# 2024 Cebu F.C. season

The 2024 season will be Dynamic Herb Cebu's 2nd season in the Philippines Football League and 3rd in the Copa Paulino Alcantara since first forming and making their professional debut in 2021.
Last season, Cebu finished second in the 2022–23 Philippines Football League in their debut season after United City unexpectedly withdrew, which saw the club qualify for AFC competitions for the very first time. In the AFC Cup, they finished third in their group, having gotten a historic first-ever win over Myanmar's Shan United as well as losses to Australia's Macarthur FC and Cambodia's Phnom Penh Crown. However, the club crashed out in the semi-finals of the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara after losing to then-non-league side Davao Aguilas. The club sacked head coach Joshua Schirmer and brought in Turkish coach Memiş Özata as well as the returning Levent Öztürk. After managing to retain most of its local core, the club replaced its departing foreign players with players largely of Dutch and Surinamese nationalities, such as winger Zamoranho Ho-A-Tham and midfielder Guytho Mijland.

## Squad

    As of 29 March 2024
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Florencio Badelic Jr. | (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30) | United City |
| 25 | Nathanael Villanueva | (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 28) | Kaya–Iloilo |
| 66 | Yusuf Çekiç | (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 29) | Barbaros Hengelo |
| 99 | Jack Zambrano | (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24) | University of the Philippines |
| Defenders |||||
| 3 | Charles Dabao | (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 27) | University of St. La Salle |
| 4 | Kamil Amirul | (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20) | Cebu FC Academy |
| 7 | Evren Tasci | (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 27) | Leylam Cebu |
| 12 | John Saldivar | (1998-05-03) 3 May 1998 (age 26) | Far Eastern University |
| 14 | Jaime Rosquillo | (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) | Azkals Development Team |
| 18 | Erich Orale | — | University of Santo Tomas |
| 32 | Elijah Liao | (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25) | Azkals Development Team |
| 37 | Göktuğ Demiroğlu | (1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 25) | Zalla UC |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Daniel Gadia | (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 29) | Stallion Laguna |
| 8 | Jeremiah Borlongan | (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 (age 25) | University of the Philippines |
| 13 | Baris Tasci | (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 25) | Leylam Cebu |
| 15 | Glen Ramos | — | University of Santo Tomas |
| 17 | Yoji Selman | (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21) | Cebu FC Academy |
| 20 | Roberto Corsame Jr. | (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27) | Kaya–Iloilo |
| 45 | Rhino Goutier | (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 21) | Den Bosch |
| 47 | Guytho Mijland | (1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 (age 28) | Eordaikos |
| 80 | Marius Koré | (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 25) | Leylam Cebu |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Kintaro Miyagi | (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 26) | University of the Philippines |
| 10 | Zamoranho Ho-A-Tham | (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28) | FC Karbach |
| 11 | Chima Uzoka | (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 26) | Stallion Laguna |
| 19 | Devrim Ali Yanık | (2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 (age 20) | Çarşambaspor |
| 21 | Rintaro Hama | (1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 (age 25) | Kōchi University |
| 77 | Abou Sy | (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 28) | Kaya–Iloilo |

## 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 22 | MF | Guytho Mijland | Eordaikos |
| March 20 | FW | Abou Sy | Kaya–Iloilo |
| March 20 | DF | Kamil Amirul | Cebu FC Academy |
| March 20 | MF | Glen Ramos | University of Santo Tomas |
| March 20 | FW | Devrim Ali Yanık | Çarşambaspor |
| March 21 | GK | Yusuf Çekiç | Barbaros Hengelo |
| March 21 | MF | Yoji Selman | Cebu FC Academy |
| March 21 | FW | Zamoranho Ho-A-Tham | FC Karbach |
| March 21 | DF | Erich Orale | University of Santo Tomas |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref. |
| Pre-season |||||||
| March 14 | MF | | Rhino Goutier | Den Bosch | Until end of season | |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To |
| Pre-season ||||||
| January 15 | MF | Ryoo Togashi | Southern District |
| February 28 | FW | Ivan Ouano | United City |
| March 7 | DF | Ren Okuda | Free agent |
| March 13 | FW | Arda Çınkır | Free agent |
| March 13 | FW | Ken Murayama | Free agent |

## Preseason and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## 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 | May 5, 2024 | July 13, 2024 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 9 | +57 | 085.71 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 9 | +57 | 085.71 |
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: July 4, 2024. Source: PFL

#### Results by round

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