2018 Ceres–Negros F.C. season

The 2018 season is Ceres–Negros Football Club's 7th in existence and the club's 2nd season in the top flight of Philippine football. Ceres competed in the Philippines Football League, Copa Paulino Alcantara, and AFC Cup. It covers a period from January 16 to September 22, 2018.

Ceres–Negros
2018 season
ChairmanLeo Rey V. Yanson
Head CoachRisto Vidaković
StadiumPanaad Stadium
Philippines Football LeagueWinners
AFC Champions LeaguePlay-off round
AFC CupASEAN Zone Final
Copa Paulino AlcantaraGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Bienvenido Marañón (14)
All: Bienvenido Marañón (17)
Highest home attendance4,681 vs Kaya–Iloilo
(April 4, 2018)
Lowest home attendance849 vs Stallion Laguna
(August 25, 2018)
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of September 22, 2018.

They made their first appearance in the AFC Champions League qualifying playoff winning over Burmese club Shan United and securing an upset victory against Australian side Brisbane Roar. They failed to progress to the tournament proper after they were knocked off by Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian.

Players

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Squad information

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Notes
1 GK   Toni Doblas
2 GK   Roland Müller Second nationality:  
3 DF   Amani Aguinaldo
4 DF   Súper
5 MF   Mike Ott Second nationality:  
6 MF   Kevin Ingreso Second nationality:  
7 MF   Bienvenido Marañón
8 MF   Manuel Ott Second nationality:  
9 MF   Paul Mulders Second nationality:  
10 MF   OJ Porteria Second nationality:  
11 DF   Sean Kane
12 MF   Stephan Schröck Second nationality:  
13 DF   Jerry Barbaso
14 DF   Carli de Murga Second nationality:  
15 FW   Blake Powell Second nationality:  
17 DF   Junior Muñoz Second nationality:  
18 DF   Joshua Dutosme
19 FW   Curt Dizon Second nationality:  
22 FW   Omid Nazari Second nationality:  
23 DF   Martin Steuble (captain) Second nationality:  
28 DF   Jeffrey Christiaens Second nationality:  
29 FW   Patrick Reichelt Second nationality:  
88 GK   Eduard Sacapaño

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Philippines Football League April 4, 2018 August 25, 2018 Matchday 1 Winners 23 17 3 3 59 21 +38 073.91
Copa Paulino Alcantara September 1, 2018 September 22, 2018 Group stage Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 033.33
AFC Cup February 13, 2018 August 8, 2018 Group stage ASEAN Zonal Final 10 5 2 3 24 11 +13 050.00
AFC Champions League January 16, 2018 January 30, 2018 Preliminary Round 1 Play-off round 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 033.33
Total 39 24 6 9 88 40 +48 061.54

Last updated: September 22, 2018
Source: Competitions

Philippines Football League

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ceres–Negros (C) 25 19 3 3 66 25 +41 60 Qualification for the
AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1
or AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Kaya–Iloilo 25 15 4 6 58 32 +26 49
3 Davao Aguilas 25 11 6 8 52 39 +13 39
4 Stallion Laguna 25 12 3 10 49 45 +4 36[a]
5 JPV Marikina 25 7 2 16 46 63 −17 20[b]
6 Global Cebu 25 1 2 22 18 85 −67 5
Source: Philippines Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Three points were deducted from Stallion Laguna due to the club's failure to comply with Liga Futbol Inc. Disciplinary Committee’s Decision No. 010318DC03.[1]
  2. ^ Three points were deducted from JPV Marikina due to the club's failure to comply with Liga Futbol Inc. Disciplinary Committee’s Decision No. 010318DC02.[2]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
23 17 3 3 59 21  +38 54 8 0 3 28 9  +19 9 3 0 31 12  +19

