# 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
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.
Starting from the PBA's first conference, most finals series are in a best-of-five format. The 1982 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference is the first finals series that is best-of-seven. Starting the season after that, championship series in import-laden conferences are in a best-of-seven format, while all-Filipino conferences are best-of-five. Starting in 1989, almost finals series are in a best-of-seven format, excluding special conferences like the 1998 PBA Centennial Cup, or if the PBA is forced to shorten the season, like during the 2013–14 season, where the last two conferences were made into best-of-five series to make way for the Philippine national team's participation in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and 2014 Asian Games.
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.
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.

## Champions by season
### 1975–2010

| Season | Conference | Champion | Series | Runner-up | Third place | Winning coach |
| 1975 | First Conference | Toyota | 3–1 | Crispa | U/Tex | Dante Silverio |
| 1975 | Second Conference | Toyota | 2–1 | Crispa | Noritake | Dante Silverio |
| 1975 | All-Philippine | Crispa | 3–2 | Toyota | U/Tex | Baby Dalupan |
| 1976 | First Conference | Crispa | 3–1 | Toyota | Noritake | Baby Dalupan |
| 1976 | Second Conference | Crispa | 3–1 | Toyota | Royal | Baby Dalupan |
| 1976 | All-Philippine | Crispa | 3–2 | Toyota | U/Tex | Baby Dalupan |
| 1977 | All-Filipino | Crispa | 3–1 | Mariwasa | Toyota | Baby Dalupan |
| 1977 | Open | Crispa | 3–2 | U/Tex | Toyota | Baby Dalupan |
| 1977 | Invitational | Toyota | 3–0 | Emtex Brazil | Crispa | Dante Silverio |
| 1978 | All-Filipino | Toyota | 3–1 | Filmanbank | Tanduay | Dante Silverio |
| 1978 | Open | U/Tex | 3–0 | Crispa | Toyota | Tommy Manotoc |
| 1978 | Invitational | Toyota | 3–1 | Tanduay | Crispa | Dante Silverio |
| 1979 | All-Filipino | Crispa | 3–2 | Toyota | Tanduay | Baby Dalupan |
| 1979 | Open | Royal | 3–1 | Toyota | Great Taste | Ed Ocampo |
| 1979 | Invitational | Toyota | 3–1 | Walk Tall | U/Tex | Fort Acuña |
| 1980 | Open | U/Tex | 3–2 | Toyota | Walk Tall | Tommy Manotoc |
| 1980 | Invitational | Nicholas Stoodley (USA) | 2–0 | Toyota | Adidas (France) | Jerry Webber |
| 1980 | All-Filipino | Crispa | 3–1 | Toyota | Tanduay | Baby Dalupan |
| 1981 | Open | Toyota | 3–2 | Crispa | U/Tex | Ed Ocampo |
| 1981 | Reinforced Filipino | Crispa | 3–1 | U/Tex | Presto | Baby Dalupan |
| 1982 | Reinforced Filipino | Toyota | 4–3 | San Miguel | Crispa | Ed Ocampo |
| 1982 | Invitational | San Miguel | 2–1 | Crispa | South Korea | Tommy Manotoc |
| 1982 | Open | Toyota | 3–0 | Gilbey's Gin | San Miguel | Ed Ocampo |
| 1983 | All-Filipino | Crispa | 3–0 | Gilbey's Gin | Great Taste | Tommy Manotoc |
| 1983 | Reinforced Filipino | Crispa | 3–2 | Great Taste | Tanduay | Tommy Manotoc |
