The 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara was the second edition of the

Copa Paulino Alcantara The Copa Paulino Alcantara, also known as the PFL Cup, is a football tournament in the Philippines, organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). It is contested by the clubs of the Philippines Football League (PFL), along with guest clu ...

, the domestic football cup competition of the

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. It included 6 out of 7

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teams as well as a guest team, the Philippines U22. It started on October 26, 2019, and concluded on November 16, 2019, with Ceres-Negros beating Kaya-Iloilo in the final, 2–1.

Participating clubs

All seven clubs of the 2019

are eligible to participate in the tournament. However, Global Makati which was undergoing a reorganization, pulled out of the tournament. A guest team, the Philippines U-22, competed in the tournament as preparation for the upcoming

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Format

Competition

The Copa Paulino Alcantara commenced on October 26, 2019 with a group phase of two groups with four teams each. A round robin format was used for this phase. The top two teams advanced 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 consist of a single match as well.

Draw

The draw for the 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara was held on October 20, 2019. Due to Global's sudden backing out, one group will have 3 teams while the other will have 4. The top 2 teams of the

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season, namely Ceres-Negros and Kaya-Iloilo are the two seeded teams. The other five will be in pot 2.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knock-out stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

Awards

Source:

References

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