ICC Champions Trophy: List Of All Winners

The ICC Champions Trophy is a coveted cricket tournament played in a 50-over format. 

The first edition of the Champions Trophy was hosted by Bangladesh in 1998. At the time, it was known as the ICC KnockOut Trophy owing to the nature of the competition. 

South Africa emerged as the inaugural Champions Trophy winners after beating the West Indies in the final.

The initial editions of the Champions Trophy were held in ICC Associate member nations to increase the popularity of the sport in these regions. Kenya hosted the tournament in 2000.

The tournament came to be known as Champions Trophy from the 2002 edition onwards owing to a change in the format of the tournament.

Since the 2002 edition of the Champions Trophy 2002, all subsequent editions of the were held in a round-robin format followed by knockout matches, including the semi-finals and the final.

From the 2009 edition onwards, only the top eight ODI teams based on the ICC rankings qualify for the Champions Trophy.

Of the eight editions of the Champions Trophy held so far, seven different teams have emerged as the winners. 

Australia and India are the two most successful teams in Champions Trophy history, having won the tournament twice each.

In 2022, India and Sri Lanka were the joint champions after rain washed out the final on successive days.

Meanwhile, Australia, who won the title in 2006 and 2009, are the only team to have successfully defended the Champions Trophy title to date.

New Zealand, Pakistan and the West Indies are the other winners of the white-ball cricket tournament.

The ongoing 2025 edition will have India and New Zealand playing in the final which means no new champions will be produced.

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Champions Trophy Winners List