List of Philippine Basketball League champions

The Philippine Basketball League awards a championship trophy (or cup) to the winning team at the end of each tournament.

Champions by season

Years Date Conference Champion Runner-up
1983 May 6-June 6 Dry-Run Cup De La Salle Green Archers Maisagana
October-December 9 Founder's Cup Arellano Flaming Arrows Bank of Rizal
1984 January 29-April 13 Ambassador's Cup Bank of Rizal Masagana 99
June 30-October 10 President's Cup ESQ Marketing Masagana 99
November 10-December 26 Invitationals ESQ Marketing Rizal Provincial Athletic Club
1985 April 14-June 7 Invitationals ESQ Marketing Lagerlite Beer
October 5-December 2 Challenge to Champions Army Jungle Fighters Mama's Love
1986 May 3-July 12 Invitational Cup Lhuillier Jewelers Hope Cigarettes
August-September 8 Founder's Cup Magnolia Ice Cream ESQ Marketing
October 18-December 17 Filipino Cup YCO Shine Masters ESQ-Sta.Lucia
1987 March 7-April 4 International Invitational Cup RFM-Swift's YCO Shine Masters
May-July 10 Freedom Cup YCO Shine Masters RFM-Swifts
August 3-10 Philippine Cup Swift-USA All Stars* PABL-Philips
(RP Team)
October 10-December 18 Maharlika Cup Magnolia Ice Cream RFM-Swifts
1988 March 19-May 7 International Invitational Cup RFM-Swift's Philips Sardines
May-June 29 Freedom Cup Magnolia Ice Cream Sta.Lucia Realtors
October 15-December 22 Maharlika Cup Philips Sardines Magnolia Ice Cream
1989 March 26-May 19 Invitational Cup Magnolia Ice Cream Sta.Lucia Realtors
June-July 13 Freedom Cup Swift Squeeze Juice Drinks Sta.Lucia Realtors
October-December Maharlika Cup Magnolia Ice Cream Sta.Lucia Realtors
1990 March 31-May 22 Maharlika Cup Magnolia Ice Cream Philips Sardines
May 27-July 11 Challenge Cup Crispa 400 Philips Sardines
October-December 19 Philippine Cup Sta. Lucia Realtors Burger City
1991 February 9-April 27 Maharlika Cup Crispa 400 Mama's Love
May 18-July 24 Challenge Cup Triple-V Foodmasters Crispa 400
1991-92 December 7-February 17 Philippine Cup Triple-V Foodmasters Sta.Lucia Realtors
April-July 11 Maharlika Cup Sta. Lucia Realtors Triple-V Restaurant
October 24-December 19 Invitational Cup Triple-V Foodmasters Sta.Lucia Realtors
1993 March 27-June 8 Maharlika Cup Nikon Home Appliances Burger Machine
October 16-December 22 President Fidel V. Ramos Cup Burger Machine Instafood
1994 February 13-March 26 International Invitational Cup Casino Rubbing Alcohol Nikon Electric Fan
April 30-July 2 Reinforced Conference Otto Shoes Burger Machine
October 15-December 19 Invitational Cup Instafood Mealmasters Otto Shoes
1995-96 March 4-May 10 Reinforced Conference Stag Pale Pilseners Red Bull Energy Drink
May 20-July 8 All-Filipino Cup Stag Pale Pilseners Casino Rubbing Alcohol
October 23-January 9 Danny Floro Cup Stag Pale Pilseners Red Bull Energy Drink
1996 March 16-May 8 Import Reinforced Hapee Toothpaste Stag Pale Pilseners
June 14-July 12 All-Filipino Cup Agfa HDC Films Stag Pale Pilseners
October 16-December 14 Danny Floro Cup Stag Pale Pilseners Springmaid
1997-98 March 8-June 5 Makati Mayor's Cup Tanduay Gold Rhum Dazz Dishwashing Paste
October 25-January 17 All-Filipino Cup Tanduay Gold Rhum Agfa HDC Films
1998-99 April 18-July 6 1st Yakult-Centennial Cup Tanduay Centennial Rhum Batang Red Bull
October 17-January 21 2nd Yakult-Centennial Cup Dr. J Rubbing Alcohol Tanduay Gold Rhum
1999-00 March 13-July 1 1st Yakult-Challenge Cup Welcoat House Paints Red Bull Energy Drink
October 23-January 31 2nd Yakult-Challenge Cup Welcoat House Paints ANA Water Dispenser
2000-01 March 25-June 27 Chairman's Cup Welcoat House Paints Shark Energy Drink
November 4-February 17 Challenge Cup Shark Energy Drink Welcoat Paints
March 24-June 21 Alaxan-Chairman's Cup Welcoat House Paints Shark Energy Drink
2001-02 November 3-February 7 Alaxan-Challenge Cup Shark Energy Drink Welcoat Paints
April 3-June 24 Chairman's Cup Hapee-Nenaco-Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles Blu Sun Power
2002-03 November 4-January 27 Challenge Cup Welcoat Paint Masters Dazz Dishwashing
March 23-June 19 Sunkist-Unity Cup Hapee Toothpaste Viva Mineral Water
2003-04 November 8-February 7 Platinum Cup Fash Liquid Detergent Welcoat Paints
March 28-June 19 Unity Cup Viva Mineral Water-FEU Welcoat Paints
2004-05 October 23-February 10 Open Championships Montaña Pawnshop Jewels Welcoat Paints
April 5-June 16 Unity Cup Welcoat Paint Masters Montaña Pawnshop
2005-06 October 29-February 16 Heroes Cup Magnolia Ice Cream Wizards Rain or Shine
March 25-June 17 Unity Cup Harbour Centre Port Masters Toyota-Otis Sparks
2006-07 November 11-February 17 Silver Cup Harbour Centre Port Masters Hapee Toothpaste
April 17-June 14 Unity Cup Harbour Centre Batang Pier Cebuana Lhuillier
2007-08 October 20-December 30 V-Go Extreme Energy Drink Cup Harbour Centre Batang Pier Hapee Toothpaste
February 23-May 28 Lipovitan Amino Sports Drink Cup Harbour Centre Batang Pier Hapee Toothpaste
2008-09 November 8-February 10 PG Flex Linoleum Cup Harbour Centre Batang Pier Magnolia Purewater
April 14-June 4 PG Flex Unity Cup Oracle Residences Pharex Generix
2010 February 16-March 27 PG Flex-Erase Placenta Open Cup Excel Roof 25ers Pharex B-Complex

