# 2017 FC Meralco Manila season

The 2017 season is Meralco Manila's first season in the Philippines Football League, the top flight of Philippines football.

## Preseason and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

### Stallion Invitational Cup
## Competitions
### Philippines Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Meralco Manila | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 58 | Qualification for finals series |
| 2 | Ceres–Negros (C) | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 76 | 27 | +49 | 57 | Qualification for finals series |
| 3 | Kaya FC–Makati | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 47 | Qualification for finals series |
| 4 | Global Cebu | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 47 | Qualification for finals series |
| 5 | Stallion Laguna | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 35 | |
| 6 | JPV Marikina | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 33 | |
| 7 | Davao Aguilas | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 22 | |
| 8 | Ilocos United | 28 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 73 | −49 | 9 | |

#### Regular season

Note:
* a Because of the ongoing works in the Marikina Sports Complex, the team will play its first few league games at the Biñan Football Stadium and Rizal Memorial Stadium and will have to groundshare with Stallion Laguna and Meralco Manila, respectively.
* b The home stadium of the club is located in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, a nearby town of Vigan. For administrative and marketing purposes, the home city of Ilocos United is designated as "Vigan"
* c Because of the ongoing works in the University of San Carlos Stadium, the team will play its first few league games at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila and will have to groundshare with Meralco Manila.

#### Final Series

^1 The game is considered as a Home Game for Global Cebu. Game will be played in RMS due to unavailability of Global's home stadium, the Cebu City Sports Complex.

## League squad

    As of 3 September 2017
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Florencio Badelic Jr. | GK | (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30) | Global Cebu |
| 2 | Nathanael Villanueva | GK | (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 28) | Pachanga Diliman |
| 30 | Ricardo Padilla Jr. | GK | (1987-09-30) 30 September 1987 (age 37) |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Joaquín Cañas | CB | (1987-08-28) 28 August 1987 (age 37) | Stallion Laguna |
| 4 | Alvin Sarmiento | RB | (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31) | Green Archers United |
| 5 | Edward Mallari | LB | (1983-07-27) 27 July 1983 (age 41) | Kaya |
| 14 | Lee Jeong-min | CB | (1990-07-17) 17 July 1990 (age 34) | Seongnam |
| 15 | Nathaneil Dorimon | RB | (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32) | Mendiola |
| 18 | Julian Clarino | CB | (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 29) | Global Cebu |
| 23 | Tyler Matas | LB | (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 30) | Burlingame Dragons |
| 25 | Milan Nikolić | CB | (1988-02-10) 10 February 1988 (age 36) | Global Cebu |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Andrés Gonzales | CDM | (1981-05-01) 1 May 1981 (age 43) | Pachanga Diliman |
| 8 | Simon Greatwich | CM | (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 36) | Hartwick Hawks |
| 12 | Tahj Minniecon | RM | (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35) | Rockdale City Suns |
| 16 | Daniel Gadia | CM | (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993 (age 31) | Pachanga Diliman |
| 17 | Christian Cruz-Herrera | CM | (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 28) | Ventura County Fusion |
| 19 | Curt Dizon | LM | (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30) | Global Cebu |
| 21 | Edienzel Velizano | CAM | (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 30) | De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde |
| 24 | Jean De los Reyes | LM | (1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 33) | Pasargad |
| 27 | Jake Morallo | LM | (1988-07-12) 12 July 1988 (age 36) | Manila Jeepney |
| 31 | Franco De la Torre | CM | (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 27) | Davao Aguilas |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Gerardo Valmayor | ST | (1992-06-08) 8 June 1992 (age 32) | Pachanga Diliman |
| 11 | Jim Ashley Flores | RW | (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 32) | Stallion Laguna |
| 13 | Connor Tacagni | ST | (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 29) | San Beda College |
| 22 | David Fornea | ST | (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991 (age 32) | Pachanga Diliman |