2025–26 Manila Digger F.C. season

Manila Digger
2025–26 season
Head Coach Haijun Li
StadiumRizal Memorial Stadium
Philippines Football League2nd
Champions League TwoQualifying play-offs
AFC Challenge LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Saikou Ceesay
Baboucarr Touray (11 each)
All:
Saikou Ceesay
Baboucarr Touray (12 each)
Biggest win12–0 v Valenzuela PB–Mendiola
(Away)
February 11, 2026
(Philippines Football League)
Biggest defeat1–2 v Persib
(Away)
August 13, 2025
(Asian Champions League Two)

The 2025–26 season of Manila Digger is the club's 4th competitive season in the top-flight. This season, Manila Digger is set to participate in the AFC Challenge League after losing in the qualifying play-offs of the AFC Champions League Two. This season is also their debut in the continental stage.

Transfers

Pre-season transfer

In

Position Player Transferred from Fee Source
GK Omar Njie BST Galaxy Free [1]
DF Christian Schaffner Stallion Laguna Free [2]
DF David Sambou Real de Banjul Free [3]
DF OJ Clarino Davao Aguilas Free [4]
FW Baboucarr Tourray Real de Banjul Free [5]
FW Troy Limbo Davao Aguilas Free [6]

Out

Position Player Transferred To Fee Source
GK Johnny Wesley Nadur Youngsters Free
GK Aries Palabrica Philippine Air Force Free
DF Dean Ebarle Maharlika Free
DF Jimson Crestal Valenzuela PB–Mendiola Free
DF Giap Bongolan Aguilas–UMak Free
MF Dylan De Bruycker Ayutthaya United Free [7]
FW Kevin Ebene Moukouta Free agent N/A
FW Jim Ashley Flores Free agent N/A
FW Abner Dos Santos Free agent N/A
FW Eric Giganto Maharlika Free
FW Earl Piñero Maharlika Free
FW Kintaro Miyagi Maharlika Free

Mid-season transfers

In

Position Player Transferred from Fee Source
MF Yuga Watanabe Khovd Khuleguud Free [8]
MF Lars William Kvist Prime Bangkok Free [9]
FW Jeremiah Borlongan Dynamic Herb Cebu Free [10]
DF Charles Dabao III Melaka Free [11]
MF Assan Badjie Team Rhino FC Free [12]
FW Mustapha Jallow Fortune FC Free [13]
MF Justin Baas Melaka Free [14]

Out

Position Player Transferred To Fee Source
MF Hayato Kame Don Bosco Garelli United Free [15]
DF Darwin Regala Philippine Army Free [16]

Squad

No. Name Nat. Date of Birth (Age) Signed in Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Michael Asong (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998 2025 Vic West
16 Omar Njie (2004-09-27) September 27, 2004 2025 BST Galaxy
28 Nelson Gasic (1993-05-14) May 14, 1993 2023 Stallion Laguna
Defenders
2 Jordan Jarvis (1998-04-17) April 17, 1998 2024 One Taguig
6 Daniel Ashley (1994-02-22) February 22, 1994 2024 –
19 Johnmar Barsanilla (2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 2024 One Taguig
20 Modou Joof (2002-10-01) October 1, 2002 2024 CR Bernoussi
22 Zachary Taningco (2004-10-08) October 8, 2004 2024 United City
23 David Sambou (2002-11-02) November 2, 2002 2025 Real de Banjul
27 OJ Clarino (1990-07-27) July 27, 1990 2025 Davao Aguilas
30 Charles Dabao III (1997-09-30) September 30, 1997 2026 Melaka
31 Christian Schaffner (2000-09-25) September 25, 2000 2025 Stallion Laguna
Midfielders
4 Assan Badjie (2003-05-11) May 11, 2003 2026 Team Rhino
7 Lars William Kvist (1994-08-25) August 25, 1994 2025 Prime Bangkok
8 Ifeanyi Ugwu (1991-04-12) April 12, 1991 2023 Manila Nomads
12 Modou Manneh (2001-02-13) February 13, 2001 2024 Real de Banjul
14 Kenji Nishioka (2001-06-09) June 9, 2001 2024 Edo All United
15 Ousman Gai (2000-03-06) March 6, 2000 2024 Banjul United
29 Shirmar Felongco (1993-04-27) April 27, 1993 2024 Bavarians FC
70 Justin Baas (2000-03-16) March 16, 2000 2026 Melaka
Forwards
3 Shou Sha (1988-12-20) December 20, 1988 2023 –
5 Dilane Wamba (2002-08-21) August 21, 2002 2024 –
9 Yuga Watanabe (1996-05-15) May 15, 1996 2025 Khovd Khuleguud
10 Saikou Ceesay (2000-04-08) April 8, 2000 2024 BK Milan
11 Baboucarr Tourray (2005-12-19) December 19, 2005 2025 Real de Banjul
77 Diao Su (1988-12-20) December 20, 1988 2023 –
98 Troy Limbo (1998-11-17) November 17, 1998 2025 Davao Aguilas
99 Mustapha Jallow (2004-09-26) September 26, 2004 2026 Fortune
– Jeremiah Borlongan (1998-08-12) August 12, 1998 2026 Dynamic Herb Cebu

