Ruben "Balot" Doctora Jr. (born May 17, 1986) is a Filipino footballer who plays for Philippines Football League club Stallion Laguna F.C. as a striker . Doctora is the captain of his club. He has represented the Philippines at the international level.
28-578: On 17 December 2012, Stallion FC defeated Global FC to win the 2012 UFL Cup at the Rizal Memorial Stadium , Manila to a score of 2–1. Doctora and Spanish striker Rufo Sánchez scored one goal apiece to upset previous league champions Global. Doctora also won the Golden Ball award, the tournament’s equivalent to the Most Valuable Player award. On 3 March 2014, Doctora was included in
56-564: A bye for the quarterfinals group stage. Mindanao was split into four sub-clusters: North, South, Central and West Mindanao Cluster. North Mindanao Cluster South Mindanao Cluster Central Mindanao Cluster West Mindanao Cluster Group A was held in Pelaez Sports Complex , Cagayan de Oro hosted by Cagayan de Oro - Misamis Oriental Football Association (CMOFA). Group A participants were Bao Breakers FC of Iligan , Laos FC of Leyte , San Beda FC of Rizal , and Teknika FC . Group B
84-472: A group of football enthusiasts from Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo thought of establishing a club that would regularly compete in football tournaments held in the town. The name of the club was conceptualized during a drinking session where most of the group were drinking Red Horse Stallion beer . The group decided to name the club Stallion Football Club after Tamasak, the town's folklore hero, a pure white stallion known for its strength. The club made its debut in
112-601: A lack of professionalism and transparency regarding the league's management. Stallion Laguna then participated in the 2019 PFL season which was held in lieu of the dissolved PPL. Stallion Laguna finished the 2022–23 Philippines Football League season in the third place which earns them the qualified to the 2023–24 AFC Cup . The club was then place in Group G alongside Australian club Central Coast Mariners , Malaysian club Terengganu and Indonesian club Bali United . On 26 October 2023, Stallion Laguna earn their first ever point in
140-419: A player and corporate manager for the 2019 season. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. All results (away, home and aggregate) list Stallion's goal tally first. Stallion Laguna F.C. (women) 2011 PFF National Men%27s Club Championship The 2011 PFF National Men's Club Championship (known as
168-675: Is a Filipino professional football club based in Biñan, Laguna . The club competes in the Philippines Football League , the top tier of football in the Philippines . In 2002, the club was founded as Stallion Football Club . The club competed in the Metro Manila-based United Football League , earning promotion to Division 1 after finishing as runners-up in the 2011 season . The club proceeded to compete in
196-593: The Division 1 championship of the 2013 United Football League after Kaya came away with a 3–2 victory against Global at the Emperador Stadium in Mckinley Hill, Taguig . Stallion were set to participate at the inaugural season of the Philippines Football League (PFL) in 2017. They designated Biñan Football Stadium as their home turf and by mid-January 2017 already started pre-season training and tryouts in
224-512: The Golden Ball award, the tournament's equivalent to the Most Valuable Player award, while Wilson Muñoz bagged the Golden Glove trophy as the best goalkeeper in the competition. To prepare for the second season of the PFF National Men's Club Championship , Stallion enlisted the services of American soccer midfielder Jeremy Taylor Hohn and Goalkeeper Cyrus Andre Mohseni, who was part of
252-592: The PFF–Smart Men's Club Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 1st season of a Filipino association football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation and sponsored by mobile phone and Internet service provider Smart Communications . It revives a national tournament discontinued since 2006. The last nationwide competition was a National Men's Open Tournament held in Bacolod under
280-480: The Scottish First Division side was forced to let De Jong go, which enabled Stallion to finally sign him to a contract. [REDACTED] The club started in the group stages and topped Group D with 9 points (3 wins, 1 loss) to qualify in the knockout stage. In the quarterfinals of the cup's knockout stage , Stallion defeated General Trias FC on penalty shoot out with 5–4 result. In the semi-finals ,
308-667: The Tercera División . In August 2012, Stallion announced that it has signed Filipino international player and Philippines national under-23 football team captain Jason de Jong for the upcoming season. De Jong, who also represents the Philippines national football team in the international level, was initially offered to play for Stallion in March 2012, but then he was offered a trial with Ayr United . Eventually, due to financial constraints,
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#1732855107118336-465: The UFL Division 1 , Stallion defeated Philippine Navy , 6–0. In their next match, the team defeated the 2011 UFL Cup and then current league champions Philippine Air Force , 4–1. In addition, the club also scored a 3–2 win against eventual 2012 season champions Global FC . To close the season, Stallion defeated Philippine Army in their last couple of games. With these two wins, the club secured
364-593: The 2001 Barotac Nuevo Football Club (BNFC) Seven-a-Side Football Tournament. They played under the name Stallion Aqua Sports at the 2002 Cocomangas Beach Football Tournament in Boracay due to sponsorship deal with Aqua Sport Shop Boracay. They returned to the BNFC as the Stallion Bulalo Soldier in 2003. Stallion was formally established as a proper club in 2006, and continued to participate in various local competitions in
392-648: The AFC competition after drawing 2–2 with Terengganu. Stallion Laguna runs a youth football academy known as the Stallion Youth Academy. Starting the 2019 season the academy would be merging with the Makati Football Club (MFC) with the existing academy of the club to be renamed as the Stallion MFC Youth Academy. MFC was managed by Stallion former player Selu Lozano who would be rejoining the club as
420-762: The Luzon Cluster Qualifying Round and the top team from each of the Mindanao group clusters will advance to All-Luzon and All-Mindanao Championship. The top two clubs from NCR, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will advance to the finals which was played in Cagayan de Oro and Bacolod from August 9–13, 2011. The four teams that emerged from the group stage Quarterfinals were Teknika and Pachanga of National Capital Region F.A. , San Beda of Football Association of Rizal, and Stallion of Iloilo Football Association . Crossover Semifinals were held on August 16–17, 2011 while
