2021 United City F.C. season

United City
2021 season
OwnerMMC Sportz Asia
ManagementEric M. Gottschalk
Head CoachFrank Muescan
StadiumPanaad Stadium
(until July)
Biggest win0–10 (Aug 28 v Maharlika Manila,
PFL Round 3)
Biggest defeat2–0 (Jan 28 v FC Tokyo,
AFC Champions League Play-off round)
All statistics correct as of November 12, 2020.

The 2021 season is United City Football Club's 10th in existence and 4th season in the top flight of Philippine football. This also marks as the second season the club plays as United City, after MMC Sportz took over the management of the club, which was formerly known as Ceres–Negros.

In addition to the Philippines Football League, United City as Ceres–Negros has also participated in the second-tier continental competition, and the AFC Champions League. United City intended to continue on participating in the AFC Champions League.

Squad

As of November 8, 2021
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Last club
Goalkeepers
1 Anthony Pinthus (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 Azkals Development Team
21 Kenry Balobo (1998-09-12) 12 September 1998 Mendiola F.C. 1991
24 Florencio Badelic (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 Global F.C.
Defenders
2 Sean Kane (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 JPV Marikina F.C.
15 Arnie Pasinabo (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 Kaya F.C.–Iloilo
16 Justin Baas (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C.
22 Jordan Jarvis (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 Global F.C.
27 Jung Da-hwon (1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 Asan Mugunghwa FC
38 Ryan Jarvis (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 Global F.C.
88 William Jay Grierson (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 TSW Pegasus Reserves
99 Jonny Campbell (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 Svay Rieng FC
Midfielders
4 Adam Reed (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 UiTM F.C.
6 Tristan Robles (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994
9 Mike Ott (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 Angthong F.C.
10 Omid Nazari (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 Persib Bandung
12 Stephan Schröck (1986-08-21) 21 August 1986 SpVgg Greuther Fürth
14 Hikaru Minegishi (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 JL Chiangmai United F.C.
23 Andreas Esswein (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 Global F.C.
30 Angelo Marasigan (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 Global F.C.
93 Amin Nazari (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 Kedah Darul Aman F.C.
Forwards
3 Pocholo Bugas (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 Far Eastern University
7 Bienvenido Marañón (1986-05-15) 15 May 1986 UD Socuéllamos
8 Kieran Hayes (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 Truro City F.C.
19 Curt Dizon (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C.
20 Mark Hartmann (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 UiTM F.C.
OJ Porteria (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C.
Players loaned out / left during season
11 Miguel Clariño (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 Azkals Development Team

Transfers

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers in

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Anthony Pinthus Azkals Development Team Undisclosed [1]
GK Kenry Balobo Mendiola F.C. 1991 Undisclosed
DF Justin Baas Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Free [2]
DF William Jay Grierson TSW Pegasus Reserves Free
DF Jordan Jarvis Global F.C. Free
MF Omid Nazari Persib Bandung Free [3]
MF Amin Nazari Kedah Darul Aman F.C. Free [4]
MF Jung Da-hwon Asan Mugunghwa FC Free [5]
MF Adam Reed UiTM F.C. Free
MF Andreas Esswein Global F.C. Free [6]
MF Jonathan Campbell Svay Rieng Free [7]
FW Curt Dizon Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Free
FW Mark Hartmann UiTM F.C. Free [8]
FW Kieran Hayes Truro City F.C. Free
FW OJ Porteria Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Undisclosed[9]

Transfers out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
MF Manuel Ott Melaka United Free [10]
FW OJ Porteria Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Free [11]
FW Dennis Villanueva Nakhon Ratchasima Free [12]
FW Takashi Odawara Maziya S&RC Free [13]
FW Robert Lopez Mendy Svay Rieng Free
DF Miguel Clarino Maharlika Manila Free [14]
MF Jai Ingham N/A Free

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 27 Sept 2020
No. Pos. Player League Copa Paulino Alcantara AFC Champions League Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Anthony Pinthus 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
2 DF Sean Kane 0 0 0 0 4(1) 0 0 0
3 FW Pocholo Bugas 0 0 0 0 2(3) 0 0 0
4 MF Adam Reed 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0
6 MF Tristan Robles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7 FW Bienvenido Marañón 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
8 FW Kieran Hayes 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
9 MF Mike Ott 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
10 MF Omid Nazari 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
12 MF Stephan Schröck 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
14 MF Hikaru Minegishi 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
15 DF Arnie Pasinabo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 DF Justin Bass 0 0 0 0 4(1) 0 0 0
17 MF Jai Ingham 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 0 0
19 FW Curt Dizon 0 0 0 0 3(3) 0 0 0
20 FW Mark Hartmann 0 0 0 0 3(2) 2 0 0
22 DF Jordan Jarvis 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
23 MF Andreas Esswein 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
27 DF Jung Da-hwon 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
30 MF Angelo Marasigan 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0
88 DF William Jay Grierson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
93 MF Amin Nazari 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club
11 DF Miguel Clariño 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 2 0

