List of MPBL champions explained

The MPBL finals, or the MPBL national finals, is the championship series of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League held at the conclusion of the league's postseason. Since its inception, the national finals is a best-of-five series. Since the 2019 edition, it is contested between the champions of the North Division and the South Division.

The team with the higher regular season record is given homecourt advantage in the series. The format currently being used is 2-2-1, where the team with homecourt advantage hosts games 1, 2, and 5.

Five different teams have won the national championship with neither winning more than once. Since the introduction of divisions, three teams did so as a member of the North Division, while one did so as a member of the South Division.

Champions

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of times that team has appeared in the MPBL finals, as well as each respective teams' MPBL finals record up to date.

National finals

North Division championSouth Division champion
Year Winning team Coach Series Losing team Coach Ref.
align=center 2018
Batangas City
Mac Tan align=center 3–1 Muntinlupa
Aldrin Morante [1] [2]
align=center 2019
Datu Cup
San Juan
Randy Alcantara align=center 3–2
[3]
align=center 2021

align=center 3–1 San Juan
Randy Alcantara [4]
align=center Nueva Ecija
Jerson Cabiltes align=center 3–1 Zamboanga
Vic Ycasiano [5]
align=center Pampanga
Dennis Pinedaalign=center 3–0 Bacoor City
Alex Angeles [6]
Notes

Invitational finals

Year Winning team Coach Score Losing team Coach Ref.
align=center Basilan
Jerson Cabiltes align=center 83–80
Carlo Tan [7]
align=center
Vic Ycasiano align=center 88–80 Nueva Ecija
Jerson Cabiltes [8]
align=center Pampanga
align=center 93–75
Elvis Tolentino [9]

Youth champions

Junior MPBL finals

North Division championSouth Division champion
YearSeason14-Under Division16-Under Division18-Under Division
Winning team Series Losing teamWinning team Series Losing teamWinning team Series Losing team
align=center 2023align=center Cavite City
align=center 2–0 Mindoro
Davao
align=center 2–0 Quezon City
Mandaluyong
align=center 2–1 Davao
align=center 2024align=center To be determined

MPBL D-League finals

North Division championSouth Division champion

Results by franchise

Team has since departed the league

National finals

Team W L Year(s) won Year(s) lost
1 1 2 align=left align=left 2019
1 1 2 align=left align=left 2021
1 0 1 align=left
1 0 1 align=left
1 0 1 align=left
0 1 1 align=left 2018
0 1 1 align=left 2022
align=left bgcolor="#FFCFCF"Bacoor City0 1 1 align=left 2023

Invitational finals

Team W L Year(s) won Year(s) lost
align=left bgcolor="#FFCFCF" Basilan1 0 1 align=left
align=left 1 0 1 align=left
align=left 1 0 1 align=left
align=left 0 2 2 align=left 2021, 2023
align=left 0 1 1 align=left 2024

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Batangas holds off Muntinlupa to win inaugural MPBL championship. ABS-CBN News. 2018-06-29. en-US.
  2. Web site: MPBL: Batangas wins inaugural crown » Manila Bulletin Sports. Bulletin. The Manila. sports.mb.com.ph. en-US. 2018-06-29.
  3. News: San Juan Knights go for jugular in MPBL finals. April 21, 2019. BusinessWorld. May 29, 2021.
  4. News: Davao rides big Yee trey in OT to stun San Juan, lift MPBL title. March 21, 2021. spin.ph. May 29, 2021.
  5. News: Nueva Ecija finishes off Zamboanga in Game 4 to lift MPBL trophy . spin.ph . December 12, 2022 . December 13, 2022.
  6. News: Pampanga sweeps Bacoor to win MPBL title on the road . December 2, 2023 . Philippine Star. December 2, 2023.
  7. News: Leongson . Randolph . Manalang trey at the buzzer lifts Basilan past N Ecija in MPBL Finals . December 24, 2021. spin.ph. December 24, 2021.
  8. Web site: Zamboanga rules MPBL Preseason Cup . 2023-10-07 . Philstar.com.
  9. Web site: 2024-02-28 . Baltazar, Serrano lead Pampanga to MPBL Preseason crown. 2024-02-28 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.