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Tournament
Day

Saturday, 8 August 2026

Venue

Atleta 63 Field, Bridgetowne, Pasig City

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Day Timeline

  1. 2:00 PM Line-ups lock Contention window closes
  2. 2:30 PM Gates open Team check-in
  3. 3:30 PM First match Kickoff
  4. 4:57 PM Group stage ends
  5. 5:15 PM Knockout rounds begin
  6. 8:00 PM Awarding

Check-In

Captains check in the full squad at the registration desk. Bring one valid ID per player — line-ups are locked from 2:00 PM on 8 August and cannot be changed after that.

What to Bring

  • Valid ID
  • Shin guards
  • Non-metal studs or turf shoes
  • Your own water bottle
  • A change of clothes and rain gear — umbrella, poncho, towel
  • Lots of GV!

Need help on the day? Approach anyone in an organiser shirt.

Match
Schedule

Group stage 3:30 PM · Knockouts from 5:15 PM · Awarding 8:00 PM

15 teams · 3 mixed groups + Women's Division · 4 pitches

Every team plays a round robin within its group. After the group stage the twelve Mixed Open teams are ranked and split into three divisions of four — Div 1, Div 2 and Div 3 — and each division plays its own semi-finals, third-place match and grand final. The Women's Division plays its own semi-final and grand final.

Group A · Pitch 1

  • Architecture FC
  • Globe FC
  • Primus FC
  • Turflings

Group B · Pitch 2

  • Calamansi FC
  • Kickback FC
  • Laif United FC
  • Marinos FC

Group C · Pitch 3

  • East United
  • Inter Makati
  • Profit FC
  • Treyna

Women's Division · Pitch 4

  • Alpha Maria
  • East Open
  • Sparta FC
3:30–3:42 PM Round 1
Pitch 1 Turflings v Primus FC
Pitch 2 Marinos FC v Calamansi FC
Pitch 3 East United v Treyna
Pitch 4 Sparta FC v Alpha Maria
3:45–3:57 PM Round 2
Pitch 1 Architecture FC v Globe FC
Pitch 2 Kickback FC v Laif United FC
Pitch 3 Profit FC v Inter Makati
Pitch 4 East Open v Sparta FC
4:00–4:12 PM Round 3
Pitch 1 Architecture FC v Turflings
Pitch 2 Marinos FC v Kickback FC
Pitch 3 East United v Profit FC
Pitch 4 Alpha Maria v East Open
4:15–4:27 PM Round 4
Pitch 1 Globe FC v Primus FC
Pitch 2 Calamansi FC v Laif United FC
Pitch 3 Treyna v Inter Makati
Pitch 4 Alpha Maria v Sparta FC
4:30–4:42 PM Round 5
Pitch 1 Architecture FC v Primus FC
Pitch 2 Marinos FC v Laif United FC
Pitch 3 East United v Inter Makati
Pitch 4 Sparta FC v East Open
4:45–4:57 PM Round 6
Pitch 1 Globe FC v Turflings
Pitch 2 Calamansi FC v Kickback FC
Pitch 3 Treyna v Profit FC
Pitch 4 East Open v Alpha Maria
4:57–5:15 PM Points tallying and division announcement
5:15–5:30 PM Semi-finals
Pitch 1 Div 1 — 1st v 4th
Pitch 2 Div 2 — 1st v 4th
Pitch 3 Div 3 — 1st v 4th
Pitch 4 Women's Division — 2nd v 3rd
5:33–5:48 PM Semi-finals
Pitch 1 Div 1 — 2nd v 3rd
Pitch 2 Div 2 — 2nd v 3rd
Pitch 3 Div 3 — 2nd v 3rd
5:51–6:14 PM Women's Division Grand Final
Pitch 4 Women's Division Grand Final
6:17–6:32 PM Battle for 3rd
Pitch 1 Div 1
Pitch 2 Div 2
Pitch 3 Div 3
6:35–7:16 PM Grand Finals
Pitch 2 Div 2 Grand Final
Pitch 3 Div 3 Grand Final
7:19–7:42 PM Div 1 Grand Final
Pitch 1 Div 1 Grand Final
8:00–8:30 PM Awarding

3-minute transitions between matches.

Tournament
Rules

Aug 07 · 6PM Player registration & team line-up
Aug 08 · 2PM Contention window closes, line-ups lock

Mixed Open Division

12 team slots 7-a-side · 5+2 ratio

Format & Ratio Rules

  • Matches are 7-a-side, following a 5+2 player ratio:
    • A maximum of five (5) male players and two (2) female players are permitted on the pitch.
    • If only one female player is available, the team may compete with six (6) players — 5 male plus 1 female.
    • If no female players are available, the team will not be allowed to play.

Player Eligibility

  • Players who currently play or have previously played in the PFL, Ang Liga, Copa Paulino, or any previous or future iterations of these competitions — as well as current or former Philippine national football or futsal team players — are ineligible to participate.

Women's Division

5 team slots 7-a-side

Player Eligibility

  • Only players who have represented the Philippine national football or futsal team within the past four (4) years are ineligible to participate.

Applies to Both Divisions

Squad & Registration

  • Registration fee per team is PHP 8,000. Payment must be made on or before August 1 to confirm your team's slot.
  • Each team must register a minimum of 10 players and a maximum of 15 players.

Player Eligibility — All Divisions

  • Players with UAAP/NCAA experience must be at least four (4) years removed from their collegiate playing careers.
  • Only Filipino citizens may take part.

Line-Up Submission & Verification

  • Teams must submit their line-up on or before August 7, 6:00 PM. Captains submit theirs through the Messenger group chat and coordinate directly with the NAFC reps there.
  • Every player must also register individually — see the top of this page.
  • Team captains can contest the line-ups of other teams from August 7 until August 8, 2:00 PM.
  • After the contention period, all team line-ups are locked and no changes will be allowed.
  • If a team is found during the contention period to have listed an ineligible player, that player will not be allowed to participate. The team may replace the player with one who is eligible.

Sanction If a team is found to have played an ineligible player after the contention period, every game that player appeared in is automatically deemed a 0–3 loss, and the team is disqualified from the tournament.

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