2024 Stallion Laguna F.C. season

Stallion Laguna
2024 season
Owner	Filbert Alquiros
Head Coach	Ernest Nierras
Stadium	Biñan Football Stadium
Philippines Football League	TBD
Copa Paulino Alcantara	TBD
	← 2023 2025 →
	All statistics correct as of April 4, 2024.

The 2024 season will be Stallion Laguna's 6th season in both the Copa Paulino Alcantara and Philippines Football League, having been a founding member when it was established in 2017.

The previous season saw the club finish 3rd overall in the Philippines Football League after both United City and the Azkals Development Team withdrew before the season's end.^[1] As a result, the club qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Cup for the very first time. However, the club finished bottom of Group G, losing two games to both Bali United and Macarthur FC, though it got its first-ever point with a 2–2 draw against Malaysia's Terengganu FC.^[2] In the 2023 edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the club was knocked out in the semifinals by eventual champions Kaya–Iloilo.^[3] Due to Liga Futbol Inc.'s relaxing of foreigner regulations, the club let go of many of its older core players and brought in a large number of foreign players, including Copa Sudamericana champion Ezequiel Cirigliano,^[4] and Brazilians Gabriel Silva, Magson Dourado, and Théo,^[5] The club also managed to keep forward Griffin McDaniel despite interest from Saudi First Division League, A-League, Malaysia Super League, and USL Championship teams.

Squad[edit]

As of 4 April 2024

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Alfredo Cortez	(1998-09-12) 12 September 1998 (age 25)	Chiriaco FC
12	Hayeson Pepito	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30)	National University
25	Vicente Valdez III	(2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 22)	Maharlika Taguig
Defenders
2	Miguel de Mesa	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22)	University of the Philippines
3	Matthew Nierras	(1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 (age 31)	De La Salle University
4	Hayato Kame	(1990-07-19) 19 July 1990 (age 33)	Khovd
5	Charles Pickering	(2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 22)	Azkals Development Team
13	Gabriel Silva	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28)	Legião
14	Angelo Marasigan	(1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 31)	United City
21	Paolo Pavone	(1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 24)	El Farolito
26	Ken Pryde	(2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 23)	Duluth
34	Abraham Placito	(1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 (age 30)	Golden State Force
Midfielders
6	Ezequiel Cirigliano	(1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 (age 32)	Albalonga
9	Ruben Doctora	(1986-04-17) 17 April 1986 (age 38)	Union Internacional Manila
17	Spencer Galasa	(1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 26)	Manila Digger
19	Julian Stifano	(1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 25)	SoccerViza
22	Jesus Salazar	(2001-07-28) 28 July 2001 (age 22)	University of Portland
23	Leonardo Nogueira	(1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 27)	Cal State LA
24	Jo Bedia	(1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 (age 29)	De La Salle University
31	Christian Schaffner	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 23)	Maharlika Taguig
68	Jacob Peña	(2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 (age 21)	Douglas College
77	Aoi Isami	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 28)	BTOP Hokkaido
Forwards
7	Théo	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 24)	VOCEM
8	Griffin McDaniel	(2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 24)	California Baptist University
10	Cristián Ivanobski	(1990-02-11) 11 February 1990 (age 34)	Los Angeles Force
11	Juan Trujillo	(1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 24)	Cocodrilos
33	Junior Ngong Sam	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)	Mendiola 1991
88	Magson Dourado	(1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 32)	Khon Kaen

Transfers[edit]

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

In[edit]

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Ref.
Pre-season
January 12	GK	Alfredo Cortez	Chiriaco FC
January 14	FW	Théo	VOCEM	^[5]
January 17	MF	Julian Stifano	SoccerViza
January 19	MF	Spencer Galasa	Manila Digger
January 26	MF	Leonardo Nogueira	Free agent
January 30	DF	Gabriel Silva	Legião
January 31	DF	Junior Ngong Sam	Mendiola 1991
February 12	MF	Ezequiel Cirigliano	Albalonga	^[4]
March 9	MF	Aoi Isami	BTOP Hokkaido
March 31	MF	Jesus Salazar	University of Portland
April 2	FW	Magson Dourado	Khon Kaen
April 2	DF	Hayato Kame	Khovd
April 2	DF	Angelo Marasigan	Free agent
April 2	DF	Paolo Pavone	El Farolito

Out[edit]

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Ref.
Pre-season
January 13	MF	Kraig Bonanken	Free agent
February 1	DF	Reo Nakamura	Free agent
February 16	DF	Jordan Jarvis	One Taguig
February 16	FW	Yuta Nomura	Free agent
February 19	FW	Zachary Ford	Free agent
March 1	DF	Michael Menzi	United City	^[6]
March 1	DF	Jayvee Kallukaran	Loyola
March 2	DF	Kouichi Belgira	Shan United
March 6	MF	Charlie Beaton	Loyola
March 20	DF	Miguel Mendoza	Calgary Foothills
April 2	MF	Jorrel Aristorenas	Loyola
April 2	DF	Shirmar Felongco	Free agent
April 2	GK	Nelson Gasic	Manila Digger
April 2	MF	Nathan Rilloraza	Free agent
April 2	FW	Johnny Toledo	Free agent
April 3	DF	Patrick Artes	One Taguig

Preseason and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Friendlies[edit]