Last updated: July 25, 2018.
Source: Philippines Football League

Results by round

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ResultWWWWWLWWWDWDWWLWWDWWWWLWW
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Updated to match(es) played on August 25, 2018. Source: Philippines Football League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04) 1 Ceres–Negros 2–1 Kaya–Iloilo Bacolod
19:00 UTC+8 Ma. Ott   75'
Mi. Ott   85'
Report Mintah   64' Stadium: Panaad Stadium
Attendance: 4,681
April 14, 2018 (2018-04-14) 2 JPV Marikina 0–3 Ceres–Negros Manilaa
19:00 UTC+8 Report Uesato   14', 30'
Marañón   64'
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18) 3 Global Cebu 0–2 Ceres–Negros Manilab
19:00 UTC+8 Report Mi. Ott   13'
Schröck   45+1'
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
April 28, 2018 (2018-04-28) 4 JPV Marikina 1–4 Ceres–Negros Manilaac
16:00 UTC+8 Suzuki   38' Report Marañón   8'
Christiaens   20'
Reichelt   78', 83'
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0c
May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02) 5 Davao Aguilas 0–2 Ceres–Negros Manilad
16:00 UTC+8 Report Marañón   42'
Mi. Ott   55'
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
May 12, 2018 (2018-05-12) 6 Ceres–Negros 0–2 Kaya–Iloilo Bacolod
19:00 UTC+8 Report Osei   10'
Mendy   40'
Stadium: Panaad Stadium
May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23) 7 Ceres–Negros 3–0 Davao Aguilas Bacolod
19:00 UTC+8 Porteria   45' (pen.)
Marañón   60', 68'
Report Stadium: Panaad Stadium
May 26, 2018 (2018-05-26) 8 Stallion Laguna 2–3 Ceres–Negros Biñan
16:00 UTC+8 Melliza   10', 25' Report Schröck   55'
Marañón   58', 63'
Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
May 30, 2018 (2018-05-30) 9 Stallion Laguna 2–6 Ceres–Negros Biñan
16:00 UTC+8 Sy   73'
Arboleda   77'
Report Reichelt   9'
Porteria   11', 71'
Mi. Ott  53', 57'
Ingreso   64'
Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
June 2, 2018 (2018-06-02) 10 JPV Marikina 1–1 Ceres–Negros Biñane
19:00 UTC+8 Kozawa   57' Report Reichelt   70' Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
June 6, 2018 (2018-06-06) 11 Ceres–Negros 2–1 Davao Aguilas Bacolod
19:00 UTC+8 De Murga   28'
Reichelt   78'
Report J. Younghusband   14' Stadium: Panaad Stadium
June 9, 2018 (2018-06-09) 12 Kaya–Iloilo 1–1 Ceres–Negros Iloilo City
19:00 UTC+8 Felongco   88' Report Mi. Ott   86' Stadium: Iloilo Sports Complex
June 16, 2018 (2018-06-16) 13 Global Cebu 3–4 Ceres–Negros Manilab
19:00 UTC+8 Roberts   53', 60'
Salenga   70'
Report Schröck   35', 42'
Mi. Ott   36', 65'
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20) 14 Ceres–Negros 4–1 JPV Marikina Bacolod
19:00 UTC+8 Schröck   8', 54'
Mi. Ott   7'
Reichelt   45'
Porteria   45'
Report Moriyasu   17' Stadium: Panaad Stadium
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) 15 Ceres–Negros 0–2 JPV Marikina Bacolod
19:00 UTC+8 Report Baguioro   58'
Uzokal   87'
Stadium: Panaad Stadium
June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27) 16 Ceres–Negros 2–0 Stallion Laguna Bacolod
19:00 UTC+8 Porteria   34', 84' Stadium: Panaad Stadium
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) 17 Ceres–Negros 2–0 Stallion Laguna Bacolod
19:00 UTC+8 Uesato   66', 70' Stadium: Panaad Stadium
July 7, 2018 (2018-07-07) 18 Kaya–Iloilo 1–1 Ceres–Negros Iloilo
19:00 UTC+8 Mendy   80' Ingreso   84' Stadium: Iloilo Sports Complex
July 11, 2018 (2018-07-11) 19 Kaya–Iloilo 0–1 Ceres–Negros Iloilo
16:00 UTC+8 Reichelt   15' Stadium: Iloilo Sports Complex
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14) 20 Davao Aguilas 1–3 Ceres–Negros Tagum
18:00 UTC+8 Kim   89' Christiaens   6'
Aguinaldo   60'
Marañón   70'
Stadium: Davao del Norte Sports Complex
July 21, 2018 (2018-07-21) 21 Ceres–Negros 7–1 Global Cebu Manilaf
19:30 UTC+8 Marañón   18', 48'
Dizon   21'
Powell   69'
Porteria   74'
Nazari   74'
Steuble   89'
Valmayor   58' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25) 22 Ceres–Negros 6–1 Global Cebu Manilaf
19:30 UTC+8 Marañón   23', 70'
Mi.Ott   35'
Nazari   39'
Powell   75'
Angeles   75' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
August 12, 2018 (2018-08-12) 23 Ceres–Negros 0–3 Davao Aguilas Bacolod
19:00 UTC+8 P. Younghusband   27', 31'
De Jong   38'
Stadium: Panaad Stadium
Attendance: 959
Referee: Steve Supresencia
August 24, 2018 (2018-08-24) 24 Ceres–Negros 3–0g
Awarded
Global Cebu Bacolod
Stadium: Panaad Stadium
August 25, 2018 (2018-08-25) 25 Ceres–Negros 4–1 Stallion Laguna Bacolod
17:30 UTC+8 Marañón   32', 89'
Steuble   49'
Powell   67'
Alquiros   50' Stadium: Panaad Stadium
Attendance: 849

