PBA Finals



The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Finals is an 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

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.

The league previously holds a "battle for third place" playoff to determine the third place team in a conference. This practice was abandoned beginning the 2010-11 season.

List of champions
{| ! Year ! Champion ! Result ! Runner-up
 * 1975 First
 * Toyota Comets
 * 3-1
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 1975 Second
 * Toyota Comets
 * 3-1
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 1975 All-Philippine
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-2
 * Toyota Comets
 * 1976 First
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-1
 * Toyota Comets
 * 1975 Second
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-1
 * Toyota Comets
 * 1976 All-Philippine
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-2
 * Toyota Silver Tamaraws
 * 1977 All-Filipino
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-1
 * Mariwasa
 * 1977 Open
 * '''Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-2
 * U/Tex Wranglers
 * 1977 Invitational
 * Toyota Tamaraws
 * 3-0
 * Emtex Brazil
 * 1978 All-Filipino
 * Toyota Tamaraws
 * 3-1
 * Filmanbank
 * 1978 Open
 * U/Tex Wranglers
 * 3-0
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 1978 Invitational
 * Toyota Tamaraws
 * 3-1
 * Tanduay Esquires
 * 1979 All-Filipino
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-2
 * Toyota Tamaraws
 * 1979 Open
 * Royal Tru Orange
 * 3-1
 * Toyota Tamaraws
 * 1979 Invitational
 * Toyota Tamaraws
 * 3-1
 * Walk Tall Jeansmakers
 * 1980 Open
 * U/Tex Wranglers
 * 3-2
 * Toyota Tamaraws
 * 1980 Invitational
 * Nicholas Stoodley (USA)
 * 2-0
 * Toyota Tamaraws
 * 1980 All-Filipino
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-1
 * Toyota Tamaraws
 * 1981 Open
 * Toyota Super Diesels
 * 3-2
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 1981 Reinforced Filipino
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-1
 * U/Tex Wranglers
 * 1982 Reinforced Filipino
 * Toyota Super Corollas
 * 4-3
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 1982 Invitational
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 2-1
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 1982 Open
 * Toyota Super Corollas
 * 3-0
 * Gilbey's Gin
 * 1983 All-Filipino
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-0
 * Gilbey's Gin
 * 1983 Reinforced Filipino
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-2
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers
 * 1983 Open
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-0
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 1982 Invitational
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 2-1
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 1982 Open
 * Toyota Super Corollas
 * 3-0
 * Gilbey's Gin
 * 1983 All-Filipino
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-0
 * Gilbey's Gin
 * 1983 Reinforced Filipino
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-2
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers
 * 1983 Open
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-0
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers
 * 1983 Open
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 3-0
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers

{| ! Year ! Champion ! Result ! Runner-up
 * 1984 First All-Filipino
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 4-1
 * Gilbey's Gin Tonics
 * 1984 Second All-Filipino
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers
 * 3-0
 * Beer Hausen Brewmasters
 * 1984 Invitational
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers
 * 3-2
 * Crispa Redmanizers
 * 1985 Open
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers
 * 4-2
 * Magnolia Ice Cream Makers
 * 1985 All-Filipino
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers
 * 3-1
 * Shell Azodrin Bugbusters
 * 1985 Reinforced
 * Northern Cement national team
 * 4-0
 * Manila Beer Brewmasters
 * 1986 Reinforced
 * Tanduay Rhum Makers
 * 4-2
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers
 * 1986 All-Filipino
 * Tanduay Rhum Makers
 * 3-1
 * Ginebra San Miguel
 * 1986 Open
 * '''Ginebra San Miguel
 * 4-1
 * Manila Beer Brewmasters
 * 1987 Open
 * Tanduay Rhum Makers
 * 4-1
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers
 * 1987 All-Filipino
 * Great Taste Coffee Makers
 * 3-0
 * Hills Bros. Coffee Kings
 * 1987 Reinforced
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-1
 * Hills Bros. Coffee Kings
 * 1988 Open
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-3
 * Purefoods Hotdogs
 * 1988 All-Filipino
 * Anejo Rum 65ers
 * 3-1
 * Purefoods Hotdogs
 * 1988 Reinforced
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-1
 * Shell Rimula X Diesel Oilers
 * 1989 Open
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-1
 * Formula Shell Zoom Masters
 * 1989 All-Filipino
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-2
 * Purefoods Hotdogs
 * 1989 Reinforced
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-1
 * Anejo Rum 65ers
 * 1990 First
 * Formula Shell Zoom Masters
 * 4-2
 * Anejo Rum 65ers
 * 1990 All-Filipino
 * Presto Tivolis
 * 4-3
 * Purefoods Hotdogs
 * 1990 Third
 * Purefoods Hotdogs
 * 3-2
 * Alaska Air Force
 * 1991 First
 * Ginebra San Miguel
 * 4-3
 * Shell Rimula X
 * 1991 All-Filipino
 * Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
 * 3-2
 * Diet Sarsi Sizzlers
 * 1991 Third
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 3-1
 * Ginebra San Miguel
 * 1990 All-Filipino
 * Presto Tivolis
 * 4-3
 * Purefoods Hotdogs
 * 1990 Third
 * Purefoods Hotdogs
 * 3-2
 * Alaska Air Force
 * 1991 First
 * Ginebra San Miguel
 * 4-3
 * Shell Rimula X
 * 1991 All-Filipino
 * Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
 * 3-2
 * Diet Sarsi Sizzlers
 * 1991 Third
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 3-1
 * Ginebra San Miguel
 * 1991 Third
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 3-1
 * Ginebra San Miguel

