List of defunct Philippine Basketball Association teams
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Defunct franchises
Team | Entered | Final season | Acquired by |
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7-Up | 1975 1975 PBA season -Notable events:*The first game was held on April 9, 1975 at the Araneta Coliseum with the Marisawa-Noritake Porcelainmakers beating Concepcion Carriers 101-98 in the opening game and Toyota edging out U/Tex, 105-101 in front of 18,000 spectators... |
1977 1977 PBA season The 1977 PBA season was the third season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable events:*April 17, 1977 - Opening Game of the season between Crispa and Toyota, the Redmanizers won, 122-121 in a game marred by a free-for-all in the post-game fight, sending majority of the Crispa and... |
Filmanbank |
Barako Bull Energy Boosters | 2000 2000 PBA season The 2000 PBA season was the 26th of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*PBA's TV partner, Vintage Television was absorbed by Viva Entertainment.*Batang Red Bull Energizers entered the league as an expansion team.... |
2011 | Shopinas.com* |
Carrier/Quasar/Fiberlite | 1975 1975 PBA season -Notable events:*The first game was held on April 9, 1975 at the Araneta Coliseum with the Marisawa-Noritake Porcelainmakers beating Concepcion Carriers 101-98 in the opening game and Toyota edging out U/Tex, 105-101 in front of 18,000 spectators... |
1976 1976 PBA season The 1976 PBA Season was the second season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The season was memorable for it capped the first Grand Slam in the PBA, where the Crispa Redmanizers won all three conferences.-Notable events:... |
none |
CDCP/Galleon | 1980 1980 PBA season The 1980 PBA season was the sixth season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:The season was best remembered for the famous " Last 16 seconds" of the First Conference championship between U/tex Wranglers and Toyota Tamaraws... |
1981 1981 PBA season The 1981 PBA season was the seventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association . Instead of the usual three-conference format, the season was shortened to two conferences to give way to the Philippines' hosting of the 1981 Southeast Asian Games.... |
none |
Crispa Crispa Redmanizers The Crispa Redmanizers was a basketball team in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association , the Philippine Basketball Association and the Philippine Amateur Basketball League from the 1960s to the early 1990s.- Profile and history :... |
1975 1975 PBA season -Notable events:*The first game was held on April 9, 1975 at the Araneta Coliseum with the Marisawa-Noritake Porcelainmakers beating Concepcion Carriers 101-98 in the opening game and Toyota edging out U/Tex, 105-101 in front of 18,000 spectators... |
1984 1984 PBA season The 1984 PBA season was the 10th season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The season marked the first season without the famed Toyota squad and the final season of the 13-time league champion Crispa Redmanizers.-Champions:... |
Shell |
Pop Cola/Sunkist/Diet Sarsi/Swift Pop Cola Panthers The Pop Cola Panthers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team from 1990-2001 under the ownership of Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of RFM Corporation. Cosmos was sold to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., then-owned by San Miguel Corporation in 2001 which also includes the... |
1990 1990 PBA season The 1990 PBA season was the 16th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:*The PBA increased its membership from 6 teams to 8, with the entry of expansion teams, RFM/Cosmos Bottling, Inc. and Pepsi-Cola... |
2001 2001 PBA season The 2001 PBA season was the 27th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*During the preseason, Tanduay made soundwaves in the PBA when they signed Danny Ildefonso of corporate rival San Miguel Beermen a whopping 16-year, 98 million peso offersheet... |
Powerade* |
Great Taste/Presto/Tivoli/CFC/N-Rich Great Taste Coffee Makers Great Taste Coffee was one of the Pioneer teams in the Philippine Basketball Association . The company was then known as the Consolidated Foods Corporation and their chief products included well known brands like Presto Ice Cream, N-Rich Coffee Cream, Jack & Jill Fun Snacks, Great Taste Coffee... |
1975 1975 PBA season -Notable events:*The first game was held on April 9, 1975 at the Araneta Coliseum with the Marisawa-Noritake Porcelainmakers beating Concepcion Carriers 101-98 in the opening game and Toyota edging out U/Tex, 105-101 in front of 18,000 spectators... |
