Ang Liga
Founded2003 (2003)
RegionPhilippines
Number of teams12 (Division 1)
12 (Division 2)
Current championsDivision 1:
Adamson school colors Adamson University
Most successful club(s)La Salle school colors De La Salle University
San Beda school colors San Beda University (2 titles each)
2023 Ang Liga

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] Ariel Serrantes is the league commissioner.[3]

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.

Tournament results

Key
* Match was won on a penalty shoot-out

Division I

SeasonFinalsThird-place game
ChampionScoreFinal opponentThird placeScoreFourth place
11 (2013) San Beda school colors
San Beda
(NCAA)		 3–2 CSB school colors
Benilde
(NCAA)		 No third place game
12 (2014) UP school colors
UP
(UAAP)		 1–0 UE school colors
UE
(UAAP)
13 (2015) FEU school colors
FEU
(UAAP)		 3–0 UP school colors
UP
(UAAP)		 Ateneo school colors
Ateneo
(UAAP)		 San Beda school colors
San Beda
(NCAA)
14 (2016) UST school colors
UST
(UAAP)		 1–0 Ateneo school colors
Ateneo
(UAAP)		 No third place game
15 (2017) San Beda school colors
San Beda
(NCAA)		 2–0 UP school colors
UP
(UAAP)		 NU school colors
NU
(UAAP)		 Lyceum school colors
LPU
(NCAA)
16 (2018) La Salle school colors
La Salle
(UAAP)		 5–4 CSB school colors
Benilde
(NCAA)		 UST school colors
UST
(UAAP)		 4–1 UP school colors
UP
(UAAP)
17 (2019) Tournament abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic Tournament abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
18 (2022) La Salle school colors
La Salle–B
(UAAP)		 1–1 (5–4)* JRU school colors
Air Force
(PFL)		 FEU school colors
FEU
(UAAP)		 4–2[4] Ateneo school colors
Ateneo
(UAAP)
19 (2023) Adamson school colors
Adamson
(UAAP)		 2–0 Ateneo school colors
Ateneo
(UAAP)		 CSB school colors
Benilde
(NCAA)		 0–0 (4–2)* La Salle school colors
La Salle
(UAAP)

Division II

Season Champion
15NU school colors NU Nazareth School (UAAP)
16CSB school colors La Salle Green Hills (NCAA)
18USJ-R school colors Army
19UST school colors UST High School (UAAP)

References

  1. ↑ Icasiano, Nissi (July 3, 2015). "12 collegiate teams battle for Ang Liga football crown". Rappler. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Reyes, Jaelle Nevin (July 2, 2015). "Ang Liga introduces new format". The Manila Times. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "HUEY LEADS GUESTS IN PSA FORUM". Malaya. July 12, 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ateneo falls to FEU, finishes fourth in Ang Liga". The GUIDON. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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