{| ! Year ! Champion ! Result ! Runner-up
 * 1992 First
 * Shell Rimula X
 * 4-1
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 1992 All-Filipino
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-3
 * Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
 * 1992 Third
 * Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
 * 4-0
 * 7-Up Uncolas
 * 1993 All-Filipino
 * Coney Island Ice Cream Stars
 * 4-2
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 1993 Commissioner's
 * Pop Cola Panthers
 * 4-2
 * Purefoods Oodles
 * 1993 Governors'
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-1
 * Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
 * 1994 All-Filipino
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-2
 * Coney Island Ice Cream Stars
 * 1994 Commissioner's
 * Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
 * 4-1
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 1994 Governors'
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 4-2
 * Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
 * 1995 All-Filipino
 * Sunkist Orange Juicers
 * 4-3
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 1995 Commissioner's
 * Sunkist Orange Juicers
 * 4-2
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 1995 Governors'
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 4-3
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 1996 All-Filipino
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 4-1
 * Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
 * 1996 Commissioner's
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 4-3
 * Formula Shell Zoom Masters
 * 1996 Governors'
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 4-1
 * Ginebra San Miguel
 * 1997 All-Filipino
 * Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys
 * 4-2
 * Gordon's Gin Boars
 * 1997 Commissioner's
 * Gordon's Gin Boars
 * 4-2
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 1997 Governors'
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 4-1
 * Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies
 * 1998 All-Filipino
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 4-3
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 1998 Commissioner's
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 4-2
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 1998 Centennial*
 * Mobiline Phone Pals
 * 67-66
 * Formula Shell Zoom Masters
 * 1998 Governors
 * Formula Shell Zoom Masters
 * 4-3
 * Mobiline Phone Pals
 * 1999 All-Filipino
 * Formula Shell Zoom Masters
 * 4-2
 * Tanduay Rhum Masters
 * 1999 Commissioner's
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-2
 * Formula Shell Zoom Masters
 * 1999 Governors'
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-2
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 2000 All-Filipino
 * Alaska Milkmen
 * 4-1
 * Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
 * 2000 Commissioner's
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-1
 * Sta. Lucia Realtors
 * 2000 Governors'
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-1
 * Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
 * 2001 All-Filipino
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-2
 * Barangay Ginebra Kings
 * 2001 Commissioner's
 * Batang Red Bull Thunder
 * 4-2
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 2001 Governors'
 * Sta. Lucia Realtors
 * 4-2
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 2002 Governors'
 * Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
 * 4-3
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2002 Commissioner's
 * Batang Red Bull Thunder
 * 4-3
 * Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
 * 2002 All-Filipino
 * Coca-Cola Tigers
 * 3-1
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2000 Governors'
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-1
 * Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
 * 2001 All-Filipino
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-2
 * Barangay Ginebra Kings
 * 2001 Commissioner's
 * Batang Red Bull Thunder
 * 4-2
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 2001 Governors'
 * Sta. Lucia Realtors
 * 4-2
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 2002 Governors'
 * Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
 * 4-3
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2002 Commissioner's
 * Batang Red Bull Thunder
 * 4-3
 * Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
 * 2002 All-Filipino
 * Coca-Cola Tigers
 * 3-1
 * Alaska Aces
 * Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
 * 2002 All-Filipino
 * Coca-Cola Tigers
 * 3-1
 * Alaska Aces
 * Alaska Aces