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Philippines Football League 12 9 3 0 52 9 +43 075.00 Matchday 1 TBC August 30, 2025 TBD
AFC Champions League Two 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 Qualifying play-offs August 13, 2025
AFC Challenge League 5 3 2 0 10 5 +5 060.00 Group Stage TBC October 26, 2025 TBD
Total 18 12 5 1 63 16 +47 066.67

Updated to match played March 12, 2026
Source: Competitions

Philippines Football League

Main article: 2025–26 Philippines Football League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 One Taguig 14 13 0 1 66 3 +63 39 Championship round
2 Dynamic Herb Cebu 15 11 2 2 63 10 +53 35
3 Kaya–Iloilo 17 11 2 4 60 11 +49 35
4 Manila Digger 13 10 3 0 55 10 +45 33
5 Aguilas–UMak 16 9 2 5 42 20 +22 29
6 Stallion Laguna 15 7 4 4 40 13 +27 25
7 Maharlika 17 7 2 8 33 29 +4 23 Classification round
8 Tuloy 16 3 2 11 25 82 −57 11
9 Don Bosco Garelli United 16 3 0 13 16 62 −46 9
10 Valenzuela PB-Mendiola 16 1 1 14 8 90 −82 4
11 Philippine Army 15 0 2 13 11 89 −78 2
Updated to match(es) played on March 18, 2026. Source: [17]


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 9 3 0 52 9  +43 30 6 2 0 33 7  +26 3 1 0 19 2  +17

Last updated: 28 February 2026.
Source: Competitive matches

Results my matchday

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GroundAHHHHHHAAAHHH
ResultWDWWWDWWDWWW
Position232223322222
Updated to match(es) played on February 28, 2026. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

August 30, 2025 1 Valenzuela PB–Mendiola 2–9 Manila Digger Manila
19:00 UTC+8
  • Nkoa 22'
  • Fofana  35'
  • Doctora 45+2' (pen.)
  • Naingallan  72'
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
September 14, 2025 2 Manila Digger 1–1 Stallion Laguna Manila
19:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
September 20, 2025 3 Manila Digger 3–2 Maharlika Manila
19:45 UTC+8
  • Uzoka 12', 90+7'
  • McLeod  30'
  • Rilloraza  42'
  • Ebarle  62'
  • Menzi  73'
 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
September 27, 2025 4 Manila Digger 1–0 One Taguig Manila
20:30 UTC+8
  • Sato  45+1'
  • Halm  66'
 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
October 5, 2025 5 Manila Digger 8–2 Tuloy Manila
19:00 UTC+8
  • C. Saut 30'
  • Jalique 45+3'
  • S. Saut  85'
 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
October 19, 2025 6 Manila Digger 1–1 Dynamic Herb Cebu Manila
19:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
November 22, 2025 7 Kaya–Iloilo 0–2 Manila Digger Manila
20:30 UTC+8
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
November 29, 2025 8 Philippine Army 0–8 Manila Digger Manila
15:00 UTC+8
  • Celiz  11'
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
January 17, 2026 9 Aguilas–UMak 0–0 Manila Digger Manila
20:30 UTC+8
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
February 11, 2026 10 Manila Digger 12–0 Valenzuela PB–Mendiola Manila
15:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
February 25, 2026 [a] 11 Manila Digger 6–1 Don Bosco Garelli Manila
19:00 UTC+8
  • Ngai 45+5'
  • Eadie  84'
 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
February 28, 2026 12 Manila Digger 1–0 Kaya–Iloilo Manila
19:00 UTC+8
  • Zambrano  20'
  • Rey  76'
 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

