| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 2015 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | UFL Division 1 |
| Domestic cup | UFL Cup |
| League cup(s) | UFL FA League Cup UFL FA Charity Cup |
| Last champions | Laos (1st title) (2015) |
| Most championships | Global Manila Nomads Pachanga Diliman Sigla Ceres Laos (1 title each) |
TheUnited Football League Division 2, often referred to asUFL Division 2 orUFL 2, was the second-tierassociation football league in thePhilippines. During its existence, it is the second-highest division offootball in the Philippines afterUFL Division 1. Each year, the winner of the league gets an automatic promotion to the latter. The second placer, on the other hand, goes against the ninth placer of the first division in atwo-leggedplayoff.[1]
UFL Division 2 was introduced for the2010 season.[2] For the2015 season,Ceres andManila Jeepney were promoted to compete in the country's top-flight division. Due to its inability to comply with the league'sforeigner cap rule,Manila Nomads volunteered to step down from UFL Division 1 before the start of the2014 season. Thus, Manila Jeepney was also automaticallypromoted to the first division.[2]
The league was scrapped after the2015 season with the 2016 season to push through with only a single division.[3]
After the end of2011 season, seven new clubs entered theUnited Football League as part of the formation of UFL Division 2. Among the clubs that participated in the inaugural run of the second division, which commenced on 14 January 2012, includeAgila,Cebu Queen City United,Diliman,Forza,Laos,Pachanga, andTeam Socceroo participated in the second division.[1]Manila Nomads won the first-ever UFL Division 2 title, and the club was promoted toUFL Division 1 the following season.[4] Two other clubs from the second division were also promoted to the first division, namely:Pasargad andStallion.[5]
Pachanga was crowned UFL Division 2champion for the2012 season. The club finished at the top of the second division, which secured the team'spromotion to UFL Division 1.[6]Freddy Gonzalez, the astriker for Pachanga, was awarded thegolden boot of UFL Division 2 for the2012 season. Thus, Pachanga replaced the relegatedNavy in the first division.
At the start of the2012 season, UFL Division 2 got expanded to 12 football clubs.[7] Most of the matches for the second division were held at the Turf@BGC, a venue with an artificial football pitch located atFort Bonifacio,Taguig City.[8] The league kicked off its first match betweenDolphins United andCebu Queen City United on February 9, 2013, at theEmperador Stadium.[9] However,Cebu Queen City United did not show up in the game time.[10]
On 1 March 2013, the UFL management has officially ruled out Cebu Queen City United from participating after the club apparently withdrawn when the club's request for home games inCebu was turned down by the league.[11]
A newpromotion-relegation system was adopted by the league at the start of the2013 season. The club that finishes second in UFL Division 2 also has a chance of being promoted via atwo-leggedaggregate-goal playoff against the ninth-place team in the first division, similar to the system used in theBundesliga.[12]
For the2014 season, relegatedPhilippine Air Force was replaced byTeam Socceroo, the champions of the 2013 UFL Division 2.[13][14] Further,Manila Nomads voluntarily stepped down from the first division to play in UFL Division 2 due to the club's inability to comply with UFL Division 1's foreigner cap rule before this season commenced. The UFL executive committee decided to implement a version of theforeign player rule. Under such rule, a club may only field in a maximum of fiveforeign players on the pitch at any given time. However, two of the six remaining players on the pitch may still be foreigners provided that they arepermanent residents of the Philippines for at least five years.[15] In addition,Ceres also made their league debut during this season.[16]
The top club in UFL Division 2 each season receive an automatic promotion to the first division. Starting the2013 season, the second placer also gets a chance of being promoted via a two-legged playoff against the ninth-place club inUFL Division 1.
*Bold designates promoted clubs
† Lost thepromotion and relegation playoff
‡ Won thepromotion and relegation playoff and got promoted
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Steven Borrill | Manila Nomads | 15 |
| 2012 |  Freddy Gonzalez | Pachanga | 34 |
| 2013 |  Jeong Woo Lee | Team Socceroo | 14 |
| 2014 | Jin Ho Kim | Ceres | 32 |
| 2015 |  Chichiro Noda | JP Voltes | 12 |
| Year | Player | Position | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Steven Borrill | Midfielder | Manila Nomads | |
| 2012 | Freddy Gonzalez | Forward | Pachanga FC | |
| 2013 | Jeong Woo Lee | Forward | Team Socceroo | |
| 2014 | None given for UFL Division 2 | |||
| 2015 | ||||
| Year | Player | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Jeff Blake | Manila Nomads | ||
| 2012 | Kenneth Dolloso | Pachanga | ||
| 2013 | Seung Seok Seo | Team Socceroo | ||
| 2014 | Louie Michael Casas | Ceres | ||
| 2015 | None given for UFL Division 2 | |||