Battle of Intramuros

The Battle of Intramuros is the rivalry between Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights and Mapúa Institute of Technology Cardinals; both are walking distance from each other at Manila's Intramuros district. The rivalry is played at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines).

"Battle of Intramuros" can also refer to the several Battles fought over Manila.

The rivalry is notable in which even though Letran performs better in league competition, they have never swept the elimination round meetings against their neighbors in recent years.

The Battle of Intramuros may also refer to the "original" rivalry between University of the Philippines Manila (UP) and Ateneo de Manila in which first began on 1915 when UP and Ateneo played basketball games on Intramuros. Eventually the rivalry died down and was revived when both schools competed in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and is now called the "Battle of Katipunan" from the avenue that connects Ateneo's new campus at Quezon City and University of the Philippines Diliman (The Manila university stopped sponsoring collegiate athletics after World War II.)

Another "Battle of Intramuros", though not as prominent as the one between Letran and Mapúa, was formed when Lyceum of the Philippines University, another Intramuros-based institution sandwiched between Letran's and Mapúa's campuses, joined the NCAA as a guest team in 2011 and was advertised as such whenever the Pirates play either the Knights or the Cardinals. However, due to Lyceum's status as a guest team, it is not considered a rivalry for now.

Men's basketball results

Both teams are guaranteed to face each other at the elimination round (regular season) twice, while they can meet for a maximum of three times in the playoffs. Mapua leads the eliminations 26-20 over Letran.

Elimination round

DateLetranMapuaVenueNote/s
July 22, 1992Letran 70 Mapua 76Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
August 22, 1992Letran 66 Mapua 78Rizal Memorial Coliseum, ManilaMapua's had Record 13-0 Record was Going to 5-peat Championship win against Letran.
August 10, 1993Letran 65 Mapua 79Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
September 8, 1993Letran 64 Mapua 75Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
August 4, 1998Letran 71 Mapua 82Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
September 8, 1998Letran 60 Mapua 62Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
August 17, 1999Letran 60 Mapua 67Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
September 7, 1999Letran 61 Mapua 78Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
July 25, 2001Letran 71 Mapua 76Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
September 18, 2001Letran 55 Mapua 62Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
July 26, 2002 Letran 76Mapua 73Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
September 4, 2002Letran 71 Mapua 80Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
June 28, 2003Letran 58 Mapua 66Araneta Coliseum, Quezon CityOpening day game.
August 13, 2003Letran 67 Mapua 77Makati Coliseum, Makati
July 2, 2004Letran 76 Mapua 86Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
August 20, 2004Letran 60 Mapua 62Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
July 20, 2005 Letran 69Mapua 67Cuneta Astrodome, PasayLetran had a 50 record prior to the game.
August 24, 2005Letran 66 Mapua 71Cuneta Astrodome, PasayLetran had an 110 record prior to the game.
July 21, 2006 Letran 74Mapua 71Ninoy Aquino Stadium, ManilaLetran had a 50 record prior to the game.
August 23, 2006Letran 49 Mapua 54Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
June 23, 2007 Letran 84Mapua 80Araneta Coliseum, Quezon CityOpening day game.
August 8, 2007Letran 82 Mapua 89The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
July 23, 2008 Letran 67Mapua 60Cuneta Astrodome, PasayLetran had a 50 record prior to the game.
August 29, 2008Letran 52 Mapua 69Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
July 13, 2009 Letran 73Mapua 51Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
August 24, 2009 Letran 70Mapua 65Filoil Flying V Arena, San JuanLetran ends an 8-year 2nd round losing skid against Mapua.Letran's 1st sweep against Mapua and Letran eliminated Mapua from the semifinals contention
July 30, 2010Letran 51 Mapua 66Filoil Flying V Arena, San JuanMapua ends a 6-year 1st round losing skid and a 3-game losing skid against Letran since 2008
August 25, 2010Letran 60 Mapua 63Filoil Flying V Arena, San JuanLetran was leading with as much as 14 points in the last 3 minutes until Mapua surges and regains the lead and eventually wins.Mapua's 1st sweep against Letran since 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2004
July 2, 2011 Letran 76Mapua 65Araneta Coliseum, Quezon CityOpening day game.
September 7, 2011 Letran 69Mapua 67Filoil Flying V Arena, San JuanOT
July 16, 2012 Letran 66Mapua 60Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
August 23, 2012 Letran 72Mapua 60Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
July 6, 2013 Letran 87Mapua 68Filoil Flying V Arena, San JuanLetran had a 6-0 record prior to the game.
August 31, 2013 Letran 77Mapua 70Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
July 9, 2014 Letran 79Mapua 67Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
September 29, 2014 Letran 20 Mapua 0 Filoil Flying V Arena, San JuanMapua forced to forfeit their game against Letran due to the suspensions of their players.
August 14, 2015 Letran 80Mapua 77Filoil Flying V Arena, San JuanLetran overcame a late Mapua run in the 2nd half to win the game.
September 15, 2015Letran 77 Mapua 82Filoil Flying V Arena, San JuanMapua ends a 9-game losing skid to Letran since 2011 and a 4-year 2nd round losing skid since 2011.
August 9, 2016Letran 75 Mapua 79Filoil Flying V Arena, San JuanLast game of the 1st round. Both teams had a 5-3 record prior to the game.
September 13, 2016Letran 72 Mapua 77Filoil Flying V Arena, San JuanLetran's loss to Mapúa would mean they'll miss the final four for the 1st time since 2014 and this is the 1st time that a defending champion would miss the playoffs since 2000, ironically the defending champion that miss the final four that time was the Knights themselves.
July 11, 2017Letran 75 Mapua 78Filoil Flying V Arena, San JuanLetran's first game of the season. As of September 22, 2017, this is Mapúa's only win of the season.
September 22, 2017 Letran 88Mapua 79Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
August 21, 2018 Letran 84Mapua 63Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
September 21, 2018 Letran 84Mapua 69Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
July 30, 2019 Letran 89Mapua 84Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
September 13, 2019Letran 101 Mapua 105Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan2OT

Playoffs

DateStageLetranMapuaVenueNote/s
September 10, 2003Semifinals Letran 72Mapua 66Rizal Memorial Coliseum, ManilaLetran went on to win the championship.vs. San Sebastian
September 15, 20082nd-4th classification Letran 62Mapua 52Cuneta Astrodome, PasayBoth teams tied with 9-5 records along with 2 others necessitated games to break the ties.
October 20, 2015Semifinals Letran 91Mapua 90Mall of Asia Arena, PasayLetran went on to win the championship.vs. San Beda

Juniors basketball results

Juniors games between Letran and Mapua have not been played under this label. While Letran's high school has always been at Intramuros, Mapua's high schools have always been outside its walls, staying at the Santa Cruz district for most of its history, then the current Malayan High School of Science now being found at Paco.

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