"Battle of Intramuros" may also refer to the several Battles fought over Manila.

The Battle of Intramuros is the rivalry between the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights, Lyceum of the Philippines University Pirates, and Mapúa University Cardinals, all three representing universities within walking distance from each other at Manila's Intramuros district. The rivalry is played at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines).

The rivalry is notable for the fact that, even though Letran performs better in league competition, they have never swept the elimination round meetings against their neighbors in recent years.

The Battle of Intramuros may also refer to the older rivalry between University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) and Ateneo de Manila, which first began on 1915 when UP and Ateneo played basketball games on Intramuros. Eventually, the rivalry died down and was revived when both schools competed in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. It is now called the "Battle of Katipunan," named after the avenue that connects Ateneo's new campus at Quezon City and UP, which transferred to Quezon City after the war.

Letran vs. Mapúa

Men's basketball results The final four was instituted in 1997; prior to that the first and second round winners, plus the team with the best overall standing if it did not win either round, participated in the championship round to determine the champion.

The "Battle of Intramuros," which is so named because the two schools are three blocks apart from each other in Intramuros, is the name given to the Letran-Mapúa games. The Cardinals have had the mastery of the Knights in recent years. For eight consecutive years from 1998, Letran has failed to beat Mapúa in the eliminations rounds at least twice (either they will split the eliminations or Mapúa will win twice), even though the Knights were more successful in the league.Letran Goes 6–0 by Stopping Mapúa UBelt.com . April 8, 2006

The Knights were finally able to beat Mapúa in the first round of the 2005 tournament,PCU, Letran remain unbeaten INQ7.net. April 5, 2006 but the Cardinals avenged that loss in the second round when they dealt the Knights with their first and only defeat of the season. Letran Knights were on their way on scoring a rare a 14–0 sweep of the elimination round when they were stopped by the Mapúa Cardinals in their twelfth game of the eliminationsCardinals make sure: No sweep for Knights Manila Standard Today. April 5, 2006 Letran and Mapúa would split their games in subsequent seasons. In 2009 Letran finally end its 2nd-round losing streak against Mapúa and its first sweep against their Intramuros rivals in league history

Although the only instance where Letran and Mapúa met in the Finals was in the 1979 season where the Knights prevailed,15 years of being on top; Knights bring back the glory to Muralla The Lance . September 2005 issue the championship won by the Cardinals in 1981 (the games were suspended in the 1980 season due to the La Salle–Letran fracas) proved to be a spoiler once again as it denied Letran the bragging rights to the unprecedented honor of being the first ever NCAA team to win five consecutive seniors championships (Letran also won the 1982, 1983, and 1984 crowns), a feat that would later on be achieved by the San Sebastian Stags from 1993 to 1997.List of NCAA Philippines basketball champions Pre-Final Four era

Final Four era Both teams are guaranteed to face each other at the elimination round (regular season) twice, while they can meet for a maximum of three times in the playoffs.

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Final Four Rankings For comparison, these are the rankings of these two teams since the Final Four format was introduced.

Seniors' division A.Y. Letran Mapua 1997–1998 3rd 4th 1998–1999 1st 1999–2000 4th 6th 2000–2001 7th 5th 2001–2002 6th 3rd 2002–2003 6th 5th 2003–2004 1st 4th 2004–2005 3rd 5th 2005–2006 1st 3rd 2006–2007 3rd 4th 2007–2008 2nd 4th 2008–2009 3rd 4th 2009–2010 4th 6th 2010–2011 5th 4th 2011–2022 3rd 5th 2012–2013 3rd 6th 2013–2014 2nd 10th 2014–2015 6th 10th 2015–2016 2nd 3rd 2016–2017 6th 3rd 2017–2018 5th 10th 2018–2019 3rd 7th 2019–2020 3rd 6th 2021–2022 1st 2nd 2022–2023 2nd 7th 2023–2024 9th 1st 2024–2025 6th 1st

Juniors basketball results Juniors games between Letran and Mapúa have not been played under this label. While Letran's high school has always been at Intramuros, Mapúa's high schools have always been outside its walls, staying at the Santa Cruz district for most of its history, then the current Malayan High School of Science now being found at Pandacan.

Letran vs. Lyceum

Men's basketball results Both teams are guaranteed to face each other at the elimination round (regular season) twice, while they can meet for a maximum of three times in the playoffs.

Notes

Final Four Rankings For comparison, these are the rankings of these two teams since the Final Four format was introduced.

Seniors' division A.Y. Letran Lyceum 2011–2022 3rd 6th 2012–2013 3rd 10th 2013–2014 2nd 6th 2014–2015 6th 7th 2015–2016 2nd 9th 2016–2017 6th 9th 2017–2018 5th 1st 2018–2019 3rd 2nd 2019–2020 3rd 2nd 2021–2022 1st 9th 2022–2023 2nd 3rd 2023–2024 9th 2nd 2024–2025 6th 4th

Juniors basketball results Juniors games between Letran and Lyceum have not been played under this label. While Letran's high school has always been at Intramuros, Lyceum's high school teams are represented by its Cavite campus.

Lyceum vs. Mapúa

Men's basketball results Both teams are guaranteed to face each other at the elimination round (regular season) twice, while they can meet for a maximum of three times in the playoffs.

Notes

Final Four Rankings For comparison, these are the rankings of these two teams since the Final Four format was introduced.

Seniors' division A.Y. Lyceum Mapua 2011–2022 6th 5th 2012–2013 10th 6th 2013–2014 6th 10th 2014–2015 7th 10th 2015–2016 9th 3rd 2016–2017 9th 3rd 2017–2018 1st 10th 2018–20192nd 7th 2019–2020 2nd 6th 2021–2022 9th 2nd 2022–2023 3rd 7th 2023–2024 2nd 1st 2024–2025 4th 1st

Juniors basketball results Juniors games between Lyceum and Mapúa have not been played under this label. Lyceum's high school teams are represented by its Cavite campus, while Mapúa is represented by the Malayan High School of Science, which is located in Pandacan, Manila

See also Letran - San Beda rivalry San Sebastian–Letran rivalry Battle of the East

References

NCAA historical results