PBA Philippine Cup

PBA Philippine Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2024 PBA Philippine Cup
SportBasketball
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
First season1975
Most recent
champion(s)
Meralco Bolts (1st title)
(2024)

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup is a tournament that does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports. Before 2004–05 season, the tournament was then known as the PBA All-Filipino Cup. It is considered the most prestigious of the three conferences in a PBA season. The Meralco Bolts are the conference's current defending champions.

Since the 2006–07 season, the Jun Bernardino Trophy were awarded to the champions. The trophy is worth PHP 500,000 and is made up of 24-karat gold plate, which the champions can keep for a year. After that, they will receive a smaller replica of the trophy. If a team wins three consecutive tournaments, the franchise gets to keep the trophy and not the replica.[1] The trophy is named after former PBA commissioner Jun Bernardino.[2]

In the history of the league, the TNT Tropang Texters (2010–11 to 2012–13) and the San Miguel Beermen (2014–15 to 2018–19) have won the All-Filipino Conference at least three consecutive times. By achieving this distinction, TNT and San Miguel were able to have permanent possession of the Bernardino Trophy. TNT keeps the 2006 version while San Miguel keeps the 2013 version.

The 1975 and 1976 editions of the tournament were reclassified as an import-laden conference since the league gave the lower-ranking teams the option of hiring imports to bolster their respective lineups. The first tournament that prohibited teams from hiring foreign players or imports was held in 1977.

The 1981 and 1982 seasons did not have an All-Filipino Conference.

List of All-Filipino/Philippine Cup champions

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Per season

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The previous design of the All-Filipino Cup (right) used from 1994 to 2002 together with the FVR Centennial Trophy. Both trophies were awarded to the winner of the 1998 All-Filipino Cup finals.
  Won three or more consecutive tournaments
  Won two consecutive tournaments
Season Champion Runner-up Series Details
1975 Tournament was reclassified as an import-laced conference.
1976 Tournament was reclassified as an import-laced conference.
1977 Crispa Redmanizers Mariwasa Panthers 3–2 All-Filipino Conference
1978 Toyota Super Corollas Filmanbank Bankers 3–1 All-Filipino Conference
1979 Crispa Redmanizers Toyota Super Corollas 3–2 All-Filipino Conference
1980 Crispa Redmanizers Toyota Super Corollas 3–1 All-Filipino Conference
1981 No tournament to give way to Manila's hosting of the 1981 Southeast Asian Games.
1982 No All-Filipino tournament held.
1983 Crispa Redmanizers Gilbey's Gin Tonics 3–0 All-Filipino Conference
1984* Crispa Redmanizers Great Taste Coffee Makers 4–1 First All-Filipino Conference
1984* Great Taste Coffee Makers Beer Hausen Brewmasters 3–0 Second All-Filipino Conference
1985 Great Taste Coffee Makers Shell Azodrin Bugbusters 3–1 All-Filipino Conference
1986 Tanduay Rhum Makers Ginebra San Miguel 3–1 All-Filipino Conference
1987 Great Taste Coffee Makers Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 3–0 All-Filipino Conference
1988 Añejo Rum 65ers Purefoods Hotdogs 3–1 All-Filipino Conference
1989 San Miguel Beermen Purefoods Hotdogs 4–2 All-Filipino Conference
1990 Presto Tivolis Purefoods Hotdogs 4–3 All-Filipino Conference
1991 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Diet Sarsi Sizzlers 3–2 All-Filipino Conference
1992 San Miguel Beermen Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 4–3 All-Filipino Conference
1993 Coney Island Ice Cream Stars San Miguel Beermen 4–2 All-Filipino Cup
1994 San Miguel Beermen Coney Island Ice Cream Stars 4–2 All-Filipino Cup
1995 Sunkist Orange Juicers Alaska Milkmen 4–3 All-Filipino Cup
1996 Alaska Milkmen Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 4–1 All-Filipino Cup
1997 Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys Gordon's Gin Boars 4–2 All-Filipino Cup
1998 Alaska Milkmen San Miguel Beermen 4–3 All-Filipino Cup
1999 Formula Shell Zoom Masters Tanduay Rhum Masters 4–2 All-Filipino Cup
2000 Alaska Milkmen Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 4–1 All-Filipino Cup
2001 San Miguel Beermen Barangay Ginebra Kings 4–2 All-Filipino Cup
2002 Coca-Cola Tigers Alaska Aces 3–1 All-Filipino Cup
2003 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Coca-Cola Tigers 4–2 All-Filipino Cup
2004–05 Barangay Ginebra Kings Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 4–2 Philippine Cup
2005–06 Purefoods Chunkee Giants Red Bull Barako 4–2 Philippine Cup
2006–07 Barangay Ginebra Kings San Miguel Beermen 4–2 Philippine Cup
2007–08 Sta. Lucia Realtors Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 4–3 Philippine Cup
2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Alaska Aces 4–3 Philippine Cup
2009–10 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Alaska Aces 4–0 Philippine Cup
2010–11 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters San Miguel Beermen 4–2 Philippine Cup
2011–12 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Powerade Tigers 4–1 Philippine Cup
2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4–0 Philippine Cup
2013–14 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4–2 Philippine Cup
2014–15 San Miguel Beermen Alaska Aces 4–3 Philippine Cup
2015–16 San Miguel Beermen Alaska Aces 4–3 Philippine Cup
2016–17 San Miguel Beermen Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4–1 Philippine Cup
2017–18 San Miguel Beermen Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 4–1 Philippine Cup
2019 San Miguel Beermen Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 4–3 Philippine Cup
2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel TNT Tropang Giga 4–1 Philippine Cup
2021 TNT Tropang Giga Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 4–1 Philippine Cup
2022–23 San Miguel Beermen TNT Tropang Giga 4–3 Philippine Cup
2023–24 Meralco Bolts San Miguel Beermen 4–2 Philippine Cup

