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. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
| 2020–21 | Season cancelled[d] | ||||||||||
| 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 | [5] |
| 2023 | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | 26–2 (.929) | 2023 | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | Bacoor City Strikers | 2023 | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | 29 | 27–28[e] | 2 expansion teams joined; 5 teams returned | [6][7] |
| 2024 | To be determined | 2024 | To be determined | 2024 | To be determined | 29[f] | 28 | 2 expansion teams joined; 1 team returned; 3 teams departed | [9] | ||
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. The game was later cancelled, thus both teams only played 29 games.
- ^ The 2020–21 season, originally scheduled for June 12, 2020, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
- ^ The Laguna–Manila game was postponed due to volcanic smog. It was later cancelled, thus both teams only played 27 games.
- ^ The Tarlac United Force was set to join the league in the 2024 season, but was pulled out by the league due to the team's failure to comply with financial obligations.[8]
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 July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Davao Occidental bags MPBL Lakan Cup crown; Mark Yee is finals MVP". GMA News Online. March 21, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf (June 1, 2020). "MPBL cancels 2020–2021 season". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Nueva Ecija finishes off Zamboanga in Game 4 to lift MPBL trophy". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sayson, Homer D. (April 18, 2024). "MPBL expels expansion team Tarlac for 'unfulfilled financial obligations'". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "MPBL welcomes unlimited pros, expands with two new franchises". Tiebreaker Times. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
