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2021 United City F.C. season

The 2021 season is United City Football Club's 10th in existence and 4th season in the top flight of Philippine football. This also marks as the second season the club plays as United City, after MMC Sportz took over the management of the club, which was formerly known as Ceres–Negros.

United City
2021 season
OwnerMMC Sportz Asia
ManagementEric M. Gottschalk
Head CoachFrank Muescan
StadiumPanaad Stadium
(until July)
Biggest win0–10 (Aug 28 v Maharlika Manila,
PFL Round 3)
Biggest defeat2–0 (Jan 28 v FC Tokyo,
AFC Champions League Play-off round)
← 2020
2022 →
All statistics correct as of November 12, 2020.

In addition to the Philippines Football League, United City as Ceres–Negros has also participated in the second-tier continental competition, and the AFC Champions League. United City intended to continue on participating in the AFC Champions League.

Squad edit

As of November 8, 2021
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Last club
Goalkeepers
1 Anthony Pinthus    (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26)   Azkals Development Team
21 Kenry Balobo   (1998-09-12) 12 September 1998 (age 25)   Mendiola F.C. 1991
24 Florencio Badelic   (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 29)   Global F.C.
Defenders
2 Sean Kane   (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 32)   JPV Marikina F.C.
15 Arnie Pasinabo   (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 (age 38)   Kaya F.C.–Iloilo
16 Justin Baas    (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24)   Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C.
22 Jordan Jarvis     (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26)   Global F.C.
27 Jung Da-hwon   (1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 (age 36)   Asan Mugunghwa FC
38 Ryan Jarvis     (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26)   Global F.C.
88 William Jay Grierson     (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 26)   TSW Pegasus Reserves
99 Jonny Campbell   (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 32)   Svay Rieng FC
Midfielders
4 Adam Reed    (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 32)   UiTM F.C.
6 Tristan Robles   (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 (age 30)
9 Mike Ott    (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 29)   Angthong F.C.
10 Omid Nazari    (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33)   Persib Bandung
12 Stephan Schröck    (1986-08-21) 21 August 1986 (age 37)   SpVgg Greuther Fürth
14 Hikaru Minegishi    (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 (age 32)   JL Chiangmai United F.C.
23 Andreas Esswein    (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 27)   Global F.C.
30 Angelo Marasigan   (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 31)   Global F.C.
93 Amin Nazari    (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31)   Kedah Darul Aman F.C.
Forwards
3 Pocholo Bugas    (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22)   Far Eastern University
7 Bienvenido Marañón    (1986-05-15) 15 May 1986 (age 37)   UD Socuéllamos
8 Kieran Hayes    (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25)   Truro City F.C.
19 Curt Dizon    (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30)   Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C.
20 Mark Hartmann    (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 (age 32)   UiTM F.C.
OJ Porteria    (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 29)   Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C.
Players loaned out / left during season
11 Miguel Clariño   (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 27)   Azkals Development Team

Transfers edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers in edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK    Anthony Pinthus   Azkals Development Team Undisclosed [1]
GK   Kenry Balobo   Mendiola F.C. 1991 Undisclosed
DF    Justin Baas   Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Free [2]
DF     William Jay Grierson   TSW Pegasus Reserves Free
DF    Jordan Jarvis   Global F.C. Free
MF    Omid Nazari   Persib Bandung Free [3]
MF    Amin Nazari   Kedah Darul Aman F.C. Free [4]
MF   Jung Da-hwon   Asan Mugunghwa FC Free [5]
MF    Adam Reed   UiTM F.C. Free
MF    Andreas Esswein   Global F.C. Free [6]
MF   Jonathan Campbell   Svay Rieng Free [7]
FW    Curt Dizon   Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Free
FW    Mark Hartmann   UiTM F.C. Free [8]
FW    Kieran Hayes   Truro City F.C. Free
FW    OJ Porteria   Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Undisclosed[9]

Transfers out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
MF    Manuel Ott   Melaka United Free [10]
FW    OJ Porteria   Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Free [11]
FW    Dennis Villanueva   Nakhon Ratchasima Free [12]
FW   Takashi Odawara   Maziya S&RC Free [13]
FW   Robert Lopez Mendy   Svay Rieng Free
DF   Miguel Clarino   Maharlika Manila Free [14]
MF   Jai Ingham N/A Free