AFC Champions League Two

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two

Qualifying stage

August 13, 2025 Playoff Persib 2–1 Manila Digger Bandung, Indonesia
 AFC Report
Stadium: Gelora Bandung Lautan Api [b]

AFC Challenge League

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Challenge League

Group Stage

Main article: AFC Challenge League group stage Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SVR MDF SPF EZR
1 PKR Svay Rieng (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to Quarter-finals 2–2 3–0 3–0
2 Manila Digger 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 2–0 3–1
3 SP Falcons 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 3–1
4 Ezra 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
October 26, 2025 Match 1 Manila Digger 3–1 Ezra Svay Rieng, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7
AFC
Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium
Attendance: 777
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
October 29, 2025 Match 2 SP Falcons 0–2 Manila Digger Svay Rieng, Cambodia
16:00 UTC+7
  • Ferreira  53'
  • Otgonbaatar  56'
 AFC
Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium
Attendance: 461
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)
November 1, 2025 Match 3 Manila Digger 2–2 Svay Rieng Svay Rieng, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7
AFC
Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Knockout stage

Quarter finals
March 5, 2026 First leg Manila Digger 1–0 Dewa United Banten Manila, Philippines
20:30 UTC+8
AFC
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,471
Referee: Du Jianxin (China)
March 12, 2026 Second leg Dewa United Banten 2–2 Manila Digger Tangerang, Indonesia
20:30 UTC+7
AFC
Stadium: Sports Centre Kelapa Dua
Referee: Daniel Elder (Australia)
Semi finals
April 9, 2026 First leg PKR Svay Rieng – Manila Digger Svay Rieng, Cambodia
--:-- UTC+7 Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium
April 16, 2026 Second leg Manila Digger – PKR Svay Rieng Manila, Philippines
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
  1. ^ Match originally scheduled on November 9, 2025, but was postponed due to Typhoon Uwan.[18]
  2. ^ Match originally scheduled in Philippines changed to neutral ground at Bandung due to lack of ground available to Manila.

Statistics

Appearances

As of match played March 12, 2026

Players with no appearances are not included on the list Players on Italic left the club mid-season

No. Player Pos. Philippines Football League AFC Champions League Two AFC Challenge League Total
1 Michael Asong GK 4 1 1 6
2 Jordan Jarvis DF 10 0+1 0+4 15
3 Shou Sha CF 0+1 1
4 Assan Badjie MF 2+1 2 5
5 Dilane Wamba FW 4+3 1 5 13
6 Daniel Ashley DF 1+1 5 7
7 Lars William Kvist MF 0+2 0+1 3
8 Ifeanyi Ugwu MF 0+1 0+1 2
9 Yuga Watanabe MF 2+7 0+5 13
10 Saikou Ceesay FW 9+2 1 3+2 17
11 Baboucarr Touray FW 10+2 1 5 18
12 Modou Manneh MF 7+1 1 5 14
14 Kenji Nishioka MF 10+2 0+1 5 18
15 Ousman Gai MF 10 1 5 16
16 Omar Njie GK 7+1 4 12
18 Darwin Regala DF 0+3 0+1 4
19 Johnmar Barsanilla DF 5+2 7
20 Modou Joof DF 8 1 5 14
21 Jeremiah Borlongan DF 1 1
22 Zachary Taningco DF 4+2 1 5 12
23 David Sambou DF 7+3 1 5 16
27 OJ Clarino DF 5+4 0+1 0+3 11
28 Nelson Gasic GK 1 1
29 Shirmar Felongco MF 9 1 0+2 12
30 Charles Dabao III DF 2 0+1 3
31 Christian Schaffner DF 6 1 7
44 Hayato Kame MF 0+1 1
70 Justin Baas MF 2 0+2 4
77 Diao Su FW 0+3 0+1 4
98 Troy Limbo FW 9+3 0+1 0+1 14
99 Mustapha Jallow FW 0+2 2