Note:

a ^ Due to the unavailability of Marikina Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.
b ^ Due to the bad condition of the pitch in the Cebu City Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.
c ^ JPV Marikina FC was not able to mobilize adequate security personnel for the match. As a result, it was played without spectators.
d ^ Due to the unavailability of Davao del Norte Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.
e ^ Due to the unavailability of Marikina Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Biñan Football Stadium.
f ^ Due to the unavailability of Panaad Stadium, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.
g ^ Originally schedule on 15 August but the match was abandoned by Global Cebu. Ceres–Negros won 3–0 by default.

Copa Paulino Alcantara

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DAV STA CER
1 Davao Aguilas 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10 Semi-finals 0–0 2–1
2 Stallion Laguna 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4 0–4 3–0
3 Ceres–Negros 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3 1–3 2–1
Source: LFI

Group stage

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September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01) 1 Ceres–Negros 1–3 Davao Aguilas Manilaa
19:00 UTC+8 Powell   54' Hartmann   36'
P. Younghusband   38'
Minniecon   76'
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15) 2 Stallion Laguna 3–0 Ceres–Negros Biñan
12:00 UTC+8 Doctora   24'
Melliza   41', 52'
Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
September 19, 2018 (2018-09-19) 3 Ceres–Negros 2–1 Stallion Laguna Manilaa
19:00 UTC+8 Powell   56'
Mi. Ott   84'
Arboleda   40' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22) 4 Davao Aguilas 2–1 Ceres–Negros Manilac
16:00 UTC+8 Wesley   16'
P. Younghusband   47' (pen.)
Mi. Ott   53' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Note:

a ^ Due to the unavailability of Panaad Stadium, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.
b ^ Due to the unavailability of Biñan Football Stadium, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.
c ^ Due to the unavailability of Davao del Norte Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.

