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Philippines Football League
Season2024–25
DatesSeptember 28, 2024 – TBA
Matches played38
Goals scored135 (3.55 per match)
Top goalscorer3 players (7 goals each)
Biggest home winKaya–Iloilo 9–1 Mendiola 1991
Biggest away winMendiola 1991 0–6 Dynamic Herb Cebu
Highest scoringKaya–Iloilo 9–1 Mendiola 1991
Longest winning runKaya–Iloilo (6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runKaya–Iloilo (7 matches)
Longest winless runMendiola 1991 (8 matches)
Longest losing runMendiola 1991 (6 matches)
← 2024

The 2024–25 Philippines Football League is the seventh season of the Philippines Football League (PFL), the professional football league of the Philippines. Ten teams are participating this season which began on September 28, 2024. Kaya–Iloilo are the defending champions.[1]

Format changes

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The league would shift once more to an inter-year format, reverting to a double round-robin that would see the teams play each other twice. The season would also see the return of the "Finals Series" that was previously implemented in the 2017 season, with the top four qualifying for a knockout round series that would culminate in a final, the winner of whom would be crowned PFL Champions.[2]

The country's participants for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two and the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship will be determined through this tournament.[2]

Teams

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Ten teams from the previous season were set to participate for the 2024–25 season.[3][better source needed][2][4] Don Bosco Garelli, Manila Montet, Philippine Air Force, Philippine Army, and Tuloy would not participate in the season. Furthermore, before the season began, United City withdrew from the competition citing financial issues.[5]

The league announced the roster of teams in early September, also announced the participation of the Philippine national youth team as the PFF Developmental Team,[3][4] similar to the previous Azkals Development Team that had participated in the PFL from 2020 to 2023.

Team Location[V 1]
Davao Aguilas Tagum, Davao del Norte
Dynamic Herb Cebu Talisay, Cebu
Kaya–Iloilo Iloilo City, Iloilo
Loyola Manila, Metro Manila
Maharlika Taguig Taguig, Metro Manila
Manila Digger Taguig, Metro Manila
Mendiola 1991 Imus, Cavite
Philippine YNT Carmona, Cavite
One Taguig Taguig, Metro Manila
Stallion Laguna Biñan, Laguna
Notes
  1. ^ General location where the club is based in. Only select clubs have their own/designated home stadium.

Stadiums

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For the first round of the league, matches were mainly held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, with the Dynamic Herb Sports Complex, the home venue of Dynamic Herb Cebu, also hosting the club's match against One Taguig on November 3.[6][7]

In January 2025, Rizal Memorial Stadium went under pitch renovation in preparation for the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers,[8] with the league subsequently splitting the hosting of matches between the UP Diliman Football Field and the Biñan Football Stadium.[9]

Manila Quezon City
Rizal Memorial Stadium UP Diliman Football Field
Capacity: 12,873 Capacity: unknown
Biñan Talisay, Cebu
Biñan Football Stadium Dynamic Herb Sports Complex
Capacity: 2,580 Capacity: 550
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Personnel and kits

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Davao Aguilas Philippines Aber Ruzgal Ivory Coast Dini Ouattara Chronos Athletics University of Makati1, SpeedRegalo2, Brodo2, Wit.id2
Dynamic Herb Cebu Turkey Mustafa Göksu Philippines Florencio Badelic RAD Apparel Leylam1
Kaya–Iloilo Japan Yu Hoshide Philippines Audie Menzi LGR Sportswear LBC1
Loyola[10] South Korea Kim Chul-soo Philippines Curt Dizon Phenom Elan Vita1
Maharlika Taguig South Korea Jung Dong-gyu Cameroon Serge Kaole Chronos Athletics AIA1
Manila Digger[11] Spain Juan Manuel Saez Philippines Dean Ebarle UCAN Zealand Metal Corporation1, OKFly2
Mendiola 1991 Japan Yuki Matsuda Iran Hamed Hajimehdi Ropa Vill-Mell Trading2, Mr. Freeze2
One Taguig Philippines Jovanie Villagracia Philippines Arnel Amita Azkals Sportswear Chooks-to-Go2, PAGSS2, I Love Taguig3
Philippine YNT Spain Sergi Mascarell Philippines Harry Nuñez Skechers Skechers Performance1
Stallion Laguna Philippines Ernest Nierras Philippines Matthew Nierras Blaze Athletics Giligan's Restaurant1, Pythos2, SCID2

Notes:

  1. ^ Located on the front of the shirt.
  2. ^ Located on the back of the shirt.
  3. ^ Located on the sleeves.
  4. ^ Located on the shorts.

