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

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Grand Slam champion | Conference champions | Conference runners-up | Conference third-place/semifinalists

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### Three-conference era (1975–2003)

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Season | Conference | Team name | Overall record | Finals

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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)

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Season | Conference | Team name | Elimination/classification round | Playoffs

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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)

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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

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Era | GP | W | L | PCT

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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

## References

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1. ^ "Red Bull recovers, downs Magnolia in third place match". GMA News Online. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
2. ^ Castillo, Grace (2009-01-06). "SMB deflates Air21, set up Ginebra showdown". Arab News PK. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
3. ^ "PBA: Sta. Lucia spoils San Miguel's bid to make history". GMA News Online. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
4. ^ "Beermen saves Philippine Cup season, cops 3rd place". GMA News Online. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
5. ^ "PETRON BLAZE ROLLS PAST SAN MIG COFFEE". INQUIRER.net. 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
6. ^ "Petron puts sad end to Ginebra's season after turning back brave fightback". Spin.ph. September 26, 2013. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
7. ^ "Where to, San Miguel Beermen?". Yahoo News. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
8. ^ Li, Matthew (2016-09-23). "San Miguel advances to the semis after thrilling win over NLEX". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
9. ^ "Beermen oust Painters for first semis seat". Philstar.com. February 5, 2017. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
10. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (June 6, 2017). "Marcio Lassiter expects nothing to come easy against either Star or Rain or Shine". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
11. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (September 27, 2017). "Ginebra plays Grand Slam spoiler, clobbers SMB to march on to Governors Cup semifinals". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
12. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (March 6, 2018). "June Mar Fajardo stands tallest as San Miguel Beer boots out TNT despite late Santos ejection". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
13. ^ Ballesteros, Jan (2018-11-08). "Compton, Aces elated to finally get past Beermen". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
14. ^ Bacnis, Justine (2022-03-18). "PBA: Meralco eliminates San Miguel, advances to semis". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
15. ^ "Beermen take quick semis entry, blast Bossing". pba.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
16. ^ "San Miguel books semis slot with rout of Converge". GMA News Online. 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
17. ^ Terrado, Reuben (March 29, 2023). "Ginebra mounts great Game 3 comeback to complete rare sweep of SMB". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
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San Miguel Beermen

* Founded in 1975
* Owned by San Miguel Brewery, Inc., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation
* Formerly the Royal Tru Orangemen, Gold Eagle Beermen, Magnolia Ice Cream Makers, Magnolia Beverage Masters and Petron Blaze Boosters

Franchise|

* Franchise
* 3x3 team
* All-time roster
* Draft history
* Seasons
* Current season

Head coaches|

* Ramos
* Ocampo
* Manotoc
* D. Pumaren
* Black
* Jacobs
* P. Pumaren
* Uichico
* Reyes
* Tanquingcen
* Agustin
* Racela
* Abanilla
* Ravanes
* Austria
* Gallent

Retired numbers|

* 8
* 9
* 12
* 14
* 17
* 19
* 29

Championships
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* 1979 Open
* 1982 Invitational
* 1987 Reinforced
* 1988 Open
* 1988 Reinforced
* 1989 Open
* 1989 All-Filipino
* 1989 Reinforced
* 1992 All-Filipino
* 1993 Governors'
* 1994 All-Filipino
* 1999 Commissioner's
* 1999 Governors'
* 2000 Commissioner's
* 2000 Governors'
* 2001 All-Filipino
* 2005 Fiesta
* 2009 Fiesta
* 2011 Governors'
* 2014–15 Philippine
* 2015 Governors'
* 2015–16 Philippine
* 2016–17 Philippine
* 2017 Commissioner's
* 2017–18 Philippine
* 2019 Philippine
* 2019 Commissioner's
* 2022 Philippine
* 2023–24 Commissioner's
* 2025 Philippine

Runner-up finishes
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* 1982 Reinforced Filipino
* 1985 Open
* 1992 First
* 1993 All-Filipino
* 1995 Governors'
* 1998 All-Filipino
* 1998 Commissioner's
* 2001 Commissioner's
* 2001 Governors'
* 2003 Reinforced
* 2006–07 Philippine
* 2010 Fiesta
* 2010–11 Philippine
* 2013 Governors'
* 2018 Commissioner's
* 2024 Philippine

Culture and lore|

* El Presidente
* The Skywalker
* The Director
* 1989 Grand Slam
* Spiderman
* Crunchman
* Petron-novela
* The Kraken
* Beeracle
* Philippine Cup 5–peat: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019
* Jun Bernardino Trophy

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* Franchise
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Philippine Basketball Association season-by-season team history

Current teams|

* Barangay Ginebra
* Blackwater
* Converge
* Magnolia
* Meralco
* NLEX
* NorthPort
* Phoenix
* Rain or Shine
* San Miguel
* Terrafirma
* TNT

Former teams|

* Air21/Shopinas.com
* Alaska/Hills Bros.
* Barako Bull/FedEx/Air21/Burger King
* Barako Bull/Red Bull/Barako Energy Coffee
* Pop Cola/Sarsi/Diet Sarsi/Swift/Sunkist
* Powerade/Coca-Cola
* Shell
* Sta. Lucia

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