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Champions by year for 13 competitions and awards, from the same tables our trivia games run on, checked season by season against the official record before anything was allowed to serve them. Each one shows its latest 10 seasons here, and its own page has every season the table holds, decade by decade. Some tables start later than the competition itself, and every page says the year its list begins. Where history is odd we keep it odd: split titles get one row per selector, seasons that were never played are missing on purpose, and stripped titles stay vacant.

🏈 Super Bowl Champions

Every Super Bowl by the year it was played, with the final score, the MVP, the stadium as it was named that day and the host city as it was that day too: Miami until the Gardens incorporated, Stanford for XIX, Las Vegas for LVIII.

Most titles under one name since 1967: New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers, 6 each.

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score	MVP	Venue	City
2026	Seattle Seahawks	New England Patriots	29-13	Kenneth Walker III	Levi's Stadium	Santa Clara, CA
2025	Philadelphia Eagles	Kansas City Chiefs	40-22	Jalen Hurts	Caesars Superdome	New Orleans, LA
2024	Kansas City Chiefs	San Francisco 49ers	25-22	Patrick Mahomes	Allegiant Stadium	Las Vegas, NV
2023	Kansas City Chiefs	Philadelphia Eagles	38-35	Patrick Mahomes	State Farm Stadium	Glendale, AZ
2022	Los Angeles Rams	Cincinnati Bengals	23-20	Cooper Kupp	SoFi Stadium	Inglewood, CA
2021	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Kansas City Chiefs	31-9	Tom Brady	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa, FL
2020	Kansas City Chiefs	San Francisco 49ers	31-20	Patrick Mahomes	Hard Rock Stadium	Miami Gardens, FL
2019	New England Patriots	Los Angeles Rams	13-3	Julian Edelman	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Atlanta, GA
2018	Philadelphia Eagles	New England Patriots	41-33	Nick Foles	U.S. Bank Stadium	Minneapolis, MN
2017	New England Patriots	Atlanta Falcons	34-28	Tom Brady	NRG Stadium	Houston, TX

Super Bowl winners since 1967, year by year

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🏀 NBA Champions

Every Finals back to the 1947 BAA with the beaten finalist, the series winner first, and every Finals MVP since the award began in 1969.

Most titles under one name since 1947: Boston Celtics, 18.

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Series	Finals MVP
2026	New York Knicks	San Antonio Spurs	4-1	Jalen Brunson
2025	Oklahoma City Thunder	Indiana Pacers	4-3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2024	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks	4-1	Jaylen Brown
2023	Denver Nuggets	Miami Heat	4-1	Nikola Jokić
2022	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics	4-2	Stephen Curry
2021	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns	4-2	Giannis Antetokounmpo
2020	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat	4-2	LeBron James
2019	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors	4-2	Kawhi Leonard
2018	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-0	Kevin Durant
2017	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-1	Kevin Durant

NBA champions since 1947, year by year

⚾ World Series Champions

Every World Series since 1903 with the beaten pennant winner. There was no series in 1904 or 1994, and the early best-of-nine years read as they were played.

Most titles under one name since 1903: New York Yankees, 27.

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Series
2025	Los Angeles Dodgers	Toronto Blue Jays	4-3
2024	Los Angeles Dodgers	New York Yankees	4-1
2023	Texas Rangers	Arizona Diamondbacks	4-1
2022	Houston Astros	Philadelphia Phillies	4-2
2021	Atlanta Braves	Houston Astros	4-2
2020	Los Angeles Dodgers	Tampa Bay Rays	4-2
2019	Washington Nationals	Houston Astros	4-3
2018	Boston Red Sox	Los Angeles Dodgers	4-1
2017	Houston Astros	Los Angeles Dodgers	4-3
2016	Chicago Cubs	Cleveland Indians	4-3

World Series winners since 1903, year by year

🏒 Stanley Cup Champions

Cup winners since 1915 with the beaten finalist, PCHA and WCHL challengers included. The 1919 final was abandoned for the flu pandemic and 2005 was lost to the lockout, so neither year appears.

Most Cups under one name since 1915: Montreal Canadiens, 24.

