ThePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA) currently has twelve active teams, but there have been numerous teams that departed the league whether through acquisition and dissolution. Additionally, some teams, local and foreign, also competed as guest teams that took part in a number of conferences.
TheNorthPort Batang Pier are the most recent team to go defunct, with the franchise being sold in 2024. TheAlaska Aces have the most championships among defunct teams with 14, closely followed by theCrispa Redmanizers at 13.
| * | Denotes team that won a championship |
| Team | Company | Principal owner | Years active | Seasons played | Overall win–loss record | Win % | Championships | Acquired by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier/Quasar/Fiberlite | Concepcion Industries, Inc. | José N. Concepcion Sr. | 1975–1976 | 2 | 26–44 | 37.1% | 0 | none |
| 7-Up (Syjuco group) | Seven-Up Bottling Company of the Philippines | Santiago Syjuco | 1975–1977 | 3 | 25–74 | 25.2% | 0 | Filmanbank |
| Filmanbank | Filipinas Manufacturers Bank | Ricardo C. Silverio Sr. | 1978–1979 | 2 | 32–57 | 35.9% | 0 | Galleon Shipping/CDCP |
| Galleon Shipping/CDCP | Galleon Shipping Corporation/ Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines | Rodolfo Cuenca | 1980–1981 | 2 | 32–28 | 53.3% | 0 | none |
| Tefilin | Filipinas Synthetic Fiber Corporation | Patricio L. Lim Carlos Palanca Jr. | 1980–1981 | 2 | 29–33 | 46.7% | 0 | none |
| U/Tex | Universal Textile Mills, Inc. | Patricio L. Lim Walter Euyang Sr. | 1975–1982 | 8 | 210–187 | 52.9% | 2 | Manhattan/Sunkist/Winston/Country Fair |
| Mariwasa Noritake/Mariwasa Honda/Finance Inc./Galerie Dominique | Mariwasa/ Galerie Dominique | Emerson CoSeteng/ Nikki CoSeteng | 1975–1983 | 9 | 117–217 | 35.0% | 0 | none |
| Toyota | Delta Motor Corporation | Ricardo C. Silverio Sr. | 1975–1983 | 9 | 338–178 | 65.5% | 9 | Beer Hausen/Manila Beer |
| Crispa | P. Floro and Sons, Inc. | Pablo B. Floro | 1975–1984 | 10 | 403–186 | 68.4% | 13 | Shell |
| Manhattan/Sunkist/Winston/Country Fair | Sanyu Group of Companies | 1983–1984 | 2 | 15–48 | 23.8% | 0 | none | |
| Beer Hausen/Manila Beer | Asia Brewery | Lucio Tan | 1984–1986 | 3 | 79–76 | 50.9% | 0 | none |
| Tanduay/YCO-Tanduay (Elizalde group) | Elizalde and Company, Inc. | Manolo Elizalde | 1975–1987 | 13 | 3 | Purefoods/Magnolia* | ||
| Presto/N-Rich/Great Taste/Tivoli | CFC Corporation | John Gokongwei Jr. Ignacio Gotao | 1975–1992 | 18 | 6 | Sta. Lucia | ||
| Pop Cola/Sarsi/Sunkist/Swift | RFM Corporation | Jose Ma. Concepcion III | 1990–2001 | 12 | 4 | Coca-Cola/Powerade | ||
| Tanduay (Tan group) | Tanduay Distillers, Inc. | Lucio Tan | 1999–2001 | 3 | 0 | FedEx/Air21/Burger King/Barako Bull Energy | ||
| Shell Helix/Shell Rimula X/Shell Azodrin/Pilipinas Shell Oilers/Formula Shell | Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation | Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation | 1985–2005 | 21 | 4 | Welcoat/Rain or Shine* | ||
| Sta. Lucia | Sta. Lucia Realty & Development Corporation | Exequiel Robles | 1993–2010 | 17 | 2 | Meralco* | ||
| Red Bull/Barako Bull | Photokina Marketing Corporation | Tony Chua | 2000–2011 | 10 | 3 | Shopinas.com/Air21 | ||
| Coca-Cola/Powerade | Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. | Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. | 2002–2012 | 11 | 2 | GlobalPort/NorthPort | ||
| FedEx/Air21/Burger King/Barako Bull Energy | Airfreight 2100, Inc. | Alberto Lina | 2002–2016 | 14 | 0 | Phoenix* | ||
| Shopinas.com/Air21 | Lina Group of Companies | Alberto Lina | 2011–2014 | 3 | 0 | NLEX* | ||
| Alaska/Hills Bros. Coffee | Alaska Milk Corporation | Wilfred Steven Uytengsu | 1986–2022 | 35 | 14 | Converge* | ||
| GlobalPort/NorthPort | Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. | Mikee Romero | 2012–2025 | 12 | 0 | Titan Ultra* |
*Acquiring team still active
As a result of franchise acquisitions, teams share their lineage with the teams acquired by their respective companies.