Competitions

Overview

Copa Paulino Alcantara

Main article: 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Stallion Laguna 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Semi-finals
2 Dynamic Herb Cebu 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
3 United City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: PFL
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) 3 Cebu v United City Carmona
19:30 UTC+8 Stadium: PFF National Training Center

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAW DAE UNI BJG
1 Kawasaki Frontale 6 6 0 0 27 3 +24 18 Advance to Round of 16 — 3–2 8–0 4–0
2 Daegu FC 6 4 0 2 22 6 +16 12 1–3 — 7–0 5–0
3 United City 6 1 1 4 4 24 −20 4 0–2 0–4 — 1–1
4 Beijing Guoan 6 0 1 5 3 23 −20 1 0–7 0–3 2–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League group stage
26 June 2021 Matchday 1 United City F.C. 1–1 Beijing Guoan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Stephan Schröck 28'
Mike Ott 41'		 Report Liang Shaowen 73'
Shi Yucheng 21'
Guo Quanbo 78'		 Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Man of the Match: Liang Shaowen
29 June 2021 Matchday 2 Daegu FC 7–0 United City F.C. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Cesinha 23'
Edgar 42'
Kim Jin-hyuk 45+2'
An Yong-woo 62' 72'
Park Han-bin 90'
Jung Chi-in 90+5' (pen.)
Tsubasa Nishi 17'
Lee Yong-rae 38'
Park Byung-Hyun 88'		 Report Omid Nazari 50'
Stephan Schröck  61'		 Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
Man of the Match: An Yong-woo
2 July 2021 Matchday 3 Kawasaki Frontale 8–0 United City F.C. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Kaoru Mitoma 33', 82'
Ryota Oshima 42'
Leandro Damião 50'
Kento Tachibanada 56', 65', 70'
Yasuto Wakizaka 90+2'
João Schmidt 25'		 Report Sean Kane 25'
Stephan Schröck 43'
Jung Da-hwon 90+1'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Man of the Match: Kento Tachibanada
5 July 2021 Matchday 4 United City F.C. 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tristan Robles 12'
Adam Reed  84'		 Report Kei Chinen 18'
Tatsuya Hasegawa 78'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Man of the Match: Anthony Pinthus
8 July 2021 Matchday 5 Beijing Guoan 2–3 United City F.C. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Jiang Wenhao 1'
Leng Jixuan 4'
Mohemati Naibijiang 90'		 Report Mark Hartmann 59' 80'
Bienvenido Marañón 69'
Sean Kane 20'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
11 July 2021 Matchday 6 United City F.C. 0–4 Daegu FC Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Angelo Marasigan 90+4' Report Tsubasa Nishi 37'
Lee Keun-ho 48'
Edgar 58' 90+3'
[[ Jung Chi-in]] 73'
Jo Jin-woo 24'
Kim Jin-hyuk 43'		 Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Notes

References

  1. ^ "United City FC signs loaned keeper".
  2. ^ "Justin Bass banner new United City signings".
  3. ^ "Nazari siblings join United City".
  4. ^ "Nazari siblings join United City".
  5. ^ "K-League veteran Da-Hwon Jung joins the Philippines United City... ACL sortie".
  6. ^ "Adam Reed released".
  7. ^ "Philippines' United City snap up Jonathan Campbell".
  8. ^ "Mark Hartmann banner new United City signings".
  9. ^ UnitedCityFootballClub [@UnitedCityFC_PH] (12 August 2021). "UCFC is happy to announce the return of OJ Porteria for the upcoming PFL season. Welcome home and great to have you back! #ucfc #unitedcityfooballclub #clubofthepeople #pfl2021 #allianz https://t.co/Kl2rKGan6o" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Ott, Porteria leave United City FC for clubs abroad".
  11. ^ "Fil-Am winger OJ Porteria eyes other opportunities as he leaves United City FC".
  12. ^ "Villanueva became the latest player to leave Philippines Football League champion United City after joining Nakhon Ratchasima".
  13. ^ "Takashi Odawara leaves United City, signs with Maldives club".
  14. ^ "UCFC is announcing the departure of our player, Miggy Clarino".
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