The association football championships of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) are usually held during the second semester of the school year (December–April). However, starting with UAAP Season 87, the men's and women's collegiate tournaments were shifted to the first semester, with the boys' tournament remaining in the second semester.
Tournament format The tournament has three divisions: men, women and boys. As of Season 77 (2014–15), eight member universities field a team in the men's division and five in the women's division. The number of participating schools increased to eight from seven in the men's division. Adamson University fielded a men's team in Season 77 (2014–15). Adamson made its return in men's football after more than a decade of absence. While in the boys division, five member universities field a team: the Ateneo de Manila University, the De La Salle University, the Far Eastern University, the University of Santo Tomas and the National University. The number of participating schools increased to five from the four teams of Season 79. NU fielded a team starting Season 80.
In the men's division, the top four teams by the end of the double round-robin elimination will advance to the semi-final round. The number one seeded team will face the fourth-seeded team, while the second and third seeded teams will face each other in a one-game match. The winners in the semi-final round face each other in a one-game final match. In the event that a team sweeps all the games during the eliminations, it will automatically qualify for the final. The second, third and fourth seeded teams will face each other in a step-ladder format. The winner will face the number one seeded team in the final. With the inclusion of 2 guest teams Claret School and PAREF-Southridge in Season 87, and Adamson University fielding a boys' team in Season 88, the boy's division followed the format of the men's division starting Season 87.
In the women's divisions, the top two teams at the end of the second round will face each other in a one-game final. In the event that a team sweeps all the games during the eliminations, that team will have a twice-to-beat advantage in the final.
List of champions Boys' football was introduced as a demonstration sport in UAAP Season 70 (2007–08) and elevated to a regular sport in UAAP Season 72 (2009–10).
UAAP Season Men'sWomen'sBoys'1 (1938–39) rowspan=4 rowspan=4 2 (1939–40) 3 (1940–41) 4 (1941–42) 5 (1942–43) rowspan=5 colspan=3 6 (1943–44)7 (1944–45)8 (1945–46)9 (1946–47)10 (1947–48) rowspan=24 rowspan=24 11 (1948–49) 12 (1949–50) 13 (1950–51) 14 (1951–52) 15 (1952–53) 16 (1953–54) 17 (1954–55) 18 (1955–56) 19 (1956–57) 20 (1957–58) 21 (1958–59) 22 (1959–60) 23 (1960–61) 24 (1961–62) 25 (1962–63) 26 (1963–64) 27 (1964–65) 28 (1965–66) 29 (1966–67) 30 (1967–68) 31 (1968–69) 32 (1969–70) 33 (1970–71) 34 (1971–72) rowspan=2 colspan=3 35 (1972–73)36 (1973–74) rowspan=25 rowspan=25 37 (1974–75) 38 (1975–76) 39 (1976–77) 40 (1977–78) 41 (1978–79) 42 (1979–80) 43 (1980–81) 44 (1981–82) 45 (1982–83) 46 (1983–84) 47 (1984–85) 48 (1985–86) 49 (1986–87) 50 (1987–88) 51 (1988–89) 52 (1989–90) 53 (1990–91)
UAAP Season Men'sWomen'sBoys' 54 (1991–92) 55 (1992–93) 56 (1993–94) 57 (1994–95) 58 (1995–96) 59 (1996–97) 60 (1997–98) 61 (1998–99) 62 (1999–00) 63 (2000–01) 64 (2001–02) 65 (2002–03) 66 (2003–04) 67 (2004–05) 68 (2005–06) 69 (2006–07) 70 (2007–08) 71 (2008–09) AHS is 2009 UAAP football champion. Retrieved 22 January 2011. 72 (2009–10) 73 (2010–11) 74 (2011–12) 75 (2012–13) 76 (2013–14) 77 (2014–15) 78 (2015–16) 79 (2016–17) 80 (2017–18) 81 (2018–19) 82 (2019–20) colspan="2" 83 (2020–21) colspan="3" 84 (2021–22) colspan="4" 85 (2022–23) 86 (2023–24) 87 (2024–25) 88 (2025–26)
Notes: De La Salle University and University of Santo Tomas were declared as co-champions in Season 54 after a fight broke out between both schools near the end of the match.
