2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season
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The 2019 season was Ceres–Negros Football Club's 8th season in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Philippine football. In addition to the Philippines Football League, the club competed in the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the AFC Cup, and the first preliminary round of the AFC Champions League. Competitive matches were played from February 5 to November 16, 2019. Ceres–Negros won the Philippines Football League for the third successive season, this time without a single defeat – a record of 22 wins and 2 draws, which included a 17-game winning streak. They also won the Copa Paulino Alcantara unbeaten, completing the domestic double without a single defeat in domestic competitions. The club was less successful in Asian competitions: after losing the first preliminary round of the AFC Champions League, they were transferred to the AFC Cup where they topped their group but were eliminated in the ASEAN Zonal semi-final. Ceres had only 3 losses overall.
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2019 season | ||||
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Chairman | Leo Rey V. Yanson | |||
Head Coach | Risto Vidaković | |||
Stadium | Panaad Stadium | |||
Philippines Football League | Winners | |||
Copa Paulino Alcantara | Winners | |||
AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 1 | |||
AFC Cup | ASEAN Zone Semi-final | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Bienvenido Marañón (30) All: Bienvenido Marañón (40) | |||
Biggest win | 0–13 (Aug 28 v Global Makati, PFL Round 15) | |||
Biggest defeat | 1–2 (Feb 5 v Yangon United, ACL qualifying) 0–1 (May 15 v Becamex Binh Duong, AFC Cup group) 2–1 (Jun 25 v Hà Nội, AFC Cup ASEAN SF) | |||
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All statistics correct as of November 17, 2019. |
Martin Steuble, who was club captain since 2017, left the club in July and was succeeded by Carli de Murga. The main additions to the team were striker Robert Lopez Mendy, and midfielders James Younghusband and Takashi Odawara. Ceres also signed defender Álvaro Silva, who played for the club from February to June.
Ceres–Negros players also won individual awards: Bienvenido Marañón was the 2019 AFC Cup top scorer while Stephan Schröck won the PFL Golden Ball. In the Copa Paulino Alcantara, Robert Lopez Mendy won the Golden Boot while Takashi Odawara won the Golden Ball. Goalkeeper Roland Müller won the Golden Glove in both the PFL and Copa Paulino Alcantara.
In July, the club's future became uncertain when club owner and chairman, Leo Rey Yanson, was ousted as president and CEO of Vallacar Transit by his brother Roy. As the new president, Roy Yanson did not like to invest the company's money into the football club, though Leo Rey insisted that he spends his personal money for the club. On August 11, Leo Rey regained control of the company.