The 2017 season is Ceres–Negros' 1st season in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the top flight of Philippines football. They finished second in the PFL regular season though they became the league's first champions after they won over Global Cebu in the Final Series.
They also participated in the 2017 AFC Cup where they become the ASEAN zonal champions though they were eliminated by Tajik club Istiklol in the inter-zone Play-off semifinal.
Competitions Overview
Philippines Football League
Regular season
Note: a Because of the ongoing works in the Marikina Sports Complex, the team will play its first few league games at the Biñan Football Stadium and Rizal Memorial Stadium and will have to groundshare with Stallion Laguna and Meralco Manila, respectively. b The home stadium of the club is located in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, a nearby town of Vigan. For administrative and marketing purposes, the home city of Ilocos United is designated as "Vigan" c Because of the unavailability of the Davao del Norte Sports Complex, the match was played instead in Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila.
Final Series
Ceres–Negros won 3–1 on aggregate.
AFC Cup
Group stage
Knockout stage
ASEAN Zonal Semifinal
4–4 on aggregate. Ceres–Negros won 2–1 on away goals.
ASEAN Zonal Final
Ceres–Negros won 3–2 on aggregate.
Inter-zone Play-off Semifinal
Istikol won 5–1 on aggregate.
Singapore Cup
Statistics
Goalscorers
+RankPlayerPositionPFLAFC CupSingapore CupTotal1Bienvenido Marañón2280302Fernando Rodríguez2150263Iain Ramsay1010114Stephan Shröck80085OJ Porteria51066Patrick Reichelt50057Jeffrey Christiaens40048Arnie Pasinabo Jr.2002Súper1102Carli de Murga2002Kevin Ingreso1102Manuel Ott0202Kota Kawase020214Omid Nazari1001Jason de Jong0101Martin Steuble0101Own goals1102Total83240107
League squad
Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (Age)Previous clubGoalkeepers1Roland MüllerGKÉtoile Carouge FC25Louie CasasGKUniversity of St. La Salle88Eduard SacapañoGKGlobal FCDefenders2Joshua GrommenDFWestern Pride FC 3Kota KawaseDFBonnyrigg White Eagles FC 4SúperDFCaudal Deportivo 16Arnie Pasinabo Jr.DFGreen Archers United FC 17Junior MuñozDFKaya F.C.21Luke WoodlandDFYork City F.C.Midfielder6Kevin IngresoMFSV Drochtersen/Assel8Manuel OttMFFC Ingolstadt 04 II10OJ PorteriaMFKaya F.C.11Iain RamsayMFTractor Sazi F.C.12Stephan SchröckMFSpVgg Greuther Fürth14Carli de MurgaMFGlobal Cebu F.C. 20Jorrel AristorenasMFLoyola Meralco Sparks F.C 22Omid NazariMFMelaka United F.C. 23Martin SteubleMFSporting Kansas City 28Jeffrey ChristiaensMFGlobal Cebu F.C. Strikers7Bienvenido MarañónFWUD Socuéllamos9Fernando RodríguezFWFC Cartagena29Patrick ReicheltFWPort F.C.
Transfers Preseason
In PositionPlayerTransferred From Servette FC Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Stallion Laguna F.C. Caudal Deportivo Kaya FC York City F.C. SpVgg Greuther Fürth Tractor Sazi F.C. Kaya FCMF Loyola Meralco Sparks FC FC Jumilla Melaka United F.C. Loyola Meralco Sparks FC FC Cartagena
Out PositionPlayerTransferred ToDF Jason SabioDF Valentine Kama Ilocos United FC Minerva Punjab FC Kaya FC Tampines Rovers Kaya FC Global FC Real Burgos CF New Radiant S.C. Davao Aguilas F.C.Released
Mid-season
In PositionPlayerTransferred From University of St. La Salle University of St. La Salle
Out PositionPlayerTransferred To Davao Aguilas F.C. Xerez Deportivo FC Davao Aguilas F.C. Davao Aguilas F.C.
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