2024–25 Philippines Football League Finals Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Dates | April 26 – May 4, 2025 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Defending champions | N/A[A 1] |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dynamic Herb Cebu 1st title |
| Runners-up | Manila Digger |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 7 (2.33 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Abou Sy (2 goals) |
The 2024–25 Philippines Football League Finals Series[1] was a post-season tournament of the Philippines Football League (PFL). It is a distinct tournament which followed the 2024–25 PFL season.[2][3] This was in contrast to the Finals Series of the 2017 PFL season, which was held to determine the inaugural league champions.
The 2024–25 league champions Kaya–Iloilo, along with the three next highest-placed teams in the regular season, qualified for this tournament which began on April 26, 2025 and concluded on May 4, 2025. Dynamic Herb Cebu defeated Manila Digger 1–0 in the final to win its first PFL Finals Series, and will represent the Philippines at the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship.[4]
Qualified teams
The Final Series was contested by four teams. Dynamic Herb Cebu was the last team to secure qualification on April 12, 2025.[5]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaya–Iloilo (C) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 44 | Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two Group stage |
| 2 | Manila Digger | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 10 | +46 | 43 | Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two Qualifying play-offs |
| 3 | One Taguig | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 33 | |
| 4 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 31 | Qualification for the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship Qualifying play-offs[a] |
| 5 | Stallion Laguna | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 27 | |
| 6 | Davao Aguilas | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 25 | |
| 7 | Maharlika Taguig | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 18 | |
| 8 | Loyola | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 17 | |
| 9 | Philippine YNT | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 49 | −33 | 13 | |
| 10 | Mendiola 1991 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 85 | −71 | 5 |
- ^ Qualified for 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship Qualifying play-offs as the winners.
Finals Series
| External videos | |
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| 2024–25 Philippines Football League Golden Ticket Final | |
| PFL Season 2024-2025 - Manila Digger vs. Dynamic Herb Cebu (Part 1 and 2) by the Philippines Football Federation |
The top-seeded team in the regular season played the fourth-seeded team in the semifinal. The second-seeded team played the third-seeded team in the other semifinal. The winners of both semifinals played in the "Golden Ticket Final".[6][7]
| Semi-finals | PFL Golden Ticket Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Manila Digger | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Manila Digger | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | One Taguig | 1 | |||||||
Semifinals
| Kaya–Iloilo | 1–2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu |
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| Manila Digger | 2–1 | One Taguig |
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Golden Ticket Final
| Dynamic Herb Cebu | 1–0 | Manila Digger |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | SF | F | Total |
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| 1 | Abou Sy | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | Jovin Bedic | Kaya–Iloilo | 1 | 1 | |
| Saikou Ceesay | Manila Digger | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ousman Gai | Manila Digger | 1 | 1 | ||
| Guytho Mijland | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 1 | 1 |
Notes
- ^ Ceres–Negros in 2017 were the Finals Series winners and thus league champions; the Finals Series of that edition was not a separate tournament.
References
- ^ "Philippines Football League Final Series 2024-25". Philippines Football League. April 25, 2025. Archived from the original on April 26, 2025. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Cebu FC gets back at Stallion, bolsters Finals Series chances". The Freeman. The Philippine Star. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
The Top 4, on the other hand, will see action in the Finals Series, an entirely different competition from the regular season wherein a ticket to the 2025-26 ASEAN Club Championship is up for grabs.
- ^ "Cebu FC settles for 4th". Sunstar. April 14, 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (April 13, 2025). "Kaya Iloilo keeps PFL title with win at Stallion Laguna in season finale". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ "Cebu FC clinches semis berth after stalemate with Davao Aguilas". Cebu Daily News. April 13, 2025. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ "PFL: Cebu FC stuns Stallion Laguna in 1-0 bounce back victory". Cebu Daily News. April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ "The Philippines Football League's Golden Ticket". Philippines Football League. Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Facebook.