# 2023 PFF Women's League

The 2023 PFF Women's League season (also known as the Coca-Cola PFF Women’s League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the women's national league of the Philippines, following the 2019–20 season.
De La Salle University were the defending champions. The Far Eastern University entered the season as the 2022 PFF Women's Cup winners. The league has got sponsorship from Coca-Cola in July 2023.

## Format

Initially planned to be a double round-robin format, the league changed to a single round-robin with the top four teams entering a knockout tournament to determine the league's champion.
The elimination round lasted from June 24 to September 17, 2023. The knockout round started on September 27 and will end with the final on November 8, 2023.

## Teams

10 teams participate in the fourth season, with Azzurri and Manila Digger making their debuts. Azzurri already participated in the 2022 PFF Women's Cup. 2019–20 season participants Maroons, Tigers, and Green Archers United did not enter.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt partners |
| Azzurri | Solomon Valerio | Princess Cristobas | Chronos Athletics | Azzurri Sports Clinic |
| De La Salle University | Alvin Ocampo | Bea Delos Reyes | Nike | Goody, NetGlobal Solutions, G-Shock |
| Far Eastern University | Joseph Villarino | Dionesa Tolentin | Hawk | Havaianas, Macbeth Footwear |
| Kaya–Iloilo | Let Dimzon | Charisa Lemoran | LGR | LBC, ICanServe, Fitogether |
| Manila Digger | Gerald Orcullo | Mea Bernal | Kelme | Pacquiao 3 in 1 Coffee, Hayatt House |
| Manila Nomads | Shane Cosgrove | Stacey Arthur | Chronos Athletics | Q2 HR Solutions |
| Stallion Laguna | Richard Leyble | | Cutz Apparel | Giligan's Restaurant |
| Tuloy | Taketomo Suzuki | | | Tuloy Foundation |
| University of the Philippines | Popoy Clarino | Cara Cachero | Blaze | SMC Infrastructure, Victory Liner |
| University of Santo Tomas | Geraldine Cabrera | Laurejane Piano | Blaze | |

## Venues

All league matches are held at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite. Some are hosted at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 6 | +36 | 22 | Qualification for Knockout Tournament |
| 2 | Far Eastern University | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 5 | +34 | 22 | Qualification for Knockout Tournament |
| 3 | Manila Digger | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 22 | Qualification for Knockout Tournament |
| 4 | De La Salle University | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 19 | Qualification for Knockout Tournament |
| 5 | Tuloy | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 15 | |
| 6 | Manila Nomads | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 11 | |
| 7 | University of the Philippines | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 10 | |
| 8 | University of Santo Tomas | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 7 | |
| 9 | Azzurri | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 38 | −32 | 3 | |
| 10 | Stallion Laguna | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 62 | −59 | 0 | |

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Azzurri | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| De La Salle University | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Far Eastern University | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kaya–Iloilo | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Manila Digger | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Manila Nomads | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Stallion Laguna | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Tuloy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| University of Santo Tomas | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| University of the Philippines | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

## Results by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Azzurri | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L |
| De La Salle University | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | W |
| Far Eastern University | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W |
| Kaya–Iloilo | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Manila Digger | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W |
| Manila Nomads | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | L |
| Stallion Laguna | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Tuloy | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L |
| University of Santo Tomas | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W |
| University of the Philippines | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W |

## Results

| Club/Team | AZR | DLS | FEU | KAY | MDG | NOM | STA | TLY | UST | UPD |
| Azzurri | — | | 0–5 | 1–8 | 0–3 | | 4–0 | | | |
| De La Salle University | 7–0 | — | 2–2 | | | | | 2–6 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| Far Eastern University | | | — | 4–0 | | 10–0 | 9–0 | | 3–1 | |
| Kaya–Iloilo | | 2–1 | | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 15–0 | | 5–0 | |
| Manila Digger | | 1–5 | 1–0 | | — | 5–1 | 8–0 | | | 5–0 |
| Manila Nomads | 3–0 | 0–1 | | | | — | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Stallion Laguna | | 0–4 | | | | 0–7 | — | 1–6 | | 0–4 |
| Tuloy | 7–0 | | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1–4 | | | — | | |
| University of Santo Tomas | 4–1 | | | | 0–1 | | 5–2 | 2–6 | — | |
| University of the Philippines | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 0–4 | | | | 0–7 | 3–2 | — |

## Knockout rounds

The top four teams from the single round robin qualified and are seeded for the Knockout Semifinals. The 2nd and 3rd ranked teams are seeded in the first semifinals while the 1st and 4th ranked teams were seeded in the second semifinals.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kaya | 2 | | | |
| 4 | De La Salle University | 1 | | | |
| 4 | De La Salle University | 1 | 1 | Kaya | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Manila Digger | 0 |
| 2 | Far Eastern University | 0 (4) | 3 | Manila Digger | 0 |
| 3 | Manila Digger | 0 (5) | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 4 | De La Salle University | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Far Eastern University | 2 |

### Finals

Kaya won through Sheen Nicole Ramores' lone goal in the 86th minute. Kaya became the first ever club team to win the PFF Women's League, with the last editions clinched by collegiate side De La Salle.
In mid-2024, Kaya would be invited to participate in the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League. They qualified directly for the group stage of the competition proper by virtue of the Philippines' member= association rankings (seventh).

