The Trequartista Sweeper: Laying out the 2015 local football domain

Football in 2015 looks to be fun-filled and packed. Lots of things to be looking forward to in these parts. Let me count the ways:

PFF-SMART Club Nationals: Eight teams left in the running, (defending champions Ceres-La Salle; UFL champions Global FC; UFL Cup champions Loyola Meralco Sparks; UFL Division I sides Kaya FC and Stallion FC; UFL Division II side Laos FC; M'lang FC from the Mindanao qualifiers; and ERCO-Brothers from the Visayas qualifiers).

The eight teams will be divided to two groups of four squads, with Global heading Group A and Ceres in Group B. A round robin will take place from January 22-27, with the top two teams proceeding to the crossover semifinals on January 29. The winners will then tangle in the title game on January 31.

Group A matches: January 22, 24, 26.
Group B matches: January 23, 25, 27.


All matches will be at Rizal Memorial, with 4pm and 7pm kickoffs. Admission is FREE.

The draw to determine the teams in Group A and B will take place today,

United Football League: Expected to open in February due to the aforementioned Club Nationals. What we do know is about their plans?

1. First provincial Division I game.
2. An all-star game.
3. Div II has a little bit of a shaky feel for a few reasons, namely the fact that five teams (Navy, Air Force, Nomads, Union Internacional-Manila, Dolphins United FC, and Cimarron FC) did not submit their list of dropped players.
4.Deadline for the submission of roster additions is 11:59pm tonight.

UAAP: The papal visit interrupted the league's first round campaign.

First round ends today (for the women) and tomorrow (for the men). Second round to begin on January 24 (which also is the start for the high school portion of the tournament)

Minor tinkering with format. Postseason now one-match affairs, which are tabled for March 1 and March 8, which will be at Rizal Memorial. HS final is on March 7 at FEU-Diliman, where all of their matches will take place.

NCAA: The papal visit interrupted the league's second round campaign, with action set to resume today and Friday (for college) and Thursday (for high school).

Simple format: Top four teams from the first round advance. Round robin ensues with the four teams. Whoever comes out on top from that will face San Beda (for college) and La Salle-Greenhills (for high school) in a playoff on January 26. If San Beda or La Salle-Greenhills were to be the teams on top of the second round, no playoff necessary and they will be declared as champions.

UAAP, NCAA revises schedule due to Papal visit

With the Papal visit coming next week, both the UAAP and NCAA each made the unilateral decision to not have events during the 15th to 19th, and in some cases, in the run-up to it.

Football is one of the events affected by the decision, with eight UAAP and at least six NCAA matches having to be postponed by the presence of Pope Francis.

With the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex as a police and military headquarters starting today, January 10, the City of Manila has declared the facility as off-limits. As a result, the NCAA has moved the remaining second round matches for its juniors and seniors matches at the said complex to January 21 to 23. If there is a need for a playoff, it has been scheduled to take place on the 26th.

The complete details on the revised NCAA football schedule can be read below.

Updated #NCAA90Football Schedule pic.twitter.com/KXQAdkFouk
— Cathy Nazareno (@catnazareno) January 7, 2015

Although the matches are taking place in Quezon City, the UAAP has also opted to shift the dates of its matches.

It has moved the January 15 matchup featuring National University against La Salle, and Ateneo against FEU to January 14, still at FEU-Diliman. ABS-CBN's Al Neri has confirmed that these two matches will be televised, although no specifics have yet been given pertaining to when they will be shown.

As for the matches that had been scheduled on January 18 and 19, they have been moved to January 21 and 22.

The women's matches have been converged as a doubleheader to take place on the 21st at the Moro Lorenzo Field inside Ateneo de Manila. UP will face La Salle at 1pm, followed by Ateneo versus FEU at 3pm.

The men's matches, on the other hand, will be played at FEU-Diliman. The 21st will have UE against NU at 1pm, followed by Adamson against Ateneo at 3pm. The 22nd will have UST and La Salle at 1pm, followed by UP against FEU at 3pm. No details have yet been revealed if these matches will be televised.

