Ang Liga
 | |
| Founded | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Region | Philippines |
| Teams | 12 (Division 1) 12 (Division 2) |
| Current champions | Men's Open: Philippine Air Force Division 1:  Adamson University |
| Most championships |  De La Salle University San Beda University (2 titles each) |
Ang Liga (transl. The League) is an inter-collegiate football tournament based in the Philippines. It serves as a pre-season tourney for competing football varsity teams from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), UAAP and other similar collegiate leagues, before the regular football tournaments begin within the second semester of the academic year.[1]
Ang Liga, was founded in 2003 by Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Technical Director and Philippines national football team assistant coach Jose Ariston Caslib and Marlon Maro, who served as the head coach of the Philippines national under-23 football team.[2]
The league changed the tournament format in 2015. 12 collegiate teams were placed under the first division and divided into two groups for the elimination round, while the remaining 7 teams played in the second division. The top four teams from the two groups moved on in the knock-out quarterfinals, while the top four teams of the second division advanced into the semifinals.[2]
The 14th season of the Ang Liga commenced on July 9, 2016, with the majority of the games played at the Football Field of the San Beda College, Manila. It is currently being organized by Karl Francis M. Tan, Patrick Maramara and Paolo Del Rosario.
Tournament results
[edit]| * | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |
Division I
[edit]| Season | Finals | Third-place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Final opponent | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
| 11 (2013) | San Beda (NCAA) |
3–2 |  Benilde (NCAA) |
No third place game | ||||
| 12 (2014) |  UP (UAAP) |
1–0 |  UE (UAAP) | |||||
| 13 (2015) |  FEU (UAAP) |
3–0 | UP (UAAP) |
 Ateneo (UAAP) |
San Beda (NCAA) | |||
| 14 (2016) |  UST (UAAP) |
1–0 | Ateneo (UAAP) |
No third place game | ||||
| 15 (2017) | San Beda (NCAA) |
2–0 | UP (UAAP) |
 NU (UAAP) |
 LPU (NCAA) | |||
| 16 (2018) | La Salle (UAAP) |
5–4 | Benilde (NCAA) |
UST (UAAP) |
4–1 | UP (UAAP) | ||
| 17 (2019) | Tournament abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 18 (2022) | La Salle–B (UAAP) |
1–1 (5–4)* |  Air Force (PFL) |
FEU (UAAP) |
4–2[3] | Ateneo (UAAP) | ||
| 19 (2023) | Adamson (UAAP) |
2–0 | Ateneo (UAAP) |
Benilde (NCAA) |
0–0 (4–2)* | La Salle (UAAP) | ||
Division II
[edit]| Season | Champion |
|---|---|
| 15 | NU Nazareth School (UAAP) |
| 16 | La Salle Green Hills (NCAA) |
| 18 |  Army |
| 19 | UST High School (UAAP) |
Men's Open
[edit]| Season | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | DB Garelli United |
| 2025 | Philippine Air Force |
References
[edit]- ↑ Icasiano, Nissi (July 3, 2015). "12 collegiate teams battle for Ang Liga football crown". Rappler. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- 1 2 Reyes, Jaelle Nevin (July 2, 2015). "Ang Liga introduces new format". The Manila Times. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Ateneo falls to FEU, finishes fourth in Ang Liga". The GUIDON. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-07-15.