PFF SUZUKI U23 National Cup 2013 -- MATCHES, RESULTS, RELATED ARTICLES, PHOTOS, and VIDEOS HUB

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• Natl football cup here until May 30 by Dumaguete Metro Post *Failed to acknowledge source of photo used in the article.  

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May 17,2013
2pm --- Iligan Lanao FA vs Baguio-Benguet FA; 1-1 
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4pm --- North Cotabato FA vs Cebu FA; 0-1 

• Sports: Cebu XI Beats North Cotabato; Baguio-Iligan in 1-All Draw in PFF Suzuki U23 by Cyrus Garde of Negros Daily Bulletin 

May 18, 2013
2pm --- Masbate FA vs Davao FA; 0-1  
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4pm --- Negros Occidental FA vs Zamboanga Dipolog FA; 6-0 

May 19, 2013
2pm --- Iloilo FA vs North Cotabato FA; 0-2
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4pm --- Cebu FA vs Iligan Lanao FA; 1-0

• Sports: Cebu XI Soars to 2nd Straight Win in PFF Suzuki U23 by Cyrus Garde of Negros Bulletin *Correction for this article: it should be "North Cotabato defeated Iloilo, 2-0".

• CFA beats Iligan, 1-0 by Cheska D. Geli of Sun.Star Cebu 

May 20, 2013 

• NOFA-Ceres blanks Dipolog XI; eyes solo lead vs. Davao today by Jerome S. Galunan Jr. of Watchmen Daily Journal 

2pm --- Zamboanga Dipolog FA vs Masbate FA; 2-1
4pm --- Davao FA vs Negros Occidental FA; 0-5 

• Sports: NOFA Fortifies Grip in Group B of PFF Suzuki U23 by Cyrus Garde of Negros Daily Bulletin 

May 21, 2013

• Cebu gun for 3rd win vs Baguio-Benguet by Chona M. Malinog of Sun.Star Bacolod

• Cebu to fortify lead in Group A; faces tough Baguio-Benguet today by Jerome S. Galunan Jr. of Watchmen Daily Journal

2pm --- Baguio-Benguet FA vs Cebu FA; 1-1
4pm --- Iligan Lanao FA vs Iloilo FA; 0-1 

• CFA hangs after draw with BFA in Suzuki by Cheska D. Geli of Sun.Star Cebu

• Sports: Iloilo Beats Iligan; Baguio-Cebu Draws in PFF Suzuki U23 by Cyrus Garde of Negros Daily Bulletin 

 
May 22, 2013 

• Nofa-Ceres eye sweep of Group B by Butch Bacaoco of Sun.Star Bacolod 

• NOFA-Ceres eyes Group B top spot; faces Masbate sans Beloya, Valmayor by Jerome S. Galunan Jr. of Watchmen Daily Journal 

• Medvil-Davao needs draw vs Dipolog by Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan of Sun.Star Davao

2pm --- Negros Occidental FA vs Masbate FA; 3-0
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4pm --- Zamboanga Dipolog FA vs Davao FA; 0-3  
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Final Group B Standings Source: Suzuki Loves Football

*NOFA and Davao FA have advanced to the Semifinals.

• Sports: NOFA-Ceres Advances to Semis in PFF Suzuki U23 by Cyrus Garde of Negros Daily Bulletin 

• NOFA-Ceres secures semis, waiting for Group A result by Jerome S. Galunan Jr. of Watchmen Daily Journal

May 23, 2013

• Iloilo FA ‘to improve’ record as semis nears by Jerome S. Galunan Jr. of Watchmen Daily Journal

Group A Standings Before Today's Matches Source: Suzuki Loves Football

2pm --- North Cotabato FA vs Iligan Lanao FA; 3-1
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4pm --- Iloilo FA vs Baguio-Benguet FA; 1-0  
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May 25, 2013 

• Sports: Do-or-die Matches for 3 Teams in PFF Suzuki U23 by Cyrus Garde of Negros Daily Bulletin  

• Sports: A Tall Order for Iloilo FC in PFF Suzuki U23 by Cyrus Garde of Negros Daily Bulletin 

Group A Standings Before Today's Matches Source: Suzuki Loves Football

2pm --- Cebu FA vs Iloilo FA; 0-1
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4pm --- Baguio-Benguet FA vs North Cotabato FA; 2-3
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*North Cotabato FA and Iloilo FA have advanced to the Semifinals.