1992 1992 PBA season The 1992 PBA season was the 18th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud, stepped down from his post, after four successful years of guiding the league at its highest level, PBA chairman Rey Marquez succeeded Atty.Salud as the new PBA... |
Sta. Lucia |
Filmanbank | 1978 1978 PBA season The 1978 PBA Season was the fourth season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable events:*April 16, 1978: Opening Day, Toyota defeated Tanduay, 127-120, In the second game of the double-header, U/tex defeated Crispa, 103-94.... |
1979 1979 PBA season The 1979 PBA Season was the fifth season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Trivia:*The PBA's fifth season saw three different teams emerging champions in each conference.... |
CDCP/Galleon |
Manhattan/Country Fair/Sunkist/Winston | 1983 1983 PBA season The 1983 PBA season was the ninth season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The famed Crispa Redmanizers won its Second Grandslam after first doing the trick in 1976... |
1984 1984 PBA season The 1984 PBA season was the 10th season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The season marked the first season without the famed Toyota squad and the final season of the 13-time league champion Crispa Redmanizers.-Champions:... |
none |
Manila Beer/Beer Hausen Manila Beer Brewmasters Manila Beer was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1984-1986. It was formed after Delta Motors, owner of league pioneer Toyota sold the franchise to Basic Holdings, Inc, the company that owns Asia Brewery which in turn manufactures Manila Beer and Beer... |
1984 1984 PBA season The 1984 PBA season was the 10th season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The season marked the first season without the famed Toyota squad and the final season of the 13-time league champion Crispa Redmanizers.-Champions:... |
1986 1986 PBA season The 1986 PBA season was the 12th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable Events:*Alaska Milk marked its first participation in the league... |
none |
Mariwasa/Finance Inc/Galerie Dominique/Honda | 1975 1975 PBA season -Notable events:*The first game was held on April 9, 1975 at the Araneta Coliseum with the Marisawa-Noritake Porcelainmakers beating Concepcion Carriers 101-98 in the opening game and Toyota edging out U/Tex, 105-101 in front of 18,000 spectators... |
1983 1983 PBA season The 1983 PBA season was the ninth season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The famed Crispa Redmanizers won its Second Grandslam after first doing the trick in 1976... |
none |
Shell Shell Turbo Chargers The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation. Shell has been a member of the PBA since 1985 until 2005 when the team filed for a leave of absence after the season. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Paints... |
1985 1985 PBA season The 1985 PBA season was the 11th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable Events:*The season marked the first time without the famed Crispa Redmanizers participating in the league, a new team, Shell Azodrin took over the franchise of the disbanded Crispa.*The PBA found a new home... |
2004-05 2004-05 PBA season The 2004-05 PBA season is the 30th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. Instead of the usual calendar year of February-December, the league changed its schedule to the current October-July format, while limiting the number of conferences from three to two... |
Welcoat* |
Sta. Lucia Sta. Lucia Realtors The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta... |
1993 1993 PBA season The 1993 PBA season was the 19th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable events:*The league moves to its new home, the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.*The league unveils their new logo during the opening ceremonies.*Sta... |
2010 | Meralco* |
Tanduay Tanduay Rhum Masters The Tanduay Rhum Masters is a former Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association , Philippine Basketball Association and Philippine Basketball League basketball team.-History:... (Elizalde family) |
1975 1975 PBA season -Notable events:*The first game was held on April 9, 1975 at the Araneta Coliseum with the Marisawa-Noritake Porcelainmakers beating Concepcion Carriers 101-98 in the opening game and Toyota edging out U/Tex, 105-101 in front of 18,000 spectators... |
1987 1987 PBA season The 1987 PBA season was the 13th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable Occurrences:*Manila Beer Brewmasters disbanded its franchise, reducing the membership to only 6 teams, their players were absorbed by the rest of the PBA ballclubs.*The PBA, in partnership with a newly-formed... |
