The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) is a men's professional

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league in the

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History

The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) was founded in December 2021 by former officials the

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, namely its former

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Rocky Chan and former COO Chelito Caro. Chan assumed the post of PSL president and Caro of the league commissioner. Former professional basketballer

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was appointed as commissioner in January 2022, succeeding Caro. There are also under-21 and under-18 divisions. The league then subsequently held its first Pro Division tournament: the Pearl of the Orient Cup, which saw eight teams compete in venues across

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. Among the teams were two that moved from the

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(MPBL): the

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and

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, the latter of which became the inaugural champions. The second Pro Division tournament then came later that year with the DUMPER Cup, which saw sixteen teams compete. It was eventually won by the

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, after defeating the defending champion Tigers. In mid-2023, PSL underwent new management changes with the entry of new president Cris Bautista and league commissioner

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. After they left the PSL, the former management went on creating another basketball league, ''Sinag Liga Asya''. The new management went on to start the third Pro Division tournament, the

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. The President's Cup is the league's biggest to date, with 19 competing teams, eventually concluding with the

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being crowned the champions. On May 8, 2024, the PSL became a stakeholder in the country's national basketball federation, the

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. The PSL is set for the PSL President's Cup 2024–2025 which will begin on December 21, 2024 at

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Format

In the current format, all participating teams first play in a single

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, wherein every team is expected to play one game against each of the other teams. In 2022, the PSL used a double round-robin format. Qualified teams then advance to the playoffs, which mostly involves

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, with the overall format varied across different tournaments.

Pro Division teams

The following teams are confirmed to compete in the 2024–25 season.

Previous teams

Youth Division teams

21-Under

18-Under

16-Under

Seasons

Champions

Pro Division

21-Under Division

18-Under Division

16-Under Division

; Notes # The championship series was delayed multiple times, but was eventually not played. Both Pampanga and Farm Fresh are declared co-champions.

Other tournaments

Notes

References

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