2024 United City F.C. season

United City 2024 football season

United City
2024 season
Owner	United City Football Company Inc.
Chairperson	Esti Lestari
Head Coach	Marian Mihail (Until 1 May) Ramon Tribulietx (From 1 May)
Stadium	Rizal Memorial Stadium
Philippines Football League	6th of 15
← 2022–232024–25 →
All statistics correct as of March 28, 2024.

The 2024 season will be United City's 3rd season in both the Philippines Football League and Copa Paulino Alcantara, and 7th overall as a club. The club would make a return to the Philippines after abstaining from the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara.

The club were previously competing in the 2022–23 season of the PFL, but suddenly withdrew from the league having been in third place due to financial issues with the one of the club's investors, Riau Capital Live. The club subsequently abstained from participating in the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara. In late 2023, however, the club announced their return to the league benchmarked by a new managerial staff, including chairman Esti Lestari and manager Maya Montecillo. Joan Esteva, who left after the club's withdrawal, was replaced by Romanian manager Marian Mihail. Several players who were part of the club before withdrawal such as Ivan Ouano, Ricardo Sendra, Curt Dizon, and Mark Hartmann rejoined, as well as a string of foreigners like John Kamara, Ariel Ngueukam, and PFL veteran Serge Kaole. The club also promoted two players from its Central Luzon-based academy.

Squad

As of 28 March 2024

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Matt Silva (captain)	(1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33)	Espinho
3	Alvin Rebadulla	(2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 (age 22)	CF Manila
29	Henri Bandeken	(1990-02-14) 14 February 1990 (age 34)	Kaya–Iloilo
88	Aries Palabrica	(2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 21)	United City Academy
Defenders
5	Koffi Bini	(2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 23)	Al-Rustaq
12	Miguel Clarino	(1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 27)	Customs United
13	James Sunday	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 24)	Malabo United
21	Jericho Delos Reyes	(1999-07-09) 9 July 1999 (age 25)	United City Academy
22	Zachary Taningco	(2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 (age 20)	Azkals Development Team
32	Nurhidayat	(1999-04-05) 5 April 1999 (age 25)	Persiraja Banda Aceh
44	Michael Menzi	(1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 31)	Stallion Laguna
99	Pete Forrosuelo	(1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 (age 25)	Davao Aguilas
Midfielders
6	John Kamara	(1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 36)	Egaleo
7	Darlton Digha	(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26)	Adamson University
8	Ricardo Sendra (vice-captain)	(1987-10-04) 4 October 1987 (age 37)	Kaya–Iloilo
11	Marvin Angeles	(1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 33)	Davao Aguilas
19	Serge Kaole	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34)	Davao Aguilas
39	Paolo Bugas	(1994-10-22) 22 October 1994 (age 30)	Davao Aguilas
66	Diego Aspiras	(2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 20)	Stallion Laguna Academy
98	Troy Limbo	(1998-11-17) 17 November 1998 (age 26)	Davao Aguilas
Forwards
10	Mark Hartmann	(1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 (age 32)	Nakhon Si United
17	Ivan Ouano	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24)	Dynamic Herb Cebu
20	Curt Dizon	(1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30)	Kaya–Iloilo
24	Jemar Andrade	(2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 20)	CF Manila
25	Chester Pabualan	(1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25)	Philippine Air Force
77	Ariel Ngueukam	(1988-11-15) 15 November 1988 (age 36)	IFK Mariehamn

Transfers

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From
Pre-season
February 26	MF	Paolo Bugas	Davao Aguilas
February 26	DF	Pete Forrosuelo	Davao Aguilas
February 28	GK	Alvin Rebadulla	CF Manila
February 28	FW	Ivan Ouano	Dynamic Herb Cebu
February 28	MF	Troy Limbo	Davao Aguilas
February 28	MF	Serge Kaole	Davao Aguilas
February 28	DF	Jericho Delos Reyes	United City Academy
March 1	DF	Michael Menzi	Stallion Laguna
March 1	FW	Jemar Andrade	CF Manila
March 1	GK	Henri Bandeken	Kaya–Iloilo
March 1	FW	Curt Dizon	Kaya–Iloilo
March 5	FW	Chester Pabualan	Philippine Air Force
March 5	GK	Aries Palabrica	United City Academy
March 5	MF	Darlton Digha	Adamson University
March 7	MF	Marvin Angeles	Davao Aguilas
March 7	DF	Miguel Clarino	Customs United
March 7	DF	James Sunday	Malabo United
March 7	MF	Diego Aspiras	Stallion Laguna Academy
March 12	FW	Mark Hartmann	Nakhon Si United
March 12	GK	Matt Silva	Espinho
March 12	MF	Ricardo Sendra	Kaya–Iloilo
March 12	DF	Zachary Taningco	Azkals Development Team
March 14	DF	Koffi Bini	Al-Rustaq
March 15	FW	Ariel Ngueukam	IFK Mariehamn
March 21	MF	John Kamara	Egaleo
March 24	DF	Nurhidayat	Persiraja Banda Aceh

Preseason and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Friendlies

Manila Digger v United City

March 15, 2024 (2024-03-15) Friendly	Manila Digger	0–1	United City	Manila
				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Taguig v United City

