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2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season

2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season

Ceres–Negros 2019 football season

The 2019 season was Ceres–Negros Football Club's 8th season in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Philippine football. In addition to the Philippines Football League, the club competed in the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the AFC Cup, and the first preliminary round of the AFC Champions League. Competitive matches were played from February 5 to November 16, 2019. Ceres–Negros won the Philippines Football League for the third successive season, this time without a single defeat – a record of 22 wins and 2 draws, which included a 17-game winning streak. They also won the Copa Paulino Alcantara unbeaten, completing the domestic double without a single defeat in domestic competitions. The club was less successful in Asian competitions: after losing the first preliminary round of the AFC Champions League, they were transferred to the AFC Cup where they topped their group but were eliminated in the ASEAN Zonal semi-final. Ceres had only 3 losses overall.

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Martin Steuble, who was club captain since 2017, left the club in July and was succeeded by Carli de Murga. The main additions to the team were striker Robert Lopez Mendy, and midfielders James Younghusband and Takashi Odawara. Ceres also signed defender Álvaro Silva, who played for the club from February to June.

Ceres–Negros players also won individual awards: Bienvenido Marañón was the 2019 AFC Cup top scorer while Stephan Schröck won the PFL Golden Ball. In the Copa Paulino Alcantara, Robert Lopez Mendy won the Golden Boot while Takashi Odawara won the Golden Ball. Goalkeeper Roland Müller won the Golden Glove in both the PFL and Copa Paulino Alcantara.

In July, the club's future became uncertain when club owner and chairman, Leo Rey Yanson, was ousted as president and CEO of Vallacar Transit by his brother Roy. As the new president, Roy Yanson did not like to invest the company's money into the football club, though Leo Rey insisted that he spends his personal money for the club. On August 11, Leo Rey regained control of the company.

Season overview

After winning their second consecutive league title in the previous season, Ceres–Negros participated in the qualifiers for the 2019 AFC Champions League.[1] However, before the competitions began, veteran players Patrick Reichelt and Manuel Ott left the club.[2] The notable pre-season signing was Philippines national team defender Álvaro Silva, who previously played under Risto Vidaković at Cádiz.[3] On February 5, Ceres began their campaign by hosting Myanmar National League champions Yangon United for the preliminary round 1, to whom they lost 2–1. As such, they were relegated to the group stage of the AFC Cup, the second-tier competition of Asian club football.[1][4]

In the AFC Cup, Ceres–Negros were in Group G alongside Vietnamese Cup winners Becamex Bình Dương, Myanmar National League runners-up Shan United, and Indonesian Liga 1 champions Persija Jakarta.[5] Ceres topped their group by winning all but one of their group matches, losing their last match—at home to Becamex Bình Dương 1–0.[6][7] Their notable group match was the comeback win away to Persija Jakarta on April 23. After a goalless first half, Ceres were down by two goals at the 57th minute until Miguel Tanton and Bienvenido Marañón managed to equalize. Mike Ott then scored the winning goal in injury time, ending the match 3–2.[8]

In the ASEAN Zonal semi-finals, Ceres faced V.League 1 champions Hà Nội who topped Group F.[9] The first leg, played at Panaad on June 18, ended in a 1–1 draw.[10] Ceres went on to lose the second leg in Hanoi on June 25, with a score of 2–1 (3–2 on aggregate), thus failing to make their third consecutive ASEAN Zonal final.[11] Although they were eliminated, Bienvenido Marañón was awarded as AFC Cup top scorer at the end of the season, with 10 goals in eight matches.[12]

In the domestic level, Ceres were supposed to participate in the Philippine Premier League (PPL)—the new top-tier league as the Philippines Football League (PFL) was dissolved after the troubled 2018 season, which Ceres won.[13] However, the PPL was also plagued with numerous issues, with Stallion Laguna and Global Makati withdrawing a day before the season commenced. Ceres later withdrew after the first matchday (in which they were not scheduled to play), and later the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) decided to withdraw its sanction of the PPL thus dissolving the league.[14]

The PFF then decided to revive the PFL for a third season.[15] Ceres' opening PFL fixture was at the Rizal Memorial Stadium against Stallion Laguna on May 25, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[16] On May 29, they earned their first league win of the season at the expense of debutants Philippine Air Force, 5–0.[17] The next day, Kevin Ingreso left the club; he played three and a half years with Ceres.[18] On June 28, notable pre-season signing Álvaro Silva announced his surprise departure.[19] While on July 4, Martin Steuble, who captained Ceres since 2017, left the club to join Port of the Thai League 1.[20][21] Despite the loss of several key players, Ceres continued to win their matches with Carli de Murga as the new captain.[22] They notably thrashed Philippine Air Force 12–0 on July 13, the league's largest home win of the season.[23]