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Manila Digger Philippines Pong Liman Undisclosed August 31, 2024 Pre-season Spain Oriol Mohedano September 1, 2024
Dynamic Herb Cebu Turkey Memiş Özata Mutual consent August 23, 2024 Turkey Mustafa Göksu September 5, 2024[12]
Maharlika Taguig Nigeria Lerche Njang Undisclosed August 2024 Romania Marian Mihail September 26, 2024
Loyola Philippines Roxy Dorlas Demoted to assistant manager September 2024 South Korea Kim Chul-soo September 28, 2024
Mendiola 1991 Philippines Dan Padernal Undisclosed September 2024 Japan Yuki Matsuda September 29, 2024
Manila Digger Spain Oriol Mohedano Undisclosed November 16, 2024 2nd Spain Juan Manuel Saez November 16, 2024
Maharlika Taguig Romania Marian Mihail Change of club ownership January 21, 2025 9th South Korea Jung Dong-gyu January 21, 2025[13]

Foreign players

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Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Players Former players1
Davao Aguilas[5] Brazil Gabriel Costa Ivory Coast Yohann Fofana[14] Ivory Coast Dini Ouattara[14] Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy Mexico Salvador Pliego South Korea Mun Jun-su Indonesia Zavier Zakarya Brazil Bruno Krenkel
Brazil Lucas Reis
The Gambia Salifu Jatta
Indonesia Dino Tri Laksana
Japan Takuto Miki
Canada Alessandro Riggi
Dynamic Herb Cebu[15][16] Turkey Ali Yanık[17] Turkey Berke Önde Netherlands Guytho Mijland[17] Netherlands Yusuf Çekiç[17] Japan Rintaro Hama[18] Japan Ryoo Togashi Japan Masaya Kobayashi Brazil Daniel Alemão
United States Sam Strong
Ivory Coast Marius Kore[19] Senegal Abou Sy[17] Suriname Zamoranho Ho-A-Tham[17]
Kaya–Iloilo Spain Walid Birrou Ghana Eric Esso[20] Mali Bandiougou Konate Japan Kaishu Yamazaki Japan Shuto Komaki Japan Akito Saito[21] Japan Daizo Horikoshi
Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy[22]
South Korea Park Yi-young
Loyola Netherlands Djumaney Burnet Portugal Anderson Pinto Guam Leon Morimoto Japan Koki Narita Japan Natsu Okamoto Japan Kazuha Sudo Mongolia Filip Chinzorig Canada Matt Silva
Netherlands Nino de Leeuw
Senegal Alassane Wade
Maharlika Taguig Cameroon Darlton Digha Cameroon Serge Kaole Cameroon Desmond Ngai Cameroon James Sunday The Gambia Ahmad Saidy Ivory Coast Franck Anoh Sierra Leone John Kamara South Korea Mun Te-su
Ivory Coast Koffi Bini
Australia Cooper Ross Chinese Taipei Chen Ting-hao Chinese Taipei Yu Chun-hsiang Chinese Taipei Kai Hsiang-lin Denmark Sebastian Nielsen
Manila Digger Brazil Abner Cameroon Dilane Wamba The Gambia Modou Manneh The Gambia Saikou Ceesay The Gambia Pa Ousman Gai The Gambia Modou Joof Ghana Daniel Ashley Japan Yuya Kuriyama
Israel Robert Gingichashvili
China Su Diao Japan Hayato Kame Nigeria Ifeanyi Ugwu
Mendiola 1991[23] Italy Léo Anthony Iran Milad Behgandom Iran Mohammad Darabi Israel Robert Gingichashvili Brazil Gustavo Lebanon Jangobah Johnson Iran Behnam Habibi Belgium Bilal Akodad
Iran Amir Moayedizadeh
Iran Kourosh Manesh
Lebanon Ali Ghamloush
Canada Kasra Masouleh
Canada Hossein Nahid
Canada Thomas Nelson
Iran Mehdi Norouzi
Iran Hamed Hajimehdi Iran Amir Memari Jordan Habes Mubarak Iran Peyman Nasirizadeh Iran Shabab Pira
One Taguig Argentina Nahuel Amarilla Cameroon Henri Bandeken Cameroon Junior Ngong Sam Japan Naoto Hiraishi Japan So Omae Japan Shoma Sato Japan Tsukasa Shimomura
Norway Peter Nergaard Nigeria Solomon Okereke
Philippine YNT No foreign players registered
Stallion Laguna United States Brandon Zambrano United States Fahmi Ibrahim United States Roberto Llamas United States Victor Parra United States Abraham Placito Mexico Juan Trujillo South Korea Lee Seung-won
Argentina Cristián Ivanobski Argentina Ricardo Sendra Australia Nicholas Simpson Brazil Johnny Wesley Brazil Magson Dourado Barbados Terence Smith Cameroon Jacques Ebene
  • ^1 Former players only include players who left after the start of the 2024–25 season.