448-546: The Philippines including the Siniki Football Festival and other tournaments in Cebu , Boracay , Subic , Metro Manila and Capiz . Initially the club culture revolved around building friendship among its members and Red Horse Stallion drinking session usually held after each match of the club. However the club decided to begin catering to a wider demographic in order to develop football in their locale. Stallion organized
476-718: The UFL Division 1 from 2012 to 2016, winning one United Football League title and one UFL Cup , both in the 2012–2013 UFL season . Originally based in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo , the club moved to the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Laguna in 2016, after submitting its application to join the Philippines Football League. Stallion Laguna also used 4,500-capacity McKinley Hill Stadium for some home games. In 2001,
504-534: The club edged Green Archers United with a scoreline of 3–1, booking them for the finals. On 17 December 2012, Stallion FC defeated Global FC on the finals of the UFL Cup in the Rizal Memorial Stadium , Manila with a score of 2–1, getting the cup title and its first UFL crown. Team captain Ruben Doctora and Spanish striker Rufo Sánchez scored one goal apiece to upset previous league champions Global. Doctora won
532-402: The field at any given time. First and second best teams for National Capital Region Cluster earn a bye for the quarterfinals group stage. Teknika and Pachanga qualified for the quarterfinals group stage. At least 10 clubs from Metro Manila took part in the qualifiers. North, Central and South Luzon Cluster Southeast Luzon Cluster First and second best teams for Visayas Cluster earn
560-627: The first edition of its own football tournament, the Stallion Football Club Seven-a-Side Football Tournament in order to promote football in Barotac Nuevo and in early 2019 set up Stallion Kids, a football development program for the youth. It began competing in national football tournaments and leagues such as the United Football League (UFL) in 2010 and the 2011 PFF-Smart Club Championships . In
588-639: The fourth spot of the top division. In preparation for the 2013 season , aside from sharing its coaching staff with an affiliate Sta. Lucia-owned club, Stallion signed footballers Rhante Bayquin and Won Hyung Lee to beef up their lineup for the 2012 UFL Cup . In addition, the club also got the services of Spanish midfielder Rufino Familiar Sanchez and defender Joaquin Canas Garcia from Internacional de Madrid CF , an association football club from Moraleja de Enmedio in Community of Madrid , Spain that plays in
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#1732855107118616-666: The group stages. The Cluster Qualifying Rounds was held in a single-round robin competition from April 1–16, 2011. Each MA is only allowed one club as a representative. Clubs from the Visayas region ( Cebu , Iloilo , Leyte , Negros Occidental , Negros Oriental ) and the National Capital Region competed in the Regional Qualifying Rounds while waiting for the winners of the Luzon and Mindanao clusters. Top four teams from
644-583: The home-and-away finals was held on August 21 and 22, 2011. The Semifinals and the Finals were held at Rizal Memorial Stadium . Regional qualifying rounds were conducted in single round robin tournament . The single-round robin competition took place from April 1–16 when football associations contested in the Cluster Qualifying Rounds where one club represented each Member Association. Clubs were allowed up to five foreign players but only four can play on
672-406: The later tournament, the club lost to San Beda in the quarterfinals, 2–1. Stallion FC finished as one of the top three teams in the UFL Division 2 during the 2011 United Football League season. This automatically earned the club a promotion to the UFL Division 1 along with Manila Nomads and Pasargad . At the start of the 2012 United Football League season, in the club's first match in
700-502: The presidency of Juan Miguel Romualdez. Plans were conceived for a similar national competition under Romualdez's successor Jose Mari Martinez but did not push through for a variety of reasons. Global Teknika emerged the champions on August 22, 2011 after winning against San Beda F.C. on a 3-2 aggregate. Member Associations (MA) of the Philippine Football Federation organize their own tournaments as part of Provincial Qualifying Rounds in March 2011 to determine their representatives to
728-509: The starting lineup of the Philippines against Malaysia for a friendly before the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup . On 11 April 2014, Doctora registered his first international goal for the Philippines while playing against the Nepal national football team in a friendly. This biographical article related to Philippines association football is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Stallion FC Stallion Laguna Football Club
756-892: The under-18 team of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy . On 13 January 2013, Negros Occidental -based club Ceres FC pulled a stunning 1–0 upset over Stallion FC, eliminating the 2012 UFL Cup champions from the 2013 PFF National Men's Club Championship . After a disappointing run in the 2013 PFF National Men's Club Championship , Stallion signed several foreign football players to bolster its lineup including Colombian-born American forward Diego Barrera , Argentinian midfielder Matthias Bonvehi, Japanese midfielder Yuuri Ishizuka, Brazilian-Japanese midfielder Daniel Matsunaga , and Australian defender Jesse Martindale. In addition, several players from local clubs transferred to Stallion such as Brazilian goalkeeper Guilherme Hasegawa from Team Socceroo FC and midfielder Shirmar Felongco from Ceres FC . On 13 June 2013, Stallion clinched
784-578: The venue. The club renamed themselves as Stallion Laguna as part of their participation in the PFL. In 2019, Stallion Laguna joined the Philippine Premier League (PPL), a league which was meant to replace the PFL. However they along with United Makati withdrew from the league on 26 April 2019, a day before the first match day of the league citing concerns regarding what the Stallion management see as
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