In the midseason transfer window, Ceres made three notable signings: Senegalese striker Robert Lopez Mendy, who was the PFL's top scorer in 2018 with Kaya–Iloilo,[24] Philippines national team midfielder James Younghusband, and Japanese midfielder Takashi Odawara.[25] On August 28, Ceres thrashed Global Makati 13–0 away, the league's largest margin of victory in the season.[26] On September 28, a 1–1 draw with Stallion Laguna ended Ceres' winning streak at 17 games.[27] After winning the subsequent fixtures, Ceres secured their third consecutive league title by defeating Green Archers United 3–1 on October 12, with two matches to spare.[28] After winning the two remaining games, Ceres completed a historic unbeaten season with a total of 22 wins and 2 draws (68 points).[29][30] Goalkeeper Roland Müller won the season's Golden Glove while midfielder Stephan Schröck won the Golden Ball. With 30 goals, striker Bienvenido Marañón was the Golden Boot runner-up behind Kaya's Jordan Mintah, who scored 31.[29]

After failing to progress from the group stage in 2018, Ceres were determined to win the 2019 edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara.[31][32] They were drawn in Group A alongside Mendiola, Green Archers United, and Philippines U22 (who are participating in preparation for the Southeast Asian Games[33]).[34] In their first group match, they were held to a 2–2 draw by Mendiola.[35] This was followed by wins over the two other clubs as Ceres topped the group.[36] In the semi-finals, they defeated Group B runners-up Stallion Laguna 4–3 to earn their first ever finals appearance.[37][38] On November 16, Ceres faced defending champions Kaya–Iloilo in the final. Ceres won the match 2–1, completing their domestic double.[39][40] Ceres won the final despite having only 14 players available in their squad, as the others were either resting or on international duty. Head coach Risto Vidaković was also absent for the final, thus it was assistant coach Jooc Treyes who managed the team.[40] The Copa's individual awards were all won by Ceres players: striker Robert Lopez Mendy, who scored five goals in the tournament, won the Golden Boot, goalkeeper Roland Müller won the Golden Glove, and midfielder Takashi Odawara won the Golden Ball for his defensive performances.[41][42] With the Copa win, Ceres finished their 2019 season without a single defeat in domestic competitions.[42]

Ownership crisis

On July 7, Ceres–Negros' owner and chairman, Leo Rey Yanson, was ousted as president and CEO of Vallacar Transit in a boardroom coup led by his older brother Roy and supported by three of his other siblings. In a statement, Leo Rey called the move "illegal" and refused to recognize it, saying: "The removal was only done through a special meeting of which the election/removal of the president was not even included in the agenda."[43] As the new president, Roy Yanson accused Leo Rey of using the company's funds for the football team, adding that players who are "just simply kicking the ball" are earning more than the Vallacar Transit employees. Leo Rey defended the football club and denied the accusation, insisting that he funds the team using his own money, saying: "I don't need to justify how much I'm spending for the club because it's my own personal money." Leo Rey also spent for the refurbishment of the Panaad Statium, the club's home ground.[44] Nonetheless, the Yanson siblings' battle for control of the company made the team's future uncertain. The football players expressed their support for Leo Rey, with Stephan Schröck saying: "He's been there for us not only as an owner or manager or benefactor. He was, for the longest time for us, a friend almost like a dad to everyone at the club. We owe him."[45] On August 11, Leo Rey regained control of the company's headquarters in Bacolod with the help of his sister Ginnette, mother Olivia, and the Philippine National Police.[46]

Players

Squad information

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Transfers

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Competitions

Overview

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Last updated: February 20, 2020
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Philippines Football League

Main article: 2019 Philippines Football League

Standings

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Source: PFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
  2. Since league champions Ceres–Negros were also Copa Paulino Alcantara winners, the league runners-up qualified for the AFC Cup group stage.