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kaya–Iloilo 7 6 1 0 25 6 +19 19 Qualification for the finals series
2 One Taguig 8 5 1 2 21 5 +16 16
3 Manila Digger 7 5 0 2 16 5 +11 15
4 Dynamic Herb Cebu 7 4 2 1 14 5 +9 14
5 Stallion Laguna 7 4 0 3 12 10 +2 12
6 Davao Aguilas 8 3 1 4 12 10 +2 10
7 Loyola 8 3 1 4 13 18 −5 10
8 Philippine YNT[a] 8 2 1 5 5 16 −11 7
9 Maharlika Taguig 8 1 2 5 10 23 −13 5
10 Mendiola 1991 8 0 1 7 7 37 −30 1
Updated to match(es) played on January 26, 2025. Source: PFL
Notes:
  1. ^ The Philippine Youth National Team are a guest team for the PFL and ineligible to qualify for AFC club competitions.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718Finals Series
Davao Aguilas3466666
Dynamic Herb Cebu1134443
Kaya–Iloilo5321111
Loyola9889987
Maharlika Taguig8677799
Manila Digger6542222
Mendiola 199110101010101010
One Taguig4755334
Philippine YNT7998878
Stallion Laguna2213555
Finals Series
Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2025. Source: PFL

Results by round

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Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SF1 SF2 BF3 Final
Davao Aguilas W D L L W L L W
Dynamic Herb Cebu W W L D W W D
Kaya–Iloilo D W W W W W W
Loyola L L W L L W D W
Maharlika Taguig L W L D L L D L
Manila Digger L W W W W W L
Mendiola 1991 L L L L L L D L
One Taguig W L W D W W L W
Philippine YNT L L D W L W L L
Stallion Laguna W W W L L L W

Results

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Home \ Away DAV DHC KAY LFC MAH MAD MEN PYT TAG STA
Davao Aguilas — 2–3 1–1 Feb 8 Feb 2 0–1 Apr 6 Mar 29 1–2 Mar 9
Dynamic Herb Cebu Apr 13 — Mar 1 Mar 30 Mar 16 0–1 Feb 9 Feb 16 0–0[a] Apr 5
Kaya–Iloilo Feb 16 Feb 1 — 3–2[b] 4–1 Apr 5 9–1 Feb 9 Mar 30 Apr 13
Loyola 0–3[c] 2–2 Apr 2 — 1–4 Apr 13 Feb 22 2–0 Mar 2 Mar 16
Maharlika Taguig Mar 2 0–1 Feb 22 Feb 15 — 1–5[d] 3–3 0–0 0–5 1–4
Manila Digger Mar 16 Feb 22 Jan 29 4–0 Mar 9 — 4–0 Mar 1 1–3 0–1
Mendiola 1991 0–3 0–6 Mar 15 2–3 Mar 29 Feb 15 — Mar 8 Apr 12 Mar 1
Philippine YNT 3–1 0–2 0–2 Apr 6 Apr 12 Feb 2 3–1[e] — Mar 15 Feb 23
One Taguig Feb 23 Mar 8 0–1 Jan 29 Apr 6 Feb 9 7–0 1–0 — 0–2
Stallion Laguna 0–1[f] Jan 26 1–5 0–3 Feb 8 Mar 29 Feb 1 4–0 Feb 16 —
Updated to match(es) played on January 26, 2025. Source: PFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match was originally scheduled for October 27 but was postponed to November 3 due to Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine).[7]
  2. ^ Match was originally scheduled for October 27 but was postponed to November 13 due to Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine).[24]
  3. ^ Match was initially scheduled for September 28 as the opening match of the league,[25] but was postponed.[26] The league later deemed the result a 3–0 win in favor of Davao.[27][28]
  4. ^ Match was originally scheduled for October 26 but was postponed to November 12 due to Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine).[24]
  5. ^ Match was originally scheduled for October 26 but was postponed to November 12 due to Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine).[24]
  6. ^ Match was originally scheduled for October 27 but was postponed to November 13 due to Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine).[24]

