2025–26 Philippines Football League

Philippines Football League
Season2025–26
DatesAugust 30, 2025 – TBA
Matches89
Goals440 (4.94 per match)
Top goalscorerGriffin McDaniel (22 goals)
Biggest home winOne Taguig 13–0 Philippine Army
One Taguig 13–0 Tuloy
Biggest away winValenzuela PB–Mendiola 2–9 Manila Digger
Highest scoringOne Taguig 13–0 Philippine Army
One Taguig 13–0 Tuloy
Longest winning runOne Taguig (12 matches)
Longest unbeaten runManila Digger (14 matches)
Longest winless runPhilippine Army (16 matches)
Longest losing runValenzuela PB–Mendiola (13 matches)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 21 March 2026.

The 2025–26 Philippines Football League is the eighth season of the Philippines Football League (PFL), the professional football league of the Philippines. Eleven teams are participating this season, which began on August 30, 2025.[1][2][3]

Kaya–Iloilo are the defending champions, having clinched the previous season's title on the final match day.

Teams

The 2025–26 season have eleven teams participating.[4] Last season's eighth- and ninth-placed teams, Loyola and the Philippine YNT, will not participate this season. In August, three teams from the 2024 season, namely DB Garelli United, Tuloy and Philippine Army, would rejoin the league.[5]

Davao Aguilas, who finished sixth in the previous season, relocated their club to Makati and renamed to Aguilas–UMak F.C., with the latter derived from the University of Makati Stadium, where the club had previously trained and held matches.[6] After changing its name last season, Maharlika Taguig once again changed its name to simply Maharlika F.C. Mendiola 1991 relocated from Imus, Cavite to Valenzuela and renamed to Valenzuela PB–Mendiola due to sponsorship reasons.[7]

Team Location[V 1]
Aguilas–UMak Makati, Metro Manila
Don Bosco Garelli United Makati, Metro Manila
Dynamic Herb Cebu Talisay, Cebu
Kaya–Iloilo Iloilo City, Iloilo
Maharlika Taguig, Metro Manila
Manila Digger Taguig, Metro Manila
One Taguig Taguig, Metro Manila
Philippine Army Taguig, Metro Manila
Stallion Laguna Biñan, Laguna
Tuloy Muntinlupa, Metro Manila
Valenzuela PB–Mendiola Valenzuela, Metro Manila
Notes
  1. ^ General location where the club is based in. Only select clubs have their own/designated home stadium.

Stadiums

Most if not all games will be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.[8] Dynamic Herb Cebu played their first home match at Dynamic Herb–Borromeo Sports Complex hosting Philippine Army on February 11.[9]

Manila
2025–26 PFL venue
Manila Talisay, Cebu
Rizal Memorial Stadium Dynamic Herb–Borromeo Sports Complex
Capacity: 12,873 Capacity: 550

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Aguilas–UMak Franklin Muescan Arnel Amita Primal A Brown Company1, Markenburg2, Blast TV3, PAGSS3
Don Bosco Garelli United Karl Claudio Banjo Mahinay Blaze Athletics Elan Vita1, Techno Tamashi1, Smokin' Hills2
Dynamic Herb Cebu Glenn Ramos Roberto Corsame RAD Apparel Nature's Spring1, Herb Food Solutions2
Kaya–Iloilo Yu Hoshide Audie Menzi LGR Sportswear[10] LBC1
Maharlika Moon Hong Jorrel Aristorenas Chronos Athletics M1 International1, Matchday Media2, Coca-Cola2
Manila Digger Haijun Li Shirmar Felongco UCAN Zealand Metal1, Prime Rehabilitation2, Starbalm2, Yison3
One Taguig Arvin Soliman Daisuke Sato Chronos Athletics I Love Taguig3
Philippine Army Roel Gener Jalsor Soriano Chronos Athletics Cherry Turf2
Stallion Laguna Ernest Nierras Matthew Nierras Blaze Athletics Giligan's Restaurant1, SCID2, Pythos2
Tuloy Taketomo Suzuki Harry Nuñez Skechers Tuloy Foundation4
Valenzuela PB–Mendiola Dan Padernal Ruben Doctora MEBL Apparel Pureblends1, Top Down1, Anytime Fitness2, Pablings4

Notes:

  1. ^ Located on the front of the shirt.
  2. ^ Located on the back of the shirt.
  3. ^ Located on the sleeves.
  4. ^ Located on the shorts.

