2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara

The 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara is the ongoing fourth edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the domestic football cup competition of the Philippines. Kaya–Iloilo are the defending champions. The 2022 edition marked the first time since the 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara that matches are not held in a "bubble format", and also the first season in more than two years that allowed spectators to watch the matches, all of which are held at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite.

2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara
CountryPhilippines
DatesMarch 14 – May 24
Teams7
Defending championsKaya–Iloilo
Matches played16
Goals scored42 (2.63 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Daizo Horikoshi
(3 goals)
← 2021
2023 →

Scheduling

The COVID-19 pandemic still persists as of 2022, which led to the cancellation of the league tournament in 2021 and the commencement of the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara in its place.[1] The 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara is scheduled to start in March 14[2][3] with the final set to be held on May 23.[4]

Participating clubs

All seven clubs of the Philippines Football League are set to participate. The 2021 season was cancelled and not held but the league had a new club, Dynamic Herb Cebu which already took part in the 2021 cup tournament. United City and Maharlika Manila are set to make a return after foregoing the 2021 cup tournament.

Philippines Football League
The 7 teams of the PFL

Format

Competition

Unlike previous editions of the Copa, where the teams would be separated into different groups, this year's edition of the competition will see all the current teams of the Philippines Football League play against each other once. The 7 clubs, playing in what is dubbed as the "elimination round", will play against each other once. At the end of the elimination round, the top four teams will then meet each other in the semifinals.[3] Just like in the 2021 edition, the losers of the semifinals will play each other in the third place match while the winners meet in the final, which will consist of a single match.

The competition will be held in a closed-circuit format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]All matches will be held at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite.[2]

Elimination round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAY CEB UCT ADT MAH STA MEN
1 Kaya–Iloilo (Q) 5 4 1 0 10 3 +7 13 Semi-finals — 12 May 1–1 4–0 — — —
2 Dynamic Herb Cebu (Q) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 — — — 3–0 5 May — 3–1
3 United City 4 2 2 0 9 1 +8 8 — 8 May — 4–0 4–0 — —
4 Azkals Development Team 6 2 1 3 7 13 −6 7 — — — — 3–1 1–1 3–0
5 Maharlika Manila 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 3 0–1 — — — — 8 May 2–1
6 Stallion Laguna 4 0 2 2 3 6 −3 2 2–3 0–2 12 May — — — —
7 Mendiola 1991 (E) 6 0 2 4 2 9 −7 2 0–1 — 0–0 — — 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source: PFL (via Facebook)
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14) 1 Maharlika Manila 0–1 Kaya–Iloilo Carmona
17:00 UTC+8 Report Horikoshi 47' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) 2 Maharlika Manila 2–1 Mendiola 1991 Carmona
17:00 UTC+8 G. Clarino 49'
M. Clarino 77'		 Report Flores 44' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Meliton Pelayo
March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24) 3 United City 4–0 Maharlika Manila Carmona
17:00 UTC+8 Robertson 23'
Sendra 26'
Ouano 44'
Minegishi 73'		 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda
March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28) 4 Azkals Development Team 3–0 Mendiola 1991 Carmona
16:00 UTC+8 Woods 45+2' (pen.)
Guerrero 74'
Ocampo 82'		 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda
March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28) 5 Kaya–Iloilo 1–1 United City Carmona
19:15 UTC+8 Horikoshi 56' Report Ott 34' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Attendance: 102
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat
March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31) 6 United City 4–0 Azkals Development Team Carmona
17:00 UTC+8 Sendra 12'
Juraboev 21'
Ouano 71'
Daniels 89'		 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Meliton Pelayo
April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04) 7 Mendiola 1991 0–0 United City Carmona
17:00 UTC+8 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Meliton Pelayo
April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11) 8 Mendiola 1991 0–1 Kaya–Iloilo Carmona
16:00 UTC+8 Report Melliza 68' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Meliton Pelayo
April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11) 9 Azkals Development Team 1–1 Stallion Laguna Carmona
19:15 UTC+8 Woods 87' Report Nogueira 19' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda
April 20, 2022 (2022-04-20) 10 Mendiola 1991 0–0 Stallion Laguna Carmona
16:00 UTC+8 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat
April 20, 2022 (2022-04-20) 11 Kaya–Iloilo 4–0 Azkals Development Team Carmona
19:15 UTC+8 Lopez Mendy 19', 29'
Mitchell 23'
Horikoshi 80'		 Report Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Linjun Talaver
April 25, 2022 (2022-04-25) 12 Stallion Laguna 0–2 Dynamic Herb Cebu Carmona
16:00 UTC+8 Report Uzoka 33'
Corsame 90'		 Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Linjun Talaver
April 25, 2022 (2022-04-25) 13 Azkals Development Team 3–1 Maharlika Manila Carmona
19:15 UTC+8 Bias 23'
Ocampo 24'
Chung 89'		 Report Kim Sung-min 66' Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda
May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02) 15 Stallion Laguna 2–3 Kaya–Iloilo Carmona
16:00 UTC+8 Sy 61'
Nierras 70'		 Mitchell 10'
Felongco 18'
Melliza 28'		 Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Linjun Talaver
May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02) 16 Dynamic Herb Cebu 3–1 Mendiola 1991 Carmona
19:15 UTC+8 Çınkır 57', 73'
Altinöz 90+3'		 Hajimehdi 42' (pen.) Stadium: PFF National Training Center
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat

Notes:

a ^ Dynamic Herb Cebu was awarded a 3–0 win due to ADT's inability to compete. The ADT forms the core of the Philippine national U23 team which held a training camp in Malaysia as part of its preparation for the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.[6]

Knock-out stage
  Semi-finals     Final
                 
  1 TBD  
  4 TBD    
      – Semifinal winner 1
      – Semifinal winner 2
  3 TBD    
  2 TBD   Third place
 
– Semifinal loser 1
  – Semifinal loser 2

Semi-finals
May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16) Semi-final v Carmona
Stadium: PFF National Training Center
May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16) Semi-final v Carmona
Stadium: PFF National Training Center

Third place play-off
May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22) Third place v Carmona
Stadium: PFF National Training Center

Final
May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22) Final v Carmona
Stadium: PFF National Training Center

Top scorers
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 SF 3P   F   Total
1 Daizo Horikoshi Kaya–Iloilo 111 3
2 Arda Çınkır Dynamic Herb Cebu 2 2
Ivan Ouano United City 11
Carlyle Mitchell Kaya–Iloilo 11
Lance Ocampo ADT 11
Robert Lopez Mendy Kaya–Iloilo 2
Ricardo Sendra United City 11
Scott Woods ADT 11
Jesus Melliza Kaya–Iloilo 11

References
  1. Suyu, Ian (January 17, 2022). "Copa eyed for March". Daily Tribune. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. "Copa Paulino Alcantara kicks off on March 14". Manila Bulletin. February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  3. "Copa Paulino Alcantara 2022 set for March 14". Philippines Football League. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  4. "The Dates are In!". Facebook. Philippines Football League. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  5. Terrado, Reuben (February 27, 2022). "Seven teams seeing action in 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  6. "PFL Statement on Dynamic Herb Cebu FC vs Azkals Development Team on 28 April 2022". pfl.org.ph. April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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