FEU–UE RivalryLast Meeting September 26, 2026 (93–70, FEU)Next Meeting TBACurrent Streak History Pennant Era Tied 2–2 1960 UAAP Finals UE won, 87–86 1961 UAAP Finals FEU won, 105–84 1975 UAAP Finals UE won, 85–80 1976 UAAP Finals FEU won, 91–82 UAAP Final Four 4–1 (FEU) 1998 UAAP Basketball Semifinals FEU won, 81–68, 83–612003 UAAP Basketball Semifinals FEU won, 67–632004 UAAP Basketball Semifinals FEU won, 71–642005 UAAP Basketball Semifinals FEU won, 78–572009 UAAP Basketball Semifinals UE won, 84–74, 78–72 Philippine Collegiate Championship Series tied 1–12002 PCC Championship UE won, 2–02004 PCC Championship FEU won, 1–0 Men's Basketball RecordsUAAP Final Four Appearances FEU – 22 UE – 12
UAAP Championships FEU – 20 (1st) UE – 18 (tied for 2nd with UST) Final Four format first introduced in 1993
The "Battle of the East", also known as the Battle of Morayta is a college rivalry between the Far Eastern University Tamaraws and University of the East Red Warriors. They have a combined 38 UAAP Basketball titles.
History FEU left the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1936 and later on to form the University Athletic Association of the Philippines along with University of Santo Tomas, National University and the University of the Philippines in 1938. UE was part of the first UAAP expansion with Adamson University in 1952. It did not take long for the Warriors to dominate since joining the league as it holds the longest finals appearance with 16 from 1957 to 1972, including a seven straight title run from 1965 to 1971 (1967 title to be shared with UST), with FEU winning the title in 1961 and 1972.
Notable Games
1960 UAAP Finals UE stormed back from 81–75 with three minutes left to play at the half to complete an upset, 87–86 taking the El Oro trophy home in front of a crowded Rizal Memorial Coliseum. A run started with Norman de Vera's two free throws after being fouled by Rohimust Santos to cut the lead, while sophomore Rizaldo Pabillore came up with two interceptions all within the last three minutes of the second half to earn their third title.
1961 UAAP Second Round Eliminations UE subdued FEU, 78–74 in the second round of the UAAP basketball series at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. But the jam-packed crowd of 9,000 (over maximum capacity of the coliseum) got an unexpected show after the final buzzer when cagers from both teams engaged in an impromptu brawl on the floor. The fight was triggered off by a last-second scuffle for the ball between Tamaraw Romy Diaz and Warrior Carlos Quitzon. Quitzon had the ball and was being harassed by Diaz when the buzzer sounded and hell broke loose. Searing blast by lanky Jimmy Mariano and clutch baskets by Jose Sison and Wenceslao Olaguera at the homestretch saved the Warriors after they were behind by six points. Mariano scored twice on a twisting shot to regain the lead for UE, 63–60, with five minutes left in the game. The two schools met again in the finals with FEU winning the championship.
1981 UAAP Finals With the game on the line, University of the East rookie Allan Caidic, with the chance of beating the rival FEU to win the championship, missed both free throws and let the Tamaraws led by Glenn Capacio steal the 1981 title. Caidic, with the rest of UE squad, won the championship the following year after beating the University of the Philippines.
2009 UAAP Semifinals Holding a twice to beat advantage, the second-seeded Tamaraws fell short during the Game 1 of the series, 74–84, without their sophomore guard Mark Barroca, who was accused of game-fixing prior to his performance on the team's last stretch of the elimination. Going on to the second game of the series, a much favored FEU, despite a 49–39 lead at the half, once again took the beating as Paul Lee and the Warriors pulled an upset and entered the finals with the score of 72–78 to face Ateneo.
Game Results Final Four Era
Notes
Final Four Rankings For comparison, these are the elimination round rankings of these two teams since the Final Four format was introduced.
Seniors' division A.Y. FEU UE 1993–1994 4th 5th 1994–1995 4th 2nd 1995–1996 4th 3rd 1996–1997 6th 4th 1997–1998 1st 5th 1998–1999 2nd 3rd 1999–2000 4th 5th 2000–2001 3rd 5th 2001–2002 3rd 5th 2002–2003 5th 2nd 2003–2004 2nd 3rd 2004–2005 1st 4th 2005–2006 1st 4th 2006–2007 5th 2nd 2007–2008 5th 1st 2008–2009 3rd 4th 2009–2010 2nd 3rd 2010–2011 1st 6th 2011–2012 3rd 7th 2012–2013 5th 7th 2013–2014 3rd 6th 2014–2015 2nd 5th 2015–2016 2nd 6th 2016–2017 3rd 7th 2017–2018 4th 7th 2018–2019 4th 8th 2019–2020 3rd 7th 2021–2022 4th 8th 2022–2023 7th 6th 2023–2024 7th 6th 2024–2025 6th 5th 2025–2026 5th 8th
Offseason meetings
Volleyball Statistics Men's volleyball results
Women's volleyball results
See also Ateneo–La Salle rivalry Battle of Katipunan La Salle–UST rivalry UP–UST rivalry
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