Purefoods* |
Tanduay Tanduay Rhum Masters The Tanduay Rhum Masters is a former Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association , Philippine Basketball Association and Philippine Basketball League basketball team.-History:... (Tan Lucio Tan Lucio Tan is a prominent Chinese Filipino business magnate and is one of the most prominent business magnates in the Philippines... family) |
1999 1999 PBA season The 1999 PBA season was the 25th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*The league transferred from the Cuneta Astrodome to the PhilSports Arena as their main playing venue.... |
2001 2001 PBA season The 2001 PBA season was the 27th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*During the preseason, Tanduay made soundwaves in the PBA when they signed Danny Ildefonso of corporate rival San Miguel Beermen a whopping 16-year, 98 million peso offersheet... |
Air21* |
Tefilin | 1980 1980 PBA season The 1980 PBA season was the sixth season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:The season was best remembered for the famous " Last 16 seconds" of the First Conference championship between U/tex Wranglers and Toyota Tamaraws... |
1981 1981 PBA season The 1981 PBA season was the seventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association . Instead of the usual three-conference format, the season was shortened to two conferences to give way to the Philippines' hosting of the 1981 Southeast Asian Games.... |
none |
Toyota Toyota Super Corollas The Toyota Super Corollas was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1975-1983. The team had various monikers such as the Comets, the Silver Tamaraws, the Tamaraws, the Super Diesels, the Super Corollas and the Silver Coronas.Their nine PBA titles is the... |
1975 1975 PBA season -Notable events:*The first game was held on April 9, 1975 at the Araneta Coliseum with the Marisawa-Noritake Porcelainmakers beating Concepcion Carriers 101-98 in the opening game and Toyota edging out U/Tex, 105-101 in front of 18,000 spectators... |
1983 1983 PBA season The 1983 PBA season was the ninth season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The famed Crispa Redmanizers won its Second Grandslam after first doing the trick in 1976... |
Manila Beer/Beer Hausen |
U/Tex | 1975 1975 PBA season -Notable events:*The first game was held on April 9, 1975 at the Araneta Coliseum with the Marisawa-Noritake Porcelainmakers beating Concepcion Carriers 101-98 in the opening game and Toyota edging out U/Tex, 105-101 in front of 18,000 spectators... |
1982 1982 PBA season The 1982 PBA season was the eighth season of the Philippine Basketball Association . It was the very first season that the league implement the best-of-seven format in the Reinforced Filipino Conference which was the first tournament.-Champions:... |
Country Fair |
Genealogies
These are the franchise acquisitions of present PBA teams (present to oldest):- Barako Bull → Tanduay (2001)
- Alaska → San Miguel (original)/Magnolia
- B-Meg → Tanduay (1987)
- Ginebra
- Meralco → Sta. Lucia → Great Taste/Presto
- Petron
- Powerade → Pop Cola
- Shopinas.com → Red Bull/Barako Bull (2000)
- Rain or Shine → Shell → Crispa
- Talk 'N Text
These are the franchise acquisitions of defunct PBA teams (oldest to latest):
- 7-Up → Filmanbank → Galleon
- U/Tex → Country Fair
- Toyota → Manila Beer/Beer Hausen
All records of a franchise are dropped when it is acquired by a new company, except for:
- The San Miguel/Royal franchise, when it took a leave of absence on 1986, the Alaska Milk franchise didn't acquire San Miguel's records. When San Miguel returned in 1987, it assumed the records of the original San Miguel franchise. The same was done for the Tanduay franchise.
- The Purefoods/B-Meg franchise, when Ayala CorporationAyala CorporationAyala Corporation is a holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by the Spanish and German Ayala, Roxas, and Zobel families during colonial rule, it is the country's oldest and largest conglomerate...
sold its Purefoods unit to San Miguel CorporationSan Miguel CorporationEstablished in 1890 as a brewery, San Miguel Corporation is Southeast Asia's largest publicly listed food, beverage and packaging company with over 17,000 employees in over 100 major facilities throughout the Asia-Pacific....
, the records of the Ayala-owned team were carried over to the San Miguel-owned team.
Guest teams
UBC ThunderbirdsUBC Thunderbirds
The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are one of the most successful teams in the CIS, though a few of their teams are members of the U.S...
