2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara

2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara
Tournament details
Country	Philippines
Dates	October 26 – November 16, 2019
Teams	7
Defending champions	Kaya-Iloilo
Final positions
Champions	Ceres-Negros
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	40 (3.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Robert Lopez Mendy; (5 goals)
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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.^[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.^[2] A guest team, the Philippines U-22, competed in the tournament as preparation for the upcoming 2019 Southeast Asian Games^[3]

Philippines Football League The 6 teams of the 2019 season, barring Global Makati.
Ceres–Negros Green Archers United Kaya FC–Iloilo Philippine Air Force Mendiola Stallion Laguna
Guest Team Other teams invited to the tournament
Philippines U22

Format

Competition

The Copa Paulino Alcantara commenced on October 26, 2019 with a group phase of two groups with four teams each. A round robin format was used for this phase. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals with the group winners facing the runner-up team from the other group. The higher seeded teams hosted the one-off semifinals. The final consist of a single match as well.^[1]

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.^[1] 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.

Pot 1 (Seeded Teams)	Pot 2 (Non-seeded Teams)
Ceres–Negros (PFL Champion) Kaya–Iloilo (PFL Runner-up)	Stallion Laguna Green Archers United Mendiola	Philippine Air Force Philippines U22

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semifinals

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CER	MEN	U22	GAU
1	Ceres–Negros	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7	Semi-finals	—	2–2	—	4–0
2	Mendiola	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5	Semi-finals	—	—	2–2	1–0
3	Philippines U22	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4		1–2	—	—	—
4	Green Archers United	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0		—	—	0–1	—

Source: PFL

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 1	Ceres–Negros	2–2	Mendiola	Lipa
19:00 UTC+8	Lopez Mendy 4', 31'		Hajimehdi 45+1' Corsame 64'	Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch

27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) 2	Green Archers United	0–1	Philippines U22	Lipa
16:00 UTC+8			C. Uzoka 50'	Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) 3	Philippines U22	1–2	Ceres–Negros	Biñan
16:00 UTC+8	Galantes 30'		De Bruycker 61' Lopez Mendy 86'	Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) 4	Mendiola	1–0	Green Archers United	Lipa
16:00 UTC+8	Flores 19'			Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch

6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) 5	Ceres–Negros	4–0	Green Archers United	Lipa
19:00 UTC+8	J. Younghusband 16' Mi. Ott 68' Barberan 80' Lopez Mendy 82'			Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch

6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) 6	Mendiola	2–2	Philippines U22	Biñan
19:00 UTC+8	Hajimehdi 44' Flores 68'		Uzoka 8', 16'	Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	KAY	STA	PAF
1	Kaya–Iloilo	2	1	1	0	6	1	+5	4	Semi-finals	—	—	5–0
2	Stallion Laguna	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Semi-finals	1–1	—	—
3	Philippine Air Force	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0		—	1–2	—

Source: PFL

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 1	Kaya–Iloilo	5–0	Philippine Air Force	Lipa
16:00 UTC+8	Panhay 29' Daniels 33', 63' Tacagni 36' Mw. Angeles 69'			Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) 2	Philippine Air Force	1–2	Stallion Laguna	Lipa
19:00 UTC+8	Elnar 35'		Arboleda 38' (pen.) Alquiros 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch

6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) 3	Stallion Laguna	1–1	Kaya–Iloilo	Biñan
16:00 UTC+8	Belgira 72'		Panhay 57'	Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Knock-out stage

Bracket

Semifinals November 10			Final November 16

A1	Ceres-Negros	4

B2	Stallion Laguna	3
			W1	Ceres-Negros	2

			W2	Kaya–Iloilo	1
B1	Kaya–Iloilo	3

A2	Mendiola	0

Semi-finals

10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) Semi-final	Kaya–Iloilo	3–0	Mendiola	Lipa
16:00 UTC+8	Daniels 50' Bedic 71' Roberts 80'			Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch

10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) Semi-final	Ceres-Negros	4–3	Stallion Laguna	Biñan
16:00 UTC+8	Schrock 18', 69' Mi. Ott 29', 77'		Najm 9' Sy 15' Melliza 85'	Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Final

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Championship	Ceres-Negros	2–1	Kaya–Iloilo	Biñan
17:00 UTC+8	Lopez Mendy 30' Robles 68'		Daniels 85'	Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium Referee: Clifford Daypuyat

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	MD1	MD2	MD3	SF	F	Total
1	Robert Lopez Mendy	Ceres-Negros	2	1	1		1	5
2	Kenshiro Daniels	Kaya-Iloilo	2			1	1	4
3	Mike Ott	Ceres-Negros			1	2		3
3	Chima Uzoka	Philippines U22	1		2			3
5	Stephan Schrock	Ceres-Negros				2		2
	Jason Panhay	Kaya-Iloilo	1		1
	Hamed Hajimehdi	Mendiola	1		1
	Ashley Flores	Mendiola		1	1

Awards

Award	Winner	Club
Golden Glove	Roland Müller^[4]	Ceres-Negros
Golden Boot	Robert Lopez Mendy^[4]	Ceres-Negros
Golden Ball	Takashi Odawara^[4]	Ceres-Negros

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Copa Paulino Alcantara Match Calendar". Facebook. Philippines Football League. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
^ Cabanlong, Xy-Zha (21 October 2019). "7 teams including Azkals U22 team to compete for the Copa Paulino Alcantara 2019". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^ "Schrock may join PH team to SEA Games". Tempo. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Saldajeno, Ivan (16 November 2019). "Ceres Negros sweeps 'Copa' individual awards". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[calendar-1] "Copa Paulino Alcantara Match Calendar". Facebook. Philippines Football League. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

[seven-2] Cabanlong, Xy-Zha (21 October 2019). "7 teams including Azkals U22 team to compete for the Copa Paulino Alcantara 2019". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

[3] "Schrock may join PH team to SEA Games". Tempo. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

[awards-4] Saldajeno, Ivan (16 November 2019). "Ceres Negros sweeps 'Copa' individual awards". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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