2011 PFF National Men's Club Championship
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The 2011 PFF National Men's Club Championship (known as the PFF-Smart Men's Club Championship for sponsorship reasons) is a Filipino association football
Football in the Philippines
Football in the Philippines is organized by the Philippine Football Federation Despite football being popular among its Southeast Asian neighbours, football is usually overshadowed by basketball which is undeniably the most popular sport in the Philippines...

 competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation
Philippine Football Federation
The Philippine Football Federation is the governing body of football in the Philippines. It was founded in 1907 as the Philippine Amateur Football Association . They were one of the 12 Asian associations that founded the Asian Football Confederation...

 and sponsored by mobile phone and Internet service provider Smart Communications
Smart Communications
Smart Communications is a wholly owned mobile phone and Internet service subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company .On June 30, 2010 the company reported that it had over 45 million cellular subscribers.-Brands:...

. It revives a national tournament discontinued since 2006. The last nationwide competition was a National Men’s Open Tournament held in Bacolod
Bacolod
Bacolod may refer to the following:*Bacolod City, the capital city of Negros Occidental, Philippines*Metro Bacolod*Bacolod, Lanao del Norte, a municipality in Lanao del Norte, Philippines*BRP Bacolod City , a transport ship of the Philippine Navy...

 under the presidency of Juan Miguel Romualdez. Plans were conceived for a similar national competition under Romualdez's successor Jose Mari Martinez but did not push through for a variety of reasons.

Global Teknika
Global F.C.
Global Football Club is a Filipino association football club. The team started in Division 2 of the United Football League inaugural season.On that same season, the team managed to finish top of the Second Division with an unbeaten record. As a result, the team was automatically promoted to...

 emerged the champions on August 22, 2011 after winning against Smart–San Beda on a 3-2 aggregate.

Competition format

Member Associations (MA) of the Philippine Football Federation
Philippine Football Federation
The Philippine Football Federation is the governing body of football in the Philippines. It was founded in 1907 as the Philippine Amateur Football Association . They were one of the 12 Asian associations that founded the Asian Football Confederation...

 organize their own tournaments as part of Provincial Qualifying Rounds on March 2011 to determine their representatives to the Group Stages. The Cluter Qualifying Rounds was held in a single-round robin competition from April 1-16, 2011. Each MA is only allowed one club as a representative. Clubs from the Visayas
Visayas
The Visayas or Visayan Islands and locally known as Kabisay-an gid, is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Mindanao and Luzon. It consists of several islands, primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea, although the Visayas are considered the northeast...

 region (Cebu
Cebu
Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...

, Iloilo
Iloilo
Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Iloilo occupies the southeast portion of Panay Island and is bordered by Antique Province to the west and Capiz Province and the Jintotolo Channel to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is Guimaras Province,...

, Leyte
Leyte
Leyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Tacloban City and occupies the northern three-quarters of the Leyte Island. Leyte is located west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran...

, Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half...

, Negros Oriental
Negros Oriental
Negros Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. It occupies the south-eastern half of the island of Negros, with Negros Occidental comprising the north-western half. It also includes Apo Island — a popular dive site for both local and foreign tourists...

) and the National Capital Region competed in the Regional Qualifying Rounds while waiting for the winners of the Luzon
Luzon
Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...

 and Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...

 clusters. Top four teams from the Luzon Cluster Qualifying Round and the top team from each of the Mindanao group clusters will advance to All-Luzon and All-Mindanao Championship. The top two clubs from NCR, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will advance to the finals which was played in Cagayan de Oro and Bacolod
Bacolod
Bacolod may refer to the following:*Bacolod City, the capital city of Negros Occidental, Philippines*Metro Bacolod*Bacolod, Lanao del Norte, a municipality in Lanao del Norte, Philippines*BRP Bacolod City , a transport ship of the Philippine Navy...

 from August 9-13, 2011. The four teams that emerged from the group stage Quarterfinals were Teknika
Global F.C.
Global Football Club is a Filipino association football club. The team started in Division 2 of the United Football League inaugural season.On that same season, the team managed to finish top of the Second Division with an unbeaten record. As a result, the team was automatically promoted to...

