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Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 6 April – 15 July |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 492 (5.47 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Jarvey Gayoso (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | One Taguig 17–0 DB Garelli United (June 1) |
Biggest away win | Manila Montet 0–14 Kaya Iloilo (June 15) |
Highest scoring | Dynamic Herb Cebu 16–2 DB Garelli United (June 1) |
Longest winning run |
Kaya Iloilo (May 5 – June 30) Dynamic Herb Cebu (May 12 – June 29) (8 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run |
Kaya–Iloilo (Apr 14 – June 30) (12 matches) |
Longest winless run |
Manila Montet (Apr 7 – June 29) (13 matches) |
Longest losing run |
Manila Montet (Apr 7 – June 29) (13 matches) |
Highest attendance | 728 Kaya–Iloilo 9–0 Philippine Air Force (May 8) |
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2022–23
2025 → |
The 2024 Philippines Football League will be the sixth season of Philippines Football League (PFL), the professional football league of the Philippines. The PFL was previously under the sponsorship title of the Qatar Airways. Kaya–Iloilo are the defending champions.
Philippine Football Federation and Liga Futbol Inc. decided on shifting the season back to an intra-year format, starting in February. Due to the sudden withdrawals of Azkals Development Team and United City at the tail-end of the previous season, the league will be looking to increase number of teams from current 5 to a number ranging up to 16, the highest ever in the PFL. [1]
Every PFL season since 2018 consisted of a round-robin format after which the table topper would be crowned champions, but this season would mark the first change in the league format since 2017, with each team playing other twice before a second round would split the league table into two, where teams would play the teams in their bracket once more. After the conclusion of those matches, the top eight teams overall would advance to a final series consisting of two-legged quarter- and semi-final ties, after which a champion would be crowned in the final. Though clubs may still play home and away matches, the league would also use a "hybrid home-and-away format", which will see more matches played at centralized venues to alleviate costs.
Later this plan was abandoned and a single round robin format was decided with a transition to a two-year (autumn-to-spring) schedule, unlike the previous all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule from next season.
Important season dates [2] | |
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Date | Event |
January 1 | Opening of first transfer window |
January 15 | Deadline for club registration |
January 20 | Preliminary submission of roster (clubs must submit at least 18 players) |
February 20 | Second submission of roster (clubs must have a minimum of 25 players in roster with at least 7 players added) |
April 6 | PFL season start [3] |
The PFL would adopt a hybrid format, allowing clubs with no professional club licenses to participate. [4] Five clubs from the previous season initially confirmed its participation, alongside former participants Davao Aguilas and Loyola (formerly competing as Meralco Manila) who expressed their commitment to the upcoming season in November and December 2023, respectively. [5] [6] DB Garelli United, a team that participated in the Copa, and Manila Montet also confirmed their participation in December. The league initially planned to expand to a number of 12 clubs and invited all the other non- UAAP sides, but due to the overwhelming demand plans were made for further expansion. [7]
In February 2023, United City, who had previously withdrawn midway through the 2022–23 season due to financial and legal issues with the Singaporean group Riau Capital Live, [8] announced their return to the league. The club had previously opted out of participating in the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara. [9] On February 5, the league officially announced that the number of participating clubs had grown to 15, the most teams to have participated in a PFL season. The other new clubs included four who had participated in the previous edition of the Copa; Manila Digger, Tuloy, Philippine Army, and 2019 participants Philippine Air Force, as well as a completely new club, One Taguig. [10] [11]
Most league matches are scheduled to be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, [15] a venue which was also explicitly named as Manila Montet's home. [14]
Tagum-based Davao Aguilas, a club which are in partnership with the University of Makati in Taguig, [16] scheduled to play their home matches at the school's stadium. [15][ better source needed]
In January, the club renamed from Maharlika Manila to Maharlika Taguig following their location change. Although they have no matches scheduled in Taguig. The same goes for Mendiola 1991, Stallion Laguna, and United City which also have their designated home stadiums.
