Women's Philippine Basketball League

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Women's Philippine Basketball League
Women's Philippine Basketball League logo.jpg
Sport Basketball
Founded1998
Ceased2008
No. of teams12
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Last
champion(s)		Ever Bilena
Most titlesEver Bilena (3 titles)
Official website www.pbl.org.ph/wpbl.php

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

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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

Champions

SeasonChampionFormatSeriesRunner-Up
1998Ever Bilena [8]
1999Ever Bilena [8]
2008Ever Bilena Gandang Pinay [8] 2-of-32-0Smart Buddy-University of the Philippines

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References

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  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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "Ever Bilena seals WPBL three-peat". The Philippine Star. December 19, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
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