2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara
{{short description|1st season of the Copa Paulino Alcantara}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
|title = Copa Paulino Alcantara
|year = 2018
|image =
|image_size = 100px
|country = Philippines
|dates = September 1 – October 27
|num_teams = 6
|champions = Kaya–Iloilo
|count = 1
|matches = 15
|goals = 52
|top goal scorer = Robert Lopez Mendy (9 goals)
|prevseason =
|nextseason = 2019
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The 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara was the first edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara,{{cite news |title= PFL Season 2018 Begins March 3 |url= http://philippinesfootballleague.com/pfl-season-2018-begins-march-3/ |access-date= January 31, 2018 |work= Philippines Football League |date= January 31, 2018}} the domestic football cup competition of the Philippines. The competition started on September 1, 2018{{cite news |title=Philippines' cup competition: Copa Paulino Alcantara logo unveiled |url=https://www.foxsports.ph/football/asian-football/philippine-football/889276/philippines-cup-competition-copa-paulino-alcantara-logo-unveiled/ |access-date=30 July 2018 |work=Fox Sports |date=27 July 2018}} and concluded on October 27, 2018, with Kaya–Iloilo winning the inaugural tournament after defeating Davao Aguilas 1–0 in extra time.
The winners qualified for the 2019 AFC Cup.{{cite news |last1=Saldajeno |first1=Ivan |title=PFL Cup to be named Copa Paulino Alcantara |url=http://www.canadianinquirer.net/2018/04/03/pfl-cup-to-be-named-copa-paulino-alcantara/ |access-date=15 July 2018 |work=Philippine Canadian Inquirer |agency=Philippine News Agency |date=3 April 2018}}
Participating clubs
All six clubs of the 2018 Philippines Football League are eligible to participate in the tournament. On July 15, 2018, during the PFL Fans Day, it was announced that non-franchise clubs will also be allowed to join the cup competition provided that they satisfy minimum licensing requirements which will be set for the competition.{{cite news |last1=Dela Cruz |first1=Jaimer |title=First PFL Fans Day and Soca Loca Mobile App Launch a success |url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/philippine-football/pfl/913284/first-pfl-fans-day-a-success/ |access-date=15 July 2018 |work=Fox Sports Asia |date=15 July 2018 |archive-date=17 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717150714/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/philippine-football/pfl/913284/first-pfl-fans-day-a-success/ |url-status=dead }} But only clubs in the PFL joined the tournament.
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Format
=Competition=
The Copa Paulino Alcantara commenced on September 1, 2018, with a group phase of two groups with three teams each. A round robin format with home and away legs was used for this phase. The top two teams advance to the semifinals with the group winners facing the runner-up team from the other group. The higher seeded teams hosted the one-off semifinals. The final consisted of a single match as well.
=Draw=
A draw to determine the composition of the groupings for the group phase was held on August 26, 2018.