 and Pachanga of National Capital Region F.A., San Beda of Football Association of Rizal, and Stallions
Stallions F.C.
Stallion F.C., is a Filipino association football club based in the Philippines. The club are composed of mainly former national player and Korean students from Central Philippine University...

 of Iloilo Football Association. Crossover Semifinals were held on August 16-17, 2011 while the home-and-away finals was held on August 21 and 22, 2011. The Semifinals and the Finals were held at Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Qualifying Round

Regional qualifying rounds were conducted in single round robin tournament
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...

.

National Capital Region Cluster

First and second best teams for National Capital Region Cluster earn a bye for the quarterfinals group stage. Teknika
Global F.C.
Global Football Club is a Filipino association football club. The team started in Division 2 of the United Football League inaugural season.On that same season, the team managed to finish top of the Second Division with an unbeaten record. As a result, the team was automatically promoted to...

 and Pachanga qualified for the quarterfinals group stage. At least 10 clubs from Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...

 took part in the qualifiers.
Team
Teknika
Global F.C.
Global Football Club is a Filipino association football club. The team started in Division 2 of the United Football League inaugural season.On that same season, the team managed to finish top of the Second Division with an unbeaten record. As a result, the team was automatically promoted to...

Pachanga
Philippine Air Force
Philippine Air Force F.C.
The Philippine Air Force Football Club is an association football club serving under consisting of officers, enlisted personnel and civilians of the Philippine Air Force...

Pasargad

North, Central and South Luzon Cluster

First and second best teams from North, Central and South Luzon Cluster advance to All-Luzon Championship. San Beda of Football Association of Rizal, and Baguio United of Baguio City Football Association qualified for the All-Luzon Championship. Football associations representing Baguio City
Baguio City
The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...

, Laguna
Laguna
Laguna may refer to:* Laguna Pueblo, a Native American people of the southwestern United States- Asia :* Laguna , Philippines, a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzon...

, Quezon province, Tarlac
Tarlac
Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Luzon Island. Its capital is Tarlac City. Tarlac borders Pampanga to the south, Nueva Ecija to the east, Pangasinan to the north, and Zambales to the west...

, and Rizal province conducted the competitions at the provincial level.
Team
San Beda
Baguio United
Laguna
Tarlac
Quezon

Southeast Luzon Cluster

First and second best teams from Southeast Luzon Cluster advance to All-Luzon Championship. ABC Stars of Naga City – Camarines Sur Football Association and Masbate of Football Association of Masbate qualified for the All-Luzon Championship. Football associations representing Camarines Norte
Camarines Norte
Camarines Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Daet and the province borders Quezon to the west and Camarines Sur to the south.-Demographics:...

, Naga City
Naga City
The City of Naga is a first class independent component city in the Philippines...

-Camarines Sur
Camarines Sur
Camarines Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte and Quezon to the north, and Albay to the south...

, Legazpi City
Legazpi City
The City of Legazpi is a first class city and capital of the province of Albay, Philippines. With 179,481 inhabitants according to the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the Bicol Region in terms of population, though not in land area...

-Albay
Albay
Albay is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Legazpi City and the province borders Camarines Sur to the north and Sorsogon to the south. Also to the northeast is Lagonoy Gulf....

, Masbate
Masbate
Masbate is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. Its capital is Masbate City and consists of three major islands: Masbate, Ticao and Burias.-History:...

 and Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro is a province of the Philippines located in the island of Mindoro under MIMAROPA region in Luzon, about 140 km southwest of Manila...

 conducted the competitions at the provincial level.
Team
ABC Stars
Masbate
Mindoro Oriental
Camarines Norte
Legazpi City-Albay

Visayas Cluster

First and second best teams for Visayas Cluster earn a bye for the quarterfinals group stage. Stallions
Stallions F.C.
Stallion F.C., is a Filipino association football club based in the Philippines. The club are composed of mainly former national player and Korean students from Central Philippine University...

 of Iloilo Football Association and Laos FC of Leyte Football Association qualified for the quarterfinals group stage. Football associations for Cebu
Cebu
Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...

