The 2025–26 season of Kaya–Iloilo is the club's 9th competitive season in the top-flight since the foundation of the Philippines Football League and their 18th competitive season in the club's history. The club will be competing in the AFC Champions League Two this season as champions of the PFL last season, and will enter the PFL as 3-time back-to-back champions.
Coaching staff
PositionNameHead coach Yu HoshideAssistant coaches Oliver Colina Norman FegideroGoalkeeping coach Hayeson PepitoPhysiotherapists Eunice Maliuanag Joshua Castelo Nessy Cachero–Castelo
Transfers Pre-season transfers In PositionPlayerTransferred fromFeeSourceDF Magnus Ravn Brønshøj BKFreeMF Mike Ott VisakhaFreeMF Paolo Bugas Davao AguilasFreeMF Brandon Zambrano Maharlika TaguigFreeFW Kenshiro Daniels Nakhon RatchasimaFree
Out PositionPlayerTransferred ToFeeSourceDF Akito Saito TratFreeDF Konaté BandiougouFree agentN/AMF Mark Swainston LewesFreeMF Julian Romero MaharlikaFreeFW Ernest BarfoFree agentN/A
Mid-season transfers In PositionPlayerTransferred fromFeeSourceDF Taiyo Toyoda SP FalconsFreeFW Julius Myrbakk Arendal FotballFreeDF Pathy Malumandsoko GC LuccianaFreeGK Hayeson PepitoFree agentFree
Out PositionPlayerTransferred ToFeeSourceDF Simone RotaRetirement–MF Kenshiro Daniels Lamphun WarriorsFreeGK Alfredo CortezFree agency–DF Magnus RavnFree agency–MF Gavin MuensFree agency–
Squad No. Name Nat. Date of Birth (Age) Signed in Signed from Goalkeepers16Nathan Bata2021Academy40Patrick Deyto2024 Chonburi21Hayeson Pepito2026 Stallion Laguna Defenders2Taiyo Toyoda2026 SP Falcons4Pathy Malumandsoko2026 GC Lucciana12Mar Diano2021 Azkals Development Team15Marco Casambre (co-captain)2021 Sukhothai22Fitch Arboleda2020 Stallion Laguna44Audie Menzi (Co-captain)2018 FEU Tamaraws Midfielders5Mike Ott2025 Visakha6Brandon Zambrano2025 Maharlika Taguig8Marwin Angeles2022 Persik Kediri23Sherwin Basindanan2023 FEU Tamaraws25Eric Esso (Co-captain)2023 Accra Hearts of Oak30Lucas del Rosario2024 Maharlika Taguig39Paolo Bugas2025 Davao Aguilas88Kaishu Yamazaki2023 Persikabo 1973 Forwards7Jovin Bedic2013 Stallion Laguna9Ricardo Verza2024 Bahrain SC10Jesus Melliza (Captain)2020 Stallion Laguna14Shuto Komaki2023 Albirex Niigata (S)17Julius Myrbakk2026 Arendal Fotball77Martini Rey2023 FEU Tamaraws
Competitions Overview {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record !rowspan=2|Started round !rowspan=2|Final position / round !rowspan=2|First match !rowspan=2|Last match |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- |Philippines Football League
|Matchday 1 |TBC |August 30, 2025 |TBA |- |AFC Champions League Two
|Group Stage |Group Stage (4th) |September 18, 2025 |December 11, 2025 |- ! Total
Philippines Football League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
AFC Champions League Two
Group Stage
Statistics Appearances
No. Player Pos. Philippines Football League AFC Champions League Two Total– Gavin MuensMF33+172 Taiyo ToyodaDF664 Pathy MalumandsokoDF5+165 Mike OttMF13+36226 Brandon ZambranoMF10+44187 Jovin BedicFW7+53158 Marwin AngelesMF7+31010 Jesus MellizaFW12+352112 Mar DianoDF11+251814 Shuto KomakiFW7+2915 Marco CasambreDF9+461916 Nathan BataGK1+1217 Julius MyrbakkFW5+1620 Kenshiro DanielsMF3+461322 Fitch ArboledaDF70+2923 Simone RotaDF4+21+1824 Sherwin BasindananMF3+3625 Eric EssoMF9+361830 Lucas del RosarioMF7+511332 Magnus RavnDF2+25+11039 Paolo BugasMF4+70+21340 Patrick DeytoGK7+11944 Audie MenziDF7+521477 Martini ReyFW5+91+11688 Kaishu YamazakiMF13+162098 Alfredo CortezGK8513
