28 November 2011

No AFC President`s Cup for Philippines on 2012

AFC has decided not to give Philippines any club participation in AFC President`s Cup for 2012.
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10 comments:

  1. Anonymous28 November 2011 at 17:32

    any reason given?

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  2. jonny28 November 2011 at 18:38

    Im not sure . Mongolia was only new country. Maybe they were too late for applying or AFC denied them because no national league.

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  3. Anonymous28 November 2011 at 19:53

    The Philippines didn't apply for 2012! At the same time, there is no national league... the UFL doesn't count as one.

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  4. cjeagle28 November 2011 at 23:41

    I already mentioned this before. The deadline given for applying was in the 3rd week of October 2011. I even commented in the UFL facebook page on this a few days before that deadline passed. Since the PFF and the UFL did not apply by then, it would have been too late. The PFF needed to register the UFL as a professional league and submit all the documents in regards to venue, officiating and league and club participation before that date. This all takes time. 2013 was the earliest we could have joined. Here is an article on Mongolia joining with the deadline mentioned. http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/inside-afc/676-afc-news/35878-mongolia-eyes-pres-cup-2012

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  5. Anonymous29 November 2011 at 12:39

    "register the UFL as a professional league"

    Professional?? pfff... lol!!

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  6. jonny29 November 2011 at 12:44

    There is no need to be a professional league to be in AFC President`s Cup , but the league must be NATIONAL.

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  7. Anonymous29 November 2011 at 23:51

    hahaa the comments are longer than the article :p

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  8. Anonymous30 November 2011 at 06:04

    The Philippines before it can apply to participate in any AFC club competition such as the AFC Presidents Cup must first meet the eligibility requirements set by AFC.

    First of all the Philippines must have a national league and this league must be under the control of the national governing body in this case the PFF. Since the UFL is organized, run and controlled by a private group composed mainly of club owners and managers of UFL clubs therefore the UFL cannot qualify as a national league.

    The PFF must also establish a Club Licensing System which sets the mandatory and minimum requirements to be fulfilled by a club in order to be admitted in AFC Club Competitions. Craft the Club Registration Rules & Regulations as defined by AFC & FIFA, establish a Player Registration System and craft the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players in line with FIFA”s Transfer Rules.

    In the Club Licensing System, Clubs will be given guidelines to meet to qualify them to participate in national club competitions and more importantly for AFC Club Competitions. The system will require clubs to have to acquire legal status, have proper structure and administration (a legal Board of Directors, Secretariat, Manager, Finance Officer etc.) must have regular access to facilities for playing and training, and lastly sporting development. In short the club must be run like a business, with an elected Board and appointed officials, hold regular meetings and recorded minutes, and a yearly audited financial statement which is fundamental for club licensing purposes and an official working place or place of business. Presently this is non- existent and all these are part of AFC requirements.

    There are also players who belong to more than 1 club which goes against the principles of a club system and this is forbidden in club football, there are also several club owners and managers and holding companies and their subsidiaries that exercise control or are in a position to influence the management, administration and sporting performance of another club. This is likewise prohibited in club football and is heavily penalized by FIFA as this puts the sporting integrity of a club competition in jeopardy. More, there are many foreign players currently playing for a local club without securing an ITC which is mandatory for all foreign players.

    All these can be addressed and corrected when the PFF establishes the ground rules and creates the proper systems. It must be noted that many clubs in the UFL have many foreign players -------the President Cup only allows 2 foreign players. Therefore, it would be good for the UFL to start limiting foreign players for the future------so clubs will be ready to comply with the regulations of AFC President’s Cup.

    There are many more other requirements but these are the very basic requirements before we can even think of applying because these are all mandated by AFC & FIFA.

    The proper system has to be in place and all rules and regulations pertaining to a pro or semi-pro league must be crafted and then all these should be incorporated in the PFF By Laws. It is only then can we start to consider applying in the AFC President’s Cup for emerging nations. For the AFC Champions League and other club competitions there are more stringent requirements but for now these issues have to be address. This is not new to PFF as this has been discussed during the past administration and written guidelines were issued for PFF to comply. Hopefully with the new administration these issues will be addressed accordingly so that we can see our local clubs compete in international club competitions in the near future.

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  9. Anonymous30 November 2011 at 07:03

    ^^Finally, someone sets it straight. Mag aanounce yung UFL na may planong sumali sa President's Cup, everybody starts creaming in their pants yet they, including the UFL aren't even familiar with the ins and outs of the process and requirements to join AFC club competitions. What's even more funny and ironic is that, when the UFL relaunched back in 2009, they explicitly advertised on their website that they hope to qualify for Champions League. lol!

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  10. Anonymous30 November 2011 at 10:44

    Before the PFF work on the requirements and joins the AFC President's cup, the PFF and Football Alliance must reconcile first. The very reason football alliance was formed is because NCRFA back in mid 2000's was very unorganized and full of corruption. That's why a group of private companies formed this football alliance. Going back, PFF and Football Alliance must sit down and discuss this matter first.

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