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Ateneo de Manila University
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UAAP
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1978<br><small>Founding member of the NCAA in 1924</small>
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UAAP
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NCAA
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: 1 (1968-69)
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UAAP
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20 (1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1980-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2002-03, 2003-04)
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NCAA
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: 2 (1967-68, 1976-77)
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Loyola Heights, Quezon City
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Blue and white
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Blue Eaglets
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Lady Eagles
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The is the varsity team of the
Ateneo De Manila University in the
University Athletic Association Of The Philippines . The Ateneo was the first Philippine school to adopt a mascot, and was also the first school to field an organized cheering squad in the Philippines.Roman A. Cruz, Jr. "The Ateneo Story." ''Aegis.'' 1959
The First 100 Years of the Ateneo de Manila Ateneo Aegis (official yearbook) See 1959 issue.
About the Ateneo's Songs and Cheers History of the Ateneo de Manila, 2006 and 2007 Executive Planners
The Ateneo de Manila University is a member of the
University Athletic Association Of The Philippines , where it fields teams in all events. It was also a founding member of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association in the 1920s. The Ateneo left the NCAA in 1978 due to the league-wide violence prevalent at the time, and then joined the UAAP in the same year.
Aside from the UAAP, the Ateneo also participates in the Father Martin Cup, the
Home And Away tournament, and the
Shakey's V-League . Different university units also field teams in leagues such as RIFA (football), PAYA and PRADA (basketball), the Inter-MBA Friendship Games, various inter-university golf tournaments, and so on. The Ateneo also fields teams to the Jesuit Athletic Meet, an athletic meet of the different Jesuit schools in the Philippines.
Ateneo de Manila's teams were called the ''Blue and Whites'' until the late 1930s when the Ateneo adopted the ''Blue Eagle'' as its mascot.
The choice of the color blue is clearly based on the Ateneo's colors.
The choice of an eagle holds iconic significance. .It is a reference to the "high-flying" basketball team which would "sweep the fields away" as a dominating force. Furthermore, there was some mythological— even political—significance to the eagle as a symbol of power..
{Link without Title} Blue Eagle, The King
The Blue Eagles have had many rivalries over time. Before the NCAA was founded, the Ateneans' fiercest basketball rivals were the
UP Fighting Maroons .The Guidon, July 1993.
During the early days of the NCAA, the Blue Eagles developed a rivalry with the
San Beda Red Lions as they traded championships in the 1930's. Then, a small rivalry began with the
De La Salle Green Archers when they scored an upset win over Ateneo in the 1939-1940 season of the NCAA. After this, the Blue Eagles and the Red Lions would continue to win championships and other schools such as Jose Rizal College would come up with championship seasons of their own. That 1939 upset by De La Salle planted the seed to a new rivalry that continues to this day in the UAAP.
The games between the Blue Eagles and the Green Archers are among the most anticipated matches in every UAAP season. Recently, the rivalry has picked up once more as both Ateneo and La Salle have become frequent Final Four participants, even clashing in the UAAP Finals in 2001 (won by La Salle) and 2002 (won by Ateneo). The UAAP is often guaranteed high TV ratings and high ticket sales when Ateneo and La Salle clash on the hardcourt.
The football teams never had much success until the mid 1990's, when the men's team reached the UAAP finals 4 times in a row, from 1996-1999. Months after winning the 1995-1996 Chipper Afable Cup(beating NAVY FC in the finals, 3-0), the blue booters won their first ever UAAP title in 1996, by beating arch-rivals La Salle in the finals by 2 goals to 1, with 2 goals from Vince Santos. The following two years, they lost both finals to the Green Archers, but were able to regain the title in 1999.
The re-birth of the Ateneo Football Team came in the 1995 season (under coach Chris Monfort) with the return of comeback players Vince Santos (1996 MVP), Blue Avelino and Jet Lacson, who joined returning 1994 team members (who finished last in the 1994 season) Domeka Garamendi, Rely San Agustin (team Captain) and Pat Moran. The team was further boosted by 5 rookies; Monch Espejo (1998-1999 MVP), Mark Ramos, Karlo Laurel and Tojun Malvar, who would occupy the 4 midfield positions for the next four years, and Jonji Castañeda who would become the team captain in 1998, from the sweeper position.
With the departure of the 1996 seniors (San Agustin, Santos, Garamendi, Lacson), Castañeda and company took over the leadership role of the team, and with help from new blood in Paolo Aquino, Paolo Buendia and Carlo Santos, were able to regain the title in 1999.
The 1999 team, also holds the record for most goals scored in a single UAAP game, scoring 41 in a 41-0 defeat of Adamson University. All eleven Atenean starters scored at least one goal in this game, with Monch Espejo leading the way with 9 goals and Paolo Aquino adding 5.
- Rely San Agustin 1993-1997(1996 & 1997 UAAP best Goalkeeper, 1996 Team Captain, 1996 Moro Lorenzo Awardee for Sports)
- Jet Lacson 1993-1996
- Vince Santos 1993-1994, 1996-1998 ()
- Domeka Garamendi 1993-1996 & 1999
- Blue Avelino
- Patrick Moran 1995-1998 (1997 Team Captain)
- Anton Abad
- Monch Espejo 1996-1999 (1997 UAAP best midfielder, )
- Carlo Laurel 1996-1999
- Tojun Malvar 1996-1999
- Jonji Castañeda 1996-1999 (1998-1999 Team Captain)
- Mark Ramos 1996-1999
- Paolo Aquino 1998-2001
- Paolo Buendia 1999-2002 (1999 UAAP best defender)
- Carlo Santos 1999-2002 (1999 UAAP best Goalkeeper)
- Mark Tiaoqui 1999-2002
The Men's and Women's Volleyball teams had their successes in the early 1980s until the decline of recruitment and retirement of some coaches. The Ateneo Volleyball Program also has a very rich tradition of winning in the volleyball tournament both in the NCAA and the UAAP. The Lady Eagles were in the Finals of the UAAP Women's Volleyball Tournament from 1978-1989 and winning 6 out of the 12 Finals Appearances. The Blue Eaglets or the Juniors Volleyball Team has won 14 titles in the UAAP and was always in the Championship round from 1982-2004. The Blue Eaglets have won 6 titles in the NCAA tournament, making them the winningest team in both the UAAP and the NCAA with 20 titles all in all.
In 1976, the school won the NCAA Volleyball titles in all three divisions.
Being the three most popular sports in UAAP, this is the school's ranking in each sport since 1987, the year, the UAAP became an 8-team league:
