List of San Miguel Beermen seasons

The San Miguel Beermen, owned by San Miguel Brewery, joined the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in 1975, making them the only surviving original team to date. The team began play as the Royal Tru Orange in the 1975 PBA season.

Records per conference

Grand Slam champion

Conference champions

Conference runners-up

Conference third-place/semifinalists

Three-conference era (1975–2003)

Season	Conference	Team name	Overall record			Finals
			W	L	%
1975	First Conference	Royal Tru-Orange	25	31	.446
	Second Conference
	All-Philippine
1976	First Conference		22	24	.408
	Second Conference
	All-Philippine
1977	All-Filipino Conference		5	23	.179
	Open Conference
	Invitational Conference
1978	All-Filipino Conference		12	16	.429
	Open Conference
	Invitational Conference
1979	All-Filipino Conference		28	19	.596
	Open Conference					Royal 3, Toyota 1
	Invitational Conference
1980	Open Conference		9	23	.281
	Invitational Conference	San Miguel Beermen
	All-Filipino Conference
1981	Open Conference		22	19	.537
	Reinforced Filipino Conference
1982	Reinforced Filipino Conference		40	26	.606	Toyota 4, San Miguel 3
	Invitational Conference					San Miguel 2, Crispa 1
	Open Conference
1983	All-Filipino Conference		26	27	.491
	Reinforced Filipino Conference
	Open Conference
1984	First All-Filipino Conference	Gold Eagle Beermen	11	27	.289
	Second All-Filipino Conference
	Invitational Conference
1985	Open Conference	Magnolia Ice Cream Makers	26	28	.481	Great Taste 4, Magnolia 2
	All-Filipino Conference
	Reinforced Conference	Magnolia Quench Plus
1986	Reinforced Conference	San Miguel franchise took a leave of absence.
	All-Filipino Conference
	Open Conference	Magnolia Cheese Makers	2	10	.167
1987	Open Conference	Magnolia Ice Cream Makers	43	23	.652
	All-Filipino Conference
	Reinforced Conference	San Miguel Beermen				San Miguel 4, Hills Bros. 1
1988	Open Conference	San Miguel Beermen	46	26	.639	San Miguel 4, Purefoods 3
	All-Filipino Conference
	Reinforced Conference					San Miguel 4, Shell 1
1989	Open Conference		50	21	.704	San Miguel 4, Shell 1
	All-Filipino Conference					San Miguel 4, Purefoods 2
	Reinforced Conference					San Miguel 4, Añejo 1
1990	First Conference		29	27	.518
	All-Filipino Conference
	Third Conference
1991	First Conference		33	27	.550
	All-Filipino Conference
	Third Conference
1992	First Conference		43	31	.581	Shell 4, San Miguel 1
	All-Filipino Conference					San Miguel 4, Purefoods 3
	Third Conference
1993	All-Filipino Cup		46	25	.648	Coney Island 4, San Miguel 2
	Commissioner's Cup
	Governors Cup					San Miguel 4, Swift 1
1994	All-Filipino Cup		31	26	.544	San Miguel 4, Coney Island 2
	Commissioner's Cup
	Governors Cup
1995	All-Filipino Cup		27	23	.540
	Commissioner's Cup
	Governors Cup					Alaska 4, San Miguel 3
1996	All-Filipino Cup		25	26	.490
	Commissioner's Cup
	Governors Cup
1997	All-Filipino Cup	San Miguel Beermen	35	28	.556
	Commissioner's Cup
	Governors Cup
1998	All-Filipino Cup	San Miguel Beermen	43	31	.581	Alaska 4, San Miguel 3
	Commissioner's Cup					Alaska 4, San Miguel 2
	Centennial Cup
	Governors Cup
1999	All-Filipino Cup		35	20	.636
	Commissioner's Cup					San Miguel 4, Shell 2
	Governors Cup					San Miguel 4, Alaska 2
2000	All-Filipino Cup		12	8	.600
	Commissioner's Cup		15	3	.833	San Miguel 4, Sta. Lucia 1
	Governors Cup		13	7	.650	San Miguel 4, Purefoods 1
2001	All-Filipino Cup		17	9	.654	San Miguel 4, Barangay Ginebra 2
	Commissioner's Cup		13	8	.619	Red Bull 4, San Miguel 2
	Governors Cup		13	10	.565	Sta. Lucia 4, San Miguel 2
2002	Governors Cup		9	10	.474
	Commissioner's Cup		9	8	.529
	All-Filipino Cup		8	5	.615
2003	All-Filipino Cup		13	8	.619
	Invitational Conference		2	2	.500
	Reinforced Conference		13	12	.520	Coca-Cola 4, San Miguel 3
Overall record			851	697	.550	16 championships

Two-conference era (2004–2010)

