2019 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup

The 2019 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup is the first conference of the 2019 Philippine Basketball Association Developmental League (PBA D-League) season. This will be the eighth Aspirants' Cup.

Format
Twenty teams were included in the tournament. The elimination round will be divided into two groups of ten teams each. Each team will play the teams in its group once. The top four teams per group qualify for the quarterfinals. The higher-seed team in the quarterfinals will have the twice-to-beat advantage against the lower-seeded team from the other group. The quarterfinals winners advance to the semifinals, which is a best-of-3 series. The semifinals winners advance to the Finals, which is a best-of-5 series.

Venues
Most games will be played at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Other venues include the Paco Arena in Manila, JCSGO Gym and the Trinity University of Asia, both in Quezon City.

Teams
Returning teams from the 2018 PBA D-League Foundation Cup:
 * AMA Online Education Titans
 * Batangas EAC Generals
 * CEU Scorpions
 * Che'Lu Bar and Grill Revellers
 * Go for Gold Scratchers
 * Partnered with the Benilde Blazers
 * Marinerong Pilipino Skippers

Returning teams from previous conferences:
 * Cignal Hawkeyes
 * Partnered with the Ateneo Blue Eagles
 * Perpetual Altas
 * Wangs Basketball Couriers

New teams:
 * CD14 Designs–Trinity White Stallions
 * Diliman College Blue Dragons–Gerry's Grill
 * FamilyMart–Enderun Titans
 * FEU Tamaraws
 * McDavid Apparels
 * Metropac Movers–San Beda Red Lions
 * Petron–Letran Knights
 * SMDC–NU Bulldogs
 * Ironcon–UST Growling Tigers
 * Valencia City–San Sebastian Stags
 * Virtual Reality–St. Clare Saints

On May 7, the Cha Dao–FEU Tamaraws dropped the sponsorship by Cha Dao Milk Tea for lack of payments. FEU team manager Richie Ticzon said Cha Dao owed them a "substantial amount of money."

The Far Eastern University now plan to press charges against James Machate after FEU and Cha Dao owner James Marcaida convened following their split in the 2019 PBA D-League.

Quarterfinals
Higher seeded teams has the twice-to-beat advantage against the lower seeded teams of the other group.

Semifinals
This round is in a best-of-3 format. The winner advances to the finals.

Finals: (A1) Cignal-Ateneo vs. (B2) CEU
This round is in a best-of-5 format. The winner wins the championship.