| 1983 | Open | Crispa | 3–0 | Great Taste | San Miguel | Tommy Manotoc |
| 1984 | First All-Filipino | Crispa | 4–1 | Gilbey's Gin | Northern Cement | Narciso Bernardo |
| 1984 | Second All-Filipino | Great Taste | 3–0 | Beer Hausen | Tanduay | Baby Dalupan |
| 1984 | Invitational | Great Taste | 3–2 | Crispa | Beer Hausen | Baby Dalupan |
| 1985 | Open | Great Taste | 4–2 | Magnolia | Northern Cement | Baby Dalupan |
| 1985 | All-Filipino | Great Taste | 3–1 | Shell | Tanduay | Baby Dalupan |
| 1985 | Reinforced | Northern Cement | 4–0 | Manila Beer | Ginebra | Ron Jacobs |
| 1986 | Reinforced | Tanduay | 4–2 | Great Taste | Ginebra | Turo Valenzona |
| 1986 | All-Filipino | Tanduay | 3–1 | Ginebra | Shell | Turo Valenzona |
| 1986 | Open | Ginebra | 4–1 | Manila Beer | Great Taste | Robert Jaworski |
| 1987 | Open | Tanduay | 4–1 | Great Taste | Magnolia | Turo Valenzona |
| 1987 | All-Filipino | Great Taste | 3–0 | Hills Bros. | Magnolia | Baby Dalupan |
| 1987 | PBA-IBA | IBA All-Stars | 1–0 | Great Taste | San Miguel | Ted Owens |
| 1987 | Reinforced | San Miguel | 4–1 | Hills Bros. | Ginebra | Norman Black |
| 1988 | Open | San Miguel | 4–3 | Purefoods | Alaska | Norman Black |
| 1988 | All-Filipino | Añejo | 3–1 | Purefoods | Alaska | Robert Jaworski |
| 1988 | PBA-IBA | Añejo | 1–0 | Alaska | Los Angeles Jaguars | Rino Salazar |
| 1988 | Reinforced | San Miguel | 4–1 | Shell | Añejo | Norman Black |
| 1989 | Open | San Miguel | 4–1 | Shell | Alaska | Norman Black |
| 1989 | All-Filipino | San Miguel | 4–2 | Purefoods | Shell | Norman Black |
| 1989 | Reinforced | San Miguel | 4–1 | Añejo | Alaska | Norman Black |
| 1990 | First Conference | Shell | 4–2 | Añejo | San Miguel | Arlene Rodriguez |
| 1990 | All-Filipino | Presto | 4–3 | Purefoods | Añejo | Jimmy Mariano |
| 1990 | Third Conference | Purefoods | 3–2 | Alaska | Shell | Baby Dalupan |
| 1991 | First Conference | Ginebra | 4–3 | Shell | Diet Sarsi | Robert Jaworski |
| 1991 | All-Filipino | Purefoods | 3–2 | Diet Sarsi | Alaska | Ely Capacio |
| 1991 | Third Conference | Alaska | 3–1 | Ginebra | San Miguel | Tim Cone |
| 1992 | First Conference | Shell | 4–1 | San Miguel | Alaska | Rino Salazar |
| 1992 | All-Filipino | San Miguel | 4–3 | Purefoods | Swift | Norman Black |
| 1992 | Third Conference | Swift | 4–0 | 7-Up | Ginebra | Yeng Guiao |
| 1993 | All-Filipino | Coney Island | 4–2 | San Miguel | Swift | Chot Reyes |
| 1993 | Commissioner's | Swift | 4–2 | Purefoods | San Miguel | Yeng Guiao |
| 1993 | Governors' | San Miguel | 4–1 | Swift | Sta. Lucia | Norman Black |
| 1994 | All-Filipino | San Miguel | 4–2 | Coney Island | Alaska | Norman Black |
| 1994 | Commissioner's | Purefoods | 4–1 | Alaska | Swift | Chot Reyes |
| 1994 | Governors' | Alaska | 4–2 | Swift | Pepsi | Tim Cone |
| 1995 | All-Filipino | Sunkist | 4–3 | Alaska | Sta. Lucia | Derrick Pumaren |
| 1995 | Commissioner's | Sunkist | 4–2 | Alaska | Sta. Lucia | Derrick Pumaren |
| 1995 | Governors' | Alaska | 4–3 | San Miguel | Sunkist | Tim Cone |
