2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara


The 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara was the second edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the domestic football cup competition of the Philippines. It included 6 out of 7 Philippines Football League 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. The win in the final propelled Ceres to an "invincible" status, having gone unbeaten the entire domestic season.

Participating clubs

All seven clubs of the 2019 Philippines Football League 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 2019 Southeast Asian Games
Philippines Football League
The 6 teams of the 2019 season, barring Global Makati.

Guest TeamOther teams invited to the tournament

  • Philippines U22

Format

Competition

The Copa Paulino Alcantara will commence on October 26, 2019 with a group phase of two groups with four teams each. A round robin format will be used for this phase. The top two teams advance to the semifinals with the group winners facing the runner-up team from the other group. The higher seeded teams will host the one-off semifinals. The final will 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 2019 Philippines Football League 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