2023 Ang Liga season
Ang Liga Season 19
Tournament details
CountryPhilippines
DatesAugust 13 – November 4, 2023
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsAdamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons (1st title)
Runner-upAteneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
Third placeCSB school colors Benilde Blazers
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored112 (4.87 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)La Salle school colors Isaac Anoh
CSB school colors Clyde Vitualla
(7 goals each)

The 2023 Ang Liga season was the nineteenth edition of Ang Liga, an inter-collegiate pre-season football tournament in the Philippines.[1] This was the first season of Ang Liga under the sponsorship of Adidas. The season started on August 13, 2023, and concluded on November 4, 2023. The league's first division was contested by twelve teams, while each team played a minimum of 5 matches in total, the most since the 2019 season.

On July 24, the league announced that matches would be held at the new PALMS Arena in Quezon City.[2] However, due to issues with the field, all Division 1 matches were held at the UP Diliman Football Field.

The league's return to an all-collegiate lineup of teams marked the end of its temporary admission of guest teams back in Season 18, where non-collegiate club teams participated due to a lack of entrants following the pandemic.

This season marked the first championship of the Adamson Soaring Falcons[3] and the first time that the Ateneo Blue Eagles clinched a finals berth since 2016.[4] The league partnered with the FPJ Panday Bayanihan foundation throughout the entirety of the season while Adidas was the title sponsor of the knockout round.[5]

Participating teams

All collegiate squads from the previous season, with the exception of the University of Makati, returned for the nineteenth edition of the league. This includes the Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde, Far Eastern University, and the University of Batangas.

Twelve teams entered the 2023 Ang Liga season's first division (collegiate). This includes seven teams from the UAAP, three teams from the NCAA, one team from the NCAA South, and one unattached team. On the other hand, twelve teams also entered for the season's second division (high school and secondary teams).[6]

Division I

University Athletic Association of the Philippines
7 teams		 National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)
3 teams		 Other schools
2 teams

Division II

University Athletic Association of the Philippines
4 teams		 National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)
3 teams		 Other schools
5 teams

Venues

2023 Ang Liga season is located in Metro Manila
UP Diliman Football Field
UP Diliman Football Field
Claret
Claret
Xavier School
Xavier School
La Salle Green Hills
La Salle Green Hills
Venues within Metro Manila.

In contrast to the previous season, which was held between FEU Diliman and DLSU Integrated School in Biñan, all first division matches were held at the UP Diliman Football Pitch, the same stadium where the UAAP Season 85 group stage matches were held. Fixtures were initially slated to be played at the newly opened PALMS Arena in Quezon City, but following issues with the pitch which resulted in the season opening date being pushed back, the venue remained unused for the rest of the season.

For the second division matches, the DLSU Biñan pitch was used in rotation with new venues around Metro Manila.

Stadium Location Tournament
D1 D2
UP Diliman Football Field Quezon City check check
Claret Football Field Quezon City check
Xavier School Football Field San Juan City check
La Salle Green Hills Football Field Mandaluyong check
DLSU Biñan Football Field Biñan, Laguna check

Division I

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 La Salle school colors De La Salle University 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 12 Qualified to the semifinals
2 Adamson school colors Adamson University 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 12
3 San Beda school colors San Beda University 5 3 1 1 5 3 +2 10
4 CSB school colors De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde 5 1 2 2 3 2 +1 5
5 EAC school colors Emilio Aguinaldo College 5 1 1 3 3 10 −7 4
6 SWU school colors University of Batangas 5 0 0 5 5 15 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on October 20, 2023. Source: Ang Liga

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UST school colors University of Santo Tomas 5 3 2 0 15 5 +10 11 Qualified to the semifinals
2 Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University 5 3 2 0 13 7 +6 11
3 UE school colors University of the East 5 2 2 1 7 8 −1 8
4 UP school colors University of the Philippines 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7
5 FEU school colors Far Eastern University 5 0 3 2 5 13 −8 3
6 Don Bosco school colors Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna 5 0 1 4 5 12 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on October 20, 2023. Source: Ang Liga

