The Battle of Katipunan, also known as the Katipunan derby, refers to the school rivalry between Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) began during games and meets that preceded the establishing of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), of which both schools were founding members, and continues in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) where both universities compete. After competing in the NCAA for several years, UP left the NCAA to co-found the UAAP. Ateneo joined the UAAP in 1978.

As the main campuses of both schools are located along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City, games between Ateneo and UP are referred to as the "Battle of Katipunan".

The Ateneo's teams are called the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the UP teams are called the UP Fighting Maroons.

History Friendly basketball games between Ateneo and UP were held in the 1920s. The games saw the introduction of organized cheerleading in the Philippines by Ateneo to boost their teams. In 1924, both schools co-founded the NCAA. UP left the NCAA in 1938 and co-founded the UAAP. Ateneo left the NCAA in 1978 due to violence in games, and joined the UAAP. Ateneo–UP basketball games were originally held in Intramuros.

Basketball Both schools have enjoyed success in basketball in both the NCAA and UAAP. In terms of total collegiate and high school basketball titles won in the NCAA and UAAP, Ateneo leads UP, 58–18. In men's basketball, Ateneo has a total of 26 championship titles whereas UP has seven. The Blue Eagles have 14 NCAA titles and 12 UAAP titles while the Fighting Maroons have four NCAA titles and three UAAP titles. In juniors' basketball, Ateneo has 11 NCAA titles and 19 UAAP titles, for a total of 30, whereas UP has three NCAA titles and one UAAP title, for four in total. In women's basketball, both schools have only won titles in the UAAP as the NCAA does not have a women's basketball tournament, where UP leads Ateneo, 7–2.

The Ateneo Blue Eagles and the UP Fighting Maroons have met in the championship of the UAAP three times. Ateneo won in Season 81 in 2018, and in Season 85 held in 2022, whereas UP won in Season 84 in 2022. Since 1994, Ateneo leads UP 48–22 in head-to-head matches. In the juniors' division, the UP Junior Fighting Maroons defeated the seeded Ateneo Blue Eaglets in 2002.

Men's basketball results Pre-Final Four era

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. Ateneo UP 1993–1994 6th 7th 1994–1995 6th 5th 1995–1996 7th 5th 1996–1997 5th 3rd 1997–1998 6th 4th 1998–1999 6th 5th 1999–2000 3rd 6th 2000–2001 2nd 6th 2001–2002 2nd 7th 2002–2003 3rd 6th 2003–2004 1st 7th 2004–2005 3rd 5th 2005–2006 3rd 5th 2006–2007 1st 6th 2007–2008 3rd 8th 2008–2009 1st 6th 2009–2010 1st 8th 2010–2011 2nd 8th 2011–2012 1st 8th 2012–2013 1st 8th 2013–2014 5th 8th 2014–2015 1st 7th 2015–2016 3rd 7th 2016–2017 2nd 6th 2017–2018 1st 5th 2018–2019 1st 2nd 2019–2020 1st 2nd 2021–2022 1st 2nd 2022–2023 1st 2nd 2023–2024 4th 1st 2024–2025 8th 2nd

Other sports Football UP leads Ateneo in total championships won, 20–19, with the lone women's title for the Fighting Maroons in UAAP Season 78 being the difference.

Ateneo has six NCAA men's titles, three NCAA boys' titles, and 10 UAAP men's titles. On the other hand, UP has 19 UAAP men's titles and one UAAP women's title.

Ateneo and UP have twice faced off in the UAAP men's football championship finals, with each school prevailing once.

Volleyball Ateneo leads UP in terms of total championships won, 15–12. Ateneo has two NCAA men's titles, one NCAA women's title, and six NCAA boys' titles, as well as three UAAP men's titles and three UAAP women's titles. UP has four UAAP men's titles, and eight UAAP women's titles.

See also Ateneo–La Salle rivalry Battle of the East La Salle–UST rivalry UP–UST rivalry

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