List of Magnolia Hotshots seasons explained

This is a list of seasons by the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association.

Three-conference era

Elimination round				508	264	244	.520	—	31 semi-final appearances
width=50px rowspan=2	Season !	width=120px rowspan=2	Conference !	width=60px rowspan=2	Team name !	Elimination round						Playoffs
width=50px	Finish !	width=20px	GP !	width=20px	W !	width=20px	L !	width=35px	PCT !	width=30px	GB !	width=120px	Stage !	width=250px	Results
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			bgcolor=fefefe rowspan=9 style=""	Purefoods Hotdogs	3rd/6	10	6	4	.600	1	Semifinals Finals	Tied 1st overall (12–6), 6–2 in semifinals San Miguel 4, Purefoods 3
	1st/6	12	8	4	.667	–	Semifinals Finals	1st overall (13–7), 5–3 in semifinals Añejo Rum 65ers 3, Purefoods 1
	6th/6	10	1	9	.100	6	Did not qualify
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			4th/6	10	4	6	.400	6	Semifinals	5th overall (7–11), 3–5 in semifinals
	1st/6	11	9	2	.919	–	Semifinals Finals	1st overall (14–5), 5–3 in semifinals San Miguel 4, Purefoods 2
	2nd/6	10	6	4	.600	–	Semifinals Finals berth playoff	Tied 2nd overall (10–8), 4–4 in semifinals Añejo 113, Purefoods 112*^[1]
		6th/8	10	3	7	.300	5	Did not qualify
		2nd/8	10	7	3	.700	3	Semifinals Finals	1st overall (13–5), 6–2 in semifinals Presto 4, Purefoods 3
		4th/8	10	6	4	.600	2	Semifinals Finals seed playoff Finals	Tied 2nd overall (11–7), 5–3 in semifinals Purefoods 121, Shell 101^[2] Purefoods 3, Alaska 2*
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=6 style="background:#0055AF; color:#FFFFFF; "	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	3rd/8	11	6	5	.545	2	Semifinals 3rd-place playoff	3rd overall (10–9), 4–4 in semifinals Diet Sarsi 3, Purefoods 0
	2nd/8	11	7	4	.636	1	Semifinals Finals	1st overall (12–7), 5–3 in semifinals Purefoods 3, Sarsi 2
	8th/8	11	2	9	.182	6	Did not qualify
		6th/8	11	5	6	.455	2	Elimination playoff	Swift 123, Purefoods 117*^[3]
		1st/8	10	8	2	.800	–	Semifinals Finals berth playoff Finals	Tied 2nd overall (12–6), 4–4 in semifinals Purefoods 81, 7-Up 77* San Miguel 4, Purefoods 3
		5th/8	11	5	6	.455	4	Elimination playoff Semifinals	Purefoods 119, Alaska 110* 5th overall (6–13), 1–7 in semifinals
bgcolor=fefefe rowspan=3			bgcolor=fefefe style=""	Coney Island Ice Cream Stars	3rd/8	10	6	4	.600	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	3rd overall (9–5) Coney Island 3, Swift 0 Coney Island 4, San Miguel 2
	bgcolor=fefefe style=""	Purefoods Oodles Flavor Noodles	2nd/8	11	8	3	.727	1	Semifinals Finals berth playoff Finals	Tied 2nd overall (11–8) 3–5 in semifinals Purefoods 119, San Miguel 101* Swift 4, Coney Island 2
	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	3rd/8	10	7	3	.700	1	Semifinals	5th overall (9–9), 2–6 in semifinals
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			bgcolor=fefefe style=""	Coney Island Ice Cream Stars	2nd/8	10	7	3	.700	1	Semifinals Finals berth playoff Finals	Tied 1st overall (12–6), 5–3 in semifinals Coney Island 86, Swift 74* San Miguel 4, Coney Island 2
	bgcolor=fefefe rowspan=7 style="background:#0055AF; color:#FFFFFF; "	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	2nd/8	11	7	4	.636	2	Semifinals Finals	2nd overall (13–6), 6–2 in semifinals Purefoods 4, Alaska 1
	Bye to the semifinals						Semifinals 3rd-place playoff	4th overall (4–6) Pepsi 3, Purefoods 1
