Philippines Football League records and statistics
The Philippines Football League is the top-tier league of Philippine football. The following page details the football records and statistics of the PFL.
League records
Titles
- Most titles: 4, United City[1]
- Most consecutive title wins: 4, United City,[1] (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- Biggest title-winning margin: 12 points, 2019; Ceres–Negros (68 points) over Kaya–Iloilo (56 points)
- Smallest title-winning margin: 1 point, 2020; United City (12 points) over Kaya–Iloilo (11 points)
Points
- Most points in a season: 68, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most home points in a season: 40, Ceres–Negros (2017)
- Most away points in a season: 34, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most points without winning the league: 61, Meralco Manila (2017)
- Fewest points in a season: 2, Stallion Laguna (2020)
- Fewest home points in a season: 1, Stallion Laguna (2020)
- Fewest away points in a season: 1, Stallion Laguna (2020)
- Fewest points while winning the league: 12, United City (2020)
Wins
- Most wins in total: 72, Ceres–Negros/United City
- Most wins in a season: 22, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most home wins in a season: 12, Ceres–Negros (2017)
- Most away wins in a season: 11, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Fewest wins in a season: 0, Stallion Laguna (2020)
- Fewest home wins in a season: 0
- Fewest away wins in a season: 0, Stallion Laguna (2020)
- Most consecutive wins: 16, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most consecutive wins from the start of the season: 5
- Most consecutive wins to the end of the season: 6, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most consecutive games without a win: 21, Global Makati (2018 – 2019)
- Most consecutive games without a win from the start of the season: 19, Ilocos United (2017)
- Most consecutive games without a win to the end of the season: 20, Global Makati (2019)
- Defeated all league opponents at least once in a season:
- Ceres–Negros (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Davao Aguilas (2018)
- Kaya–Iloilo (2018, 2022–23)
- Meralco Manila (2017)
Defeats
- Most defeats in total: 48, Global
- Most defeats in a season: 22, Global Cebu (2018)
- Most home defeats in a season: 10, Global Cebu (2018)
- Most away defeats in a season: 12
- Fewest defeats in a season: 0, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Fewest home defeats in a season: 0, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Fewest away defeats in a season: 0
- Most consecutive games undefeated: 30, Ceres–Negros/United City (2018 – 2020)
- Most consecutive games undefeated from the start of the season: 24, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most consecutive games undefeated to the end of the season: 24, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most consecutive defeats: 16, Global Cebu/Global Makati (2018 – 2019)
- Most consecutive defeats from the start of the season: 9, Maharlika Manila (2022–23)
- Most consecutive defeats to the end of the season: 13
Draws
- Most draws in total: 19, Stallion Laguna
- Most draws in a season: 10, Davao Aguilas (2017)
- Most home draws in a season: 6, Davao Aguilas (2017)
- Most away draws in a season: 5, Global Cebu (2017)
- Fewest draws in a season: 0
- Fewest home draws in a season: 0
- Fewest away draws in a season: 0
- Most consecutive draws: 3, Davao Aguilas (2017)
- Most consecutive games without a draw: 24, Mendiola 1991 (2022–23)
Goals
- Most goals scored in a season: 99, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Fewest goals scored in a season: 2
- Most goals conceded in a season: 92, Global Makati (2019)
- Fewest goals conceded in a season: 2
- ADT (2020)
- Kaya–Iloilo (2020)
- Best goal difference in a season: 87, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Worst goal difference in a season: –77, Global Makati (2019)
- Highest finish with a negative goal difference: 4th, Mendiola 1991 (2020, –6)
- Lowest finish with a positive goal difference: 4th
- Global Cebu (2017, +10)
- Green Archers United (2019, +5)
- Stallion Laguna (2018, +4)
- United City (2022–23, +14)
- Most goals scored at home in a season: 48, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 0
- Most goals conceded at home in a season: 50, Global Makati (2019)
- Fewest goals conceded at home in a season: 0
- ADT (2020)
- Kaya–Iloilo (2020)
- Most goals scored away in a season: 51, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Fewest goals scored away in a season: 1, Stallion Laguna (2020)
- Most goals conceded away in a season: 48, Philippine Air Force (2019)
- Fewest goals conceded away in a season: 0, United City (2020)
- Scored in every game:
- Most consecutive matches scored in: 42, Ceres–Negros/United City (2018 – 2022–23)
- Most goals scored in total: 273, Ceres–Negros/United City
- Most goals conceded in total: 220, Global Cebu/Global Makati
Player records
Appearances
- Most appearances: 98, Fitch Arboleda (6 May 2017 to 27 May 2023)
- Most different clubs played for: 7, Marvin Angeles (for Kaya–Iloilo, Global Cebu, Green Archers United, ADT, Stallion Laguna, Davao Aguilas, United City)
- Oldest Player: Nestorio Margarse, 48 years and 2 months (for Philippine Army v. DB Garelli United, 14 July 2024)
- Youngest Player: Nico Nazal, 16 years and 7 months (for Ilocos United v. Davao Aguilas, 7 May 2017)
Players currently playing in the league are highlighted in bold.
