Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2002 |
No. of teams | 8 (Finals) ~250 (Qualifying) |
Country | Philippines |
Most recent champion(s) | Ateneo Blue Eagles (5) |
Most titles | Ateneo (5) |
TV partner(s) | none (via livestreaming through PCCL's Facebook and YouTube accounts) |
Related competitions | CESAFI, ISAA, ISSA, NAASCU, NCAA, NCAA South, NCRAA, NOPSSCEA, PRISAA, SCUAA, UAAP, UCAA, UCLAA, BBEAL, BBL, COSAA, DPSAA, DCIBL, LUSCAA, QPSBA |
Official website | CollegiateChampionsLeague.net |
The Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) is a national collegiate basketball championship league in the Philippines. Its tournament, known as the "National Collegiate Championship" (NCC) is sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the country's national basketball federation. The league's format varies every season with 250 teams coming from nine different regional areas nationwide. [1]
It was originally established in 2002 as the Collegiate Champions League (CCL). Reynaldo Gamboa, former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) chairman and team governor for the Shell Turbo Chargers was named as the chairman of the tournament, while former national coach Joe Lipa served as the tournament director and commissioner. In 2008, the national governing body of basketball in the Philippines, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) sanctioned the CCL and was renamed into the Philippine Collegiate Champions League in which the organizers of the old CCL were retained.
So then, teams from the UAAP had dominated the tournament, winning ten (10) out of the twelve (12) championships contested, with the remainder being won by teams from the NCAA. UAAP and NCAA teams are given four, and the CESAFI one, outright slots in the round of 16 berths. No UAAP champion vs. NCAA champion meeting took place in the finals, although a finals between the UAAP champion and the NCAA runner-up was contested in 2003 (FEU vs. San Sebastian), 2011 (Ateneo vs. San Sebastian)and 2019 (Ateneo vs. San Beda), UAAP and CESAFI champions contested the finals in 2018, and both finalists in the UAAP contested the 2008 and 2012 championship while NCAA finalists would later contested in 2018.
In 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the Finals were played in a best-of-3 series; the others were one-off games (2004–2008); no third-place game was held on the first two tournaments. The contest was not held in 2005. In 2011, the single round robin Final Four match-up was introduced with the team with the most wins will have a twice-to-beat incentive in the Finals. However, in 2012, it was changed to whichever team to first get two (2) wins will automatically advanced to the Finals with the Finals without any incentives and with the Finals being played in a best-of-three series.
Due to time constraints, the championship of the 2015 tournament was cancelled. Instead, the winners of the semifinal round were declared as co-champions.
There was no tournament held in 2016 due to the changes adopted in the UAAP calendar.
The national championship returned in 2017 and adopted an elite-eight tournament format. The top two teams from UAAP and NCAA, together with the CESAFI champion were seeded automatically. The three remaining slots were given to the champions of the Luzon, NCR and Mindanao regional tournaments.
In 2018, changes in the tournament format were made to give provincial teams a fair chance to be in the championship round. The champions of UAAP and NCAA were placed in a separate group while the rest of the qualified teams, including the CESAFI champion will be placed in a separate tournament group that will first determine the champions for North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The eventual winner of this group will face-off with the winner of the UAAP/NCAA group to determine the national champion.
From 2017 to 2018, the PCCL held its 3x3 basketball tournament, in parallel to its regular national championship. The PCCL's version of its 3x3 tournament has similar rules with the BIG3 tournament. Regional 3x3 tournaments were held in North and South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. In 2018, the official FIBA 3x3 rules were followed.
Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
2 | FEU Tamaraws | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
3 | San Beda Red Lions | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
4 | De La Salle Green Archers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | UE Red Warriors | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
6 | San Sebastian Stags | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | UST Growling Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Lyceum Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | UV Green Lancers | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
SWU Cobras | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Letran Knights | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
13 | JRU Heavy Bombers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
STI Olympians | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Saint Francis Doves | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
USC Warriors | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 entries) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 48 |
Year | Luzon | VisMin/Southern Islands |
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2010 | Letran Knights Lyceum Pirates NU Bulldogs UE Red Warriors | USC Warriors UI Wildcats |
2011 | San Sebastian Stags | UC Webmasters |
2013 | FEU Tamaraws | SWU Cobras |
2014 | De La Salle Green Archers | UV Green Lancers |
Year | North/Central Luzon | NCR | South Luzon/Bicol | Visayas | Mindanao |
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2011 | U-Pang Flames | De La Salle Green Archers NU Bulldogs | UB Brahmans | AMA Ormoc Titans | STI-CDO Olympians |
2017 | LNU Dukes | San Sebastian Stags | NCF Tigers | n/a | HTC GenSan Wildcats |
2018 | DHVTSU Wildcats | Letran Knights | NCF Tigers | CSAV Titans | HTC GenSan Wildcats |
2019 | DHVTSU Wildcats | Diliman Blue Dragons | Annunciation Panthers | AC Lightnings | HTC GenSan Wildcats |
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place |
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2017 | Arellano (NCAA) | 42–24 | Fatima (NAASCU) | UV (CESAFI) |
2018 | Holy Child College of Davao | 2–0 (best-of-three) | La Finns Scholastica | UNC |
The third season of the CCL began on February 11, 2005, with Philippine Basketball League's Chino Trinidad as the Commissioner.
Seeded at | Team | League | Notes | Eliminated at |
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Semifinals | Philippine Christian University Dolphins | NCAA | NCAA champion | Semifinals (Eliminated by UE) |
Quarterfinals | Far Eastern University Tamaraws | UAAP | UAAP champion [6] | Champions (Finals vs. UE) |
Quarterfinals | University of the Visayas Green Lancers | CESAFI | CESAFI champion | Semifinals (Eliminated by FEU) |
Quarterfinals | University of Perpetual Help Rizal Altas | NCAA | NCAA runner-up | Quarterfinals (Eliminated by UE) |
Third Round | Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles | UAAP | UAAP 3rd place | Third Round (Eliminated by UP) |
Second Round | Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights | NCAA | NCAA 3rd place | Second Round (Eliminated by UP) |
Second Round | University of the East Red Warriors | UAAP | UAAP 4th place | Finals (Defeated by FEU) |
Second Round | University of San Jose - Recoletos Jaguars | CESAFI | CESAFI runner-up | Second Round (Eliminated by UC) |
Unseeded | University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons [7] | UAAP | UAAP 5th place | Quarterfinals (Eliminated by FEU) |
Unseeded | University of Southern Philippines Panthers | CESAFI | CESAFI 3rd place | First Round (Eliminated by UMindanao) |
Unseeded | West Negros College Mustangs | NOPSSCEA | NOPSSCEA champion | First Round (Eliminated by UC) |
Unseeded | San Beda College Red Lions | NCAA | NCAA 4th place | Second Round (Eliminated by UE) |
Unseeded | Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals | UCAA | UCAA champion | First Round (Eliminated by UP) |
Unseeded | University of Mindanao Wildcats | Davao PRISAA | Davao PRISAA Champion | Quarterfinals (Eliminated by UV) |
Unseeded | University of Cebu Webmasters | CESAFI | CESAFI 4th place | Third Round (Eliminated by UP) |
Unseeded | University of Manila Hawks | NAASCU | NAASCU champion | First Round (Eliminated by San Beda) |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
February 11/13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
EAC | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 15/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UP | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Letran | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UP | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UP | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ateneo | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 15/22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UP | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
FEU | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
FEU | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 11/13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UV | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
U of Mindanao | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||
USP | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 15/22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
U of Mindanao | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UV | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
FEU | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 11/13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UE | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UC | 109 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 15/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WNC | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
USJ–R | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UC | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UC | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UE | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 15/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UE | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 11/13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
San Beda | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UM | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 15/22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
San Beda | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UE | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Perpetual | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UE | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
PCU | 67 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||
February 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UV | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
PCU | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2005 PCCL champions |
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FEU Tamaraws Second title |
The 4th Collegiate Champions League began on October 5, 2006
Seed | Team | League | Notes | Eliminated at |
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1 | Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles | UAAP | UAAP runner-up | Quarterfinals (eliminated by Mapúa) |
2 | San Beda College Red Lions | NCAA | NCAA champion | Finals (defeated by UE) |
3 | University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers | UAAP | UAAP champion | Round of 16 (eliminated by JRU) |
4 | Philippine Christian University Dolphins | NCAA | NCAA runner-up | Quarterfinals (eliminated by UE) |
5 | University of the East Red Warriors | UAAP | UAAP 3rd place | Champions (Finals vs. San Beda) |
6 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights | NCAA | NCAA 3rd place | Quarterfinals (eliminated by JRU) |
7 | Adamson University Soaring Falcons | UAAP | UAAP 4th place | Round of 16 (eliminated by UV) |
8 | Mapua Institute of Technology Cardinals | NCAA | NCAA 4th place | Semifinals (eliminated by UE) |
9 | Saint Francis of Assisi College System Doves | NCRAA | NCRAA champion | Round of 16 (eliminated by Mapúa) |
10 | University of the Visayas Green Lancers | CESAFI | Visayas-Mindanao qualifier | Quarterfinals (eliminated by San Beda) |
11 | University of Cebu Webmasters | CESAFI | Visayas-Mindanao qualifier | Round of 16 (eliminated by Letran) |
12 | Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals | UCAA | UCAA champion | Round of 16 (eliminated by UE) |
13 | AMA Computer University Titans | NAASCU | NAASCU champion | Round of 16 (eliminated by PCU) |
14 | José Rizal University Heavy Bombers | NCAA | NCAA 6th place - Wildcard | Semifinals (eliminated by San Beda) |
15 | National University Bulldogs | UAAP | UAAP 7th place - Wildcard | Round of 16 (eliminated by San Beda) |
16 | PMI Colleges Admirals | CUSA | CUSA champion - Wildcard | Round of 16 (eliminated by Ateneo) |
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
October 6 — Blue Eagle Gym | ||||||||||||||
Ateneo | 87 | |||||||||||||
October 14 — Rizal Coliseum | ||||||||||||||
PMI | 73 | |||||||||||||
Ateneo | 66 | |||||||||||||
October 5 — EAC Gym | ||||||||||||||
Mapúa | 70 | |||||||||||||
Mapúa | 77 | |||||||||||||
October 19 — Rizal Coliseum | ||||||||||||||
St. Francis | 60 | |||||||||||||
Mapúa | 73 | |||||||||||||
October 10 — St. Placid's Gym | ||||||||||||||
UE | 84 | |||||||||||||
PCU | 95 | |||||||||||||
October 13 — Rizal Coliseum | ||||||||||||||
AMACU | 88 | |||||||||||||
PCU | 55 | |||||||||||||
October 5 — EAC Gym | ||||||||||||||
UE | 74 | |||||||||||||
UE | 84 | |||||||||||||
October 22 — Rizal Coliseum | ||||||||||||||
EAC | 60 | |||||||||||||
UE | 66 | |||||||||||||
October 10 — St. Placid's Gym | ||||||||||||||
San Beda | 59 | |||||||||||||
San Beda | 75 | |||||||||||||
October 13 — Rizal Coliseum | ||||||||||||||
NU | 72 | |||||||||||||
San Beda | 84 | |||||||||||||
October 9 — UST Gym | ||||||||||||||
UV | 68 | |||||||||||||
Adamson | 67 | |||||||||||||
October 19 — Rizal Coliseum | ||||||||||||||
UV | 70 | |||||||||||||
San Beda | 61 | |||||||||||||
October 9 — UST Gym | ||||||||||||||
JRU | 58 | Third place | ||||||||||||
UST | 63 | |||||||||||||
October 14 — Rizal Coliseum | October 22 — Rizal Coliseum | |||||||||||||
JRU | 65 | |||||||||||||
JRU | 64 | Mapúa | 72 | |||||||||||
October 6 — Blue Eagle Gym | ||||||||||||||
Letran | 58 | JRU | 76 | |||||||||||
Letran | 81 | |||||||||||||
UC | 71 | |||||||||||||
2006 PCCL champions |
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UE Red Warriors Second title |
All games were held at the Cebu Coliseum in Cebu City.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
2 UC | 93 | |||||
1 USC | 90 | |||||
2 WNC | L | |||||
3 UC | W | |||||
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
3 UMin | 68 | |||||
1 UV | 83 | |||||
2 USJ–R | L | |||||
3 UMin | W | |||||
The 5th Collegiate Champions League started on November 10, 2007.
