# 2019–20 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines season

The 2019–20 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines season was the second season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
The team entered this season coming off a run to the Division Semifinals in their previous campaign. With their 15th win on December 17, Zamboanga were able to improve from their previous 12–13 run by winning percentage. Their next game on December 27 was when they clinched their first winning season with their 16th victory. They finished the season in a three-way tie for fifth place in the South Division with an 18–12 record. They would claim the fifth seed through the tiebreaker criteria.
Their Division Quarterfinals matchup saw them get revenge on the Batangas City Athletics with a 2–1 series win. They would then get swept by the eventual champion Davao Occidental Tigers in the Division Semifinals.
The team's only home game was played on August 31 at the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 3 | Basilan Steel | 30 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Batangas City Athletics | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 7 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 30 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 8 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Iloilo United Royals | 30 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 8 | Playoffs |
| 7 | GenSan Warriors | 30 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 8 | Playoffs |
* 1 2 3 Zamboanga (1.071), Iloilo (0.976), and General Santos (0.960) are ranked based on head-to-head point quotient.

### Schedule

2019–20 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines season schedule :
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record |
| 1 | June 12 | Davao Occidental | L 82–84 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | 0–1 |
| 2 | June 22 | Pasig | W 82–69 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 1–1 |
| 3 | July 2 | Caloocan | L 74–83 | Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium | 1–2 |
| 4 | July 8 | Bacoor City | L 75–83 | Cuneta Astrodome | 1–3 |
| 5 | July 11 | Bulacan | W 60–59 | Blue Eagle Gym | 2–3 |
| 6 | July 19 | Pasay | W 83–82 | Alonte Sports Arena | 3–3 |
| 7 | July 25 | Rizal | W 95–76 | Pasig Sports Center | 4–3 |
| 8 | August 1 | Bacolod | L 82–84 | Cuneta Astrodome | 4–4 |
| 9 | August 7 | Sarangani | W 100–75 | Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium | 5–4 |
| 10 | August 16 | Parañaque | W 74–65 | Pasig Sports Center | 6–4 |
| 11 | August 22 | Bataan | L 79–92 | Bataan People's Center | 6–5 |
| 12 | August 26 | Batangas City | L 67–77 | San Andres Sports Complex | 6–6 |
| 13 | August 31 | Bicol | L 80–84 | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | 6–7 |
| 14 | September 4 | Quezon City | W 71–60 | Bataan People's Center | 7–7 |
| 15 | September 9 | Nueva Ecija | W 109–85 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 8–7 |
| 16 | September 18 | Cebu | L 70–74 | San Andres Sports Complex | 8–8 |
| 17 | September 25 | General Santos | W 62–52 | Caloocan Sports Complex | 9–8 |
| 18 | October 5 | Basilan | W 83–78 | Rizal Memorial Colleges | 10–8 |
| 19 | October 10 | Pampanga | W 73–59 | Strike Gymnasium | 11–8 |
| 20 | October 24 | Marikina | W 74–62 | Marist School | 12–8 |
| 21 | November 13 | Makati | L 106–111 | Ynares Center | 12–9 |
| 22 | November 19 | Biñan City | L 72–74 | Alonte Sports Arena | 12–10 |
| 23 | November 22 | Navotas | W 80–65 | Pasig Sports Center | 13–10 |
| 24 | November 26 | Mindoro | W 84–64 | Caloocan Sports Complex | 14–10 |
| 25 | December 17 | Valenzuela | W 85–78 | Valenzuela Astrodome | 15–10 |
| 26 | December 27 | Imus | W 88–72 | Winsport Arena | 16–10 |
| 27 | January 18 | Iloilo | L 58–60 | University of Southeastern Philippines | 16–11 |
| 28 | January 24 | Muntinlupa | W 75–63 | Bataan People's Center | 17–11 |
| 29 | January 31 | San Juan | W 69–64 | Cuneta Astrodome | 18–11 |
| 30 | February 10 | Manila | L 71–74 | San Andres Sports Complex | 18–12 |
| Source: Schedule |||||||

## Playoffs
### Schedule

2020 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines playoffs schedule :
| Round | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Series | Recap |
| Division Quarterfinals | 1 | February 17 | Batangas City | W 78–74 | Davao City Recreation Center | 1–0 | Recap |
| Division Quarterfinals | 2 | February 21 | Batangas City | L 75–84 | Batangas City Coliseum | 1–1 | Recap |
| Division Quarterfinals | 3 | February 26 | Batangas City | W 69–52 | Davao City Recreation Center | 2–1 | Recap |
| Division Semifinals | 1 | March 2 | Davao Occidental | L 28–47 | Davao City Recreation Center | 0–1 | Recap |
| Division Semifinals | 2 | March 5 | Davao Occidental | L 58–62 | Strike Gymnasium | 0–2 | Recap |
| Source: Schedule ||||||||