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Series
2026	Carolina Hurricanes	Vegas Golden Knights	4-2
2025	Florida Panthers	Edmonton Oilers	4-2
2024	Florida Panthers	Edmonton Oilers	4-3
2023	Vegas Golden Knights	Florida Panthers	4-1
2022	Colorado Avalanche	Tampa Bay Lightning	4-2
2021	Tampa Bay Lightning	Montreal Canadiens	4-1
2020	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dallas Stars	4-2
2019	St. Louis Blues	Boston Bruins	4-3
2018	Washington Capitals	Vegas Golden Knights	4-1
2017	Pittsburgh Penguins	Nashville Predators	4-2

Stanley Cup winners since 1915, year by year

🏀 WNBA Champions

Every WNBA Finals since the league began in 1997, with the beaten finalist and every Finals MVP from Cynthia Cooper on.

Most titles under one name since 1997: Houston Comets, Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm, 4 each.

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Series	Finals MVP
2025	Las Vegas Aces	Phoenix Mercury	4-0	A'ja Wilson
2024	New York Liberty	Minnesota Lynx	3-2	Jonquel Jones
2023	Las Vegas Aces	New York Liberty	3-1	A'ja Wilson
2022	Las Vegas Aces	Connecticut Sun	3-1	Chelsea Gray
2021	Chicago Sky	Phoenix Mercury	3-1	Kahleah Copper
2020	Seattle Storm	Las Vegas Aces	3-0	Breanna Stewart
2019	Washington Mystics	Connecticut Sun	3-2	Emma Meesseman
2018	Seattle Storm	Washington Mystics	3-0	Breanna Stewart
2017	Minnesota Lynx	Los Angeles Sparks	3-2	Sylvia Fowles
2016	Los Angeles Sparks	Minnesota Lynx	3-2	Candace Parker

WNBA champions since 1997, year by year

🏈 College Football National Champions

National champions by season since 1981. Years where the polls split carry a row per selector, because both titles are real.

Most titles under one name since 1981: Alabama, 7.

Season	Champion	Selector	Result	Coach
2025	Indiana	CFP	Beat Miami (FL) 27-21	Curt Cignetti
2024	Ohio State	CFP	Beat Notre Dame 34-23	Ryan Day
2023	Michigan	CFP	Beat Washington 34-13	Jim Harbaugh
2022	Georgia	CFP	Beat TCU 65-7	Kirby Smart
2021	Georgia	CFP	Beat Alabama 33-18	Kirby Smart
2020	Alabama	CFP	Beat Ohio State 52-24	Nick Saban
2019	LSU	CFP	Beat Clemson 42-25	Ed Orgeron
2018	Clemson	CFP	Beat Alabama 44-16	Dabo Swinney
2017	Alabama	CFP	Beat Georgia 26-23 in OT	Nick Saban
2016	Clemson	CFP	Beat Alabama 35-31	Dabo Swinney

College football national champions since 1981, year by year

Play with this history:College Grid·Champ or Not·Name Them All

🏆 Heisman Trophy Winners

College football's best known individual award, presented every year since 1935, with each winner's school and position as the Heisman Trust lists them.

Most trophies under one name since 1935: Archie Griffin, 2.

Year	Winner	School	Position
2025	Fernando Mendoza	Indiana	QB
2024	Travis Hunter	Colorado	CB/WR
2023	Jayden Daniels	LSU	QB
2022	Caleb Williams	USC	QB
2021	Bryce Young	Alabama	QB
2020	DeVonta Smith	Alabama	WR
2019	Joe Burrow	LSU	QB
2018	Kyler Murray	Oklahoma	QB
2017	Baker Mayfield	Oklahoma	QB
2016	Lamar Jackson	Louisville	QB

Reggie Bush forfeited his 2005 award in 2010 and the Heisman Trust restored it in 2024, so 2005 lists him. Positions follow the Trust’s own list, which lists most early halfbacks as RB and the ends of 1936 and 1949 as TE.

Heisman Trophy winners since 1935, year by year

Play with this history:College Grid·Name Them All

🏀 Men's NCAA Basketball Champions

Every men's national title game since 1939 with the beaten finalist and the final score. The 2020 tournament was cancelled, so no year is missing by accident.

Most titles under one name since 1939: UCLA, 11.

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2026	Michigan	UConn	69-63
2025	Florida	Houston	65-63
2024	UConn	Purdue	75-60
2023	UConn	San Diego State	76-59
2022	Kansas	North Carolina	72-69
2021	Baylor	Gonzaga	86-70
2019	Virginia	Texas Tech	85-77
2018	Villanova	Michigan	79-62
2017	North Carolina	Gonzaga	71-65
2016	Villanova	North Carolina	77-74

Men's NCAA basketball champions since 1939, year by year

Play with this history:Champ or Not·Name Them All

⚽ English Champions

Champions of the English top flight, by the year the season finished.