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			5th/8	10	5	5	.500	2	Semifinals Finals berth playoff	Tied 2nd overall (10–8), 5–3 in semifinals Alaska 115, Purefoods 89*^[4]
	4th/8	10	6	4	.600	3	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place playoff	4th overall (9–6), 3–2 in quarterfinals Sunkist 3, Purefoods 2 Sta. Lucia 2, Purefoods 0
	2nd/8	10	7	3	.700	1	Semifinals	5th overall (9–9), 2–6 in semifinals
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			3rd	14	8	6	.521	2	Semifinals Finals	1st overall (14–8), 6–2 in semifinals Alaska 4, Purefoods 1
	5th/8	10	5	5	.500	3	Elimination playoff Semifinals	Purefoods 89, Sunkist 76* 5th overall (6–12), 1–7 in semifinals
	bgcolor=fefefe rowspan=3 style=""	Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys	6th/8	11	5	6	.455	3	Elimination playoff Quarterfinals	Purefoods 81, Sta. Lucia 76 San Miguel** 89, Purefoods 86 (1st game: 91–97)
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			2nd/8	14	8	6	.571	2	Semifinals Finals	Tied 1st overall (14–8), 6–2 in semifinals Purefoods 4, Gordon's 2
	8th/8	10	3	7	.300	3	Did not qualify
	bgcolor=fefefe rowspan=2 style=""	Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies	4th/8	14	8	6	.571	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Purefoods** def. Mobiline Purefoods 3, San Miguel 2 Alaska 4, Purefoods 1
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=4			5th/8	11	5	6	.455	4	Semifinals	5th overall (8–13), 3–7 in semifinals
	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	4th/8	11	5	6	.455	5	Quarterfinals	Shell def. Purefoods
	5th/9	8	5	3	.625	1	Did not qualify
	4th/8	(7) 15	(4) 9	(3) 6	(.571) .600	--	Semifinals Finals berth playoff	Tied 1st overall (12–9) Mobiline 84, Purefoods 80
		6th/9	16	7	9	.438	4	Quarterfinals	Alaska def. Purefoods
		7th/9	8	3	5	.375	3	Quarterfinals	Shell def. Purefoods
		1st/9	8	7	1	.875	–	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Purefoods** 80, Barangay Ginebra 74 Alaska 3, Purefoods 0
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			4th/10	14	8	6	.571	4	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Purefoods** 89, Sta. Lucia 79 Purefoods 3, Tanduay 1 Alaska 4, Purefoods 1
	5th/10	9	4	5	.444	3	Quarterfinals	Alaska 85, Purefoods 82
	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	4th/10	9	5	4	.556	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Purefoods** 88, Alaska 69 (1st game: 80–91) Purefoods 3, Mobiline 1 San Miguel 4, Purefoods 1
		4th/10	14	8	6	.521	1	Quarterfinals	Barangay Ginebra 70, Purefoods** 69 (1st game: 77–76)
		2nd/10	9	6	3	.667	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place playoff	Purefoods** 82, Tanduay 74 Red Bull 3, Purefoods 2 Alaska 1, Purefoods 0*
		10th/10	13	5	8	.385	3	Did not qualify
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	3rd/12	11	8	3	.727	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Purefoods 82, Red Bull 77 Purefoods 3, Coca-Cola 2 Purefoods 4, Alaska 3**
	10th/11	10	3	7	.300	4	Did not qualify
	8th/10	9	3	6	.333	5	Did not qualify
		5th/Grp A	18	5	13	.277	7	Did not qualify
		4th/4	4	0	4	.000	4	Did not qualify
		5th/Grp B	13	4	9	.308	4	Elimination playoff	Alaska 93, Purefoods 88*
Playoffs				356	164	192	.461	—	17 Finals appearances
Cumulative totals				864	428	436	.495	—	6 championships