| 1996 | All-Filipino | Alaska | 4–1 | Purefoods | San Miguel | Tim Cone |
| 1996 | Commissioner's | Alaska | 4–3 | Shell | Sta. Lucia | Tim Cone |
| 1996 | Governors' | Alaska | 4–1 | Ginebra | Shell | Tim Cone |
| 1997 | All-Filipino | Purefoods | 4–2 | Gordon's Gin | Sta. Lucia | Eric Altamirano |
| 1997 | Commissioner's | Gordon's Gin | 4–2 | Alaska | San Miguel | Robert Jaworski |
| 1997 | Governors' | Alaska | 4–1 | Purefoods | San Miguel | Tim Cone |
| 1998 | All-Filipino | Alaska | 4–3 | San Miguel | Pop Cola | Tim Cone |
| 1998 | Commissioner's | Alaska | 4–2 | San Miguel | Pop Cola | Tim Cone |
| 1998 | Centennial | Mobiline | 1–0 | Shell | Pop Cola | Eric Altamirano |
| 1998 | Governors' | Shell | 4–3 | Mobiline | Purefoods | Perry Ronquillo |
| 1999 | All-Filipino | Shell | 4–2 | Tanduay | Barangay Ginebra | Perry Ronquillo |
| 1999 | Commissioner's | San Miguel | 4–2 | Shell | Alaska | Jong Uichico |
| 1999 | Governors' | San Miguel | 4–2 | Alaska | Tanduay | Jong Uichico |
| 2000 | All-Filipino | Alaska | 4–1 | Purefoods | Tanduay | Tim Cone |
| 2000 | Commissioner's | San Miguel | 4–1 | Sta. Lucia | Alaska | Jong Uichico |
| 2000 | Governors' | San Miguel | 4–1 | Purefoods | Red Bull | Jong Uichico |
| 2001 | All-Filipino | San Miguel | 4–2 | Barangay Ginebra | Pop Cola | Jong Uichico |
| 2001 | Commissioner's | Red Bull | 4–2 | San Miguel | Alaska | Yeng Guiao |
| 2001 | Governors' | Sta. Lucia | 4–2 | San Miguel | Shell | Norman Black |
| 2002 | Governors' | Purefoods | 4–3 | Alaska | Coca-Cola | Ryan Gregorio |
| 2002 | Commissioner's | Red Bull | 4–3 | Talk 'N Text | San Miguel | Yeng Guiao |
| 2002 | All-Filipino | Coca-Cola | 3–1 | Alaska | San Miguel | Chot Reyes |
| 2003 | All-Filipino | Talk 'N Text | 4–2 | Coca-Cola | Alaska | Joel Banal |
| 2003 | Invitational | Alaska | 2–1 | Coca-Cola | FedEx | Tim Cone |
| 2003 | Reinforced | Coca-Cola | 4–3 | San Miguel | Talk 'N Text | Chot Reyes |
| (2004) | Fiesta | Barangay Ginebra | 3–1 | Red Bull | Talk 'N Text | Siot Tanquingcen |
| 2004–05 | Philippine | Barangay Ginebra | 4–2 | Talk 'N Text | San Miguel | Siot Tanquingcen |
| 2004–05 | Fiesta | San Miguel | 4–1 | Talk 'N Text | Shell | Jong Uichico |
| 2005–06 | Fiesta | Red Bull | 4–2 | Purefoods | Air21 | Yeng Guiao |
| 2005–06 | Philippine | Purefoods | 4–2 | Red Bull | Alaska | Ryan Gregorio |
| 2006–07 | Philippine | Barangay Ginebra | 4–2 | San Miguel | Talk 'N Text | Jong Uichico |
| 2006–07 | Fiesta | Alaska | 4–3 | Talk 'N Text | Red Bull | Tim Cone |
| 2007–08 | Philippine | Sta. Lucia | 4–3 | Purefoods | Red Bull | Boyet Fernandez |
| 2007–08 | Fiesta | Barangay Ginebra | 4–3 | Air21 | Red Bull | Jong Uichico |
| 2008–09 | Philippine | Talk 'N Text | 4–3 | Alaska | Sta. Lucia | Chot Reyes |
| 2008–09 | Fiesta | San Miguel | 4–3 | Barangay Ginebra | Burger King | Siot Tanquingcen |
| 2009–10 | Philippine | Purefoods | 4–0 | Alaska | San Miguel | Ryan Gregorio |
| 2009–10 | Fiesta | Alaska | 4–2 | San Miguel | Talk 'N Text | Tim Cone |

