# 2018 Global Cebu F.C. season

The 2018 season was Global Cebu's 2nd season in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the top flight of Philippine football. In addition to the PFL, the club also competed in the Copa Paulino Alcantara. The club finished last in the PFL, winning only once in their 25 matches. The club also forfeited five matches.

## 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 % |
| PFL | 3 March 2018 | 25 August 2018 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 25 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 85 | −67 | 004.00 |
| Copa Paulino Alcantara | 1 September 2018 | 26 September 2018 | Group stage | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 000.00 |
| AFC Cup | 10 February 2018 | 25 April 2018 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 34 | 108 | −74 | 008.57 |
Last updated: 27 March 2019 Source: Competitions

### Philippines Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ceres–Negros (C) | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 25 | +41 | 60 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1 or AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 2 | Kaya–Iloilo | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 49 | |
| 3 | Davao Aguilas | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 39 | |
| 4 | Stallion Laguna | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 36 | |
| 5 | JPV Marikina | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 20 | |
| 6 | Global Cebu | 25 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 85 | −67 | 5 | |
* ↑ 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.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 August 2018. Source: Philippines Football League

#### Result round by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Ground | A | H | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Regular season

Note:
    a ^ Due to the unavailability of Cebu City Sports Complex, the match will be played in away venue Biñan Football Stadium.
    b ^ Due to the bad condition of the pitch in the Cebu City Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium, Biñan Football Stadium or PFF National Training Centre.
    c ^ Originally schedule on 2 May but the match was abandoned by Global Cebu. Kaya-Iloilo won 3–0 by default.
    d ^ Due to the unavailability of Davao del Norte Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.
    e ^ Due to the unavailability of Panaad Park and Stadium, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.
    f ^ Due to the unavailability of Iloilo Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue PFF National Training Centre.
    g ^ Originally schedule on 3 July but the match was abandoned by Global Cebu. Davao Aguilas won 3–0 by default.
    h ^ Originally schedule on 8 July but the match was abandoned by Global Cebu. Stallion Laguna won 3–0 by default.
    i ^ Originally schedule on 11 July but the match was abandoned by Global Cebu. JPV Marikina won 3–0 by default.
    j ^ Originally schedule on 15 August but the match was abandoned by Global Cebu. Ceres–Negros won 3–0 by default.

### Copa Paulino Alcantara

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KAY | JPV | GLO |
| 1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | JPV Marikina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Semi-finals | 0–1 | — | 4–3 |
| 3 | Global Cebu | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 1 | | 3–3 | 1–2 | — |

#### Group stage

Note:
    a ^ Due to the unavailability of Iloilo Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.
    b ^ Due to the unavailability of Marikina Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue PFF National Training Centre.
    c ^ Due to the unavailability of Cebu City Sports Complex, the match will be played in neutral venue Rizal Memorial Stadium.

### AFC Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | YAN | GLO | THA | BAL |
| 1 | Yangon United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 13 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Global Cebu | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| 3 | FLC Thanh Hóa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | | 3–3 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Bali United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — |

#### Ranking of second-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | F | Ceres–Negros | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 13 | Zonal semi-finals |
| 2 | H | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | G | Global Cebu | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | |

## Squad
### League squad

    As of 21 Jul 2018.
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 21 | Rowell Bayan | GK | | |
| 26 | Paul Reyes | GK | | |
| Defenders ||||||
| 4 | Lee Jeong-Min | DF | | |
| 7 | Alvin Sarmiento | DF | | |
| 11 | Dominic del Rosario | DF | 14 November 1996 (age 21) | Ilocos United |
| 12 | Jordan Jarvis | DF | | Davao Aguilas |
| 23 | Darryl Regala | DF | | |
| 27 | Marco Casambre | DF | (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 26) | Ceres–Negros |
| Midfielder ||||||
| 2 | Ronnie Aguisanda | MF | (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33) | Green Archers United FC |
| 6 | Fritz Brigoli | MF | (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26) | |
| 8 | Charlie Beaton | MF | | |
| 16 | John Roy Melgo | MF | | |
| 17 | OJ Clarino | MF | (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 34) | Stallion Laguna FC |
| 19 | Paolo Salenga | MF | (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 30) | Pachanga Diliman |
| 24 | Angelo Marasigan | MF | | |
| 25 | Marvin Angeles | MF | (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) | Blacktown Spartans |
| 28 | Daniel Gadia | MF | (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 29) | Meralco Manila |
| 30 | Christian Villegas | MF | | |
| Strikers ||||||
| 10 | Darryl Roberts | FW | (1983-09-26) 26 September 1983 (age 41) | Ubon UMT United |
| 18 | Gerardo Valmayor III | FW | (1992-06-08) 8 June 1992 (age 32) | Loyola Meralco |
| 26 | Nessi Ramos | FW | (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 28) | Ceres–Negros |

## Transfer
### Preseason transfer
#### In

| Position | Player | Transferred From |
| MF | Jordan Jarvis | Davao Aguilas |
| FW | Gerardo Valmayor | FC Meralco Manila |
| GK | Florencio Badelic | FC Meralco Manila |
| MF | Daniel Gadia | FC Meralco Manila |
| FW | Curt Dizon | FC Meralco Manila |
| DF | Lee Jeong-min | FC Meralco Manila |
| FW | Chima Uzoka | Ilocos United |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To |
| FW | Hikaru Minegishi | Pattaya United F.C. |
| MF | Misagh Bahadoran | Kelantan FA |
| MF | Yu Hoshide | TBA |
| MF | Amani Aguinaldo | Ceres-Negros |
| MF | Dennis Villanueva | Davao Aguilas |
| MF | Shu Sasaki | Hong Kong Rangers |

### Mid-season transfer
#### In

| Position | Player | Transferred From |
| GK | Louie Michael Casas | Ceres–Negros |
| FW | Milan Nikolić | Tarbes Pyrénées |
| FW | Nessi Ramos | Ceres–Negros |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To |
| FW | Rufo Sanchez | TBA |
| DF | Wesley dos Santos | Davao Aguilas |
| GK | Patrick Deyto | Davao Aguilas |
| DF | Jerry Barbaso | Ceres-Negros |
| FW | Curt Dizon | Ceres-Negros |
| MF | Paul Mulders | Ceres-Negros |
| MF | Paolo Bugas | Stallion Laguna |