Season	Conference	Team name	Elimination/classification round						Playoffs
			Finish	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Stage	Results
(2004)	Fiesta Conference	San Miguel Beermen	1st/10	18	16	2	.889	--	Quarterfinals	3rd in Group A (1–2)
2004–05	Philippine Cup		5th/10	18	9	9	.500	4	Semifinals 3rd-place playoff	4th overall (11-12) 2-3 in Semifinals San Miguel 105, Shell 100*
	Fiesta Conference		2nd/10	18	11	7	.611	1	2nd seed playoff Semifinals Finals	San Miguel 73, Alaska 71* San Miguel 3, Red Bull 1 San Miguel 4, Talk 'N Text 1
2005–06	Fiesta Conference		8th/9	16	6	10	.375	4	Survivor playoffs Wildcard phase	San Miguel** def. Coca-Cola 82–85 (OT), 69–67 Air21 2, San Miguel 1
	Philippine Cup		2nd/9	16	11	5	.689	1	Semifinals 3rd-place playoff	Red Bull 4, San Miguel 3 Alaska 102, San Miguel 95*
2006–07	Philippine Cup		2nd/10	18	13	5	.722	--	Semifinals Finals	San Miguel 4, Red Bull 3 Barangay Ginebra 4, San Miguel 2
	Fiesta Conference		6th/10	18	10	8	.556	3	5th-seed playoff 1st wildcard round 2nd wildcard round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place playoff	Air21 103, San Miguel 99* San Miguel 102, Sta. Lucia 85* San Miguel 102, Coca-Cola 101* San Miguel 2, Barangay Ginebra 1 Alaska 4, San Miguel 2 Red Bull 103, San Miguel 96*
2007–08	Philippine Cup	Magnolia Beverage Masters	5th/10	18	10	8	.556	2	Quarterfinals	Red Bull 2, Magnolia 0
	Fiesta Conference		5th/10	18	10	8	.556	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place playoff	Magnolia 2, Coca-Cola 1 Air21 4, Magnolia 2 Red Bull 102, Magnolia 90* [1]
2008–09	Philippine Cup	San Miguel Beermen	6th/10	18	9	9	.500	3	1st wildcard round 2nd wildcard round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place playoff	San Miguel 99, Coca-Cola 89* San Miguel 105, Air21 86* [2] San Miguel 2, Barangay Ginebra 1 Talk 'N Text 4, San Miguel 2 Sta. Lucia 99, San Miguel 97 (OT)* [3]
	Fiesta Conference		1st/10	14	11	3	.786	--	Semifinals Finals	San Miguel 4, Burger King 2 San Miguel 4, Barangay Ginebra 3
2009–10	Philippine Cup		2nd/10	18	13	5	.722	--	Semifinals 3rd-place playoff	Purefoods 4, San Miguel 2 San Miguel 95 Barangay Ginebra 88* [4]
	Fiesta Conference		2nd/10	18	13	5	.722	2	2nd-seed playoff Semifinals Finals	San Miguel 88, B-Meg Derby Ace 83* San Miguel 4, B-Meg Derby Ace 2 Alaska 4, San Miguel 2
Elimination/classification round				226	142	84	.628	—	12 post-wildcard appearances
Playoffs				117	59	59	.500	—	4 Finals appearances
Cumulative totals				344	201	143	.584	—	2 championships

• one-game playoffs
  **team had twice-to-beat advantage

Three-conference era (2010–present)