Team statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 27 Sept 2020
No. Pos. Player League Copa Paulino Alcantara AFC Champions League Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
1 GK   Anthony Pinthus 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
2 DF   Sean Kane 0 0 0 0 4(1) 0 0 0
3 FW   Pocholo Bugas 0 0 0 0 2(3) 0 0 0
4 MF    Adam Reed 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0
6 MF   Tristan Robles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7 FW    Bienvenido Marañón 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
8 FW    Kieran Hayes 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
9 MF    Mike Ott 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
10 MF    Omid Nazari 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
12 MF    Stephan Schröck 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
14 MF    Hikaru Minegishi 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
15 DF   Arnie Pasinabo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 DF    Justin Bass 0 0 0 0 4(1) 0 0 0
17 MF    Jai Ingham 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 0 0
19 FW    Curt Dizon 0 0 0 0 3(3) 0 0 0
20 FW    Mark Hartmann 0 0 0 0 3(2) 2 0 0
22 DF     Jordan Jarvis 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
23 MF    Andreas Esswein 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
27 DF   Jung Da-hwon 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
30 MF   Angelo Marasigan 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0
88 DF     William Jay Grierson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
93 MF    Amin Nazari 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club
11 DF   Miguel Clariño 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 2 0

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Copa Paulino Alcantara edit

Main article: 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Stallion Laguna 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Semi-finals
2 Dynamic Herb Cebu 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
3 United City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: PFL
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) 3 Cebu v United City Carmona
19:30 UTC+8 Stadium: PFF National Training Center

AFC Champions League edit

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAW DAE UNI BJG
1   Kawasaki Frontale 6 6 0 0 27 3 +24 18 Advance to Round of 16 — 3–2 8–0 4–0
2   Daegu FC 6 4 0 2 22 6 +16 12 1–3 — 7–0 5–0
3   United City 6 1 1 4 4 24 −20 4 0–2 0–4 — 1–1
4   Beijing Guoan 6 0 1 5 3 23 −20 1 0–7 0–3 2–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage edit

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League group stage
26 June 2021 Matchday 1 United City F.C.   1–1   Beijing Guoan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Stephan Schröck   28'
Mike Ott  41'		 Report Liang Shaowen   73'
Shi Yucheng  21'
Guo Quanbo  78'		 Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Man of the Match:   Liang Shaowen
29 June 2021 Matchday 2 Daegu FC   7–0   United City F.C. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Cesinha  23'
Edgar  42'
Kim Jin-hyuk  45+2'
An Yong-woo  62'  72'
Park Han-bin  90'
Jung Chi-in  90+5' (pen)
Tsubasa Nishi  17'
Lee Yong-rae  38'
Park Byung-Hyun  88'		 Report Omid Nazari  50'
Stephan Schröck   61'		 Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
Man of the Match:   An Yong-woo
2 July 2021 Matchday 3 Kawasaki Frontale   8–0   United City F.C. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Kaoru Mitoma   33', 82'
Ryota Oshima   42'
Leandro Damião   50'
Kento Tachibanada   56', 65', 70'
Yasuto Wakizaka   90+2'
João Schmidt  25'		 Report Sean Kane  25'
Stephan Schröck  43'
Jung Da-hwon  90+1'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Man of the Match:   Kento Tachibanada
5 July 2021 Matchday 4 United City F.C.   0–2   Kawasaki Frontale Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tristan Robles  12'
Adam Reed   84'		 Report Kei Chinen   18'
Tatsuya Hasegawa   78'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Man of the Match:   Anthony Pinthus
8 July 2021 Matchday 5 Beijing Guoan   2–3   United City F.C. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Jiang Wenhao  1'
Leng Jixuan  4'
Mohemati Naibijiang  90'		 Report Mark Hartmann  59'  80'
Bienvenido Marañón  69'
Sean Kane  20'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
11 July 2021 Matchday 6 United City F.C.   0–4   Daegu FC Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Angelo Marasigan  90+4' Report Tsubasa Nishi  37'
Lee Keun-ho  48'
Edgar  58'  90+3'
[[ Jung Chi-in]]  73'
Jo Jin-woo  24'
Kim Jin-hyuk  43'		 Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "United City FC signs loaned keeper".
  2. ^ "Justin Bass banner new United City signings".
  3. ^ "Nazari siblings join United City".
  4. ^ "Nazari siblings join United City".
  5. ^ "K-League veteran Da-Hwon Jung joins the Philippines United City... ACL sortie".
  6. ^ "Adam Reed released".
  7. ^ "Philippines' United City snap up Jonathan Campbell".
  8. ^ "Mark Hartmann banner new United City signings".
  9. ^ UnitedCityFootballClub [@UnitedCityFC_PH] (August 12, 2021). "UCFC is happy to announce the return of OJ Porteria for the upcoming PFL season. Welcome home and great to have you back! #ucfc #unitedcityfooballclub #clubofthepeople #pfl2021 #allianz https://t.co/Kl2rKGan6o" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Ott, Porteria leave United City FC for clubs abroad".
  11. ^ "Fil-Am winger OJ Porteria eyes other opportunities as he leaves United City FC".
  12. ^ "Villanueva became the latest player to leave Philippines Football League champion United City after joining Nakhon Ratchasima".
  13. ^ "Takashi Odawara leaves United City, signs with Maldives club".
  14. ^ "UCFC is announcing the departure of our player, Miggy Clarino".

External links edit

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