Philippines Football League records and statistics
The Philippines Football League is the top-tier league of Philippine football. The following page details the football records and statistics of the PFL.
League records
Titles
- Most titles: 4, United City[1]
- Most consecutive title wins: 4, United City,[1] (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- Biggest title-winning margin: 12 points, 2019; Ceres–Negros (68 points) over Kaya–Iloilo (56 points)
- Smallest title-winning margin: 1 point, 2020; United City (12 points) over Kaya–Iloilo (11 points)
Points
- Most points in a season: 68, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most home points in a season: 40, Ceres–Negros (2017)
- Most away points in a season: 34, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most points without winning the league: 61, Meralco Manila (2017)
- Fewest points in a season: 0, Manila Montet (2024)
- Fewest home points in a season: 0, Manila Montet (2024)
- Fewest away points in a season: 0, Manila Montet (2024)
- Fewest points while winning the league: 12, United City (2020)
Wins
- Most wins in total: 72, Ceres–Negros/United City
- Most wins in a season: 22, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most home wins in a season: 12, Ceres–Negros (2017)
- Most away wins in a season: 11, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Fewest wins in a season: 0
- Fewest home wins in a season: 0
- Fewest away wins in a season: 0
- Most consecutive wins: 16, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most consecutive wins from the start of the season: 5
- Most consecutive wins to the end of the season: 10, Kaya–Iloilo (2024)
- Most consecutive games without a win: 21, Global Makati (2018 – 2019)
- Most consecutive games without a win from the start of the season: 14, Manila Montet (2024)
- Most consecutive games without a win to the end of the season: 14, Manila Montet (2024)
- Defeated all league opponents at least once in a season:
- Ceres–Negros (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Davao Aguilas (2018)
- Kaya–Iloilo (2018, 2022–23)
- Meralco Manila (2017)
Defeats
- Most defeats in total: 48, Global
- Most defeats in a season: 22, Global Cebu (2018)
- Most home defeats in a season: 10, Global Cebu (2018)
- Most away defeats in a season: 12
- Fewest defeats in a season: 0
- Fewest home defeats in a season: 0
- Fewest away defeats in a season: 0
- Most consecutive games undefeated: 30, Ceres–Negros/United City (2018 – 2020)
- Most consecutive games undefeated from the start of the season: 24, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most consecutive games undefeated to the end of the season: 24, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Most consecutive defeats: 16, Global Cebu/Global Makati (2018 – 2019)
- Most consecutive defeats from the start of the season: 14, Manila Montet (2024)
- Most consecutive defeats to the end of the season: 14, Manila Montet (2024)
Draws
- Most draws in total: 19, Stallion Laguna
- Most draws in a season: 10, Davao Aguilas (2017)
- Most home draws in a season: 6, Davao Aguilas (2017)
- Most away draws in a season: 5, Global Cebu (2017)
- Fewest draws in a season: 0
- Fewest home draws in a season: 0
- Fewest away draws in a season: 0
- Most consecutive draws: 3, Davao Aguilas (2017)
- Most consecutive games without a draw: 29, Mendiola 1991 (2022–23 – 2024)
Goals
- Most goals scored in a season: 99, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Fewest goals scored in a season: 2
- Most goals conceded in a season: 103, Manila Montet (2024)
- Fewest goals conceded in a season: 2
- ADT (2020)
- Kaya–Iloilo (2020)
- Best goal difference in a season: 87, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Worst goal difference in a season: –100, Manila Montet (2024)
- Highest finish with a negative goal difference: 4th, Mendiola 1991 (2020, –6)
- Lowest finish with a positive goal difference: 7th, Manila Digger (2024, +10)
- Most goals scored at home in a season: 41, Dynamic Herb Cebu (2024)
- Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 0
- Most goals conceded at home in a season: 50, Global Makati (2019)
- Fewest goals conceded at home in a season: 0
- ADT (2020)
- Kaya–Iloilo (2020)
- Most goals scored away in a season: 51, Ceres–Negros (2019)
- Fewest goals scored away in a season: 0, Manila Montet (2024)
- Most goals conceded away in a season: 58, Manila Montet (2024)
- Fewest goals conceded away in a season: 0, United City (2020)
- Scored in every game:
- Most consecutive matches scored in: 42, Ceres–Negros/United City (2018 – 2022–23)
- Most goals scored in total: 351, Ceres–Negros/United City
- Most goals conceded in total: 220, Global Cebu/Global Makati
Player records
Appearances
- Most appearances: 104, Fitch Arboleda (6 May 2017 to 14 July 2024)
- Most different clubs played for: 7, Marvin Angeles (for Kaya–Iloilo, Global Cebu, Green Archers United, ADT, Stallion Laguna, Davao Aguilas, United City)
- Oldest Player: Nestorio Margarse, 48 years and 2 months (for Philippine Army v. DB Garelli United, 14 July 2024)
- Youngest Player: Nico Nazal, 16 years and 7 months (for Ilocos United v. Davao Aguilas, 7 May 2017)
Players currently playing in the league are highlighted in bold.
