SCHEDULE: PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup 2025
(UPDATED SCHEDULE)
The prestigious PBA Philippine Cup, the third and final conference of the league’s 49th season, begins on April 4.
The Philippine Cup is the only conference played with just the local players in the rosters. Both the Governors’ Cup and the Commissioner’s Cup are import-laden.
The Meralco Bolts are the defending champions of the PBA Philippine Cup.
PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup 2025 schedule – elimination round (as of April 22)
April 25, Friday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – Blackwater Bossing vs NorthPort Batang Pier
- 7:30pm – Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs San Miguel Beermen
April 26, Saturday – Zamboanga City
- 7:30pm – Magnolia Hotshots vs Phoenix Fuel Masters
April 27, Sunday – Ynares Center – Antipolo
- 5pm – Rain or Shine Elastopainters vs Meralco Bolts
- 7:30pm – TNT Tropang TG vs Converge FiberXers
April 30, Wednesday – Philsports Arena
- 5pm – Converge FiberXers vs Rain or Shine Elastopainters
- 7:30pm – NorthPort Batang Pier vs Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings
May 2, Friday – Ynares Montalban
- 5pm – NLEX Road Warriors vs Blackwater Bossing
- 7:30pm – Phoenix Fuel Masters vs TNT Tropang Giga
May 4, Sunday – Ynares Antipolo
- 5pm – Terrafirma Dyip vs Magnolia Hotshots
- 7:30pm – TNT Tropang Giga vs San Miguel Beermen
May 7, Wednesday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Blackwater Bossing vs Rain or Shine Elastopainters
- 7:30pm – Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs NLEX Road Warriors
May 9, Friday – Philsports Arena
- 5pm – Terrafirma Dyip vs TNT Tropang Giga
- 7:30pm – Meralco Bolts vs NorthPort Batang Pier
May 10, Saturday – Pampanga
- 7:30pm – Converge FiberXers vs Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings
May 11, Sunday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – San Miguel Beermen vs Phoenix Fuel Masters
- 7:30pm – NLEX Road Warriors vs Magnolia Hotshots
May 14, Wednesday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – TNT Tropang Giga vs Rain or Shine Elastopainters
- 7:30pm – Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs Blackwater Bossing
May 16, Friday – Philsports Arena
- 5pm – NLEX Road Warriors vs Meralco Bolts
- 7:30pm – NorthPort Batang Pier vs TNT Tropang Giga
May 18, Sunday – Ynares Montalban
- 5pm – Terrafirma Dyip vs San Miguel Beermen
- 7:30pm – Rain or Shine Elastopainters vs Magnolia Hotshots
May 21, Wednesday – Ynares Antipolo
- 5pm – NorthPort Batang Pier vs Converge FiberXers
- 7:30pm – TNT Tropang Giga vs Meralco Bolts
May 23, Friday – PhilSports Arena
- 5pm – Blackwater Bossing vs Phoenix Fuel Masters
- 7:30pm – Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs Rain or Shine Elastopainters
May 24, Saturday – Candon City, Ilocos Sur
- 7:30pm – Magnolia Hotshots vs NorthPort Batang Pier
May 25, Sunday – Philsports Arena
- 5pm – NLEX Road Warriors vs Terrafirma Dyip
- 7:30pm – TNT Tropang Giga vs Blackwater Bossing
May 28, Wednesday – Philsports Arena
- 5pm – Blackwater Bossing vs Meralco Bolts
- 7:30pm – Converge FiberXers vs San Miguel Beermen
May 30, Friday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – Rain or Shine Elastopainters vs Phoenix Fuel Masters
- 7:30pm – TNT Tropang Giga vs Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings
June 1, Sunday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – San Miguel Beermen vs NorthPort Batang Pier
- 7:30pm – Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs Magnolia Hotshots
June 4, Wednesday – Philsports Arena
- 5pm – Phoenix Fuel Masters vs NLEX Road Warriors
- 7:30pm – Magnolia Hotshots vs TNT Tropang Giga
June 6, Friday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Terrafirma Dyip vs Blackwater Bossing
- 7:30pm – Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs Phoenix Fuel Masters
June 7, Saturday – Cagayan de Oro
- 7:30pm – Rain or Shine Elastopainters vs San Miguel Beermen
June 8, Sunday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – NLEX Road Warriors vs NorthPort Batang Pier
- 7:30pm – Meralco Bolts vs Magnolia Hotshots
June 11, Wednesday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Converge FiberXers vs Terrafirma Dyip
- 7:30pm – San Miguel Beermen vs Blackwater Bossing
June 13, Friday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – NorthPort Batang Pier vs Phoenix Fuel Masters
- 7:30pm – Terrafirma Dyip vs Rain or Shine Elastopainters
June 15, Sunday – Ynares Antipolo
- 5pm – NLEX Road Warriors vs Converge FiberXers
- 7:30pm – Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs Meralco Bolts
PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup 2025 format
The third and final conference of the PBA Season 49 features a single-round elimination round format with each team playing 11 games.
The top eight teams after the eliminations advance to the playoff round. A one-game playoff is schedule if there’s a tie for the eighth place.
The quarterfinals then pits the top four teams, who will have twice-to-beat advantages, against the other half of the standings.
The semifinals, meanwhile, will be a best-of-seven series along with the the Finals.
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