AFC Champions League

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Ceres–Negros made their first appearance in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs by virtue of being the champions of the 2017 Philippines Football League season.[3]

Qualifying play-offs

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Ceres–Negros started their AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs with a match against Burmese side, Shan United.[4] Prior to the match, Ceres-Negros only had three training sessions.[5] Ceres-Negros won over Shan United on penalties.[4]

They went on to face Australian club Brisbane Roar which was at that time had already played 17 games of the 2017-18 A-League season and was ranked 7th in the league table. For about five minutes in the second half, Brisbane player Eric Bauteac had to be pulled off the pitch after his kit number peeled off. He was allowed to return to the pitch after the numbers were fixed.[6] Ceres-Negros won 3–2 over Brisbane Roar a result which was considered as an upset leading to calls for the resignation of the Australian side's coach John Aloisi.[7][8]

Ceres-Negros had to deal with visa issues prior to their match against Tianjin Quanjian in China. The club appealed to the Asian Football Confederation to delay the match so the clubs may be "on equal footing" and make consideration on the basis the Ceres' players are "coming from another continent" but such request was not granted. The club only had their Chinese visas for their players processed in the afternoon of January 29, the day prior to match day, and left for Tianjin on the same day.[9] Ceres-Negros ended their campaign after they conceded two goals in their match against Tianjin Quanjian though their efforts were praised by PFF President Mariano Araneta. Ceres coach Risto Vidakovic was also satisfied with his players' performance.[10]

January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16) Preliminary Round 1 Shan United   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
  Ceres–Negros Yangon
16:00 UTC+6:30 Lee Han-kuk   89'
Asare   99'
Report Christiaens   81'
Schröck   89'
Ingreso   117'
Nyakwe   94' (o.g.)
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 257
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Penalties
Asare  
Chizoba  
Nay Lin Tun  
Win Min Htut  
Nyakwe  
  De Murga
  Schröck
  Ott
  Marañón
January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23) Preliminary Round 2 Brisbane Roar   2–3   Ceres–Negros Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10
Report
Stadium: Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre
Attendance: 1,279
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
January 30, 2018 (2018-01-30) Play-off round Tianjin Quanjian   2–0   Ceres–Negros Tianjin
15:30 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
Attendance: 23,310
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

AFC Cup

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Having been knockout by Tianjin Quanjian in the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying playoff, Ceres-Negros relegates to the 2018 AFC Cup group stage[10] where they are grouped with three other Southeast Asian teams.

Ceres-Negros ended their home match against Boeung Ket Angkor of Cambodia with a 9–0 win. This equaled the 9–0 win of Uzbek club Nasaf Qarshi over Indian club Dempo in 2011 as the match with the biggest score margin in the AFC Cup.[11]

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOM CER BKA SHA
1   Home United 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13[a] Zonal semi-finals 1–1 6–0 3–2
2   Ceres–Negros 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 13[a] 0–2 9–0 2–0
3   Boeung Ket Angkor 6 2 0 4 8 24 −16 6 3–2 0–4 1–2
4   Shan United 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3 0–1 0–1 1–4
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Home United 1–1 Ceres–Negros, Ceres–Negros 0–2 Home United.
February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13) Matchday 1 Ceres–Negros   9–0   Boeung Ket Angkor Bacolod
19:30 UTC+8 Uesato   15', 22'
Marañón   19', 29' (pen.)
Porteria   31', 85'
Sovannarith   58' (o.g.)
De Murga   64'
Ma. Ott   81'
Report Stadium: Panaad Park and Stadium
Attendance: 2,678
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
February 27, 2018 (2018-02-27) Matchday 2 Home United   1–1   Ceres–Negros Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Ishak   23', pen.' Report Súper   79' Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 1,331
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06) Matchday 3 Ceres–Negros   2–0   Shan United Bacolod
19:30 UTC+8 Reichelt   79'
Marañón   83'
Report Stadium: Panaad Park and Stadium
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14) Matchday 4 Shan United   0–1   Ceres–Negros Yangon
16:00 UTC+6:30 Report Marañón   14' (pen.) Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 231
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
April 11, 2018 (2018-04-11) Matchday 5 Boeung Ket Angkor   0–4   Ceres–Negros Phnom Penh
18:30 UTC+7 Report Marañón   36', 38', 69'
Uesato   84'
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 315
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25) Matchday 6 Ceres–Negros   0–2   Home United Bacolod
18:00 UTC+8 Report Izzdin   80'
Ui-young   90+4' (pen.)
Stadium: Panaad Park and Stadium
Attendance: 5,015
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Knockout stage