| Rank | Name | Appearances | Years active | Team/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fitch Arboleda | 104 | 2017– | Stallion Laguna, Kaya–Iloilo |
| 2 | Jesus Melliza | 95 | 2017– | Stallion Laguna, Kaya–Iloilo |
| 3 | Jovin Bedic | 94 | 2017– | Kaya–Iloilo |
| 4 | Marwin Angeles | 93 | 2017–2020, 2022– | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Matthew Nierras | 2017– | Stallion Laguna | ||
| 6 | Ruben Doctora | 84 | 2017–2020, 2022– | Stallion Laguna |
| 7 |  Robert Lopez Mendy | 83 | 2017–2020, 2022– | Kaya–Iloilo, Ceres-Negros, United City |
| 8 | David Basa | 79 | 2017–2023 | JPV Marikina, Global Cebu, Maharlika Taguig |
| 9 | Stephan Schröck | 76 | 2017–2020, 2022– | Ceres–Negros, United City, ADT, One Taguig |
| 10 | Reynald Villareal | 75 | 2017– | Stallion Laguna, Davao Aguilas |
| Rank | Name | Appearances | Years active | Team/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Lopez Mendy | 83 | 2017–2020, 2022– | Kaya–Iloilo, Ceres-Negros, United City |
| 2 |  Masanari Omura | 73 | 2017–2021 | Kaya–Iloilo |
| 3 | Alfred Osei | 63 | 2017–2019 | Kaya–Iloilo |
| 4 | Abou Sy | 60 | 2018–2019, 2021– | Stallion Laguna, Kaya–Iloilo, Dynamic Herb Cebu |
| 5 |  Bienvenido Marañón1 | 59 | 2017–2020 | Ceres-Negros, United City |
| 6 |  Jordan Mintah | 54 | 2017–2019 | Kaya–Iloilo |
| 7 | Takashi Odawara | 51 | 2017–2020 | JPV Marikina, Davao Aguilas, Ceres-Negros, United City |
 Darryl Roberts | 2017–2019 | Global Cebu, Kaya–Iloilo | ||
| 9 | Súper | 49 | 2017–2019 | Ceres-Negros |
| 10 | Atsushi Shimono | 47 | 2017–2018 | JPV Marikina |
Notes
- 1.^ Played 59 matches for his club before becoming a citizen of the Philippines through naturalization.
Goals
- First Philippines Football League goal: Curt Dizon (for Meralco Manila v. Stallion Laguna, 6 May 2017)
- Most goals: 74, Bienvenido Marañón (Ceres–Negros/United City)
- Most at one club: 74, Bienvenido Marañón (Ceres–Negros/United City)
- Most seasons scored in: 6 (2017 – 2024)
- Most goals in a season: 31, Jordan Mintah (Kaya–Iloilo, 2019)
- Most debut goals in a season: 23, Bienvenido Marañón (Ceres–Negros, 2017)
- Most different clubs to score for: 5, Chima Uzoka (for Ilocos United, Stallion Laguna, Global Makati, ADT, Dynamic Herb Cebu)
- Most hat tricks: 8, Bienvenido Marañón (Ceres–Negros/United City)
- Most hat tricks in a season: 5, Jordan Mintah (Kaya–Iloilo, 2019)
- Most goals in a game: 7, Jarvey Gayoso (for Kaya–Iloilo v. Tuloy, 29 May 2024) W 9–0
Players currently playing in the league are highlighted in bold.
