2024 Cebu F.C. season

Dynamic Herb Cebu
2024 season
Owner	Uğur Taşçı
Head Coach	Memiş Özata
Stadium	Dynamic Herb Sports Complex
Philippines Football League	TBD
	← 2023 2025 →
	All statistics correct as of March 29, 2024.

The 2024 season will be Dynamic Herb Cebu's 2nd season in the Philippines Football League and 3rd in the Copa Paulino Alcantara since first forming and making their professional debut in 2021.

Last season, Cebu finished second in the 2022–23 Philippines Football League in their debut season after United City unexpectedly withdrew, which saw the club qualify for AFC competitions for the very first time. In the AFC Cup, they finished third in their group, having gotten a historic first-ever win over Myanmar's Shan United^[1] as well as losses to Australia's Central Coast Mariners and Cambodia's Phnom Penh Crown. However, the club crashed out in the semi-finals of the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara after losing to then-non-league side Davao Aguilas.^[2] The club sacked head coach Joshua Schirmer and brought in Turkish coach Memiş Özata as well as the returning Levent Öztürk.^[3] After managing to retain most of its local core, the club replaced its departing foreign players with players largely of Dutch and Surinamese nationalities, such as winger Zamoranho Ho-A-Tham and midfielder Guytho Mijland.^[4]

Squad[edit]

As of 29 March 2024

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Florencio Badelic Jr.	(1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 29)	United City
25	Nathanael Villanueva	(1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 28)	Kaya–Iloilo
66	Yusuf Çekiç	(1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 28)	Barbaros Hengelo
99	Jack Zambrano	(2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24)	University of the Philippines
Defenders
3	Charles Dabao	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 26)	University of St. La Salle
4	Kamil Amirul	(2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20)	Cebu FC Academy
7	Evren Tasci	(1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 26)	Leylam Cebu
12	John Saldivar	(1998-05-03) 3 May 1998 (age 26)	Far Eastern University
14	Jaime Rosquillo	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21)	Azkals Development Team
18	Erich Orale	—	University of Santo Tomas
32	Elijah Liao	(1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 24)	Azkals Development Team
37	Göktuğ Demiroğlu	(1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 25)	Zalla UC
Midfielders
6	Daniel Gadia	(1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 28)	Stallion Laguna
8	Jeremiah Borlongan	(1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 (age 25)	University of the Philippines
13	Baris Tasci	(1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 25)	Leylam Cebu
15	Glen Ramos	—	University of Santo Tomas
17	Yoji Selman	(2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21)	Cebu FC Academy
20	Roberto Corsame Jr.	(1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27)	Kaya–Iloilo
45	Rhino Goutier	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 21)	Den Bosch
47	Guytho Mijland	(1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 (age 27)	Eordaikos
80	Marius Koré	(1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 24)	Leylam Cebu
Forwards
9	Kintaro Miyagi	(1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 26)	University of the Philippines
10	Zamoranho Ho-A-Tham	(1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28)	FC Karbach
11	Chima Uzoka	(1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 25)	Stallion Laguna
19	Devrim Ali Yanık	(2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 (age 19)	Çarşambaspor
21	Rintaro Hama	(1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 (age 25)	Kōchi University
77	Abou Sy	(1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 28)	Kaya–Iloilo

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
February 22	MF	Guytho Mijland	Eordaikos	^[5]
March 20	FW	Abou Sy	Kaya–Iloilo	^[6]
March 20	DF	Kamil Amirul	Cebu FC Academy
March 20	MF	Glen Ramos	University of Santo Tomas
March 20	FW	Devrim Ali Yanık	Çarşambaspor	^[7]
March 21	GK	Yusuf Çekiç	Barbaros Hengelo	^[8]
March 21	MF	Yoji Selman	Cebu FC Academy
March 21	FW	Zamoranho Ho-A-Tham	FC Karbach	^[9]
March 21	DF	Erich Orale	University of Santo Tomas

Loaned in[edit]

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref.
Pre-season
March 14	MF		Rhino Goutier	Den Bosch	Until end of season	^[10]

Out[edit]

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Ref.
Pre-season
January 15	MF	Ryoo Togashi	Southern District	^[11]
February 28	FW	Ivan Ouano	United City	^[12]
March 7	DF	Ren Okuda	Free agent	^[11]
March 13	FW	Arda Çınkır	Free agent	^[11]
March 13	FW	Ken Murayama	Free agent	^[11]

Preseason and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

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	May 5, 2024	July 13, 2024	Matchday 1	TBD	5	4	0	1	24	3	+21	080.00
Total					5	4	0	1	24	3	+21	080.00

Last updated: May 12, 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	7	5	1	1	40	5	+35	16	Qualification for 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two group stage
2	Kaya–Iloilo^[a]	6	5	1	0	34	1	+33	16	Qualification for 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two qualifying play-offs
3	Davao Aguilas	6	5	1	0	15	1	+14	16
4	Dynamic Herb Cebu	6	5	0	1	29	3	+26	15
5	United City	6	5	0	1	28	6	+22	15
6	One Taguig	7	3	3	1	22	8	+14	12
7	Manila Digger	7	4	0	3	15	14	+1	12

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024. Source: PFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Notes:

^ Assured a place in the AFC Champions League Two 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
5	4	0	1	24	3	+21	12	3	0	0	17	1	+16	1	0	1	7	2	+5

Last updated: May 12, 2024.
Source: PFL

Results by round[edit]

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

Updated to match(es) played on May 12, 2024. Source: PFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

April 6, 2024 (2024-04-06) 1	Dynamic Herb Cebu	4–0	Loyola	Talisay
17:00 UTC+8	Sy 35', 49' (pen.) Ho-A-Tham 44', 60'			Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

