2012 United Football League
# 2012 United Football League

The 2012 United Football League was the third season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. Global FC won their first Division 1 league title on goal difference against runners-up Kaya, after a 1–1 draw with third-placers Loyola Meralco Sparks on 26 June 2012. Pachanga won the Division 2 league title after being unbeaten in all its matches.

## Teams

Seven new clubs entered the league after the successful third season of UFL Cup. Manila Nomads, Stallion and Pasargad was promoted to 2012 UFL Division 1 after they reached the knockout stage of 2011 UFL Cup. The season opened on January 14, 2012, and ended on June 30, 2012.

## Clubs by division

### Division 1

| Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Global | Edwin Cabalida | Yu Hoshide | LGR Athletic | |
| Green Archers United | Rodolfo Alicante | Patrick Bacobo | LGR Athletic | Globe Telecom |
| Kaya | Michael Angelo "Kale" Alvarez | Aly Borromeo | Mizuno | LBC Express, Inc. |
| Loyola | Kim Chul-soo | James Younghusband | Mizuno | Meralco |
| Manila Nomads | Michael Denison | Randy Musters | Fila | Auction Manila |
| Pasargad | Esmaeil Sedigh Joel Villarino | Mansour Madadi | Planet Sports | |
| Philippine Air Force | Edzel Bracamonte | Yanti Barsales | Mizuno | Phoenix |
| Philippine Army | Patricio Bumidang, Jr. | Roel Gener | Puma | Fritz & Macziol IBM |
| Philippine Navy | Marlon Maro | Loreto Kalalang | LGR Athletic | RedJuice |
| Stallion | Ernie Nierras Eun Hyung Pee | Ruben Doctora Jr. | Nike | Gilligan's Grill and Bar |

### Division 2

| Club | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Agila | Carlo Jose Rodriguez | Mark Alvin Valeroso | Adidas | |
| Cebu Queen City United | Mario Ceniza | Jan Michael Flores | Adidas | Cebu Landmasters |
| Diliman | Salvador Alberto Salvacion | Jose Andoni Santos | Adidas | Antonov Vodka |
| Dolphins United | Greg Calawod | Romnick Echin | | |
| Forza FC | Azlan Nazir | | | |
| Laos FC | Ronald Patulin | | | |
| Manila All-Japan | Ryo Kono | | | MGK |
| Manila Lions | Joel Alcala | | Adidas | Meltique Beef |
| Pachanga | Norman Fegidero | Yves Ashime | | |
| Sunken Garden United | Ryan Saranillo | | Adidas | |
| Team Socceroo | Alfredo Estacion | Mike Reyes | Adidas | Regent Properties |
| Union FC | Rafael Rodriguez | Adidas | Rudy Project | |

## Venues

### Division 1

| Stadium | Location |
| - | - |
| Rizal Memorial Stadium | Manila |
| University of Makati Stadium | Makati |
| Nomads Sporting Club | Parañaque |

### Division 2

| Stadium | Location |
| - | - |
| Turf@BGC, Bonifacio Global City | Taguig |
| Alabang Country Club (ACC) | Muntinlupa |

## League tables

### Division 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Global (C) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 42 | Qualification to the 2013 AFC President's Cup |
| 2 | Kaya | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 42 | |
| 3 | Loyola | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 37 | |
| 4 | Stallion | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 29 | |
| 5 | Philippine Air Force | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 25 | |
| 6 | Pasargad | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Manila Nomads | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 19 | |
| 8 | Green Archers United | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 14 | |
| 9 | Philippine Army | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 13 | |
| 10 | Philippine Navy (R) | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 69 | −54 | 5 | Relegation to the 2013 UFL Division 2 |

### Division 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pachanga (C, P) | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 8 | +115 | 64 | Promotion to the 2013 UFL Division 1 |
| 2 | Diliman | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 25 | +57 | 56 | |
| 3 | Cebu Queen City United | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 29 | +54 | 47 | |
| 4 | Agila | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 37 | |
| 5 | Union Internacional Manila | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 29 | |
| 6 | Forza | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 71 | −21 | 29 | |
| 7 | Team Socceroo | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 28 | |
| 8 | Laos | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 27 | |
| 9 | Dolphins United | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 21 | |
| 10 | Manila All-Japan | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 19 | |
| 11 | Manila Lions (E) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 77 | −60 | 11 | Eliminated for the 2013 UFL Division 2 |
| 12 | Sunken Garden United (E) | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 109 | −74 | 9 | Eliminated for the 2013 UFL Division 2 |