Meanwhile, UAAP football action resumes this weekend before the Papal break, with today's matches at the Moro Lorenzo Field. Kicking off the double-header is the women's match between defending champions FEU against their Season 75 finals opponents La Salle at 4pm. The second game sees UP attempt to take solo leadership in men's football against UE at 6pm.

Tomorrow will have its customary simultaneous games at FEU-Diliman and Moro Lorenzo. The latter will have the lone women's matchup between UST and current leaders UP at 1pm, followed by the highly anticipated rivalry between the men's football teams of Ateneo and La Salle at 3pm. The former, on the other hand, will have defending champions FEU against Adamson at 1pm, followed by UST against NU at 3pm.

The complete details on the revised UAAP collegiate schedule can be seen below.

Revised schedule for @UAAP_77 mens and womens football. No play during papal visit. @UAAPSportsTV pls RT! @alsneri pic.twitter.com/ApJQETUkDR
— Bob Guerrero (@PassionateFanPH) January 5, 2015

As for the UAAP second round, it is scheduled to begin on January 24 and will last until February 22. The postseason takes place on March 1 and 8 and will be at Rizal Memorial.

As for the UAAP Juniors Football tournament, January 24 kicks off seven Saturday afternoons of high school football at FEU-Diliman, capped off by the title game on March 7. UST, La Salle-Zobel and Ateneo aim to knock off FEU off their title perch.

UAAP Season 76 Juniors Football Rosters

* Rookies are denoted as italicized.

Ateneo de Manila University

Xavier Carlos Alvaro Alcuaz
Zach Banzon
Christian Michael Castillo
Francisco Luis Domingo
John Michael Drilon
Ferdinand Dulatre II
Alfonso Jose Escalona
Javier Augustine Gayoso
Leonard Jason Gusilatar
Karlos Lorenzo Gutierrez
Jose Rinaldi Layug
Crisostomo Malabanan III
Jin Daniel Montemayor
Timothy Caleb Perdigon
Gavin Nicholo Rosario
Julian Vincent Roxas
Felino Sanchez III
Kenneth Gerard Soriano 
Alain Tanchuan

De La Salle University

Patrick Louis Baui
Jaime Ricardo Bunyi
Eugenio Carlos III
Javier Fernando Coscolluella
Marco Paul Hillerstam
Marco Enrico Ibana
Joshua Longa
Eduardo Miguel Lopez
Andreas Maniquis
David Rafael Mariano
Rafael Luis Montelibano
Lance Jermaine Montenegro
Rafael Luis Narciso
Enrique Alfonso Pedrosa
Enzo Miguel Rebote
Rae Elner Reyes
Jeremiah Raphael Rocha
Trent Joseph San Diego
Jason Davy Tabberrah
Lukas Sebastian Wintermahr

Far Eastern University

Kieth Absalon
Reyangel Agan
Mark Joseph Arranguez
Christian Bacara
Janryl Balanueco
Geno Bryan Beruela
Christian Betanio
Jason Edward Blanco
Dominique Canonigo
Dave Deloso
Marvin Gadaingan
Earl Real Laguerta
Gilbert Mendoza, Jr.
Audie Menzi
Chester Gio Pabualan
Dave Parac
John Renz Saldivar
Orlan Joseph Togores
Jay Ugdamina
John Roy Villasenor

University of Santo Tomas

John Paul Aguirre
Luis Miguel Alaban
Joebert Alforte
Joshua Fujiyama Cabangal
Victor Joshua Calawood
Russel Calo
Jethro Castillo
Jose Miguel Clarino
Kristian Louis Benjamin Cordero
Rafael Patrick Cunanan
Jerold Louis Facturanan
Miguel Faustino Garcia
Kent Carlo Magnaye
Wee Hansei Meridor
Emmanuel Robrigado
Marben Santos, Jr.
Carlos Jose Sarical
Gurmanpreet Sidhu
Christian Kelsie Turgo
Jan Roumel Veloso