Season	Conference	Team name	Elimination round						Playoffs
			Finish	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Stage	Results
2010–11	Philippine	San Miguel Beermen	2nd/10	14	11	3	.786	—	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Miguel** 95, Air21 75 San Miguel 4, Barangay Ginebra 2 Talk 'N Text 4, San Miguel 2
	Commissioner's		10th/10	9	2	7	.286	6	Did not qualify
	Governors'	Petron Blaze Boosters	2nd/9	8	5	3	.625	1	Semifinals Finals	2nd overall (8–5), 3–2 in semifinals Petron 4, Talk 'N Text 3
2011–12	Philippine		3rd/10	14	9	5	.643	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Petron 2, Meralco 0 Talk 'N Text 4, Petron 3
	Commissioner's		9th/10	9	3	6	.333	4	Did not qualify
	Governors'		5th/10	9	5	4	.555	3	Semifinals	5th overall (6–8), 1–4 in semifinals
2012–13	Philippine		7th/10	14	6	8	.357	7	Quarterfinals	San Mig Coffee** 92, Petron 87 [5]
	Commissioner's		3rd/10	14	8	6	.571	3	Quarterfinals	Talk 'N Text 2, Petron 0
	Governors'		1st/10	9	8	1	.889	—	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Petron** 101, Barangay Ginebra 94 [6] Petron 3, Rain or Shine 1 San Mig Coffee 4, Petron 3
2013–14	Philippine		3rd/10	14	10	4	.714	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Petron 2, Barako Bull 0 Rain or Shine 4, Petron 1
	Commissioner's	San Miguel Beermen	2nd/10	9	7	2	.778	2	Quarterfinals	Air21 def. San Miguel** in 2 games
	Governors'		5th/10	9	5	4	.554	—	Quarterfinals	San Mig Super Coffee** 97, San Miguel 90 [7]
2014–15	Philippine		1st/12	11	9	2	.818	—	Semifinals Finals	San Miguel 4, Talk N' Text 0 San Miguel 4, Alaska 3
	Commissioner's		9th/12	11	4	7	.364	4	Did not qualify
	Governors'		2nd/12	11	8	3	.727	—	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Miguel** def. Meralco in 2 games San Miguel 3, Rain or Shine 1 San Miguel 4, Alaska 0
2015–16	Philippine		2nd/12	11	9	2	.818	—	Semifinals Finals	San Miguel 4, Rain or Shine 2 San Miguel 4, Alaska 3
	Commissioner's		1st/12	11	8	3	.727	—	Quarterfinals Semifinals	San Miguel** def. Star in 3 games Rain or Shine 3, San Miguel 1
	Governors'		2nd/12	11	8	3	.727	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals	San Miguel** 114, NLEX 110 [8] Barangay Ginebra 3, San Miguel 2
2016–17	Philippine		1st/12	11	10	1	.909	—	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Miguel** 98, Rain or Shine 91 [9] San Miguel 4, TNT 3 San Miguel 4, Barangay Ginebra 1
	Commissioner's		2nd/12	11	9	2	.818	—	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Miguel** 115, Phoenix 96 [10] San Miguel 3, Star 1 San Miguel 4, TNT 2
	Governors'		6th/12	11	7	4	.636	2	Quarterfinals	Barangay Ginebra** 104, San Miguel 84 [11]
2017–18	Philippine		1st/12	11	8	3	.727	—	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Miguel** 106, TNT 93 [12] San Miguel 4, Barangay Ginebra 1 San Miguel 4, Magnolia 1
	Commissioner's		6th/12	11	6	5	.545	3	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Miguel 2, TNT 0 San Miguel 3, Alaska 1 Barangay Ginebra 4, San Miguel 2
	Governors'		6th/12	11	6	5	.545	3	Quarterfinals	Alaska** 96, San Miguel 85 [13]
2019	Philippine		5th/12	11	7	4	.636	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Miguel 2, TNT 1 San Miguel 4, Phoenix Pulse 1 San Miguel 4, Magnolia 3
	Commissioner's		7th/12	11	5	6	.455	5	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Miguel def. NorthPort** in 2 games San Miguel 3, Rain or Shine 1 San Miguel 4, TNT 2
	Governors'		5th/12	11	6	5	.545	2	Quarterfinals	Barangay Ginebra** 100, San Miguel 97
2020	Philippine		4th/12	11	7	4	.636	1	Quarterfinals	Meralco def. San Miguel** in 2 games
2021	Philippine		4th/12	11	7	4	.636	3	Quarterfinals Semifinals	San Miguel 2, NorthPort 0 TNT 4, San Miguel 3
	Governors'		5th/12	11	7	4	.636	2	Quarterfinals	Meralco** 100, San Miguel 85 [14]
2022–23	Philippine		1st/12	11	9	2	.818	—	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Miguel** 123, Blackwater 93 [15] San Miguel 4, Meralco 3 San Miguel 4, TNT 3
	Commissioner's		5th/13	12	7	5	.583	3	Quarterfinals Semifinals	San Miguel 2, Converge 0 Bay Area 3, San Miguel 1
	Governors'		2nd/12	11	9	2	.818	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals	San Miguel** 121, Converge 105 [16] Barangay Ginebra 3, San Miguel 0 [17]
2023–24	Commissioner's		2nd/12	11	8	3	.727	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Miguel** 127, Rain or Shine 122 San Miguel 3, Barangay Ginebra 0 San Miguel 4, Magnolia 2
	Philippine		1st/12	11	10	1	.909	—	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	San Miguel** def. Terrafirma in 2 games San Miguel 4, Rain or Shine 0 Meralco 4, San Miguel 2
2024–25	Governors'		2nd in Group B	10	6	4	.600	1	Quarterfinals Semifinals	San Miguel 3, Converge 2 Barangay Ginebra 4, San Miguel 2
	Commissioner's		10th/13	12	5	7	.417	4	Did not qualify
	Philippine		1st/12	11	8	3	.727	—	Quarterfinals Semifinals	San Miguel** 108, Meralco 97 [18] San Miguel 4, Barangay Ginebra 3 San Miguel 4, TNT 2
Elimination round				419	272	147	.649	—	34 Playoff appearances
Playoffs				271	158	113	.583	—	25 Semifinals appearances 16 Finals appearances
Cumulative records				690	430	260	.623	—	12 Championships

*one-game playoffs
**team had the twice-to-beat advantage

Cumulative records

Era	GP	W	L	PCT
Three-conference era (1975–2003)	1,548	851	697	.550
Two-conference era (2004–2010)	344	201	143	.584
Three-conference era (2010–present)	690	430	260	.623
Total	2,582	1,482	1,100	.574

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