PFF Smart U-22 Amateur Football Championship
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| Organising body | Philippine Football Federation |
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| Founded | 2015 |
| Current champions |
Negros Occidental F.A. (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) |
Negros Occidental F.A. (1 title) |
The PFF Smart Under-22 Amateur Football Championship is a youth football competition for players under 22 years of age organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and sponsored by Smart Communications.[1]
The tournament participated by youth teams of the PFF's member associations was first launched in September 2015 but the inaugural edition officially started in October 4, 2015 in Tarlac when the qualifying phase for the final round began.[2] The final round was hosted in Bacolod in January 2016. The tournament is organized as a means for the national federation to scout players for the Philippine national youth teams. The winners of the 2015–16 edition in specific will form the core of the national under-22 team that will participate at the 2016 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy tournament.Negros Occidental F.A. won the title of the inaugural edition beating Davao F.A. by a solitary goal in the final.[3]
All Tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 2015–16 | Bacolod | Negros Occidental F.A. | 1–0 | Davao F.A. | Cavite F.A. | 4–0 | Misamis Oriental F.A. | ||
References
- ↑ "PFF-Smart U22 nat’l games Slated at Panaad in January". Sun Star Bacolod. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ Reyes, Jaelle Nevin (10 September 2015). "National U22 Group D tilt kicks off today". The Manila Times. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (31 January 2016). "Negros Occidental nips Davao to rule inaugural PFF-Smart U-22 Amateur Championship". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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