2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup

The 2003 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup, or known as the 2003 Samsung-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2003 PBA season. It started on February 23 and ended on July 13, 2003. 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:
 * The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A:
 * 1) Alaska Aces
 * 2) FedEx Express
 * 3) Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
 * 4) San Miguel Beermen
 * 5) Sta. Lucia Realtors

Group B:
 * 1) Barangay Ginebra Kings
 * 2) Coca-Cola Tigers
 * 3) Red Bull Thunder
 * 4) Shell Turbo Chargers
 * 5) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals


 * Teams were divided into two groups but will play a two-round eliminations; 18 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams.
 * The top four teams per group will qualify to the quarterfinals
 * Quarterfinals will be a single round robin affair within the groups. Results from the elimination will not be carried over.
 * The top two teams per group will qualify to the semifinal round.
 * Best-of-five semifinals:
 * SF1: A1 vs. B2
 * SF2: B1 vs. A2
 * Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
 * Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

Group B
Batang Red Bull won 10 of their first 11 games of the season. The Thunder were on a nine-game winning streak before suffering back-to-back losses to Talk 'N Text and FedEx.

Group A
Alaska beat Sta.Lucia, 75-66, and the Aces got a free ride to the semifinals from the San Miguel Beermen, which beat FedEx, 96-87. The Express were hoping to create a possible three-way tie.

Group B
Talk 'N Text and Coca Cola advances to the semifinals, the Phone Pals defeated Barangay Ginebra, 99-86, while the Tigers nip Batang Red Bull, the team with the best record in the eliminations, 80-79.