Champions by franchise

Franchise Championships Last championship
Magnolia Ice Cream / Instafood 7 1994 Invitational Cup
Stag Pale Pilsen / Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters 7 1998 First Centennial Cup
Harbour Centre Batang Pier / Oracle Residences 7 2009 Unity Cup
Welcoat Paintmasters 6 2005 Unity Cup
ESQ Marketing 3 1985 Invitationals
RFM-Swift Hotdogs 3 1989 Freedom Cup
Triple-V Foodmasters 3 1992 Invitational Cup
Sta. Lucia Realtors / Otto Shoes 3 1994 Reinforced Conference
Hapee Toothpaste / Fash Liquid Detergent 3 2003-04 Platinum Cup
YCO Shine Masters 2 1987 Freedom Cup
Crispa 400 2 1991 Maharlika Cup
Shark Energy Drink 2 2001-02 Challenge Cup
Viva Mineral Water-FEU / Magnolia Ice Cream-FEU 2 2005-06 Heroes Cup
De La Salle University 1 PABL's first tournament
Arellano University 1 1983 Founder's Cup
Development Bank of Rizal 1 1984 Ambassador's Cup
Army Jungle Fighters 1 1985 Challenge to Champions
Lhuillier Jewelers 1 1986 Invitational Cup
Philips Sardines 1 1988 Maharlika Cup
Nikon Home Appliances 1 1993 Maharlika Cup
Burger Machine 1 1993 President Ramos Cup
Casino Rubbing Alcohol 1 1994 International Invitational Cup
Agfa HDC Films 1 1996 All-Filipino Cup
Doctor J Rubbing Alcohol 1 1998-99 Second Centennial Cup
Ateneo-Hapee-NENACO 1 2002 Chairman's Cup
Montaña Pawnshop 1 2004-05 Open Championship
Excel Roof 1 2010 Placenta Open Cup

