North Division (MPBL)
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League | Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League |
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Sport | Basketball |
Founded | 2018 |
No. of teams | 14 |
Most recent champion(s) | Pampanga Giant Lanterns (1st title) |
Most titles | San Juan Knights (2 titles) |
The North Division is one of two divisions in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), the other being the South Division. Both divisions were formed as a result of the league's national expansion in the 2018–19 season.[1] As of 2024, the North Division consists of 14 teams.
The most recent realignment occurred in the 2024 season. In that season, three expansion teams entered the league and were placed in the North Division, those being the Abra Weavers, Pangasinan Heatwaves, and Tarlac United Force. Two teams, the Makati OKBet Kings and Pasig City MCW Sports all departed from the league entirely. The league then realigned the Parañaque Patriots to the South Division to balance both divisions. Mid-season, Tarlac pulled out due to financial concerns, leaving the North Division with 14 teams.
2024 standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GB |
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1 | San Juan Knights | 28 | 26[a] | 2 | — |
2 | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | 28 | 26[a] | 2 | — |
3 | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 28 | 24 | 4 | 2 |
4 | Manila Batang Sampaloc | 28 | 20 | 8 | 6 |
5 | Caloocan Batang Kankaloo | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 |
6 | Pasay Voyagers | 28 | 18[b] | 10 | 8 |
7 | Abra Weavers | 28 | 18[b] | 10 | 8 |
8 | Rizal Golden Coolers | 28 | 15[c] | 13 | 11 |
9 | Quezon City Toda Aksyon | 28 | 15[c] | 13 | 11 |
10 | Valenzuela Classic | 28 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
11 | Pangasinan Heatwaves | 28 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
12 | Bataan Risers | 28 | 9 | 19 | 17 |
13 | Marikina Shoemasters | 28 | 7 | 21 | 19 |
14 | Bulacan Kuyas | 28 | 2 | 26 | 24 |
WD | Tarlac United Force[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2a) If two teams are tied, head-to-head match-up; 2b) If three or more teams are tied, head-to-head point quotient; 3) overall point quotient; 4) coin toss.
Notes:
- ^ a b San Juan wins tiebreaker over Pampanga based on head-to-head record.
- ^ a b Pasay wins tiebreaker over Abra based on head-to-head record.
- ^ a b Rizal wins tiebreaker over Quezon City based on head-to-head record.
- ^ The Tarlac United Force was pulled out by the league due to the team's failure to comply with financial obligations.
Teams
[edit]Current
[edit]Team | Locality | Years in division |
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Abra Weavers | Abra | 2024–present |
Bataan Risers | Bataan | 2018–present |
Bulacan Kuyas | Bulacan | 2018–2020; 2023–present |
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo | Caloocan | 2018–present |
Manila Stars | Manila | 2018–present |
Marikina Shoemasters | Marikina | 2019–present |
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | Nueva Ecija | 2019–present |
Pampanga Giant Lanterns | Pampanga | 2018–present |
Pangasinan Heatwaves | Pangasinan | 2024–present |
Pasay Voyagers | Pasay | 2018–2020; 2023–present |
Quezon City Toda Aksyon | Quezon City | 2018–present |
Rizal Golden Coolers | Rizal | 2019–2020; 2023–present |
San Juan Knights | San Juan | 2018–present |
Valenzuela Classic | Valenzuela | 2018–present |
Former
[edit]Team | Locality | Years in division | Current division |
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Makati OKBet Kings | Makati | 2018–2023 | Inactive |
Mandaluyong El Tigre | Mandaluyong | 2018–2019 | Inactive |
Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines | Navotas | 2018–2020 | Inactive |
Parañaque Patriots | Parañaque | 2019–2020; 2023 | South Division |
Pasig City MCW Sports | Pasig | 2018–2023 | Inactive |
Tarlac United Force | Tarlac | 2024[a] | Inactive |
- Notes
- ^ The Tarlac United Force withdrew before their first game of the 2024 season due to not being able to fulfill the league's financial obligations to join the following season.
Timeline
[edit]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 |
North Division finals history
[edit]Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of times that team has appeared in the North Division finals, as well as each respective teams' North Division finals record up to date.
Won MPBL Finals |
Season | Champion | Series | Runner-Up |
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2018–19 Datu Cup |
San Juan (1, 1–0) |
2–1 | Manila (1, 0–1) |
2019–20 Lakan Season |
San Juan (2, 2–0) |
2–1 | Makati (1, 0–1) |
2022 | Nueva Ecija (1, 1–0) |
2–1 | San Juan (3, 2–1) |
2023 | Pampanga (1, 1–0) |
2–0 | San Juan (4, 2–2) |
2024 | TBD between San Juan and Pampanga |
Season results
[edit]Legend | |
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Won MPBL Finals | |
Won Division Finals, but lost the MPBL Finals | |
Qualified for the playoffs |
Season | Team | |||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | |
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2018–19 Datu Cup |
BAN (23–2) |
MKT (21–4) |
SJ (20–5) |
MNL (20–5) |
BUL (14–11) |
NAV (13–12) |
QC (12–13) |
CAL (11–14) |
PAM (11–14) |
VAL (10–15) |
MDL (8–17) |
PSY (8–17) |
PSG (4–21) |
— | — | — |
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2019–20 Lakan Season |
SJ (26–4) |
MNL (25–5) |
MKT (22–8) |
PAM (21–9) |
BAN (20–10) |
BUL (19–11) |
PSG (18–12) |
PSY (17–13) |
CAL (16–14) |
VAL (11–19) |
NE (10–20) |
QC (10–20) |
MAR (8–22) |
PAR (8–22) |
NAV (7–22) |
RZL (6–23) |
2022 | NE (21–0) |
PSG (14–7) |
SJ (14–7) |
PAM (14–7) |
BAN (13–8) |
VAL (10–11) |
QC (9–12) |
MAR (8–13) |
CAL (6–15) |
MNL (6–15) |
MKT (2–19) |
— | — | — | — | — |
2023 | PAM (26–2) |
NE (23–5) |
MKT (21–7) |
CAL (20–8) |
PSG (19–9) |
SJ (19–9) |
PSY (17–11) |
MAR (16–12) |
BAN (13–15) |
RZL (12–16) |
PAR (11–17) |
BUL (7–21) |
MNL (4–23) |
QC (3–25) |
VAL (3–25) |
— |
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2024 | SJ (26–2) |
PAM (26–2) |
NE (24–4) |
MNL (20–8) |
CAL (19–9) |
PSY (18–10) |
ABR (18–10) |
RZL (15–13) |
QC (15–13) |
VAL (14–14) |
PGS (12–16) |
BAN (9–19) |
MAR (7–21) |
BUL (2–26) |
TAR (WD) |
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Rivalries
[edit]Nueva Ecija vs. San Juan
[edit]Pampanga vs. San Juan
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League opens next joust June 12". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "P3M at stake in MPBL preseason joust". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
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