ICC Champions Trophy Winners List Year-Wise

The Champions Trophy 2025 is taking the stage by storm, and why not? All the matches so far have been nothing short of thrilling.

Interestingly, this is the first time the competition is being held in a hybrid model, with PCB as the host. While many matches are taking place in Pakistan, India is playing in Dubai.

The tournament already started on February 19 and will run until March 9, with one extra day reserved. Now, since it’s the talk of the town, let’s take a look at the full list of Champions Trophy winners from 1998 to the previous edition in 2017.

Champions Trophy was first presented in 1998 by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Initially, it was held every four years and was called the ICC Knockout Tournament. The primary objective was to raise money for cricket in nations without Test status. However, the competition later moved to major cricketing nations like England and India because of its success.

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Full List of Champions Trophy Winners (Year-wise)

Year	Host Nation(S)	Winner	Runner-Up
1998	Bangladesh	South Africa	West Indies
2000	Kenya	New Zealand	India
2002	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka and India	None
2004	England	West Indies	England
2006	India	Australia	West Indies
2009	South Africa	Australia	New Zealand
2013	England and Wales	India	England
2017	England and Wales	Pakistan	India
2025	Pakistan	Not Decided	Not Decided

The first edition of the Champions Trophy was held in Bangladesh and was won by South Africa. Notably, this is the only ICC trophy the Proteas have won so far. In the last edition, Pakistan won the tournament by defeating their arch-rival India in the final. This time, the tournament will be hosted by Pakistan and it will be interesting to see how the things comes.

ICC Champions Trophy History & Evolution

The first Cricket World Cup was held in 1975 and has taken place every four years since. To support cricket development in non-Test-playing nations, the ICC introduced the Champions Trophy in 1998, initially called the ICC KnockOut Trophy. It was later renamed in 2002.

Originally a knockout tournament, it evolved into a round-robin format with knockout matches. Initially featuring all full ICC members and later including associate teams, since 2009, only the top eight ODI teams qualify. The tournament was held every two years until 2006 but switched to a four-year cycle after 2009.

Scheduled for Pakistan in 2008, security concerns moved it to South Africa in 2009. After being scrapped in 2021, it was reinstated for 2025. England has hosted it the most, and overall, the tournament has been played in seven countries.

Top Champions Trophy Performances (Best Players & Teams)

Australia is the best team in the Champions Trophy, as they have won two titles. India is also impressive in the tournament with one title and one shared title with Sri Lanka.

What to Expect from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?

India have chances to win the tournament with their matches to be hosted in Dubai International Stadium. However, their key bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, is not playing in the tournament due to his injury. India will be against Pakistan, New Zealand, and Bangladesh to qualify for the semi-final in Group A.

Who have won most titles in Champions Trophy?

Australia and India have the most title wins in the Champions Trophy. Australia were winners in 2006 and 2009, while India won in 2002 as joint winners and later lifted the trophy in 2013.