Notes:

  • The original Magnolia franchise disbanded after the 1995-96 season. The second incarnation of Magnolia thru Viva Mineral Water, which joined the league in 2003, won two championships under coach Koy Banal. Their title victory in 2004 was referred as "first".[1]
  • For some reason, the Otto Shoes ballclub's roots was traced to Sta.Lucia, [2] but the Realtors was considered a different team from the ESQ Merchants, whom they completely took over at the start of the 1987 PABL season.
  • Ateneo-Hapee's title victory was not counted to that of Hapee Toothpaste' three championships.

Most Valuable Players

Year Name
1983: League's dry-run Ludovico Valenciano (La Salle)
1983 Founder's Cup Manuel Marquez (Bank of Rizal)
1984 Ambassador's Cup Leo Austria (Masagana 99)
1984 President's Cup Sonny Cabatu (ESQ)
1984 Invitationals Sonny Cabatu (ESQ)
1985 Invitationals Jojo Lastimosa (Mama's Love)
1985 Challenge to Champions Jerry Codinera (UE)
1987 Season MVP Alvin Patrimonio (Swift)
1988 International Cup Benjie Paras (Philips)
1988 Maharlika Cup Benjie Paras (Philips)
1989 Maharlika Cup Peter Jao (Sta. Lucia)
1990 Maharlika Cup Jun Limpot (Magnolia)
1990 Challenge Cup Johnny Abarrientos (Crispa)
1990 Philippine Cup Eugene Quilban (Sta. Lucia)
1991 Maharlika Cup Stevenson Solomon (Mama's Love)
1991 Challenge Cup Johnny Abarrientos (Crispa)
1991-92 Philippine Cup Marlou Aquino (Sta. Lucia)
1992 Maharlika Cup Jun Limpot (Magnolia)
1992 Invitational Cup Johnny Abarrientos (Triple V)
1993 Maharlika Cup Rey Evangelista (Nikon)
1993 Pres. Fidel V. Ramos Cup Dennis Espino (Instafood)
1994 International Invitational Jeffrey Cariaso (Nikon)
1994 Import Reinforced Marlou Aquino (Otto)
1994 Invitational Dennis Espino (Instafood)
1995 Import Reinforced Marlou Aquino (Stag)
1995 All-Filipino Cup Marlou Aquino (Stag)
1995-96 Danny Floro Cup Marlou Aquino (Stag)
1996 Import Reinforced Jason Webb (Stag)
1996 All-Filipino Cup Bong Marata (Super Power Battery)
1996 Danny Floro Cup Genesis Sasuman (Chowking)
1997 Makati Mayor's Cup Rommel Adducul (Chowking)
1997-98 All Filipino Cup Eric Menk (Tanduay)
1998 Yakult-Centennial Cup Eric Menk (Tanduay)
1998-99 2nd Yakult-Centennial Cup Eric Menk (Tanduay)
1999 Yakult-Challenge Cup Don Allado (Welcoat)
1999-2000 2nd Yakult-Challenge Cup Paolo Mendoza (Ana Water Dispenser)
2000 Chairman's Cup Roger Yap (Shark Energy)
2000-01 Challenge Cup Ren-Ren Ritualo (Welcoat)
2001 Alaxan-Chairman's Cup Chester Tolomia (Shark Energy)
2001-02 Alaxan-Challenge Cup Yancy de Ocampo (Welcoat)
2002 Chairman's Cup Enrico Villanueva (Hapee-Nenaco-Ateneo)
2002-03 Challenge Cup Rommel Adducul (Welcoat)
2003 Sunkist-Unity Cup Gary David (Montaña)
2003-04 Platinum Cup Peter June Simon (Fash Liquid Detergent)
2004 Unity Cup Arwind Santos (Viva Mineral Water)
2004-05 Open Championship Jondan Salvador (Montaña)
2005 Unity Cup Mark Cardona (Harbour Centre)
2005-06 Heroes Cup Jojo Tangkay (Rain or Shine)
2006 Unity Cup Joe Devance (Toyota Otis)
2006-07 Silver Cup Jayson Castro (Hapee Toothpaste-PCU)
2007 Unity Cup Jayson Castro (Harbour Centre)
2007 V-Go Extreme Energy Drink Cup No MVP*
2008 Lipovitan Amino Sports Drink Cup No MVP*
  • No MVP was awarded during this conference only a Finals MVP for this conference. League started to name season MVP in the 2007-08 season. In 2008-09 season, the league handed out awards for the Best Player of the Conference, similar to the Philippine Basketball Association.