Most titles under one name since 1889: Liverpool and Manchester United, 20 each.

Year	Champion
2026	Arsenal
2025	Liverpool
2024	Manchester City
2023	Manchester City
2022	Manchester City
2021	Manchester City
2020	Liverpool
2019	Manchester City
2018	Manchester City
2017	Chelsea

English football champions since 1889, year by year

🏉 VFL/AFL Premiers

Every VFL and AFL premiership since 1897.

Most premierships under one name since 1897: Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon, 16 each.

Year	Champion
2025	Brisbane Lions
2024	Brisbane Lions
2023	Collingwood
2022	Geelong
2021	Melbourne
2020	Richmond
2019	Richmond
2018	West Coast
2017	Richmond
2016	Western Bulldogs

VFL/AFL premiers since 1897, year by year

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🏅 Brownlow Medallists

The VFL/AFL's fairest and best, as voted by the field umpires, every year since 1924. No medal was awarded from 1942 to 1945.

Most medals under one name since 1924: Bob Skilton, Dick Reynolds, Haydn Bunton and Ian Stewart, 3 each.

Year	Medallist	Club	Votes
2025	Matt Rowell	Gold Coast	39
2024	Patrick Cripps	Carlton	45
2023	Lachie Neale	Brisbane Lions	31
2022	Patrick Cripps	Carlton	29
2021	Ollie Wines	Port Adelaide	36
2020	Lachie Neale	Brisbane Lions	31
2019	Nat Fyfe	Fremantle	33
2018	Tom Mitchell	Hawthorn	28
2017	Dustin Martin	Richmond	36
2016	Patrick Dangerfield	Geelong	35

Where a count ended level, every medallist from that year is listed, including the 1930 count settled retrospectively in 1989 and the 2012 medal reallocated in 2016. Older club names appear where the table has them: Footscray, South Melbourne, the Brisbane Bears of 1996.

Brownlow Medal winners since 1924, year by year

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🏉 Dally M Medallists

Rugby league's player of the year since 1979, judged match by match through the season.

Most medals under one name since 1979: Johnathan Thurston, 4.

Year	Medallist
2025	James Tedesco
2024	Jahrome Hughes
2023	Kalyn Ponga
2022	Nicho Hynes
2021	Tom Trbojevic
2020	Jack Wighton
2019	James Tedesco
2018	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
2017	Cameron Smith
2016	Cooper Cronk
2016	Jason Taumalolo

No medal is shown for 1997, when the game was split between two competitions and none was awarded, or for 2003, when the awards night was called off. 2014 and 2016 were shared and list both winners.

Dally M Medal winners since 1979, year by year

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🏉 NRL/NSWRL Premiers

Every top grade rugby league premiership since 1908. 1997 lists both premiers because the game split that year, Newcastle in the ARL and Brisbane in Super League.

Most premierships under one name since 1908: South Sydney Rabbitohs, 21.

Year	Champion	Competition
2025	Brisbane Broncos	NRL
2024	Penrith Panthers	NRL
2023	Penrith Panthers	NRL
2022	Penrith Panthers	NRL
2021	Penrith Panthers	NRL
2020	Melbourne Storm	NRL
2019	Sydney Roosters	NRL
2018	Sydney Roosters	NRL
2017	Melbourne Storm	NRL
2016	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	NRL

No premiership is shown for 2007 or 2009. Melbourne’s titles from those seasons were stripped for salary cap breaches and remain vacant in the official record, so they stay vacant here too.

NRL/NSWRL premiers since 1908, year by year

How the competitions work

Champions League format history: every shape the European Cup and the Champions League have taken since 1955, season by season, each checked against two sources.

NFL playoff format history: how the field, seeding and overtime rules changed.

NBA playoff format history: the playoff bracket, play-in and draft lottery through the years.

MLB postseason format history: the changing postseason field, series lengths and years without a World Series.

NHL playoff format history: the playoff bracket through the years, including seasons that broke the pattern.

One tournament, every result

2026 World Cup results: the final, every knockout score with extra time and penalties, all the groups in finishing order and the awards.

Where this comes from

Each table was verified against at least two independent sources, and the checks run on every build: winner lists are audited answer by answer, split titles and vacated seasons are pinned so they can never quietly change, and a blank cell means the detail was never verified rather than papered over. Spot something that looks wrong anyway? The Report a bug button below lands straight in our inbox.