| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Dates | March 14 – May 24 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Defending champions | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United City(2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 62 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Daizo Horikoshi (6 goals) |
The2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara was the fourth edition of theCopa Paulino Alcantara, the domestic football cup competition of thePhilippines. The 2022 edition marked the first time since the2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara that matches are not held in a "bubble format", and also the first season in more than two years that allowed spectators to watch the matches, all of which are held at thePFF National Training Center inCarmona, Cavite. The final sawUnited City grab a narrow 3–2 win over defending championsKaya–Iloilo in the highest-scoring final to date. As a result, United City won their second Copa title. They last won the title in the 2019, as Ceres–Negros.
TheCOVID-19 pandemic still persists as of 2022, which led to the cancellation of the league tournament in 2021 and the commencement of the2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara in its place.[1] The 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara is scheduled to start in March 14[2][3] with the final set to be held on May 23.[4]
All seven clubs of thePhilippines Football League participated. The2021 season was cancelled and not held but the league had a new club,Dynamic Herb Cebu which already took part in the2021 cup tournament.United City andMaharlika Manila are set to make a return after foregoing the 2021 cup tournament.
| Philippines Football League The 7 teams of the PFL |
Unlike previous editions of the Copa, where the teams would be separated into different groups, this year's edition of the competition will see all the current teams of thePhilippines Football League play against each other once. The 7 clubs, playing in what is dubbed as the "elimination round", will play against each other once.[3] At the end of the elimination round, the top four teams will then meet each other in the semifinals, with the first-placed team facing the fourth-placed team, while the second-placed team faced the third-placed team, similar to the Finals Series in theinaugural PFL season.[5] Just like in the2021 edition, the losers of the semifinals will play each other in the third place match while the winners meet in the final, which will consist of a single match.
TheAzkals Development Team initially finished fourth place in the elimination round, but due to the national team's participation in the2021 Southeast Asian Games, the ADT were forced to cede their semifinal slot toStallion Laguna, who finished fifth aboveMaharlika Manila on goal difference.[6]The competition will be held in a closed-circuit format due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[7] All matches will be held at thePFF National Training Center inCarmona, Cavite.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KAY | CEB | UCT | ADT | STA | MAH | MEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 16 | Semi-finals | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | United City | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | — | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | — | 4–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Azkals Development Team | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 7 | Withdrew[a] | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| 5 | Stallion Laguna | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | Semi-finals | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Maharlika Manila | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 7 | Mendiola 1991 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — | — |
| March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)1 | Maharlika Manila | 0–1 | Kaya–Iloilo | Carmona |
| 17:00UTC+8 | Report | Horikoshi 47' | Stadium:PFF National Training Center |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)2 | Maharlika Manila | 2–1 | Mendiola 1991 | Carmona |
| 17:00UTC+8 | G. Clarino 49' M. Clarino 77' | Report | Flores 44' | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Meliton Pelayo |
| March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24)3 | United City | 4–0 | Maharlika Manila | Carmona |
| 17:00UTC+8 | Robertson 23' Sendra 26'Ouano 44'Minegishi 73' | Report | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)4 | Azkals Development Team | 3–0 | Mendiola 1991 | Carmona |
| 16:00UTC+8 | Woods 45+2' (pen.) Guerrero 74'Ocampo 82' | Report | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)5 | Kaya–Iloilo | 1–1 | United City | Carmona |
| 19:15UTC+8 | Horikoshi 56' | Report | Ott 34' | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Clifford Daypuyat |
| March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)6 | United City | 4–0 | Azkals Development Team | Carmona |
| 17:00UTC+8 | Sendra 12' Juraboev 21'Ouano 71'Daniels 89' | Report | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Meliton Pelayo |
| April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04)7 | Mendiola 1991 | 0–0 | United City | Carmona |
| 17:00UTC+8 | Report | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Meliton Pelayo |
| April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11)8 | Mendiola 1991 | 0–1 | Kaya–Iloilo | Carmona |
| 16:00UTC+8 | Report | Melliza 68' | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Meliton Pelayo |
