# 2022 Kaya F.C.–Iloilo season

The 2022 season is Kaya F.C.–Iloilo's 5th season in the Philippines Football League and 4th in the Copa Paulino Alcantara. Kaya will also compete in the AFC Champions League qualifying Preliminary round and the AFC Cup.
The season saw a lot of changes in the lineup of the club. Masanari Omura, who had been with the club since 2011, decided to retire, as well as keeper Louie Casas. Foreign player Patrick Asare departed the club, with local players Dylan de Bruycker and Marwin Angeles moving to Nakhon Ratchasima and Persik Kediri, respectively. Kenshiro Daniels left the club to be closer to his family in the United States, eventually joining rivals United City F.C. in March. Kaya also made a number of signings, including Philippines national football team prospect Jesse Curran, Oskari Kekkonen, Mar Diano, and Sandro Reyes from the Azkals Development Team, as well as the ADT's Jarvey Gayoso, who had previously played for the club on loan in the 2021 AFC Champions League. 2018 Philippines Football League top scorer and Senegalese forward Robert Lopez Mendy also rejoined the club from Svay Rieng in Cambodia.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of August 9, 2022
| No. | Pos. | Name | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Zach Banzon | |
| 2 | GK | Kenry Balobo | |
| 4 | MF | Patrick Arthur | |
| 5 | DF | Camelo Tacusalme | |
| 6 | MF | Oskari Kekkonen | Second nationality: |
| 7 | FW | Jovin Bedic | Captain |
| 8 | MF | Marwin Angeles | |
| 9 | FW | Eric Giganto | |
| 10 | MF | Arnel Amita | |
| 12 | DF | Mar Diano | |
| 13 | MF | Jesus Melliza | |
| 14 | MF | Ryo Fujii | |
| 15 | DF | Marco Casambre |
| 16 | GK | Quincy Kammeraad | |
| 17 | FW | Robert Lopez Mendy | Vice-captain |
| 18 | FW | Jarvey Gayoso | |
| 19 | DF | Carlyle Mitchell | |
| 20 | MF | Daizo Horikoshi | |
| 21 | MF | Sandro Reyes | |
| 22 | MF | Fitch Arboleda | |
| 23 | DF | Simone Rota | Second nationality: |
| 27 | DF | Shirmar Felongco | |
| 31 | GK | Nathan Bata | Academy player |
| 44 | DF | Audie Menzi |

## 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 | Age | From | Type |
| Pre-season ||||||||
| January 23, 2022 | DF | Mar Diano | 24 | Azkals Development Team | Free transfer |
| January 25, 2022 | MF | Oskari Kekkonen | 22 | Azkals Development Team | Free transfer |
| January 27, 2022 | FW | Robert Lopez Mendy | 34 | Svay Rieng | Free transfer |
| January 29, 2022 | MF | Sandro Reyes | 18 | Azkals Development Team | Free transfer |
| February 8, 2022 | FW | Jarvey Gayoso | 24 | Azkals Development Team | Free transfer |
| February 20, 2022 | MF | Jesse Curran | 25 | Muangthong United | Free transfer |
| March 20, 2022 | GK | Kenry Balobo | 23 | United City | Free transfer |
| April 13, 2022 | MF | Patrick Arthur | 25 | Free Agent | Free transfer |
| July 28, 2022 | DF | Marco Casambre | 23 | Sukhothai | Return from loan |
| July 29, 2022 | MF | Marwin Angeles | 31 | Persik Kediri | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | Age | To | Type |
| Pre-season ||||||||
| November 30, 2021 | MF | Dylan de Bruycker | 23 | Nakhon Ratchasima | Free transfer |
| January 13, 2022 | MF | Marwin Angeles | 31 | Persik Kediri | Free transfer |
| January 24, 2022 | GK | Louie Casas | 35 | Retired | |
| January 31, 2022 | DF | Masanari Omura | 37 | Retired | |
| February 14, 2022 | FW | Patrick Asare | 27 | Unattached | Free transfer |
| February 28, 2022 | FW | Kenshiro Daniels | 27 | United City | Free transfer |
| July 4, 2022 | MF | Jesse Curran | 26 | BG Pathum | Free transfer |

