Country Philippines Teams 8 (Finals) | Dates August 2014 Champions Loyola (1st Title) | |
Top goal scorer(s) Izzo El Habbib (7 goals) |
The 2014–15 PFF National Men's Club Championship (also known as 2014–15 PFF–Smart National Club Championship) was the 4th season of the PFF National Men's Club Championship, a Filipino association football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation.
Contents
- Competition format
- Regional Qualifiers
- National Capital Region Cluster
- Luzon Cluster
- Visayas Cluster
- Mindanao Cluster
- Group Stage
- Final Phase
- References
Ceres were the defending champions, retaining the title for the second time after beating Global, 3-1 on aggregate in a two-leg finals in December 2013.
On 31 January 2015, Loyola Meralco Sparks defeated Global with a scoreline of 2 - 0 to win the title. The cup winners, Loyola Meralco Sparks are guaranteed a place in the 2016 AFC Cup Play-off.
Competition format
Clubs in each Cluster will play a single round robin. The competition format at the Cluster Qualifier Stage will be followed regardless of the number of clubs for each Cluster. The winner in each Cluster and the best second-place club from cluster 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Mindanao and the best 2nd placed club from cluster 6, 7 and 8 in Luzon will be slotted in five (5) groups (Group A, B, C, D, and E) during the Group Qualifiers stage.
Since Negros Oriental Football Association did not participate in the competition, there will be a vacancy in Group C, where it will be filled up by the best ranked 3rd placer in all Clusters (Clusters l-8). The winner in each of the five (5) groups will advance to the National Group Stage which would include the top three (3) UFL clubs.
The resulting eight (8) clubs will be drawn into two (2) groups (Group A and Group B). The clubs in each group (Group A and Group B) will play single round robin elimination, where top two (2) clubs in each group will advance to the National Semi-Finals. The top two (2) clubs in each group (Group A and Group B) will play in a cross-over format and the loser in Semi-Finals matches will play for 3rd and 4th place.
Winners in Semi-Finals matches will play for the National Championship.
Regional Qualifiers
The provincial eliminations for the tournament started last April 2014. Clusters from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao regions underwent qualifiers to be able to advance to the regional Group Stage on August 2014.
National Capital Region Cluster
Cluster 5: Top three teams under National Capital Region Football Association gain direct entry to the Group Stage. Global FC and Stallion FC, although playing in National Capital Region Football Association's United Football League, underwent regional qualifications in their respective Provincial Football Associations (PFA) - Leyte Football Association and Iloilo Football Association respectively.
Top three clubs from the United Football League earned a spot in the National Capital Region Football Association cluster. National Capital Region eliminations were held from August 22–24, 2014. Qualified clubs are as follows:
Luzon Cluster
Cluster 6: North Luzon eliminations were held on August 23, 2014 in Montalban, Rizal.
Matches
Mendiola United FC won the qualifiers.
Cluster 7: Central Luzon eliminations were held from August 27–29, 2014 at UP Los Baños, Laguna.
Cluster 8: South Luzon eliminations were held from August 29–31, 2014 in Daet, Camarines Norte.
Tribu FC won the qualifiers.
Visayas Cluster
West Visayas cluster
East-central Visayas cluster
Mindanao Cluster
Cluster 1: West Mindanao eliminations were held from August 22–24, 2014 in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte.
Matches
DMC FC won the qualifiers.
Cluster 2: North Mindanao eliminations were held from August 22–24, 2014 in Valencia, Bukidnon.
All times are Philippine Standard Time (PST) – UTC+8.
Matches
Cluster 3: Central Mindanao eliminations were held from August 29–31, 2014 in Koronadal City, South Cotabato.
All times are Philippine Standard Time (PST) – UTC+8.
Matches
Cluster 4: East Mindanao eliminations were held from August 29–31, 2014 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte.
All times are Philippine Standard Time (PST) – UTC+8.
Matches
Group Stage
Clubs that advanced from the respective cluster eliminations are as follows:
Group A matches were held at North Football Field in Bacolod City from September 26-28, 2014.
All times are Philippine Standard Time (PST) – UTC+8.
Matches
Group B matches were held at Central Philippine University Football Field in Iloilo City and Barotac Football Plaza in Barotac Nuevo from September 26-28, 2014.
All times are Philippine Standard Time (PST) – UTC+8.
Matches
Group C matches were held at PFF Regional Center in Valencia City, Bukidnon from September 26-28, 2014.
Group D matches were held at Abellana Sports Complex, Cebu City from October 1-3, 2014.
All times are Philippine Standard Time (PST) – UTC+8.
Matches
Group E
All times are Philippine Standard Time (PST) – UTC+8.
Matches
Final Phase
Teams qualified for the National Group stage of PFF Smart Championship are the following: