UP Fighting Maroons women's football

Further information: UP Fighting Maroons

UP Fighting Maroons

Full name	University of the Philippines women's football team
Nickname(s)	UP Fighting Maroons
Ground	UP Diliman Football Stadium
Head coach	Andres Gonzales[1]
League	PFF Women's League UAAP
2023 2017–18	7th (PFF) 5th (UAAP)
Home colours

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  PHI Nicole Adlawan 3 FW  PHI Christina de los Reyes (captain) 5  PHI Donnabelle Fagsao 6 DF  PHI Claudia Mendoza 8 DF  PHI Patricia Malonzo 9 FW  PHI Sofia Dungca 11 MF  PHI Yanzie Yalong 12  PHI Blessie Perez 13  PHI Maxine Sebastian 14  PHI Bianca Cabalan 15 MF  PHI Aira Agustin

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  PHI Mary Rose Obra 17 DF  PHI Marianne Ruiz 20 MF  PHI Marie Navea-Huff 21 DF  PHI Cassandra Alleje 23  PHI Alyssa Ube 24 DF  PHI Eloisa Malmis 25 FW  PHI Eloisa Fagsao 26 MF  PHI Maria Santa Clara 34  PHI Justine Dabalos —  PHI Ikeesha Aquino — GK  PHI Vanessa Estrada

Source: Pinay Futbol^[3]

Officials

As of 3 December 2016

Position	Name	Nationality
Head coach	Andres Gonzales[3]	Philippines
Assistant coach	Franco Bambico[3]	Philippines
Team manager	Steve Yambou[3]	Philippines

See also

• UP Fighting Maroons

References

1. Guerrero, Bob (6 May 2016). "Diliman Double: How UP's men and women footballers ruled the UAAP". Rappler. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
2. "UP soccerbelles emerge champions". Facebook. Times Journal. 28 April 1981. Archived from the original on 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "PFF Women's League - Season 2016-2017 Teams - University of the Philippines (U.P.)". Facebook. Pinay Futbol. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.