The Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup (previously known as the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup) is a pre-season collegiate basketball tournament in the Philippines. It is organized by Filoil EcoOil Sports. It gathers teams mainly from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), but also include some invited teams such as the RP Youth under-18 team and teams from other leagues, in a basketball tournament just before the start of the collegiate season.
| Most recent season or competition: 16th Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Most recent champion(s) | UP Fighting Maroons (Seniors) NU Bullpups (Juniors) |
| TV partner(s) | ABS-CBN Sports and Action (2007–2016) ESPN5 (2018–2019)[1] Solar Sports (2023–present) |
History edit
The tournament was organized by the Filoil Flying V Sports team of the Villavicencio Group of Companies.[2] It was first held as a post-season tournament in 2006 where it was known as the Homegrown Invitational Cup. Starting in 2007, Filoil Flying V Sports decided to hold it every summer and it was subsequently renamed as the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup. The De La Salle Green Archers won the first two editions of the tournament.[3][4] The UE Red Warriors won the third edition of the tournament in 2008, followed by the FEU Tamaraws in 2009, and the San Sebastian Stags in 2010.[5] The tournament has been aired on television by coverage partner, ABS-CBN Sports, through ABS-CBN Sports+Action until 2016. Following a year without its coverage partner for the 2017 season, the tournament was returned to television this time on ESPN5 through The 5 Network and AksyonTV for the 2018 season.[1] The 2020 and 2021 seasons of the tournament were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] Prior to the resumption of the tournament with its 15th season in 2022, it was rebranded as the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup.[8][9]
Tournament format edit
Its format consists of dividing the teams into two groups featuring single round robin elimination games among teams of the same group to determine the playoff teams. The playoffs feature a crossover format, with the top seeds of each group facing off against the fourth seed of their opposites and the second seeds slugging it out with the opposite side's third seeds until a champion is determined.[10]
Tournament results edit
Per tournament edit
Per school edit
| School |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 De La Salle University |
4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
 San Beda University |
3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
 Far Eastern University |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Ateneo de Manila University |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 University of the East |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 National University |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 San Sebastian College–Recoletos |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jose Rizal University |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Adamson University |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 University of the Philippines |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Arellano University |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Centro Escolar University |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lyceum of the Philippines University |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Premier Cup boasts 19 squads, returns to TV". Tiebreaker Times. April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Ninong of collegiate basketball". The Philippine Star. April 11, 2008.
- ^ "La Salle Homegrown champion". The Manila Times. December 18, 2006.
- ^ "Archers, Blazers on target". The Philippine Star. March 25, 2011.
- ^ "Seventh FilOil Flying V tourney launched". Inquirer. March 22, 2012.
- ^ "With no preseason, Filoil to air old games on FB". Inquirer. May 10, 2020.
- ^ "Filoil cancels plan to hold preseason tournament for UAAP teams". SPIN.ph. February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Filoil preseason tourney seeks July return with 16 teams in tow". SPIN.ph. June 18, 2022.
- ^ "Filoil preseason hoops tiff returns in July". The Philippine Star. June 18, 2022.
- ^ "UAAP, NCAA teams out in full force for Filoil Preseason Cup". SPIN.ph. April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Ateneo snags first ever FilOil crown". The Guidon. June 13, 2011.
- ^ "National U bags first Filoil Championship; Parks MVP". Inquirer. June 12, 2012.
- ^ "UE stuns NU for Filoil crown; Sumang named MVP". Inquirer. June 12, 2013.
- ^ "UAAP beats NCAA: La Salle downs San Beda to win FilOil title". Rappler. June 8, 2014.
- ^ "San Beda Red Lions are Filoil Cup champs after hammering La Salle in final". SPIN.ph. June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Mbala dominates as DLSU wins Filoil title". Rappler. June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Bolick drains dagger vs DLSU as San Beda reclaims FilOil crown". GMA News. June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Ateneo dominates San Beda, sweeps way to Filoil title". Inquirer. June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Canlas, Nelle show way as San Beda rips La Salle to claim Filoil Flying V Cup". SPIN.ph. June 23, 2019.
- ^ "NU completes perfect run, rules FilOil tiff with win vs FEU". GMA News. August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Adamson begs off from Filoil bronze game, takes on UV in Surigao". Tiebreaker Times. August 25, 2022.
- ^ "UP edges La Salle to cop Filoil Preseason title". GMA News. June 21, 2023.