March 20, 2024 (2024-03-20) Friendly	Taguig	0–2	United City	Manila
			Hartmann Sendra	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

United City v Stallion Laguna

March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27) Friendly	United City	1–2	Stallion Laguna	Manila
			McDaniel	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Philippines U19 v United City

June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26) Friendly	Philippines U19	1–6	United City	Manila
	Bisong		Ngueukam Dizon Taningco Sendra Ouano	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Philippines Football League	April 7, 2024	July 13, 2024	Matchday 1	TBD	13	8	3	2	42	11	+31	061.54
Total					13	8	3	2	42	11	+31	061.54

Last updated: July 4, 2024
Source: Competitions

Philippines Football League

Main article: 2024 Philippines Football League

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Stallion Laguna	14	10	2	2	65	12	+53	32
4	Davao Aguilas	14	10	2	2	39	6	+33	32
5	One Taguig	14	9	4	1	69	14	+55	31
6	United City	14	9	3	2	51	13	+38	30
7	Manila Digger	14	8	0	6	35	25	+10	24
8	Loyola	14	5	1	8	32	45	−13	16
9	Maharlika Taguig	14	5	1	8	23	53	−30	16

Source: PFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
13	8	3	2	42	11	+31	27	4	3	1	24	5	+19	4	0	1	18	6	+12

Last updated: July 4, 2024.
Source: PFL

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	D
Position	11	10	6	6	5	4	5	5	5	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on July 4, 2024. Source: PFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

United City v Kaya–Iloilo

April 7, 2024 (2024-04-07) 1	United City	0–2	Kaya–Iloilo	Manila
17:30 UTC+8			Esso 4' Melliza 81'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Philippine Army v United City

April 14, 2024 (2024-04-14) 2	Philippine Army	1–3	United City	Manila
20:30 UTC+8	Celiz 68' Acedo 90+2'		Dizon 54' Ngueukam 64' Sendra 71'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Philippine Air Force v United City

April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21) 3	Philippine Air Force	1–4	United City	Manila
17:45 UTC+8	Lestingio 38' Delariarte 45' Abraham 90+1'		Ouano 40' Kamara 45+3' Angeles 45+4' Pabualan 67' Ngueukam 70'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

United City v DB Garelli United

May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05) 4	United City	7–0	DB Garelli United	Manila
15:30 UTC+8	Sendra 8' Pabualan 12' Forrosuelo 27' Ngueukam 34', 53' Andrade 64' Digha 76' Nurhidayat 81' Taningco 89'		Obu 34'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Manila Digger v United City

May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11) 5	Manila Digger	2–4	United City	Manila
18:15 UTC+8	Ebarle 58' Jatta 70', 71'		Ngueukam 1', 45', 84' Nurhidayat 55' Bini 90'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

United City v Manila Montet

May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19) 6	United City	10–0	Manila Montet	Manila
15:00 UTC+8	Sendra 12', 58' Ngueukam 17', 60' Bini 25' Digha 54' Hartmann 63', 68' Bugas 74' Nurhidayat 83'			Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Dynamic Herb Cebu v United City

May 25, 2024 (2024-05-25) 7	Dynamic Herb Cebu	2–1	United City	Talisay
17:30 UTC+8	Gadia 27' Amirul 43' Rosquillo 64' Corsame 74', 75' Kore 90+1'		Sendra 41' Digha 45' 61' Hartmann 52'	Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

United City v Stallion Laguna

June 1, 2024 (2024-06-01) 8	United City	1–1	Stallion Laguna	Manila
17:30 UTC+8	Limbo 39' Menzi 47'		Magson 84' Schaffner 71' Silva 90+1'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

United City v Tuloy

June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09) 9	United City	1–0	Tuloy	Manila
15:00 UTC+8	Ngueukam 66' Digha 89'		Lupango 61'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

United City v Davao Aguilas

June 16, 2024 (2024-06-16) 10	United City	0–0	Davao Aguilas	Manila
19:30 UTC+8	Clarino 31' Menzi 45+2' Nurhidayat 74'		K. Talaroc 45+2' S. Sato 71' Villareal 82'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

United City v Mendiola 1991

June 22, 2024 (2024-06-22) 11	United City	3–0	Mendiola 1991	Manila
20:30 UTC+8	Sendra 33', 81', 90+6' (pen.)		Edulan 62' Aningalan 62'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Loyola v United City

June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) 12	Loyola	0–6	United City	Manila
15:00 UTC+8			Ngueukam 8' Sendra 12', 39' Menzi 51' Bugas 63' Hartmann 65' Limbo 68'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

United City v One Taguig

July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) 13	United City	2–2	One Taguig	Manila
20:30 UTC+8	Limbo 11' Digha 32' Sendra 63' Clarino 80'		Shimomura 2' Amita 42' Ingreso 51' Hiraishi 76'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Maharlika Taguig v United City

July 13, 2024 (2024-07-13) 14	Maharlika Taguig	2–9	United City	Manila
20:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Notes

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Categories:

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
13	8	3	2	42	11	+31	27	4	3	1	24	5	+19	4	0	1	18	6	+12

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
13	8	3	2	42	11	+31	27	4	3	1	24	5	+19	4	0	1	18	6	+12

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
13	8	3	2	42	11	+31	27	4	3	1	24	5	+19	4	0	1	18	6	+12