The South Division is one of two divisions in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), the other being the North Division. Both divisions were formed as a result of the league's national expansion in the 2018–19 season. As of July 2026, the South Division consists of 12 teams.

At the start of the 2026 season, the South Division had 14 teams. The Iloilo United Royals and Negros Hacienderos returned to the league while the Davao Occidental Tigers departed. The Muntinlupa Cagers, who relocated to southern Bulacan and became the Meycauayan Marilao Gems, were realigned to the North as well as the Parañaque Patriots in order to even the two divisions.

In June 2026, Iloilo had its franchise revoked by the league due to team management's failure in abiding by the league's regulations. The following month, Bacolod was disqualified from the season due to game-fixing allegations.

2026 standings

Teams

Current Team Location Years in division Bacolod Masskara Bacolod 2019–present Basilan Steel Lamitan, Basilan 2018–2020; 2025–present Batangas City Athletics Batangas City, Batangas 2018–present Biñan Tatak Gel Biñan, Laguna 2018–present Cebu Greats Cebu City 2018–2020; 2025–present GenSan Warriors General Santos 2018–present Iloilo United Royals Passi, Iloilo 2019–2020; 2023–2024; 2026–present Imus Bandera Imus, Cavite 2018–present Mindoro Tamaraws Pola, Oriental Mindoro 2019–present Negros Hacienderos Bacolod 2023–2024; 2026–present Quezon Huskers Lucena, Quezon 2023–present Rizal Golden Coolers Antipolo, Rizal 2018–2019; 2022; 2025–present Sarangani Marlins Alabel, Sarangani 2019–present Zamboanga Sikat Zamboanga City 2018–present

Former Team Locality Years in division Current division Bacoor City Strikers Bacoor, Cavite 2018–2023 Bicol Volcanoes Legazpi, Albay 2019–2020; 2023–2024 Davao Occidental Tigers Davao Occidental 2018–2020; 2024–2025 Marikina Shoemasters Marikina 2018–2019 North Division Muntinlupa Cagers Muntinlupa 2018–2025 North Division Parañaque Patriots Parañaque 2018–2020; 2024–2025 North Division

Timeline Denotes team that is currently in the division Denotes team that has left the division Denotes period in which the team is/was in the opposing division

South Division finals history Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of times that team has appeared in the South Division finals, as well as each respective teams' South Division finals record up to date.

Won MPBL finals

Season Champion Series Runner-up 2018–19 Datu Cup Davao Occidental 2–1 Batangas City 2019–20 Lakan Season Davao Occidental 2–1 Basilan 2022 Zamboanga 2–1 Batangas City 2023 Bacoor City 2–0 Batangas City 2024 Quezon 2–1 Batangas City 2025 Quezon 3–2 Biñan

Season results Legend Won MPBL finals Won division finals, but lost the MPBL finals Qualified for the playoffs Qualified for the play-in, but failed to reach playoffs

Season Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 2018: The South Division was formed with thirteen member teams. 2018–19 Datu Cup DVO (20–5) BTG (15–10) MUN (15–10) GS (14–11) BCR (13–12) ZAM (12–13) IMS (11–14) CEB (11–14) LAG (10–15) PAR (9–16) MAR (8–17) BAS (7–18) RZL (7–18) 2019: Expansion sides Bacolod, Bicol, Iloilo, Mindoro and Soccsksargen joined the South Division. Marikina, Parañaque, and Rizal were realigned to the North Division. Cebu City, Laguna, and Soccsksargen changed its location identifiers to Cebu, Biñan, and Sarangani, respectively. 2019–20 DVO (26–4) BCR (24–6) BAS (20–10) BTG (19–11) ZAM (18–12) ILO (18–12) GS (18–12) BCL (16–14) CEB (15–15) BIÑ (12–18) BCD (11–19) MDR (9–21) MUN (7–23) IMS (6–24) SAR (1–29) 2022: Basilan, Bicol, Cebu, Davao Occidental, and Iloilo departed from the league. Rizal rejoined from the North Division. Biñan reverted its location identifier back to Laguna. 2022 ZAM (18–3) BTG (17–4) SAR (16–5) GS (15–6) BCD (14–7) RZL (10–11) BCR (9–12) MUN (6–15) IMS (5–16) LAG (3–18) MDR (1–20) 2023: Expansion sides Negros and Quezon joined the South Division alongside returning sides Bicol and Iloilo. Rizal was realigned back to the North Division. Mindoro briefly changed its location identifier to Oriental Mindoro before reverting. 2023 BCR (23–5) BTG (22–6) GS (21–7) ZAM (20–8) QZN (19–9) MUN (16–12) IMS (15–13) ILO (12–16) BCD (11–17) SAR (11–17) NEG (10–18) MDR (6–22) LAG (4–23) BCL (1–27) 2024: Returning side Davao Occidental was placed in the South Division while Bacoor City departed from the league. Parañaque rejoined from the North Division. General Santos and Laguna changed its location identiers to South Cotabato and Biñan, respectively. 2024 QZN (21–7) BTG (20–8) BIÑ (20–8) ZAM (20–8) PAR (17–11) SOC (17–11) DVO (15–13) NEG (12–16) ILO (11–17) MDR (10–18) MUN (7–21) SAR (5–23) BCL (3–25) IMS (2–26) BCD (1–27) 2025: Returning sides Basilan and Cebu were placed in the South Division while Bicol, Iloilo, and Negros departed from the league. Rizal once again rejoined from the North Division. South Cotabato reverted its location identifier back to General Santos. 2025 QZN (25–4) BTG (20–9) RZL (19–10) BAS (18–11) GS (18–11) BIÑ (17–12) ZAM (17–12) MDR (15–14) DVO (12–17) CEB (11–18) SAR (10–19) MUN (10–19) IMS (9–20) BCD (4–25) PAR (1–28) 2026: Returning sides Iloilo and Negros were placed in the South Division while Davao Occidental departed from the league. Muntinlupa was realigned to the North Division following their relocation to southern Bulacan. Parañaque also realigned to the North. The Iloilo franchise was revoked midseason. 2026

Rivalries

Batangas City vs. Zamboanga

References