### 2010–present

Starting from the 2010 season, the third-place playoff (popularly known as the "battle for third") was no longer held.
| Season | Conference | Champion | Series | Runner-up | Winning coach |
| 2010–11 | Philippine | Talk 'N Text | 4–2 | San Miguel | Chot Reyes |
| 2010–11 | Commissioner's | Talk 'N Text | 4–2 | Barangay Ginebra | Chot Reyes |
| 2010–11 | Governors' | Petron | 4–3 | Talk 'N Text | Ato Agustin |
| 2011–12 | Philippine | Talk 'N Text | 4–1 | Powerade | Chot Reyes |
| 2011–12 | Commissioner's | B-Meg | 4–3 | Talk 'N Text | Tim Cone |
| 2011–12 | Governors' | Rain or Shine | 4–3 | B-Meg | Yeng Guiao |
| 2012–13 | Philippine | Talk 'N Text | 4–0 | Rain or Shine | Norman Black |
| 2012–13 | Commissioner's | Alaska | 3–0 | Barangay Ginebra | Luigi Trillo |
| 2012–13 | Governors' | San Mig Coffee | 4–3 | Petron | Tim Cone |
| 2013–14 | Philippine | San Mig Coffee | 4–2 | Rain or Shine | Tim Cone |
| 2013–14 | Commissioner's | San Mig Coffee | 3–1 | Talk 'N Text | Tim Cone |
| 2013–14 | Governors' | San Mig Coffee | 3–2 | Rain or Shine | Tim Cone |
| 2014–15 | Philippine | San Miguel | 4–3 | Alaska | Leo Austria |
| 2014–15 | Commissioner's | Talk 'N Text | 4–3 | Rain or Shine | Jong Uichico |
| 2014–15 | Governors' | San Miguel | 4–0 | Alaska | Leo Austria |
| 2015–16 | Philippine | San Miguel | 4–3 | Alaska | Leo Austria |
| 2015–16 | Commissioner's | Rain or Shine | 4–2 | Alaska | Yeng Guiao |
| 2015–16 | Governors' | Barangay Ginebra | 4–2 | Meralco | Tim Cone |
| 2016–17 | Philippine | San Miguel | 4–1 | Barangay Ginebra | Leo Austria |
| 2016–17 | Commissioner's | San Miguel | 4–2 | TNT | Leo Austria |
| 2016–17 | Governors' | Barangay Ginebra | 4–3 | Meralco | Tim Cone |
| 2017–18 | Philippine | San Miguel | 4–1 | Magnolia | Leo Austria |
| 2017–18 | Commissioner's | Barangay Ginebra | 4–2 | San Miguel | Tim Cone |
| 2017–18 | Governors' | Magnolia | 4–2 | Alaska | Chito Victolero |
| 2019 | Philippine | San Miguel | 4–3 | Magnolia | Leo Austria |
| 2019 | Commissioner's | San Miguel | 4–2 | TNT | Leo Austria |
| 2019 | Governors' | Barangay Ginebra | 4–1 | Meralco | Tim Cone |
| 2020 | Philippine | Barangay Ginebra | 4–1 | TNT | Tim Cone |
| 2021 | Philippine | TNT | 4–1 | Magnolia | Chot Reyes |
| 2021 | Governors' | Barangay Ginebra | 4–2 | Meralco | Tim Cone |
| 2022–23 | Philippine | San Miguel | 4–3 | TNT | Leo Austria |
| 2022–23 | Commissioner's | Barangay Ginebra | 4–3 | Bay Area | Tim Cone |
| 2022–23 | Governors' | TNT | 4–2 | Barangay Ginebra | Jojo Lastimosa |
| 2023–24 | Commissioner's | San Miguel | 4–2 | Magnolia | Jorge Gallent |
| 2023–24 | Philippine | Meralco | 4–2 | San Miguel | Luigi Trillo |
| 2024–25 | Governors' | TNT | 4–2 | Barangay Ginebra | Chot Reyes |

## Championships by franchise

Championships won from conferences shaded in gray above, such as Mobiline's 1998 Centennial Cup and Añejo's 1988 PBA-IBA Championship titles are not included in the table below.
| Franchise | Championships | Runners-up | Third places | Total trophies | Last championship |
| San Miguel / Royal / Gold Eagle / Magnolia / Petron | 29 | 16 | 15 | 60 | 2023–24 Commissioner's |
| Barangay Ginebra / Gilbey's Gin / St. George / Ginebra / Añejo / Tondeña / Gordon's Gin | 15 | 16 | 7 | 38 | 2022–23 Commissioner's |
| Alaska / Hills Bros. | 14 | 17 | 12 | 43 | 2013 Commissioner's |
| Magnolia / Purefoods / Coney Island / B-Meg Derby Ace / B-Meg / San Mig Coffee / San Mig Super Coffee / Star | 14 | 18 | 1 | 33 | 2018 Governors' |
| Crispa / Walk Tall | 13 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 1984 First All-Filipino |
| TNT / Pepsi / 7-Up / Mobiline / Talk 'N Text | 10 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 2024 Governors' |
| Toyota | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 1982 Open |
| Great Taste / Presto / N-Rich | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1990 All-Filipino |
| Shell | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1999 All-Filipino |
| Pop Cola / Sarsi / Diet Sarsi / Swift / Sunkist | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1995 Commissioner's |
| Tanduay | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1987 Open |
| Red Bull / Barako Bull | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2005–06 Fiesta |
| Rain or Shine / Welcoat | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2016 Commissioner's |
| 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 |
| Meralco | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2024 Philippine |
| Northern Cement* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1985 Reinforced |
| Nicholas Stoodley (United States)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1980 Invitational |
| Manila Beer / Beer Hausen | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Barako Bull / FedEx / Air21 / Burger King | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Noritake / Mariwasa | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Bay Area (Hong Kong)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Filmanbank | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Adidas (France)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Emtex (Brazil)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| South Korea* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
Bold denotes active franchise
    * Guest team

