The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) taekwondo tournament was held before in the second semester of the academic year. However when the UAAP Board transferred the volleyball tournament to the second semester in Season 69 (school year 2006-2007), Taekwondo was one of the second semester sports that was moved to the first semester.
The first UAAP Taekwondo Tournament was held during Season 50 (1987–88), with UST sweeping the tournament with a 6–0 win–loss card. National University did not field a team during the first tournament. [ citation needed ]
Triple Championships:
Double Championships:
Demonstration sport:
University | High School | Men's | Women's | Poomsae | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Santo Tomas | 13 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 47 |
De La Salle University | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
National University | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
University of the East | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Ateneo de Manila University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Far Eastern University | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
University of the Philippines Diliman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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