The 2025 WNBA playoffs are officially underway, and that means plenty of questions will arise as games are played until the final buzzer in the Finals.
This is the best time of the year. So much good basketball is played, and records are constantly broken or made. You might start to wonder more about a really common question that regularly pops up: What WNBA teams have the most WNBA championships?
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If you’re wondering which franchises have won it all the most times in league history, you’ve come to the right place. For The Win has compiled an easy list that notates which teams have been victorious the most since the WNBA arrived in 1997.
4 WNBA Championships
26 Aug 2000: Cynthia Cooper #14 of the Houston Comet celebrates by raising her trophy after winning the game against the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals Game at the Compaq Center in Houston, Texas. The Comets defeated the Liberty 79-73 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Ronald Martinez /Allsport
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Houston Comets – 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
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Seattle Storm – 2004, 2010, 2018, 2020
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Minnesota Lynx – 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
3 WNBA Championships
YPSILANTI, MI – OCTOBER 05: The Detroit Shock pose after beating the San Antonio Silver Stars in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center on October 5, 2008 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. (Photo by Domenic Centofanti/Getty Images)
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Los Angeles Sparks – 2001, 2002, 2016
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Detroit Shock – 2003, 2006, 2008
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Phoenix Mercury – 2007, 2009, 2014
2 WNBA Championships
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 18: Kelsey Plum #10 of the Las Vegas Aces holds the trophy while celebrating with her team after defeating the New York Liberty during Game Four of the 2023 WNBA Finals at Barclays Center on October 18, 2023 in New York City. The Aces defeated the Liberty 70-69. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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Las Vegas Aces – 2020, 2023
1 WNBA Championship
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 20: Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty and Head coach Sandy Brondello celebrate after winning Game Five of the WNBA Finals at Barclays Center on October 20, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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Sacramento Monarchs – 2005
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Washington Mystics – 2019
This article originally appeared on For The Win: WNBA teams with the most championships: The full list
