Which WNBA team has won the most championships? Full year-by-year list

Scott Rafferty

Which WNBA team has won the most championships? Full year-by-year list image

The WNBA celebrated its 25th anniversary during the 2021 season.

Of the 25 championships that have been handed out in the WNBA's history, six franchises are responsible for 21 of them.

A new champion could be crowned this season, as the Las Vegas Aces advanced to the 2022 WNBA Finals on Tuesday, defeating the Seattle Storm in the semifinals. This will mark the third time the franchise has advanced to the final round, but it has yet to win a championship.

The Aces will face either the Chicago Sky or Connecticut Sun in the 2022 WNBA Finals. With the series tied at 2-2, the Sky and Sun will battle it out in Game 5 on Thursday.

Full year-by-year list of WNBA champions

The Houston Comets won the first WNBA championship in 1997. It marked the first of four straight titles for the franchise that has since folded.

The Chicago Sky won the championship in 2021, marking the franchise's first title.

Full year-by-year list of WNBA champions
Year Winner
1997 Houston Comets
1998 Houston Comets (2)
1999 Houston Comets (3)
2000 Houston Comets (4)
2001 Los Angeles Sparks
2002 Los Angeles Sparks (2)
2003 Detroit Shock
2004 Seattle Storm
2005 Sacramento Monarchs
2006 Detroit Shock (2)
2007 Phoenix Mercury
2008 Detroit Shock (3)
2009 Phoenix Mercury (2)
2010 Seattle Storm (2)
2011 Minnesota Lynx
2012 Indiana Fever
2013 Minnesota Lynx (2)
2014 Phoenix Mercury (3)
2015 Minnesota Lynx (3)
2016 Los Angeles Sparks (3)
2017 Minnesota Lynx (4)
2018 Seattle Storm (3)
2019 Washington Mystics
2020 Seattle Storm (4)
2021 Chicago Sky

Which WNBA team has won the most championships?

The Minnesota Lynx, Houston Comets and Seattle Storm have won the most championships in WNBA history with four each.

The Los Angeles Sparks, Phoenix Mercury and Dallas Wings (formerly Detroit Shock) are tied in second with three championships each.

No other team in WNBA history has won multiple championships.

WNBA teams with the most championships
Rank Team Championships
1. Minnesota Lynx 4
  Houston Comets 4
  Seattle Storm 4
2. Los Angeles Sparks 3
  Phoenix Mercury 3
  Dallas Wings 3

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Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.