## Season statistics
### Scoring
#### Top goalscorers

    As of November 11, 2023
| Rank | Player | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | SF | 3P | Total |
| 1 | Isabella Bandoja | Tuloy | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 4 | | 3 | 1 | | | 19 |
| 1 | Angelica Teves | De La Salle University | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Dionesa Tolentin | Far Eastern University | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | 2 | | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Shelah Mae Cadag | Kaya | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | | 11 |
| 4 | Candida Quarshie | Manila Digger | | | 2 | | 5 | 1 | | | 2 | | | 10 |
| 6 | Camille Rodriguez | Kaya | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | 4 | | | 7 |
| 6 | Hazel Lustan | Kaya | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 7 |
| 8 | Alisha del Campo | De La Salle University | | | | | 2 | 2 | | 1 | | | | 5 |
| 8 | Regine Rebosura | Far Eastern University | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | 5 |
| 8 | Rocelle Lecera | Manila Digger | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | 5 |

#### Own goals

    As of November 11, 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Own goals |
| 1 | Sabrina Nierras | Stallion Laguna | 1 |
| 1 | Ricca Joyce Vibal | Stallion Laguna | 1 |

### Hat-tricks

    As of November 11, 2023
| Player | Club | Result | Against | Date |
| Isabella Bandoja | Tuloy | 7–0 (A) | University of the Philippines | 24 June 2023 |
| Angelica Teves$^5$ | De La Salle University | 7–0 (H) | Azzurri | 1 July 2023 |
| Isabella Bandoja | Tuloy | 6–1 (A) | Stallion Laguna | 1 July 2023 |
| Angelica Teves$^4$ | De La Salle University | 7–0 (H) | University of Santo Tomas | 10 July 2023 |
| Isabella Bandoja$^4$ | Tuloy | 6–2 (A) | University of Santo Tomas | 15 July 2023 |
| Dionesa Tolentin | Far Eastern University | 5–1 (A) | Tuloy | 22 July 2023 |
| Candida Quarshie$^5$ | Manila Digger | 5–1 (H) | Manila Nomads | 29 July 2023 |
| Isabella Bandoja$^4$ | Tuloy | 6–2 (A) | De La Salle University | 19 August 2023 |
| Dionesa Tolentin$^4$ | Far Eastern University | 5–1 (H) | Stallion Laguna | 19 August 2023 |
| Shelah Mae Cadag$^4$ | Kaya-Iloilo | 8–1 (A) | Azzurri | 3 September 2023 |
| Isabella Bandoja | Tuloy | 7–0 (H) | Azzurri | 9 September 2023 |
| Camille Rodriguez$^4$ | Kaya-Iloilo | 15–0 (H) | Stallion Laguna | 16 September 2023 |

#### Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
$^4$ Player scored four goals $^5$ Player scored five goals

### Clean sheets

    As of November 11, 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kyla Regalado | Manila Digger | 4 |
| 1 | Yasmin Elauria | Far Eastern University | 4 |
| 3 | Jessica Pido | De La Salle University | 3 |
| 3 | Ayishatu Simpson | Manila Digger | 3 |
| 3 | Inna Palacios | Kaya–Iloilo | 3 |
| 5 | Mykaella Abeto | Tuloy | 2 |
| 5 | Hazel Romina Arce | Manila Nomads | 2 |
| 5 | Khryss Dacanay | Kaya–Iloilo | 2 |
| 5 | Eunice Roxanne Eduave | University of the Philippines | 2 |
| 5 | Jessa May Lehayan | Far Eastern University | 2 |
Season Statistics includes knockout rounds.

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Award | Winner | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Shelah Mae Cadag | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Golden Boot | Isabella Bandoja | Tuloy |
| Golden Boot | Angelica Teves | De La Salle University |
| Best Goalkeeper | Ayishatu Simpson | Manila Digger |
| Best Defender | Jonella Albino | Far Eastern University |
| Best Midfielder | Charisa Lemoran | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Fairplay Award | Manila Nomads | Manila Nomads |