 2013 UFL Division 2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2012. Source: rsssf.com, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Division 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pachanga (C, P) 22 21 1 0 123 8 +115 64 Promotion to the 2013 UFL Division 1
2 Diliman 22 18 2 2 82 25 +57 56
3 Cebu Queen City United 22 14 5 3 83 29 +54 47
4 Agila 22 12 1 9 48 49 −1 37
5 Union Internacional Manila 22 8 5 9 46 60 −14 29
6 Forza 22 9 2 11 50 71 −21 29
7 Team Socceroo 22 8 4 10 51 61 −10 28
8 Laos 22 8 3 11 36 45 −9 27
9 Dolphins United 22 4 9 9 28 35 −7 21
10 Manila All-Japan 22 5 4 13 30 60 −30 19
11 Manila Lions (E) 22 3 2 17 17 77 −60 11 Eliminated for the 2013 UFL Division 2[a]
12 Sunken Garden United[b] (E) 22 3 0 19 35 109 −74 9
Updated to match(es) played on 24 June 2012. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Manila Lions and Sunken Garden United will be removed to give way for other teams a chance to compete for 2013 season, although they may still compete for the 2012 UFL Cup.
  2. ^ Sunken Garden United's one of the loss was due to forfeiture due to insufficiency of players for the match.

Results

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Division 1

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Home \ Away GLO GAU KAY LMS NOM PSG PAF PA PN STA
Global 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 5–3 1–2 3–2 1–0
Green Archers United 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–1 5–0 1–4
Kaya 1–5 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Loyola 4–3 3–2 2–0 5–0 3–4 3–3 4–0 14–0 3–0
Manila Nomads 1–5 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–2
PSG 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 3–2 6–3 1–2 1–0
Philippine Air Force 0–4 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–4
Philippine Army 0–3 2–7 0–2 1–2 1–4 2–3 2–2 3–2 0–0
Philippine Navy 0–5 2–2 1–2 1–10 1–1 0–6 1–2 2–3 0–6
Stallion 1–3 5–2 0–1 4–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 20:20, 30 June 2012. Source: United Football League (Philippines)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2

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Home \ Away AGI CQC CIM DOL FOR LAO AJP LIO PAC SGU SOC UIM
Agila 0–0 4–9 0–1 4–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–4 8–2 5–0 1–6
Cebu Queen City United 1–2 4–1 0–0 8–2 6–1 5–2 4–4 0–4 3–2 6–1 4–1
Cimarron 4–1 1–1 2–1 5–0 3–1 10–0 5–0 2–2 5–1 3–2 3–1
Dolphins United 2–0 1–5 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 3–3 2–2
Forza 4–1 1–6 0–2 4–3 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–3 5–4 6–1 1–3
Laos 1–3 0–2 1–6 1–1 3–3 0–1 2–1 1–4 3–1 0–1 2–1
Manila All-Japan 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 9–6 2–0 2–0 0–7 1–5 1–2 2–3
Manila Lions 0–1 0–7 0–6 0–2 1–2 1–5 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–7 3–1
Pachanga Diliman 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 8–1 4–0 7–0 13–0 13–0 8–0 8–0
Sunken Garden United 3–5 0–12 1–2 1–4 1–2 2–4 0–3[a] 1–3 0–13 1–5 3–7
Team Socceroo 1–3 3–4 2–4 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 5–1 0–8 6–2 2–2
Union Internacional Manila 1–0 4–4 1–5 0–0 4–1 1–6 1–0 2–2 1–4 4–1 0–6
Updated to match(es) played on 23:20 24 June 2012. Source: United Football League (Philippines)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Manila All-Japan declared as winner by default after Sunken Garden United lack players to play. According to the UFL official Facebook page, only seven players arrived.

Top goalscorers

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Division 1

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Phil Younghusband Loyola 23
2   Izzeldin Elhabbib Global 13
3   Mark Hartmann Loyola 12
  Tating Pasilan Green Archers United 12
5   James Younghusband Loyola 11
  Ian Araneta Philippine Air Force 11

Division 2

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Freddy Gonzales Pachanga 34
2   Isaac Agyie Forza 21
3   Dan Villarico Cebu Queen City United 20
4   Ariel Zerrudo Diliman 19
5   Romnick Jover Sunken Garden United 18

Correct as of 20:30, 30 June 2012
Source: UFL Phil

Season Awards

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Team Awards

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The following teams are awarded by the United Football League in the ceremony.[3]

Division 1

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Club Award
Global FC Champions
Kaya FC 1st-Runner Up
Global FC Fair Play Award

Division 2

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Club Award
Pachanga FC Champions
Manila All-Japan FC Fair Play Award

Individual awards

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The following players are awarded by the United Football League Committee in the ceremony.[4]

Division 1

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Player Club Award
Carli de Murga Global FC Golden Ball
Phil Younghusband Loyola Meralco Sparks FC Golden Boot(23 goals)
Yu Hoshide Global FC Agility Award
Saba Garmaroudi Kaya Best Goalkeeper

Division 2

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Player Club Award
Freddy Gonzales Pachanga FC Golden Ball
Freddy Gonzales Pachanga FC Golden Boot
Kenneth Dolloso Pachanga FC Best Goalkeeper

References

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  1. ^ de Guzman, Mikhail (15 December 2011). "Seven New Clubs Enter UFL 2nd Division". Soccer Central Philippines. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Schedules". Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. ^ Almo, Alder (26 June 2012). "Global bags UFL title with 1-1 draw vs Loyola Meralco". philstar.com. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ InterAKTV (26 June 2012). "Azkals de Murga, Younghusband win UFL top individual awards". interaksyon.com (InterAksyon). TV5. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 27 June 2012.