Knock-out stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 La Salle school colors La Salle 0(3)
B4 UP school colors UP 0(2)
A1 La Salle school colors La Salle 0
B2 Ateneo school colors Ateneo 2
B2 Ateneo school colors Ateneo 4
A3 San Beda school colors San Beda 3
B2 Ateneo school colors Ateneo 0
A2 Adamson school colors Adamson 2
B1 UST school colors UST 3
A4 CSB school colors Benilde 4
A4 CSB school colors Benilde 0 Third place
A2 Adamson school colors Adamson 2
A2 Adamson school colors Adamson 1 A1 La Salle school colors La Salle 2(2)
B3 UE school colors UE 0 A4 CSB school colors Benilde 2(4)

Quarterfinals

UE Red Warriors UE school colors0–1Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons
  • Buenaobra 84'
UST Golden Booters UST school colors3–4CSB school colors Benilde Blazers
  • Belluga 33'
  • Valderama 87'
  • Alegre 90+1'
 Report
  • Borja 12'
  • Tolentino 57'
  • Vitualla 64'
  • Semilla 84'
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo school colors4–3San Beda school colors San Beda Red Booters
  • Agyei 12'
  • Agyei 49'
  • Abaa 55'
  • Maquiling 70'
 Report
  • Reña 8'
  • Mapula 74'
  • Encaya 84'
UP Fighting Maroons UP school colors0–0 (a.e.t.)La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Booters
Report
Penalties
  • Parpan soccer ball with check mark
  • Calayag soccer ball with red X
  • Evangelista soccer ball with check mark
  • Regino soccer ball with red X
  • Velasquez soccer ball with red X
 2–3
  • soccer ball with red X Andan
  • soccer ball with check mark Suarez
  • soccer ball with check mark Lozano
  • soccer ball with red X Vecin
  • soccer ball with check mark Dela Cruz

Semifinals

Adamson Soaring Falcons Adamson school colors2–0CSB school colors Benilde Blazers
  • Jayaon 38'
  • Jayaon 45'
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo school colors2–0La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Booters
  • Maquiling 37'
  • Aspiras 45+1'
 Report

Battle for Third

De La Salle Green Booters La Salle school colors2–2 (a.e.t.)CSB school colors Benilde Blazers
  • Elnas 14'
  • Elnas 39'
  • Vitualla 50'
  • Vitualla 76'
Penalties
2–4

Finals

Adamson Soaring Falcons Adamson school colors2–0Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
  • Jayaon 45+2'
  • Jayaon 90+10'
 Report

Final standing

Division II

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) UST school colors UST Junior Golden Booters
2nd place, silver medalist(s) San Beda school colors San Beda Red Cubs
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Booters – 2
4 Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons – 2

Awards

Individual awards

Award Player/s Team Ref
Golden Glove Andrew Nalog Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons [7]
Golden Ball Leo Maquiling Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
Golden Boot Isaac Anoh La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Booters
John Clyde Vitualla CSB school colors Benilde Blazers
Best Defender Arjay Buenaobra Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons
Best Coach Darlton Digha Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons

Team of the Tournament

Award Player Team Ref
Keeper Andrew Nalog Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons [7]
Defenders Arjay Buenaobra Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons
Dexter John Chasing Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons
Jethro Flores Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
Jet Gabriel Dela Cruz Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
Midfielders Leo Maquiling Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
Fernando Suarez La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Booters
Roque Empledo Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons
Forwards Kofi Agyei Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
Isaac Anoh La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Booters
John Clyde Vitualla CSB school colors Benilde Blazers

Media

For the first time, the league inked a one-year deal with a broadcast partner, as all Division 1 matches were broadcast and livestreamed via Smart Sports.[8] Meanwhile, Division 2 matches were sporadically streamed on the league's page.

See also

References

  1. ↑ INQUIRER.net (July 12, 2023). "FPJ Panday Bayanihan, Pantheon Holdings unveil partnership with Ang Liga for 19th season". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ang Liga Finds Home in Palms Arena". www.facebook.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ Banzuelo, Neil (November 5, 2023). "Adamson University crowned Ang Liga Season 19 champion". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Laygo, Moss; Licas, Luis Antonio (October 28, 2023). "Ateneo dominates DLSU, books ticket to Ang Liga Finals". The GUIDON.
  5. ↑ "Football: Ang Liga set for August 5 kick-off". ABS-CBN News. July 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ Olivares, Rick. "Ang Liga gets backing from FPJ Panday Bayanihan for 19th Season". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Ang Liga: Adamson crowned Season 19 champs". Sports Bytes Philippines. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ Ang Liga (August 2, 2023). "Ang Liga to be streamed on Smart Sports for upcoming season". Facebook.
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