# 2022 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines season

The 2022 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines season was the third season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
After reaching the division semifinals in their previous campaign, Zamboanga opened their 2022 season with an eight-game winning streak. This would be followed by a stretch of three consecutive losses, which would become the only losses of their entire regular season run. The Family's Brand Sardines then finished with a ten-game winning streak to cap off with an 18–3 record and the top seed in the South Division.
After sweeping Muntinlupa and then defeating Bacolod in a three-game series, Zamboanga faced against the Batangas City Embassy Chill for the third consecutive season. Despite losing game 1 at home, Zamboanga would then win the next two games, with a close win in game 3 clinching their spot in the 2022 national finals against the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards. Down 0–2, Zamboanga came home to win game 3 of the series, but would ultimately lose game 4, ending their chances at a championship.
The team played all of their home games this season at the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 21 | 18 | 3 | — | Playoffs |
| 2 | Batangas City Embassy Chill | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Sarangani Marlins | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 4 | GenSan Warriors | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Bacolod Bingo Plus | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | Playoffs |

### Schedule

2022 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines season schedule :
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Record |
| 1 | May 21 | Caloocan | Ynares Center | 1–0 |
| 2 | May 24 | Makati | Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center | 2–0 |
| 3 | June 6 | San Juan | Filoil Flying V Centre | 3–0 |
| 4 | June 20 | Marikina | Santa Rosa Sports Complex | 4–0 |
| 5 | June 25 | Pasig City | Alonte Sports Arena | 5–0 |
| 6 | July 11 | Sarangani | Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center | 6–0 |
| 7 | July 18 | Valenzuela | La Salle Coliseum | 7–0 |
| 8 | July 19 | Bacolod | La Salle Coliseum | 8–0 |
| 9 | July 26 | Manila | Paco Arena | 8–1 |
| 10 | August 1 | Batangas City | Batangas City Coliseum | 8–2 |
| 11 | August 8 | Nueva Ecija | Nueva Ecija Coliseum | 8–3 |
| 12 | August 16 | Bataan | Filoil EcoOil Centre | 9–3 |
| 13 | August 22 | Laguna | San Andres Sports Complex | 10–3 |
| 14 | August 29 | Muntinlupa | Santa Rosa Sports Complex | 11–3 |
| 15 | September 3 | Bacoor City | Ynares Sports Arena | 12–3 |
| 16 | September 15 | Rizal | Ynares Sports Arena | 13–3 |
| 17 | September 20 | General Santos | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | 14–3 |
| 18 | September 28 | Quezon City | Laguna Sports Complex | 15–3 |
| 19 | October 4 | Mindoro | Muntinlupa Sports Center | 16–3 |
| 20 | October 6 | Pampanga | Orion Sports Complex | 17–3 |
| 21 | October 11 | Imus City | Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center | 18–3 |
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## Playoffs
### Schedule

2022 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines playoff schedule :
| Round | Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Recap |
| Division quarterfinals | 1 | October 17 | Muntinlupa | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap |
| Division quarterfinals | 2 | October 24 | Muntinlupa | Batangas City Coliseum | Recap |
| Division semifinals | 1 | November 8 | Bacolod | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap |
| Division semifinals | 2 | November 12 | Bacolod | Batangas City Coliseum | Recap |
| Division semifinals | 3 | November 15 | Bacolod | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap |
| Division finals | 1 | November 19 | Batangas City | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap |
| Division finals | 2 | November 22 | Batangas City | Batangas City Coliseum | Recap |
| Division finals | 3 | November 26 | Batangas City | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap |
| National finals | 1 | December 2 | Nueva Ecija | Nueva Ecija Coliseum | Recap |
| National finals | 2 | December 5 | Nueva Ecija | Nueva Ecija Coliseum | Recap |
| National finals | 3 | December 9 | Nueva Ecija | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap |
| National finals | 4 | December 12 | Nueva Ecija | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap |
| Source: Schedule ||||||||