March 13, 2024 (2024-03-13) Friendly	Stallion Laguna	unknown	Kaya–Iloilo	Biñan
				Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

March 15, 2024 (2024-03-15) Friendly	Maharlika Taguig	1–5	Stallion Laguna	Taguig
				Stadium: McKinley Hill Stadium

March 24, 2024 (2024-03-24) Friendly	Stalllion Laguna	1–0	Loyola	Carmona
	Magson			Stadium: PFF National Training Center

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

March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31) Friendly	Stallion Laguna	9–0	Manila Montet	Biñan
	McDaniel Théo Ngong Sam			Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

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 6, 2024	Matchday 1	TBD	4	4	0	0	31	0	+31	100.00
Copa Paulino Alcantara	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					4	4	0	0	31	0	+31	100.00

Last updated: April 28, 2024
Source: Competitions

Philippines Football League[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Stallion Laguna	4	4	0	0	31	0	+31	12	Qualification for 2024–25 AFC Champions League 2 group stage
2	Davao Aguilas	4	4	0	0	13	0	+13	12
3	Manila Digger	5	4	0	1	11	7	+4	12
4	Kaya–Iloilo^[a]	4	3	1	0	24	1	+23	10	Qualification for 2024–25 AFC Champions League 2 qualifying play-offs
5	One Taguig	4	3	1	0	17	1	+16	10
6	Dynamic Herb Cebu	3	3	0	0	21	1	+20	9

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2024. Source: PFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Notes:

^ Assured a place in the AFC Champions League 2 play-offs as 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara Winners

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
4	4	0	0	31	0	+31	12	3	0	0	24	0	+24	1	0	0	7	0	+7

Last updated: April 28, 2024.
Source: PFL

Results by round[edit]

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

Updated to match(es) played on April 28, 2024. Source: PFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

April 6, 2024 (2024-04-06) 1	DB Garelli United	0–7	Stallion Laguna	Manila
15:00 UTC+8			Magson 7' McDaniel 13' Silva 45+1' Trujillo 59' Stifano 79' Ngong Sam 82', 87'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

April 13, 2024 (2024-04-13) 2	Stallion Laguna	5–0	Loyola	Manila
17:30 UTC+8	Trujillo 31', 48' McDaniel 36' Ngong Sam 76', 83'			Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21) 3	Stallion Laguna	13–0	Manila Montet	Manila
15:00 UTC+8	Dourado 4', 35', 60' McDaniel 8', 13', 37', 40', 45' (pen.) Silva 25' Trujillo 49' Bedia 65' Ngong Sam 90+1', 90+2'			Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

April 28, 2024 (2024-04-28) 4	Stallion Laguna	6–0	Philippine Army	Manila
17:45 UTC+8	Mcdaniel 22', 38', 75' Dourado 25' Pryde 79' Ngong Sam 86'			Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05) 5	Stallion Laguna	v	One Taguig	Manila
17:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12) 6	Davao Aguilas	v	Stallion Laguna	Manila
17:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18) 7	Stallion Laguna	v	Mendiola 1991	Manila
17:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

May 25, 2024 (2024-05-25) 8	Stallion Laguna	v	Manila Digger	Manila
17:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

June 1, 2024 (2024-06-01) 9	United City	v	Stallion Laguna	Manila
17:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

June 8, 2024 (2024-06-08) 10	Stallion Laguna	v	Philippine Air Force	Manila
17:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

June 16, 2024 (2024-06-16) 11	Stallion Laguna	v	Tuloy	Manila
20:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

June 22, 2024 (2024-06-22) 12	Maharlika Taguig	v	Stallion Laguna	Manila
17:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) 13	Kaya–Iloilo	v	Stallion Laguna	Manila
17:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) 14	Dynamic Herb Cebu	v	Stallion Laguna	Talisay
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (23 May 2023). "Azkals DT pull out of rest of PFL season". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "Group G: Terengganu FC (MAS) 2-2 Stallion Laguna FC (PHI)". Asian Football Confederation. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "Kaya FC 2-1 Stallion Laguna". Kaya Futbol Club. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "¿Sorpresa? Ezequiel Cirigliano fue presentado en su nuevo club". TNT Sports. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "We officially welcome Matheus "Theo" Felipe to the squad today". Stallion Laguna Football Club on Facebook. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.^{[self-published]}
^ Sarte, Liz (1 March 2024). "Fortifying the Defense: Michael Menzi Joins United City FC". United City Football Club. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[table_note_KAY0.37368103925776-7] Assured a place in the AFC Champions League 2 play-offs as 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara Winners

[1] Carmen, Lorenzo (23 May 2023). "Azkals DT pull out of rest of PFL season". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[2] "Group G: Terengganu FC (MAS) 2-2 Stallion Laguna FC (PHI)". Asian Football Confederation. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[3] "Kaya FC 2-1 Stallion Laguna". Kaya Futbol Club. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[copa-4] "¿Sorpresa? Ezequiel Cirigliano fue presentado en su nuevo club". TNT Sports. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[theo-5] "We officially welcome Matheus "Theo" Felipe to the squad today". Stallion Laguna Football Club on Facebook. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.^{[self-published]}

[6] Sarte, Liz (1 March 2024). "Fortifying the Defense: Michael Menzi Joins United City FC". United City Football Club. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

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