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The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938 is a sports association of eight universities in the Philippines. Each year, teams from universities play in 14 sports.

Contents 1 Member schools 1.1 Juniors' affiliate high schools 1.2 Membership history 2 Sports 2.1 1st semester sports (July-October) 2.2 2nd semester sports (November-March) 3 Rivalries 3.1 Ateneo-La Salle rivalry 3.2 Ateneo-UP rivalry 3.3 FEU-UE rivalry 3.4 Ateneo HS-USTHS rivalry 3.5 UP-UST cheerdance rivalry 3.6 UE-UST rivalry 3.7 La Salle-UST rivalry 3.8 La Salle-FEU rivalry 4 UAAP Championships 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

The UAAP was founded by four universities: Far Eastern University, National University, the University of the Philippines, and the University of Santo Tomas. At present, the UAAP has eight member universities, all located in Metro Manila.
Following is a list of those universities with their team designations.

Colors	School	Seniors'		Juniors'		Affiliation	Year joined	Population[1]
		Men	Women	Boys	Girls
	Adamson University	Soaring Falcons	Lady Falcons	Baby Falcons	(no girls teams)	Private/Vincentian	1952*, 1970	17,389
	Ateneo de Manila University	Blue Eagles	Lady Eagles	Blue Eaglets	(no girls teams)	Private/Jesuit	1978	11,465
	De La Salle University-Manila	Green Archers	Lady Archers	(see juniors section, below)		Private/Lasallian	1986	17,512
	Far Eastern University	Tamaraws	Lady Tamaraws	(see juniors section, below)		Private/Non-sectarian	1938	28,285
	National University	Bulldogs	Lady Bulldogs	Bullpups	(no girls teams)	Private/Non-sectarian	1938	1,382
	University of the East	Red Warriors	Lady Red Skirts	Pages	Lady Pages	Private/Non-sectarian	1952	13,257
	University of the Philippines, Diliman	Fighting Maroons	Lady Maroons	(see juniors section, below)		Public/National	1938	21,788
	University of Santo Tomas	Growling Tigers	Tigresses	(see juniors section, below)		Private/Dominican	1938	33,013

Colors	School	Juniors'		Affiliation	Year joined
		Boys	Girls
	De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School	Junior Archers	Lady Junior Archers	Private/Lasallian	1986
	Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation	Baby Tamaraws	(no girls teams)	Private/Non-sectarian	1938
	University of the Philippines Integrated School	Junior Maroons	Lady Junior Maroons	Public/National	1938
	University of Santo Tomas High School	Tiger Cubs	Lady Tiger Cubs	Private/Dominican	1938

* Withdrew in 1953, readmitted in 1970.

Member universities compete in 14 sports. Basketball, being the most popular sport in the Philippines, is the most watched and most supported among all the sports. Most of these sports have Men's and Women's divisions, with the exception of baseball, in which only men participate, and softball, which is for women only. Almost all of the sports also have a Junior division, in which the associated high schools of the universities participate. As of now, only four of the eight member universities participate in all sports, namely the Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University-Manila, the University of the Philippines, and the University of Santo Tomas. Basketball (July - Araneta Coliseum, Cuneta Astrodome and Ninoy Aquino Stadium) Chess (August - UE Briefing Room, University of the East) Beach volleyball (September - UE Grounds, University of the East-Caloocan) Judo (September - Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University) Swimming (September - Trace Aquatics Centre, Laguna) Taekwondo (September - UST Gym, University of Santo Tomas) Table tennis (September - Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University) Cheerdance (September - Araneta Coliseum) Baseball (November - Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium) Football (November - Erenchun Field and Ocampo Field, Ateneo de Manila University) Softball (November - UST Grounds, University of Santo Tomas) Tennis (November - Rizal Tennis Center) Track and field (November - Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium) Volleyball (December - Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University) Badminton (February - Club 650 Badminton Centre) Fencing (February - Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University)

FEU-FERN UST NU FEU UE Adamson La Salle UP Ateneo Zobel N. Aquino Araneta Cuneta MANILA QUEZON CITY MUNTINLUPA

In the 70-year history of the league, it is but natural that rivalries will rise in name of school pride and honor. Below are some of the notable rivalries in the UAAP:

Arguably the most storied interschool sports rivalry in the Philippines. No one is exactly sure how and when it started, leading to numerous urban legends about its origins. (See related entry in the article on the NCAA.)