| April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11)9 | Azkals Development Team | 1–1 | Stallion Laguna | Carmona |
| 19:15UTC+8 | Woods 87' | Report | Nogueira 19' | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| April 20, 2022 (2022-04-20)10 | Mendiola 1991 | 0–0 | Stallion Laguna | Carmona |
| 16:00UTC+8 | Report | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Clifford Daypuyat |
| April 20, 2022 (2022-04-20)11 | Kaya–Iloilo | 4–0 | Azkals Development Team | Carmona |
| 19:15UTC+8 | Lopez Mendy 19',29' Mitchell 23'Horikoshi 80' | Report | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Linjun Talaver |
| April 25, 2022 (2022-04-25)12 | Stallion Laguna | 0–2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | Carmona |
| 16:00UTC+8 | Report | Uzoka 33' Corsame 90' | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Linjun Talaver |
| April 25, 2022 (2022-04-25)13 | Azkals Development Team | 3–1 | Maharlika Manila | Carmona |
| 19:15UTC+8 | Bias 23' Ocampo 24'Chung 89' | Report | Kim Sung-min 66' | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28)14 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 3–0a | Azkals Development Team | Carmona |
| Stadium:PFF National Training Center |
| May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02)15 | Stallion Laguna | 2–3 | Kaya–Iloilo | Carmona |
| 16:00UTC+8 | Sy 61' Nierras 70' | Report | Mitchell 10' Felongco 18'Melliza 28' | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Linjun Talaver |
| May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02)16 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 3–1 | Mendiola 1991 | Carmona |
| 19:15UTC+8 | Çınkır 57',73' Altınöz 90+3' | Hajimehdi 42' (pen.) | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Clifford Daypuyat |
| May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)17 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 2–1 | Maharlika Manila | Carmona |
| 17:00UTC+8 | Çınkır 37' Borlongan 56' | Kim Sung-min 69' | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)18 | United City | 1–1 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | Carmona |
| 17:00UTC+8 | Sendra 6' | Patalinghug 70' | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)19 | Maharlika Manila | 1–1 | Stallion Laguna | Carmona |
| 20:15UTC+8 | Silva 87' (o.g.) | Sy 48' | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Clifford Daypuyat |
| May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)20 | Kaya–Iloilo | 3–0 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | Carmona |
| 17:00UTC+8 | Report | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Clifford Daypuyat |
| May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)21 | Stallion Laguna | 0–0 | United City | Carmona |
| 20:15UTC+8 | Report | Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Meliton Pelayo |
Notes:
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| P1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 1 | |||||||
| P5 | Stallion Laguna | 0 | |||||||
| W1 | Kaya–Iloilo | 2 | |||||||
| W2 | United City | 3 | |||||||
| P2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 0 | |||||||
| P3 | United City | 1 | Third place | ||||||
| L1 | Stallion Laguna | 2 | |||||||
| L2 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 1 | |||||||
| May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17)Semi-final | Kaya–Iloilo | 1–0 | Stallion Laguna | Carmona |
| 17:00UTC+8 |
| Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17)Semi-final | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 0–1 | United City | Carmona |
| 21:00UTC+8 |
| Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Meliton Pelayo |
| May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)Third place | Stallion Laguna | 2–1 | Dynamic Herb Cebu | Carmona |
| 17:00UTC+8 |
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| Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Mick Jon Pineda |
| May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)Final | Kaya–Iloilo | 2–3 | United City | Carmona |
| 20:30UTC+8 |
| Stadium:PFF National Training Center Referee: Clifford Daypuyat |
| Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | SF | 3P | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daizo Horikoshi | Kaya–Iloilo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 2 |  Arda Çınkır | Dynamic Herb Cebu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 3 |  Robert Lopez Mendy | Kaya–Iloilo | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
 Jesus Melliza | Kaya–Iloilo | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
 Ricardo Sendra | United City | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Abou Sy | Stallion Laguna | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 7 | Kenshiro Daniels | United City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
 Kim Sung-min | Maharlika Manila | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hikaru Minegishi | United City | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Carlyle Mitchell | Kaya–Iloilo | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Lance Ocampo | ADT | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Mike Ott | United City | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ivan Ouano | United City | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Scott Woods | ADT | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Award | Winner[10] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Mike Ott | United City |
| Golden Boot | Daizo Horikoshi | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Golden Glove | Anthony Pinthus | United City |