2019–20 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines season explained

Mpblyear:	2019–20
Team:	Zamboanga Master Sardines
Team2:	Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
Wins:	18
Losses:	12
Division Place:	5
Division:	South
Playoffs:	Division Semifinals
Prevseason:	2018–19
Nextseason:	2022

The 2019–20 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines season was the second season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

The team entered this season coming off a run to the Division Semifinals in their previous campaign. With their 15th win on December 17, Zamboanga were able to improve from their previous 12–13 run by winning percentage. Their next game on December 27 was when they clinched their first winning season with their 16th victory. They finished the season in a three-way tie for fifth place in the South Division with an 18–12 record. They would claim the fifth seed through the tiebreaker criteria.

Their Division Quarterfinals matchup saw them get revenge on the Batangas City Athletics with a 2–1 series win.^{[1] [2]} They would then get swept by the eventual champion Davao Occidental Tigers in the Division Semifinals.^[3]

The team's only home game was played on August 31 at the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City.

Regular season

Schedule

2019–20 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines season schedule
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record	Recap <	-- June – August games -->
1	June 12		L 82–84		0–1
2	June 22		W 82–69	Muntinlupa Sports Complex	1–1
3	July 2		L 74–83	Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium	1–2
4	July 8		L 75–83		1–3
5	July 11		W 60–59		2–3
6	July 19		W 83–82		3–3
7	July 25		W 95–76	Pasig Sports Center	4–3
8	August 1		L 82–84	Cuneta Astrodome	4–4
9	August 7		W 100–75	Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium	5–4
10	August 16		W 74–65	Pasig Sports Center	6–4
11	August 22		L 79–92	Bataan People's Center	6–5
12	August 26		L 67–77		6–6
13	August 31		L 80–84	Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum	6–7
14	September 4		W 71–60	Bataan People's Center	7–7
15	September 9		W 109–85	Muntinlupa Sports Complex	8–7
16	September 18		L 70–74	San Andres Sports Complex	8–8
17	September 25		W 62–52		9–8
18	October 5		W 83–78	Rizal Memorial Colleges	10–8
19	October 10		W 73–59	Strike Gymnasium	11–8
20	October 24		W 74–62		12–8
21	November 13		L 106–111		12–9
22	November 19		L 72–74	Alonte Sports Arena	12–10
23	November 22		W 80–65	Pasig Sports Center	13–10
24	November 26		W 84–64	Caloocan Sports Complex	14–10
25	December 17		W 85–78	Valenzuela Astrodome	15–10
26	December 27		W 88–72		16–10
27	January 18		L 58–60		16–11
28	January 24		W 75–63	Bataan People's Center	17–11
29	January 31		W 69–64	Cuneta Astrodome	18–11
30	February 10		L 71–74	San Andres Sports Complex	18–12
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Schedule

2020 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines playoffs schedule
Round	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Series	Recap <	-- Division Quarterfinals -->
Division Quarterfinals	1	February 17		W 78–74		1–0	Recap
	2	February 21	Batangas City	L 75–84	Batangas City Coliseum	1–1	Recap
	3	February 26	Batangas City	W 69–52	Davao City Recreation Center	2–1	Recap
Division Semifinals	1	March 2		L 28–47	Davao City Recreation Center	0–1	Recap
	2	March 5	Davao Occidental	L 58–62	Strike Gymnasium	0–2	Recap
Source: Schedule

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leongson . Randolph B. . 2020-02-26 . Zamboanga stays calm in heated affair vs Batangas to reach MPBL semis . 2024-03-10 . Spin.ph . en.
2. Web site: Tupas . Cedelf P. . 2020-02-27 . Davao Occidental, Zamboanga forge MPBL South semis duel . 2024-03-10 . INQUIRER.net . en.
3. Web site: Leongson . Randolph B. . 2020-03-05 . Davao Occidental Tigers sweep Zamboanga to make MPBL South Finals return . 2024-03-10 . Spin.ph . en.