The lineages listed below are sorted from oldest to newest based on the establishing team.Bold indicates the active team in the lineage.
The following lineages have ended due to the final team having dissolved without any acquisitions.
Once a franchise is acquired by a new entity, the previous team is considered to be ceased and all of its records are kept with that team. The new team resulting from the acquisition will then start its records fresh akin to anexpansion team. However, there have been a few special cases.
When Frederick Dael took over as president ofPepsi Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI), which owned the Pepsi Mega Bottlers, changes were made in the company's priorities which would see the team be disbanded.[1] PCPPI chairmanLuis Lorenzo Sr. sought to transfer ownership of the franchise to one of his other entities, and in January 1996, the team's franchise was transferred to Lapanday Holdings, Lorenzo'sholding company. The new team became known as the Mobiline Cellulars after partnering with the Pilipino Telephone Corporation (nowPLDT Communication and Energy Ventures), now known as theTNT Tropang 5G, with the records of the 7-Up / Pepsi franchise carrying over.[2]
Tanduay's first PBA franchise was owned by Elizalde & Company Inc. It was one of the PBA's founding teams, competing from 1975 to 1987. In 1988, Tanduay was sold toLucio Tan's Twin Ace Holdings Corporation while the PBA franchise was acquired byPure Foods Corporation, forming today'sMagnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots.
Tan'sLT Group would later bring Tanduay back to the PBA in 1999 with theTanduay Rhum Masters and with it the records of the company's previous franchise carried over. The new Rhum Masters played until 2002 when the team was acquired by the Lina Group, forming theFedEx Express.
| 2011 Governors' Cup | 2011–12 Philippine Cup | 2012 Commissioner's Cup | Current lineage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air21 Express (I) | Barako Bull Energy | Barako Bull Energy | Phoenix Fuel Masters |
| Barako Bull Energy Boosters | Shopinas.com Clickers | Air21 Express (II) | NLEX Road Warriors |
When the Lina Group acquired a majority stake in Energy Food and Drinks, the distributor ofRed Bull to the Philippines, the group now owned theBarako Bull Energy Boosters alongside their existing team, theAir21 Express. In the2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup, the Energy Boosters were renamed to the Shopinas.com Clickers while the Express were renamed to theBarako Bull Energy. In the followingCommissioner's Cup, the Clickers were renamed to theAir21 Express, meaning that the two franchises had switched names.
To prevent any confusion, most of the Shopinas / Air21 (II) franchise history and records were separated from the Red Bull / Barako Bull Energy Boosters franchise as if the Lina Group acquired the latter, with the only elements carrying over being the transaction history and lineage. As with most cases, the Barako Bull Energy franchise retained its history and lineage with FedEx / Burger King / Air21 (I).
To create a distinction between the two Air21 franchises, the original is abbreviated as "AIR21" and the second one as "AIR21X" in the official PBA annual,Hardcourt. In some instances, the team records of the original Air21 franchise is "shared" with the second Air21 franchise. An example would be during the jersey retirement ofVergel Meneses – although he played for the original Air21 franchise, his jersey was retired by the second Air21 franchise.
Air21 (II) were acquired byManila North Tollways Corporation in 2014, becoming theNLEX Road Warriors, whilePhoenix Petroleum acquired the Barako Bull Energy in 2016, establishing thePhoenix Fuel Masters.
| Team | Original league | Seasons played | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Consolidated Cement | N/A (National team) | 2 (1984,1985) | 1 (1985 Reinforced) |
| Philippine national team | 5 (1986,1987,1988,1989,2003) | ||
| Smart Gilas | 2 (2009–10,2010–11) |
| Team | Country | Original league | Seasons played | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramrod Blocks (Melbourne Panthers)[3] |  Australia | — | 1 (1977) | |
| Emtex Sacronel[3] (S.E. Palmeiras) |  Brazil | São Paulo State Championship | 1 (1977) | |
| Adidas Rubberworld[3] |  France | — | 1 (1980) | |
| Nicholas Stoodley[3] |  United States | — | 1 (1980) | 1 (1980 Invitational) |
| South Korea |  South Korea | N/A (national team) | 2 (1982,2003) | |
| KK Novi Sad |  Serbia and Montenegro | — | 1 (2003) | |
| Magnolia-Jilin Tigers (Jilin Yiqi) |  China | Chinese Basketball Association | 1 (2003) | |
| Yonsei University | South Korea | — | 1 (2003) | |
| U.S. Pro-Am Selection | United States | — | 1 (2004) | |
| UBC Thunderbirds |  Canada | — | 1 (2004) | |
| Bay Area Dragons |  Hong Kong | East Asia Super League | 1 (2022–23) | |
| Eastern | Hong Kong | Hong Kong A1 Division Championship | 1 (2024–25) |
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