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May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09) First leg Ceres–Negros   4–2   Yangon United Bacolod
18:00 UTC+8 Marañón   29', 44'
Reichelt   33'
Súper   63'
Live Report
[1]
Sylla   55', 83' Stadium: Panaad Park and Stadium
Attendance: 8,986
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16) Second leg Yangon United   3–2
(5–6 agg.)
  Ceres–Negros Yangon
15:30 UTC+6:30 Uchida   2'
Soe   83'
Sylla   87' (pen.)
Live Report
[2]
Ma. Ott   8'
Marañón   78'
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 2,481
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Ceres–Negros won 6–5 on aggregate.

2018 AFC Cup knockout stage
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August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01) First leg Ceres–Negros   1–1   Home United Bacolod
19:30 UTC+8 Powell   8' (pen.) Live Report
[3]
Cernak   23' Stadium: Panaad Park and Stadium
Attendance: 6,705
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
August 8, 2018 (2018-08-08) Second leg Home United   2–0
(3–1 agg.)
  Ceres–Negros Kallang
19:30 UTC+8
Live Report
[4]
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 3,392
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Home United won 3–1 on aggregate.

Transfers

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
1 GK   Toni Doblas 43   San Fernando Transfer
2 DF   Sean Patrick Kane 33 JPV Marikina Transfer
3 DF   Amani Aguinaldo 29 Global Cebu Transfer
5 MF    Mike Ott 32   Angthong Transfer
1 GK    Roland Müller[12] 30 None (Returned to club after leave) Return
8 FW   Blake Powell[12] 27   Central Coast Mariners Transfer
13 DF   Jerry Barbaso[12] 30 Global Cebu Transfer
20 FW   Curt Dizon[12] 24 Global Cebu Transfer
7 MF    Paul Mulders[12] 37 Global Cebu Transfer
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
11 MF    Iain Ramsay 36   FELDA United Transfer
13 DF    Joshua Grommen 27 Davao Aguilas Transfer
16 MF   Arnie Pasinabo 32 Kaya–Iloilo Transfer
21 DF    Luke Woodland 29   Suphanburi Transfer
3 DF   Kota Kawase 31   Uitm F.C Transfer
9 FW   Fernando Rodríguez 37   Mitra Kukar Transfer
9 FW   Takumi Uesato[12] 28 JPV Marikina Transfer
25 GK   Michael Casas 32 Global Cebu Transfer
30 FW   Nessi Ramos 21 Global Cebu Transfer

References

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  1. ^ "Point Deduction for Stallion Laguna FC". Philippines Football League. Liga Futbol Inc. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Point Deduction for JPV Marikina FC". Philippines Football League. Liga Futbol, Inc. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Ceres-Negros makes first appearance in AFC Champions League qualifiers". Rappler. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Ceres-Negros make Shan United pay the penalty in ACL qualifiers". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Ceres-Negros Battles Shan United in AFC Champions League playoff". 15 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. ^ Wenzel, Murray. "Asian Champions League: Brisbane Roar sent packing by Filipino side Ceres-Negros". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. ^ Monteverde, Marco (24 January 2018). "Brisbane Roar embarrassed in 3-2 AFC Champions League playoff loss to Filipino club Ceres-Negros". News.com.au. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Brisbane Roar slammed after shock loss to Ceres Negros". ABS-CBN News. Agence France-Presse. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. ^ Co, Adrian Stewart (30 January 2018). "Ceres Negros FC overcomes visa issue ahead of China match". Panay News. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  10. ^ a b "AFC Champions League: Ceres' run ends as Busmen fall short vs Tianjin". ABS-CBN News. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Matchday One - Group F: Ceres Negros 9-0 Boeung Ket". Asian Football Confederation. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Co, Adrian Stewart (19 July 2018). "Ceres lets Uesato go, gets 5 new players". Panay News. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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