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Maharlika Jung Dong-gyu Undisclosed May 28, 2025 Pre-season Moon Hong July 29, 2025
Aguilas–UMak Aber Ruzgal May 15, 2025 Jörg Steinebrunner August 1, 2025[6]
Manila Digger Kim Versales July 2025 Haijun Li August 10, 2025
One Taguig Arvin Soliman July 31, 2025 Scott Cooper August 17, 2025
Aguilas–UMak Jörg Steinebrunner Mutual agreement October 16, 2025 6th (Regular season) Franklin Muescan October 18, 2025
One Taguig Scott Cooper Signed by Visakha November 17, 2025 2nd (Regular season) Arvin Soliman November 2025

Foreign players

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Team Players Former players1
Aguilas–UMak Pedro de Paula David Koum Kareem Akinnibi Tom Unsworth Iddrisu Natogma Richard Tetteh Reycredo Beremanda Muhammad Mishbah
Tomoki Fuhihira Ikumi Hiruta Timothy Shiraoka Kira Yamamoto Boubacar Diallo Issa Diallo Ibrahim Adamu Mikailou Djibrila
Don Bosco Garelli United Samuel Crowford Felipe Melgaço Desmond Ngai Daniel Stokoe Ebenezer Agyei Michael Brobbey Matin Mohtasham Shotaro Ishii
List
    • Yohan Mbida
    • Arturo
    • Robert Gingichashvili
    • Pious Owusu
    • Hiromasa Ishikawa
    • Yuya Tanaka
Hayato Kame Kai Kimura Yuta Yamaguchi Karim Chahine Solomon Okereke Babacar Ndiaye Pape Malang Traore Kim Min-kap
Dynamic Herb Cebu Kirk Aitken Victor Cabral Willy Kapawa Lamine Konate Marius Kore Kaito Asano Arya Igami Shinichiro Ochiai
List
    • Amanhom Khamis
    • Esrom Paulos
    • Bol Tong
    • Denil Ango
    • Sam Azimzadeh
    • Yuta Nomura
    • Abdulfatohi Khudoidodzoda
Kazuha Sudo Naoki Takasu Anderson Pinto Abou Sy Rami Jridi Göktuğ Demiroğlu
Kaya–Iloilo Ricardo Verza Pathy Malumandsoko Eric Esso Shuto Komaki Taiyo Toyoda Kaishu Yamazaki Julius Myrbakk Lucas del Rosario
List
Brandon Zambrano
Maharlika Stanislaw Pankiewicz Cristian Molina Joslyn Katuala Fahmi Ibrahim Daniel Oppong Dini Ouattara Yuya Kashiwabara Jo Woo-hyuk
List
    • Kang Young-suk
Kang Beom-seok Kim Ji-an Kim Jin-hyeon Park Eun-soo Park Jae-hyun
Manila Digger Dilane Wamba Tafem Su Diao Assan Badjie Saikou Ceesay Ousman Gai Mustapha Jallow Modou Joof Modou Manneh
List
    • Hayato Kame
    • Lars William Kvist
Omar Njie David Sambou Baboucarr Touray Daniel Ashley Yuga Watanabe Ifeanyi Ugwu
One Taguig Goldeson Henri Bandeken Marcus Haber Miloš Čupić Frank Akoto Isaac Opoku Agyemang Stephen Halm Abdul Razak Yusif
List
Hamed Hajimehdi So Omae Naoto Hiraishi
Philippine Army No foreign players registered
Stallion Laguna Cristián Ivanobski Ricardo Sendra Terence Smith Magson Dourado Gabriel Farias Kevin Ebene Moukouta Arnol Tchamgoue Ousmane Badji
List
Benoit Beaujeon Issa Gakou Amir Memari Juan Trujillo Deane Mountney Yousuf Butt Zamoranho Ho-A-Tham Abraham Placito
Tuloy Markus Toves
List
    • None
Valenzuela PB–Mendiola Keyvan Mottaghian Maleek Powell Yohan Mbida Arturo Adonai Gomez Amir Azadnouran Mehdi Ghobadi Salar Nezamikhah
List
    • Gustavo
    • Felipe Melgaço
    • Victor Nkoa
    • François Anticona
    • Franck Anoh
    • Javon Turner
    • A. Mahendran
    • Paulo Barbosa
    • Choi Tae-yang
    • Park Seo-yeom
    • Jackson Etheridge
Ali Pourallahyar Yohann Fofana Ali Ghamloush Onyeka Obi Kyoung Hyeon-ko Park Yong-min Song Jae-hong Domenic-Shawn Davis
  • ^1 Former players only include players who left after the start of the 2025–26 season.

