2012 UFL Cup

2012 United Football Cup
Country  Philippines
Dates September 15 - December 17, 2012
Teams 28
Champions Stallion
Runners-up Global
Matches played 61
Goals scored 223 (3.66 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Philippines Phil Younghusband
(10 goals)
Best player Philippines Ruben Doctora Jr.

The 2012 United Football League Cup was the fourth edition of the United Football League Cup that ran from September 15 to December 17, 2012. This edition consisted of 28 teams which separated into four groups of five.

Starting this edition, there were 2 stages in the competition. The first stage competed between UFL Division 2 teams and guest teams, while the second stage included UFL Division 1 teams. The top 10 teams of the Cup moved to the knockout stage of the 2013 PFF National Men's Club Championship.[1]

Philippine Air Force were the defending champions.

On December 17, 2012, Stallion defeated Global with a 2–1 scoreline to win their first ever UFL Cup.[2]

Stage 1

This edition saw entry of nine clubs: Mondoñedo Internacionale FC, International FC Philippines, General Trias International FC, Sta. Lucia Mustangs FC, Primero Atletico Cavite FC, Blue Guards FC, Bright Star FC, Mendiola FC 1991 and FC Masbate. These clubs must beat UFL 2nd Division clubs twice to advance to Stage 2. Once a Division Two team beats a guest club the latter will be out of the competition. [1]


All times are Philippine Standard Time (PST) UTC+8.

Teams advancing from Stage One will join UFL’s Division One teams in the Group Stage draw. The draw was held on September 28, 2012.[3]

Stage 2

Clubs qualified from Stage 1
UFL Division 1 Clubs qualified for Stage 2
UFL Division 2 Clubs qualified for Stage 2
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the knock out stage and will move to 2013 PFF National Men's Club Championship
Third-placed teams that will be ranked from highest to lowest, two highest will move to 2013 PFF National Men's Club Championship

All times are Philippine Standard Time (PST) UTC+8.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Global 4310181+1710
General Trias International FC 422081+78
Pasargad 4211134+97
Team Socceroo 4103121203
Philippine Navy 4004013130

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Green Archers United 4310153+1210
Kaya 4310111+1010
Forza 41123634
Diliman 40220442
Dolphins United 4013217151

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Loyola 4301234+199
Pachanga Diliman 430184+49
Manila Nomads 4301101009
Laos 40134731
Mendiola FC 1991 4013323201

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Stallion 4301193+169
Philippine Army 422062+48
Philippine Air Force 41214625
Sta. Lucia Mustangs FC 41214735
Agila 4004015150

Ranking of group third placed teams

The two best third place teams among all groups qualify for 2013 PFF National Men's Club Championship.[1] They are determined by the parameters in this order:

  1. Highest number of points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Highest number of goals scored (goals for)
Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
CManila Nomads 4301101009
APasargad 4211122+107
DPhilippine Air Force 41214625
BForza 41123634

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
November 6 - Makati        
 Global (a.e.t.)  2
November 13 - Manila
 Kaya  1  
 Global  2
November 8 - Makati
   Loyola  1  
 Loyola  5
December 17- Manila
 Philippine Army  0  
 Global  1
November 8 - Parañaque
   Stallion  2
 Green Archers United (p)  1 (4)
November 13 - Manila
 Pachanga Diliman  1 (3)  
 Green Archers United  1 Third place
November 8 - Makati
   Stallion (a.e.t.)  3  
 Stallion (p)  0 (5)  Loyola  4
 General Trias International  0 (4)    Green Archers United  1
December 17- Manila

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

The Third-place playoff and Finals matches were originally scheduled on November 19 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, but were postponed on a later date, since some players playing for the clubs are on national duty as members of the Philippine national team competing in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup. The actual date depended on how the national team fared in the international tournament.[4] As the national team only reached the semi-finals, the matches were scheduled on December 17.

Third-place playoff

Final

Top goalscorers

Top Goal Scorers starting Stage 2 of the 2012 United Football Cup

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Philippines Phil Younghusband Loyola 10
2 Iran Masood Shadideh Pasargad 8
Spain Rufo Sánchez Stallion 8
Sudan Izzo El Habbib Global 8
3 Philippines Tating Pasilan Green Archers United 7

Correct as of 11:00, December 18, 2012
Source: 2012 UFL Cup Goals

Awards

The following were the competition’s top individual awardees.[5]

Notes

  1. Match Stopped. Scheduled for Monday, Sep 24 at 7 pm at UMak. Further, in the event that Sta. Lucia beats Union, the 2nd match will be played thereafter with 15 mins break in between the 2 matches.
  2. Match Stopped. Scheduled for Tuesday, Sep 25 at 7 pm at UMak. Further, in the event that Primero Cavite Atletico FC beats Laos FC, the 2nd match will be played thereafter with 15 mins break in between the 2 matches. .

References

  1. 1 2 3 Olivares, Rick. "Twenty-eight teams to vie for the 2012 UFL Cup". Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. "Stallion are 2012 UFL Cup champions". uflphilippines.com.ph. United Football League. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  3. "UFL CUP GROUPINGS 2012-2013 #UFL". Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  4. "Official UFL statement on postponement of 2012 UFL Cup Finals". United Football League (Philippines). November 18, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  5. Decena, Karl (2012-12-17). "Stallion players notch top UFL Cup awards". interaksyon.com (InterAKTV/TV5). Retrieved 2012-12-20.

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