, Iloilo
Iloilo
Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Iloilo occupies the southeast portion of Panay Island and is bordered by Antique Province to the west and Capiz Province and the Jintotolo Channel to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is Guimaras Province,...

, Leyte
Leyte
Leyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Tacloban City and occupies the northern three-quarters of the Leyte Island. Leyte is located west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran...

, Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half...

 and Negros Oriental
Negros Oriental
Negros Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. It occupies the south-eastern half of the island of Negros, with Negros Occidental comprising the north-western half. It also includes Apo Island — a popular dive site for both local and foreign tourists...

 conducted the competitions.
Team
Stallions
Stallions F.C.
Stallion F.C., is a Filipino association football club based in the Philippines. The club are composed of mainly former national player and Korean students from Central Philippine University...

Laos FC
DCCCO FC
Don Bosco United

Mindanao Cluster

Football associatins from Butuan-Agusan del Sur
Agusan del Sur
Agusan del Sur is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is Prosperidad and borders, from the north clockwise, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Bukidnon, and Misamis...

, Bukidnon
Bukidnon
Bukidnon is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Malaybalay City. The province borders, clockwise starting from the north, Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, and Lanao del Norte.Bukidnon is...

, Iligan-Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated...

, Cagayan de Oro-Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital and provincial center is Cagayan de Oro City...

, Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is Surigao City. The province consists of two major islands—Siargao Island and Bucas Grande Island—in the Philippine Sea, and a small region at the northernmost tip of the island of...

, Agusan del Sur
Agusan del Sur
Agusan del Sur is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is Prosperidad and borders, from the north clockwise, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Bukidnon, and Misamis...

, Compostela Valley
Compostela Valley
Compostela Valley is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. The province, called Comval for short, used to be part of Davao del Norte until it was made independent in 1998. It is the third newest province of the Philippines, behind Dinagat Islands and Zamboanga...

, Davao
Davao
Davao refers to several closely related places in Mindanao in the Philippines. The term is used most often to refer to the city.*Davao Region, an administrative region*Davao del Norte province*Davao del Sur province*Davao Oriental province...

 and Davao del Norte
Davao del Norte
Davao del Norte , and once known simply as Davao, is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Tagum City. It borders the province of Agusan del Sur to the north, Bukidnon to the west, Compostela Valley to the east, and the city of Davao to the south...

, Maguindanao
Maguindanao
Maguindanao is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . Its capital is Shariff Aguak. It borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, and Sultan Kudarat to the south....

-Cotabato City
Cotabato City
The City of Cotabato is one of the cities of the Philippines located in Mindanao. Cotabato City is an exclave of the SOCCSKSARGEN region found within the boundaries of Maguindanao province, but is independent of that province...

, North Cotabato, South Cotabato
South Cotabato
South Cotabato is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal City, and it borders Sultan Kudarat to the north and west, Sarangani to the south and east, and Davao del Sur to the east...

, Sultan Kudarat. Misamis Occidental
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Oroquieta City...

-Ozamiz, Zamboanga
Zamboanga
Zamboanga may refer to:*Zamboanga City, the largest and only highly urbanized city located on the southwestern-most tip of Zamboanga Peninsula...

, Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte or simply known as ZANORTE is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog City and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south and Misamis Occidental to the east...

-Dipolog and Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Pagadian City is the capital...