Two-conference era

Elimination/classification round				226	118	108	.522	—	8 post-wildcard appearances
width=50px rowspan=2	Season !	width=120px rowspan=2	Conference !	width=60px rowspan=2	Team name !	Elimination/classification round						Playoffs
width=50px	Finish !	width=20px	GP !	width=20px	W !	width=20px	L !	width=35px	PCT !	width=30px	GB !	width=120px	Stage !	width=250px	Results
(2004)	Fiesta Conference	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	10th/10	18	4	14	.222	12	Wildcard phase	Coca-Cola 94, Purefoods 92*
	Philippine Cup	6th/10	18	9	9	.500	4	Wildcard phase Quarterfinals	Purefoods 2, Coca-Cola 1 Shell 2, Purefoods 1
	Fiesta Conference	8th/10	18	7	11	.389	5	Wildcard phase Quarterfinals	Purefoods 2, FedEx 1 Shell 2, Purefoods 0
bgcolor=white rowspan=2			Purefoods Chunkee Giants	1st/9	16	10	6	.625	–	Semifinals Finals	Purefoods 4, Air21 2 Red Bull 4, Purefoods 2
	1st/9	16	12	4	.750	–	Semifinals Finals	Purefoods 4, Alaska 3 Purefoods 4, Red Bull 2
		5th/10	18	10	8	.556	3	5th-seed playoff Quarterfinals	Purefoods 92, Sta. Lucia 78* Talk 'N Text 3, Purefoods 1
		Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	8th/10	18	6	12	.333	7	1st wildcard round	Coca-Cola 100, Purefoods 97*
bgcolor=white rowspan=2			1st/10	18	12	6	.667	–	Semifinals Finals	Purefoods 4, Red Bull 3 Sta. Lucia 4, Purefoods 3
	8th/10	18	8	10	.444	4	1st wildcard round	Talk 'N Text 98, Purefoods 83*
		7th/10	18	8	10	.444	4	1st wildcard round	Air21 94, Purefoods 82*
	Fiesta Conference	6th/10	14	7	7	.500	4	Wildcard phase Quarterfinals	Purefoods 126, Talk 'N Text 123 (2OT)* Rain or Shine 2, Purefoods 1
		Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	3rd/10	18	12	6	.667	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Purefoods 3, Rain or Shine 2 Purefoods 4, San Miguel 2 Purefoods 4, Alaska 0
		bgcolor=fefefe style=""	B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados	3rd/10	18	13	5	.722	1	2nd-seed playoff Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place playoff	San Miguel 88, B-Meg Derby Ace 83* B-Meg Derby Ace 3, Rain or Shine 2 San Miguel 4, B-Meg Derby Ace 2 Talk 'N Text 113, B-Meg Derby Ace 95*
Playoffs				93	50	44	.532	—	4 Finals appearances
Cumulative totals				319	168	152	.525	—	2 championships

