PFF National Men's Club Championship

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PFF National Men's Club Championship

Organising body	Philippine Football Federation
Founded	2011
Folded	2015
Country	Philippines
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Number of clubs	8 (last edition)
International cup(s)	AFC President's Cup (2014) AFC Cup (2015 - 2016)
Last champions	Loyola
Most championships	Ceres (2)

The Philippine Football Federation National Men's Club Championship was an annual football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation and contested by Filipino clubs. It lasted for four seasons from 2011 to 2014–15 and was replaced by the Copa Paulino Alcantara. It was sponsored by Smart Communications and therefore known as the PFF–Smart National Men's Club Championship.

History

The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) had not been able to organize a national tournament since 2007, when they staged the PFF Centennial Men's Open Championship.^[1] However, the semi-final finish of the Philippine national team in the 2010 AFF Championship increased the sport's popularity in the country. In January 2011, Smart Communications approached the PFF with an offer to finance a new domestic football competition. The proposed partnership was set to last 10 years, with Smart releasing ₱80 million in funds with the aim of providing more playing opportunities for skilled football players, and the eventual creation of a national league.^[2]

Newly installed Philippine Football Federation president Mariano V. Araneta subsequently approved the proposal. In March 2011, the new tournament commenced under the name PFF–Smart Men's Club Championship.^{[citation needed]}

Seasons

Cup winners and runners-up

List of finals

Key
†	Match was won during extra time
*	Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
&	Match was won on aggregate over two legs

List of PFF National Men's Club Championship finals
Season	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue
2011	Global	3–2^&^[A]	San Beda	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
2012–13	Ceres	1–0	PSG	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
2013–14	Ceres	3–1^&^[B]	Global	Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
2014–15	Loyola	2–0	Global	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Results by club

Performances in the PFF National Men's Club Championship by club
Club	Titles	Runners-up	Seasons won	Seasons runner-up
Ceres	2	0	2012–13, 2013–14	—
Global	1	2	2011	2013–14, 2014–15
Loyola	1	0	2014–15	—
PSG	0	1	—	2012–13
San Beda	0	1	—	2011

Notes

A. ^{^} Global won the first leg 3–0, and San Beda won the second meeting 2–0.

B. ^{^} Ceres won the first leg 2–1 and the second leg 1–0.

References

^ Olivares, Rick (1 March 2011). "National open football tilt back after five-year hiatus". BusinessMirror. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
^ "PFF, Smart to form Philippine football league". GMA News. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

External links

Philippines - List of Champions, RSSSF.com

Football in the Philippines

National teams

Men's	Senior U-23 U-21 U-19 U-16/17 U-14 Futsal Beach football
Women's	Senior U-20 U-16/17 U-14 Futsal

League system

Men's	Philippines Football League
Women's	PFF Women's League
Futsal	Futsal League Men's
Collegiate	UAAP Football Championship NCAA Football Championship
Defunct	United Football League Division 1 Division 2 Filipino Premier League Championship Women's Futsal UFL Youth League Philippine Premier League

Cup competitions

Copa Paulino Alcantara
Aboitiz Football Cup
PFF Club Championship
- Men's (defunct)
- Men's U-23
- Amateur U-22
- Women's
United Football League

International competitions

Philippine Peace Cup
Philippines International Cup
President Aquino Cup

Local Associations

Full members	Agusan del Sur Baguio Bukidnon Butuan—Agusan del Norte Camarines Norte Central Visayas Compostela Valley Davao del Norte Davao Iligan—Lanao del Norte Iloilo Laguna Legaspi—Albay Leyte Maguindanao—Cotabato Masbate Misamis Occidental—Ozamis Naga—Camarines Sur National Capital Region Negros Occidental Negros Oriental North Cotabato Oriental Mindoro Quezon FA of Rizal South Cotabato Sultan Kudarat Surigao del Norte Tarlac Zamboanga del Norte—Dipolog Zamboanga del Sur—Pagadian Zamboanga
Associate members	Beach F.A. of Philippines Muntinlupa-Parañaque-Las Piñas Marikina Rizal FA
Probationary members	Cavite Romblon Sorsogon

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