* Two all-Filipino conferences were held in 1984.

Per franchise

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Total Team Last championship
10 San Miguel 2022
6 San Mig Super Coffee/Purefoods/Coney Island 2013–14
TNT/Talk 'N Text 2021
5 Crispa*/** 1984 First
4 Barangay Ginebra/Añejo 2020
Great Taste/Presto Tivoli* 1990
3 Alaska* 2000
1 Meralco 2024
Sta. Lucia* 2007–08
Coca-Cola* 2002
Shell* 1999
Sunkist* 1995
Tanduay* 1986
Toyota*/** 1978
* Defunct franchise.
**The 1975 and 1976 editions of the tournament are not considered All-Filipino Conferences since the league gave the lower-ranking teams the option of hiring imports to bolster their respective lineups.

Individual awards

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Best Player of the Conference

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^ Denotes player who is still active in the PBA
* Inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been named BPC
Season Best Player Team
1994 Jerry Codiñera Coney Island
1995 Vergel Meneses Sunkist
1996 Alvin Patrimonio* Purefoods
1997 Nelson Asaytono San Miguel
1998 Nelson Asaytono (2) San Miguel
1999 Eric Menk Tanduay
2000 Kenneth Duremdes Alaska
2001 Danny Ildefonso San Miguel
2002 Jeffrey Cariaso Coca-Cola
2003 Asi Taulava Talk 'N Text
2004–05 Eric Menk (2) Barangay Ginebra
2006 Danny Seigle San Miguel
2006–07 Mark Caguioa Barangay Ginebra
2007–08 Kelly Williams^ Sta. Lucia
2008–09 Willie Miller Alaska
2009–10 James Yap^ Purefoods
2010–11 Jay Washington San Miguel
2011–12 Gary David Powerade
2012–13 Jayson Castro^ Talk 'N Text
2013–14 June Mar Fajardo^ Petron
2014–15 June Mar Fajardo^ (2) San Miguel
2015–16 June Mar Fajardo^ (3) San Miguel
2016–17 June Mar Fajardo^ (4) San Miguel
2017–18 June Mar Fajardo^ (5) San Miguel
2019 June Mar Fajardo^ (6) San Miguel
2020 Stanley Pringle^ Barangay Ginebra
2021 Calvin Abueva^ Magnolia
2022 June Mar Fajardo^ (7) San Miguel
2024 June Mar Fajardo^ (8) San Miguel

References

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  1. ^ PBA to award perpetual trophy Archived October 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. The Manila Times. Published January 25, 2007.
  2. ^ PHIL CUP PERPETUAL TROPHY NAMED AFTER BERNARDINO PBA.ph March 27, 2007