Results summary

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Last updated: October 19, 2019.
Source: http://pfl.org.ph/ PFL]

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on October 19, 2019. Source: PFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

May 25, 2019 (2019-05-25) 1 Ceres–Negros 2–2 Stallion Laguna Manila
19:00 UTC+8 Steuble 25'
Marañón 53'		 Sy 5'
De Murga 53' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
May 29, 2019 (2019-05-29) 2 Philippine Air Force 0–5 Ceres–Negros Manila
16:00 UTC+8 Marañón 15', 76', 82'
Dizon 20', 81'		 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
June 1, 2019 (2019-06-01) 3 Global Makati 0–8 Ceres–Negros Carmona
15:30 UTC+8 Marañón 9', 13', 33', 81'
Mi. Ott 45+2'
Karić 74', 89'
Christiaens 89'		 Stadium: PFF National Training Centre
June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29) 4 Ceres–Negros 4–0 Mendiola Manila
16:00 UTC+8 Marañón 2', 79'
Zabala 29' (o.g.)
Dizon 65'		 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03) 5 Green Archers United 3–4 Ceres–Negros Carmona
15:30 UTC+8 Ariola 12', 40', 54' Porteria 5'
Schröck 6'
Gumban 18' (o.g.)
Marañón 37'		 Stadium: PFF National Training Centre
July 6, 2019 (2019-07-06) Stallion Laguna v Ceres–Negros Biñan
15:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
Note: Postponed due to unplayable conditions caused by heavy rain.[59]
July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10) 6 Ceres–Negros 2–1 Kaya–Iloilo Carmona
15:30 UTC+8 Marañón 68', 71' Bedic 62' Stadium: PFF National Training Centre
July 13, 2019 (2019-07-13) 7 Ceres–Negros 12–0 Philippine Air Force Carmona
15:30 UTC+8 Marañón 4', 42', 45'
Tanton 7'
Schröck 9', 22', 85'
Dizon 69'
Mi. Ott 76', 78', 87', 88'		 Stadium: PFF National Training Centre
July 17, 2019 (2019-07-17) 8 Ceres–Negros 3–0a
Awarded		 Global Makati Carmona
15:30 UTC+8 Stadium: PFF National Training Centre
July 21, 2019 (2019-07-21) 9 Ceres–Negros 2–0 Green Archers United Carmona
15:30 UTC+8 Lobe 7' (o.g.)
Mi. Ott 28'		 Stadium: PFF National Training Centre
August 3, 2019 (2019-08-03) 10 Ceres–Negros 1–0 Kaya–Iloilo Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 Porteria 16' Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
August 10, 2019 (2019-08-10) 11 Mendiola 2–5 Ceres–Negros Lipa
16:00 UTC+8 Sendra 10'
Flores 49'		 Lopez Mendy 16', 36', 44', 55'
Marañón 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14) 12 Ceres–Negros 5–0 Stallion Laguna Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 Marañón 32', 88'
Mi. Ott 35'
De Murga 38'
Lopez Mendy 64'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
August 17, 2019 (2019-08-17) 13 Philippine Air Force 0–3 Ceres–Negros Lipa
16:00 UTC+8 Súper 15'
De Bruycker 34'
Lopez Mendy 59'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21) 14 Mendiola 1–4 Ceres–Negros Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 Angeles 30' Mi. Ott 17', 60'
Lopez Mendy 22', 41'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28) 15 Global Makati 0–13 Ceres–Negros Lipa
16:00 UTC+8 Marañón 20', 59', 80', 88'
Schröck 25'
Lopez Mendy 30', 56', 79'
Mi. Ott 40', 45', 65'
Odawara 51'
J. Younghusband 88'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
September 14, 2019 (2019-09-14) 16 Ceres–Negros 7–0 Philippine Air Force Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 Marañón 32'
Porteria 35'
Lopez Mendy 39', 72', 75'
Mi. Ott 85'
Villanueva 87'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18) 17 Kaya–Iloilo 0–2 Ceres–Negros Biñan
15:30 UTC+8 Mi. Ott 15'
Porteria 30'		 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22) 18 Stallion Laguna 0–2 Ceres–Negros Biñan
15:30 UTC+8 Marañón 53'
Lopez Mendy 53'		 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28) 19 Stallion Laguna 1–1 Ceres–Negros Biñan
15:30 UTC+8 Sy 7' Lopez Mendy 4' Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02) 20 Green Archers United 1–2 Ceres–Negros Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 Celiz 72' Lopez Mendy 2'
Porteria 78'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) 21 Ceres–Negros 3–0a
Awarded		 Global Makati Biñan
19:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium
October 12, 2019 (2019-10-12) 22 Ceres–Negros 3–1 Green Archers United Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 Marasigan 50' Marañón 81', 87' Celiz 24' Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
October 14, 2019 (2019-10-14) 23 Ceres–Negros 3–0 Mendiola Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 Odawara 2'
Marañón 35', 74'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
October 19, 2019 (2019-10-19) 24 Kaya–Iloilo 0–3 Ceres–Negros Lipa
16:00 UTC+8 Porteria 73'
Marañón 90'
Younghusband 90+3'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch

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a ^ Global forfeited the match due to an inability to field a team. The result was 0-3 in favor of Ceres.

