# South Division (MPBL)

The South Division is one of two divisions in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), the other being the North Division. Both divisions were formed as a result of the league's national expansion in the 2018–19 season. As of 2025, both divisions consist of 15 teams each.
The most recent realignment occurred in the 2025 season. Two returning teams, Basilan Viva Portmasters and Cebu Classic, were placed back in the South Division. Three others departed: the Bicolandia Oragons, Iloilo United Royals, and Negros Muscovados. The Rizal Golden Coolers were realigned to the South Division to balance both divisions.

## 2025 standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GB |
| 1 | Biñan Tatak Gel | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2 | Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 3 | Bacolod City of Smiles | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 4 | Basilan Viva Portmasters | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 5 | Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 6 | Cebu Classic | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 7 | Davao Occidental Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 8 | GenSan Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 9 | Imus Braderhood | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 10 | Mindoro Tamaraws | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 11 | Muntinlupa Cagers | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 12 | Parañaque Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 13 | Quezon Huskers | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 14 | Rizal Golden Coolers | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 15 | Zamboanga Sikat | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 |
* 1 2 Biñan (0.869) wins tiebreaker over Sarangani (0.730) based on overall point quotient.

## Teams
### Current

| Team | Location | Years in division |
| Bacolod City of Smiles | Bacolod | 2019–present |
| Basilan Viva Portmasters | Lamitan, Basilan | 2018–2020; 2025–present |
| Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters | Batangas City, Batangas | 2018–present |
| Biñan Tatak Gel | Biñan, Laguna | 2018–present |
| Cebu Classic | Cebu City | 2018–2020; 2025–present |
| Davao Occidental Tigers | Davao Occidental | 2018–2020; 2024–present |
| Imus Braderhood | Imus, Cavite | 2018–present |
| Mindoro Tamaraws | Pola, Oriental Mindoro | 2019–present |
| Muntinlupa Cagers | Muntinlupa | 2018–present |
| Parañaque Patriots | Parañaque | 2018–2020; 2024–present |
| Quezon Huskers | Lucena | 2023–present |
| Rizal Golden Coolers | Antipolo, Rizal | 2018–2019; 2022; 2025–present |
| Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire | Alabel, Sarangani | 2019–present |
| South Cotabato Warriors | General Santos | 2018–present |
| Zamboanga Sikat | Zamboanga City | 2018–present |

### Former

| Team | Locality | Years in division | Current division |
| Bacoor City Strikers | Bacoor, Cavite | 2018–2023 | Inactive |
| Bicolandia Oragons | Legazpi, Albay | 2019–2020; 2023–2024 | Inactive |
| Iloilo United Royals | Passi, Iloilo | 2019–2020; 2023–2024 | Inactive |
| Marikina Shoemasters | Marikina | 2018–2019 | North Division |
| Negros Muscovados | Bacolod | 2023–2024 | Inactive |

### Timeline

* Denotes team that is currently in the division
* Denotes team that has left the division
* Denotes period in which the team is/was in the opposing division

## South Division finals history

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of times that team has appeared in the South Division finals, as well as each respective teams' South Division finals record up to date.
* Won MPBL finals
| Season | Champion | Series | Runner-up |
| 2018–19 Datu Cup | Davao Occidental (1, 1–0) | 2–1 | Batangas City (1, 0–1) |
| 2019–20 Lakan Season | Davao Occidental (2, 2–0) | 2–1 | Basilan (1, 0–1) |
| 2022 | Zamboanga (1, 1–0) | 2–1 | Batangas City (2, 0–2) |
| 2023 | Bacoor City (1, 1–0) | 2–0 | Batangas City (3, 0–3) |
| 2024 | Quezon (1, 1–0) | 2–1 | Batangas City (4, 0–4) |

## Season results

Legend :
* Won MPBL finals
* Won division finals, but lost the MPBL finals
* Qualified for the playoffs
| Season | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team |
| Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| 2018: The South Division was formed with thirteen member teams. ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–19 Datu Cup | DVO (20–5) | BTG (15–10) | MUN (15–10) | GS (14–11) | BCR (13–12) | ZAM (12–13) | IMS (11–14) | CEB (11–14) | LAG (10–15) | PAR (9–16) | MAR (8–17) | BAS (7–18) | RZL (7–18) | — | — |
| 2019: Expansion sides Bacolod, Bicol, Iloilo, Mindoro and Soccsksargen joined the South Division. Marikina, Parañaque, and Rizal were realigned to the North Division. Cebu City, Laguna, and Soccsksargen changed its location identifiers to Cebu, Biñan, and Sarangani, respectively. ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–20 Lakan Season | DVO (26–4) | BCR (24–6) | BAS (20–10) | BTG (19–11) | ZAM (18–12) | ILO (18–12) | GS (18–12) | BCL (16–14) | CEB (15–15) | BIÑ (12–18) | BCD (11–19) | MDR (9–21) | MUN (7–23) | IMS (6–24) | SAR (1–29) |
| 2022: Basilan, Bicol, Cebu, Davao Occidental, and Iloilo departed from the league. Rizal rejoined from the North Division. Biñan reverted its location identifier back to Laguna. ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | ZAM (18–3) | BTG (17–4) | SAR (16–5) | GS (15–6) | BCD (14–7) | RZL (10–11) | BCR (9–12) | MUN (6–15) | IMS (5–16) | LAG (3–18) | MDR (1–20) | — | — | — | — |
| 2023: Expansion sides Negros and Quezon joined the South Division alongside returning sides Bicol and Iloilo. Rizal was realigned back to the North Division. Mindoro briefly changed its location identifier to Oriental Mindoro before reverting back. ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | BCR (23–5) | BTG (22–6) | GS (21–7) | ZAM (20–8) | QZN (19–9) | MUN (16–12) | IMS (15–13) | ILO (12–16) | BCD (11–17) | SAR (11–17) | NEG (10–18) | MDR (6–22) | LAG (4–23) | BCL (1–27) | — |
| 2024: Returning side Davao Occidental was placed in the South Division while Bacoor City departed from the league. Parañaque rejoined from the North Division. General Santos and Laguna changed its location identiers to South Cotabato and Biñan, respectively. ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | QZN (21–7) | BTG (20–8) | BIÑ (20–8) | ZAM (20–8) | PAR (17–11) | SOC (17–11) | DVO (15–13) | NEG (12–16) | ILO (11–17) | MDR (10–18) | MUN (7–21) | SAR (5–23) | BCL (3–25) | IMS (2–26) | BCD (1–27) |
| 2025: Returning sides Basilan and Cebu Classic were placed in the South Division while Bicol, Iloilo, and Negros departed from the league. Rizal once again rejoined from the North Division. South Cotabato reverted its location identifier back to General Santos. ||||||||||||||||