2022–23 Philippines Football League
The 2022–23 Philippines Football League was the fifth season of Philippines Football League (PFL), the professional football league of the Philippines. This is the second season of the PFL under the sponsorship of Qatar Airways. The season started on August 7, 2022, and concluded in May 2023, marking the first time during the Philippines Football League era that a season takes place over two years. The league is contested by seven teams, the most since the 2019 season, which played each other four times during the season.
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 7, 2022 – June 11, 2023 |
| Champions | Kaya–Iloilo 1st title |
| AFC Champions League | Kaya–Iloilo |
| AFC Cup | Dynamic Herb Cebu Stallion Laguna |
| Matches played | 84 |
| Goals scored | 283 (3.37 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Daizo Horikoshi (15 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Florencio Badelic Jr. Anthony Pinthus (4 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Dynamic Herb Cebu 7–1 Mendiola 1991 (September 16) |
| Biggest away win | Mendiola 1991 0–7 Kaya–Iloilo (October 16) |
| Highest scoring | Dynamic Herb Cebu 7–1 Mendiola 1991 (September 16) Mendiola 1991 2–6 Dynamic Herb Cebu (September 24) |
| Longest winning run | Kaya–Iloilo (Feb 26 – Apr 14) (6 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Dynamic Herb Cebu (Aug 20 – May 24) (23 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Maharlika Manila (Aug 7 – Mar 4) (14 matches) |
| Longest losing run | United City (Nov 12 – June 11) (12 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 1,899 Kaya–Iloilo 2–1 United City (November 12) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 (behind closed doors) Stallion Laguna 2–0 Mendiola 1991 (August 8) |
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The 2021 Philippines Football League season was planned to commence in late 2021 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was eventually replaced by the league cup tournament, the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara. Marking a change in the format of the previous seasons, the 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara was held before the league season, with United City emerging as first-time winners of the competition. The success of the Copa, as well as the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and the return of fans, prompted the league season to resume in August.
The 2022 season saw the first time since 2019 that teams will play home and away. Several changes were witnessed in the league's system, such as the format changing from an intra-year to an inter-year format, with seasons spanning two years rather than one. After changing the foreigner restrictions in the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the league also increased its foreigner count from 3+1 to 5+1, adhering to the new AFC regulations. While all matches were held at the PFF National Training Center for the 2020 season, matches are played in the home stadiums of the PFL clubs for the 2022 season, with plans to allow fans back after the success of the 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara. Dynamic Herb Cebu is the only new team competing for this season.
Kaya–Iloilo secured their first league title on May 24, 2023 with one match to spare.
Sponsored by Qatar Airways, the competition is officially known as The 2022–23 Philippines Football League brought to you by Qatar Airways.