The 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference was the 2004–05 season's PBA Fiesta Conference of the Philippine Basketball Association. It was the second-staging of the Fiesta Conference.

The Shell Turbo Chargers won third place over Red Bull Barako in a one-game playoff. It was the last appearance of the Turbo Chargers in the league as it filed a leave of absence in August 2005, eventually selling their rights to Welcoat.

The league finally allowed Asi Taulava to play in the finals series (who was indefinitely suspended) but still lost to the veteran-laided Beermen.

Talk N' Text's Willie Miller was named the Best Player of the Conference while teammate Jerald Honeycutt won the Best Import plum.

The San Miguel Beermen won its 17th PBA title with a 4–1 series victory over Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in the finals.

List of imports

NameTeamDebuted
Leon DerricksAlaska AcesMarch 4 vs. San Miguel
Eddie ElismaBarangay Ginebra KingsMarch 6 vs. Red Bull
Jaja RichardsCoca-Cola TigersMarch 4 vs. Sta.Lucia
Anthony MillerFedEx ExpressMarch 6 vs. Purefoods
Antonio SmithPurefoods Tender Juicy HotdogsMarch 6 vs. FedEx
Dalron JohnsonRed Bull BarakoMarch 6 vs. Barangay Ginebra
Chris BurgessSan Miguel BeermenMarch 4 vs. Alaska
Wesley WilsonShell Turbo ChargersMarch 6 vs. Talk 'N Text
Richard JeterSta. Lucia RealtorsMarch 4 vs. Coca-Cola
Jerald HoneycuttTalk 'N Text Phone PalsMarch 6 vs. Shell
Dickey SimpkinsAlaska AcesMarch 31 vs. Talk 'N Text
Andre BrownBarangay Ginebra KingsApril 29 vs. Alaska
Bakari HendrixCoca-Cola TigersMarch 30 vs. Shell
Lorenzo ColemanPurefoods Tender Juicy HotdogsMay 4 vs. Coca-Cola
Earl BarronRed Bull BarakoMay 13 vs. Purefoods
Tommy SmithSan Miguel BeermenMay 27 vs. FedEx
Melvin RobinsonShell Turbo ChargersApril 28 vs. Purefoods
Raheim BrownSta. Lucia RealtorsMarch 9 vs. Alaska
Earl IkeTalk 'N Text Phone PalsMarch 13 vs. Sta.Lucia
Hiram FullerBarangay Ginebra KingsMay 27 vs Talk 'N Text
Darrell JohnsCoca-Cola TigersApril 8 vs. Red Bull
Marcus MelvinPurefoods Tender Juicy HotdogsJune 9 vs. FedEx (WC)
Ace CustisSan Miguel BeermenJune 24 vs. Red Bull (SF Game 3)
Ajani WilliamsShell Turbo ChargersMay 13 vs Talk 'N Text
Ryan FletcherSta. Lucia RealtorsApril 6 vs. Barangay Ginebra
Noel FelixTalk 'N Text Phone PalsMarch 31 vs. Alaska
Mark SanfordCoca-Cola TigersApril 28 vs. San Miguel

Jerald Honeycutt played for TNT in their first game and was replaced by Earl Ike (two games). He returned on April 15 vs. Purefoods, replacing Noel Felix (three games) and played for the rest of the conference.

Chris Burgess played 17 games in the Classification round and was replaced by Tommy Smith in the Beermen's last game. Burgess returned in the first two games of the semifinal series vs Red Bull before being replaced by Ace Custis.

Classification round

Team standings

PosTeamvteWLPCTGBQualification
1Talk 'N Text Phone Pals126.667Advance to semifinals
2San Miguel Beermen117.6111
3Alaska Aces117.6111Twice-to-beat in wildcard phase
4Sta. Lucia Realtors108.5562
5FedEx Express99.5003Best-of-three wildcard phase
6Red Bull Thunder99.5003
7Barangay Ginebra Kings810.4444
8Purefoods TJ Hotdogs711.3895
9Shell Turbo Chargers711.3895Twice-to-win in wildcard phase
10Coca-Cola Tigers612.3336