(2004 PBA Fiesta Conference
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference
The 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference, or known as the 2004 Gran Matador Brandy-PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, was tournament held by the Philippine Basketball Association and the first ever edition of the PBA Fiesta Conference....
) U.S. Mail and More Pro-Am Selection (2004 PBA Fiesta Conference
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference
The 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference, or known as the 2004 Gran Matador Brandy-PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, was tournament held by the Philippine Basketball Association and the first ever edition of the PBA Fiesta Conference....
) Yonsei University
Yonsei University
Yonsei University is a Christian private research university, located in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1885, it is one of the oldest universities in South Korea, the top private comprehensive universities in South Korea, and is widely regarded as one of the top three comprehensive...
(2003
2003 PBA season
The 2003 PBA Season was the 29th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*The NBN/IBC consortium took over the league's TV coverage after winning the TV rights over the league's longtime TV partner Vintage Television in December 2002.*Noli Eala became the league's...
Invitational) Magnolia Jilin Tigers
Jilin Northeast Tigers
Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers or Jilin Northeast Tigers or Jilin Tonggang are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Changchun, Jilin....
(2003
2003 PBA season
The 2003 PBA Season was the 29th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*The NBN/IBC consortium took over the league's TV coverage after winning the TV rights over the league's longtime TV partner Vintage Television in December 2002.*Noli Eala became the league's...
Invitational) Novi Sad
Novi Sad
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Amateur Selection (2003
2003 PBA season
The 2003 PBA Season was the 29th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*The NBN/IBC consortium took over the league's TV coverage after winning the TV rights over the league's longtime TV partner Vintage Television in December 2002.*Noli Eala became the league's...
Invitational) Northern Consolidated Cement (1985
1985 PBA season
The 1985 PBA season was the 11th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable Events:*The season marked the first time without the famed Crispa Redmanizers participating in the league, a new team, Shell Azodrin took over the franchise of the disbanded Crispa.*The PBA found a new home...
PBA Reinforced Conference Champions) Philippine national basketball team (On various occasions, 1984
1984 PBA season
The 1984 PBA season was the 10th season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The season marked the first season without the famed Toyota squad and the final season of the 13-time league champion Crispa Redmanizers.-Champions:...
-2003
2003 PBA season
The 2003 PBA Season was the 29th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*The NBN/IBC consortium took over the league's TV coverage after winning the TV rights over the league's longtime TV partner Vintage Television in December 2002.*Noli Eala became the league's...
) Emtex (1977
1977 PBA season
The 1977 PBA season was the third season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable events:*April 17, 1977 - Opening Game of the season between Crispa and Toyota, the Redmanizers won, 122-121 in a game marred by a free-for-all in the post-game fight, sending majority of the Crispa and...
) Ramrod (1977
1977 PBA season
The 1977 PBA season was the third season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable events:*April 17, 1977 - Opening Game of the season between Crispa and Toyota, the Redmanizers won, 122-121 in a game marred by a free-for-all in the post-game fight, sending majority of the Crispa and...
) Nicholas Stoodley (1980
1980 PBA season
The 1980 PBA season was the sixth season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:The season was best remembered for the famous " Last 16 seconds" of the First Conference championship between U/tex Wranglers and Toyota Tamaraws...
PBA Invitational Champions) Adidas (1980
1980 PBA season
The 1980 PBA season was the sixth season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:The season was best remembered for the famous " Last 16 seconds" of the First Conference championship between U/tex Wranglers and Toyota Tamaraws...
) South Korea (1982
1982 PBA season
The 1982 PBA season was the eighth season of the Philippine Basketball Association . It was the very first season that the league implement the best-of-seven format in the Reinforced Filipino Conference which was the first tournament.-Champions:...
) Smart Gilas National Team
Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas Pilipinas is a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...
(2009-10
2009–10 PBA season
The 2009–10 PBA Season was the 35th season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The season formally opened on October 11, 2009 and ended on August 18, 2010...
), ( 2010-11)
Graphical timeline
Key: Red = founding franchises; yellow = 1970s; blue = 1980s; orange = 1990s; green = 2000-09; purple = 2010s