2022–23 Philippines Football League

Since the league was last held in 2020, there have been several changes. All six teams of the 2020 season are set to compete, with Dynamic Herb Cebu being the new team joining after previously competing in the 2021 and 2022 editions of the Copa Paulino Alcantara. While the 2020 edition was held under closed-circuit format to limit the spread of COVID-19, this season marks the first time since 2019 that the league reverts to a home-and-away Round-robin tournament, with all teams playing each other 4 times, for a total of 24 matches.

Since the 2020 Philippines Football League, several clubs have undergone location changes. United City, who previously competed without a home city and stadium, will be temporarily based in Capas, Tarlac, while their stadium is under construction. After the 2022–23 season, they will rename to United Clark from United City. Maharlika Manila, who also competed without a home stadium but represented the city of Manila, will play their games at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

The most noticeable change this season is the league changing its format for scheduling. Previously, the league followed the scheduling system of most Asian leagues such as the Singapore Premier League or Malaysia Super League. However, in 2022, the Asian Football Confederation changed its system of scheduling, shifting from an intra- to an inter-year system. Several leagues followed this, such as the Thai League 1, the Indonesia Liga 1, and the Indian Super League, prompting the PFL to switch to this format as well.

All 6 clubs from the previous PFL season are set to compete, with Maharlika Manila and United City competing for the first time in 2 years, having taken a break during the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara.{{cite web |title=Maharlika Manila F.C. to skip Copa - Focus on PFL 2022 Season |url=https://www.facebook.com/MaharlikaFootballClub/posts/276100564529381?__cft__[0]=AZX4mwNGG2Ffe49YtavgMM8mA0figzWqByWTbeSNSkxiDO-sqbRFlmg6QJql90ghu3ivfKt6VB380AtZ3EDB8e4TMKVqfQ7zXZE1SvsJHlMucW_QpbojIJV0WYq3JI91fCgZqc8uS28VPrbcT9FGIporSqr30LyziJocFrUsowdQmw&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R |website=Facebook |publisher=Maharlika Manila F.C. |access-date=November 1, 2021 |date=October 29, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Pedralvez |first1=Manolo |title=PFL Cup sees 6 teams participating; kickoff on Nov. 7 |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/25/21/pfl-cup-sees-6-teams-participating-kickoff-on-nov-7 |access-date=October 25, 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=October 24, 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=Sudden United City FC pullout leaves Copa with only 5 clubs |url=https://www.spin.ph/football/pfl/united-city-fc-pulls-out-of-2021-copa-paulino-alcantara-a795-20211031?ref=home_feed_1 |access-date=November 1, 2021 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=October 31, 2021 |language=en}} Dynamic Herb Cebu were given a provisional club license,{{cite news |last1=del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=PFF gives Cebu provisionary license; Laos given deadline to fulfill requirements |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pfl-gives-cebu-provisionary-license-laos-given-deadline-to-fulfill-requirements/215491 |access-date=August 2, 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=July 30, 2021}} which would have allow the club to debut in the cancelled 2021 season, but due to the season's cancellation, 2022 was their first league season in the Philippine top flight.

Two potential new entries in the 2022 season were LAOS (Leyte Association of Organized Sports), who last competed in the 2016 United Football League, and new club Rapids F.C. from Cagayan de Oro.{{cite news |last1=Suyu |first1=Ian |title=2 teams to join PFL |url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/02/12/2-teams-to-join-pfl/ |access-date=February 12, 2021 |work=Daily Tribune |date=February 11, 2021 |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212035501/https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/02/12/2-teams-to-join-pfl/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last1=Suyu |first1=Ian |title=PFL welcomes new team |url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/03/14/pfl-welcomes-new-team/ |access-date=March 26, 2021 |work=Daily Tribune |date=March 14, 2021}} The two clubs started their license application process at the same time as Dynamic Herb Cebu. However, the PFF approved Cebu's license while the other two clubs' licenses were still found lacking in requirements. United City withdrew mid-season in February 2023. Azkal Development Team soon withdrew as well in May 2023.

Several of the teams have nominated venues as temporary home venues due to their home stadiums being under construction. United City is temporarily based in the New Clark City Athletics Stadium, while Mendiola 1991 is temporarily holding their home matches in the City of Imus Grandstand and Track Oval. United City plan to hold their future home matches in their "field of dreams" in Pampanga while Mendiola 1991 will build their stadium in Taytay, Rizal.

In February 2022, the McKinley Hill Stadium in Taguig was approved by the PFL as Maharlika Manila's home stadium.{{cite web |title=Clubs submit Team Roster form |url=https://pfl.org.ph/clubs-submit-team-roster-form/ |website=The Philippines Football League |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=10 February 2023}}

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As part of the criteria imposed by the sponsorship of Qatar Airways, each team's kit should contain the Qatar Airways logo where the manufacturer's logo would usually be.{{cite news |title=Qatar Airways to Sponsor the Philippines Football League |url=https://www.qatarairways.com/en/press-releases/2019/November/PFL.html |access-date=March 24, 2022 |work=Qatar Airways |date=November 26, 2019 |language=en}} The official logo of the PFL should also be placed on one of the sleeves of the kit.

