Women's Philippine Basketball League

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Women's Philippine Basketball League
Women's Philippine Basketball League logo.jpg
SportBasketball
Founded1998
Ceased2008
No. of teams12
Country Philippines
Last
champion(s)		Ever Bilena
Most titlesEver Bilena (3 titles)
Official websitewww.pbl.org.ph/wpbl.php

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[]

Champions[]

Season Champion Format Series Runner-Up
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[]

  1. ^ Lising, Charmie (August 31, 2020). "WNBL's role in pushing for gender equality in sports". ESPN5. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. ^ PBL revives dormant women’s league
  3. ^ Women's PBL: A league of their own
  4. ^ Women cage league revival in the works
  5. ^ PBL expects new "baby" - October 8, 2008
  6. ^ Women’s cage league roster of teams balloons to 11… maybe 12?
  7. ^ Ever Bilena seals WPBL three-peat - The Philippine Star - December 19, 2008
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