2011 PFF National Men's U-23 Championship

The Under-23 Suzuki championship will adopt the rules and guidelines set by the ASEAN Football Federation. The tournament will be divided into four clusters: National Capital Region, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The top two of each will advance to the national championship in June 2011. In the Finals, the remaining teams will follow a home-and-away format. ==Schedule==

• March 21 up to 31 - Visayas and Mindanao Cluster Qualifying Round • April 11 up to 23 - Regional Qualifiers ==The officials==

• Mariano Araneta - PFF President • Satoshi Ochida - Suzuki Philippines representative ==Timeline==

• Late March to May 2011 ==Mission==

In addition, standout players in the tournament will be considered as part of the national team for the 26th South East Asian Games and the AFF U-23 tournament in July, which both events will happen in Indonesia this year. ==PFF Suzuki Cup Under-23 National Championship==

Quarterfinals Quarterfinals will divided into two groups and two venues, the Laguna group and the Bacolod group. The University of the Philippines-Los Baños pitch will be the site for the Laguna group that includes host and Luzon second placer Laguna; Mindanao overall leader Davao; NCR Team A, and Visayas’ number two seed, Iloilo. Panaad Stadium will be the venue for the group of Visayas’ top seed Bacolod, NCR Team B, Mindanao second placer Dipolog, and Luzon topnotcher, Masbate. Laguna • All matches were played in University of the Philippines-Los Baños pitch. • Iloilo and Davao already qualified for semifinals, but there is a protest against Iloilo team. Bacolod • All matches were played in the Panaad pitch. • Bacolod and NCR B to semi-finals. Knockout stage Semi-finals Finals ;First Leg ;Second Leg NOFA won 12–1 on aggregate. Awards The following were the competition’s top individual awardees. • Best Striker: Joshua Beloya (NOFA) • Most Valuable Player: Aldrin Dolino (NOFA) • Best Defender: Camelo Tacusalme (NOFA) • Best Goalkeeper: John Robert Mendoza (NOFA) • Best Midfielder: Francis Gustilo (Iloilo) ==References==