2017 FC Meralco Manila season
Meralco Manila 2017 football season
2017 season | ||||
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Chairman | Manuel V. Pangilinan | |||
Head coach | Jose Ariston Caslib | |||
Stadium | Rizal Memorial Stadium | |||
PFL | 1st (Regular Season) 3rd (Final Series) | |||
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All statistics correct as of 15 December 2017. |
The 2017 season is Meralco Manila's first season in the Philippines Football League, the top flight of Philippines football.[1]
Preseason and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Stallion Invitational Cup
Loyola Meralco Sparks
v
Belmont-Deft Touch
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March 15, 2017 (2017-03-15) GS Group B | Loyola Meralco Sparks ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Biñan |
Tacagni ![]() Kouame ![]() Minniecon ![]() P. Younghusband | Report | Nathan DaRosa ![]() Tonaldo Appia ![]() | Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium |
Kaya Makati
v
Loyola Meralco Sparks
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March 18, 2017 (2017-03-18) GS Group B | Kaya Makati ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Biñan |
? ![]() | Report | Connor Tacagni ![]() Samuel Kouame ![]() Ashley Flores ![]() Kone Yaya ![]() | Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium |
Loyola Meralco Sparks
v
Global Cebu
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March 22, 2017 (2017-03-22) Semifinal | Loyola Meralco Sparks ![]() | unknown | ![]() | Biñan |
? ![]() | Report | Connor Tacagni ![]() Samuel Kouame ![]() Ashley Flores ![]() Kone Yaya ![]() | Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium |
Stallion Laguna
v
Loyola Meralco Sparks
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March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24) Final | Stallion Laguna ![]() | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Biñan |
Rio Tamiya ![]() Thomert Nana ![]() | Report | Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium |
Competitions
Philippines Football League
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Meralco Manila | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 58 | Qualification for finals series |
2 | Ceres–Negros (C) | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 76 | 27 | +49 | 57 | |
3 | Kaya FC–Makati | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 47 | |
4 | Global Cebu | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 47 | |
5 | Stallion Laguna | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 35 | |
6 | JPV Marikina | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 33 | |
7 | Davao Aguilas | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 22 | |
8 | Ilocos United | 28 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 73 | −49 | 9 |
Source: Philippines Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Goals Scored
(C) Champions
Regular season
Stallion Laguna v Meralco Manila
6 May 2017 (2017-05-06) 1 | Stallion Laguna | 1–5 | Meralco Manila | Biñan |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium |
Meralco Manila v Ilocos United
13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) 2 | Meralco Manila | 2–1 | Ilocos United | Manila |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
JPV Marikina v Meralco Manila
20 May 2017 (2017-05-20) 3 | JPV Marikina | 0–1 | Meralco Manila | Biñana |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium |
Meralco Manila v Davao Aguilas
3 June 2017 (2017-06-03) 4 | Meralco Manila | 2–0 | Davao Aguilas | Manila |
19:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Kaya FC–Makati v Meralco Manila
17 June 2017 (2017-06-17) 5 | Kaya FC–Makati | 0–2 | Meralco Manila | Makati |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: University of Makati Stadium |
Davao Aguilas v Meralco Manila
21 June 2017 (2017-06-21) 6 | Davao Aguilas | 2–2 | Meralco Manila | Tagum |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Davao del Norte Sports Complex |
Meralco Manila v Stallion Laguna
24 June 2017 (2017-06-24) 7 | Meralco Manila | 1–1 | Stallion Laguna | Manila |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Ilocos United v Meralco Manila
1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) 8 | Ilocos United | 0–1 | Meralco Manila | Bantayb |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Quirino Stadium |
Meralco Manila v JPV Marikina
8 July 2017 (2017-07-08) 9 | Meralco Manila | 1–0 | JPV Marikina | Manila |
19:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Meralco Manila v Ceres–Negros
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) 10 | Meralco Manila | 0–7 | Ceres–Negros | Manila |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Meralco Manila v Global Cebu
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) 11 | Meralco Manila | 2–2 | Global Cebu | Manila |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Davao Aguilas v Meralco Manila
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) 12 | Davao Aguilas | 2–3 | Meralco Manila | Tagum |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Davao del Norte Sports Complex |
Meralco Manila v Global Cebu
2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) 13 | Meralco Manila | 1–2 | Global Cebu | Manila |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Meralco Manila v Kaya FC–Makati
5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) 14 | Meralco Manila | 2–1 | Kaya FC–Makati | Manila |
19:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Stallion Laguna v Meralco Manila
12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) 15 | Stallion Laguna | 2–3 | Meralco Manila | Biñan |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium |
Ceres–Negros v Meralco Manila
16 August 2017 (2017-08-16) 16 | Ceres–Negros | 1–2 | Meralco Manila | Bacolod |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Panaad Stadium |
Meralco Manila v Ilocos United
20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 17 | Meralco Manila | 1–0 | Ilocos United | Manila |
19:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
JPV Marikina v Meralco Manila
23 August 2017 (2017-08-23) 18 | JPV Marikina | 1–1 | Meralco Manila | Manilaa |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Global Cebu v Meralco Manila
16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 19 | Global Cebu | 0–0 | Meralco Manila | Manilac |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Meralco Manila v Davao Aguilas
23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 20 | Meralco Manila | 2–0 | Davao Aguilas | Manila |
19:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Kaya FC–Makati v Meralco Manila
30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 21 | Kaya FC–Makati | 2–1 | Meralco Manila | Makati |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: University of Makati Stadium |
Meralco Manila v Stallion Laguna
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 22 | Meralco Manila | 0–0 | Stallion Laguna | Manila |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Ilocos United v Meralco Manila
20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) 23 | Ilocos United | 0–3 | Meralco Manila | Bantayb |
19:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Quirino Stadium |
Meralco Manila v Kaya FC–Makati
28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 24 | Meralco Manila | 1–0 | Kaya FC–Makati | Manila |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Meralco Manila v JPV Marikina
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 25 | Meralco Manila | 1–0 | JPV Marikina | Manila |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Ceres–Negros v Meralco Manila
5 November 2017 (2017-11-05) 26 | Ceres–Negros | 6–0 | Meralco Manila | Bacolod |
19:00 UTC+8 | Marañón ![]() de Murga ![]() Rodriguez ![]() | Stadium: Panaad Stadium |
Global Cebu v Meralco Manila
19 November 2017 (2017-11-19) 27 | Global Cebu | 1–2 | Meralco Manila | Manilac |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Meralco Manila v Ceres–Negros
24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) 28 | Meralco Manila | 0–0 | Ceres–Negros | Manila |
19:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Note:
- a Because of the ongoing works in the Marikina Sports Complex, the team will play its first few league games at the Biñan Football Stadium and Rizal Memorial Stadium and will have to groundshare with Stallion Laguna and Meralco Manila, respectively.
