The UP Fighting Maroons are the varsity women's

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team of the

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. They compete at the

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(UAAP), as well as at the

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, the top-flight domestic women's football league in the

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. 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

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. The team also participated at the

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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.

Squad

As of 3 December 2016 Source: Pinay Futbol

Officials

As of 3 December 2016

References

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Squad

Officials

See also

References