# Ang Liga

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{{Infobox football tournament
| name                 = Ang Liga
| image                = Ang Liga PH logo.png
| image_size           = 200px
| organiser            = 
| founded              = {{Start date and years ago|2003}}
| number of teams      = 12 (Division 1)<br>12 (Division 2)
| region               = Philippines
| domestic cup         =
| confed cup           =
| current champions    = ''Men's Open'': <br> [Philippine Air Force](/source/Philippine_Air_Force_F.C.) <br>  ''Division 1:''<br>{{UAAPteam|Adamson|name=Adamson University}}
| most successful club = {{UAAPteam|DLSU|name=De La Salle University}}<br>{{UAAPteam|SBU|name=San Beda University}} (2 titles each)
| broadcasters         = 
| website              =
| current              =
}}

'''Ang Liga''' ({{translation|The League}}) is an inter-collegiate football tournament based in the [Philippines](/source/Philippines). It serves as a pre-season tourney for competing football varsity teams from the [National Collegiate Athletic Association](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_(Philippines)) (NCAA), [UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines) and other similar collegiate leagues, before the regular football tournaments begin within the second semester of the academic year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/football/98245-ang-liga-2015/|title=12 collegiate teams battle for Ang Liga football crown|publisher=[Rappler](/source/Rappler)|last=Icasiano|first=Nissi|date=July 3, 2015|access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref>

Ang Liga, was founded in 2003 by [Philippine Football Federation](/source/Philippine_Football_Federation) (PFF) Technical Director and [Philippines national football team](/source/Philippines_national_football_team) assistant coach [Jose Ariston Caslib](/source/Jose_Ariston_Caslib) and [Marlon Maro](/source/Marlon_Maro), who served as the head coach of the [Philippines national under-23 football team](/source/Philippines_national_under-23_football_team).<ref name="Ang Liga 1">{{cite news|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/ang-liga-introduces-new-format/196982/|title=Ang Liga introduces new format|publisher=[The Manila Times](/source/The_Manila_Times)|last=Reyes|first=Jaelle Nevin|date=July 2, 2015|accessdate=July 12, 2016}}</ref>

The league changed the tournament format in 2015. 12 collegiate teams were placed under the first division and divided into two groups for the elimination round, while the remaining 7 teams played in the second division. The top four teams from the two groups moved on in the knock-out quarterfinals, while the top four teams of the second division advanced into the semifinals.<ref name="Ang Liga 1"/>

The 14th season of the Ang Liga commenced on July 9, 2016, with the majority of the games played at the Football Field of the [San Beda College](/source/San_Beda_College), [Manila](/source/Manila). It is currently being organized by Karl Francis M. Tan, Patrick Maramara and Paolo Del Rosario.

==Tournament results==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Key
|-
| width="40px" bgcolor="#cedff2"|*
| Match was won on a [penalty shoot-out](/source/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football))
|-
<!---
| width="40px" bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|{{dagger}}
| Match was won during [extra time](/source/Overtime_(sports))
|-
| width="40px" bgcolor="#eeee00"|&
| Match was won after a [replay](/source/Replay_(sports))
--->
|}

