The 2019–20 Iloilo United Royals season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
The Royals would play their first game on June 28 against the Parañaque Patriots, who they would beat to claim their first franchise victory. In their first eleven games, they would go 7–4. From November 4 to December 16, Iloilo went on a six-game winning streak, which would help the team finish with an 18–12 record and the sixth seed in the South Division. They would be swept by the Basilan Steel in the Division Quarterfinals.
The team's inaugural home game, and the only such this season, was played on September 19 at the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City.
Regular season Standings
Schedule 2019–20 Iloilo United Royals season schedule Game Date Opponent Score Location Record Recap 1 June 28 Parañaque Filoil Flying V Centre 1–0 2 July 1 Bataan Blue Eagle Gym 2–0 3 July 6 Quezon City Angeles University Foundation 2–1 4 July 10 Nueva Ecija Olivarez College 3–1 5 July 15 Cebu Valenzuela Astrodome 3–2 6 July 20 General Santos Cuneta Astrodome 3–3 7 July 27 Bicol Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 4–3 8 August 2 Basilan Pasig Sports Center 4–4 9 August 14 Bulacan Angeles University Foundation 5–4 10 August 22 Marikina Bataan People's Center 6–4 11 August 26 Manila San Andres Sports Complex 7–4 12 September 4 Mindoro Bataan People's Center 7–5 13 September 9 Valenzuela Muntinlupa Sports Complex 8–5 14 September 19 Pasay University of San Agustin 8–6 15 October 3 Pampanga Cuneta Astrodome 9–6 16 October 19 Davao Occidental Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 9–7 17 October 24 Makati Marist School 9–8 18 November 4 Navotas Ynares Center 10–8 19 November 7 Bacolod Valenzuela Astrodome 11–8 20 November 18 Pasig Makati Coliseum 12–8 21 November 21 Imus Marikina Sports Center 13–8 22 November 26 Caloocan Caloocan Sports Complex 14–8 23 December 16 Rizal Imus City Sports Complex 15–8 24 December 20 Muntinlupa San Andres Sports Complex 15–9 25 January 9 Batangas City Angeles University Foundation 15–10 26 January 18 Zamboanga University of Southeastern Philippines 16–10 27 January 23 San Juan Ynares Sports Arena 16–11 28 January 27 Biñan City Ynares Center 17–11 29 January 30 Sarangani Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 18–11 30 February 6 Bacoor City Alonte Sports Arena 18–12 Source: Schedule
Playoffs
Schedule 2020 Iloilo United Royals playoffs schedule Round Game Date Opponent Score Location Series Recap Division Quarterfinals 1 February 19 Basilan Strike Gymnasium 0–1 Recap 2 February 24 Basilan Lamitan Capitol Gymnasium 0–2 Recap Source: Schedule
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