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| width=20%|Pot 1 (Seeded Teams) !width=30% colspan=2|Pot 2 |
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| Ceres–Negros (PFL Champion) Kaya–Iloilo (PFL Runner-up) |
Group stage
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|Group winners and runners-up advance to the semifinals |
=Group A=
{{2018 PFL Cup Group A table|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}
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|round =1
|id =CM1
|date ={{Start date|2018|9|1}}
|time =19:00 UTC+8
|team1 =Ceres–Negros
|score =1–3
|team2 =Davao Aguilas
|goals1 =Powell {{goal|54}}
|goals2 =Hartmann {{goal|36}}
P. Younghusband {{goal|38}}
Minniecon {{goal|76}}
|stadium =Rizal Memorial Stadium
|location =Manila
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|round =2
|id =CM3
|date ={{Start date|2018|9|15}}
|time =12:00 UTC+8
|team1 =Stallion Laguna
|score =3–0
|team2 =Ceres–Negros
|goals1 =Doctora {{goal|24}}
Melliza {{goal|41||52}}
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|id =CM5
|date ={{Start date|2018|9|19}}
|time =19:00 UTC+8
|team1 =Ceres–Negros
|score =2–1
|team2 =Stallion Laguna
|goals1 =Powell {{goal|56}}
M. Ott {{goal|84}}
|goals2 =Arboleda {{goal|40}}
|stadium =Rizal Memorial Stadium
|location =Manila
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|round =4
|id =CM7
|date ={{Start date|2018|9|22}}
|time =16:00 UTC+8
|team1 =Davao Aguilas
|score =2–1
|team2 =Ceres–Negros
|goals1 =Wesley {{goal|16}}
P. Younghusband {{goal|47|pen.}}
|goals2 =M. Ott {{goal|53}}
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|round =5
|id =CM9
|date ={{Start date|2018|9|26}}
|time =16:00 UTC+8
|team1 =Davao Aguilas
|score =0–0
|team2 =Stallion Laguna
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|round =6
|id =CM11
|date ={{Start date|2018|10|17}}
|time =15:00 UTC+8
|team1 =Stallion Laguna
|score =0–4
|team2 =Davao Aguilas
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|goals2 =P. Younghusband {{goal|40||83}}
Kim Sung-min {{goal|70||84}}
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=Group B=
{{2018 PFL Cup Group B table|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}
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|round =1
|date ={{Start date|2018|9|1}}
|time =16:00 UTC+8
|team1 =Kaya–Iloilo
|score =4–0
|team2 =Global Cebu
|goals1 =Lopez Mendy {{goal|23||55||62}}
Tanton {{goal|49}}
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|round =2
|id =CM4
|date ={{Start date|2018|9|15}}
|time =15:00 UTC+8
|team1 =JPV Marikina
|score =4–3
|team2 =Global Cebu
|goals1 =Moriyasu {{goal|28}}
Uzoka {{goal|57}}
Angeles {{goal|69}}
Shimono {{goal|73}}
|goals2 =Nikolić {{goal|38}}
Roberts {{goal|65}}
Lee Jeong-min {{goal|85}}
|stadium =PFF National Training Centre
|location =Carmona
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|round =3
|id =CM6
|date ={{Start date|2018|9|19}}
|time =16:00 UTC+8
|team1 =Kaya–Iloilo
|score =1–0
|team2 =JPV Marikina
|goals1 =Osei {{goal|75}}
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|round =4
|id =CM8
|date ={{Start date|2018|9|23}}
|time =19:00 UTC+8
|team1 =Global Cebu
|score = 3–3
|team2 =Kaya–Iloilo
|goals1 = Beloya {{goal|3}}
Beaton {{goal|56}}
Jarvis {{goal|63}}
|goals2 = Tanton {{goal|24}}
Lopez Mendy {{goal|58||73|}}
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|round =5
|id =CM10
|date ={{Start date|2018|9|26}}
|time =19:00 UTC+8
|team1 =Global Cebu
|score =1–2
|team2 =JPV Marikina
|goals1 = Jarvis {{goal|77}}
|goals2 = Uzoka {{goal|39}}
Moriyasu {{goal|62}}
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|id =CM12
|date ={{Start date|2018|10|17}}
|time =15:00 UTC+8
|team1 =JPV Marikina
|score =0–1
|team2 =Kaya–Iloilo
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Knock-out stage
=Bracket=
{{4TeamBracket
|RD1 = Semi-finals
October 21
|RD2 = Final
October 27
|RD1-seed1 = A1
|RD1-team1 = Davao Aguilas
|RD1-score1 = 6
|RD1-seed2 = B2
|RD1-team2 = JPV Marikina
|RD1-score2 = 1
|RD1-seed3 = B1
|RD1-team3 = Kaya–Iloilo
|RD1-score3 = 3
|RD1-seed4 = A2
|RD1-team4 = Stallion Laguna
|RD1-score4 = 2
|RD2-seed1 = W1
|RD2-team1 = Davao Aguilas
|RD2-score1 = 0
|RD2-seed2 = W2
|RD2-team2 = Kaya–Iloilo {{aet}}
|RD2-score2 = 1
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=Semi-finals=
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|id=|date = {{Start date|2018|10|21}}
|time = 17:00 UTC+8
|team1 = Davao Aguilas
|score = 6–1