- b The home stadium of the club is located in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, a nearby town of Vigan. For administrative and marketing purposes, the home city of Ilocos United is designated as "Vigan"
- c Because of the ongoing works in the University of San Carlos Stadium, the team will play its first few league games at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila and will have to groundshare with Meralco Manila.
Final Series
Global Cebu v Meralco Manila
3 December 2017 (2017-12-03) Semi Final Leg 1 | Global Cebu | 2–1 | Meralco Manila | Manila1 |
19:00 UTC+8 | Wesley ![]() Minegishi ![]() | Minniecon ![]() | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
^1 The game is considered as a Home Game for Global Cebu. Game will be played in RMS due to unavailability of Global's home stadium, the Cebu City Sports Complex.[2]
Meralco Manila v Global Cebu
9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) Semi Final Leg 2 | Meralco Manila | 1–1 (2–3 agg.) | Global Cebu | Manila |
19:00 UTC+8 | Dizon ![]() | Sanchez ![]() | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
Meralco Manila v Kaya FC–Makati
16 December 2017 (2017-12-16) Battle for Third | Meralco Manila | 3–1 | Kaya FC–Makati | Manila |
16:00 UTC+8 | Cañas ![]() Dizon ![]() | Bedic ![]() | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
League squad
- As of 3 September 2017[3]
Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
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Goalkeepers | |||||
1 | Florencio Badelic Jr. | ![]() | GK | (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30) | ![]() |
2 | Nathanael Villanueva | ![]() | GK | (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 28) | ![]() |
30 | Ricardo Padilla Jr. | ![]() | GK | (1987-09-30) 30 September 1987 (age 36) | |
Defenders | |||||
3 | Joaquín Cañas | ![]() | CB | (1987-08-28) 28 August 1987 (age 36) | ![]() |
4 | Alvin Sarmiento | ![]() ![]() | RB | (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31) | ![]() |
5 | Edward Mallari | ![]() ![]() | LB | (1983-07-27) 27 July 1983 (age 40) | ![]() |
14 | Lee Jeong-min | ![]() | CB | (1990-07-17) 17 July 1990 (age 33) | ![]() |
15 | Nathaneil Dorimon | ![]() | RB | (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32) | ![]() |
18 | Julian Clarino | ![]() | CB | (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 28) | ![]() |
23 | Tyler Matas | ![]() ![]() | LB | (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 29) | ![]() |
25 | Milan Nikolić | ![]() | CB | (1988-02-10) 10 February 1988 (age 36) | ![]() |
Midfielders | |||||
6 | Andrés Gonzales | ![]() | CDM | (1981-05-01) 1 May 1981 (age 43) | ![]() |
8 | Simon Greatwich | ![]() ![]() | CM | (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 35) | ![]() |
12 | Tahj Minniecon | ![]() ![]() | RM | (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35) | ![]() |
16 | Daniel Gadia | ![]() | CM | (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993 (age 30) | ![]() |
17 | Christian Cruz-Herrera | ![]() ![]() | CM | (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 28) | ![]() |
19 | Curt Dizon | ![]() ![]() | LM | (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30) | ![]() |
21 | Edienzel Velizano | ![]() | CAM | (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 30) | ![]() |
24 | Jean De los Reyes | ![]() | LM | (1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 33) | ![]() |
27 | Jake Morallo | ![]() | LM | (1988-07-12) 12 July 1988 (age 35) | ![]() |
31 | Franco De la Torre | ![]() | CM | (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 27) | ![]() |
Forwards | |||||
9 | Gerardo Valmayor | ![]() | ST | (1992-06-08) 8 June 1992 (age 32) | ![]() |
11 | Jim Ashley Flores | ![]() | RW | (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 31) | ![]() |
13 | Connor Tacagni | ![]() ![]() | ST | (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 28) | ![]() |
22 | David Fornea | ![]() | ST | (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991 (age 32) | ![]() |