## Championships by player

The teams provided were the teams that the player were part of the championship roster. Bold denotes player in the PBA.
| Player | No. of championship | Team/Franchise |
| Ramon Fernandez | 19 | Toyota, Tanduay, San Miguel |
| Freddie Hubalde | 16 | Crispa, Tanduay |
| Abet Guidaben | 16 | Crispa, San Miguel |
| Philip Cezar | 15 | Crispa, Great Taste, Ginebra |
| Bernie Fabiosa | 15 | Crispa, Great Taste, Purefoods |
| Atoy Co | 14 | Crispa, Great Taste |
| Robert Jaworski | 13 | Toyota, Ginebra/Añejo/Gordon's Gin |
| Johnny Abarrientos | 12 | Alaska, Coca-Cola, Barangay Ginebra |
| Yancy de Ocampo | 12 | Talk 'N Text, B-Meg/San Mig Coffee/San Mig Super Coffee, San Miguel |
| Joe Devance | 12 | Alaska, B-Meg/San Mig Coffee/San Mig Super Coffee, Barangay Ginebra |
| Cris Bolado | 11 | Alaska, Purefoods, Gordon's Gin, San Miguel, Coca-Cola |
| Rafi Reavis | 11 | Coca-Cola, Barangay Ginebra, Magnolia |
| Luis "Tito" Varela | 10 | Crispa |
| Bogs Adornado | 10 | Crispa, U/Tex, Great Taste |
| Jojo Lastimosa | 10 | Purefoods, Alaska |
| Bong Hawkins | 10 | Alaska, Coca-Cola |
| Chris Ross | 10 | San Miguel |
| Marcio Lassiter | 10 | San Miguel |
| June Mar Fajardo | 10 | San Miguel |

## Championships by coach

Listed below are the coaches who won at least two PBA championships. Championships won from conferences shaded in gray above, such as Eric Altamirano's 1998 Centennial Cup and Rino Salazar's 1988 PBA-IBA Championship titles are not included in the table below. Both coaches otherwise would have won two titles each if those were included, instead of just one.
| ^ | 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 |
| Coach | Championships | Champion teams handled | Last championship |
| Tim Cone^ | 25 | Alaska, B-Meg/San Mig Coffee/San Mig Super Coffee, Barangay Ginebra | 2022–23 Commissioner's (Barangay Ginebra) |
| Baby Dalupan* | 15 | Crispa, Great Taste, Purefoods | 1990 Third Conference (Purefoods) |
| Norman Black*^ | 11 | San Miguel, Sta. Lucia, Talk 'N Text | 2012–13 Philippine (Talk 'N Text) |
| Chot Reyes^ | 10 | Coney Island/Purefoods, Coca-Cola, Talk 'N Text/TNT | 2024 Governors' (TNT) |
| Jong Uichico^ | 9 | San Miguel, Barangay Ginebra, Talk 'N Text | 2015 Commissioner's (Talk 'N Text) |
| Leo Austria^ | 9 | San Miguel | 2022 Philippine (San Miguel) |
| Yeng Guiao^ | 7 | Swift, Red Bull, Rain or Shine | 2016 Commissioner's (Rain or Shine) |
| Tommy Manotoc* | 6 | U/Tex, San Miguel, Crispa | 1983 Open (Crispa) |
| Dante Silverio* | 5 | Toyota | 1978 Invitational (Toyota) |
| Ed Ocampo* | 4 | Royal Tru Orange, Toyota | 1982 Open (Toyota) |
| Robert Jaworski* | 4 | Ginebra/Añejo/Gordon's Gin | 1997 Commissioner's (Gordon's Gin) |
| Turo Valenzona | 3 | Tanduay | 1987 Open (Tanduay) |
| Siot Tanquingcen | 3 | Barangay Ginebra, San Miguel | 2009 Fiesta (San Miguel) |
| Ryan Gregorio | 3 | Purefoods | 2009–10 Philippine (Purefoods) |
| Derrick Pumaren | 2 | Sunkist | 1995 Commissioner's (Sunkist) |
| Perry Ronquillo | 2 | Shell | 1999 All-Filipino (Shell) |
| Luigi Trillo^ | 2 | Alaska, Meralco | 2024 Philippine (Meralco) |