Philippines 1953

Manila Football League 1953

First Division (May-June 1953)

 1.IL-FGU            5  4  0  1   8  [champion]
 2.Lightning         5  2  2  1   6
 3.Chong Sheng       5  2  1  2   5
 4.Cheng Hua         5  2  1  2   5
 5.Turba Salvaje     5  1  1  3   3
 6.Far Eastern Univ. 5  1  1  3   3

Note: YCO and San Miguel Brewery did not participate.  They were replaced by the top 2 teams
      in the same season's Second Division, IL-FGU and Lightning.

IL-FGU (Insurance Life Fidelity Guaranty Underwriters) squad:
 Coaches: Ramon Echevarria, Teodoro Erenchun
 Players: Benjamin Mendoza, Virgilio Zulueta, Emmanuel Bravo, Manuel Dauden, Jose Reinares,
          Victor Sison, Eddie Olories, Rafael Ortigas Jr, Alberto Villareal, Enrique Fructuoso,
          Vicente Redal, Jose Estelia, Carlos Calero, Scotty Harcus, Eddie Pacheco,
          Bobby Fructuoso, Ignacio Vicente

Second Division (April-May 1953)

Qualifying round

Group A
   Clark Field            [advanced]
   William Lines (Cebu)   [advanced]
   Cheng Hua B
   Thunderbolt

Group B
   IL-FGU                 [advanced]
   Lightning              [advanced]
   South Star
   Letex

Championship Round
 1.Lightning         3  3  0  0   6  [qualified for First Division 1953 - see above]
 2.IL-FGU            3  2  0  1   4  [qualified for First Division 1953 - see above]
 3.William Lines     3  1  0  2   2
 4.Clark Field       3  0  0  3   0


Metropolitan Junior Football League
 Champion: Lions
 Runner-up: St Paul

All-Chinese League
 Champion: Lightning

Kwong Sun Yang Memorial Cup (all-Chinese)
 Winner: Chong Sheng

1952

1957

list of champions

About this document

Source: "Manila Times"

Prepared and maintained by Neil Morrison for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Neil Morrison
Last updated: 12 Nov 2015