Here is the list of the WNBA Finals Champions. We will see if the Las Vegas Aces can pull off the first three-peat in league history since Houston won four in a row. 2024 is the 27th season for the WNBA, and the New York Liberty, Connecticut Sun, and Las Vegas Aces have all performed as expected. Fans are loving the rookies Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark. You can checkout all of the past champions, runner ups, and MVPs for the previous WNBA playoff championships.
WNBA Finals Champions
Here are all of the WNBA Finals champions by year. You can view all of the WNBA team schedules here as well as the 2024 WNBA Playoff schedule. We have a break in 2024 due to the league taking a pause for players to participate in the 2024 Olympic Women’s basketball tournament. After that, the teams will wrap up regular season play, and we’ll move into playoff time.
| Year | Champion | Runner Up | MVP |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Aces | New York Liberty | A’ja Wilson |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Aces | Connecticut Sun | Chelsea Gray |
| 2021 | Chicago Sky | Phoenix Mercury | Kahleah Copper |
| 2020 | Seattle Storm | Las Vegas Aces | Breanna Stewart |
| 2019 | Washington Mystics | Connecticut Sun | Emma Meesseman |
| 2018 | Seattle Storm | Washington Mystics | Breanna Stewart |
| 2017 | Minnesota Lynx | Los Angeles Sparks | Sylvia Fowles |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Candace Parker |
| 2015 | Minnesota Lynx | Indiana Fever | Sylvia Fowles |
| 2014 | Phoenix Mercury | Chicago Sky | Diana Taurasi |
| 2013 | Minnesota Lynx | Atlanta Dream | Maya Moore |
| 2012 | Indiana Fever | Minnesota Lynx | Tamika Catchings |
| 2011 | Minnesota Lynx | Atlanta Dream | Seimone Augustus |
| 2010 | Seattle Storm | Atlanta Dream | Lauren Jackson |
| 2009 | Phoenix Mercury | Indiana Fever | Diana Taurasi |
| 2008 | Detroit Shock | San Antonio Silver Stars | Katie Smith |
| 2007 | Phoenix Mercury | Detroit Shock | Cappie Pondexter |
| 2006 | Detroit Shock | Sacramento Monarchs | Deanna Nolan |
| 2005 | Sacramento Monarchs | Connecticut Sun | Yolanda Griffith |
| 2004 | Seattle Storm | Connecticut Sun | Betty Lennox |
| 2003 | Detroit Shock | Los Angeles Sparks | Ruth Riley |
| 2002 | Los Angeles Sparks | New York Liberty | Lisa Leslie |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Sparks | Charlotte Sting | Lisa Leslie |
| 2000 | Houston Comets | New York Liberty | Cynthia Cooper |
| 1999 | Houston Comets | New York Liberty | Cynthia Cooper |
| 1998 | Houston Comets | Phoenix Mercury | Cynthia Cooper |
| 1997 | Houston Comets | New York Liberty | Cynthia Cooper |
WNBA Finals Highlights
Here’s highlights of the Aces winning the 2023 WNBA Championship. Enjoy the action.
