| Abbreviation | UNIGAMES |
|---|---|
| First event | 1996 |
| Occur every | Annually |
| Last event | 2024 in Dipolog |
| Next event | 2025 in TBD |
| Headquarters | Bacolod, Philippines |
| President | Roger A. Banzuela |
| Abbreviation | UNIGAMES |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1996 |
| Legal status | Association |
| Location |
|
Region served | Philippines |
Membership | Open |
President | Roger A. Banzuela |
Main organ | UNIGAMES, Inc. |
The Philippine University Games, abbreviated as the UNIGAMES, is a national collegiate sports competition in the Philippines organized by UNIGAMES, Incorporated. Founded in 1996, it was first held at the University of St. La Salle, the founding host, in Bacolod, Philippines.
Founded in 1996 by then University of St. La Salle president Br. Rolando Dizon, FSC, and Visayas-based volleyball coach (and later president of the Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association) Roger Banzuela, the first UNIGAMES was held in Bacolod City with volleyball as the games's sole competition. [1]
In its early days, UNIGAMES hosted numerous editions in the western side of Visayas with both Bacolod and Dumaguete alternating hosting rights, until 2003 with its first UNIGAMES outside Visayas in the city of Dasmariñas, Cavite in the Luzon area. Since then, UNIGAMES have been held in cities on the western side of Visayas, even holding a few editions in Iloilo City and Roxas City. Roxas City created a first for the UNIGAMES as the Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion was the first college to host the games, a deviation from the usual selection of a local university. The games were interrupted between 2020 and 2023 due to the coronavirus disease pandemic, until 2024 when the city of Dipolog held its first UNIGAMES on the island of Mindanao marking the resumption of the games. [2]
The UNIGAMES is composed of fourteen (14) sports disciplines namely athletics, badminton, basketball, football, chess, karatedo, lawn tennis, sepak takraw, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball, and beach volleyball.
In the 2010 UNIGAMES held in Silliman University, Dumaguete, archery was also introduced. [3]
| Edition | Year | Host Locality | Host Institution | Ref/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1996 | Bacolod | University of St. La Salle | |
| 2nd | 1997 | Bacolod | University of St. La Salle | |
| 3rd | 1998 | Bacolod | University of St. La Salle | |
| 4th | 1999 | Bacolod | University of St. La Salle | |
| 5th | 2000 | Dumaguete | Foundation University | |
| 6th | 2001 | Bacolod | University of St. La Salle | |
| 7th | 2002 | Dumaguete | Foundation University | |
| 8th | 2003 | Dasmariñas | De La Salle University – Dasmariñas | |
| 9th | 2004 | Bacolod | University of St. La Salle | |
| 10th | 2005 | Bacolod | University of St. La Salle | |
| 11th | 2006 | Bacolod | University of St. La Salle | |
| 12th | 2007 | Bacolod | University of St. La Salle | |
| 13th | 2008 | Dumaguete | Foundation University | |
| 14th | 2009 | Iloilo City | Central Philippine University | [4] |
| 15th | 2010 | Dumaguete | Silliman University | |
| 16th | 2011 | Roxas City | Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion | [5] |
| 17th | 2012 | Bacolod | University of St. La Salle | [6] |
| 18th | 2013 | Bacolod | University of St. La Salle | |
| 19th | 2014 | Iloilo City | University of San Agustin | [7] |
| 20th | 2015 | Bacolod | University of St. La Salle | [8] |
| 21st | 2016 | Dumaguete | Foundation University | [9] |
| 22th | 2017 | Dumaguete | Foundation University | |
| 23th | 2018 | Dumaguete | Foundation University | |
| 24th | 2019 | Iloilo City | University of San Agustin | [10] |
| 2020-2023 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. | |||
| 25th | 2024 | Dipolog | Jose Rizal Memorial State University | [2] [11] |
| Host City/Municipality | Event Hosted |
|---|---|
| Bacolod | 12 |
| Dumaguete | 8 |
| Iloilo City | 3 |
| Dasmariñas | 1 |
| Roxas City | 1 |
| Dipolog | 1 |
| Host Province | Event Hosted |
|---|---|
| Negros Occidental (R-6) | 12 |
| Negros Oriental (R-7) | 8 |
| Iloilo (R-6) | 3 |
| Cavite (R-4A) | 1 |
| Zamboanga del Norte (R-9) | 1 |
| Host Region | Event Hosted |
|---|---|
| Western Visayas (R-6) | 16 |
| Central Visayas (R-7) | 8 |
| Calabarzon (R-4A) | 1 |
| Zamboanga Peninsula (R-9) | 1 |
| Host Inter-Island | Event Hosted |
|---|---|
| Luzon (NCR) | 1 |
| Visayas a | 23 |
| Mindanao | 1 |
The 20th edition of the Unigames was hosted by University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City. from October 24–30. 40 colleges and universities from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao participated in the 13 sporting disciplines of the games. [8]
These were the winners of the recently concluded games.
| Sport | Champion |
|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | Far Eastern University |
| Women's Athletics | Far Eastern University |
| Men's Badminton | College of Saint Benilde |
| Men's Basketball | College of Saint Benilde |
| Men's Chess | Far Eastern University |
| Women's Chess | University of Mindanao |
| Men's Football | University of the Philippines-Diliman |
| Women's Football | De La Salle University |
| Men's Karatedo | Holy Angel University |
| Women's Karatedo | Xavier University |
| Men's Lawn Tennis | College of Saint Benilde |
| Women's Lawn Tennis | College of Saint Benilde |
| Sepak Takraw | Rizal Technological University |
| Men's Taekwondo | College of Saint Benilde |
| Women's Taekwondo | College of Saint Benilde |
| Table Tennis | San Beda College |
| Men's Volleyball | De La Salle University |
| Women's Volleyball | Far Eastern University |
| Men's Beach Volleyball | Southwestern University |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Southwestern University |
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