Season statistics

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Scoring

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Top goalscorers

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As of 26 January 2025
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Philippines Rico Andes Loyola 7
The Gambia Saikou Ceesay Manila Digger
Japan Shuto Komaki Kaya–Iloilo
4 Senegal Abou Sy Dynamic Herb Cebu 6
5 Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy Kaya–Iloilo
Davao Aguilas 		5
Japan Tsukasa Shimomura One Taguig
7 The Gambia Ousman Gai Manila Digger 4
The Gambia Modou Manneh Manila Digger
Cameroon Junior Ngong Sam One Taguig
The Gambia Ahmad Saidy Maharlika Taguig

Top assists

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As of 26 January 2025
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Philippines Oliver Bias One Taguig 6
2 The Gambia Ousman Gai Manila Digger 4
Japan Daizo Horikoshi Kaya–Iloilo
Cameroon Junior Ngong Sam One Taguig
5 Cameroon Darlton Digha Maharlika Taguig 3
Philippines John Lucero Dynamic Herb Cebu
Philippines Jesus Melliza Kaya–Iloilo
South Korea Park Yi-young Kaya–Iloilo
9 19 players 2

Own goals

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As of 19 October 2024
Rank Player Club Own
goals
1 Cameroon James Sunday Maharlika Taguig 1

Hat-tricks

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As of 24 November 2024
Player Club Result Against Date
The Gambia Saikou Ceesay Manila Digger 4–0 (H) Loyola 9 November 2024
Japan Shuto Komaki Kaya–Iloilo 9–1 (H) Mendiola 1991 23 November 2024
The Gambia Ahmad Saidy Maharlika Taguig 3–3 (H) Mendiola 1991 30 November 2024
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

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As of 26 January 2025
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Japan Yuya Kuriyama Manila Digger 4
2 Philippines Florencio Badelic Dynamic Herb Cebu 3
Philippines Quincy Kammeraad One Taguig
United States Roberto Llamas Stallion Laguna
5 Cameroon Henri Bandeken One Taguig 2
Philippines Nathan Bata Kaya–Iloilo
Philippine YNT
Ivory Coast Dini Ouattara Davao Aguilas
Philippines Jessie Semblante Loyola
9 Philippines Kenry Balobo Maharlika Taguig 1
Philippines John Betanio Davao Aguilas
Netherlands Yusuf Çekiç Dynamic Herb Cebu
Philippines Patrick Deyto Kaya–Iloilo

Discipline

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Red cards

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As of 26 January 2025
Rank Player Team Red cards
1 Philippines Roberto Corsame Dynamic Herb Cebu 2
Iran Hamed Hajimehdi Mendiola 1991
3 Philippines James Demate Philippine YNT 1
Brazil Allan Machado Davao Aguilas
South Korea Mun Jun-su Davao Aguilas
Brazil Lucas Reis Davao Aguilas
Australia Nicholas Simpson Stallion Laguna
Philippines Kart Talaroc Davao Aguilas
Japan Ryoo Togashi Dynamic Herb Cebu
Mexico Juan Trujillo Stallion Laguna
Philippines Reynald Villareal Davao Aguilas

References

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