* ↑ Manila Lions and Sunken Garden United will be removed to give way for other teams a chance to compete for 2013 season, although they may still compete for the 2012 UFL Cup.
* ↑ Sunken Garden United's one of the loss was due to forfeiture due to insufficiency of players for the match.

## Results

### Division 1

| Home \ Away | GLO | GAU | KAY | LMS | NOM | PSG | PAF | PA | PN | STA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Global | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Green Archers United | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 |
| Kaya | 1–5 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Loyola | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 5–0 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 14–0 | 3–0 |
| Manila Nomads | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| PSG | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | | 3–2 | 6–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Philippine Air Force | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Philippine Army | 0–3 | 2–7 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Philippine Navy | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–10 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 2–3 | | 0–6 |
| Stallion | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |

### Division 2

| Home \ Away | AGI | CQC | CIM | DOL | FOR | LAO | AJP | LIO | PAC | SGU | SOC | UIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agila | | 0–0 | 4–9 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1–6 |
| Cebu Queen City United | 1–2 | | 4–1 | 0–0 | 8–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 |
| Cimarron | 4–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 10–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Dolphins United | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Forza | 4–1 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 4–3 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 5–4 | 6–1 | 1–3 |
| Laos | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 3–3 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Manila All-Japan | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 9–6 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 0–7 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Manila Lions | 0–1 | 0–7 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–7 | 3–1 |
| Pachanga Diliman | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 8–1 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 13–0 | | 13–0 | 8–0 | 8–0 |
| Sunken Garden United | 3–5 | 0–12 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–13 | | 1–5 | 3–7 |
| Team Socceroo | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–8 | 6–2 | | 2–2 |
| Union Internacional Manila | 1–0 | 4–4 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–6 | |

* ↑ Manila All-Japan declared as winner by default after Sunken Garden United lack players to play. According to the UFL official Facebook page, only seven players arrived.

## Top goalscorers

### Division 1

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Phil Younghusband | Loyola | 23 |
| 2 | Izzeldin Elhabbib | Global | 13 |
| 3 | Mark Hartmann | Loyola | 12 |
| 3 | Tating Pasilan | Green Archers United | 12 |
| 5 | James Younghusband | Loyola | 11 |
| 5 | Ian Araneta | Philippine Air Force | 11 |

### Division 2

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Freddy Gonzales | Pachanga | 34 |
| 2 | Isaac Agyie | Forza | 21 |
| 3 | Dan Villarico | Cebu Queen City United | 20 |
| 4 | Ariel Zerrudo | Diliman | 19 |
| 5 | Romnick Jover | Sunken Garden United | 18 |

Correct as of 20:30, 30 June 2012 Source: UFL Phil

## Season Awards

### Team Awards

The following teams are awarded by the United Football League in the ceremony.

**Division 1**

| Club | Award |
| - | - |
| Global FC | Champions |
| Kaya FC | 1st-Runner Up |
| Global FC | Fair Play Award |

**Division 2**

| Club | Award |
| - | - |
| Pachanga FC | Champions |
| Manila All-Japan FC | Fair Play Award |

### Individual awards

The following players are awarded by the United Football League Committee in the ceremony.

**Division 1**

| Player | Club | Award |
| - | - | - |
| Carli de Murga | Global FC | Golden Ball |
| Phil Younghusband | Loyola Meralco Sparks FC | Golden Boot(23 goals) |
| Yu Hoshide | Global FC | Agility Award |
| Saba Garmaroudi | Kaya | Best Goalkeeper |

**Division 2**

| Player | Club | Award |
| - | - | - |
| Freddy Gonzales | Pachanga FC | Golden Ball |
| Freddy Gonzales | Pachanga FC | Golden Boot |
| Kenneth Dolloso | Pachanga FC | Best Goalkeeper |