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|team2 = JPV Marikina
|goals1 = Kim Sung-min {{goal|34||52||60||74}}
J. Younghusband {{goal|40}}
De Jong {{goal|50}}
|goals2 = Altiche {{goal|73}}
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|location = Manila{{ref|b|b}}
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|round = Semi-final
|id=|date = {{Start date|2018|10|21}}
|time = 14:30 UTC+8
|team1 = Kaya–Iloilo
|score = 3–2
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|team2 = Stallion Laguna
|goals1 = Lopez Mendy {{goal|3||15||47}}
|goals2 = Arboleda {{goal|20}}
Polli {{goal|43}}
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|stadium = Iloilo Sports Complex
|location = Iloilo City
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=Final=
{{Main|2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final}}
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|round =Championship
|date ={{Start date|2018|10|27}}
|time = 17:00 UTC+8
|team1 = Davao Aguilas
|score = 0–1
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|team2 = Kaya–Iloilo
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|goals2 = Bedic {{goal|119}}
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|stadium = Rizal Memorial Stadium
|location = Manila
|attendance = 1,230
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Top scorers
{{smalldiv|{{legend|silver|Team eliminated / inactive for this round.}}}}
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!Rank !Player !Team !{{Tooltip|MD1}} !{{Tooltip|MD2}} !{{Tooltip|MD3}} !{{Tooltip|MD4}} !{{Tooltip|SF}} ! {{Tooltip|F|Final}} !Total | |||||
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|align=left|{{flagicon|SEN}} Robert Lopez Mendy |align=left|Kaya–Iloilo |3|| ||2||1||3|| !rowspan=1|9 | |||||
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|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Sungmin |align=left|Davao Aguilas | || || ||2||4|| !rowspan=1|6 | |||||
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|align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Phil Younghusband |align=left|Davao Aguilas |1||1|| ||2|| || !rowspan=1|4 | |||||
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|align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Fitch Arboleda |align=left|Stallion Laguna |1|| || || ||1||bgcolor="silver"| !rowspan=7|2 | |||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Jordan Jarvis
|align=left|Global Cebu | | 1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=2| | ||
| align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Jesus Melliza
|align=left|Stallion Laguna |2 | bgcolor="silver"| | ||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Keigo Moriyasu
|align=left|JPV Marikina |1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver"| | |||
| align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Blake Powell
|align=left|Ceres-Negros |1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=2| | |||
| align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Miguel Tanton
|align=left|Kaya–Iloilo |1 | 1 | ||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Kennedy Uzoka
|align=left|JPV Marikina |1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver"| |
Notes
: a {{note|a}} Match was moved from the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila to Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan to anticipated bad weather due to Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong).{{cite web |title=Untitled |url=https://twitter.com/WeArePFL/status/1040501559799373825 |website=Twitter |publisher=Philippines Football League |access-date=16 September 2018 |date=14 September 2018 |quote=In anticipation to adverse weather conditions, M11 Stallion Laguna Football Club Philippines vs Ceres-Negros FC scheduled on 15 September is moved to Biñan Football Stadium. Kick-off is at 12:00nn. #KeepTheLegacy #WeArePFL}}
: b {{note|b}} Davao Aguilas by topping their group were given the right to play their semifinal match at home but due to the unavailability of their home stadium at the Davao del Norte Sports Complex in Tagum, the club opted to play their semifinal match at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.{{cite news |last1=Saldajeno |first1=Ivan Stewart |title=PFL Cup semis starts |url=http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1051657 |access-date=20 October 2018 |agency=Philippine News Agency |date=20 October 2018}}
References
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