2017 Ilocos United F.C. season explained

Club:	Ilocos United
Season:	2017
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Ian Gillan
Stadium:	Quirino Stadium
League:	PFL
League Result:	8th (Regular Season)
Nextseason:	2020
Updated:	21 November 2017
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The 2017 season is Ilocos United's 1st season in the top flight of Philippines football. ^[1] The club is managed by an Ilocos-based group, consisting of Filipino-Australian promoter Jarred Kelly^[2] and English businessman Tony Lazaro.

The club only managed to secure a single league match victory and placed last in the league table. They withdrew from the league after the season.

Competitions

Philippines Football League

See main article: article and 2017 Philippines Football League.

Regular season

Note:

• a 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"
• b 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.

Squad

Foreign players

In the Philippines Football League, there can be at least four non-Filipino nationals in a team as long as they are registered. Foreign players who have acquired permanent residency can be registered as locals.

• Baba Sampana
• Arthur Kouassi
• Adam Mitter
• Andrew Pawiak

Notes and References

1. Web site: Clubs in 1st season. Philippinesfootballleague.com. 2017-06-05.
2. News: Guerrero . Bob . Football: So, how's that national league coming along? . . January 12, 2017 . April 11, 2017 .