University Athletic Association of the Philippines
Collegiate athletic association of eight universities in Metro Manila, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines. The eight-member schools are Adamson University, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University (DLSU), Far Eastern University (FEU), National University (NU), University of the East (UE), University of the Philippines Diliman (UP), and the University of Santo Tomas (UST).
Current season, competition or edition: UAAP Season 86 | |
Founded | September 27, 1938 |
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Director | Rene Saguisag Jr. |
President | Rodrigo Roque |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | Philippines |
Venue(s) | Metro Manila |
Most titles | Seniors' division: UST Growling Tigers (46 titles) Juniors' division: UST Tiger Cubs (22 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Cignal TV |
Related competitions | Philippine Collegiate Champions League Philippine University Games |
Varsity teams from these universities compete annually in the league's 19 sports categories to vie for the overall championship title, namely, 3x3 basketball, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, cheerdance, chess, fencing, football, formation dance, judo, softball, street dance, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo kyorugi & poomsae, tennis, and volleyball.