2018 Philippines Football League
| Season | 2018 |
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| Dates | 3 March 2018 (Regular season) August 2018 (Finals series) |
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The 2018 Philippines Football League will be the second season of the Philippines Football League (PFL), the professional football league of the Philippines. Ceres–Negros were the defending champions after beating Global Cebu 4-1 in Finals.
The start of the 2018 season will be on 3 March 2018 and will end on August 2018. This season will no longer have a final series as PFL Cup will be introduce right after league.
The eight clubs which participated in the inaugural season were granted license to partake in the 2018 season by November 2017. However, on January 8, 2018, FC Meralco Manila ceased operations and on January 18, Ilocos United F.C. announced their withdrawal from the league leaving only 6 teams for the 2018 season.
On 6 February 2018, Kaya F.C. transferred from Makati to Iloilo.
A maximum of four foreigners are allowed per club which follows the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) '3+1 rule'; three players of any nationality and a fourth coming from an AFC member nation.
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
First match(es) will be played on 3 March 2018. Source: Philippines Football League
First match(es) will be played on 3 March 2018. Source: Philippines Football League
The six clubs will play each other five times for twenty-five matches each during the regular season.
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