-Pagadian conducted the competitions. Mindanao was split into four sub-clusters:

North Mindanao Cluster

First-place team from North Mindanao Cluster advance to All-Mindanao Championship. Ba-o Breakers of Iligan – Lanao del Norte Football Association qualified for All-Mindanao Championship.
Team
Ba-o Breakers
Montecarlo
Diego Silang
Bukidnon
Surigao del Norte

South Mindanao Cluster

First-place team from South Mindanao Cluster advance to All-Mindanao Championship. Columbia of Davao Football Association qualified for All-Mindanao Championship.
Team
Columbia
Medvil
PNP FC
Compostela Valley
Agusan del Sur

Central Mindanao Cluster

First-place team from Central Mindanao Cluster advance to All-Mindanao Championship. Real Marbel of Football Association of South Cotabato qualified for All-Mindanao Championship.
Team
Real Marbel
Maguindanao-Cotabato City
North Cotabato
Sultan Kudarat

West Mindanao Cluster

First-place team from West Mindanao Cluster advance to All-Mindanao Championship. Bric-A-Brac of Zamboanga del Sur - Pagadian Football Association qualified for All-Mindanao Championship.
Team
Bric-A-Brac
Alia
Stonefield
DMC FC

All-Luzon Championship

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
San Beda 3 3 0 0 34 1
33
9
Baguio United 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2 6
Masbate 3 1 0 2 4 14 −10 3
ABC Stars 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0

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All-Mindanao Championship

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ba-o Breakers 3 2 1 0 7 4
3
7
Columbia 3 2 0 1 15 5
10
6
Real Marbel 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
Bric-A-Brac 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0

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Quarterfinals

Group A was held in Pelaez Sports Complex
Pelaéz Sports Complex
Don Gregorio Pelaéz Sports Complex is a group of sports facilities in Cagayan de Oro. This sports center was built in 1969 after sited of the first Palarong Pambansa outside Metro Manila in 1975. It is the oldest sports park in Northern Mindanao first opened its door to baseball and basketball in...

, Cagayan de Oro hosted by Cagayan de Oro-Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital and provincial center is Cagayan de Oro City...

 Football Association (CMOFA). Group A particpats were Bao Breakers FC of Iligan, Laos FC of Leyte
Leyte
Leyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Tacloban City and occupies the northern three-quarters of the Leyte Island. Leyte is located west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran...

, San Beda FC of Rizal
Rizal
Rizal is a province located in the CALABARZON , just 16 kilometers east of Manila. The province was named after the country's national hero, José Rizal. Rizal Governor Casimiro A. Ynares III on June 17, 2008 announced the transfer of the Capitol from Pasig. Its P 270-million capitol building,...

, and Teknika FC
Global F.C.
Global Football Club is a Filipino association football club. The team started in Division 2 of the United Football League inaugural season.On that same season, the team managed to finish top of the Second Division with an unbeaten record. As a result, the team was automatically promoted to...

. Group B was held in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo
Iloilo
Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Iloilo occupies the southeast portion of Panay Island and is bordered by Antique Province to the west and Capiz Province and the Jintotolo Channel to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is Guimaras Province,...

. Group B participants were Stallions FC
Stallions F.C.
Stallion F.C., is a Filipino association football club based in the Philippines. The club are composed of mainly former national player and Korean students from Central Philippine University...

, Columbia FC of Davao
Davao
Davao refers to several closely related places in Mindanao in the Philippines. The term is used most often to refer to the city.*Davao Region, an administrative region*Davao del Norte province*Davao del Sur province*Davao Oriental province...

, Pachanga FC of NCR and Baguio United. The group stage matches were held from August 9-13, 2011.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
San Beda 3 2 1 0 9 2
7
7
Teknika
Global F.C.
Global Football Club is a Filipino association football club. The team started in Division 2 of the United Football League inaugural season.On that same season, the team managed to finish top of the Second Division with an unbeaten record. As a result, the team was automatically promoted to...

3 1 2 0 13 4
9
5
Laos FC 3 1 1 1 11 3
8
4
Ba-o Breakers 3 0 0 3 0 24 −24 0

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Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Pachanga 3 2 0 1 11 2
9
6
Stallions
Stallions F.C.
Stallion F.C., is a Filipino association football club based in the Philippines. The club are composed of mainly former national player and Korean students from Central Philippine University...

3 2 0 1 13 5
8
6
Columbia 3 2 0 1 4 3
1
6
Baguio United 3 0 0 3 4 22 −18 0

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Knockout Stage

Semifinals

Finals

Teknika wins 3–2 on aggregate
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