PFF National Men's Club Championship

{{Short description|Defunct football competition in the Philippines}}

{{Infobox football league

| name = PFF National Men's Club Championship

| image = PFF National Club Championship logo.png

| pixels =

| country = Philippines

| confed = AFC (Asia)

| organiser = Philippine Football Federation

| founded = 2011

| folded = 2015

| teams = 8 (last edition)

| region =

| relegation =

| levels =

| domest_cup =

| league_cup =

| confed_cup = AFC President's Cup (2014)
AFC Cup (2015 - 2016)

| qualifier for =

| champions = Loyola

| season =

| most_champs = Ceres (2)

| tv =

| website =

| current =

}}

The Philippine Football Federation National Men's Club Championship was an annual football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation and contested by Filipino clubs. It lasted for four seasons from 2011 to 2014–15 and was replaced by the Copa Paulino Alcantara. It was sponsored by Smart Communications and therefore known as the PFF–Smart National Men's Club Championship.

History

The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) had not been able to organize a national tournament since 2007, when they staged the PFF Centennial Men's Open Championship.{{cite news |last1=Olivares |first1=Rick |title=National open football tilt back after five-year hiatus |url=http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/sports/8062-national-open-football-tilt-back-after-five-year-hiatus |accessdate=31 October 2011 |url-status = dead|publisher=BusinessMirror |date=1 March 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406153854/http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/sports/8062-national-open-football-tilt-back-after-five-year-hiatus |archivedate=6 April 2012}} However, the semi-final finish of the Philippine national team in the 2010 AFF Championship increased the sport's popularity in the country. In January 2011, Smart Communications approached the PFF with an offer to finance a new domestic football competition. The proposed partnership was set to last 10 years, with Smart releasing ₱80 million in funds with the aim of providing more playing opportunities for skilled football players, and the eventual creation of a national league.{{cite news |title=PFF, Smart to form Philippine football league |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/211942/pff-smart-to-form-philippine-football-league/story/ |accessdate=2 November 2011 |agency=GMA News |date=31 January 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121084634/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/211942/pff-smart-to-form-philippine-football-league/story/ |archivedate=21 November 2019}}

Newly installed Philippine Football Federation president Mariano V. Araneta subsequently approved the proposal. In March 2011, the new tournament commenced under the name PFF–Smart Men's Club Championship.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}

Seasons

Cup winners and runners-up

=List of finals=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Key

width="40px" bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|{{dagger}}

| Match was won during extra time

width="40px" bgcolor="#cedff2"|*

| Match was won on a penalty shoot-out

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| Match was won on aggregate over two legs

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+List of PFF National Men's Club Championship finals
scope="col"\|Season !scope="col"\|Winners !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Runners-up !scope="col"\|Venue
scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|2011 \|Global \|align=center bgcolor=d1f7a5\|3–2^&{{ref label\|2011\|A\|^}} \|San Beda \|Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|2012–13 \|Ceres \|align=center\|1–0 \|PSG \|Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|2013–14 \|Ceres \|align=center bgcolor=d1f7a5\|3–1^&{{ref label\|2014\|B\|^}} \|Global \|Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|2014–15 \|Loyola \|align=center\|2–0 \|\|Global \|Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|+List of PFF National Men's Club Championship finals

scope="col"|Season

!scope="col"|Winners

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Runners-up

!scope="col"|Venue

scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2011

|Global

|align=center bgcolor=d1f7a5|3–2^&{{ref label|2011|A|^}}

|San Beda

|Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2012–13

|Ceres

|align=center|1–0

|PSG

|Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2013–14

|Ceres

|align=center bgcolor=d1f7a5|3–1^&{{ref label|2014|B|^}}

|Global

|Panaad Stadium, Bacolod

scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2014–15

|Loyola

|align=center|2–0

||Global

|Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

=Results by club=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Performances in the PFF National Men's Club Championship by club
style="width:100px"\|Club !style="width:60px"\|Titles !style="width:60px"\|Runners-up !style="width:120px"\|Seasons won !style="width:140px"\|Seasons runner-up
Ceres \| style="text-align:center;" \|2 \| style="text-align:center;" \|0 \|2012–13, 2013–14 \|{{sdash}}
Global \| style="text-align:center;" \|1 \| style="text-align:center;" \|2 \|2011 \|2013–14, 2014–15
Loyola \| style="text-align:center;" \|1 \| style="text-align:center;" \|0 \|2014–15 \|{{sdash}}
PSG \| style="text-align:center;" \|0 \| style="text-align:center;" \|1 \|{{sdash}} \|2012–13
San Beda \| style="text-align:center;" \|0 \| style="text-align:center;" \|1 \|{{sdash}} \|2011

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|+ Performances in the PFF National Men's Club Championship by club

style="width:100px"|Club

!style="width:60px"|Titles

!style="width:60px"|Runners-up

!style="width:120px"|Seasons won

!style="width:140px"|Seasons runner-up

Ceres

| style="text-align:center;" |2

| style="text-align:center;" |0

|2012–13, 2013–14

|{{sdash}}