Final Standings by Suzuki Loves Football

May 28, 2013 

• PFF-Suzuki U23 semis set; Vis-Min XI eyes finals slot by Jerome S. Galunan Jr. of Watchmen Daily Journal 

• Medvil-Davao plays NoCot by Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan of Sun.Star Davao

• NOFA Ceres battle Iloilo in Suzuki Cup U23 semis by the Visayan Daily Star

8:30 am Semi finals Match 1 North Cotabato FA vs Davao FA; 0-1
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2:30 pm Semi finals Match 2 Negros Occidental FA vs Iloilo FA; 2-0
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Video of NOFA's 1st Goal by Ceres-Negros F.C.
Video of NOFA's 2nd Goal by Ceres-Negros F.C.

• Sports: It’s NOFA vs Davao in 2013 PFF Suzuki U23 finals by Cyrus Garde of Negros Daily Bulletin  

• Suzuki Cup U23: Medvil-Davao wins finals seat by Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan of Sun.Star Davao

• Sports: Davao FA enters PFF-Suzuki U23 finals by James Toga of Negros Daily Bulletin

• Davao FA enters PFF -Suzuki U23 finals by Jerome S. Galunan Jr. of Watchmen Daily Journal 

• Davao, Negros Occidental in PFF Suzuki Cup final leg by ABS-CBNnews.com

• Ceres-Negros, Medvil-Davao clash in PFF-Suzuki U23 finals by Alder Almo of philstar.com

May 30, 2013

• Negros Occidental, Davao to dispute PFF U-23 Suzuki Cup Final by John Paul Manahan of Soccer Central Philippines

• NOFA-Ceres vs. Davao in PFF-Suzuki Cup today by Jerome S. Galunan Jr. of Watchmen Daily Journal

• NOFA-Ceres to Defend Title Against Davao Today by James Toga of Negros Daily Bulletin

• No shocking story by Henry G. Doble of Sun.Star Bacolod

8:30 am Battle for 3rd North Cotabato FA vs Iloilo FA; 3-0

2:30 pm Championship Match Davao FA vs Negros Occidental FA; 0-1
Video of Game Highlights by Bob Guererro 

• Negros Occidental-Ceres repeats as Suzuki U23 National Football Champs by Bob Guerrero of Yahoo! Sports

• Negros Occidental bags PFF Under-23 Suzuki Cup by Karl Decena of InterAKTV

• Negros edges Davao XI, tops Suzuki U-23 by Olmin Leyba of The Philippine Star

• Valmayor lifts Ceres-Negros to 2nd straight U-23 title by Alder Almo of philstar.com

• Sports: NOFA-Ceres FA Defends PFF-Suzuki U23 Cup Title With a Lone Goal by James Toga of Negros Daily Bulletin

• Ceres-Negros booters keep Suzuki Cup by Cedelf P. Tupas of Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Medvil-Davao places 2nd in Suzuki Cup U-23 Final by Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan of Sun.Star Davao

• Limpag: A league of their own by Mike Limpag of Sun.Star Cebu

Champion Negros Occidental FA
2nd Place Davao FA
3rd Place North Cotabato FA
4th Place Iloilo FA

Special Awards
Tournament Most Valuable Player Joshua Beloya (Negros Occidental FA)
Golden Boot Awardees (4 Goals Each) Joshua Beloya (Negros Occidental FA), Juven Benitez (North Cotabato FA), and Rudane Tamon (North Cotabato FA)
Best Midfielder Joshua Beloya (Negros Occidental FA)
Best Defender Anthony Tongson (Negros Occidental FA)
Best Goalkeeper Dominador Tato (Davao FA)
Fair Play Award Davao FA

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Additional Photos: By Clee Andro