2011 PFF National Men's U-23 Championship

PFF National Men's U-23 Championship 2011 Philippines 21 March – 22 May Negros Occidental Iloilo 2013 The 2011 PFF National Men's Under-23 Championship (known as the PFF-Suzuki Under-23 Championship for sponsorship reasons) is a football tournament in the Philippines organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and Japanese automaker Suzuki. It is the first of its kind in the country. The tournament was announced after the two bodies agreed on a P3.2 million sponsorship deal for the national tournament.http://www.inquirer.net/sports/articles/Suzuki-backs-PFF-Under-23-tournament.html Suzuki backs PFF 19 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110308182731/http://www.inquirer.net/sports/articles/Suzuki-backs-PFF-Under-23-tournament.html 8 March 2011 It aims to get the finest under-23 players that would represent the country in the upcoming Under-23 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) tournament late in 2011. On 22 May 2011, Negros Occidental defeated Iloilo with a 12–1 aggregate scoreline to win the title.https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/221338/sports/negros-occidental-sweeps-iloilo-bags-pff-suzuki-u-23-title Negros Occidental sweeps Iloilo, bags PFF Suzuki U-23 title RCJ, GMA News gmanetwork.com gmanetwork.com May 22, 2011 21 March 2013 The rules The Under-23 Suzuki championship will adopt the rules and guidelines set by the ASEAN Football Federation. The tournament will be divided into four clusters: National Capital Region, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The top two of each will advance to the national championship in June 2011. In the Finals, the remaining teams will follow a home-and-away format. Schedule March 21 up to 31 - Visayas and Mindanao Cluster Qualifying Round April 11 up to 23 - Regional Qualifiers The officials Mariano Araneta - PFF President Satoshi Ochida - Suzuki Philippines representative Timeline Late March to May 2011http://soccercentral.ph/news/suzuki-partners-pff-u-23-nationals Suzuki Partners 19 March 2011 Mission In addition, standout players in the tournament will be considered as part of the national team for the 26th South East Asian Games and the AFF U-23 tournament in July, which both events will happen in Indonesia this year. PFF Suzuki Cup Under-23 National Championship Quarterfinals Quarterfinals will divided into two groups and two venues, the Laguna group and the Bacolod group. The University of the Philippines-Los Baños pitch will be the site for the Laguna group that includes host and Luzon second placer Laguna; Mindanao overall leader Davao; NCR Team A, and Visayas’ number two seed, Iloilo. Panaad Stadium will be the venue for the group of Visayas’ top seed Bacolod, NCR Team B, Mindanao second placer Dipolog, and Luzon topnotcher, Masbate. Laguna All matches were played in University of the Philippines-Los Baños pitch. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsIloilo3210122+107Davao311176+14NCR A3102311−83Laguna302136−32 Iloilo and Davao already qualified for semifinals, but there is a protest against Iloilo team. Bacolod All matches were played in the Panaad pitch. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsBacolod3210102+87NCR B320182+66Masbate31111104Dipolog3003115−140 Bacolod and NCR B to semi-finals. Knockout stage Semi-Finals Finals L1 Iloilo 2 B2 NCR B 1 B1 NOFA 3 L2 Davao 2 L1 Iloilo 1 B1 NOFA 12 Semi-finals 15 May 2011 14:30 UTC+8 Iloilo 2 – 1 Report NCR B Gustilo 7 Felongco 23 Melliza 12 Barotac Nuevo Football Field, Iloilo 16 May 2011 14:30 UTC+8 NOFA 3 – 2 Report Davao Beloya Rayumas Dolino Tiboron Arobo Panaad Stadium, Bacolod Finals First Leg 19 May 2011 14:00 UTC+8 Iloilo 1 – 3 (aet) NOFA Sobremisana 54 pen. Dolino 13DolinoBedic Central Philippines University, Iloilo Second Leg 22 May 2011 18:00 UTC+8 NOFA 9 – 0 Iloilo Beloya 6 75Gino Palomo38 45 50Dolino21Layumas79 80Morallo 88 Panaad Stadium, Bacolod NOFA won 12–1 on aggregate. Awards The following were the competition’s top individual awardees.https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/221338/sports/negros-occidental-sweeps-iloilo-bags-pff-suzuki-u-23-title Negros Occidental sweeps Iloilo, bags PFF Suzuki U-23 title RCJ, GMA News gmanetwork.com www.gmanetwork.com May 22, 2011 21 March 2013 https://bleachersbrew.blogspot.com/2011/05/bacolod-romps-to-inaugural-pff-suzuki.html Bacolod romps to inaugural PFF Suzuki U23 title rick olivares bleachersbrew.blogspot.com Business Mirror May 23, 2011 21 March 2013 Best Striker: Joshua Beloya (NOFA) Most Valuable Player: Aldrin Dolino (NOFA) Best Defender: Camelo Tacusalme (NOFA) Best Goalkeeper: John Robert Mendoza (NOFA) Best Midfielder: Francis Gustilo (Iloilo) References Category:PFF National Men's Under-23 Championship seasons Category:2011 in Philippine football Category:Sports in Negros Occidental Category:Sports in Iloilo