===Division I===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
|-
! width=8% rowspan=2|Season !! width=1% rowspan=11| !! colspan=3|Finals !! width=1% rowspan=11| !! colspan=3|Third-place game
|-
! width=15%|Champion !! width=8%|Score !! width=15%|Final opponent !! width=15%|Third place !! width=8%|Score !! width=15%|Fourth place
|-
| 11 (2013)
| {{UAAPicon|SBU|size=20px}}<br />'''[San Beda](/source/San_Beda_Red_Lions)'''<br /><small>([NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_(Philippines)))</small>
| '''3'''–2
| {{UAAPicon|CSB|size=20px}}<br />[Benilde](/source/Benilde_Blazers)<br /><small>([NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_(Philippines)))</small>
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" {{N/a|No third place game}}
|- style="border-top:2px solid black;"
| 12 (2014)
| {{UAAPicon|UP|size=20px}}<br />'''[UP](/source/UP_Fighting_Maroons)'''<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
| '''1'''–0
| {{UAAPicon|UE|size=20px}}<br />[UE](/source/UE_Red_Warriors)<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
|- style="border-top:2px solid black;"
| 13 (2015)
| {{UAAPicon|FEU|size=20px}}<br />'''[FEU](/source/FEU_Tamaraws)'''<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small> 
| '''3'''–0
| {{UAAPicon|UP|size=20px}}<br />[UP](/source/UP_Fighting_Maroons)<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
| {{UAAPicon|Ateneo|size=20px}}<br />'''[Ateneo](/source/Ateneo_Blue_Eagles)'''<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small> 
| 
| {{UAAPicon|SBU|size=20px}}<br />[San Beda](/source/San_Beda_Red_Lions)<br /><small>([NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_(Philippines)))</small>
|- style="border-top:2px solid black;"
| 14 (2016)
| {{UAAPicon|UST|size=20px}}<br />'''[UST](/source/UST_Growling_Tigers)'''<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small> 
| '''1'''–0
| {{UAAPicon|Ateneo|size=20px}}<br />[Ateneo](/source/Ateneo_Blue_Eagles)<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small> 
| colspan="3" {{N/a|No third place game}}
|- style="border-top:2px solid black;"
| 15 (2017)
| {{UAAPicon|SBU|size=20px}}<br />'''[San Beda](/source/San_Beda_Red_Lions)'''<br /><small>([NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_(Philippines)))</small>
| '''2'''–0
| {{UAAPicon|UP|size=20px}}<br />[UP](/source/UP_Fighting_Maroons)<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
| {{UAAPicon|NU|size=20px}}<br />'''[NU](/source/NU_Bulldogs)'''<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
| 
| {{UAAPicon|LPU|size=20px}}<br />[LPU](/source/Lyceum_Pirates)<br /><small> ([NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_(Philippines)))</small>
|- style="border-top:2px solid black;"
| 16 (2018)
| {{UAAPicon|La Salle|size=20px}}<br />'''[La Salle](/source/De_La_Salle_Green_Archers)'''<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
| '''5'''–4
| {{UAAPicon|CSB|size=20px}}<br />[Benilde](/source/Benilde_Blazers)<br /><small>([NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_(Philippines)))</small>
| {{UAAPicon|UST|size=20px}}<br />'''[UST](/source/UST_Growling_Tigers)'''<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small> 
| '''4'''–1
| {{UAAPicon|UP|size=20px}}<br />[UP](/source/UP_Fighting_Maroons)<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
|- style="border-top:2px solid black;"
| 17 (2019)
| colspan="3" {{N/a|Tournament abandoned due to [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Philippines)}}
| colspan="3" {{N/a|Tournament abandoned due to [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Philippines)}}
|- style="border-top:2px solid black;
| 18 (2022)
| {{UAAPicon|La Salle|size=20px}}<br />'''[La Salle–B](/source/De_La_Salle_Green_Archers)'''<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
| align=center bgcolor=#cedff2|1–1 ('''5'''–4)<sup>*</sup>
| {{UAAPicon|JRU|size=20px}}<br />[Air Force](/source/Philippine_Air_Force_F.C.)<br /><small>([PFL](/source/Philippines_Football_League))</small>
| {{UAAPicon|FEU|size=20px}}<br />'''[FEU](/source/FEU_Tamaraws)'''<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small> 
| '''4'''–2<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-12 |title=Ateneo falls to FEU, finishes fourth in Ang Liga |url=https://theguidon.com/1112/main/2022/12/ateneo-falls-to-feu-finishes-fourth-in-ang-liga/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=The GUIDON |language=en}}</ref>
| {{UAAPicon|Ateneo|size=20px}}<br />[Ateneo](/source/Ateneo_Blue_Eagles)<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
|- style="border-top:2px solid black;"
| 19 ([2023](/source/2023_Ang_Liga_season))
| {{UAAPicon|Adamson|size=20px}}<br />'''[Adamson](/source/Adamson_Soaring_Falcons)'''<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
| '''2'''–0
| {{UAAPicon|Ateneo|size=20px}}<br />[Ateneo](/source/Ateneo_Blue_Eagles)<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
| {{UAAPicon|CSB|size=20px}}<br />'''[Benilde](/source/Benilde_Blazers)'''<br /><small>([NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_(Philippines)))</small>
| align=center bgcolor=#cedff2|0–0 ('''4'''–2)<sup>*</sup>
| {{UAAPicon|La Salle|size=20px}}<br />[La Salle](/source/De_La_Salle_Green_Archers)<br /><small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
|}

===Division II===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Champion
|-
|align=center|15 || |{{UAAPicon|NU}} '''[NU Nazareth School](/source/NU_Bulldogs)''' <small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
|-
|align=center|16 || |{{UAAPicon|CSB}} '''[La Salle Green Hills](/source/La_Salle_Green_Hills_Greenies)''' <small>([NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_(Philippines)))</small> 
|-
|align=center|18 || |{{UAAPicon|USJ-R}} '''[Army](/source/Philippine_Army_F.C.)'''
|-
|align=center|19 || |{{UAAPicon|UST}} '''[UST High School](/source/UST_Growling_Tigers)''' <small>([UAAP](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines))</small>
|}

===Men's Open===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Champion
|-
|align=center|2024-25 || |{{UAAPicon|Adamson}} '''[DB Garelli United](/source/Don_Bosco_Garelli_F.C.)'''
|-
|align=center|2025 || {{UAAPicon|JRU}} '''[Philippine Air Force](/source/Philippine_Air_Force_F.C.)'''
|} 

==References==
{{reflist}}

Ang Liga
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2003
Category:2003 establishments in the Philippines
Category:College association football in the Philippines

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