# 2014 United Football League

The 2014 United Football League was the fifth season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. The UFL League kicked off on Saturday, January 11 with 9 teams in Division I and 12 teams in Division II.
Stallion was the defending champion, having won the Division 1 of the 2013 United Football League season.
Global outclassed Pachanga Diliman 7-2 on 12 June 2014 to win the 2014 United Football League title with three games to spare.

## Teams

The relegated Philippine Air Force from 2013 UFL Division 1 was replaced by Team Socceroo as the champion of 2013 UFL Division 2. The Manila Nomads voluntarily stepped down from Division I and played in Division II for this season citing its inability to comply with Division I's Foreigner Cap rule, which dictates that there should be a minimum of six Filipino players on the pitch at all times. Manila Jeepney and Ceres made their debuts i the league's Division II. In this season, the Division I played a triple round-robin system, increasing games from 18 to 24.

## Division 1
### Clubs

| Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Global | Leigh Manson | Patrick Deyto | AtletA | Kia |
| Green Archers United | Rodolfo Alicante | Christian Pasilan | LGR Athletic | Globe Telecom |
| Kaya | David Perkovic | Alexander Borromeo | LGR Athletic | LBC Express |
| Loyola Meralco Sparks | Vincent Santos | Tomas Trigo | LGR Athletic | Meralco |
| Pachanga Diliman | Noel Marcaida | Davide Cortina | Umbro | PLDT Home Fibr and Petron |
| Pasargad | Mike Agbayani | Jay Torres | LGR Athletic | |
| Philippine Army GTI | Ricky Cain | Roel Gener | | Artificial Turf Sejung |
| Stallion FC | Ernie Nierras | Reuben Doctora Jr. | Mizuno | Gilligan's |
| Team Socceroo | Franklin Cacacho | Lee Jeong Woo | LGR Athletic | Vcargo Worldwide |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Incoming head coach |
| Global | Brian Reid | Resigned | Leigh Manson |
| Pasargad | Esmaeil Sedigh Ayi Aryee Nii | Mutual Consent Resigned | Ayi Aryee Nii Mike Agbayani |
| Team Socceroo | Nolan Manito | Mutual Consent | Franklin Cacacho |
| Philippine Army GTI | Patricio Bumidang | Mutual Consent | Ricky Cain |

### Venues

| Stadium | Location |
| Emperador Stadium | Taguig |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Global (C) | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 20 | +92 | 62 | Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 2 | Loyola | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 49 | |
| 3 | Kaya | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 28 | +36 | 46 | |
| 4 | Stallion | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 38 | |
| 5 | Green Archers United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 37 | |
| 6 | Pachanga Diliman | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 30 | |
| 7 | Philippine Army | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 77 | −52 | 17 | |
| 8 | Team Socceroo | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 85 | −54 | 16 | |
| 9 | Pasargad (R) | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 74 | −60 | 9 | Relegation to the 2015 UFL Division 2 |

### Top goalscorers

Correct as of 23:00, June 24, 2014 Source: UFL Phil
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mark Hartmann | Global | 27 |
| 2 | Milad Behgandom | Global | 19 |
| 2 | Izzeldin El Habbib | Global | 19 |
| 4 | Phil Younghusband | Loyola | 16 |
| 5 | Robert Lopez Mendy | Green Archers United | 15 |
| 6 | OJ Porteria | Kaya | 14 |
| 7 | Jeong Woo Lee | Team Socceroo | 13 |
| 8 | Nate Burkey | Pachanga Diliman | 12 |
| 8 | Freddy Gonzalez | Loyola | 12 |
| 10 | Joo Young Lee | Loyola | 8 |