## Kits

Supplier: LGR / Sponsor: LBC

## 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 | August 7, 2022 | TBD | Matchday 1 | TBD | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 083.33 |
| Copa Paulino Alcantara | March 14, 2022 | May 22, 2022 | Elimination round | Final | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 075.00 |
| AFC Cup | June 24, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 000.00 |
| AFC Champions League | March 8, 2022 | March 8, 2022 | Preliminary Round 1 | Preliminary Round 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 066.67 |
Last updated: March 13, 2020 Source: Competitions

### Philippines Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kaya–Iloilo (C) | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 20 | +50 | 55 | Qualification for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League |
| 2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 51 | Qualification for the 2023–24 AFC Cup |
| 3 | Stallion Laguna | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 35 | Qualification for the 2023–24 AFC Cup |
| — | United City | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 24 | Withdrew |
| — | Azkals Development Team | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 21 | Withdrew |
| 4 | Mendiola 1991 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 66 | −47 | 15 | |
| 5 | Maharlika Manila | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 60 | −46 | 7 | |
* ↑ The Azkals Development Team were a guest team for the PFL and ineligible to qualify for AFC club competitions.

### Copa Paulino Alcantara
#### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KAY | CEB | UCT | ADT | STA | MAH | MEN |
| 1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 16 | Semi-finals | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | Semi-finals | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | United City | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals | — | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | — | 4–0 | — |
| 4 | Azkals Development Team | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 7 | Withdrew | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Stallion Laguna | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | Semi-finals | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Maharlika Manila | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 7 | Mendiola 1991 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — | — |

#### Final
### AFC Champions League
#### Qualifying preliminary round
### AFC Cup
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 17 January 2022 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kaya were drawn into Group G alongside Malaysia Super League runners-up Kedah Darul Aman, Indonesia Liga 1 champions Bali United, Hun Sen Cup winners Visakha. All matches will be held in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KED | VIS | BAL | KAY |
| 1 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 5–1 | — | 4–1 |
| 2 | Visakha FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | | — | — | 5–2 | — |
| 3 | Bali United (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | | 2–0 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Kaya F.C.–Iloilo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
* ↑ Did not participate in the semifinals due to inability to compete. The team forms core of the Philippine national U23 team which competed at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000D4-QINU`"'
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head standings: Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Kedah Darul Aman: +2, Visakha FC –1, Bali United –1. Head-to-head goals scored: Visakha FC 6, Bali United 4.

## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Player | PFL | Copa Paulino Alcantara | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | Zach Banzon | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | GK | Kenry Balobo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | Patrick Arthur | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | DF | Camelo Tacusalme | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | Oskari Kekkonen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | FW | Jovin Bedic | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 8* | MF | Jesse Curran | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | Marwin Angeles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | FW | Eric Giganto | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | MF | Arnel Amita | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 12 | DF | Mar Diano | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 13 | MF | Jesus Melliza | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| 14 | MF | Ryo Fujii | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 15 | DF | Marco Casambre | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 16 | GK | Quincy Kammeraad | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 17 | FW | Robert Lopez Mendy | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 18 | FW | Jarvey Gayoso | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 19 | DF | Carlyle Mitchell | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 | MF | Daizo Horikoshi | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 21 | MF | Sandro Reyes | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | MF | Fitch Arboleda | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 23 | DF | Simone Rota | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 27 | DF | Shirmar Felongco | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 44 | DF | Audie Menzi | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 |

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos. | Player | PFL | Copa Paulino Alcantara | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup | Total |
| 4 | MF | Patrick Arthur | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Jovin Bedic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Eric Giganto | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | MF | Arnel Amita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | Jesus Melliza | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | MF | Ryo Fujii | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Marco Casambre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Robert Lopez Mendy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | FW | Jarvey Gayoso | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 19 | DF | Carlyle Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | MF | Daizo Horikoshi | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 27 | MF | Shirmar Felongco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | DF | Audie Menzi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Top assists

| No. | Pos. | Player | PFL | Copa Paulino Alcantara | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup | Total |
| 4 | MF | Patrick Arthur | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Oskari Kekkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Jovin Bedic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Jesse Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Eric Giganto | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | MF | Arnel Amita | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | DF | Mar Diano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Jesus Melliza | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | MF | Ryo Fujii | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | DF | Marco Casambre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Jarvey Gayoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Daizo Horikoshi | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 22 | DF | Fitch Arboleda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | Simone Rota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

| No. | Pos. | Player | PFL | Copa Paulino Alcantara | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | Zach Banzon | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | GK | Kenry Balobo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | GK | Quincy Kammeraad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |