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"Philippines Football League" was the most-preferred name for a prospective league according to a Nielsen survey which covered interviews of 5,000 people nationwide. Other choices included "P-League", "Maharlika League" (inspired by a feudal warrior class existing in the Luzon region during the pre-colonial era), [ 8 ] "Liga Pilipina", and ...
The league is contested by seven teams, the most since the 2019 season, which played each other four times during the season. The 2021 Philippines Football League season was planned to commence in late 2021 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [2] and was eventually replaced by the league cup tournament, the 2021 Copa Paulino ...
The all-time Philippines Football League table is a cumulative table of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the PFL since its first season in 2017. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2024 season. Teams in bold are currently part of the 2024 Philippines Football League.
The league would shift once more to an inter-year format, reverting to a double round-robin that would see the teams play each other twice. The season would also see the return of the "Finals Series" that was previously implemented in the 2017 season, with the top four qualifying for a knockout round series that would culminate in a final, the winner of whom would be crowned PFL Champions.
The Philippine Football Federation and Liga Futbol Inc. decided on shifting the season back to an intra-year format, starting in February. Due to the sudden withdrawals of Azkals Development Team and United City at the tail-end of the previous season, the league will be looking to increase the number of teams from 5 to a number ranging up to 16, the highest ever in the PFL.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Kaya–Iloilo (C) 22 18 1 3 70 20 +50 55 Qualification for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League: 2 Dynamic Herb Cebu: 22 15 6 1 52 23 +29 51 Qualification for the 2023–24 AFC Cup: 3 Stallion Laguna: 22 11 2 9 39 26 +13 35 — United City: 12 7 3 2 27 13 +14 24 Withdrew — Azkals ...
The league is sanctioned by the Philippine Football Federation, and replaced the United Football League which was previously the de facto top-tier league. [42] Unlike the UFL, teams joining the PFL will be representing cities and provinces, as well as, have their own certified home stadiums and youth teams.
Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage: 2 Kaya–Iloilo (Q) 5 3 2 0 5 2 +3 11 Qualification for AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs: 3 Azkals Development Team [a] 5 3 0 2 9 2 +7 9 4 Mendiola 1991: 4 1 1 2 2 8 −6 4 Standby team for AFC Cup group stage: 5 Maharlika Manila (E) 5 1 0 4 2 19 −17 3 6 Stallion Laguna: 4 0 1 3 3 ...