1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup

First conference of the 1997 PBA season 1997 All-Filipino Cup February 16 - May 25, 1997 VTV (IBC) Nelson Asaytono (San Miguel Beermen) Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys) Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys Gordon's Gin Boars 1996 PBA All-Filipino Cup 1996 1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup 1998 1996 Governors' 1996 PBA Governors' Cup 1997 Commissioner's 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup The 1997 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup was the first conference of the 1997 PBA season. It started on February 16 and ended on May 25, 1997. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: Double-round robin eliminations; 14 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/9225/970302a.html Gordon's Gin tests Alaska mettle today Manila Bulletin Online The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals. Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining five teams. Results from the eliminations will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least five of their eight semifinal games. The top two teams (or the top team and the winner of the playoff incentive) will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams (or the loser of the playoff incentive and the fourth seeded team) dispute the third-place trophy in a one-game playoff. Elimination round Team standings main WL percentage yes yes none complete ALA 6 8 Alaska Milkmen GOR 10 4 Gordon's Gin Boars MOB 7 7 Mobiline Cellulars PF 8 6 Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys POP 5 9 Pop Cola Bottlers SHL 5 9 Formula Shell Zoom Masters SLR 8 6 Sta. Lucia Realtors SMB 7 7 San Miguel Beermen SF SF SF SF SF Q before green1 Semifinal round Semifinal round Team standings main WL Overall standings percentage yes yes none complete GOR 14 8 Gordon's Gin Boars Head-to-head record: Purefoods 3–1 Gordon's PF 14 8 Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys GOR MOB 9 13 Mobiline Cellulars SLR 12 10 Sta. Lucia Realtors SMB 11 11 San Miguel Beermen F F 3rd 3rd Q before green1 Advance to the Finals yellow1 Proceed to third place playoff main WL Semifinal round standings wins no yes none complete GOR 4 4 Gordon's Gin Boars PF 6 2 Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys MOB 2 6 Mobiline Cellulars SLR 4 4 Sta. Lucia Realtors SMB 4 4 San Miguel Beermen Third place playoff #eee May 13 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV Sta. Lucia Realtors 75 San Miguel Beermen 64 Finals 1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals #eee May 13 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys 103 Gordon's Gin Boars 90 May 16 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City VTV Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys 91 Gordon's Gin Boars 73 #eee May 18 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys 83 Gordon's Gin Boars 92 May 20 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys 94 Gordon's Gin Boars 84 #eee May 23 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City VTV Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys 95 Gordon's Gin Boars 96 May 25 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys 82 Gordon's Gin Boars 73 Purefoods wins series, 4–2 References External links PBA.ph https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 All-Filipino Cup Category:PBA Philippine Cup