Number of championships by school University Men's Women's Boys' Total Last Football Championship 121413392025–26 (boy's division) 3621392024–25 (boy's division) 2010212025–26 (men's division) 5111172018–19 (women's division) 802102018–19 (men's division) 40042002–03 (men's division) 10011948–49 (men's division) 0000none ––00none ––00none
Statistics Longest Championship Streak Men's – University of Santo Tomas won six titles from season 26 to 31 (1963-1968) Women's – De La Salle University won four titles from Season 65 to 68 (2002–2005). Boys' – Far Eastern University has won 12 titles from Season 73 to 86 (2010–2024, as no tournaments were held during Season 83 and 84 from 2020–2022). Double Crown/Double Far Eastern University won its first "double crown" or "double" in Season 70 (2007–08), winning in the Men's and Women's Football competitions. Far Eastern University won its second, third, and fourth double crowns in Season 73 (2010–11), Season 75 (2012–13), and Season 86 (2023–24), winning in the Women's and Boys' Football competitions. University of the Philippines won its first double crown in Season 78 (2015–16), winning in the Men's and Women's Football competitions. Triple Crown/Treble Far Eastern University has won the coveted "triple crown" or "treble" three times, winning all three competitions back-to-back in Season 76 (2013–14) and Season 77 (2014–15), and again in Season 85 (2022–23).
Most Finals Appearance Men's – Ateneo de Manila University – 22 Times Women's – Far Eastern University – 21 Times Most Finals Appearance for Two Teams Men's – Ateneo de Manila University vs. University of Santo Tomas – 9 Times Women's – De La Salle University vs. Far Eastern University – 9 Times Longest Finals Appearance Men's – Ateneo de Manila University – 10 Years – Season 45 to Season 54 (1983–1992) Women's – Far Eastern University – 20 Years – Season 47 to Season 66 (1985–2004) Longest Finals Appearance for Two Teams Men's – Tied Ateneo de Manila University vs. Far Eastern University – 5 Years – Season 45 to Season 49 (1983–1987) Ateneo de Manila University vs. University of Santo Tomas – 5 Years – Season 50 to Season 54 (1988–1992) Women's – De La Salle University vs. Far Eastern University – 9 Years – Season 58 to Season 66 (1996–2004) Ranking of the Team with the Most Finals Appearances Combined: 1st – Ateneo de Manila University – 28 Times 2nd – Far Eastern University – 27 Times 3rd – University of Santo Tomas – 25 Times 4th – De La Salle University – 17 Times 5th – University of the Philippines – 14 Times 6th – University of the East – 2 Times
Rankings + LegendRank Description1 Champion2 1st runner-up3 2nd runner-up4 4th-8th placeX Suspended Did not join Men's final rankings since UAAP Season 64 (2001–02). The numbers inside the boxes refer to the team's placement in the elimination rounds.
Team UAAP Season 8 7 8 8 6 7 7 7 6 3 2 1 1 1 4 2 6 4 6 5 1 7 4 3 1 2 1 1 4 1 5 6 6 6 5 2 X6 3 3 3 4 4 4 1 2 6 4 3 2 5 5 4 5 5 4 35 21 21 5 3 3 1 2 5 3 7 4 1 2 3 2 6 6 5 6 5 6 7 4 1 5 4 6 5 5 5 54 6 7 5 7 8 7 5 8 6 6 6 7 1 3 2 6 4 3 4 1 6 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 5 1 2 1 2 4 3 2 3 1 3 4 2 2 2 5 3 6 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 3
See also NCAA Philippines Football Championship
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