Women's Philippine Basketball League

The Women's Philippine Basketball League was a semi-professional women's basketball league in the Philippines.[1]

Women's Philippine Basketball League
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

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.[2][3][4] The league was revived by Mikee Romero.[5]

However, the league quickly folded after that season.[1]

The league, at least for the 2008 season, was sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the country's national basketball federation.[5]

Ever Bilena team of Dioceldo Sy dominated the league, winning all three seasons.[6][7]

Teams

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Champions

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Season Champion Format Series Runner-Up
1998 Ever Bilena[8]
1999 Ever Bilena[8]
2008 Ever Bilena Gandang Pinay[8] 2-of-3 2-0 Smart Buddy-University of the Philippines

References

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  1. ^ a b Lising, Charmie (August 31, 2020). "WNBL's role in pushing for gender equality in sports". ESPN5. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Mail And More joins WPBL". Philippine Basketball League. October 23, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "RP women's basketball gets boost with revival of WPBL". ABS-CBN News. October 16, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's cage league roster of teams balloons to 11… maybe 12?". GMA News. October 22, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Navarro, Dante (2008). "Women cage league revival in the works". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Buduan, Joseph (January 7, 2009). "WPBL: Slam Bang Revival, New Hoops Heroines". Philippine Basketball League. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Grand slam worth the wait for Sy". The Philippine Star. December 26, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Ever Bilena seals WPBL three-peat". The Philippine Star. December 19, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2022.