# 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara

The 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara was the second edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the domestic football cup competition of the Philippines. It included 6 out of 7 Philippines Football League teams as well as a guest team, the Philippines U22. It started on October 26, 2019, and concluded on November 16, 2019, with Ceres-Negros beating Kaya-Iloilo in the final, 2–1.

## Participating clubs

All seven clubs of the 2019 Philippines Football League are eligible to participate in the tournament. However, Global Makati which was undergoing a reorganization, pulled out of the tournament. A guest team, the Philippines U-22, competed in the tournament as preparation for the upcoming 2019 Southeast Asian Games
| Philippines Football League The 6 teams of the 2019 season, barring Global Makati. | Guest Team Other teams invited to the tournament |
| Ceres–Negros Green Archers United Kaya FC–Iloilo Philippine Air Force Mendiola Stallion Laguna | Philippines U22 |

## Format
### Competition

The Copa Paulino Alcantara commenced on October 26, 2019 with a group phase of two groups with four teams each. A round robin format was used for this phase. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals with the group winners facing the runner-up team from the other group. The higher seeded teams hosted the one-off semifinals. The final consist of a single match as well.

### Draw

The draw for the 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara was held on October 20, 2019. Due to Global's sudden backing out, one group will have 3 teams while the other will have 4. The top 2 teams of the 2019 Philippines Football League season, namely Ceres-Negros and Kaya-Iloilo are the two seeded teams. The other five will be in pot 2.
| Pot 1 (Seeded Teams) | Pot 2 (Non-seeded Teams) | Pot 2 (Non-seeded Teams) |
| Ceres–Negros (PFL Champion) Kaya–Iloilo (PFL Runner-up) | Stallion Laguna Green Archers United Mendiola | Philippine Air Force Philippines U22 |

## Group stage

* Key to colours in group tables
* Group winners and runners-up advance to the semifinals

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CER | MEN | U22 | GAU |
| 1 | Ceres–Negros | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Semi-finals | — | 2–2 | — | 4–0 |
| 2 | Mendiola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Semi-finals | — | — | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Philippines U22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Green Archers United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | | — | — | 0–1 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KAY | STA | PAF |
| 1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Semi-finals | — | — | 5–0 |
| 2 | Stallion Laguna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Semi-finals | 1–1 | — | — |
| 3 | Philippine Air Force | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | | — | 1–2 | — |

## Knock-out stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals November 10 | Semifinals November 10 | Semifinals November 10 | Final November 16 | Final November 16 | Final November 16 |
| A1 | Ceres–Negros | 4 | | | |
| B2 | Stallion Laguna | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Stallion Laguna | 3 | W1 | Ceres–Negros | 2 |
| | | | W2 | Kaya–Iloilo | 1 |
| B1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 3 | W2 | Kaya–Iloilo | 1 |
| A2 | Mendiola | 0 | | | |

### Final
## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | SF | F | Total |
| 1 | Robert Lopez Mendy | Ceres–Negros | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Kenshiro Daniels | Kaya-Iloilo | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Mike Ott | Ceres–Negros | | | 1 | 2 | | 3 |
| 3 | Chima Uzoka | Philippines U22 | 1 | | 2 | | | | 3 |
| 5 | Jim Ashley Flores | Mendiola | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |
| 5 | Hamed Hajimehdi | Mendiola | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 |
| 5 | Jason Panhay | Kaya-Iloilo | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |
| 5 | Stephan Schrock | Ceres–Negros | | | | 2 | | 2 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Golden Ball | Takashi Odawara | Ceres–Negros |
| Golden Boot | Robert Lopez Mendy | Ceres–Negros |
| Golden Glove | Roland Müller | Ceres–Negros |
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