2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara
Tournament details
CountryPhilippines
DatesMarch 14 – May 24
Teams7
Defending championsKaya–Iloilo
Final positions
ChampionsUnited City (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored62 (2.48 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Daizo Horikoshi
(6 goals)
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The 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara was the fourth edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the domestic football cup competition of the Philippines. The 2022 edition marked the first time since the 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara that matches are not held in a "bubble format", and also the first season in more than two years that allowed spectators to watch the matches, all of which are held at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite. The final saw United City grab a narrow 3–2 win over defending champions Kaya–Iloilo in the highest-scoring final to date. As a result, United City won their second Copa title. They last won the title in the 2019, as Ceres–Negros.

Scheduling

The COVID-19 pandemic still persists as of 2022, which led to the cancellation of the league tournament in 2021 and the commencement of the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara in its place.[1] The 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara is scheduled to start in March 14[2][3] with the final set to be held on May 23.[4]

Participating clubs

All seven clubs of the Philippines Football League participated. The 2021 season was cancelled and not held but the league had a new club, Dynamic Herb Cebu which already took part in the 2021 cup tournament. United City and Maharlika Manila are set to make a return after foregoing the 2021 cup tournament.

Philippines Football League
The 7 teams of the PFL

Format

Competition

Unlike previous editions of the Copa, where the teams would be separated into different groups, this year's edition of the competition will see all the current teams of the Philippines Football League play against each other once. The 7 clubs, playing in what is dubbed as the "elimination round", will play against each other once.[3] At the end of the elimination round, the top four teams will then meet each other in the semifinals, with the first-placed team facing the fourth-placed team, while the second-placed team faced the third-placed team, similar to the Finals Series in the inaugural PFL season.[5] Just like in the 2021 edition, the losers of the semifinals will play each other in the third place match while the winners meet in the final, which will consist of a single match.

The Azkals Development Team initially finished fourth place in the elimination round, but due to the national team's participation in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, the ADT were forced to cede their semifinal slot to Stallion Laguna, who finished fifth above Maharlika Manila on goal difference.[6] The competition will be held in a closed-circuit format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] All matches will be held at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite.[2]

Elimination round

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAY CEB UCT ADT STA MAH MEN
1 Kaya–Iloilo 6 5 1 0 13 3 +10 16 Semi-finals — 3–0 1–1 4–0 — — —
2 Dynamic Herb Cebu 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 — — — 3–0 — 2–1 3–1
3 United City 6 2 4 0 10 2 +8 10 — 1–1 — 4–0 — 4–0 —
4 Azkals Development Team 6 2 1 3 7 13 −6 7 Withdrew[a] — — — — 1–1 3–1 3–0
5 Stallion Laguna 6 0 4 2 4 7 −3 4 Semi-finals 2–3 0–2 0–0 — — — —
6 Maharlika Manila 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4 0–1 — — — 1–1 — 2–1
7 Mendiola 1991 6 0 2 4 2 9 −7 2 0–1 — 0–0 — 0–0 — —
Source: PFL (via Facebook)
  1. ^ Did not participate in the semifinals due to inability to compete. The team forms core of the Philippine national U23 team which competed at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.[8]
March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14) 1 Maharlika Manila 0–1 Kaya–Iloilo Carmona
17:00 UTC+8 Report Horikoshi 47' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) 2 Maharlika Manila 2–1 Mendiola 1991 Carmona
17:00 UTC+8 G. Clarino 49'
M. Clarino 77'		 Report Flores 44' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Meliton Pelayo
March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24) 3 United City 4–0 Maharlika Manila Carmona
17:00 UTC+8 Robertson 23'
Sendra 26'
Ouano 44'
Minegishi 73'		 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda
March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28) 4 Azkals Development Team 3–0 Mendiola 1991 Carmona
16:00 UTC+8 Woods 45+2' (pen.)
Guerrero 74'
Ocampo 82'		 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda
March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28) 5 Kaya–Iloilo 1–1 United City Carmona
19:15 UTC+8 Horikoshi 56' Report Ott 34' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat
March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31) 6 United City 4–0 Azkals Development Team Carmona
17:00 UTC+8 Sendra 12'
Juraboev 21'
Ouano 71'
Daniels 89'		 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Meliton Pelayo
April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04) 7 Mendiola 1991 0–0 United City Carmona
17:00 UTC+8 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Meliton Pelayo
April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11) 8 Mendiola 1991 0–1 Kaya–Iloilo Carmona
16:00 UTC+8 Report Melliza 68' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Meliton Pelayo
April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11) 9 Azkals Development Team 1–1 Stallion Laguna Carmona
19:15 UTC+8 Woods 87' Report Nogueira 19' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda
April 20, 2022 (2022-04-20) 10 Mendiola 1991 0–0 Stallion Laguna Carmona
16:00 UTC+8 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat
April 20, 2022 (2022-04-20) 11 Kaya–Iloilo 4–0 Azkals Development Team Carmona
19:15 UTC+8 Lopez Mendy 19', 29'
Mitchell 23'
Horikoshi 80'		 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Linjun Talaver
April 25, 2022 (2022-04-25) 12 Stallion Laguna 0–2 Dynamic Herb Cebu Carmona
16:00 UTC+8 Report Uzoka 33'
Corsame 90'		 Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Linjun Talaver
April 25, 2022 (2022-04-25) 13 Azkals Development Team 3–1 Maharlika Manila Carmona
19:15 UTC+8 Bias 23'
Ocampo 24'
Chung 89'		 Report Kim Sung-min 66' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda
April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28) 14 Dynamic Herb Cebu 3–0a Azkals Development Team Carmona
Stadium: PFF National Training Center
May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02) 15 Stallion Laguna 2–3 Kaya–Iloilo Carmona
16:00 UTC+8 Sy 61'
Nierras 70'		 Report Mitchell 10'
Felongco 18'
Melliza 28'		 Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Linjun Talaver
May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02) 16 Dynamic Herb Cebu 3–1 Mendiola 1991 Carmona
19:15 UTC+8 Çınkır 57', 73'
Altınöz 90+3'		 Hajimehdi 42' (pen.) Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat
May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05) 17 Dynamic Herb Cebu 2–1 Maharlika Manila Carmona
17:00 UTC+8 Çınkır 37'
Borlongan 56'		 Kim Sung-min 69' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda
May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08) 18 United City 1–1 Dynamic Herb Cebu Carmona
17:00 UTC+8 Sendra 6' Patalinghug 70' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda
May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08) 19 Maharlika Manila 1–1 Stallion Laguna Carmona
20:15 UTC+8 Silva 87' (o.g.) Sy 48' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat
May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12) 20 Kaya–Iloilo 3–0 Dynamic Herb Cebu Carmona
17:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat
May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12) 21 Stallion Laguna 0–0 United City Carmona
20:15 UTC+8 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Meliton Pelayo

