List of Philippine Basketball Association champions
The Philippine Basketball Association awards a championship trophy (or cup) to the winning team at the end of each conference (tournament).
To determine a champion for a conference, a double-round elimination (sometimes a classification) round is usually held. After the elimination (or classification) round, the playoffs would be held.
There had been a variety of ways the league conducted its playoffs, such as:
- Single-elimination tournament
- The twice-to-beat advantage (The higher-seeded team needs to win only once in order to advance, while the lower-seeded team needs to win twice consecutively. This is basically a modification of the best-of-three series.)
- Round-robin (or double-round robin)
- Best-of-three series
- Best-of-five series
- Best-of-seven series
- For a discussion of the different formats, see Playoff format.
The Finals is usually a best-of-seven series (although there had been notable exceptions). The winning team is said to be the champions of the conference. After each season, there would be no playoffs in order to determine a "season champion."
However, the teams which are both boldfaced and italicized, the Crispa Redmanizers (1976 and 1983), the San Miguel Beermen (1989), the Alaska Milkmen (1996) and the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers (2013-14), hold the distinction of winning all three conferences in one season and have the distinction of winning the "Grand Slam". Winning the Grand Slam is the equivalent of the "season championship," where the team is said to be the undisputed champion in the league.
There are two types of conferences: All-Filipino or import-laden. The All-Filipino conferences are tournaments where the teams are prohibited from hiring a foreigner as an additional player. An import-laden conference is a tournament where teams are allowed to hire a foreigner (the "import") as an additional player.
Champions by season
1975-1983: Prieto years
1984–1992: Yenko and R. Salud years
1993–2002: Marquez and Bernardino years
2003–2010: Eala and Barrios years
2010–2015: A. Salud years
| Season | Conference | Champion | Series | Runner-Up | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Philippine | Talk 'N Text | 4–2 | San Miguel | Chot Reyes |
| Commissioner's | Talk 'N Text | 4–2 | Barangay Ginebra | Chot Reyes | |
| Governors' | Petron Blaze | 4–3 | Talk 'N Text | Ato Agustin | |
| 2011–12 | Philippine | Talk 'N Text | 4–1 | Powerade | Chot Reyes |
| Commissioner's | B-Meg | 4–3 | Talk 'N Text | Tim Cone | |
| Governors' | Rain or Shine | 4–3 | B-Meg | Yeng Guiao | |
| 2012–13 | Philippine | Talk 'N Text | 4–0 | Rain or Shine | Norman Black |
| Commissioner's | Alaska | 3–0 | Barangay Ginebra | Luigi Trillo | |
| Governors' | San Mig Coffee | 4–3 | Petron Blaze | Tim Cone | |
| 2013–14 | Philippine | San Mig Super Coffee | 4–2 | Rain or Shine | Tim Cone |
| Commissioner's | San Mig Super Coffee | 3–1 | Talk 'N Text | Tim Cone | |
| Governors' | San Mig Super Coffee | 3–2 | Rain or Shine | Tim Cone | |
| 2014–15 | Philippine | San Miguel | 4–3 | Alaska | Leo Austria |
| Commissioner's | Talk 'N Text | 4–3 | Rain or Shine | Jong Uichico | |
| Governors' | to be determined | ||||
Champions by franchise
Championships won from conferences shaded in gray above, such as Alaska's 2003 Invitational Conference and Mobiline's 1998 Centennial Cup titles, are not included in the table below.
| Franchise | Championships | Runners-up | Third places | Total trophies | Last championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel/Petron/Magnolia/Royal | 20 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 2014–15 Philippine |
| Alaska/Hills Bros. | 14 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 2013 Commissioner's |
| San Mig Coffee/B-Meg/Purefoods/Coney Island | 13 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 2014 Governors' |
| Crispa† | 13 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 1984 First All-Filipino |
| Toyota† | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 1982 Open |
| Ginebra/Gordon's/Añejo/Gilbey's | 8 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 2008 Fiesta |
| Talk 'N Text/Mobiline/7-Up/Pepsi | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 2015 Commissioner's |
| Great Taste/Presto/Tivoli† | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1990 All-Filipino |
| Shell† | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1999 All-Filipino |
| Pop Cola/Sarsi/Sunkist/Swift† | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1995 Commissioner's |
| Tanduay† | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1987 Open |
| Barako Bull (Chua)/Red Bull† | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2005-06 Fiesta |
| Powerade/Coca-Cola† | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2003 Reinforced |
| U/Tex† | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1980 Open |
| Sta. Lucia† | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2007-08 Philippine |
| Rain or Shine | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2012 Governors' |
| Northern Cement†* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1985 Reinforced |
| Nicholas Stoodley (United States)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1980 Invitational |
| Beer Hausen/Manila Beer† | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Barako Bull (Lina)/Burger King/Air21/FedEx | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Mariwasa/Noritake† | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Filmanbank† | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Adidas (France)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Emtex (Brazil)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| South Korea* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
- † Defunct franchise
- * Guest team
Champions by coach
Listed below are the coaches who won at least two PBA Championships.
| ^ | Denotes coach who is still active |
| * | Elected to the PBA Hall of Fame |
| *^ | Active coach who has been elected to the PBA Hall of Fame |
Notes
See also
References
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