Rank | Name | Appearances | Years active | Team/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fitch Arboleda | 92 | 2017– | Stallion Laguna, Kaya–Iloilo |
2 | Jesus Melliza | 82 | 2017– | Stallion Laguna, Kaya–Iloilo |
Marwin Angeles | 73 | 2017–2020, 2022– | Kaya–Iloilo | |
4 | Jovin Bedic | 80 | 2017– | Kaya–Iloilo |
5 | Matthew Nierras | 79 | 2017– | Stallion Laguna |
6 | Ruben Doctora | 78 | 2017–2020, 2022– | Stallion Laguna |
7 | Nathaniel Alquiros | 78 | 2017–2022 | Stallion Laguna |
8 | Masanari Omura | 73 | 2017–2021 | Kaya–Iloilo |
9 | Robert Lopez Mendy | 70 | 2017–2020, 2022– | Kaya–Iloilo, Ceres-Negros, United City |
10 | David Basa | 68 | 2017–2023 | JPV Marikina, Global Cebu, Maharlika Taguig |
Rank | Name | Appearances | Years active | Team/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Masanari Omura | 73 | 2017–2021 | Kaya–Iloilo |
2 | Robert Lopez Mendy | 70 | 2017–2020, 2022– | Kaya–Iloilo, Ceres-Negros, United City |
3 | Alfred Osei | 63 | 2017–2019 | Kaya–Iloilo |
4 | Bienvenido Marañón1 | 59 | 2017–2020 | Ceres-Negros, United City |
5 | Jordan Mintah | 54 | 2017–2019 | Kaya–Iloilo |
6 | Darryl Roberts | 51 | 2017–2019 | Global Cebu, Kaya–Iloilo |
Takashi Odawara | 51 | 2017–2020 | JPV Marikina, Davao Aguilas, Ceres-Negros, United City | |
8 | Súper | 49 | 2017–2019 | Ceres-Negros |
9 | Abou Sy | 48 | 2018–2019, 2021– | Stallion Laguna, Kaya–Iloilo |
10 | Atsushi Shimono | 47 | 2017–2018 | JPV Marikina |
Notes
- 1.^ Played 59 matches for his club before becoming a citizen of the Philippines through naturalization.
Goals
- First Philippines Football League goal: Curt Dizon (for Meralco Manila v. Stallion Laguna, 6 May 2017)
- Most goals: 74, Bienvenido Marañón (Ceres–Negros/United City)
- Most at one club: 74, Bienvenido Marañón (Ceres–Negros/United City)
- Most seasons scored in: 6 (2017 – 2024)
- Most goals in a season: 31, Jordan Mintah (Kaya–Iloilo, 2019)
- Most debut goals in a season: 23, Bienvenido Marañón (Ceres–Negros, 2017)
- Most different clubs to score for: 5, Chima Uzoka (for Ilocos United, Stallion Laguna, Global Makati, ADT, Dynamic Herb Cebu)
- Most hat tricks: 8, Bienvenido Marañón (Ceres–Negros/United City)
- Most hat tricks in a season: 5, Jordan Mintah (Kaya–Iloilo, 2019)
- Most goals in a game: 5, Griffin McDaniel (for Stallion Laguna v. Manila Montet, 21 April 2024) W 13–0
Players currently playing in the league are highlighted in bold.