League table

Round robin

The eleven teams will play in a double round robin consisting of two rounds.[8]


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 One Taguig 15 14 0 1 67 3 +64 42 Championship round
2 Dynamic Herb Cebu 16 12 2 2 64 10 +54 38
3 Manila Digger 14 11 3 0 61 12 +49 36
4 Kaya–Iloilo 17 11 2 4 60 11 +49 35
5 Aguilas–UMak 17 9 2 6 42 21 +21 29
6 Stallion Laguna 16 8 4 4 52 14 +38 28
7 Maharlika 17 7 2 8 33 29 +4 23 Classification round
8 Tuloy 17 3 2 12 26 94 −68 11
9 Don Bosco Garelli United 17 3 0 14 18 68 −50 9
10 Valenzuela PB-Mendiola 17 1 1 15 8 91 −83 4
11 Philippine Army 15 0 2 13 11 89 −78 2
Updated to match(es) played on March 23, 2026. Source: [11]


Breakout group

The top six from the round robin phase will advance to the championship round with the bottom teams to play in the classification round. Both which are considered as part of the third round will adopt a round robin format.[8]

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 1st placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2nd placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3rd placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4th placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5th placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6th placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Classification round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 7th placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 8th placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 9th placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 10th placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 11th placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Positions by round

Regular season

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Aguilas–UMak8966456656666555
Don Bosco Garelli United9101099999999999999
Dynamic Herb Cebu768577444444433
Kaya–Iloilo11111113333324444
Maharlika35475457677777777
Manila Digger232223322222322
One Taguig4233322111111111
Philippine Army111111111111111111111111111111
Stallion Laguna5854667575555666
Tuloy64788888888888888
Valenzuela PB–Mendiola1079101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on March 23, 2026. Source:

Results by round

Regular season

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021
Aguilas–UMakLLWWWWLDWDLWWWWLL
Don Bosco Garelli UnitedLLLWLLLLLLLLLWWL
Dynamic Herb CebuLWLWDWWWWWWWWWW
Kaya–IloiloWWWWWLWLWWWWWLLD
MaharlikaWLWLWWLLWLLLDWLD
Manila DiggerWDWWWDWWDWWWWW
One TaguigWWLWWWWWWWWWWWW
Philippine ArmyLLLLLLLLLLLDDLL
Stallion LagunaDLWWLWDWLWDWWDLW
TuloyLWLLLLLLWWLLDLLDL
Valenzuela PB–MendiolaLWLLLLLLLLLLLLLDL
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Team AUM DGU DHC KAY MAH MAD TAG ARM STA TUL VMD
Aguilas–UMak 3–0 0–2 Apr 12 2–1 0–0 Apr 18 2–1 0–2 5–2 5–0
Don Bosco Garelli United 0–3 0–6 1–7 0–1 2–6 0–7 7–1 0–8 Apr 18 4–0
Dynamic Herb Cebu 1–0 Mar 29 1–1 4–0 Apr 25 Apr 11 10–2 Apr 19 10–0 5–0
Kaya–Iloilo 1–0 6–0 3–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 12–0 1–1 9–1 8–0
Maharlika Mar 11 3–1 1–4 0–2 2–3 0–1 5–1 3–1 Apr 11 7–0
Manila Digger 3–1 6–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 8–0 1–1 8–2 12–0
One Taguig 3–0 7–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 Mar 15 13–0 Apr 25 13–0 9–0
Philippine Army 0–5 Apr 25 0–5 Mar 22 1–1 0–8 0–13 1–5 2–2 0–1
Stallion Laguna 2–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 Apr 11 1–2 7–0 12–1 5–0
Tuloy 2–7 3–0 0–4 1–9 2–3 2–8 0–10 6–2 0–2 1–1
Valenzuela PB–Mendiola 1–7 1–2 0–5 Apr 19 2–4 2–9 0–1 Apr 12 0–5 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 21 March 2026
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Griffin McDaniel Stallion Laguna 22
2 Patrick Reichelt One Taguig 17
3 Baboucarr Touray Manila Digger 12
4 Saikou Ceesay Manila Digger 11
Mike Ott Kaya–Iloilo
6 Ousman Gai Manila Digger 9
Cyrelle Saut Tuloy
8 Kaito Asano Dynamic Herb Cebu 8
Issa Diallo Aguilas–UMak
Goldeson One Taguig
Julius Myrbakk Kaya–Iloilo
Kenji Nishioka Manila Digger

Top assists

As of 17 March 2026
Rank Player Team Assists
1 Mark Hartmann One Taguig 14
2 Juan Trujillo Stallion Laguna 11
3 Mike Ott Kaya–Iloilo 10
4 Baboucarr Touray Manila Digger 8
5 Kim Jin-hyeon Maharlika 6
Esrom Paulos Dynamic Herb Cebu
Yuga Watanabe Manila Digger
8 Goldeson One Taguig 5
Abdulfatohi Khudoidodzoda Dynamic Herb Cebu
Leo Maquiling Dynamic Herb Cebu
Daisuke Sato One Taguig
Cyrelle Saut Tuloy
Stephan Schröck Stallion Laguna
One Taguig