Seed | Team | League | Notes | Eliminated at |
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1 | De La Salle University-Manila Green Archers [8] | UAAP | UAAP champion | Round of 16 (Forfeit) |
2 | San Beda College Red Lions | NCAA | NCAA champion | Quarterfinals (Eliminated by UST) |
3 | Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles | UAAP | UAAP 3rd place Unigames runner-up | Champions (Finals vs. UV) |
4 | University of the East Red Warriors [8] | UAAP | UAAP runner-up | Round of 16 (Forfeit) |
5 | Far Eastern University Tamaraws | UAAP | UAAP 5th place Unigames champion - Wildcard | Quarterfinals (Eliminated by STI) |
6 | José Rizal University Heavy Bombers | NCAA | NCAA 3rd place | Quarterfinals (Eliminated by Ateneo de Manila) |
7 | University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers | UAAP | UAAP 4th place | Semi-finals (Eliminated by Ateneo de Manila) |
8 | University of the Visayas Green Lancers | CESAFI | CESAFI champion | Finals (Defeated by Ateneo de Manila) |
9 | Lyceum of the Philippines University Pirates | WNCAA | WNCAA champion | Round of 16 (Eliminated by UV) |
10 | Mapúa Institute of Technology Cardinals | NCAA | NCAA 4th place | Round of 16 (Eliminated by UST) |
11 | West Negros College Mustangs | NOPSSCEA | NOPSSCEA champion Unigames 3rd Place [9] | Round of 16 (Eliminated by JRU) |
12 | Manuel L. Quezon University Stallions | CUSA | CUSA champion | Round of 16 (Eliminated by FEU) |
13 | STI College Olympians | NAASCU | NAASCU champion | Semi-finals (Eliminated by UV) |
14 | San Sebastian College - Recoletos Stags | NCAA | NCAA 5th place | Round of 16 (Eliminated by Ateneo de Manila) |
15 | Sacred Heart College Stallions | TCCL | TCCL champion | Round of 16 (eliminated by San Beda) |
16 | University of Mindanao Wildcats | DCAA | DCAA champion | Quarterfinals (Eliminated by UV) |
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
November 15 - The Arena | ||||||||||||||
La Salle [8] | Declined | |||||||||||||
November 19 - The Arena | ||||||||||||||
UMin | Default | |||||||||||||
UMin | 58 | |||||||||||||
November 17 - The Arena | ||||||||||||||
UV | 78 | |||||||||||||
UV | 101 | |||||||||||||
November 26 - The Arena | ||||||||||||||
Lyceum | 80 | |||||||||||||
UV | 80 | |||||||||||||
November 14 - Blue Eagle Gym | ||||||||||||||
STI | 71 | |||||||||||||
UE [8] | Forfeit | |||||||||||||
November 21 - The Arena | ||||||||||||||
STI | Default | |||||||||||||
STI | 77 | |||||||||||||
November 10 - The Arena | ||||||||||||||
FEU | 72 | |||||||||||||
FEU | 91 | |||||||||||||
November 28 - The Arena | ||||||||||||||
MLQU | 80 | |||||||||||||
UV | 54 | |||||||||||||
November 12 - St. Placid's Gym | ||||||||||||||
Ateneo | 71 | |||||||||||||
San Beda | 105 | |||||||||||||
November 19 - The Arena | ||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart | 48 | |||||||||||||
San Beda | 84 | |||||||||||||
November 12 - St. Placid's Gym | ||||||||||||||
UST | 88 | |||||||||||||
UST | 91 | |||||||||||||
November 26 - The Arena | ||||||||||||||
Mapúa | 90 | |||||||||||||
UST | 66 | |||||||||||||
November 14 - Blue Eagle Gym | ||||||||||||||
Ateneo | 92 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Ateneo | 78 | |||||||||||||
November 21 - The Arena | November 28 - The Arena | |||||||||||||
San Sebastian | 51 | |||||||||||||
Ateneo | 81 | STI | 87 | |||||||||||
November 13 - N. Aquino Stadium | ||||||||||||||
JRU | 71 | UST (OT) | 81 | |||||||||||
JRU | 83 | |||||||||||||
WNC | 61 | |||||||||||||
2007 Champion |
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Ateneo First title |
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