Indian Premier League (IPL) Champions
Every IPL champion since the league's 2008 inaugural season — results, venues, and the format anomalies (relocations, suspensions, expansions, franchise renames) that shaped its history.
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
19 IPL seasons played, 2008-2026. Chennai Super Kings have won the most titles (5), including back-to-back titles in 2025 and 2026. Full match-by-match archives are a planned future addition; this page covers every champion, runner-up, venue, and the format anomalies (relocations, suspensions, expansions, franchise renames) that shaped the competition's history.
Champions, 2008-2026
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets |
| 2009 | Deccan Chargers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Deccan Chargers won by 6 runs |
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | Chennai Super Kings won by 22 runs |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Chennai Super Kings won by 58 runs |
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Mumbai Indians won by 23 runs |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Mumbai Indians won by 41 runs |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 8 runs |
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Rising Pune Supergiant | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians won by 1 run |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets |
| 2019 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians won by 1 run |
| 2020 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | Dubai International Stadium, UAE | Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets |
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Dubai International Stadium, UAE | Chennai Super Kings won by 27 runs |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | Gujarat Titans won by 7 wickets |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Gujarat Titans | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, rain-affected final) |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets |
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Punjab Kings | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 runs |
| 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Gujarat Titans | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets |
Format notes, by season
| Season | Note |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Played entirely in South Africa — the Indian government declined to provide central security forces for the tournament, which clashed with that year's Indian general elections. |
| 2011 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Pune Warriors India joined as new franchises this season; Kochi lasted only this one season before its contract was terminated over an ownership/payment dispute. |
| 2014 | The opening ~20 matches were played in the UAE (returning to India on 2 May 2014) for the same election-security reason as 2009. |
| 2016 | Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended for the 2016 and 2017 seasons following the Justice Lodha Committee's findings from the 2013 spot-fixing/betting scandal. Rising Pune Supergiant and Gujarat Lions played as temporary replacement franchises for these two seasons only, dissolving once CSK and RR returned for 2018. |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings' and Rajasthan Royals' first season back after their two-year suspension. |
| 2020 | Played entirely in the UAE after the originally-scheduled March 2020 start was postponed indefinitely by COVID-19 lockdowns in India; the BCCI secured government permission on 10 August 2020 to relocate the tournament. Final held 10 November 2020. Delhi Daredevils had been rebranded Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2019 season, following a March 2018 stake acquisition by JSW Sports/GMR Group. |
| 2021 | The season was split: the first phase in India was suspended mid-tournament after COVID-19 outbreaks inside team bio-bubbles, with the remainder completed in the UAE later in the year. Kings XI Punjab was renamed Punjab Kings ahead of this season. |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants joined as new franchises, expanding the league to 10 teams; Gujarat won the title in their debut season. |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bangalore was renamed Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of this season (announced 19 March 2024). |
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru's first title since entering the league in its inaugural 2008 season. |
| 2026 | Back-to-back title for Royal Challengers Bengaluru — only the third franchise in IPL history to win consecutive titles. Virat Kohli was Player of the Match in the final (75* off 42 balls). Independently re-verified by the assistant via direct source fetch given how recent this result is. |
Franchise history
- Delhi Daredevils → Delhi Capitals: rebranded ahead of the 2019 season, following a March 2018 stake acquisition by JSW Sports (joint venture with GMR Group).
- Kings XI Punjab → Punjab Kings: rebranded ahead of the 2021 season.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore → Royal Challengers Bengaluru: rebranded ahead of the 2024 season, announced 19 March 2024.
- Kochi Tuskers Kerala (2011 only) and Pune Warriors India (2011-2013): early expansion franchises that both folded, unrelated to the later 2016-17 suspension.
- Rising Pune Supergiant and Gujarat Lions (2016-2017 only): temporary franchises created to fill the two seasons Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended; dissolved once CSK and RR returned for 2018.
- Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants: joined as new franchises for the 2022 season, expanding the league to 10 teams.
Sources
- Indian Premier League — Wikipedia
- 2020 Indian Premier League — Wikipedia
- 2022 Indian Premier League — Wikipedia
- 2026 Indian Premier League final — Wikipedia
- Delhi Capitals — Wikipedia
Note: Player-of-the-Match/Player-of-the-Tournament data is deliberately not included in this first pass — several years' figures were flagged as lower-confidence during research and are left as honest future enrichment rather than published at uneven confidence.
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