{| ! Year ! Champion ! Result ! Runner-up
 * 2003 All-Filipino
 * Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
 * 4-2
 * Coca-Cola Tigers
 * 2003 Invitational
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2-1
 * Coca-Cola Tigers
 * 2003 Reinforced
 * Coca-Cola Tigers
 * 4-3
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 2004 Fiesta
 * Barangay Ginebra Kings
 * 3-1
 * Red Bull Barako
 * 2004-05 Philippine
 * Barangay Ginebra Kings
 * 4-2
 * Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
 * 2005 Fiesta
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-1
 * Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
 * 2005-06 Fiesta
 * '''Red Bull Barako
 * 4-2
 * Purefoods Chunkee Giants
 * 2006 Philippine
 * Purefoods Chunkee Giants
 * 4-2
 * Red Bull Barako
 * 2006-07 Philippine
 * Barangay Ginebra Kings
 * 4-2
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 2007 Fiesta
 * Alaska Aces
 * 4-3
 * Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
 * 2007-08 Philippine
 * Sta. Lucia Realtors
 * 4-3
 * Purefoods TJ Giants
 * 2008 Fiesta
 * Barangay Ginebra Kings
 * 4-3
 * Air21 Express
 * 2008-09 Philippine
 * Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
 * 4-3
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2009 Fiesta
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-3
 * Barangay Ginebra Kings
 * 2009-10 Philippine
 * Purefoods TJ Giants
 * 4-0
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2010 Fiesta
 * '''Alaska Aces
 * 4-2
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2009 Fiesta
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-3
 * Barangay Ginebra Kings
 * 2009-10 Philippine
 * Purefoods TJ Giants
 * 4-0
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2010 Fiesta
 * '''Alaska Aces
 * 4-2
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * '''Alaska Aces
 * 4-2
 * San Miguel Beermen

{| ! Year ! Champion ! Result ! Runner-up
 * 2010-11 Philippine
 * Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
 * 4-2
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 2011 Commissioner's
 * Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
 * 4-2
 * Barangay Ginebra Kings
 * 2011 Governors'
 * Petron Blaze Boosters
 * 4-3
 * Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
 * 2011-12 Philippine
 * Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
 * 4-1
 * Powerade Tigers
 * 2012 Commissioner's
 * B-Meg Llamados
 * 4-3
 * Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
 * 2012 Governors'
 * Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
 * 4-3
 * B-Meg Llamados
 * 2012-13 Philippine
 * Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
 * 4-0
 * Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
 * 2013 Commissioner's
 * Alaska Aces
 * 3-0
 * Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
 * 2013 Governors'
 * San Mig Coffee Mixers
 * 4-3
 * Petron Blaze Boosters
 * 2013-14 Philippine
 * San Mig Super Coffee Mixers
 * 4-2
 * Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
 * 2014 Commissioner's
 * San Mig Super Coffee Mixers
 * 3-1
 * Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
 * 2014 Governors'
 * San Mig Super Coffee Mixers
 * 3-2
 * Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
 * 2014-15 Philippine
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-3
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2015 Commissioner's
 * Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
 * 4-3
 * Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
 * 2015 Governors'
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-0
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2015-16 Philippine
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-3
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2016 Commissioner's
 * Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
 * 4-2
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2016 Governors'
 * Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
 * 4-2
 * Meralco Bolts
 * 2016-17 Philippine
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-1
 * Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
 * 2017 Commissioner's
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-2
 * TNT KaTropa
 * 2017 Governors'
 * Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
 * 4-3
 * Meralco Bolts
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2016 Governors'
 * Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
 * 4-2
 * Meralco Bolts
 * 2016-17 Philippine
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-1
 * Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
 * 2017 Commissioner's
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-2
 * TNT KaTropa
 * 2017 Governors'
 * Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
 * 4-3
 * Meralco Bolts
 * 2017 Governors'
 * Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
 * 4-3
 * Meralco Bolts

{| ! Year ! Champion ! Result ! Runner-up
 * 2017-18 Philippine
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-1
 * Magnolia Hotshots
 * 2018 Commissioner's
 * '''Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
 * 4-2
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 2018 Governors'
 * '''Magnolia Hotshots
 * 4-2
 * Alaska Aces
 * 2019 Philippine
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-3
 * Magnolia Hotshots
 * 2019 Commmissioner's Cup
 * San Miguel Beermen
 * 4-2
 * TNT KaTropa
 * 2019 Governors' Cup
 * Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
 * 4-1
 * Meralco Bolts
 * 2020 Philippine Cup
 * Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
 * 4-1
 * TNT Tropang Giga
 * 2021 Philippine Cup
 * TNT Tropang Giga
 * 4-1
 * Magnolia Hotshots
 * 2021 Governors
 * To be determine
 * TNT Tropang Giga
 * 2021 Philippine Cup
 * TNT Tropang Giga
 * 4-1
 * Magnolia Hotshots
 * 2021 Governors
 * To be determine
 * 2021 Governors
 * To be determine