Women's Philippine Basketball League
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Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1998 |
Ceased | 2008 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | ![]() |
Last champion(s) | Ever Bilena |
Most titles | Ever Bilena (3 titles) |
Official website | www |
The Women's Philippine Basketball League was a semi-professional women's basketball league in the Philippines.[1]
It was originally formed in 1998 as the women's counterpart to the Philippine Basketball League. The league went on hiatus from 2000 until it was revived in 2008. The revived league was expected to start-up on November 9, 2008, and ran alongside the PBL tournaments. It was open to all Filipino women basketball players 25 years old and below. However, the league quickly folded after that season.
The league was sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the country's national basketball federation. [2][3][4][5][6]
The WPBL held its last tournament in 1999 when the Ever Bilena team of Dioceldo Sy dominated the league for two seasons.
Teams[]
- Bacchus Energy Drink- St. Scholastica's College
- Ever Bilena- University of Santo Tomas
- Mail and More- Chiang Kai Shek College
- Muscle Tape- Lyceum of the Philippines University Lady Pirates
- Nutri-C- Ateneo de Manila University
- Oracare- De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
- Oracle Residences- Far Eastern University
- Smart Buddy- University of the Philippines
- Sunkist- De La Salle University
- Discovery Suites- RP Women's Seniors Team
- Xtreme Magic Sing- RP Women's Youth Team
Champions[]
Season | Champion | Format | Series | Runner-Up |
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1998 | Ever Bilena | |||
1999 | Ever Bilena | |||
2008-09 PG Flex Linoleum Cup | Ever Bilena Gandang Pinay[7] | 2-of-3 | 2-0 | Smart Buddy-University of the Philippines |
References[]
- ^ Lising, Charmie (August 31, 2020). "WNBL's role in pushing for gender equality in sports". ESPN5. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ PBL revives dormant women’s league
- ^ Women's PBL: A league of their own
- ^ Women cage league revival in the works
- ^ PBL expects new "baby" - October 8, 2008
- ^ Women’s cage league roster of teams balloons to 11… maybe 12?
- ^ Ever Bilena seals WPBL three-peat - The Philippine Star - December 19, 2008
- Sports leagues established in 1998
- Women's basketball leagues in the Philippines
- 1998 establishments in the Philippines
- Women's basketball leagues in Asia