The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a professional basketball league in the Philippines. Since its establishment in 2017, the league has played through six seasons and is currently running its seventh season featuring 30 teams. Initially an amateur league, it gained professional status in December 2021.
List of seasons Regular season Playoffs Finals No. of teams No. of games Notes Ref. Year Top seed Record Year North champion South champion Year Champion 2018Rajah Cup Batangas City Athletics 2018 align=center colspan="2" 2018 Batangas City Athletics 10 9 Inaugural season; started with 10 teams 2018–19Datu Cup Bataan Risers 2019 San Juan Knights Davao Occidental Tigers 2019 San Juan Knights 26 25 16 expansion teams joined 2019–20 San Juan Knights 2020–21 San Juan Knights Davao Occidental Tigers 2021 Davao Occidental Tigers 31 30 6 expansion teams joined; 1 team departed 2020–21 align=center colspan="11" 2022 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 2022 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 2022 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 22 21 9 teams departed 2023 Pampanga Giant Lanterns 2023 Pampanga Giant Lanterns Bacoor City Strikers 2023 Pampanga Giant Lanterns 29 28 2 expansion teams joined; 5 teams returned 2024 San Juan Knights 2024 Pampanga Giant Lanterns Quezon Huskers 2024 Pampanga Giant Lanterns 29 28 3 expansion teams joined; 1 team returned; 3 teams departed; 1 team withdrew 2025 Abra Weavers 2025 Abra Weavers Quezon Huskers 2025 Abra Weavers 30 29 1 expansion team joined; 3 teams returned; 3 teams departed
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