Notes:

a ^ Dynamic Herb Cebu was awarded a 3–0 win due to ADT's inability to compete. The ADT forms the core of the Philippine national U23 team which held a training camp in Malaysia as part of its preparation for the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.[9]

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals Final
      
P1 Kaya–Iloilo 1
P5 Stallion Laguna 0
W1 Kaya–Iloilo 2
W2 United City 3
P2 Dynamic Herb Cebu 0
P3 United City 1 Third place
L1 Stallion Laguna 2
L2 Dynamic Herb Cebu 1

Semi-finals

May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17) Semi-final Kaya–Iloilo 1–0 Stallion Laguna Carmona
17:00 UTC+8
Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda
May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17) Semi-final Dynamic Herb Cebu 0–1 United City Carmona
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Meliton Pelayo

Third place play-off

May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22) Third place Stallion Laguna 2–1 Dynamic Herb Cebu Carmona
17:00 UTC+8
  • Sy 17'
  • Bedia 88'
Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda

Final

Main article: 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final
May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22) Final Kaya–Iloilo 2–3 United City Carmona
20:30 UTC+8
Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat

Top scorers

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 SF 3P   F   Total
1 Japan Daizo Horikoshi Kaya–Iloilo 1 1 1 2 1 6
2 Turkey Arda Çınkır Dynamic Herb Cebu 2 1 1 4
3 Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy Kaya–Iloilo 2 1 3
Philippines Jesus Melliza Kaya–Iloilo 1 1 1
Argentina Ricardo Sendra United City 1 1 1
Senegal Abou Sy Stallion Laguna 1 1 1
7 Philippines Kenshiro Daniels United City 1 1 2
South Korea Kim Sung-min Maharlika Manila 1 1
Philippines Hikaru Minegishi United City 1 1
Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell Kaya–Iloilo 1 1
Philippines Lance Ocampo ADT 1 1
Philippines Mike Ott United City 1 1
Philippines Ivan Ouano United City 1 1
Philippines Scott Woods ADT 1 1

Awards

Award Winner[10] Club
Golden Ball Philippines Mike Ott United City
Golden Boot Japan Daizo Horikoshi Kaya–Iloilo
Golden Glove Philippines Anthony Pinthus United City

References

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  2. ^ a b "Copa Paulino Alcantara kicks off on March 14". Manila Bulletin. February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Copa Paulino Alcantara 2022 set for March 14". Philippines Football League. February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Dates are In!". Facebook. Philippines Football League. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.[better source needed]
  5. ^ Yumol, David Tristan (May 12, 2022). "Kaya-Iloilo dominates Dynamic Herb Cebu for Copa Paulino Alcantara top semis seed". CNN Philippines. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Stallion Laguna 0-0 United City FC". pfl.org.ph. May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Terrado, Reuben (February 27, 2022). "Seven teams seeing action in 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Yumol, David (May 12, 2022). "Stallion, United City settle for draw to clinch Copa Paulino Alcantara semis berths". CNN Philippines. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "PFL Statement on Dynamic Herb Cebu FC vs Azkals Development Team on 28 April 2022". pfl.org.ph. April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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