| Rank | Name | Goals | Team/s | Playing position | First goal | Last goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bienvenido Marañón | 74 | Ceres–Negros/United City | Forward | 2017 | 2020 |
| 2 | Robert Lopez Mendy | 61 | Kaya–Iloilo Ceres–Negros/United City | Forward | 2017 | 2024 |
| 3 | Jordan Mintah | 56 | Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2017 | 2019 |
| 4 | Jesus Melliza | 47 | Stallion Laguna Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2017 | 2024 |
| 5 | Jarvey Gayoso | 39 | ADT Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2020 | 2024 |
| 6 | Mike Ott | 29 | Ceres–Negros/United City | Midfielder | 2018 | 2020 |
| 7 | Chima Uzoka | 27 | Ilocos United Stallion Laguna Global Cebu ADT Dynamic Herb Cebu | Forward | 2017 | 2024 |
| 8 | Abou Sy | 26 | Stallion Laguna Dynamic Herb Cebu | Forward | 2018 | 2024 |
| 9 | Jovin Bedic | 25 | Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2017 | 2024 |
| 10 | Fitch Arboleda | 23 | Stallion Laguna Kaya–Iloilo | Midfielder | 2017 | 2022–23 |
| Phil Younghusband | Meralco Manila Davao Aguilas | Forward | 2017 | 2018 |
Assists
- Most assists: 57, Stephan Schröck (Ceres–Negros/United City, ADT)
- Most assists in one season: 21, Stephan Schröck (Ceres–Negros, 2019)
- Most assists in a single match: 5
- Guytho Mijland (for Dynamic Herb Cebu v. DB Garelli United, 1 June 2024)
- Jovin Bedic (for Kaya–Iloilo v. Manila Montet, 15 June 2024)
- Stephan Schröck (for One Taguig v. DB Garelli United, 29 June 2024)
Players currently playing in the league are highlighted in bold.
| Rank | Name | Assists | Team/s | Playing position | First assist | Last assist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephan Schröck | 57 | Ceres–Negros/United City ADT One Taguig | Midfielder | 2017 | 2024 |
| 2 | Jesus Melliza | 33 | Kaya–Iloilo Stallion Laguna | Forward | 2017 | 2024 |
| 3 | Robert Lopez Mendy | 31 | Kaya–Iloilo Ceres–Negros/United City | Forward | 2017 | 2024 |
| 4 | Bienvenido Marañón | 28 | Ceres–Negros/United City | Forward | 2017 | 2020 |
| 5 | Jovin Bedic | 27 | Kaya–Iloilo | Forward | 2017 | 2024 |
| 6 | OJ Porteria | 23 | Ceres–Negros/United City | Forward | 2017 | 2020 |
| 7 | Fitch Arboleda | 21 | Kaya–Iloilo Stallion Laguna | Midfielder | 2017 | 2024 |
| Paolo Bugas | Global Cebu Stallion Laguna Green Archers United United City | Midfielder | 2017 | 2024 | ||
| Eric Giganto | Kaya–Iloilo Manila Digger | Midfielder | 2017 | 2024 | ||
| Miguel Tanton | Kaya–Iloilo Ceres–Negros | Midfielder | 2017 | 2019 | ||
| Phil Younghusband | Meralco Manila Davao Aguilas | Forward | 2017 | 2018 |
Goalkeepers
- Most clean sheets: 19, Roland Müller (Ceres–Negros)
- Most clean sheets in one season: 10, Roland Müller (for Ceres–Negros, 2019 Philippines Football League)
- Most clean sheets at one club: 19, Roland Müller (Ceres–Negros)
Players currently playing in the league are highlighted in bold.
