The 2011 United Football Cup was the third edition of the
United Football Cup
The United Football League Cup, commonly known as UFL Cup, was a Filipino association football competition. It was played on a multistage format that culminated in a knockout stage (single elimination). Clubs eligible to compete for the cup wer ...
that ran from mid-October to mid-December 2011. This edition consisted of 28 teams which were separated into seven groups with the top two teams of the group advancing to the round of 16. The two best third placed teams claimed the remaining two slots in the round of 16.
In the previous year the clubs were initially separated into four equal groups, with a single round-robin played in each to divide the groups into top-two and bottom-two clusters. The top two of every group qualified for the knock-out stage while the bottom-two clubs of each set battled for the Plate. The eight teams who made it to the knock-out stages were given the right of playing in the league first division while teams who played for the Plate proceeded to the league second division.
Philippine Air Force
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) ( tgl, Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas, , Army of the Air of the Philippines) ( es, Ejército Aérea del Filipinas, , Ejército de la Aérea de la Filipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forc ...
successfully grabbed their second title.
Group stage
''All times are
Philippine Standard Time (PST) –
UTC+8.''
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Ranking of group third placed teams
The two best third place teams among all groups qualify for the knockout stage. They are determined by the parameters in this order:
# Highest number of points
# Goal difference
# Highest number of goals scored (goals for)
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Matches were rescheduled since some players playing for the clubs were on national duty as members of the
U23 National Team competing in the
2011 Southeast Asian Games
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in
Indonesia. Games originally scheduled on November 6 at the Nomads Sports Club were postponed due to pitch conditions. Games scheduled on that day were Team Socceroo vs
Kaya and
Green Archers United
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vs
Manila Lions.
On November 10, the UFL Executive Committee released the official schedule of the remaining matches on their official Facebook account. However, on November 16 the
Rizal Memorial Stadium officials advised the UFL not to use the pitch in preparation for the
Philippines–
LA Galaxy
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match on December 3.
On November 22, the UFL Executive Committee has announced via their official Facebook page that the match between Loyola Meralco Sparks and Sunken Garden United FC at Nomads Sports Club is postponed due to pitch condition.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third Place
Finals
Top scorers
Awards
*Agility Award:
Yanti Barsales (Philippine Air Force)
*
Golden Gloves:
Edmundo Mercado Jr. Edmundo is a common name that is used by many individuals including:
* Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto, former Brazilian football player
* Edmundo Farolan, Filipino writer
* Edmundo Ros, Trinidadian musician
* Edmundo Rivero, Argentine singer
* Ed ...
(Philippine Air Force)
*Golden Boot:
Phil Younghusband
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Younghusband is best known for his performances with the Philippines national team, playing ...
(Loyola Meralco Sparks)
*Golden Ball:
Yanti Bersales Yanti may refer to:
* Yanti Kusmiati, former Indonesian badminton player
* Yanti Somer
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(Philippine Air Force)
Notes
References
{{2011 in Asian football (AFC)
2011 domestic association football cups
United Football League Cup seasons
Cup
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