one-game playoffs

Three-conference era

Elimination round				386	234	152	.606	—	23 Semifinals appearances
width=50px rowspan=2	Season !	width=120px rowspan=2	Conference !	width=60px rowspan=2	Team name !	Elimination round						Playoffs
width=50px	Finish !	width=20px	GP !	width=20px	W !	width=20px	L !	width=35px	PCT !	width=30px	GB !	width=120px	Stage !	width=250px	Results
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados	4th/10	14	7	7	.500	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals	B-MEG Derby Ace 2, Meralco 0 Talk 'N Text 4, B-MEG Derby Ace 2
	7th/10	9	4	5	.444	4	Did not qualify
	6th/9	8	4	4	.500	2	Semifinals	6th overall (5–8), 1–4 in semifinals
		B-Meg Llamados	1st/10	14	10	4	.714	–	Quarterfinals	Powerade def. B-MEG** in 2 games
		3rd/10	9	6	3	.667	1	2nd-seed playoff Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Barangay Ginebra 93, B-MEG 84* B-MEG 2, Meralco 1 B-MEG 3, Barangay Ginebra 1 B-MEG 4, Talk 'N Text 3
		2nd/10	9	6	3	.667	2	Semifinals Finals berth playoff Finals	T-2nd overall (9–5), 3–2 in semifinals B-MEG 74, Barangay Ginebra 72* Rain or Shine 4, B-MEG 3
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3 style=""	San Mig Coffee Mixers	2nd/10	14	10	4	.714	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals	San Mig Coffee** 92, Petron 87 Rain or Shine 4, San Mig Coffee 2
	4th/10	14	8	6	.571	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals	San Mig Coffee 2, Meralco 1 Alaska 3, San Mig Coffee 1
	2nd/10	9	6	3	.667	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Mig Coffee def. Alaska in 2 games San Mig Coffee 3, Meralco 1 San Mig Coffee 4**, Petron 3
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3 style=""	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	5th/10	14	7	7	.500	4	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Mig Super Coffee 2, Talk 'N Text 1 San Mig Super Coffee 4, Barangay Ginebra 3 San Mig Super Coffee 4, Rain or Shine 2
	6th/10	9	4	5	.444	5	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Mig Super Coffee 2, Alaska 1 San Mig Super Coffee 3, Air21 2 San Mig Super Coffee 3, Talk 'N Text 1
	4th/10	9	5	4	.556	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Mig Super Coffee 97, San Miguel 90 San Mig Super Coffee 3, Talk 'N Text 2 San Mig Super Coffee 3**, Rain or Shine 2
		Purefoods Star Hotshots	7th/12	11	6	5	.545	3	Quarterfinals 1st phase	Meralco 77, Purefoods 65
		3rd/12	11	8	3	.727	–	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Purefoods 2, Alaska 0 Talk 'N Text 3, Purefoods 1
		bgcolor=fefefe rowspan=7 style=""	Star Hotshots	5th/12	11	6	5	.545	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Star def. GlobalPort** in 2 games Alaska 3, Star 0
		9th/12	11	4	7	.364	5	Quarterfinals 1st phase	Barangay Ginebra 92, Star 89
		8th/12	11	5	6	.455	3	Quarterfinals	San Miguel def. Star in 2 games
		11th/12	11	2	9	.182	8	Did not qualify
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			3rd/12	11	7	4	.636	3	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Star 2, Phoenix 0 Barangay Ginebra 4, Star 3
	3rd/12	11	9	2	.818	–	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Star 2, Rain or Shine 0 San Miguel 3, Star 1
	4th/12	11	7	4	.636	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Star** 89, NLEX 77 Meralco 3, Star 0
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=7 style=""	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	2nd/12	11	8	3	.727	–	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Magnolia** 86, GlobalPort 79 Magnolia 4, NLEX 2 San Miguel 4, Magnolia 1
	7th/12	11	6	5	.545	3	Quarterfinals	Alaska 89, Magnolia 78
	4th/12	11	8	3	.727	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Magnolia 103, Blackwater 99 Magnolia 3, Barangay Ginebra 1, Magnolia 4**, Alaska 2
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3			6th/12	11	6	5	.545	3	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Magnolia 2, Barangay Ginebra 1 Magnolia 4, Rain or Shine 3 San Miguel 4, Magnolia 3
	5th/12	11	5	6	.455	5	Quarterfinals	Barangay Ginebra 2, Magnolia 0
	6th/12	11	6	5	.545	2	Quarterfinals	TNT 98, Magnolia 97
		7th/12	11	7	4	.636	1	Quarterfinals	Phoenix Super LPG 89, Magnolia 88
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=2			bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=2 style=""	Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots	3rd/12	11	8	3	.727	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Magnolia 2, Rain or Shine 0 Magnolia 4, Meralco 2 TNT 4, Magnolia 1
	1st/12	11	9	2	.818	–	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Magnolia** 127, Phoenix Super LPG 88 Meralco 3, Magnolia 2
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=3		Philippine	bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=5 style=""	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	3rd/12	11	8	3	.727	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Magnolia 2, NLEX 1 TNT 4, Magnolia 2
	2nd/13	12	10	2	.833	–	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Magnolia** 102, Phoenix Super LPG 95 Barangay Ginebra 3, Magnolia 1
	5th/12	11	7	4	.636	3	Quarterfinals	Meralco 113, Magnolia 107^[5]
bgcolor=#fefefe rowspan=2			1st/12	11	9	2	.818	–	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Magnolia** 109, TNT 94 Magnolia 3, Phoenix Super LPG 1 San Miguel 4, Magnolia 2
	7th/12	11	6	5	.545	4	Quarterfinals	Barangay Ginebra 99, Magnolia 77
Playoffs				234	120	114	.513	—	11 Finals appearances
Cumulative records				620	354	266	.571	—	6 Championships