Rank | Name | Goals | Team/s | Playing position | First goal | Last goal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bienvenido Marañón | 74 | Ceres–Negros/United City | Forward | 2017 | 2020 |
2 | Robert Lopez Mendy | 57 | Kaya–Iloilo Ceres–Negros/United City | Forward | 2017 | 2024 |
3 | Jordan Mintah | 56 | Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2017 | 2019 |
4 | Jesus Melliza | 45 | Stallion Laguna Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2017 | 2024 |
5 | Mike Ott | 29 | Ceres–Negros/United City | Midfielder | 2018 | 2020 |
6 | Jarvey Gayoso | 26 | ADT Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2020 | 2024 |
7 | Chima Uzoka | 24 | Ilocos United Stallion Laguna Global Cebu ADT Dynamic Herb Cebu | Forward | 2017 | 2024 |
8 | Fitch Arboleda | 23 | Stallion Laguna Kaya–Iloilo | Midfielder | 2017 | 2022–23 |
Abou Sy | Stallion Laguna Dynamic Herb Cebu | Forward | 2018 | 2024 | ||
Phil Younghusband | Meralco Manila Davao Aguilas | Forward | 2017 | 2018 |
Assists
- Most assists: 40, Stephan Schröck (Ceres–Negros/United City, ADT)
- Most assists in one season: 21, Stephan Schröck (Ceres–Negros, 2019)
- Most assists in a single match: 4, Abraham Placito (for Stallion Laguna v. Manila Montet, 21 April 2024)
Players currently playing in the league are highlighted in bold.
Rank | Name | Assists | Team/s | Playing position | First assist | Last assist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephan Schröck | 40 | Ceres–Negros/United City ADT | Midfielder | 2017 | 2022–23 |
2 | Bienvenido Marañón | 28 | Ceres–Negros/United City | Forward | 2017 | 2020 |
3 | Robert Lopez Mendy | 26 | Kaya–Iloilo Ceres–Negros/United City | Forward | 2017 | 2020 |
4 | Jesus Melliza | 23 | Kaya–Iloilo Stallion Laguna | Forward | 2017 | 2022–23 |
OJ Porteria | Ceres–Negros/United City | Forward | 2017 | 2020 | ||
6 | Phil Younghusband | 21 | Meralco Manila Davao Aguilas | Forward | 2017 | 2018 |
Miguel Tanton | Kaya–Iloilo Ceres–Negros | Midfielder | 2017 | 2019 | ||
8 | Fitch Arboleda | 20 | Kaya–Iloilo Stallion Laguna | Midfielder | 2017 | 2022–23 |
Daizo Horikoshi | Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2020 | 2022–23 | ||
Hikaru Minegishi | Global Cebu Ceres–Negros/United City | Forward | 2017 | 2022–23 |
Goalkeepers
- Most clean sheets: 19, Roland Müller (Ceres–Negros)
- Most clean sheets in one season: 10, Roland Müller (for Ceres–Negros, 2019 Philippines Football League)
- Most clean sheets at one club: 19, Roland Müller (Ceres–Negros)
Players currently playing in the league are highlighted in bold.
