2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara

2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara
Tournament details
CountryPhilippines
DatesSeptember 1 – October 27
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsKaya–Iloilo (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored52 (3.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Robert Lopez Mendy (9 goals)
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The 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara was the first edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara,[1] the domestic football cup competition of the Philippines. The competition started on September 1, 2018[2] and concluded on October 27, 2018, with Kaya–Iloilo winning the inaugural tournament after defeating Davao Aguilas 1–0 in extra time.

The winners qualified for the 2019 AFC Cup.[3]

Participating clubs

All six clubs of the 2018 Philippines Football League are eligible to participate in the tournament.[3] On July 15, 2018, during the PFL Fans Day, it was announced that non-franchise clubs will also be allowed to join the cup competition provided that they will satisfy minimum licensing requirements which will be set for the competition.[4] But only clubs in the PFL joined the tournament.

Philippines Football League
the 6 teams of the 2018 season

Format

Competition

The Copa Paulino Alcantara commenced on September 1, 2018, with a group phase of two groups with three teams each. A round robin format with home and away legs was used for this phase. The top two teams advance to the semifinals with the group winners facing the runner-up team from the other group. The higher seeded teams hosted the one-off semifinals. The final consisted of a single match as well.[2]

Draw

A draw to determine the composition of the groupings for the group phase was held on August 26, 2018.[2]

Pot 1
(Seeded Teams) 		Pot 2
(Non-seeded Teams)
Ceres–Negros (PFL Champion)
Kaya–Iloilo (PFL Runner-up) 		Davao Aguilas
Global Cebu 		JPV Marikina
Stallion Laguna

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semifinals

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DAV STA CER
1 Davao Aguilas 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10 Semi-finals — 0–0 2–1
2 Stallion Laguna 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4 0–4 — 3–0
3 Ceres–Negros 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3 1–3 2–1 —
Source: LFI
September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15) 2 Stallion Laguna 3–0 Ceres–Negros Biñana
12:00 UTC+8 Doctora 24'
Melliza 41', 52'		 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
September 19, 2018 (2018-09-19) 3 Ceres–Negros 2–1 Stallion Laguna Manila
19:00 UTC+8 Powell 56'
M. Ott 84'		 Arboleda 40' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22) 4 Davao Aguilas 2–1 Ceres–Negros Manila
16:00 UTC+8 Wesley 16'
P. Younghusband 47' (pen.)		 M. Ott 53' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26) 5 Davao Aguilas 0–0 Stallion Laguna Manila
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
October 17, 2018 (2018-10-17) 6 Stallion Laguna 0–4 Davao Aguilas Biñan
15:00 UTC+8 P. Younghusband 40', 83'
Kim Sung-min 70', 84'		 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAY JPV GLO
1 Kaya–Iloilo 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10 Semi-finals — 1–0 4–0
2 JPV Marikina 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6 0–1 — 4–3
3 Global Cebu 4 0 1 3 7 13 −6 1 3–3 1–2 —
Source: LFI
September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01) 1 Kaya–Iloilo 4–0 Global Cebu Manila
16:00 UTC+8 Lopez Mendy 23', 55', 62'
Tanton 49'		 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15) 2 JPV Marikina 4–3 Global Cebu Carmona
15:00 UTC+8 Moriyasu 28'
Uzoka 57'
Angeles 69'
Shimono 73'		 Nikolić 38'
Roberts 65'
Lee Jeong-min 85'		 Stadium: PFF National Training Centre
September 19, 2018 (2018-09-19) 3 Kaya–Iloilo 1–0 JPV Marikina Manila
16:00 UTC+8 Osei 75' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23) 4 Global Cebu 3–3 Kaya–Iloilo Manila
19:00 UTC+8 Beloya 3'
Beaton 56'
Jarvis 63'		 Tanton 24'
Lopez Mendy 58', 73'		 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26) 5 Global Cebu 1–2 JPV Marikina Manila
19:00 UTC+8 Jarvis 77' Uzoka 39'
Moriyasu 62'		 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Knock-out stage

Bracket

Semi-finals
October 21 		Final
October 27
      
A1 Davao Aguilas 6
B2 JPV Marikina 1
W1 Davao Aguilas 0
W2 Kaya–Iloilo (a.e.t.) 1
B1 Kaya–Iloilo 3
A2 Stallion Laguna 2

Semi-finals

October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21) Semi-final Davao Aguilas 6–1 JPV Marikina Manilab
17:00 UTC+8 Kim Sung-min 34', 52', 60', 74'
J. Younghusband 40'
De Jong 50'		 Altiche 73' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21) Semi-final Kaya–Iloilo 3–2 Stallion Laguna Iloilo City
14:30 UTC+8 Lopez Mendy 3', 15', 47' Arboleda 20'
Polli 43'		 Stadium: Iloilo Sports Complex

Final

Main article: 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final
October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27) Championship Davao Aguilas 0–1 (a.e.t.) Kaya–Iloilo Manila
17:00 UTC+8 Bedic 119' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,230

Top scorers

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 SF   F   Total
1 Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy Kaya–Iloilo 3 2 1 3 9
2 South Korea Kim Sungmin Davao Aguilas 2 4 6
3 Philippines Phil Younghusband Davao Aguilas 1 1 2 4
4 Philippines Fitch Arboleda Stallion Laguna 1 1 2
Philippines Jordan Jarvis Global Cebu 1 1
Philippines Jesus Melliza Stallion Laguna 2
Japan Keigo Moriyasu JPV Marikina 1 1
Australia Blake Powell Ceres-Negros 1 1
Philippines Miguel Tanton Kaya–Iloilo 1 1
Philippines Kennedy Uzoka JPV Marikina 1 1

Notes

a ^ Match was moved from the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila to Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan to anticipated bad weather due to Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong).[5]
b ^ Davao Aguilas by topping their group were given the right to play their semifinal match at home but due to the unavailability of their home stadium at the Davao del Norte Sports Complex in Tagum, the club opted to play their semifinal match at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.[6]

References

  1. ^ "PFL Season 2018 Begins March 3". Philippines Football League. January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Philippines' cup competition: Copa Paulino Alcantara logo unveiled". Fox Sports. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b Saldajeno, Ivan (3 April 2018). "PFL Cup to be named Copa Paulino Alcantara". Philippine Canadian Inquirer. Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ^ Dela Cruz, Jaimer (15 July 2018). "First PFL Fans Day and Soca Loca Mobile App Launch a success". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Untitled". Twitter. Philippines Football League. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018. In anticipation to adverse weather conditions, M11 Stallion Laguna Football Club Philippines vs Ceres-Negros FC scheduled on 15 September is moved to Biñan Football Stadium. Kick-off is at 12:00nn. #KeepTheLegacy #WeArePFL
  6. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (20 October 2018). "PFL Cup semis starts". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 20 October 2018.