UAAP Season 79 Men's Football Final

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The Final Four of the tournament were #1 seed Ateneo Blue Eagles, #2 UP Fighting Maroons, #3 FEU Tamaraws, and #4 UST Growling Tigers who just finished from the Elimination Round. The number 1 seeded team Ateneo Blue Eagles beat the #4 team UST Growling Tigers 2-1, and in the other match, the number 3 seeded team FEU Tamaraws beat the defending champions and the number 2 seeded team UP Fighting Maroons 1-2. Ateneo Blue Eagles met the FEU Tamaraws in the championship match.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	14	11	2	1	33	7	+26	35	Semifinals
2	UP Fighting Maroons	14	8	4	2	21	8	+13	28
3	FEU Tamaraws	14	6	4	4	20	12	+8	22
4	UST Growling Tigers (H)	14	6	3	5	18	16	+2	21
5	NU Bulldogs	14	6	1	7	17	19	−2	19
6	De La Salle Green Archers	14	4	4	6	12	13	−1	16
7	UE Red Warriors	14	4	2	8	13	25	−12	14
8	Adamson Soaring Falcons	14	1	0	13	8	40	−32	3

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Ateneo	2
	4	UST	1
						1	Ateneo	1
						3	FEU	0
	2	UP	1
	3	FEU	2

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Jarvey Gayoso scored for Ateneo in the 39th minute with a winning left-foot attack that finally penetrated FEU's defense after a deflation to give Ateneo a good end of the first half. In the second half, the FEU Tamaraws had several offsides and free kicks but it did not change the momentum of the match and Ateneo claimed their seventh title of the UAAP Football Championship. Ateneo last tasted the championship victory in 2012.

Ateneo Blue Eagles

FEU Tamaraws

GK 1 Alexandre Jae Arcilla RB 88 William Jay Grierson CB 29 Jeremiah Rocha LB 27 Joseph Gerard Poe DM 7 Julian Roxas RW 2 Jordan Jarvis LW 15 Alfredo Mathay RM 16 Mario Ceniza LM 19 Inigo Herrera RF 18 Carlo Liay LF 11 Jarvey Gayoso Manager: Jaypee Merida

GK 19 Ray Joseph Joyel RB 88 John Renz Saldivar CB 44 Audie Menzi CB 26 Reymart Cubon LB 37 Resty Monterona CDM 11 Michael Menzi RM 8 Dominique Canonigo LM 39 Paolo Bugas RW 7 Rico Andes LW 29 Val Jurao CF 12 Nickael Ferrer Manager: Vince Santos

Match rules

• 90 minutes.
• 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
• Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
• Seven named substitutes.
• Maximum of three substitutions.