PFF Women's Cup

The PFF Women's Cup is the national women's football cup of the Philippines organized by the Philippine Football Federation.

PFF Women's Invitational Cup
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
CountryPhilippines
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Number of teams8
Current championsFar Eastern University
(2022)
Most championshipsFar Eastern University
(3 titles)
TV partnersPFF TV (YouTube)

History

The inaugural edition was launched in 2014 by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and was contested by 10 teams from June to July. The cup was played in a 9-a-side format with two halves of 25 minutes.[1]

The following teams participated at the inaugural 9-a-side edition with their division in the group stage.[2]

Group AGroup B
Far Eastern UniversityUniversity of Santo Tomas
Green Archers UnitedCollege of St. Benilde
SíkatUniversity of the Philippines
Chelsea S.S. PHAteneo de Manila
MendiolaLoyola Meralco Sparks

The following edition in 2015 was played in full 90 minutes with 11 field players on each team. 10 teams participated in the match mostly composed by University varsity and alumni teams.[3] In 2016, the PFF Women's League was launched[4] although the PFF would stop organizing the cup tournament.

The PFF revived the Women's Cup in late 2022, following two years of inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition had eight teams.[5]

Winners

YearWinnerResultRunner upFinal venue
2014Far Eastern University1–1(2–1 PSO)Chelsea S.S. PHRizal Memorial Stadium (Manila)
2015Far Eastern University2–1De La Salle University
2022Far Eastern University2–0University of the PhilippinesPFF National Training Center, (Carmona, Cavite)

See also

References