Goalscorers

As of match played March 11, 2026
Rank No. Pos. Player Philippines Football League AFC Champions League Two AFC Challenge League Total
1 10 FW Saikou Ceesay 11 0 1 12
11 FW Baboucarr Tourray 11 0 1 12
15 MF Ousman Gai 7 0 5 12
4 14 MF Kenji Nishioka 7 0 1 8
5 5 FW Dilane Wamba 4 0 1 5
99 FW Mustapha Jallow 5 0 0 5
7 5 DF Modou Joof 2 1 1 4
8 12 MF Modou Manneh 2 0 0 2
9 7 MF Lars William Kvist 1 0 0 1
9 MF Yuga Watanabe 1 0 0 1
31 DF Christian Schaffner 1 0 0 1
Totals 52 1 10 63

Assists

As of match played March 12, 2026
Rank No. Pos. Player Philippines Football League AFC Champions League Two AFC Challenge League Total
1 11 FW Baboucarr Tourray 6 0 1 7
2 9 MF Yuga Watanabe 6 0 0 6
3 10 FW Saikou Ceesay 4 0 1 5
15 MF Ousman Gai 3 0 2 5
5 12 MF Modou Manneh 2 0 2 4
14 MF Kenji Nishioka 3 0 1 4
7 2 DF Jordan Jarvis 2 0 0 2
4 MF Assan Badjie 2 0 0 2
5 FW Dilane Wamba 2 0 0 2
12 MF Modou Manneh 2 0 0 2
20 DF Modou Joof 2 0 0 2
98 FW Troy Limbo 2 0 0 2
13 19 DF Johnmar Barsanilla 1 0 0 1
77 CF Diao Su 1 0 0 1
99 FW Mustapha Jallow 1 0 0 1
Totals 39 0 7 46

Clean Sheets

As of match played March 12, 2026
Rank No. Nat. Player Matches played Goals against Clean sheets
Philippines Football League AFC Champions League Two AFC Challenge League Total Clean sheet %
1 16 Omar Njie 12 10 4 0 2 6 50.0%
2 28 Nelson Gasic 1 0 1 0 0 1 100.0%
3 1 Michael Asong 6 6 1 0 0 1 16.7%
Totals 19 16 6 0 2 8 44.4%

Disciplinary Record

As of match played March 12, 2026
Rank No. Pos. Player Philippines Football League AFC Champions League Two AFC Challenge League Total
       
1 15 MF Ousman Gai 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
2 20 DF David Sambou 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 12 MF Modou Manneh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 FW Dilane Wamba 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
29 MF Shirmar Felongco 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
6 1 GK Michael Asong 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 DF Jordan Jarvis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Modou Joof 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 MF Lars Williiam Kvist 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 FW Saikou Ceesay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Baboucarr Touray 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Kenji Nishioka 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
16 GK Omar Njie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 DF OJ Clarino 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31 DF Christian Schaffner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
70 MF Justin Baas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Hat-tricks

As of match played February 25, 2025
Player Against Result Date Competition
Saikou Ceesay4 Valenzuela PB–Mendiola 9–2 (A) August 30, 2025 Philippines Football League
Baboucarr Touray Tuloy 8–2 (H) October 5, 2025
Saikou Ceesay4 Philippine Army 8–0 (A) November 29, 2025
Baboucarr Touray Valenzuela PB–Mendiola 12–0 (H) February 11, 2026
Mustapha Jallow4
Ousman Gai Don Bosco Garelli United 6–1 (H) February 25, 2026

4 - Player scored 4 goals

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