2013 PFF National Men's U-23 Championship
Tournament details
Country Philippines
DatesMay 17–30, 2013
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsNegros Occidental
Runner-upDavao
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored48 (2.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Joshua Beloya
Rudane Tamon
Juven Benitez
(4 goals)

The 2013 PFF National Men's U-23 Championship (known as the PFF-Suzuki U-23 Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second edition of a football tournament in the Philippines organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and Japanese automaker Suzuki. It is the national competition of Men's Under-23 players representing the member associations of Philippine Football Federation.[1]

Host

On March 19, it was reported that the Final Qualifying Round will be held at Perdices Stadium in Dumaguete.[2]

After a month-long delay, the regional qualifying and semi-final rounds of the 2013 PFF Suzuki Under 23 Championship resumed on May 17 until May 28 in Dumaguete.[3] The one-game finals showdown played on May 30 at 2:30 pm in the same venue.[4]

Schedule

Groups

Group A

  • Matches to be played at Perdices Memorial Coliseum in Dumaguete, on 17–26 May 2013 (all times UTC+8).
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
North Cotabato 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9
Iloilo 4 3 0 1 3 2 +1 9
Cebu 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7
Baguio-Benguet 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
Iligan-Lanao Del Norte 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1
Source:

Group B

  • Matches to be played at Perdices Memorial Coliseum in Dumaguete, on 17–26 May 2013 (all times UTC+8).
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Negros Occidental 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9
Davao 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
Zamboanga-Dipolog 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
Masbate 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source:

Knockout stage

Semi-Finals Finals
      
A1 North Cotabato 0
B2 Davao 1
Davao 0
NOFA 1
B1 NOFA 2
A2 Iloilo 0

Semi-finals

North Cotabato0 – 1Davao
Abalunan 90+5'
Perdices Memorial Coliseum, Dumaguete
NOFA2 – 0Iloilo
Ariola 50'
Beloya 70'
Perdices Memorial Coliseum, Dumaguete

Third-place Playoff

North Cotabato3 – 0Iloilo
Perdices Memorial Coliseum, Dumaguete

Finals

Davao0 – 1NOFA
Valmayor 81'
Perdices Memorial Coliseum, Dumaguete

Awards

The following were the competition’s top individual awardees.[5]

  • Golden Boot Awards: Joshua Beloya (NOFA), Rudane Tamon (North Cotabato) and Juven Benitez (North Cotabato)
  • Most Valuable Player: Joshua Beloya (NOFA)
  • Best Defender: Anthony Tongson (NOFA)
  • Best Goalkeeper: Dominador Tato (Davao)
  • Best Midfielder: Joshua Beloya (NOFA)
  • Fair Play Award: Davao

References

  1. ↑ suzuki.com.ph. "Suzuki and PFF Seals 2012 U23 National Cup MOA; 2nd PFF Suzuki U23 National Cup to Kick Off by March". suzuki.com.ph. suzuki.com.ph. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Olmin Leyba (Mar 19, 2013). "PFF eyes Nat'l Cup for SEAG aspirants". The Philippine Star. abs-cbnnews.com/sports. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ The Visayan Daily Star (May 16, 2013). "PFF Suzuki U23 regionals, semis set in Dumaguete City". The Visayan Daily Star. visayandailystar.com/. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ Alder Almo (May 29, 2013). "Ceres-Negros, Medvil-Davao clash in PFF-Suzuki U23 finals". philstar.com/sports. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ Bob Guerrero (May 30, 2013). "Negros Occidental-Ceres repeats as Suzuki U23 National Football Champs". ph.sports.yahoo.com. The Passionate Fan blog. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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