2014–15 PFF National Men's Club Championship


The 2014–15 PFF National Men's Club Championship was the 4th season of the PFF National Men's Club Championship, a Filipino association football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation.
Ceres were the defending champions, retaining the title for the second time after beating Global, 3-1 on aggregate in a two-leg finals in December 2013.
On 31 January 2015, Loyola Meralco Sparks defeated Global with a scoreline of 2 - 0 to win the title. The cup winners, Loyola Meralco Sparks are guaranteed a place in the 2016 AFC Cup Play-off.

Competition format

Clubs in each Cluster will play a single round robin. The competition format at the Cluster Qualifier Stage will be followed regardless of the number of clubs for each Cluster. The winner in each Cluster and the best second-place club from cluster 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Mindanao and the best 2nd placed club from cluster 6, 7 and 8 in Luzon will be slotted in five groups during the Group Qualifiers stage.
Since Negros Oriental Football Association did not participate in the competition, there will be a vacancy in Group C, where it will be filled up by the best ranked 3rd placer in all Clusters. The winner in each of the five groups will advance to the National Group Stage which would include the top three UFL clubs.
The resulting eight clubs will be drawn into two groups. The clubs in each group will play single round robin elimination, where top two clubs in each group will advance to the National Semi-Finals. The top two clubs in each group will play in a cross-over format and the loser in Semi-Finals matches will play for 3rd and 4th place.
Winners in semi-final matches will play for the national championship.

Regional qualifiers

The provincial eliminations for the tournament started last April 2014. Clusters from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao regions underwent qualifiers to be able to advance to the regional Group Stage in August 2014.

National Capital Region Cluster

Cluster 5: Top three teams under National Capital Region Football Association gain direct entry to the Group Stage. Global FC and Stallion FC, although playing in National Capital Region Football Association's United Football League, underwent regional qualifications in their respective Provincial Football Associations - Leyte Football Association and Iloilo Football Association respectively.
Top three clubs from the United Football League earned a spot in the National Capital Region Football Association cluster. National Capital Region eliminations were held from August 22–24, 2014. Qualified clubs are as follows:
Cluster 6: North Luzon eliminations were held on August 23, 2014 in Montalban, Rizal.
Matches
Mendiola United FC won the qualifiers.
Cluster 7: Central Luzon eliminations were held from August 27–29, 2014 at UP Los Baños, Laguna.
Cluster 8: South Luzon eliminations were held from August 29–31, 2014 in Daet, Camarines Norte.
Tribu FC won the qualifiers.

Visayas Cluster

West Visayas cluster
East-central Visayas cluster
Cluster 1: West Mindanao eliminations were held from August 22–24, 2014 in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte.
Matches
DMC FC won the qualifiers.
Cluster 2: North Mindanao eliminations were held from August 22–24, 2014 in Valencia, Bukidnon.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winner advances to the next round

All times are Philippine Standard Time -.
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Manolo Fortich - Del Monte FC3300142129
Magis FC320110466
FC 9531021216−43
Ampayon FC3003414−100

Matches
Cluster 3: Central Mindanao eliminations were held from August 29–31, 2014 in Koronadal City, South Cotabato.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winner advances to the next round

All times are Philippine Standard Time -.
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
M'lang321014687
Real Marbel32108357
Sultan3102712−53
Waterking300339−60

Matches
Cluster 4: East Mindanao eliminations were held from August 29–31, 2014 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winner advances to the next round

All times are Philippine Standard Time -.
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
UM Tagum3210172157
Hooligans3120142125
Montevista311156−14
Tandag City3003228−260

Matches

Group stage

Clubs that advanced from the respective cluster eliminations are as follows:
Group A matches were held at North Football Field in Bacolod from September 26–28, 2014.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winner advances to the next round

All times are Philippine Standard Time -.
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Ceres2200210216
Mendiola21017613
DMC2002022−220

Matches
Group B matches were held at Central Philippine University Football Field in Iloilo City and Barotac Football Plaza in Barotac Nuevo from September 26–28, 2014.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winner advances to the next round

All times are Philippine Standard Time -.
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Stallion2200171166
Del Monte FC210158−33
Adriatico FC2002114−130

Matches
Group C matches were held at PFF Regional Center in Valencia City, Bukidnon from September 26–28, 2014.
Group D matches were held at Abellana Sports Complex, Cebu City from October 1–3, 2014.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winner advances to the next round

All times are Philippine Standard Time -.
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
ERCO-BRO Nationals22008176
Real Marbel FC201114−33
UM-Tagum FC201126−43

Matches
Group E
Key to colours in group tables
Group winner advances to the next round

All times are Philippine Standard Time -.
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Laos2200151+146
ABC Stars FC2101211−93
Magis FC200227−50

Matches

Final Phase

Teams qualified for the National Group stage of PFF Smart Championship are the following:
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the crossover Semi-Finals

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Battle for Third

Final

Top Goalscorers

Awards

Best Goalkeeper AwardBest Defender AwardBest Midfielder AwardBest Forward AwardGolden BootMost Valuable Player
Tomas Trigo Joaquin Cañas Matthew Hartmann Izzeldin El Habbib Izzeldin El Habbib Matthew Hartmann