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Logo of the PBA finals used since the 2010–11 PBA season. The Philippine Basketball Association awards a championship trophy (or cup) to the winning team at the end of each conference (tournament). To determine a champion for a conference, a double-round elimination (sometimes a classification) round is usually held.
Ms. PBA, Mia Montemayor tosses the ceremonial ball between Mariwasa's Cisco Oliver and Concepcion's Ramon Lucindo during the opening ceremonies of the Philippine Basketball Association on April 9, 1975. Looking on are PBA commissioner Leo Prieto and PBA president Emerson Coseteng. The first PBA logo primarily used from 1975 to 1988.
The 1979 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Invitational Championship finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1979 PBA Invitational Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Toyota and Crispa Redmanizers played for the 25th championship contested by the league. Toyota Tamaraws won the championship.
The Jun Bernardino Trophy is a trophy awarded to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team that wins the PBA Philippine Cup finals. [1]Previously known as the "Perpetual Trophy", it was created in 2006 and renamed in March 2007 in honor of former PBA commissioner Emilio "Jun" Bernardino, Jr. who served from 1994 to 2002.
Each season is composed of 2 or more conferences; in the PBA where teams are owned by corporations and do not reside in a geographical area, "conferences" are tournaments held during a season. Winning a conference is considered a greater honor than having the best record in the season; the most prestigious conference is the All-Filipino Cup.
In the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), the Grand Slam is the achievement of winning all three conference championships (tournaments) in a single season. As of 2020, this has been accomplished five times by four teams and four coaches since the league's inception in 1975.
The 2025–26 PBA season, also referred to as PBA season 50, is the 50th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season will begin in October 5, 2025 and will conclude sometime in 2026. The season marks the golden anniversary of the Philippine league with activities planned for the commemoration.
After eight years since joining the league in 1979, the La Tondeña ballclub won their first PBA championship by winning the Open Conference crown over Manila Beer, four games to one. On the memorable night of December 11, 1986, Ginebra San Miguel clinched the trophy with a 130-120 victory in Game Five.