### Own goals

| Rank | Player | For | Club | Own Goal |
| 1 | Andrew Liauw | Stallion | Kaya | 1 |
| 2 | Ronnie Aguisanda | Stallion | Green Archers United | 1 |
| 3 | Stanley Ankrah | Global | Team Socceroo | 1 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Emmanuel Mbata | Kaya | Team Socceroo | 7–1 | 23 January 2014 |
| Jeffrey Christiaens | Global | Philippine Army | 9–1 | 1 February 2014 |
| Christian Pasilan | Green Archers United | Team Socceroo | 7–1 | 4 February 2014 |
| Mark Hartmann | Global | Team Socceroo | 9–0 $^‡$ | 11 February 2014 |
| OJ Porteria | Kaya | Philippine Army | 9–1 | 13 February 2014 |
| Diego Barrera | Team Socceroo | Stallion | 4-3 | 13 March 2014 |
| Mark Hartmann | Global | Team Socceroo | 9-0$^‡$ | 20 March 2014 |
| Milad Behgandom | Global | Pasargad | 7-0 | 29 March 2014 |
| Freddy Gonzalez | Loyola | Philippine Army | 4-1 | 5 April 2014 |
| Jeong Woo Lee | Team Socceroo | Pasargad | 6-2 | 11 May 2014 |
| Izzeldin El Habbib | Global | Team Socceroo | 7-0 | 14 June 2014 |
| Izzeldin El Habbib | Global | Stallion | 9-0 | 26 June 2014 |
* $^‡$ Player scored more than three goals

## Division 2
### Clubs

| Club | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Agila | Ramon Vicente Roxas | Olayemi Bakare | LGR Athletic | |
| Ceres | Ali Go | Jason Cordova | Adidas | Ceres Liner |
| Cimarron | Stephen Permanes | Eric Yosse | Umbro | KMC MAG Group |
| Dolphins United | Ravelo Saluria | Jeremiah James Clemente | Botak | Cherifer and SiKLO Pilipinas |
| Forza | Jun Mark Saraga | Allan Auman | LGR Athletic | Orient Freight |
| Laos | Mehdi Soltani | Rolly Lear | LGR Athletic | |
| Manila All-Japan | Shinichiro Maeno | Yuki Tanaka | LGR Athletic | JK Mart |
| Manila Jeepney | Kale Alvarez | Alvin Valeroso | LGR Athletic | Cord Epoxy |
| Manila Nomads | Alasdair Thomson | Randy Musters | AtletA | |
| Philippine Air Force | Edzel Bracamonte | Ian Araneta | LGR Athletic | Philippine Air Force |
| Philippine Navy | Narciso Rosima | Jose Alfie Caminos | LGR Atlethic . |
| Union Internacional Manila | Dan Padernal | Ivan Meilan | Rudy Project | |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Incoming head coach |
| Dolphins United | Greg Calawod | Mutual Consent | Ravelo Saluria |
| Forza | Azlan Nasir | Mutual Consent | Jun Mark Saraga |
| Laos | Rolando Pinero | Mutual Consent | Mehdi Soltani |
| Manila Nomads | John Jofre | Resigned | Alasdair Thomson |
| Union Internacional Manila | Jorge Muller | Mutual Consent | Dan Padernal |
| Agila | John Paul Mérida | Mutual Consent | Ramon Vicente Roxas |

### Venues

| Stadium | Location |
| Emperador Stadium | Taguig |
| Nomads Field | Parañaque |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ceres (C, P) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 93 | 18 | +75 | 57 | Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Playoff round Promotion to the 2015 UFL Division 1 |
| 2 | Manila Jeepney (P) | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 49 | Qualification to the 2015 UFL Division 1 |
| 3 | Philippine Air Force | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 44 | |
| 4 | Laos | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 39 | |
| 5 | Manila All-Japan | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 38 | |
| 6 | Forza | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 33 | |
| 7 | Manila Nomads | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 31 | |
| 8 | Union Internacional Manila | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Agila | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 26 | |
| 10 | Philippine Navy | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 22 | |
| 11 | Dolphins United | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 98 | −75 | 13 | |
| 12 | Cimarron | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 102 | −84 | 4 | |
* ↑ Ceres qualified to the 2015 AFC Cup Play-off round by winning the 2014 UFL FA League Cup.
* ↑ Manila Nomads voluntarily stepped down from Division 1 and will play in Division 2 for this season citing its inability to comply with Division 1's Foreigner Cap rule, which dictates that there should be a minimum of six Filipino players on the pitch at all times.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AGI | CER | CIM | DOL | FOR | LAO | AJP | MJP | NOM | PAF | PN | UIM |
| Agila | | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–5 |
| Ceres | 5–0 | | 5–1 | 9–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 |
| Cimarron | 0–3 | 0–4 | | 1–3 | 1–8 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 3–6 | 0–7 | 3–3 | 3–2 |
| Dolphins United | 1–4 | 1–9 | 4–2 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–7 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–6 |
| Forza | 1–2 | 2–6 | 10–0 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Laos | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–5 | 2–0 |
| Manila All-Japan | 1–4 | 0–2 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Manila Jeepney | 3–1 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 10–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
| Manila Nomads | 4–4 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Philippine Air Force | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Philippine Navy | 2–0 | 3–10 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 1–8 | 2–2 | 0–6 | | 3–0 |
| Union Internacional Manila | 2–2 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |

### Top goalscorers

Correct as of 23:00, June 24, 2014 Source: UFL Phil
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | 32 |
| 2 | Ian Araneta | Philippine Air Force | 21 |
| 3 | Jangobah Johnson | Forza | 18 |
| 3 | Olayemi Bakare | Agila | 18 |
| 5 | N'gnan Koffi Desmos Kouassi | Manila Jeepney | 15 |
| 6 | Abou Toure | Laos | 12 |
| 6 | Chichiro Noda | Manila All-Japan | 12 |
| 6 | Jamal Lord | Manila Nomads/Union Internacional Manila | 12 |
| 9 | Eiji Sugikasi | Manila All-Japan | 11 |
| 9 | Genki Nakamura | Manila All-Japan | 11 |
| 9 | Mohamed Diallo | Philippine Navy | 11 |

### Own goals

| Rank | Player | For | Club | Own Goal |
| 1 | Bern Calumpang | Manila Jeepney | Philippine Navy | 1 |
| 2 | Tatsuya Nakamura | Forza | Manila All-Japan | 1 |
| 3 | Romnick Echin | Ceres | Dolphins United | 1 |
| 4 | Dimeji Tunde | Manila Nomads | Agila | 1 |
| 5 | Dibi Pascal | Agila | Forza | 1 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Koffi Desmos Arthur Kouassi N Gnan | Manila Jeepney | Philippine Navy | 7–1 $^‡$ | 18 January 2014 |
| Loic Toullec | Manila Nomads | Dolphins United | 5–0 $^‡$ | 19 January 2014 |
| Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | Dolphins United | 9–2 | 8 February 2014 |
| Eiji Sugikasi | Manila All-Japan | Cimarron | 8–0 $^‡$ | 8 February 2014 |
| Shayan Jafari | Union Internacional Manila | Laos | 4–3 | 16 February 2014 |
| Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | Union Internacional Manila | 4–2 | 27 February 2014 |
| Jangobah Johnson | Forza | Cimarron | 10–0 | 2 March 2014 |
| Arvin Gaspe | Forza | Cimarron | 10–0 | 2 March 2014 |
| Patrick Reichelt | Ceres | Forza | 6–2 | 9 March 2014 |
| Koffi Desmos Arthur Kouassi N Gnan | Manila Jeepney | Union Internacional Manila | 6–1 | 27 April 2014 |
| Olayemi Bakare | Agila | Manila Nomads | 4–4 | 27 April 2014 |
| Abou Toure | Laos | Philippine Navy | 5–5 $^‡$ | 4 May 2014 |
| Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | Dolphins United | 9–1 | 14 May 2014 |
| Oladipo Okunaiya | Ceres | Dolphins United | 9–1 | 14 May 2014 |
| Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | Agila | 5–0 | 17 May 2014 |
| Ian Macaspac | Forza | Cimarron | 8–1 | 25 May 2014 |
| Jangobah Johnson | Forza | Cimarron | 8–1$^‡$ | 25 May 2014 |
| Sean Stewart Illif | Manila Jeepney | Dolphins United | 10-1 | 1 June 2014 |
| Mahmoud Ali | Union Internacional Manila | Agila | 5-3 | 8 June 2014 |
| Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | Forza | 4–1 | 14 June 2014 |
* $^‡$ Player scored more than three goals

## Season awards
### Team awards

The following teams are awarded by the United Football League in the ceremony.
Division 1 :
| Club | Award |
| Global | Champions |
| Loyola | 1st-Runner Up |
| Global | Fair Play Award |
Division 2 :
| Club | Award |
| Ceres | Champions |
| Manila All-Japan | Fair Play Award |

### Individual awards

The following players are awarded by the United Football League Committee in the ceremony.
Division 1 :
| Player | Club | Award |
| Jason de Jong | Global | Golden Ball |
| Mark Hartmann | Global | Golden Boot (27 goals) |
| Roland Sadia | Global | Best Goalkeeper |
Division 2 :
| Player | Club | Award |
| Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | Golden Boot (32 goals) |
| Louie Michael Casas | Ceres | Best Goalkeeper |