This rivalry traces its roots to when both of these schools were still in the city of Manila before the NCAA even began. The Ateneo and UP players would play friendly basketball games in Intramuros, and it was at this point that the Ateneo de Manila formed the first cheering squad in the Philippines. Now dubbed as the "Battle of Katipunan" with their present location along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City.

Aptly called "The Battle of Morayta" due to the street that runs between the schools, both FEU and UE have dominated the basketball tournament, as shown by the number of trophies between them.

The rivalry is usually seen in the juniors' division where in almost all sports, Ateneo de Manila and UST would always meet in the Finals. In Junior's Basketball and Junior's Volleyball, there was a point that the Blue Eaglets and Tiger Cubs met for ten consecutive times. To sum it all up, the Blue Eaglets and the Tiger Cubs met in the Finals for 17 times in Junior's Basketball while 16 times in Junior's Volleyball. Likewise, in Junior's Taekwondo, Ateneo de Manila and UST have won 6 titles apiece. There also other sports that both these two teams dominate so the rivalry is really present in the juniors division.

Further information: UAAP Cheerdance Competition#UST - UP Rivalry

Since the inception of the UAAP cheerdance competition, UP and UST have had the best winning records, and one is usually just a runner up to the other. Both schools' pep squads are famous for their stunts and high-energy performances.

From 1964 to 1971, the UST Glowing Goldies met the UE Red Warriors eight times in the Final of the basketball tournament, with the Warriors winning seven encounters. It is the longest finals appearance between two teams in the UAAP. In 1967, the two teams were the co-champions of the UAAP.

Both were known for their numerous basketball championship matches in the 1990s, with UST winning four straight titles at the expense of the Green Archers. In 1999, La Salle defeated the Growling Tigers to win the basketball crown. Their basketball rivalry diminished in latter years due to UST's decline but became a celebrated rivalry in Women's Volleyball, as the Lady Archers and the Tigresses met three times in the championship of the Shakey's V-League tournament with La Salle having a 2-1 edge. The rivalry was carried over to the UAAP.

The rivalry sparked in the 1991 Finals when La Salle's final game win was protested by the FEU after a Green Archer was admitted into the playing court after being disqualified. The UAAP Board upheld the protest and ordered the replay. La Salle questioned the UAAP Board's decison upholding FEU's protest. FIBA and the BAP agreed with La Salle that it was the table official's fault and not La Salle's why Espinosa was allowed to play. FEU still had ample time to win the game as that incident happened with more than 2 minutes left in the game and La Salle leading by just 2 points. La Salle won 80-77. But the UAAP Board led by then UAAP President Dr. Cynthia Abad-Santos ordered for a replay of the first game. La Salle decided not to do the replay. La Salle was twice to beat. So FEU have to win 2 games to win the crown. On the replay date, the championship was handed to FEU automatically via default (even though DLSU has a twice to beat advantage).

In 2004, La Salle defeated the defending champions Tamaraws in three games. In 2005, FEU swept La Salle in the Finals, but not without incident as the La Salle assistant team manager and alumnus, Manny Salgado hit FEU player Arwind Santos after La Salle's game 1 loss. ^[2] However, after the 2005 series, La Salle voluntarily returned their 2004 trophy when two Green Archers were found to have falsified documents, thus awarding FEU, their 2004 Finals opponent, the championship. And because of the issue, the UAAP suspended La Salle for 2006 due to negligence.^[3]

Overall Badminton Basketball Cheerdance (Unofficial)

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Adamson	Ateneo	La Salle/DLSZ	FEU/FEU-FERN	NU	UE	UP/UPIS	UST/USTHS
Soaring Falcons	Blue Eagles	Green Archers	Tamaraws	Bulldogs	Red Warriors	Fighting Maroons	Growling Tigers
Baby Falcons	Blue Eaglets	Junior Archers	Baby Tamaraws	Bullpups	Pages	Junior Maroons	Tiger Cubs
Lady Falcons	Lady Eagles	Lady Archers	Lady Tamaraws	Lady Bulldogs	Amazons	Lady Maroons	Tigresses