In the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), games are played in various arenas throughout the country. Every team in the league has a designated home arena that is used throughout the season, and is where the team plays its home games. Some teams may play in multiple home arenas throughout the course of a season, and some teams may play more home games than others.

The final game of each gameday, usually billed as the "main event", has the host team participating in the game, but that is not always the case. This often happens in the playoffs where the designated home team won't be able to play in their own arena due to certain conditions and have to play elsewhere, even outside of the locality or in the arena of the opposing team.[1]

The Sentrong Pangkabataan in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro is the newest arena in the league, opening its doors in April 2023, while the WES Arena in Valenzuela is the latest arena used by the league, first used on September 13, 2023.[2]

Active teams

Bold text indicates an arena that was or will be used in the 2023 season. Italic text shows the previous names for each team while being in the league.

TeamArenaImageLocationCapacity Ref.
Bacolod City of Smiles
Bacolod Bingo Plus
All-Star Bacolod Ballers
Bacolod Master Sardines		 La Salle Coliseum Bacolod, Negros Occidental 8,000 [3]
Bacoor City Strikers Strike Gymnasium Bacoor, Cavite 1,500 [4]
Bataan Risers
Bataan Defenders		 Bataan People's Center Balanga, Bataan 4,000 [5]
Orion Sports Complex Orion, Bataan [6]
Batangas City Embassy Chill
Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters
Batangas City Athletics		 Batangas City Sports Coliseum Batangas City, Batangas 4,000 [7]
Batangas State University 2,500 [8]
De La Salle Lipa Lipa, Batangas 1,000
Bicol Volcanoes Ibalong Centrum for Recreation Legazpi, Albay 8,000 [9]
Albay Astrodome 5,000 [10]
Bulacan Kuyas Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium Malolos, Bulacan 5,000 [11]
Malolos Sports and Convention Center 5,000 [12]
Baliwag Star Arena Baliwag, Bulacan 5,000 [13]
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo
Caloocan Excellence
Caloocan Supremos		 Caloocan Sports Complex Caloocan 3,000 [14]
GenSan Warriors Lagao Gymnasium General Santos, South Cotabato 6,000 [15]
Iloilo United Royals University of San Agustin Iloilo City, Iloilo 5,000 [16]
Passi City Arena Passi, Iloilo 2,000 [17]
Imus SV Squad
Imus (City) Bandera
Imus Khaleb Shawarma		 Imus Sports Complex Imus, Cavite 1,000 [18]
Laguna Krah Asia
Laguna/Biñan City (Krah) Heroes
Biñan City Luxxe White		 Alonte Sports Arena Biñan, Laguna 6,500 [19]
Santa Rosa Sports Complex Santa Rosa, Laguna 5,700 [20]
Laguna Sports Complex Santa Cruz, Laguna 2,500 [21]
Makati OKBet Kings
Makati × MNL Kingpin
Makati FSD Blazers
Makati Super Crunch
Makati Skyscrapers		 Makati Coliseum Makati 12,000 [22]
Manila Stars San Andres Sports Complex Manila 3,000 [23]
Paco Arena[lower-alpha 1] 1,000 [24]
Marikina Shoemasters
Marikina Shoe City		 Marist School Marikina 2,500 [25]
Marikina Sports Center[lower-alpha 2] 7,000 [26]
(Oriental) Mindoro Disiplinados
Mindoro Tamaraws/Tams
Mindoro EOG Burlington		 Sentrong Pangkabataan Calapan, Oriental Mindoro N/A [27]
Muntinlupa Cagers Muntinlupa Sports Center Muntinlupa 3,000 [28]
Negros Muscovados La Salle Coliseum Bacolod, Negros Occidental 8,000 [29]
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
Nueva Ecija ForestLake
Nueva Ecija MiGuard		 Nueva Ecija Coliseum Palayan, Nueva Ecija 3,000 [30]
Pampanga Giant Lanterns
Pampanga Lanterns		 Angeles University Foundation Angeles City, Pampanga 2,000 [31]
Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center San Fernando, Pampanga 3,000 [32]
Parañaque Patriots Olivarez College Parañaque 3,500 [33]
Pasay Voyagers Cuneta Astrodome Pasay 12,000 [34]
Pasig City MCW Sports
Pasig City
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors
Pasig Pirates		 Pasig Sports Center Pasig 2,500 [35]
Ynares Sports Arena[lower-alpha 3] 3,000 [36]
Quezon Huskers Quezon Convention Center Lucena, Quezon 7,000 [37]
Quezon City Toda Aksyon
Quezon City Gaz N Go
Quezon City MG
Quezon City Capitals		 JCSGO Christian Academy Quezon City 1,000 [38]
Blue Eagle Gym 7,500 [39]
Trinity University of Asia 980 [40]
Rizal Golden Coolers
Rizal Crusaders		 Ynares Center Antipolo, Rizal 7,400 [41]
One Arena Cainta, Rizal N/A [42]
San Juan Knights Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan 6,000 [43]
Sarangani Marlins
Soccsksargen Marlins		 Sarangani Capitol Gymnasium Alabel, Sarangani N/A [44]
Valenzuela XUR Homes
Valenzuela MJAS Zenith
Val City - Carga Backload Solution
Valenzuela Classic
Valenzuela Idol Cheesedogs		 Valenzuela Astrodome Valenzuela 3,000 [45]
Bahayang Pag-asa Sports Complex [46]
WES Arena [2]
Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
Zamboanga Valientes		 Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur 12,000 [47]

