| Club: | Ceres–Negros |
| Season: | 2017 |
| Chairman: | Leo Rey Yanson |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Risto Vidaković |
| Stadium: | Panaad Stadium |
| League: | PFL |
| League Result: | 2nd (Regular Season) 1st (Final Series) |
| Cup1: | AFC Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Inter-zone Play-off Semifinal |
| Cup2: | Singapore Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Preliminary Round |
| League Topscorer: | Bienvenido Marañón (22) |
| Season Topscorer: | Bienvenido Marañón (30) |
| Highest Attendance: | 8,965 vs Felda United |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
| Updated: | 16 December 2017 |
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The 2017 season is Ceres–Negros' 1st season in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the top flight of Philippines football.[1] 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.
See main article: 2017 Philippines Football League.
Note:
Ceres–Negros won 3–1 on aggregate.
See main article: 2017 AFC Cup.
See main article: 2017 AFC Cup knockout stage.
4–4 on aggregate. Ceres–Negros won 2–1 on away goals.
Ceres–Negros won 3–2 on aggregate.
Istikol won 5–1 on aggregate.
See main article: 2017 Singapore Cup.
| 1 | Bienvenido Marañón |  | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2 | Fernando Rodríguez | | 21 | 5 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 3 | Iain Ramsay | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Stephan Shröck | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 5 | OJ Porteria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Patrick Reichelt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 7 | Jeffrey Christiaens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 8 | Arnie Pasinabo Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Súper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Carli de Murga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Kevin Ingreso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Manuel Ott | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Kota Kawase | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 14 | Omid Nazari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Jason de Jong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Martin Steuble | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Own goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 24 | 0 | 107 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Roland Müller | GK | 1988 3, df=yes | Étoile Carouge FC | ||
| 25 | Louie Casas | GK | 1986 3, df=yes | University of St. La Salle | ||
| 88 | Eduard Sacapaño | GK | 1980 2, df=yes | Global FC | ||
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Joshua Grommen |  | DF | 1996 7, df=yes | ||
| 3 | Kota Kawase |  | DF | 1992 11, df=yes | ||
| 4 | Súper | | DF | 1991 11, df=yes | ||
| 16 | Arnie Pasinabo Jr. | DF | 1996 2, df=yes | |||
| 17 | Junior Muñoz | | DF | 1987 5, df=yes | Kaya F.C. | |
| 21 | Luke Woodland | DF | 1995 7, df=yes | York City F.C. | ||
| Midfielder | ||||||
| 6 | Kevin Ingreso | MF | 1993 2, df=yes | SV Drochtersen/Assel | ||
| 8 | Manuel Ott | MF | 1992 5, df=yes | FC Ingolstadt 04 II | ||
| 10 | OJ Porteria |  | MF | 1994 5, df=yes | Kaya F.C. | |
| 11 | Iain Ramsay |  | MF | 1988 2, df=yes | Tractor Sazi F.C. | |
| 12 | Stephan Schröck | MF | 1986 8, df=yes | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | ||
| 14 | Carli de Murga | | MF | 1988 11, df=yes | ||
| 20 | Jorrel Aristorenas | MF | 1994 3, df=yes | |||
| 22 | Omid Nazari | MF | 1991 4, df=yes | |||
| 23 | Martin Steuble |  | MF | 1988 6, df=yes | ||
| 28 | Jeffrey Christiaens |  | MF | 1991 5, df=yes | ||
| Strikers | ||||||
| 7 | Bienvenido Marañón | | FW | 1986 5, df=yes | UD Socuéllamos | |
| 9 | Fernando Rodríguez | | FW | 1987 5, df=yes | FC Cartagena | |
| 29 | Patrick Reichelt | FW | 1988 6, df=yes | Port F.C. | ||
| Position | Player | Transferred To |
|---|---|---|
| DF | Jason Sabio | |
| DF | 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 | ||
| Position | Player | Transferred From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of St. La Salle | |||
| University of St. La Salle |
| Position | Player | Transferred To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davao Aguilas F.C. | |||
| Xerez Deportivo FC | |||
| Davao Aguilas F.C. | |||
| Davao Aguilas F.C. |