April 20, 2024 (2024-04-20) 2	Tuloy	1–7	Dynamic Herb Cebu	Manila
17:30 UTC+8	Villanueva 45+1'		Demiroğlu 10' Sy 40' Ho-A-Tham 71' Yanık 83' Borlongan 90+1' Hama 90+4'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

April 27, 2024 (2024-04-27) 3	Dynamic Herb Cebu	10–0	Maharlika Taguig	Talisay
17:00 UTC+8	Mijland 6', 22', 48' Ho-A-Tham 24' Borlongan 45+2' Sy 51' Yanik 68', 87' Hama 72' Uzoka 90+2'			Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05) 4	Kaya–Iloilo	1–0	Dynamic Herb Cebu	Pavia
15:45 UTC+8	Lopez Mendy 90+5'			Stadium: Campo Alcantara Stadium

May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)	Dynamic Herb Cebu	3–1	One Taguig	Talisay
17:00 UTC+8	Uzoka 26' Hama 77' Sy 84'		Tuason 47'	Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19) 6	Dynamic Herb Cebu	v	Philippine Air Force	Talisay
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

May 25, 2024 (2024-05-25) 7	Dynamic Herb Cebu	v	United City	Talisay
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

June 1, 2024 (2024-06-01) 8	Dynamic Herb Cebu	v	DB Garelli United	Talisay
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09) 9	Dynamic Herb Cebu	v	Davao Aguilas	Talisay
17:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

June 16, 2024 (2024-06-16) 10	Manila Digger	v	Dynamic Herb Cebu	Talisay
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23) 11	Dynamic Herb Cebu	v	Manila Montet	Talisay
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) 12	Dynamic Herb Cebu	v	Philippine Army	Talisay
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) 13	Dynamic Herb Cebu	v	Stallion Laguna	Talisay
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

July 13, 2024 (2024-07-13) 14	Mendiola 1991	v	Dynamic Herb Cebu	Talisay
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Dynamic Herb Sports Complex

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Group F: Dynamic Herb Cebu FC (PHI) 1-0 Shan United FC (MYA)". Asian Football Confederation. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ Rosal, Glendale (4 November 2023). "Cebu Football Club draws Davao Aguilas, gets booted out of Copa Alcantara". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ Ongun, Salih Can (30 January 2024). "Sürpriz İmza! Ordulu Hoca Süperlig Yolunda". Hayat Gazetesi. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ Rosal, Glendale (23 March 2024). "Cebu Football Club introduces new faces for the upcoming PFL season". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "Ανακοίνωση μεταγραφής του "Guytho Mijland" σε σύλλογο του εξωτερικού". Eordaikos Press. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "Join us in welcoming Copa Paulino Alcantara 2023 Golden Boot Awardee, Abou Mouhamed Sy to our squad!". Cebu FC on Facebook. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "Introducing Devrim Ali Yanik, a skilled midfielder from Turkey". Cebu FC on Facebook. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "Join us in extending a warm welcome to our new Dutch-Turkish goalkeeper, Yusuf Çekiç!". Cebu FC on Facebook. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "Introducing our newest addition, Zamoranho Carliho Leandro Ho-a-tham, our talented Dutch forward!". Cebu FC on Facebook. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "RHINO GOUTIER (20) OP HUURBASIS NAAR FILIPIJNEN". FC Den Bosch. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Thank you, Ren, Arda, Ren, Ivan, Ken, Ryoo, Coach Mustafa, Coach Ref, Coach Arvin, and Coach Josh for your immense dedication and contributions to Cebu Football Club". Cebu FC on Facebook. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ Sarte, Liz (28 February 2024). "Ivan Ouano: Versatile Forward Returns to United City FC for PFL 2024!". United City Football Club. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[table_note_KAY0.96371694140309-13] Assured a place in the AFC Champions League Two play-offs as 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara Winners

[1] "Group F: Dynamic Herb Cebu FC (PHI) 1-0 Shan United FC (MYA)". Asian Football Confederation. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[2] Rosal, Glendale (4 November 2023). "Cebu Football Club draws Davao Aguilas, gets booted out of Copa Alcantara". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[3] Ongun, Salih Can (30 January 2024). "Sürpriz İmza! Ordulu Hoca Süperlig Yolunda". Hayat Gazetesi. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[4] Rosal, Glendale (23 March 2024). "Cebu Football Club introduces new faces for the upcoming PFL season". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[5] "Ανακοίνωση μεταγραφής του "Guytho Mijland" σε σύλλογο του εξωτερικού". Eordaikos Press. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[6] "Join us in welcoming Copa Paulino Alcantara 2023 Golden Boot Awardee, Abou Mouhamed Sy to our squad!". Cebu FC on Facebook. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[7] "Introducing Devrim Ali Yanik, a skilled midfielder from Turkey". Cebu FC on Facebook. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[8] "Join us in extending a warm welcome to our new Dutch-Turkish goalkeeper, Yusuf Çekiç!". Cebu FC on Facebook. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[9] "Introducing our newest addition, Zamoranho Carliho Leandro Ho-a-tham, our talented Dutch forward!". Cebu FC on Facebook. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[10] "RHINO GOUTIER (20) OP HUURBASIS NAAR FILIPIJNEN". FC Den Bosch. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[departures-11] "Thank you, Ren, Arda, Ren, Ivan, Ken, Ryoo, Coach Mustafa, Coach Ref, Coach Arvin, and Coach Josh for your immense dedication and contributions to Cebu Football Club". Cebu FC on Facebook. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[12] Sarte, Liz (28 February 2024). "Ivan Ouano: Versatile Forward Returns to United City FC for PFL 2024!". United City Football Club. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

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