# 2024 Kaya F.C.–Iloilo season

The 2024 season was Kaya F.C.–Iloilo's 6th season in both the Philippines Football League and Copa Paulino Alcantara, having won both in the previous season. The club will also compete in AFC competitions after winning the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara.
The previous season saw the club complete a historic title sweep across all competitions, winning the PFL, Copa, PFF Women's League, and PFF National U19 Championship. Then-manager Colum Curtis left the club at the end of 2023 after his contract expired, with assistant coach Yu Hoshide taking over for the season. The club saw a considerable player overhaul with the club attempting to form a new core. Veterans Arnel Amita and Eric Giganto left, as well as star player Daizo Horikoshi. A host of midseason signings also departed the club - Ricardo Sendra and Curt Dizon went to United City, Abou Sy went to Dynamic Herb Cebu, and Quincy Kammeraad went to newcomers Taguig. The club signed Shuto Komaki and Kaishu Yamazaki formerly of the Singapore Premier League, Eric Esso from Hearts of Oak, as well as the signing of former Pachanga Diliman defender Park Yi-young who had recently been let go from 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli.

## Squad

| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Walid Birrou | (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 29) | Glacis United |
| 2 | Kenry Balobo | (1998-09-22) 22 September 1998 (age 26) | United City |
| 16 | Nathan Bata | (2005-01-24) 24 January 2005 (age 19) | Kaya FC Academy |
| Defenders |||||
| 3 | Akito Saito | (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 25) | Aizawl |
| 12 | Mar Diano | (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 27) | Azkals Development Team |
| 15 | Marco Casambre | (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 25) | Sukhothai |
| 20 | Park Yi-young | (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 30) | St. Pauli II |
| 23 | Simone Rota | (1984-11-06) 6 November 1984 (age 39) | Davao Aguilas |
| 44 | Audie Menzi | (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 30) | Kaya FC Academy |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Mark Swainston | (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 24) | Eastern |
| 8 | Marwin Angeles | (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 33) | Persik Kediri |
| 22 | Fitch Arboleda | (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 31) | Stallion Laguna |
| 25 | Eric Esso | (1994-06-21) 21 June 1994 (age 30) | Hearts of Oak |
| 26 | Bandiougou Konate | (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 21) | Blue Guards |
| 33 | Julian Romero | (2004-02-13) 13 February 2004 (age 20) | Kaya FC Academy |
| 77 | Martini Rey | (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 25) | Far Eastern University |
| 88 | Kaishu Yamazaki | (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27) | Persikabo 1973 |
| Forwards |||||
| 7 | Jovin Bedic | (1990-07-08) 8 July 1990 (age 34) | Stallion Laguna |
| 9 | Lee Do-kyung | (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21) | Yangcheon TNT |
| 13 | Jesus Melliza | (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 32) | Stallion Laguna |
| 14 | Shuto Komaki | (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24) | Albirex Niigata (S) |
| 17 | Robert Lopez Mendy | (1987-02-23) 23 February 1987 (age 37) | Svay Rieng |
| 24 | Sherwin Basindanan | — | Far Eastern University |

## Transfers

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From |
| Pre-season ||||||
| February 9 | FW | Shuto Komaki | Albirex Niigata (S) |
| February 10 | MF | Eric Esso | Hearts of Oak |
| February 11 | MF | Kaishu Yamazaki | Persikabo 1973 |
| February 17 | DF | Park Yi-young | St. Pauli II |
| March 9 | MF | Bandiougou Konate | Blue Guards |
| March 10 | GK | Walid Birrou | Glacis United |
| April 1 | FW | Lee Do-kyung | Yangcheon TNT |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To |
| Pre-season ||||||
| January 12 | FW | Daizo Horikoshi | Trat |
| January 20 | GK | Henri Bandeken | United City |
| January 21 | MF | Justin Baas | Uthai Thani |
| January 26 | FW | Abou Sy | Dynamic Herb Cebu |
| January 27 | MF | Ricardo Sendra | United City |
| January 29 | MF | Arnel Amita | One Taguig |
| January 30 | FW | Eric Giganto | Manila Digger |
| January 31 | FW | Curt Dizon | United City |
| January 31 | GK | Quincy Kammeraad | One Taguig |
| July 11 | FW | Jarvey Gayoso | Phnom Penh Crown |

## Preseason and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

### Friendlies
## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Philippines Football League | April 7, 2024 | July 13, 2024 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 5 | +77 | 092.86 |
| ASEAN Club Championship | August 22, 2024 | TBA | Matchday 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 5 | +77 | 092.86 |
Last updated: July 13, 2024 Source: Competitions

### Philippines Football League
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kaya–Iloilo (C) | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 5 | +77 | 40 | Qualification for 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two Group stage |
| 2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 9 | +57 | 36 | Qualification for 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two Group stage |
| 3 | Stallion Laguna | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 12 | +53 | 32 | |
| 4 | Davao Aguilas | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 6 | +33 | 32 | |
| 5 | One Taguig | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 14 | +55 | 31 | |
| 6 | United City | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 13 | +38 | 30 | |
* ↑ Assured a place in the AFC Champions League Two Group stage as 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara Winners
Results summary
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: May 8, 2024. Source: pfl.org.ph/ PFL

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |