2022 Philippines Football League

The 2022 Philippines Football League (known as The Philippines Football League brought to you by Qatar Airways for sponsorship reasons), will be the fifth season of Philippines Football League (PFL), professional football league of the Philippines.

Philippines Football League
Season2022
DatesFebruary – TBA
← 2020
←2021
2022 →

The 2021 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] to be replaced by the league cup tournament, 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara.[2]


Teams

Cebu F.C. was given a provisional club license, which would have allow the club to debut in the cancelled 2021 season, while potential new entries are Laos and Rapids F.C. from Cagayan de Oro.[3][4][5]

Maharlika Manila and United City did not enter the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara but have expressed intentions to return for the 2022 season.[6][7][8]

Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Azkals Development Team Giovanni Villagracia Jarvey Gayoso Kelme Ayamas
PHSD
Chooks-to-Go
Dynamic Herb Cebu Oliver Colina Evren Tasci RAD Apparel Dynamic Herb Sports
The Green Table
Tigertek Sports
Pocari Sweat
Leylam
Kaya–Iloilo Yu Hoshide Jovin Bedic LGR LBC
Fitness First

Peak Form

Maharlika Manila Arvin Soliman Joaco Cañas Gameville Sportswear Philam Life
Reparil Ice-Spray
Arepa Nootropics
Mendiola 1991 Dan Padernal Ashley Flores FAT Penson and Company
Focus Athletics
Best Diagnostic Corporation[9]
Stallion Laguna Ernest Nierras Ruben Doctora Cutz Apparel Giligan's Restaurant
Pi Tracer
Airlock389
TANIS
South Coast Industrial Door Inc.
United City Jason Withe Stephan Schröck Chronos Athletics Manila Regenerative Center
Midas Magnesium
Gatorade
BCDA
Allianz[10]

Coaching changes
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Kaya–Iloilo Graham Harvey End of Contract July 17, 2021[11] Pre-season Yu Hoshide[12] November 20211
Azkals Development Team Scott Cooper Undisclosed 2021 Pre-season Giovanni Villagracia[12] November 20211
1. ^ Exact date of appointment not known. Coach of the club during the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara which commenced on 7 November.

Foreign players

A maximum of five foreigners are allowed per club, with four players of any nationality and a fifth coming from an AFC member nation. This is a change from the previous four seasons which followed the AFC's "3+1" rule. This resulted from an earlier press conference dubbed We Are PFL 2021, where managers of the clubs expressed a desire to increase the foreign quota from four to five.

Club Players Former Players
Azkals Development Team
Cebu Ricardo Sendra Joaco Cañas
Kaya–Iloilo Carlyle Mitchell[13] Daizo Horikoshi[13] Masanari Omura[13] Ryo Fujii Patrick Asare
Maharlika Manila Henri Bandeken
Mendiola 1991[14] Hamed Hajimehdi Daniel Ashley Kim Minsu Hosni Dosso
Stallion Laguna Kim Sungmin Abou Sy Abraham Placito Gabriel Silva Juan Trujillo
United City Jonny Campbell Jung Da-hwon Jai Ingham

References
  1. "Copa Paulino Alcantara to usher in 2022 season". The Philippines Football League. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  2. Rosal, Glendale (October 22, 2021). "PFL to hold Copa Paulino Alcantara on Nov. 7 in Cavite". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  3. del Carmen, Lorenzo (July 30, 2021). "PFF gives Cebu provisionary license; Laos given deadline to fulfill requirements". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  4. Suyu, Ian (February 11, 2021). "2 teams to join PFL". Daily Tribune. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  5. Suyu, Ian (March 14, 2021). "PFL welcomes new team". Daily Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  6. "Maharlika Manila F.C. to skip Copa - Focus on PFL 2022 Season". Facebook. Maharlika Manila F.C. October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  7. Pedralvez, Manolo (October 24, 2021). "PFL Cup sees 6 teams participating; kickoff on Nov. 7". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  8. Terrado, Reuben (October 31, 2021). "Sudden United City FC pullout leaves Copa with only 5 clubs". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  9. "Mendiola '91 marks 30th anniversary with breakthrough". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  10. "United Clark, Allianz team up for PFL, ACL season". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  11. del Carmen, Lorenzo (July 17, 2021). "Kaya-Iloilo, coach part ways as Graham Harvey returns to Redlands". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  12. Terrado, Reuben (November 6, 2021). "With United City out, Kaya, ADT, and Co. look to win Copa Paulino Alcantara". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  13. "Kaya FC-Iloilo's 2021 Squad is Taking Shape – Kaya FC–Iloilo". Kaya F.C. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  14. "Mendiola '91 marks 30th anniversary with breakthrough". Tiebreaker Times. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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