MANILA, Philippines - The UAAP Season 78 has kicked off Saturday noon, September 5, 2015 at the Araneta Coliseum with league host University of the Philippines (UP) honored the Philippine history in the traditional opening ceremony.
The season host has decided that it's high time for all of us to revisit our own history as a people. UP aims to take each and every one of us through a history lesson about how the Philippine archipelago was formed and, in turn, formed us in the opening ceremony with the theme "Tumitindig, Sumusulong."
UAAP Season 78, the 2015–2016 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) is composed of eight-member universities that are set to compete in fifteen sports to vie for the general championship.
The league’s eight member schools include Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), De La Salle University (DLSU), Far Eastern University (FEU), National University (NU), University of the East (UE), University of the Philippines (UP) and University of Santo Tomas (UST).
UAAP Season 78 Schedule
UAAP Season 78 first round schedule was released last month.
Among the most awaited events at UAAP are the men’s basketball tournament and the cheerdance competition.
A basketball double header, UP vs. UE is scheduled at 2p.m. and Adamson vs. UST at 4p.m. will follow after the opening ceremonies on Saturday.
The following day at the Mall of Asia Arena, La Salle faces reigning champion NU at 2 p.m. and FEU battles Ateneo at 4 p.m, Ateneo and La Salle match will be held on October 4, while NU will be up against FEU in their rematch on October 7.
Meanwhile, the UAAP cheerdance competition is set in the middle of the basketball elimination round on October 3 at the MOA Arena.
Here’s the full schedule of the games courtesy of ABS-CBN Sports and Action:
September 5, Saturday
Araneta Coliseum
1 PM – Opening Ceremony
2 PM – UE vs. UP
4 PM – UST vs. Adamson
September 6, Sunday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – DLSU vs. NU
4 PM – FEU vs. Ateneo
September 9, Wednesday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – DLSU vs. UP
4 PM – UST vs. FEU
September 12, Saturday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – Adamson vs. Ateneo
4 PM – UE vs. NU
September 13, Sunday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – UST vs. UP
4 PM – DLSU vs. FEU
September 16, Wednesday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – UE vs. Adamson
4 PM – NU vs. Ateneo
September 19, Saturday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – Ateneo vs. UE
4 PM – NU vs. UST
September 20, Sunday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – Adamson vs. DLSU
4 PM – UP vs. FEU
September 23, Wednesday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – FEU vs. UE
4 PM – NU vs. Adamson
September 26, Saturday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – UP vs. NU
4 PM – Ateneo vs. UST
September 27, Sunday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – DLSU vs. UE
4 PM – Adamson vs. FEU
September 30, Wednesday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – Ateneo vs. UP
4 PM – UST vs. DLSU
October 3, Saturday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – Cheerdance Competition
October 4, Sunday
Mall of Asia Arena
11 AM – UP vs. Adamson
4 PM – DLSU vs. Ateneo
October 7, Wednesday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – UE vs. UST
4 PM – NU vs. FEU
UAAP Season 78 Live Streaming and Live Updates
ABS-CBN Sports is still the broadcast partner for Season 78 until Season 82. ABS-CBN Sports+Action, Balls HD 167 and ABS-CBN Sports+Action Internation will cover the games on a live basis, with Finals games on ABS-CBN Channel 2 and replays on Balls Channel.
Catch the live action of UAAP Season 78 through sports.abs-cbn.com livestream feed.
Here's the live updates for UAAP Season 78:
#UAAPSeason78 Tweets
The season host has decided that it's high time for all of us to revisit our own history as a people. UP aims to take each and every one of us through a history lesson about how the Philippine archipelago was formed and, in turn, formed us in the opening ceremony with the theme "Tumitindig, Sumusulong."
UAAP Season 78, the 2015–2016 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) is composed of eight-member universities that are set to compete in fifteen sports to vie for the general championship.
The league’s eight member schools include Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), De La Salle University (DLSU), Far Eastern University (FEU), National University (NU), University of the East (UE), University of the Philippines (UP) and University of Santo Tomas (UST).
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UAAP Season 78 Schedule
UAAP Season 78 first round schedule was released last month.
Among the most awaited events at UAAP are the men’s basketball tournament and the cheerdance competition.
A basketball double header, UP vs. UE is scheduled at 2p.m. and Adamson vs. UST at 4p.m. will follow after the opening ceremonies on Saturday.
The following day at the Mall of Asia Arena, La Salle faces reigning champion NU at 2 p.m. and FEU battles Ateneo at 4 p.m, Ateneo and La Salle match will be held on October 4, while NU will be up against FEU in their rematch on October 7.
Meanwhile, the UAAP cheerdance competition is set in the middle of the basketball elimination round on October 3 at the MOA Arena.
Here’s the full schedule of the games courtesy of ABS-CBN Sports and Action:
September 5, Saturday
Araneta Coliseum
1 PM – Opening Ceremony
2 PM – UE vs. UP
4 PM – UST vs. Adamson
September 6, Sunday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – DLSU vs. NU
4 PM – FEU vs. Ateneo
September 9, Wednesday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – DLSU vs. UP
4 PM – UST vs. FEU
September 12, Saturday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – Adamson vs. Ateneo
4 PM – UE vs. NU
September 13, Sunday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – UST vs. UP
4 PM – DLSU vs. FEU
September 16, Wednesday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – UE vs. Adamson
4 PM – NU vs. Ateneo
September 19, Saturday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – Ateneo vs. UE
4 PM – NU vs. UST
September 20, Sunday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – Adamson vs. DLSU
4 PM – UP vs. FEU
September 23, Wednesday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – FEU vs. UE
4 PM – NU vs. Adamson
September 26, Saturday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – UP vs. NU
4 PM – Ateneo vs. UST
September 27, Sunday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – DLSU vs. UE
4 PM – Adamson vs. FEU
September 30, Wednesday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – Ateneo vs. UP
4 PM – UST vs. DLSU
October 3, Saturday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – Cheerdance Competition
October 4, Sunday
Mall of Asia Arena
11 AM – UP vs. Adamson
4 PM – DLSU vs. Ateneo
October 7, Wednesday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – UE vs. UST
4 PM – NU vs. FEU
UAAP Season 78 Live Streaming and Live Updates
ABS-CBN Sports is still the broadcast partner for Season 78 until Season 82. ABS-CBN Sports+Action, Balls HD 167 and ABS-CBN Sports+Action Internation will cover the games on a live basis, with Finals games on ABS-CBN Channel 2 and replays on Balls Channel.
Catch the live action of UAAP Season 78 through sports.abs-cbn.com livestream feed.
Here's the live updates for UAAP Season 78:
