List of MPBL seasons
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a professional basketball league in the Philippines. Since its establishment in 2017, the league has played through six seasons and currently consists of 29 teams.
Five different teams have finished with the league's top seed. Four of them did so as a member of the North Division. The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards are the only team to accomplish an undefeated regular season, doing so in 2022.
List
Regular season | Playoffs | Finals | No. of teams | No. of games | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Year | Top seed | Record | Year | North champion | South champion | Year | Champion | ||||
2018 Rajah Cup | Batangas City Athletics | 8–1 (.889) | 2018 | —[a] | 2018 | Batangas City Athletics | 10 | 9 | Inaugural season; started with 10 teams | [1] | |
2018–19 Datu Cup | Bataan Risers | 23–2 (.920) | 2019 | San Juan Knights | Davao Occidental Tigers | 2019 | San Juan Knights | 26 | 25 | 16 expansion teams joined | [2] |
2019–20 Lakan Season | San Juan Knights[b] | 26–4 (.867) | 2020–21 | San Juan Knights | Davao Occidental Tigers | 2021 | Davao Occidental Tigers | 31 | 29–30[c] | 1 team departed; 6 expansion teams joined | [3] |
2022 | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 21–0 (1.000) | 2022 | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 2022 | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 22 | 21 | 9 teams departed | [4] |
2023 | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | 26–2 (.929) | 2023 | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | Bacoor City Strikers | 2023 | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | 29 | 27–28[d] | 2 expansion teams joined; 5 teams returned | [5][6] |
2024 | To be determined | 2024 | To be determined | 2024 | To be determined | 29 | 28 | 2 expansion teams joined; 1 team returned; 3 teams departed |
Notes
- ^ The 2018 season had no division alignment, thus there were no division champions.
- ^ The San Juan Knights and Davao Occidental Tigers tied for best record in the 2019–20 season. San Juan won the head-to-head matchup, thus winning the tiebreaker.
- ^ The Navotas–Rizal game was not resumed for player safety, thus both teams only played 29 games.
- ^ The Laguna–Manila game was cancelled due to volcanic smog, thus both teams only played 27 games.
References
- ^ "Batangas holds off Muntinlupa to win inaugural MPBL championship". ABS-CBN News. April 19, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "San Juan is MPBL champ as late Clarito basket breaks Tigers' hearts". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "Davao Occidental bags MPBL Lakan Cup crown; Mark Yee is finals MVP". GMA News Online. 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "Nueva Ecija finishes off Zamboanga in Game 4 to lift MPBL trophy". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "MPBL welcomes Quezon Province, Negros Muscovados". Manila Bulletin. January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Pampanga sweeps Bacoor to win MPBL title on the road". Philippine Star. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.