Ang Liga () is an inter-collegiate football tournament based in the

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. It serves as a pre-season tourney for competing football varsity teams from the

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(NCAA),

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and other similar collegiate leagues, before the regular football tournaments begin within the second semester of the academic year. Ang Liga, was founded in 2003 by

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(PFF) Technical Director and

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assistant coach Jose Ariston Caslib and

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, who served as the head coach of the Philippines national under-23 football team. Ariel Serrantes is the league commissioner. 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. 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

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. It is currently being organized by Karl Francis M. Tan, Patrick Maramara and Paolo Del Rosario.

Tournament results

Division I

Division II

References

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