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Post by Filipinas50 on Jul 11, 2014 17:30:11 GMT 8
UFL Football Alliance Cup Set to Kick Off Saturdaywww.soccercentralph.com/news/ufl-football-alliance-cup-set-kick-saturdayby John Paul Manahan on July 11, 2014 The final portion of the 2013-14 UFL season kicks off on Saturday afternoon, with the opening of the Football Alliance Cup at the newly-refurbished field of the Rizal Memorial Stadium.The UFL FA Cup is a six-team tournament involving the top teams in the UFL Div I spread over a two-week period.The top two finishers in the league, Global FC and the Loyola Meralco Sparks, have secured byes, leaving the four other teams to fight it out on the two-leg quarterfinals. The first leg will be played on Saturday, as mentioned earlier. The second leg will take place on Tuesday, July 15. Opening the Saturday double-header will be Kaya FC against Pachanga Diliman at 315pm, while the other match features Green Archers United against Stallion at 645pm. The Tuesday games will be 445pm for Stallion vs GAU, then 815pm for Pachanga vs Kaya.The semifinals will then kick off on July 19. It will also be a two-leg affair, with the second leg to be played on July 22.The two semifinal winners will then clash in a winner-take-all final on July 26, which will be telecast LIVE at 6:45pm, with the two losers to tangle in the third place game scheduled earlier that day.The champion will be awarded PhP 100,000, which will then be given to a charity of their choosing.According to UFL General Manager Rely San Agustin, the UFL Football Alliance Cup is "their way of giving back to the football-loving community that has supported the league."
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Post by chizcake on Jul 11, 2014 23:21:23 GMT 8
finals lang ang televised?
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Post by Filipinas50 on Jul 12, 2014 8:15:29 GMT 8
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Post by Filipinas50 on Jul 20, 2014 10:30:17 GMT 8
UFL: Kaya, Stallion Snatch Early Lead in Alliance Cup Semiswww.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/football/63802-ufl-kaya-stallion-snatch-lead-charity-cup-semisPublished 3:07 AM, Jul 20, 2014 MANILA, Philippines - Stallion FC and Kaya FC each earned an early lead after sneaking past their rivals in the first leg of the semifinal round of the United Football League Football Alliance Charity Cup on Friday, July 19.Both squads made dominating debuts in the semifinal round of the tourney, managing to score a goal higher than their opponents to steal the early lead.After a commanding quarterfinals conquest, Kaya FC pinched an early lead against their bitter foes Loyola Meralco Sparks FC, 4-3, in a heated match at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.The highly anticipated rivalry game between the two UFL pioneer squads started off on a strong foot as both teams were eager to take the driver seat for the matchup.Fans inside the RMFS were equally thrilled to watch the two top tier squads go against each other for their chosen charities.Early in the game, Kaya’s offensive frontline shifted to full gear as Thomas Taylor found the back of the net from just inside the box to take the early lead for the yellow shirts, 1-0.
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Post by Filipinas50 on Jul 26, 2014 18:55:18 GMT 8
Alliance Cup Finals Between Kaya and Global Now Airing Live on TV5 ...
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Post by santongbusabos on Jul 26, 2014 21:44:59 GMT 8
congrats Global!
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Post by Filipinas50 on Jul 27, 2014 10:55:06 GMT 8
Global FC Downs Kaya to Win UFL FA Charity Cup Titlewww.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/football/64451-global-fc-downs-kaya-win-ufl-fa-charity-cup-title Published 3:52 AM, Jul 27, 2014 MANILA, Philippines - Ending their season with another dominating performance, Global FC defeated Kaya FC 3-1 to capture their second straight United Football League title on Saturday, July 26 at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.Despite the downpour of heavy rain at the newly refurbished Rizal Stadium, fans from both sides came to watch the squads battle it out for their chosen charity.In a striking turn of events, however, the two teams in the finals agreed to split the P100,000 bounty for the inaugural Football Alliance Charity Cup between the two chosen charities, namely the FairPlay for All Foundation and the Homeless World Cup Team Philippines.
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Post by cjeagle on Jul 28, 2014 12:27:16 GMT 8
"The Football Alliance Charity Cup marked the end of a historic nine-month season, the longest in the history of Philippine club football. The season began with the UFL Cup, followed by a triple round robin League competition, with the FA Charity Cup providing the culmination." ufl.ph/global-reigns-supreme-in-football-alliance-cup-stamps-class-on-dominant-2013-14-ufl-season/I think Philippine players will improve a lot with such a long season, increasing professionalism, exposure to strong players who were trained abroad, and regular participation in AFC competitions. At the club level, they just need to work on infrastructure, youth academies and the formation of a truly national league to match what other countries are doing.
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Post by brimstone on Jul 28, 2014 18:51:52 GMT 8
"The Football Alliance Charity Cup marked the end of a historic nine-month season, the longest in the history of Philippine club football. The season began with the UFL Cup, followed by a triple round robin League competition, with the FA Charity Cup providing the culmination." ufl.ph/global-reigns-supreme-in-football-alliance-cup-stamps-class-on-dominant-2013-14-ufl-season/I think Philippine players will improve a lot with such a long season, increasing professionalism, exposure to strong players who were trained abroad, and regular participation in AFC competitions. At the club level, they just need to work on infrastructure, youth academies and the formation of a truly national league to match what other countries are doing. The ufl season is very disjointed!! It's mainly thanks to the wacky format of playing one competition at a time starting with the cup, the league and then another random cup but only for six teams! You then add things the breaks for the AFC Challenge Cup for instance. A stop start season isn't conducive to player development. On top of that there's four transfer windows!! FOUR!!!!! Before the cup which usually starts in September, another in January before the league starts, and then a random ass window again in March and finally the last one in July after the league and even during the last cup competition! It starts all over again when the cup starts in less then two months after that!!! Ridiculous!! Allowing clubs to chop and change that often isn't what I'd call increasing professionalism, neither is it helpful for development!
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Post by santongbusabos on Jul 28, 2014 19:56:57 GMT 8
^ i agree on the crazy transfer window. uso ang piratahan agad-agad. kaya 'yung mga club na may promising prospects crumble during the second half of the league.
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Post by chizcake on Jul 29, 2014 2:25:58 GMT 8
i think loyola need to beef up its lineup, medyo disoriented ata on this tournament hoping they can get new signings parang nagflat eh akin lang po yan ha heheh but then again still a sparks fan
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Post by cjeagle on Jul 29, 2014 4:38:02 GMT 8
That is what I like about you brimstone. You are such a bright ray of sunshine. It seems you like looking at the world as a glass that is always half empty. Not all the leagues in the world use a one tournament a season format. For instance, it is quite common for Latin American countries to split their season into two tournaments. The first division of Mexican football, Liga MX, has 2 tournaments per season, the Apertura and the Clausura for example. It works quite well for them as it gives the clubs and their fans more silverware to aim for every year and is similar to what the PBA has in the Philippines. The important thing is the number of games and playing time our players are getting by having such a long season and comparing to what it was like before. Many of the countries in the AFC which we used to be ranked close to at the bottom only have 2 or 3 month windows per year for their respective leagues, with all their games crammed in that short period. Obviously this is not ideal for player development. On the other hand, we have the example of the extended MLS season in the US which has only one regular season lasting 7 months and a playoff system which lasts just slightly over a month. They are unable to extend it longer because winter conditions make outdoor football difficult for the clubs situated in the northern part of the US as well as Canada. MLS plays their 34 games per year mostly on the weekend to maximize attendance while the UFL have plenty of games that are scheduled midweek as well as the weekends. As for my remark on increasing professionalism, I was just listening to an interview given by Global FC Coach Leigh Manson, describing how he has the luxury of having a full coaching and support staff now to help him compared to when Coach Reid was managing Global FC. Coach Reid had to wear many hats during his time with Global, while Coach Manson mentions that he has more time to step back and see the overall structure of the team, while allowing his assistant coaches, physiotherapists and fitness instructors to manage different aspects of the team. This is a huge step in fulfilling the goal of having a more professional league and at some point should be a mandatory requirement for every team in the top tier of any Philippine league. As for the transfer windows, and player movement, I think the UFL will eventually have to device a system for limiting player movement and compensation mechanisms for clubs losing players just like in other professional leagues all over the world. The current system is great for the players and the top clubs, but it does not give an incentive for the weaker clubs to develop their own players. The smaller clubs will not be motivated to set up youth academies if they cannot sell the players that they spent a lot of time developing. As for this tournament, the Alliance Cup, I like the fact that many of the teams were using and giving a chance to their youth players in actual competition. Because of the lack of a reserve system and league in the UFL, the youth leagues and this kind of tournament is the only way to give them playing time and it seems that many of them have responded and played quite well which bodes well for their club's future.
