UAAP Football Championship
CountryPhilippines
Divisions3
Number of teams16
Men's: 8
Women's: 5
Boys': 4
Current championsMen's:

Far Eastern University
Women's:
Far Eastern University
Boys':

Far Eastern University–Diliman

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines football championships are usually held during the second semester of the school year (December–April).

Tournament format

The tournament has three divisions: men, women and boys. As of Season 77 (2014–15), eight member universities field a team in the men's division and five in the women's division. The number of participating schools increased to eight from seven in the men's division. Adamson University fielded a men's team in Season 77 (2014–15). Adamson made its return in men's football after more than a decade of absence. While in the boys division, five member universities field a team: the Ateneo de Manila University, the De La Salle University, the Far Eastern University, the University of Santo Tomas and the National University. The number of participating schools increased to five from the four teams of Season 79. NU fielded a team starting Season 80.

In the men's division, the top four teams by the end of the double round-robin elimination will advance to the semi-final round. The number one seeded team will face the fourth-seeded team, while the second and third seeded teams will face each other in a one-game match. The winners in the semi-final round face each other in a one-game final match. In the event that a team sweeps all the games during the eliminations, it will automatically qualify for the final. The second, third and fourth seeded teams will face each other in a step-ladder format. The winner will face the number one seeded team in the final.

In the women's and boys' divisions, the top two teams at the end of the second round will face each other in a one-game final. In the event that a team sweeps all the games during the eliminations, that team will have a twice-to-beat advantage in the final.

List of champions

Boys' football was introduced as a demonstration sport in UAAP Season 70 (2007–08) and elevated to a regular sport in UAAP Season 72 (2009–10).

UAAP Season Men's Women's Boys'
54 (1991–92) La Salle school colors De La Salle University
UST school colors University of Santo Tomas
55 (1992–93) UST school colors University of Santo Tomas
56 (1993–94) UST school colors University of Santo Tomas
57 (1994–95) La Salle school colors De La Salle University
58 (1995–96) Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University La Salle school colors De La Salle University
59 (1996–97) La Salle school colors De La Salle University FEU school colors Far Eastern University
60 (1997–98) La Salle school colors De La Salle University FEU school colors Far Eastern University
61 (1998–99) Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University La Salle school colors De La Salle University
62 (1999–00) UST school colors University of Santo Tomas La Salle school colors De La Salle University
63 (2000–01) UP school colors University of the Philippines Diliman FEU school colors Far Eastern University
64 (2001–02) UP school colors University of the Philippines Diliman FEU school colors Far Eastern University
65 (2002–03) UE school colors University of the East La Salle school colors De La Salle University
66 (2003–04) Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University La Salle school colors De La Salle University
67 (2004–05) Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University La Salle school colors De La Salle University
68 (2005–06) Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University La Salle school colors De La Salle University
69 (2006–07) UST school colors University of Santo Tomas FEU school colors Far Eastern University
70 (2007–08) FEU school colors Far Eastern University FEU school colors Far Eastern University La Salle school colors De La Salle Zobel
71 (2008–09) UP school colors University of the Philippines Diliman UST school colors University of Santo Tomas Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University[1]
72 (2009–10) FEU school colors Far Eastern University La Salle school colors De La Salle University Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University
73 (2010–11) UP school colors University of the Philippines Diliman FEU school colors Far Eastern University FEU school colors Far Eastern University–Diliman
74 (2011–12) UP school colors University of the Philippines Diliman UST school colors University of Santo Tomas FEU school colors Far Eastern University–Diliman
75 (2012–13) Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University FEU school colors Far Eastern University FEU school colors Far Eastern University–Diliman
76 (2013–14) FEU school colors Far Eastern University FEU school colors Far Eastern University FEU school colors Far Eastern University–Diliman
77 (2014–15) FEU school colors Far Eastern University FEU school colors Far Eastern University FEU school colors Far Eastern University–Diliman
78 (2015–16) UP school colors University of the Philippines Diliman UP school colors University of the Philippines Diliman FEU school colors Far Eastern University–Diliman
79 (2016–17) Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University La Salle school colors De La Salle University FEU school colors Far Eastern University–Diliman
80 (2017–18) UP school colors University of the Philippines Diliman La Salle school colors De La Salle University FEU school colors Far Eastern University–Diliman
81 (2018–19) Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University La Salle school colors De La Salle University FEU school colors Far Eastern University–Diliman
82 (2019–20) Discontinued due to COVID-19 pandemic FEU school colors Far Eastern University–Diliman
83 (2020–21) Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
84 (2021–22) Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
85 (2022–23) FEU school colors Far Eastern University FEU school colors Far Eastern University FEU school colors Far Eastern University–Diliman
86 (2023–24) FEU school colors Far Eastern University–Diliman

  demonstration sport


Notes:

Number of championships by school

University Men's Women's Boys' Total Last Football Championship
FEU school colors Far Eastern University 5 11 12 28 2023–24 (boys' division)
La Salle school colors De La Salle University 4 11 1 16 2018–19 (women's division)
Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University 8 0 2 10 2018–19 (men's division)
UP school colors University of the Philippines Diliman 7 1 0 8 2017–18 (men's division)
UST school colors University of Santo Tomas 5 2 0 7 2011–12 (women's division)
UE school colors University of the East 1 0 0 1 2002–03 (men's division)
Adamson school colors Adamson University 0 0 0 0 none
NU school colors National University 0 0 0 0 none

Statistics

Rankings

Legends
Rank Description
1 Champion
2 1st runner-up
3 2nd runner-up
4 4th place
5 5th place
6 6th place
7 7th place
8 8th place
X Suspended
Did not join

Men's final rankings since UAAP Season 64 (2001–02)

Team UAAP Season
64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 85
Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 8 7 8 8 6 7
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 3 2 1 1 1 4 2 6 4 6 5 1 7 4 2 1 3 1 2
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Booters 6 6 6 5 2 X 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 3 6 4 2 3
FEU school colors FEU Tamaraw Booters 5 5 4 3 5 2 1 2 1 5 3 3 1 1 5 2 7 4 1
NU school colors NU Bulldogs 6 6 5 6 5 6 7
UE school colors UE Red Warriors 4 1 5 4 6 5 5 5 5 4 6 7 5 7 8 7 5 8 6
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 1 3 2 6 4 3 4 1 6 1 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 3 5
UST school colors UST Golden Booters 2 4 3 2 3 1 3 4 2 2 2 5 3 6 4 4 2 5 4

See also

References

  1. ^ AHS is 2009 UAAP football champion. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Legends Corner: An Oral History of La Salle's four UAAP Men's Football Titles". 7 May 2019.