Manila | Iloilo City | |
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Rizal Memorial Stadium | Iloilo Sports Complex [V 4] | |
Capacity: 12,873 | Capacity: 7,000 | |
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Taguig | Talisay, Cebu | |
University of Makati Stadium [V 2] | Dynamic Herb Sports Complex [V 3] | |
Capacity: 3,295 | Capacity: 550 | |
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Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
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Davao Aguilas |
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University of Makati 1, SpeedRegalo 2, Brodo 2, Wit.id 2 |
DB Garelli United [17] |
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Smokin' Hills 2, Growee 2, GSMH Law 2, Clink 4 |
Dynamic Herb Cebu |
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Leylam 1, WinZir 2, Jpark Island Resort and Waterpark Cebu 2 |
Kaya–Iloilo |
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LBC 1 |
Loyola [18] |
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Popeyes 1, Unioil 2, VV&Co 2 |
Maharlika Taguig |
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AIA 1, Palaro 2 |
Manila Digger [19] |
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OKFly 1 |
Manila Montet [20] |
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The Montet Group 1 |
Mendiola 1991 |
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Vill-Mell Trading 2, Mr. Freeze 2 |
One Taguig |
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Chooks-to-Go 2, I Love Taguig 2 |
Philippine Air Force |
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Elan Vita 1 |
Philippine Army |
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Elan Vita 1 |
Stallion Laguna |
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Giligan's Restaurant 1, Pythos 2, SCID 2 |
Tuloy |
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TSL Football Foundation 1 |
United City |
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UCFC Fan Token 1, Fairmont Makati 1 |
Notes:
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Kaya–Iloilo |
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Demoted to assistant coach | August 5, 2023 | Pre-season |
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August 5, 2023 |
Dynamic Herb Cebu |
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Mutual consent | July 16, 2023 |
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August 9, 2023 | |
Maharlika Taguig |
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Appointed head coach of Loyola |
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August 12, 2023 | ||
Manila Montet | None | N/A |
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December 13, 2023 | ||
DB Garelli United |
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Undisclosed | December 17, 2023 |
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December 17, 2023 | |
Kaya–Iloilo |
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Mutual consent | December 12, 2023 |
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January 13, 2024 | |
Dynamic Herb Cebu |
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Sacked | January 22, 2024 |
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January 30, 2024 | |
Manila Montet |
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Undisclosed | February 23, 2024 |
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February 23, 2024 | |
United City |
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Force majeure | February 16, 2023 |
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March 13, 2024 | |
One Taguig | None | N/A |
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March 21, 2024 | ||
Mendiola 1991 |
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Appointed head coach of DB Garelli United | December 17, 2023 |
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April 6, 2024 | |
Manila Montet |
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Undisclosed | April 2024 | 12th |
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April 21, 2024 |
United City |
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Resigned | April 21, 2024 | 7th |
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May 1, 2024 |
DB Garelli United |
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Mutual consent | May 1, 2024 | 13th |
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Manila Montet |
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Resigned | May 22, 2024 | 15th |
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May 29, 2024 |
The 2024 season will mark the first time where the league will impose no maximum number of foreign players per team. However, the league imposed a ceiling on foreign players that can be played during a match, with a maximum of 5 foreigners plus one foreign goalkeeper allowed on the pitch at the same time per team. [24][ failed verification]
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Kaya–Iloilo [a] | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 5 | +73 | 34 | Qualification for 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two Group stage |
2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 6 | +54 | 33 | |
3 | Stallion Laguna | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 11 | +52 | 29 | |
4 | Davao Aguilas | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 29 | |
5 | United City | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 9 | +31 | 26 | |
6 | One Taguig | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 11 | +47 | 24 | |
7 | Manila Digger | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 18 | |
8 | Loyola | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 16 | |
9 | Maharlika Taguig | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 16 | |
10 | Mendiola 1991 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 10 | |
11 | DB Garelli United | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 78 | −64 | 9 | |
12 | Philippine Army | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 7 | |
13 | Tuloy | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 6 | |
14 | Philippine Air Force | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 54 | −39 | 6 | |
15 | Manila Montet | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 95 | −94 | 0 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Kaya–Iloilo | 22 |
2 |
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One Taguig | 18 |
3 |
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Stallion Laguna | 16 |
4 |
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Dynamic Herb Cebu | 11 |
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United City | ||
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Stallion Laguna | ||
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Davao Aguilas | ||
8 |
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Kaya–Iloilo | 10 |
9 |
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Stallion Laguna | 9 |
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One Taguig | ||
