Season | 2012 |
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Champions | Division 1: Global (1st Title) Division 2: Pachanga (1st Title) |
Promoted | Pachanga (to Division 1) |
Relegated | Navy (to Division 2) |
AFC President's Cup | Global |
Matches played | 222 |
Goals scored | 962 (4.33 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Division 1: Phil Younghusband (23 goals) Division 2: Freddy Gonzales (34 goals) |
Highest scoring | Division 1: Loyola 14-0 Navy Division 2: Pachanga 13–0 Sunken Garden United Pachanga 13-0 Manila Lions |
Longest winning run | Division 1: 9 games Global FC |
Longest unbeaten run | Division 1: 5 Games Stallion FC Loyola |
Longest winless run | Division 1: 8 games Navy |
Longest losing run | Division 1: 6 games Navy |
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The 2012 United Football League was the third season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. Global FC won their first Division 1 league title on goal difference against runners-up Kaya, after a 1–1 draw with third-placers Loyola Meralco Sparks on 26 June 2012. Pachanga won the Division 2 league title after being unbeaten in all its matches.
Seven new clubs entered the league after the successful third season of UFL Cup. Manila Nomads, Stallion and Pasargad was promoted to 2012 UFL Division 1 after they reached the knockout stage of 2011 UFL Cup. The season opened on January 14, 2012, and ended on June 30, 2012.
Updated to games played on 20:20, 30 June 2012.
Source: UFL Philippines, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Updated to games played on 23:15, 24 June 2012.
Source: UFL Philippines
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1The two bottom-placed teams will be removed to give way for other teams a chance to compete, although they may qualify for the 2012 UFL Cup.
2One of Sunken Garden United's loss was due to forfeiture due to insufficiency of players for the match.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.