Goalscorers
RankNo.Pos.PlayerPhilippines Football LeagueAFC Champions League TwoTotal15 MF Mike Ott 11 1 12217 FW Julius Myrbakk 8 0 8310 FW Jesus Melliza 7 0 7477 FW Martini Rey 6 0 657 FW Jovin Bedic 4 0 514 FW Shuto Komak 4 0 478 MF Marwin Angeles 3 0 324 MF Sherwin Basindanan 3 0 3914 FW Shuto Komaki 2 0 220 FW Kenshiro Daniels 1 1 230 FW Lucas Del Rosario 2 0 288 DF Kaishu Yamazaki 2 0 2134 DF Pathy Malumandsoko 1 0 16 MF Brandon Zambrano 1 0 112 DF Mar Diano 1 0 122 DF Fitch Arboleda 1 0 123 DF Simone Rota 1 0 125 MF Eric Esso 1 0 130 MF Lucas Del Rosario 1 0 139 MF Paolo Bugas 0 1 144 DF Audie Menzi 1 0 1Totals 59 3 62
Assists
RankNo.Pos.PlayerPhilippines Football LeagueAFC Champions League TwoTotal15 MF Mike Ott 10 1 11230 MF Lucas del Rosario 6 0 6 310 FW Jesus Melliza 4 1 546 MF Brandon Zambrano 3 0 314 MF Shuto Komaki 3 0 320 MF Kenshiro Daniels 3 0 377 FW Jovin Bedic 2 0 212 DF Mar Diano 2 0 225 MF Eric Esso 2 0 232 DF Magnus Ravn 2 0 239 MF Paolo Bugas 2 0 212– MF Gavin Muens 1 0 14 DF Pathy Malumandsoko 1 0 18 MF Marwin Angeles 1 0 123 DF Simone Rota 1 0 124 MF Sherwin Basindanan 1 0 177 FW Martini Rey 1 0 144 DF Audie Menzi 1 0 188 MF Kaishu Yamazaki 1 0 1Totals 47 1 48
Clean sheets
Rank No. Nat. Player Matches played Goals against Clean sheetsPhilippines Football LeagueAFC Champions League TwoTotalClean sheet %198 Alfredo Cortez 12 17 6 0 6 240 Patrick Deyto 9 52 0 2 316 Nathan Bata 2 1 1 0 1 Totals 23 23 9 0 9
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Pos. PlayerPhilippines Football LeagueAFC Champions League TwoTotal 177 FW Martini Rey 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0212 DF Mar Diano 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0322 DF Fitch Arboleda 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 024 MF Sherwin Basindanan 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 088 MF Kaishu Yamazaki 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 065 MF Mike Ott 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 032 DF Magnus Ravn 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 184 MF Gavin Muens 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05 MF Brandon Zambrano 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07 FW Jovin Bedic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 010 FW Jesus Melliza 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 011 GK Hayeson Pepito 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 115 DF Marco Casambre 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 023 DF Simone Rota 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 025 MF Eric Esso 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 030 MF Lucas Del Rosario 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 039 MF Paolo Bugas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 044 DF Audie Menzi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Hat-tricks
PlayerAgainstResultDateCompetition Jesus MellizaPhilippine Army12–0 (H)August 30, 2025Philippines Football League Sherwin BasindananValenzuela PB–Mendiola8–0 (H)September 21, 2025 Julius MyrbakkDon Bosco Garelli United6–0 (H)February 7, 2026Maharlika3–1 (H)February 11, 2026
References
External links Official website (in English)