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| Full name | University of the Philippines women's football team | |
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| Nickname(s) | UP Fighting Maroons | |
| Head coach | Andres Gonzales [1] | |
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PFF Women's League UAAP | |
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2023 2017–18 | 7th (PFF) 5th (UAAP) | |
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The UP Fighting Maroons are the varsity women's football team of the University of the Philippines. They compete at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), as well as at the PFF Women's League, the top-flight domestic women's football league in the Philippines.
The team was also among the participants of the Philippine Ladies' Football National League, which was organized by the Philippine Ladies' Football Association in 1981. UP clinched the league title besting Philippine Air Force. [2]
The team also participated at the 2015 PFF Women's Cup where they fielded two teams, namely University of the Philippines-X and University of the Philippines-Y.
The team won its first UAAP title in Season 78 in 2016 under the watch of their head coach, Anto Gonzales who also led the men's UP team to a football UAAP title. [1]
Squad
As of 3 December 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source: Pinay Futbol [3]
Officials
As of 3 December 2016
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Head coach | Andres Gonzales [3] | 
Philippines
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| Assistant coach | Franco Bambico [3] |
Philippines
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| Team manager | Steve Yambou [3] |
Philippines
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See also
References
- ^ a b Guerrero, Bob (6 May 2016). "Diliman Double: How UP's men and women footballers ruled the UAAP". Rappler. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "UP soccerbelles emerge champions". Facebook. Times Journal. 28 April 1981. Archived from the original on 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "PFF Women's League - Season 2016-2017 Teams - University of the Philippines (U.P.)". Facebook. Pinay Futbol. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.