Notes:

1. {{note|n1}}Located on the front of the shirt.
2. {{note|n2}}Located on the back of the shirt.
3. {{note|n3}}Located on the sleeves.
4. {{note|n4}}Located on the shorts.

A maximum of six foreigners are allowed per club, with five players of any nationality and a sixth coming from an AFC member nation. This is in line with the upcoming AFC regulations that allow for more foreigners to be signed by clubs. However, only 4 foreign players can be registered in the starting 11 during a matchday, with one of them being from an AFC member nation. A further two foreign substitutes may be placed on the bench.{{cite web |title=Philippines Football League Season 2022-2023 kicks off |url=https://pfl.org.ph/philippines-football-league-season-2022-2023-kicks-off/ |publisher=pfl.org.ph |access-date=August 5, 2022 |date=August 5, 2022}}

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window. The window lasted from 1 January 2023 to 26 March 2023, with the initial deadline for registered squads set on February 9.{{cite web |title=Clubs submit Team Roster form

|url=https://pfl.org.ph/clubs-submit-team-roster-form/ |publisher=pfl.org.ph |access-date=February 11, 2023 |date=February 12, 2023}}

Notes

:1.{{Note|1}} Former players only include players who left after the start of the 2022–23 season.

:2.{{Note|2}} Jesse Curran was originally a citizen of Australia but was called up by the Philippines national football team to participate in the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series, while Simen Lyngbø was considered a Norwegian import until he played for the Philippines in the 2022 AFF Championship.{{cite web|url=https://pff.org.ph/2022/03/19/philippines-mnt-to-face-malaysia-and-singapore-in-fas-tri-nations-series/|title=Philippines MNT To Face Malaysia And Singapore In FAS Tri-Nations Series|website=Philippine Football Federation|date=March 19, 2022|accessdate=March 29, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/291783517670814/posts/2021809348001547/|title=SQUAD LIST, Here's our 25 man line-up for the Tri-Nations series that will be held in Singapore.|website=Facebook |accessdate=March 29, 2022}}

{{2022 Philippines Football League table}}

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|team1=Azkals Development Team

|pos1=4/4/3/3/4/4/5/5/5/5/4/4/4/3/3/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4

|team2=Dynamic Herb Cebu

|pos2=6/5/5/5/3S/3S/3S/3S/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2

|team3=Kaya–Iloilo

|pos3=3S/2/1/1/1/1/1/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1

|team4=Maharlika Manila

|pos4=7/6/6/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7

|team5=Mendiola 1991

|pos5=5/7/7/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6

|team6=Stallion Laguna

|pos6=2/3S/4/4/5/5/4/4/4/4/5/5/5/5/5/3S/3S/3S/3S/3S/3S/3S/3S/3S

|team7=United City

|pos7=1/1/2/2/2/2/2/1/3S/3S/3S/3S/3S/4/4/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5

| update=June 11, 2023

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|team1=Azkals Development Team

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|team2=Dynamic Herb Cebu

|pos2=L/D/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/D

|team3=Kaya–Iloilo

|pos3=W/W/W/W/W/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W

|team4=Maharlika Manila

|pos4=L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/D/L/L/L/L/W/L/L/W/W/L/L/W/L/L

|team5=Mendiola 1991

|pos5=L/L/L/W/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/W/W/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/L/W/W/W

|team6=Stallion Laguna

|pos6=W/W/L/L/L/W/W/W/L/L/L/D/L/W/W/W/W/L/D/L/W/W/W/W

|team7=United City

|pos7=W/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/D/D/W/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L

| update=June 11, 2023

| color_W = green2 | text_W = Win

| color_D = yellow2| text_D = Draw

| color_L = red2 | text_L = Loss

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The seven clubs will play each other in two rounds of home and away matches. A total of 82 matches will be played.{{cite news |last1=Malanum |first1=Jean |title=PFL to resume in February |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1192813 |access-date=16 January 2023 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=16 January 2023 |language=en}} United City withdrew mid-season in February 2023 and will not feature in the second round.

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|matches_style = FBR

|team1=ADT |team2=CEB |team3=KAY |team4=MAH |team5=MEN |team6=STA |team7=UCT

|name_ADT=Azkals Development Team

|name_CEB=Dynamic Herb Cebu

|name_KAY=Kaya–Iloilo

|name_MAH=Maharlika Manila

|name_MEN=Mendiola 1991

|name_STA=Stallion Laguna

|name_UCT=United City

|match_ADT_CEB= 0–0

|match_ADT_KAY= 0–1

|match_ADT_MAH= 4–0

|match_ADT_MEN= 3–0

|match_ADT_STA= 0–2

|match_ADT_UCT= 3–0

|match_CEB_ADT= 3–0

|match_CEB_KAY= 3–2

|match_CEB_MAH= 5–1

|match_CEB_MEN= 7–1

|match_CEB_STA= 0–0

|match_CEB_UCT= 3–3

|match_KAY_ADT= 1–0

|match_KAY_CEB= 3–0

|match_KAY_MAH= 4–1

|match_KAY_MEN= 6–1

|match_KAY_STA= 3–0

|match_KAY_UCT= 2–1

|match_MAH_ADT= 1-1

|match_MAH_CEB= 0–1

|match_MAH_KAY= 1–4

|match_MAH_MEN= 0–3

|match_MAH_STA= 1–2

|match_MAH_UCT= 0–5

|match_MEN_ADT= 1–3

|match_MEN_CEB= 2–6

|match_MEN_KAY= 0–7

|match_MEN_MAH= 1–0

|match_MEN_STA= 0–4

|match_MEN_UCT= 0–5

|match_STA_ADT= 1–2

|match_STA_CEB= 3–4

|match_STA_KAY= 1–2

|match_STA_MAH= 4–0

|match_STA_MEN= 2–0

|match_STA_UCT= 2–4

|match_UCT_ADT= 2–2

|match_UCT_CEB= 1–1

|match_UCT_KAY= 2–0

|match_UCT_MAH= 1–0

|match_UCT_MEN= 2–0

|match_UCT_STA= 1–0

|match_ADT_UCT_note=Match was postponed due to an Influenza outbreak within the United City team. The PFL disciplinary committee later deemed the match a 3–0 win in favor of the ADT.{{cite web |title=PFL Disciplinary Committee decisions |url=https://pfl.org.ph/pfl-disciplinary-committee-decisions/ |publisher=pfl.org.ph |access-date=March 10, 2023 |date=March 6, 2023}}

|match_CEB_ADT_note=Match was postponed due to inclement weather caused by Typhoon Paeng. The PFL disciplinary committee later deemed the match a 3–0 win in favor of Cebu.

|match_CEB_STA_note=Match was postponed due to unknown reasons. The match has been rescheduled to May 24, 2023.{{cite web |title=Philippines Football League resumes February 2023 |url=https://pfl.org.ph/philippines-football-league-resumes-february-2023/ |publisher=pfl.org.ph |access-date=January 16, 2023 |date=January 16, 2023}}

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| update=June 11, 2023

|matches_style = FBR

|team1=ADT |team2=CEB |team3=KAY |team4=MAH |team5=MEN |team6=STA |team7=UCT

|name_ADT=Azkals Development Team

|name_CEB=Dynamic Herb Cebu

|name_KAY=Kaya–Iloilo

|name_MAH=Maharlika Manila

|name_MEN=Mendiola 1991

|name_STA=Stallion Laguna

|name_UCT=United City

|match_ADT_CEB=1–2

|match_ADT_KAY=1–3

|match_ADT_MAH=4–1

|match_ADT_MEN=0–3

|match_ADT_STA=0–3

|match_ADT_UCT=3–0

|match_CEB_ADT=3–0

|match_CEB_KAY=1–1

|match_CEB_MAH=2–0

|match_CEB_MEN=1–0

|match_CEB_STA=1–0

|match_CEB_UCT=3–0

|match_KAY_ADT=3–2

|match_KAY_CEB=2–3

|match_KAY_MAH=5–0

|match_KAY_MEN=4–0

|match_KAY_STA=3–1

|match_KAY_UCT=3–0

|match_MAH_ADT=3–0

|match_MAH_CEB=1–2

|match_MAH_KAY=1–5

|match_MAH_MEN=1–2

|match_MAH_STA=0-1

|match_MAH_UCT=3–0

|match_MEN_ADT=3–0

|match_MEN_CEB=1–3

|match_MEN_KAY=1–6

|match_MEN_MAH=0–1

|match_MEN_STA=0–3

|match_MEN_UCT=3–0

|match_STA_ADT=3–0

|match_STA_CEB=1–1

|match_STA_KAY=0–3

|match_STA_MAH=4–1

|match_STA_MEN=2–0

|match_STA_UCT=3–0

|match_UCT_ADT=0–3

|match_UCT_CEB=0–3

|match_UCT_KAY=0–3

|match_UCT_MAH=0–3

|match_UCT_MEN=0–3

|match_UCT_STA=0–3

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(H) – Home; (A) – Away

⁴ Player scored four goals

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.{{cite news |last1=Saldajeno |first1=Ivan Stewart |title=CDaizo Horikoshi named PFL Golden Ball winner |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1202346 |access-date=May 28, 2023 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=May 28, 2023}}{{cite news |title=Kaya thwarts Stallion, wins elusive PFL title |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/05/28/2269717/kaya-thwarts-stallion-wins-elusive-pfl-title |access-date=May 28, 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=May 28, 2023}}

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