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Post by brimstone on Jul 29, 2014 8:32:58 GMT 8
That is what I like about you brimstone. You are such a bright ray of sunshine. It seems you like looking at the world as a glass that is always half empty. Not all the leagues in the world use a one tournament a season format. For instance, it is quite common for Latin American countries to split their season into two tournaments. The first division of Mexican football, Liga MX, has 2 tournaments per season, the Apertura and the Clausura for example. It works quite well for them as it gives the clubs and their fans more silverware to aim for every year and is similar to what the PBA has in the Philippines. The important thing is the number of games and playing time our players are getting by having such a long season and comparing to what came before. Many of the countries in the AFC which we used to be ranked close to at the bottom only have 2 or 3 month windows per year for their respective leagues, with all their games crammed in that short period. Obviously this is not ideal for player development. On the other hand, we have the example of the extended MLS season in the US which has only one regular season lasting 7 months and a playoff system which lasts just slightly over a month. They are unable to extend it longer because winter conditions make outdoor football difficult for the clubs situated in the northern part of the US as well as Canada. MLS plays their 34 games per year mostly on the weekend to maximize attendance while the UFL have plenty of games that are scheduled midweek as well as the weekends. As for my remark on increasing professionalism, I was just listening to an interview given by Global FC Coach Leigh Manson, describing how he now has the luxury of having a full coaching and support staff now to help him compared to when Coach Reid was managing Global FC. Coach Reid had to wear many hats during his time with Global, while Coach Manson mentions that he has more time to step back and see the overall structure of the team, while allowing his assistant coaches, physiotherapists and fitness instructors to manage different aspects of the team. This is a huge step in fulfilling the goal of having a more professional league and at some point should be a mandatory requirement for every team in the top tier of any Philippine league. As for the transfer windows, and player movement, I think the UFL will eventually have to device a system for limiting player movement and compensation mechanisms for clubs losing players just like in other professional leagues all over the world. The current system is great for the players and the top clubs, but it does not give an incentive for the weaker clubs to develop their own players. The smaller clubs will not be motivated to set up youth academies if they cannot sell the players that they spent a lot of time developing. As for this tournament, the Alliance Cup, I like the fact that many of the teams were using and giving a chance to their youth players in actual competition. Because of the lack of a reserve system and league in the UFL, the youth leagues and this kind of tournament is the only way to give them playing time and it seems that many of them have responded and played quite well which bodes well for their club's future. I'm a bright ray of sunshine? lol! I think that description is reserved for you and others like you! I think you need to take off your shades or whatever it is that's distorting your vision. Everything for you seems to be ponies and rainbows or whatever the hell else. Yes, I'm very much familiar with Latin American type LEAGUE format of the Apertura and Clausura. Note that it is the LEAGUE! Bad/wrong example on your part! Those two tournaments are the first half and second half of their league. Therefore doesn't compare to the ridiculous format in the Philippines where as I've mentioned, a cup competition takes place first, then the actual league and after that another cup competition and somewhere in between the PFF club cup takes place. No other club football season in the world is structured like that!! Sure there's an increase in the number of domestic games which is good, so I'll you (and them) that. But again, as I've mentioned and will reiterate, because of how the season is structured, the consistency of matches being played is missing, it's a very disjointed/stop-start season! It then pretty much negates the higher number of game played. For the alliance cup, at first glance it would seem great that the clubs involved were using fringe players. But that just adds to what I'm saying about the lack of professionalism and the poorly structured season. The stop-start nature of the season has led it being played all the way to the end of July, when the season actually started in the beginning of September!! Before you know it, the 14-15 season will start with hardly any time off! Because of that it seems the clubs have decided to let some of their regulars go vacation instead of taking part in this cup. It then takes away the gloss (if there was any to begin with) on the tournament with a bunch of fringe players taking part. Some season ender that is!
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Post by cjeagle on Jul 29, 2014 12:58:25 GMT 8
Just wanted to clarify about the Mexican league. Those are 2 separate tournaments I mentioned, each with a different champion. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments of the next lower division, Ascenso MX, even have to play each other for the right to be promoted to the top tier the following season. But both tournaments indeed use a league and not a cup format.
As for changing schedules to accommodate the national team, I don't see anything wrong with that. It shows how much importance the UFL has for the national team. By cooperating with each other, they can minimize the club vs country conflict that would otherwise ensue.
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