Own goals

As of 22 February 2026
Rank Player Team Own
goals
1 Miguel Clarino Aguilas–UMAK 1
John Delariarte Philippine Army
Park Eun-soo Maharlika
Markus Toves Tuloy
Pape Malang Traore Don Bosco Garelli United
Kevin Skinker Valenzuela PB–Mendiola

Hat-tricks

As of 21 March 2026
Player Team Result Against Date
Jesus Melliza Kaya–Iloilo 12–0 (H) Philippine Army 30 August 2025
Saikou Ceesay4 Manila Digger 9–2 (A) Valenzuela PB–Mendiola
Sherwin Basindanan Kaya–Iloilo 8–0 (H) 21 September 2025
Ibrahim Adamu Aguilas–UMak 5–0 (A) Philippine Army 27 September 2025
Baboucarr Touray Manila Digger 8–2 (H) Tuloy 5 October 2025
Goldeson One Taguig 13–0 (H) Philippine Army
Patrick Reichelt
Griffin McDaniel6 Stallion Laguna 7–0 (H) 25 October 2025
Griffin McDaniel5 8–0 (A) Don Bosco Garelli United 22 November 2025
Saikou Ceesay4 Manila Digger Philippine Army 29 November 2025
Julius Myrbakk Kaya–Iloilo 6–0 (H) Don Bosco Garelli United 7 February 2026
John Lloyd Jalique Tuloy 6–2 (H) Philippine Army
Baboucarr Touray Manila Digger 12–0 (H) Valenzuela PB–Mendiola 11 February 2026
Mustapha Jallow4
Abou Sy4 Dynamic Herb Cebu 10–2 (H) Philippine Army
Julius Myrbakk Kaya–Iloilo 3–1 (H) Maharlika
Kaito Asano Dynamic Herb Cebu 10-0 (H) Tuloy 21 February 2026
Griffin McDaniel4 Stallion Laguna 5-1 (A) Philippine Army 22 February 2026
Ousman Gai Manila Digger 6-1 (H) Don Bosco Garelli United 25 February 2026
Griffin McDaniel Stallion Laguna 4-0 (H) Don Bosco Garelli United 28 February 2026
Patrick Reichelt5 One Taguig 13-0 (H) Tuloy 1 March 2026
Issa Diallo4 Aguilas–UMak 7–2 (A) 8 March 2026
Desmond Ngai4 Don Bosco Garelli United 7–1 (H) Philippine Army 11 March 2026
Kevin Ebene Moukouta5 Stallion Laguna 12–1 (H) Tuloy 21 March 2026
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away 4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals6 Player scored six goals

Clean sheets

As of 22 March 2026
Rank Player Team Clean sheets
1 Miloš Čupić One Taguig 10
2 Alfredo Cortez Kaya–Iloilo 6
Rami Jridi Dynamic Herb Cebu
4 Omar Njie Manila Digger 4
Henri Bandeken One Taguig
5 Enrico Mangaoang Aguilas–UMak 3
Joseph Ceniza Dynamic Herb Cebu
7 Michael Antilo Tuloy 2
Kenry Balobo Maharlika
Patrick Deyto Kaya–Iloilo
Jack Landreth Stallion Laguna
Matin Mohtasham Stallion Laguna
Yousuf Butt Stallion Laguna
Jessie Semblante Dynamic Herb Cebu
Timothy Shiraoka Aguilas–UMak

Red cards

As of 21 March 2026
Rank Player Team Red cards
1 Isaac Opoku Agyemang One Taguig 1
Kamil Amirul Dynamic Herb Cebu
Amir Aningalan Valenzuela PB–Mendiola
Franck Anoh Valenzuela PB–Mendiola
Jimuel Ariola Philippine Army
Michael Asong Manila Digger
Emilio Bongolan Aguilas–UMak
John Celiz Philippine Army
Boubacar Diallo Aguilas–UMak
Pete Forrosuelo One Taguig
Fahmi Ibrahim Maharlika
Modou Joof Manila Digger
Abdulfatohi Khudoidodzoda Dynamic Herb Cebu
Griffin McDaniel Stallion Laguna
Dini Ouattara Maharlika
Hayeson Pepito Kaya–Iloilo
Magnus Ravn Kaya–Iloilo
Stephan Schröck Stallion Laguna
Ali Pourallahyar Valenzuela PB–Mendiola


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