Father Martin Cup Explained
The Father Edgar Martin Basketball Invitational Tournament, better known as the Fr. Martin Cup, is a pre-season collegiate basketball tournament in the Philippines. It gathers teams from various collegiate leagues, including the UAAP and NCAA, in a basketball tournament just before the start of the collegiate season. It was named after Fr. Edgar Martin, S.J., the former athletic moderator at the Ateneo de Manila University, and former Secretary-General of the Basketball Association of the Philippines. The tournament was established in 1994.
Tournament format
Its format consists of dividing the teams into 2 groups featuring single round robin elimination games among teams of the same group to determine the playoff teams. The playoffs feature a crossover format, with the top seeds of each group facing off against the 4th seed of their opposites and the 2nd seeds slugging it out with the opposite side’s 3rd seeds until a champion is determined.
Championship results
| Year | Tournament | Seniors' division | Juniors' division | Reference |
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| 2019 | Summer | | | | | [1] |
| 2018–19 | Open | | | – | – | |
| 2018 | Division 2 | Diliman College | | First City Providential College | | [2] |
| Summer | | | | | [3] |
| 2017–18 | Open | | | – | – | [4] |
| 2017 | Division 2 | Diliman College | | | | [5] [6] |
| Summer | Diliman College | | | | [7] [8] |
| 2016–17 | Open | – | – | – | – | |
| 2016 | Division 2 | | | | | [9] |
| Summer | | | | | [10] |
| 2015–16 | Open | | | – | – | [11] |
| 2015 | Division 2 | | | Infant Jesus Academy Deltas of Pampanga | | [12] |
| Summer | | | | | [13] |
| 2014–15 | Open | | | – | – | [14] |
| 2014 | Division 2 | | Enderun Colleges | | | [15] [16] |
| Summer | | | | | [17] [18] |
| 2013–14 | Open | | | – | – | – |
| 2013 | Division 2 | | | Hope Christian High School | | - |
| Summer | | | | | – |
| 2012–13 | Open | | | – | – | – |
| 2012 | Division 2 | | | Hope Christian High School | | – |
| Summer | | | | | – |
| 2011–12 | Open | | | – | – | [19] |
| 2011 | Division 2 | | | | | – |
| Summer | | | Hope Christian High School | | [20] [21] |
| 2010–11 | Open | | | – | – | [22] |
| 2010 | Division 2 | | | Hope Christian High School | | |
| Summer | | | | | |
| 2009–10 | Open | | | – | – | |
| 2009 | Division 2 | | | | | |
| Summer | | Philippine Merchant Marine School | | | [23] |
| 2008–09 | Open | | | – | – | |
| 2008 | Division 2 | | | | | |
| Summer | | | | | |
| 2007–08 | Open | | | – | – | |
| 2007 | Division 2 | | | | | |
| Summer | | | – | – | |
| 2006–07 | Open | | | – | – | |
| 2006 | Division 2 | | | | | |
| Summer | | | | | |
| 2005–06 | Open | | | – | – | |
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| Denotes school won both juniors' and seniors' championship in the same tournament. | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: Fr. Martin’s Cup: FEU, NU cop division crowns. Manila Bulletin. Yalung. Brian. June 15, 2019.
- News: Blue Dragons rout Knights for Martin Cup cage plum. Manila Standard. November 8, 2018.
- News: Lions crowned Fr. Martin Cup champions; Adamson wins. Manila Standard. June 29, 2018.
- News: Falcons kings of 14th Fr. Martin Cup cagefest. Manila Standard. April 3, 2018.
- News: Diliman College holds off San Beda to rule Fr. Martin Cup division 2 tournament. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Terrado. Reuben. November 3, 2017. November 24, 2017.
- News: Bullpups crowned champs in Fr. Martin Cup. Philstar Global. October 25, 2017. November 24, 2017.
- Web site: Diliman Blue Dragons beat CEU Scorpions to win Fr. Martin Cup title. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. June 30, 2017. July 17, 2017.
- Web site: San Sebastian Staglets survive late Letran Squires rally to claim Fr. Martin Cup juniors title. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Terrado. Reuben. June 18, 2017. July 17, 2017.
- News: San Beda rallies to beat UP in Fr. Martin Division 2 final. SPIN.ph. Terrado. Reuben. November 21, 2016.
- News: Arellano wins second Fr. Martin Cup trophy . ABS-CBN News . June 15, 2016 . March 26, 2017 .
- News: Terrado . Reuben . Arellano downs Perpetual to win Martin Cup, the Chiefs' second title in a month . Spin.ph . March 23, 2016 . March 24, 2016 .
- Web site: Eagles, Deltas rule Fr. Martin Division 2 cagefest (philstar.com) November 16, 2015.
- Web site: JRU rules Fr. Martin Cup tiff (philstar.com) June 19, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032852/http://www.philstar.com/sports/2015/06/19/1467579/jru-rules-fr.-martin-cup-tiff- . 2015-11-17 .
- Web site: Altas slay Chiefs, bag Fr. Martin title (INQUIRER.net) March 18th, 2015.
- Web site: 2014 FR MARTIN CUP DIV 2.
- Web site: Adamson beats Arellano for Fr. Martin Cup high school crown (spin.ph) November 9, 2014.
- Web site: Perpetual Help Altas frustrate UST Tigers for Fr. Martin Cup title (INQUIRER.net) June 12th, 2014.
- Web site: Baby Falcons nab Fr. Martin Cup crown with comeback win over Red Cubs (INQUIRER.net).
- Web site: Red Lions, Lady Bulldogs nail Fr. Martin plums (INQUIRER.net). February 26th, 2012
- Web site: Bulldogs cop Fr. Martin Cup (INQUIRER.net). June 25th, 2011
- Web site: Hope Christian keeps Fr. Martin cage crown (INQUIRER.net). June 23rd, 2011
- Web site: Lions kampeon ng Fr. Martin Cup (abante-tonite.com). March 22, 2011
- Web site: NCAA-bound Arellano stamps class in Fr. Martin caging (gmanetwork.com). June 15, 2009