Season Most Valuable Players

Year Name
2007-08 Jayson Castro (Harbour Centre)
2008-09 Chris Ross (Pharex Bidang Generix)

Best Player of the Conference

2008-09 PG Flex Linoleum Cup Paul Lee (Bacchus Energy Drink)
2009 PG Flex Unity Cup Chris Ross (Pharex Bidang Generix)
2010 PG Flex-Erase Placenta Cup Vic Manuel (Pharex B-Complex)

Finals Most Valuable Players

Year Name
2000 Chairman's Cup Ren-Ren Ritualo (Welcoat)
2000-01 Challenge Cup Roger Yap (Shark)
2001 Alaxan-Chairman's Cup Jojo Manalo (Welcoat)
2001-02 Alaxan-Challenge Cup Warren Ybañez (Shark)
2002 Chairman's Cup Enrico Villanueva (Ateneo-Hapee-Nenaco)
2002-03 Challenge Cup Rommel Adducul (Welcoat) / Ronald Tubid (Welcoat)
2003 Sunkist-Unity Cup Allan Salangsang (Hapee Toothpaste)
2003-04 Platinum Cup Peter June Simon (Fash)
2004 Unity Cup Warren Ybañez (Viva Mineral Water-FEU)
2004-05 Open Championships Alex Compton (Montaña)
2005 Unity Cup Jay Washington (Welcoat)
2005-06 Heroes Cup Kelly Williams (Magnolia Ice Cream)
2006 Unity Cup LA Tenorio (Harbour Centre)
2006-07 Silver Cup Chico Lanete (Harbour Centre)
2007 Unity Cup Chico Lanete (Harbour Centre)
2007 V-Go Extreme Energy Drink Cup Tyrone Tang (Harbour Centre)
2008 Lipovitan Amino Sports Drink Cup Jayson Castro (Harbour Centre)
2008-09 PG Flex Linoleum Cup Mark Barroca (Harbour Centre)
2009 PG Flex Unity Cup Chris Timberlake (Oracle Residences)
2010 PG Flex-Erase Placenta Cup Calvin Abueva (Excel Roof 25ers)

Champions by coach

Coach Championships Champion teams handled
Derrick Pumaren 9 Magnolia Ice Cream, Triple-V
Alfrancis Chua 7 Stag Pale Pilsen / Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters
Junel Baculi 7 Welcoat Paints, Hapee Toothpaste
Jorge Gallent 6 Harbour Centre
Leo Austria 3 Shark Energy Drink, Welcoat Paints
Joe Lipa 3 ESQ Marketing, Philips Sardines
Egay Gomez 2 YCO Shine Masters
Yeng Guiao 2 RFM-Swift Hotdogs
Francis Rodriguez 2 Sta. Lucia Realtors, Instafood
Adonis Tierra 2 Sta. Lucia Realtors, Otto Shoes
Koy Banal 2 Viva Mineral Water-FEU / Magnolia Ice Cream-FEU

PABL / PBL coaches with one championship:

References

  1. ^ "Viva-FEU breaks through". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. ^ "Otto wraps it up". Manila Standard.