[3] To avoid the country's rainy season, the league usually kicked off sometime between the months of January and February each year.

[7] Four clubs have been crowned league champions: Global (3), Philippine Air Force (2), Stallion (1), and Ceres (1).

For clubs that were level in points, the following tie-breakers were applied: Since the start of the 2013 season, a new promotion-relegation system has been adopted by the league.

In January 2013, Global FC chairman Dan Palami posted a picture via Twitter of the letter of approval from Asian Football Confederation general secretary Dato Alex Soosay of his club's participation to the 2013 AFC President's Cup, which was scheduled from 2 to 12 May 2013 for the group stage.

[17] However, for the 2014 AFC President's Cup, instead of the UFL, the PFF–Smart National Club Championship served as the qualifiers for the country's representative.

[13] Originally, the regular season of the UFL was composed of two competitions, namely: the United Football Cup, a single-elimination tournament that allows clubs to participate regardless of their division, and a domestic league.

The cup competition used to run from November to December of each year, while the league ran from January to July.

[21] Since then, UFL officials have continuously introduced new formats, schedules, and tournaments to align the league calendar with those in the ASEAN region.

Further, the league and the UFL Cup both kick off sometime between the months of January and February every year, and these two competitions would be played simultaneously.

Stallion FC captain Ruben Doctora, Jr. and Rufo Sánchez scored one goal apiece to upset Global.

[31] In September 2009, with the aim of reviving the interest of Filipinos in the sport, the Football Alliance, composed of Santi Araneta, Randy Roxas, Phil Hagedorn, Javier Mantecon, Dong Longa, Mike Camahort, Monchu Garcia, and Christopher Hagedorn, discussed the possibility of creating a football league in the Philippines.

[33] The first season of the United Football League, officially named then as LBC United Football League for sponsorship reasons, was made possible with the aid of several local companies, namely: LBC Express Inc., Magma Inflatables, 2GO, Mutual Fund Management Corp., Orient Freight, and ATR Kim Eng.

After air cargo delivery service company LBC Express Inc. committed as its principal sponsor in October 2009, the league kicked off as a premier tournament composed of several football teams around the nation.

[39] In addition, Pasargad represented the league and the Philippines in the 2013 AFC Futsal Club Championship qualifiers.

[40] The league struck a deal to use the artificial pitch that was constructed by real estate giant Megaworld Corporation at McKinley Hill, Taguig City in April 2012.

Work on the football field was set to be completed by September of the same year, just in time for the start of the 2013 season.

[41] UFL president Randy Roxas announced in December 2012 the completion of the McKinley Hill football field in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.

The second match slated for the same day, Philippine Air Force against Nomads FC, became the first official league game in the stadium.

[47] In cooperation with the Philippine Football Federation, the league directed its referees to undergo a training module to better their decision making and player management.

UFL president Randy Roxas said that the league decided to start selling match tickets to give more value to the games.

In addition, Roxas explained that the selling of tickets is also in compliance with the requirements of the Asian Football Confederation, which the UFL wants follow so that the league would be further recognized in the international scene.

To promote football awareness in the country, the UFL conducted mall tours around Metro Manila in June 2014 before the start of the 2014 FA League Cup.

The PFF National Men's Club Championship was also discontinued, possibly to give way to the upcoming Philippines Football League (PFL) that is slated to begin in 2017.

a: Founding member of the United Football League b: Never relegated to UFL Division 2 c: Merged with Philippine Army in 2014 The following were the primary venues used in the United Football League: Starting the 2014 season, the UFL executive committee decided to implement a version of the foreign player rule.

Izzeldin El Habbib, while playing for Kaya FC, was given the league's first golden boot at the end of the 2010 season.

Originally, the league signed a 5-year agreement with AKTV after the end of the 2011 season worth P150 million to air two live matches every week.

[36] However, on April 11, 2013, TV5 announced that its blocktime agreement with IBC will not be renewed, which means that AKTV would cease broadcasting on May 31 of the same year.