Former teams

TeamArenaImageLocationCapacity Ref.
Basilan Jumbo Plastic
Basilan Steel		 Lamitan Capitol Gym Lamitan, Basilan 3,000 [48]
Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol
Cebu (City) Sharks		 University of San Jose–Recoletos Cebu City, Cebu 4,000
Hoops Dome Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu 6,500
Southwestern University Cebu City, Cebu 7,000
Davao Occidental Tigers[lower-alpha 4] University of Southeastern Philippines Davao City, Davao del Sur 6,000
RMC Petro Gazz Arena 2,000
Davao City Recreation Center 2,500
RDR Gymnasium Tagum, Davao del Norte N/A [49]
Mandaluyong El Tigre José Rizal University Mandaluyong 1,000
Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines
Navotas Clutch		 Navotas Sports Complex Navotas 1,000

Special event arenas

EventArenaImageLocationCapacity Ref.
Opening ceremonies Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City 25,000
Mall of Asia Arena Pasay 15,000
Batangas City Sports Coliseum Batangas City, Batangas 4,000 [7]
Quezon Convention Center Lucena, Quezon 7,000 [37]
All-Star Game Mall of Asia Arena Pasay 15,000 [50]
Batangas City Sports Coliseum Batangas City, Batangas 4,000 [51][52]
Bataan People's Center Balanga, Bataan 4,000
MPBL Invitational Mall of Asia Arena[lower-alpha 5] Pasay 15,000 [53]
Lagao Gymnasium General Santos, South Cotabato 6,000 [54]
International Invasion Hamdan Sports Complex Dubai, United Arab Emirates 15,000 [55]
Winsport Arena Calgary, Alberta, Canada N/A [56]

Other arenas

ArenaImageLocationCapacity Ref.
El Salvador City Gymansium El Salvador, Misamis Oriental N/A
Subic Bay Gymnasium[lower-alpha 6] Subic, Zambales 2,000
San Jose del Monte Sports Complex[lower-alpha 7] San Jose del Monte, Bulacan N/A

Notes

  1. ↑ Used as a neutral-site arena in 2023.
  2. ↑ Used as a neutral-site arena in 2022.
  3. ↑ The Ynares Sports Arena was also used as a designated home arena for the Makati Super Crunch and a temporary home arena for the Mandaluyong El Tigre.
  4. ↑ Although based in Davao Occidental, the team played all of its home games across the Davao Region, but not in the province itself.
  5. ↑ During the 2021 MPBL Invitational, all Invitational games at the Mall of Asia Arena were played at 50% capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. ↑ During the latter part of the 2020–21 MPBL playoffs, all playoff games at the Subic Bay Gymnasium were held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  7. ↑ The San Jose del Monte Sports Complex was used during the 2022 season, during which the Bulacan Kuyas weren't participating.

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