Disciplinary
- Most red cards: 3
- Jason Cordova (Davao Aguilas, Stallion Laguna)
- Daniel Gadia (Meralco Manila, Dynamic Herb Cebu)
- Jordan Mintah (Kaya–Iloilo)
- OJ Porteria (Ceres–Negros)
Match records
Scorelines
- Biggest home win:
- One Taguig 17–0 Don Bosco Garelli (29 June 2024)
- Biggest away win:
- Manila Montet 0–14 Kaya–Iloilo (15 June 2024)
- Biggest aggregate win:
- Biggest loss by reigning champions:
- Ceres–Negros 0–3 Davao Aguilas (12 August 2018)
- Highest scoring:
- Dynamic Herb Cebu 16–2 Don Bosco Garelli (1 June 2024)
- Highest scoring draw:
- Global Cebu 3–3 Ilocos United (15 November 2017)[2]
- JPV Marikina 3–3 Davao Aguilas (8 July 2018)[3]
- Dynamic Herb Cebu 3–3 United City (15 October 2022)
- Stallion Laguna 3–3 One Taguig (25 May 2024)
All-time Philippines Football League table
The all-time Philippines Football League table is a cumulative table of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the PFL since its first season in 2017. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2024 season. Teams in bold are currently part of the 2024 Philippines Football League. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.
| Pos. | Club | Seasons | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Best Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 6 | 123 | 83 | 15 | 25 | 335 | 116 | 219 | 264 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | United City/Ceres–Negros | 6 | 123 | 81 | 17 | 25 | 351 | 131 | 220 | 260 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Stallion Laguna | 6 | 120 | 55 | 23 | 42 | 255 | 169 | 86 | 185[a] | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 2 | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 124 | 32 | 92 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Davao Aguilas | 3 | 67 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 125 | 101 | 25 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Loyola | 2 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 82 | -2 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Global Cebu | 3 | 80 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 84 | 220 | –136 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Mendiola 1991 | 4 | 67 | 18 | 8 | 41 | 88 | 174 | −86 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | JPV Marikina | 2 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 88 | 111 | −23 | 53[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Azkals Development Team | 2 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Green Archers United | 1 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Maharlika Manila | 3 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 45 | 132 | −87 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | One Taguig | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 14 | 55 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Manila Digger | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Philippine Air Force | 2 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 37 | 145 | −108 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | DB Garelli United | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 85 | -70 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Tuloy | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | Ilocos United | 1 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 73 | −49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Philippine Army | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 42 | -27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 20 | Manila Montet | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 103 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Club status:
| Active | |
| Inactive (not currently participating) | |
| Defunct |
- Notes
- ^ Three points were deducted from Stallion Laguna due to the club's failure to comply with Liga Futbol Inc. Disciplinary Committee’s Decision No. 010318DC03.
- ^ Three points were deducted from JPV Marikina due to the club's failure to comply with Liga Futbol Inc. Disciplinary Committee’s Decision No. 010318DC02.
Managers
- Most titles: 3, Risto Vidaković (Ceres–Negros) – 2017, 2018, 2019
- Most clubs managed: 2
- Dan Padernal (JPV Marikina, Mendiola 1991)
- Jeongil Kim (Maharlika Manila, Manila Montet)
- Roxy Dorlas (Maharlika Manila, Loyola)
- Jovanie Villagracia (Azkals Development Team, One Taguig)
- Longest spell as manager: 7 years, 196 days, Ernest Nierras (Stallion Laguna, 1 January 2017 – 14 July 2024; ongoing )
- Shortest spell as manager: 32 days, Mark Dennis Balbin (Manila Montet, 21 April 2024 – 22 May 2024)
- Oldest manager: Marian Mihail, 65 years, 350 days (for United City v. Philippine Air Force, 21 April 2024)
- Youngest manager: Kenneth Arnaldo, 23 years, 60 days (for Manila Montet v. Philippine Army, 29 May 2024)
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Ceres-Negros FC crowned Philippines Football League champions for third time running". foxsportsasia. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Global Cebu FC draws with Ilocos United FC". Cebu Daily News.
- ^ "A winless draw after a 6-goal thriller between JPV Marikina and Davao Aguilas". Davao Aguilas FC.
