2016 UFL Cup
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The 2016 United Football League Cup is the sixth edition of the United Football League Cup which started on February 6 and ended on April 9, 2016. There will be no guest teams with all competing teams also participating in the main UFL competition as per mandate by the Philippine Football Federation. All competing clubs also had to field teams for youth competitions to be organized by the UFL.[2]
Tournament details | |
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Country | Philippines |
Dates | February 6 ā April 16 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Global F.C. (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Ceres F.C. |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 41 |
Goals scored | 188 (4.59 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Robert Lopez Mendy (11 goals) |
Best player | Misagh Bahadoran[1] |
The cup adopted a single round robin format with two groups followed by a knockout stage composing of the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final.[2] There is also a foreign player limit of five in the matchday squad of each clubs.[3]
Kaya are the defending champions.[4] Global won the 2016 UFL Cup defeating Ceres in the final.[5]