The PFL would adopt a hybrid format, allowing clubs with no professional club licenses to participate. Five clubs from the previous season initially confirmed its participation, alongside former participants
Davao Aguilas and
Loyola (formerly competing as
Meralco Manila) who expressed their commitment to the upcoming season in November and December 2023, respectively.
DB Garelli United, a team that participated in the Copa, and
Manila Montet also confirmed their participation in December. The league initially planned to expand to a number of 12 clubs and invited all the other non-
UAAP sides, but due to the overwhelming demand plans were made for further expansion. In February 2023,
United City, who had previously withdrawn midway through the
2022–23 season due to financial and legal issues with the Singaporean group Riau Capital Live, announced their return to the league. The club had previously opted out of participating in the
2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara. On February 5, the league officially announced that the number of participating clubs had grown to 15, the most teams to have participated in a PFL season. The other new clubs included four who had participated in the previous edition of the Copa;
Manila Digger,
Tuloy,
Philippine Army, and
2019 participants
Philippine Air Force, as well as a completely new club,
One Taguig.
Stadiums Most league matches are scheduled to be held at the
Rizal Memorial Stadium, a venue which was also explicitly named as
Manila Montet's home.
Tagum-based
Davao Aguilas, a club which are in partnership with the
University of Makati in
Taguig, scheduled to play their home matches at the
school's stadium. In January, the club renamed from Maharlika Manila to Maharlika Taguig following their location change. Although they have no matches scheduled in
Taguig. The same goes for Mendiola 1991, Stallion Laguna, and United City which also have their designated home stadiums. ;Notes
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Coaching changes ==Foreign players==