Second seed playoff

ABC
June 8
San Miguel Beermen 73, Alaska Aces 71
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Bracket

Wildcard phaseQuarterfinals (Best-of-3)Semifinals (Best-of-5)Finals (Best-of-7)
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Sta. Lucia7485
1Talk 'N Text3
9Shell8587
9Shell29Shell1
(Best-of-3)
8Purefoods0
5FedEx1
1Talk 'N Text1
8Purefoods2
2San Miguel4
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska86
2San Miguel3Third place playoff
10Coca-Cola66
3Alaska16Red Bull1
(Best-of-3)
6Red Bull29Shell102
6Red Bull2
6Red Bull86
7Barangay Ginebra0
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Wildcard playoffs

The #3 vs. #10 and the #4 vs. #9 matchups are in the "twice-to-beat" format; the team with the higher seed only needs to win once to advance, but needs to be beaten twice in order to be eliminated. The other two matchups are a best-of-three series.

(3) Alaska vs. (10) Coca-Cola

ABC
June 10
Alaska Aces 86, Coca-Cola Tigers 66
Alaska advances to the quarterfinals
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

(4) Sta. Lucia vs. (9) Shell

ABC
June 10
Sta. Lucia Realtors 74, Shell Turbo Chargers 85
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
ABC
June 12
Sta. Lucia Realtors 85, Shell Turbo Chargers 87
Shell advances to the quarterfinals
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

(5) FedEx vs. (8) Purefoods

ABC
June 9
FedEx Express 87, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 98
Ynares Center, Antipolo
ABC
June 11
FedEx Express 99, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 89
Ynares Center, Antipolo
ABC
June 12
FedEx Express 86, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 94
Purefoods wins series, 2–1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

(6) Red Bull vs. (7) Barangay Ginebra

ABC
June 9
Red Bull Barako 99, Barangay Ginebra Kings 84
Ynares Center, Antipolo
ABC
June 11
Red Bull Barako 90, Barangay Ginebra Kings 89
Red Bull wins series, 2–0
Ynares Center, Antipolo

Quarterfinals

(3) Alaska vs. (6) Red Bull

ABC
June 15
Alaska Aces 89, Red Bull Barako 80
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
ABC
June 16
Alaska Aces 71, Red Bull Barako 84
Ynares Center, Antipolo
ABC
June 17
Alaska Aces 86, Red Bull Barako 87
Red Bull wins series, 2–1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

(8) Shell vs. (9) Purefoods

ABC
June 15
Shell Turbo Chargers 86, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 79
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
ABC
June 16
Shell Turbo Chargers 87, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 80
Shell wins series, 2–0
Ynares Center, Antipolo

Semifinals

(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (9) Shell

ABC
June 19
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 97, Shell Turbo Chargers 74
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
ABC
June 22
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 92, Shell Turbo Chargers 94
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
ABC
June 24
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 91, Shell Turbo Chargers 78
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
ABC
June 26
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 96, Shell Turbo Chargers 91
Talk 'N Text wins series, 3–1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

(2) San Miguel vs. (6) Red Bull

ABC
June 19
San Miguel Beermen 89, Red Bull Barako 81
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
ABC
June 22
San Miguel Beermen 77, Red Bull Barako 79
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
ABC
June 24
San Miguel Beermen 80, Red Bull Barako 70
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
ABC
June 26
San Miguel Beermen 88, Red Bull Barako 86
San Miguel wins series, 3–1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Third place playoff

ABC
July 1
Red Bull Barako 86, Shell Turbo Chargers 102
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

The 2005 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Barangay Ginebra Kings and Red Bull Barako played for the 89th championship contested by the league.

The San Miguel Beermen won their 17th league championship with a 4–1 series victory over Talk 'N Text Phone Pals.

Danny Ildefonso was named Finals MVP.

Games

ABC
July 1
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 66, San Miguel Beermen 74
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
ABC
July 3
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 79, San Miguel Beermen 81
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
ABC
July 6
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 103, San Miguel Beermen 77
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
ABC
July 8
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 82, San Miguel Beermen 87
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
ABC
July 10
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 87, San Miguel Beermen 91
San Miguel wins series, 4–1
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

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