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Davao Aguilas | ||
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Stallion Laguna | ||
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Dynamic Herb Cebu | ||
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United City |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 |
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Dynamic Herb Cebu | 14 |
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One Taguig | ||
3 |
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Stallion Laguna | 12 |
4 |
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United City | 9 |
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Dynamic Herb Cebu | ||
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Davao Aguilas | ||
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Kaya–Iloilo | 8 |
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Kaya–Iloilo | ||
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Stallion Laguna | ||
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Stallion Laguna |
Rank | Player | Club | Own goals |
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1 |
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Philippine Air Force | 1 |
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Loyola | ||
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Mendiola 1991 | ||
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DB Garelli United | ||
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Philippine Army |
Player | Club | Result | Against | Date |
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Mendiola 1991 | 7–0 (A) | Philippine Air Force | 6 April 2024 |
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One Taguig | 8–0 (H) | Philippine Air Force | 13 April 2024 |
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Kaya–Iloilo | 12–0 (A) | DB Garelli United | 13 April 2024 |
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DB Garelli United | 4–2 (H) | Mendiola 1991 | 20 April 2024 |
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Stallion Laguna | 13–0 (H) | Manila Montet | 21 April 2024 |
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Stallion Laguna | 13–0 (H) | Manila Montet | 21 April 2024 |
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Kaya–Iloilo | 10–1 (A) | Maharlika Taguig | 21 April 2024 |
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Dynamic Herb Cebu | 10–0 (H) | Maharlika Taguig | 27 April 2024 |
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Davao Aguilas | 6–0 (H) | Manila Montet | 28 April 2024 |
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Stallion Laguna | 6–0 (H) | Philippine Army | 28 April 2024 |
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Mendiola 1991 | 6–0 (A) | Manila Montet | 3 May 2024 |
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Kaya–Iloilo | 9–0 (H) | Philippine Air Force | 8 May 2024 |
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United City | 4–2 (A) | Manila Digger | 11 May 2024 |
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Maharlika Taguig | 3–1 (H) | DB Garelli United | 18 May 2024 |
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Stallion Laguna | 6–1 (H) | Mendiola 1991 | 18 May 2024 |
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Kaya–Iloilo | 9–0 (H) | Tuloy | 29 May 2024 |
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Dynamic Herb Cebu | 16–2 (H) | DB Garelli United | 1 June 2024 |
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Dynamic Herb Cebu | 16–2 (H) | DB Garelli United | 1 June 2024 |
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One Taguig | 9–1 (A) | Mendiola 1991 | 1 June 2024 |
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Stallion Laguna | 8–0 (H) | Philippine Airforce | 8 June 2024 |
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Kaya Iloilo | 14–0 (A) | Manila Montet | 15 June 2024 |
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Kaya Iloilo | 14–0 (A) | Manila Montet | 15 June 2024 |
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United City | 3–0 (H) | Mendiola 1991 | 22 June 2024 |
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One Taguig | 17–0 (H) | DB Garelli United | 29 June 2024 |
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One Taguig | 17–0 (H) | DB Garelli United | 29 June 2024 |
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One Taguig | 17–0 (H) | DB Garelli United | 29 June 2024 |
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Dynamic Herb Cebu | 4–0 (H) | Philippine Army | 29 June 2024 |
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Mendiola 1991 | 4–2 (H) | Tuloy | 29 June 2024 |
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Philippine Air Force | 8–0 (A) | Manila Montet | 29 June 2024 |
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Davao Aguilas | 8–0 (H) | Maharlika Taguig | 30 June 2024 |
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
6 Player scored six goals
7 Player scored seven goals
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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Davao Aguilas | 9 |
2 |
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United City | 6 |
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Stallion Laguna | ||
5 |
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Dynamic Herb Cebu | 4 |
6 |
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Philippine Army | 3 |
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Dynamic Herb Cebu | ||
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Kaya–Iloilo | 2 |
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One Taguig | ||
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Mendiola 1991 | ||
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Loyola | ||
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Davao Aguilas | ||
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One Taguig | ||
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DB Garelli United | ||
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Maharlika Taguig |
Rank | Player | Team | Red cards |
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Philippine Army | 2 |
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3 |
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DB Garelli United | 1 |
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Philippine Army | ||
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Davao Aguilas | ||
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United City | ||
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Loyola | ||
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Kaya–Iloilo | ||
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Davao Aguilas | ||
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One Taguig | ||
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These are the following awards that would be awarded after the season concludes.
Award | Winner | Club |
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Golden ball | TBD | |
Golden boot | ||
Golden glove |