one-game playoffs
**team had the twice-to-beat advantage

End-of-season records

PBA season	Team season	width=25	GP !	width=25	W !	width=25	L !	width=35	PCT !	Best finish
1988	1988	59	30	29		Finals
1989	1989	66	34	32		Finals
1990	1990	59	34	25		Champions
1991	1991	57	27	30		Champions
1992	1992	58	28	30		Finals
1993	1993	67	39	28		Champions
1994	1994	63	37	26		Champions
1995	1995	61	30	31		Semifinals
1996	1996	60	29	31		Finals
1997	1997	63	34	29		Champions
1998	1998	59	27	32		Semifinals
1999	1999	41	20	21		Semifinals
2000	2000	55	27	28		Finals
2001	2001	45	22	23		Semifinals
2002	2002	43	22	21		Champions
2003	2003	36	9	27		Eliminations
2004 Fiesta	2004–05	17	4	13		Wildcard phase
2004–05	2004–05	47	21	26		Quarterfinals
2005–06	2005–06	57	36	21		Champions
2006–07	2006–07	42	18	24		Quarterfinals
2007–08	2007–08	51	27	24		Finals
2008–09	2008–09	37	17	20		Quarterfinals
2009–10	2009–10	63	41	23		Champions
2010–11	2010–11	44	20	24		Semifinals
2011–12	2011–12	62	38	24		Champions
2012–13	2012–13	64	38	26		Champions
2013–14	2013–14	71	41	30		Champions
2014–15	2014–15	45	25	20		Semifinals
2015–16	2015–16	36	12	24		Quarterfinals
2016–17	2016–17	52	32	20		Semifinals
2017–18	2017–18	57	36	21		Champions
2019	2019	53	26	27		Finals
2020	2020	12	7	5		Quarterfinals
2021	2021	41	27	14		Finals
2022–23	2022–23	49	31	18		Semifinals
2023–24	2023–24	34	21	13		Finals

Cumulative records

width=250px	Era !	width=35px	GP!	width=35px	W!	width=35px	L!	width=35px	PCT
Three-conference era (1988–2003)	892	449	443
Two-conference era (2004–2010)	317	164	153
Three-conference era (2010–present)	620	354	266
Total	1,829	967	862

Notes and References

News: November 25, 1989 . Anejo squeaker puts it in finals . April 12, 2024 . . 28.
News: Nazareno . Rocky . December 5, 1990 . End of road for Shell five . March 31, 2024 . Manila Standard.
News: Nazareno . Rocky . March 24, 1992 . Swift books ticket to semis, applies broom on Purefoods . Manila Standard.
News: Guile . Jimbo . May 5, 1995 . Alaska bumps Purefoods off All-Pinoy Finals . March 31, 2024 . . 24.
Web site: Terrado . Reuben . March 22, 2023 . Great Meralco comeback puts heartbreaking end to Magnolia season . March 1, 2024 . Spin.ph . en.