Rank | Name | Clean sheets | Team/s | First season | Last season |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roland Müller | 19 | Ceres–Negros | 2017 | 2019 |
2 | Nathanael Villanueva | 14 | Meralco Manila Kaya–Iloilo Dynamic Herb Cebu | 2017 | 2022–23 |
3 | Florencio Badelic Jr. | 9 | Meralco Manila Global Cebu Ceres–Negros/United City Dynamic Herb Cebu | 2017 | 2022–23 |
Louie Casas | Ceres–Negros Global Cebu Kaya–Iloilo | 2017 | 2020 | ||
Patrick Deyto | Global Cebu Davao Aguilas Stallion Laguna | 2017 | 2022–23 | ||
6 | Henri Bandeken | 8 | Green Archers United Maharlika Manila Mendiola 1991 Kaya–Iloilo | 2019 | 2022–23 |
7 | Zach Banzon | 7 | Kaya–Iloilo | 2017 | 2022–23 |
Ref Cuaresma | Kaya–Iloilo | 2017 | 2018 | ||
Toni Doblas | Ceres–Negros | 2018 | |||
Hayeson Pepito | Stallion Laguna | 2017 | 2022–23 | ||
Anthony Pinthus | ADT United City | 2020 | 2022–23 | ||
Benito Rosalia | Stallion Laguna | 2017 | 2019 |
Disciplinary
- Most red cards: 3
- Jason Cordova (Davao Aguilas, Stallion Laguna)
- Daniel Gadia (Meralco Manila, Dynamic Herb Cebu)
- Jordan Mintah (Kaya–Iloilo)
- OJ Porteria (Ceres–Negros)
Match records
Scorelines
- Biggest home win:
- Cebu F.C. 16–2 Don Bosco Garelli (1 June 2024)
- Biggest away win:
- Manila Montet 0–14 Kaya–Iloilo (15 June 2024)
- Biggest aggregate win:
- Biggest loss by reigning champions:
- Ceres–Negros 0–3 Davao Aguilas (12 August 2018)
- Highest scoring:
- Cebu F.C. 16–2 Don Bosco Garelli (1 June 2024)
- Highest scoring draw:
- Global Cebu 3–3 Ilocos United (15 November 2017)[2]
- JPV Marikina 3–3 Davao Aguilas (8 July 2018)[3]
- Dynamic Herb Cebu 3–3 United City (15 October 2022)
- Stallion Laguna 3–3 One Taguig (25 May 2024)
All-time Philippines Football League table
The all-time Philippines Football League table is a cumulative table of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the PFL since its first season in 2017. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2022–23 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2021 Philippines Football League. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.
Pos. | Club | Seasons | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Best Pos. |
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1 | United City/Ceres–Negros | 5 | 109 | 72 | 14 | 23 | 300 | 118 | 182 | 230 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Kaya–Iloilo | 5 | 109 | 70 | 14 | 25 | 253 | 111 | 142 | 224 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Stallion Laguna | 5 | 106 | 45 | 21 | 40 | 190 | 157 | 33 | 153[a] | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Global Cebu | 3 | 80 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 84 | 220 | –136 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Loyola | 1 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Davao Aguilas | 2 | 53 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 87 | 95 | −8 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 1 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 23 | 35 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | JPV Marikina | 2 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 88 | 111 | −23 | 53[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
9 | Mendiola 1991 | 3 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 32 | 61 | 128 | −67 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
10 | ADT | 2 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Green Archers United | 1 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
12 | Maharlika Manila | 2 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 79 | −57 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
13 | Philippine Air Force | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 86 | −68 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
14 | Ilocos United | 1 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 73 | −49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Club status:
Active | |
Inactive (not currently participating) | |
Defunct |
- Notes
- ^ Three points were deducted from Stallion Laguna due to the club's failure to comply with Liga Futbol Inc. Disciplinary Committee’s Decision No. 010318DC03.
- ^ Three points were deducted from JPV Marikina due to the club's failure to comply with Liga Futbol Inc. Disciplinary Committee’s Decision No. 010318DC02.
Managers
- Most titles: 3, Risto Vidaković (Ceres–Negros) – 2017, 2018, 2019
- Most clubs managed: 2
- Dan Padernal (JPV Marikina, Mendiola 1991)
- Jeongil Kim (Maharlika Manila, Manila Montet)
- Roxy Dorlas (Maharlika Manila, Loyola)
- Jovanie Villagracia (Azkals Development Team, One Taguig)
- Longest spell as manager: 7 years, 146 days, Ernest Nierras (Stallion Laguna, 1 January 2017 – 25 May 2024; ongoing )
- Shortest spell as manager: 72 days, Kim Jeongil (Manila Montet, 13 December 2023 – 23 February 2024)
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Ceres-Negros FC crowned Philippines Football League champions for third time running". foxsportsasia. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Global Cebu FC draws with Ilocos United FC". Cebu Daily News.
- ^ "A winless draw after a 6-goal thriller between JPV Marikina and Davao Aguilas". Davao Aguilas FC.