. ▁Origin ally , ▁the ▁U FL ▁Super ▁Cup ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁feature ▁ 1 0 ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁U FL ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁six ▁clubs ▁from ▁its ▁second ▁division . ▁A ▁maximum ▁of ▁five ▁foreign ▁players ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁for ▁each ▁club ▁during ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁tournament , ▁and ▁this ▁number ▁would ▁be ▁reduced ▁to ▁four ▁players ▁the ▁succeed ing ▁years . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁officially ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁planned ▁U FL ▁Super ▁Cup ▁will ▁commence ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁U FL ▁season , ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁held ▁ann ually ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁league ▁competition . ▁As ▁for ▁its ▁participants , ▁the ▁top ▁six ▁clubs ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁division ▁will ▁comp ete ▁in ▁this ▁knock out ▁tournament . ▁U FL ▁president ▁R andy ▁Ro x as ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Super ▁Cup ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁include ▁foreign ▁teams ▁compet ing ▁against ▁the ▁league ▁and ▁cup ▁champions . ▁However , ▁he ▁explained ▁that ▁inv iting ▁foreign ▁teams ▁became ▁too ▁expensive . ▁The ▁league ▁champion ▁and ▁runner - up ▁will ▁receive ▁by es ▁to ▁the ▁cup ' s ▁semi - final s , ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁four ▁clubs ▁will ▁comp ete ▁in ▁two - leg ged ▁knock out ▁games . ▁ ▁Cup ▁W inners ▁And ▁R unn ers - Up ▁ ▁Top ▁goal ▁sc or ers ▁by ▁edition ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Cup ▁Category : Def unct ▁football ▁compet itions ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Category