Copa Paulino Alcantara

Main article: 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara

Group stage

On October 20, Ceres–Negros were drawn in Group A of the Copa Paulino Alcantara alongside Mendiola, Green Archers United, and Philippines U22.[34]

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October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) 1 Ceres–Negros 2–2 Mendiola Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 Lopez Mendy 4', 31' Hajimehdi 45+1'
Corsame 64'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
October 30, 2019 (2019-10-30) 2 Philippines U22 1–2 Ceres–Negros Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 Gallantes 30' De Bruycker 61'
Lopez Mendy 86'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch
November 6, 2019 (2019-11-06) 3 Ceres–Negros 4–0 Green Archers United Lipa
19:00 UTC+8 J. Younghusband 16'
Mi. Ott 68'
Barberan 80'
Lopez Mendy 82'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) Semi-final Ceres–Negros 4–3 Stallion Laguna Lipa
16:00 UTC+8 Schrock 18', 69'
Mi. Ott 29', 77'		 Najm 9'
Sy 15'
Melliza 85'		 Stadium: Aboitiz Pitch

Final

Main article: 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final


16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Final Ceres–Negros 2–1 Kaya–Iloilo Biñan
17:00 UTC+8 Lopez Mendy 30'
Robles 68'		 Daniels 85' Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
February 5, 2019 (2019-02-05) Preliminary round 1 Ceres–NegrosPhilippines 1–2 Myanmar Yangon United Bacolod
19:30 8:00 Schröck 44' Live Report
Stats Report		 Miller 29'
Kaung Htet Soe 59'		 Stadium: Panaad Stadium
Attendance: 7,029
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

AFC Cup

Main article: 2019 AFC Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2019 AFC Cup group stage

The group stage draw was held on November 22, 2018 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ceres–Negros were drawn in Group G alongside Vietnamese Cup winners Becamex Bình Dương, Myanmar National League runners-up Shan United, and Indonesian Liga 1 champions Persija Jakarta.[60]

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February 26, 2019 (2019-02-26) Matchday 1 Ceres–Negros Philippines 3–2 Myanmar Shan United Bacolod
19:30 UTC+8 Porteria 19', 87'
Marañón 37' (pen.)		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Zin Min Tun 50'
Dway Ko Ko Chit 88'		 Stadium: Panaad Stadium
Attendance: 5,748
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
March 12, 2019 (2019-03-12) Matchday 2 Becamex Bình Dương Vietnam 1–3 Philippines Ceres–Negros Thủ Dầu Một
18:00 UTC+7 Luiz 72' Live Report
Stats Report		 Marañón 26', 74', 78' Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
April 3, 2019 (2019-04-03) Matchday 3 Ceres–Negros Philippines 1–0 Indonesia Persija Jakarta Bacolod
19:30 UTC+8 Marañón 9' Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: Panaad Park and Stadium
Attendance: 5,878
Referee: Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
April 23, 2019 (2019-04-23) [note 1] Matchday 4 Persija Jakarta Indonesia 2–3 Philippines Ceres–Negros Jakarta
16:00 UTC+6:30
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 26,923
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) Matchday 5 Shan United Myanmar 0–5 Philippines Ceres–Negros Yangon
15:30 UTC+6:30 Live Report
Stats Report		 Marañón 38', 43' (pen.), 71'
De Murga 80'
Porteria 85'		 Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 420
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15) Matchday 6 Ceres–Negros Philippines 0–1 Vietnam Becamex Bình Dương Bacolod
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report		 Luiz 88' Stadium: Panaad Park and Stadium
Attendance: 5,347
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2019 AFC Cup knockout stage

ASEAN Zonal Semifinal

June 18, 2019 (2019-06-18) First leg Ceres–Negros Philippines 1–1 Vietnam Hà Nội Bacolod
19:30 UTC+8 Marañón 57' Live Report
Stats Report		 Faye 67' Stadium: Panaad Park and Stadium
Attendance: 6,007
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
June 25, 2019 (2019-06-25) Second leg Hà Nội Vietnam 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Philippines Ceres–Negros Hanoi
15:30 UTC+6:30 Faye 59'
Nguyễn Văn Quyết 64'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Dizon 85' Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium
Attendance: 4,839
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

Hà Nội won 3–2 on aggregate.

Notes

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    The Persija Jakarta v Ceres–Negros match was rescheduled from the original date of 16 April to 23 April due to its proximity to the general election held in Indonesia the next day.

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