UAAP Season 88 football tournaments are the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) football tournaments for its 88th season. The collegiate tournaments started on September 20, 2025. Both the collegiate and high school divisions were played at the Ayala Vermosa Sports Hub Athletics Center in Imus, Cavite, and the UP Diliman Football Stadium in Quezon City, Metro Manila. The collegiate women's tournament began on September 20 while the men's tournament followed the day after on September 21.
In a unique move for this season, the league will play the first round of eliminations until October, while the second round will continue until November, before resuming in January of the next year to give way for the national teams at the 2025 FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup and the 2025 SEA Games.
This is the tenth season with Rely San Agustin as the league commissioner, while University of the Philippines is the tournament's sub-host.
Tournament format The UAAP continued to use the UAAP Final Four format for the Men's and High School Boys' divisions with a double round-robin elimination round format.
A stepladder format will be enacted if a team sweeps the elimination round. However, if no team sweeps the elimination round, the league reverts to the usual twice-to-beat advantage in the Final Four for the higher-seeded teams, which will be implemented for the first time since Season 76.
The Women's division will also feature a double round-robin elimination round with the top two teams proceeding to the finals.
Men's tournament Elimination round Team standings
Match-up results
Results
Playoffs Bracket
Semifinals The top two seeds have the twice-to-beat advantage where they have to win just once, while their opponents twice, to progress, provided no team wins all 12 elimination round games. If a team wins all elimination round games, the #2, #3 and #4 seeds figure in a single-elimination tournament to determine the #1 team's opponent in the finals. (1) UP vs. (4) La Salle UP secured the first semifinals berth after their victory against Ateneo. They then clinched the twice-to-beat advantage with their win against FEU and the top seed after their win against UST. La Salle's win against UP at the last game of the elimination rounds gave them the #4 seed.
The semifinal between the Fighting Maroons and the Green Booters threatened to go to kicks from the penalty mark, but UP found a chance when DLSU defender Frank Labayen was called for a foul just outside the box. Within range, Ramil Bation III outsmarted Jason Salavante in the ensuing free kick, scoring at the death to send his side to a second Final appearance in three seasons.
(2) FEU vs. (3) UST FEU clinched the twice-to-beat advantage after UST's loss to UP. On the other hand, FEU's win against La Salle sealed UST's spot in the semifinals.
Finals The finals is a knockout single-game elimination.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamRound 1Round 2 Total1 Selwyn Mamon1 123 11 11 112 Kofi Agyei2 2 1 2 11 93 Ramil Bation III11 12 11 1 84 Theo Libarnes 1 111 11 65 Dov Cariño11 111 5 Golike Doko 1 1 1 2 5 Rodrigo Mariñas 211 1 5 Kyler Escobar1 1 12 59 John Gaverza 1 12 4 Karl Absalon 2 11 4
Hat-tricks PlayerSchoolResultAgainst Date Selwyn Mamon 4–1R226 October 2024
Own goals RankPlayerSchoolAgainstOwngoals1 Sam AlegreR11 Christian TioR2 Aiden AguirreR2
Top assists RankPlayerSchoolAssists1 Dov Cariño72 Kofi Agyei3 Kent Dela Peña Jam Mariveles4 Golike Doko2 Kyler Escobar Cian Galsim John Gaverza Rustel Buenafe Czam Acuesta Jian Caraig Florenz Tacardon Mateo Lacson
Clean sheets Rank Player School Matches1 Fonzy Gonzalez 72 Jet Fabrigas 43 Mark Daig 34 Edcel James Lauron 2 JP Tansingco Jed Lauron Mon Diansuy 8 Alfonso Loja 1 Shane Salarda Chevy Celeste Jason Salavante
Player of the Match RankPlayerSchoolMatchesAgainst1 Dov Cariño4R1,R1,R1,R1 Ramil Bation IIIR1,R1,R2,SF13 Rodrigo Mariñas3R1,R2,R2 Golike DokoR1,R1,R2 Selwyn MamonR1,R2,R2 John GaverzaR1,R2,R2 Kyler EscobarR1,R2,SF18 Jian Caraig2R1,R1 Karl AbsalonR2,R210 Lucan Andan1R1 Eldrin MadridR1 Edgar AbanR1 Edcel James LauronR1 Alfonso LojaR1 Czam AcuestaR1 Jerby AnitoR1 Adri CaraigR1 James SiblaR2 Florenz TacardonR2 Mateo LacsonR2 Kim CabuagR2 Charles LobitañaR2 Kofi AgyeiR2 Ivan FranciscoR2 Theo LibarnesR2 Shan LorqueR2 Mel BaylonSF2
Note R1 Round 1 R2 Round 2 SF1 Semifinals 1 SF2 Semifinals 2 F Finals
Awards
Most Valuable Players: and Rookie of the Year: Golden Boot: Best Striker: Best Midfielder: Best Defender: Best Goalkeeper: Fair Play Award:
Women's tournament Elimination round Team standings
Match-up results
Results
Final
Statistics
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamRound 1Round 2 Total1 Judie Arevalo121 11 17 2 Jada Bicierro 11121 6 Regine Rebosura12 11 16 4 Dani Tanjangco 11 1 3 Marienell Cristobal1 1 1 3 6 Christy Logastua 11 2 Erisa Rivas 11 2 Celina Salazar 1 1 2
Own goals RankPlayerSchoolAgainstOwngoals1 Gabby CalopeR11
Top assists RankPlayerSchoolAssists1 Jodie Banzon2 Marienell Cristobal Celina Salazar Regine Rebosura5 19 players1
Clean sheets Rank Player School Matches1 Jessa Lehayan 2 Chelssy Casals 3 Jessica Pido 1 Liezlie Garcia Gretl Tan Paula Artillo
Multiple Player of the Match RankPlayerSchoolMatchesAgainst1 Regine Rebosura4R1,R1,R1,R22 Jada Bicierro3R1,R1,R23 Elisha Lubiano1R1 Rica GeronaR1 Jodie BanzonR1 Dani TanjangcoR1 Judie ArevaloR1 Maegan AlforqueR2 Angely AlferezR2 Celina SalazarR2 Sara TulabingR2
Note R1 Round 1 R2 Round 2
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year: Golden Boot: Best Striker: Best Midfielder: Best Defender: Best Goalkeeper: Fair Play Award:
Boys' tournament Elimination round Team standings
Match-up results
Results
Playoffs
See also UAAP Season 88
References