ICC Champions Trophy Winners List: From 1998 To 2025 Year Wise
Get the full ICC Champions Trophy winners list (1998-2025) with captain-wise details. Discover how legendary skippers guided their teams to glory!
ICC Champions Trophy Winners List: The ICC Champions Trophy, introduced in 1998 as the ICC Knockout Tournament, was initially aimed at funding cricket in non-Test nations. Due to its success, major cricketing nations later hosted it. From 2009, only the top eight ICC ODI teams competed. After the 2017 edition, it was discontinued to streamline ICC events.
However, in 2021, the ICC announced its return in 2025 (Pakistan) and 2029 (India). If India opts out of playing in Pakistan, they may also skip ICC events held there. On 16 November 2021, the ICC announced that the 2029 edition of the ICC Champions Trophy would be held in India. It is expected to be played in October to November 2029.
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ICC Champions Trophy Winner List- Captain Wise
Here’s the complete list of Champions Trophy winners from 1998 to 2025. The 2025 winner is India, with the tournament taking place in Pakistan and the UAE.
| Year | Winner | Captain |
| 1998 | South Africa | Hansie Cronje |
| 2000 | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming |
| 2002 | Sri Lanka and India | Sourav Ganguly/Sanath Jayasuriya |
| 2004 | West Indies | Brian Lara |
| 2006 | Australia | Ricky Ponting |
| 2009 | Australia | Ricky Ponting |
| 2013 | India | MS Dhoni |
| 2017 | Pakistan | Sarfaraz Ahmed |
| 2025 | India | Rohit Sharma |
Champions Trophy Winners List (1998-2025)
The Champions Trophy is a prestigious cricket tournament held by the International Cricket Council (ICC), featuring the top teams in the world competing for the title. Below is the list of Champions Trophy winners from 1998 to 2025, showcasing the countries that have dominated the tournament over the years.
| Year | Host Nation(S) | Winner | Runner-Up |
| 1998 | Bangladesh | South Africa |
West Indies
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| 2000 | Kenya | New Zealand | India |
| 2002 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka and India | None |
| 2004 | England | West Indies | England |
| 2006 | India | Australia |
West Indies
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| 2009 | South Africa | Australia |
New Zealand
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| 2013 | England and Wales | India | England |
| 2017 | England and Wales | Pakistan | India |
| 2025 | Pakistan | India | New Zealand |
ICC Champions Trophy Winners List (Year-Wise)
Here’s the complete list of Champions Trophy host nations and winners from 1998 to 2025. The upcoming 2025 edition will be hosted by Pakistan and the UAE, with the winner yet to be decided.
| Year | Host Nation(s) | Winner(s) |
| 1998 | Bangladesh | South Africa |
| 2000 | Kenya | New Zealand |
| 2002 | Sri Lanka | India and Sri Lanka |
| 2004 | England | West Indies |
| 2006 | India | Australia |
| 2009 | South Africa | Australia |
| 2013 | England and Wales | India |
| 2017 | England and Wales | Pakistan |
| 2025 | Pakistan and United Arab Emirates | India |
List of Champions Trophy Winners (1998-2025)
South Africa – Champions Trophy Winner 1998
The Champions Trophy, previously known as Knockout Trophy or International Cup, was held for the first time in 1998 on the lines of the FIFA Confederations Cup. The inaugural edition featured 9 teams, including all Test-playing nations. Mohammed Azharuddin-led India made it to the semi-finals by defeating Australia but lost to West Indies in the penultimate clash. Eventually, South Africa defeated England and Sri Lanka to book their berth in the summit clash of their first major tournament. Skipper Hansie Cronje scored an unbeaten 61 while star all-rounder Jacques Kallis took 5 wickets to power South Africa to beat West Indies and clinch their first-ever ICC title by 4 wickets.
New Zealand – Champions Trophy Winner 2000
The tournament was held in Kenya to increase the popularity of the sport and featured 11 teams. Based on rankings, India failed to secure a direct qualification to the knockout stage. However, they sealed their spot by defeating the host nation. India stormed into the final by defeating defending champions South Africa in the semi-finals. However, despite a century from captain Sourav Ganguly, Team India lost to New Zealand in the final match.
India and Sri Lanka – Champions Trophy Winner 2002
The ICC renamed the Knockout Trophy as the Champions Trophy in 2002. Originally scheduled to be held in India, the tournament was moved to Sri Lanka after India refused to grant a tax exemption. The third edition of the tournament featured 12 teams, including 10 Test-playing nations along with Kenya and the Netherlands. The teams were divided into four pools, with one team from each group progressing to the semi-finals. Sri Lanka defeated Australia in the first semi-final, while India defeated South Africa in the second. However, the final was abandoned on the scheduled day and the reserve day due to rain, following which the ICC declared India and Sri Lanka as joint winners.
West Indies – Champions Trophy Winner 2004
The ICC retained the format for this tournament, with USA becoming the new member after qualifying by winning the ICC Six Nations Challenge. West Indies won the title by defeating England in the final in front of a packed house at the Oval.
Australia – Champions Trophy Winner 2006
The tournament, limited to 10 teams, was not confirmed until mid-2005. However, the ICC agreed to give the hosting rights to India after the government made the revenue tax-free. West Indies performed brilliantly in this tournament, making it to the final, but failed to beat the Kangaroos in the final and lost by 8 wickets on the Duckworth Lewis method. Australia thus won their first Champions Trophy title.
Australia – Champions Trophy Winner 2009
The ICC have brought a new format which was limited to eight-teams divided into two groups. The tournament was initially scheduled to be held in Pakistan but was moved to South Africa due to security concerns. Australia became the first and only team to successfully retain the trophy by defeating New Zealand by 6 wickets in the final.
India – Champions Trophy Winner 2013
Left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan (363 runs) and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (12 wickets) led India to become the second team to win the Champions Trophy twice. They remained unbeaten in the tournament. having won all five matches int he tournament. The MS Dhoni-led side defeated the hosts England by 5 runs in the final, which was reduced to 20 overs due to rain.
Pakistan – Champions Trophy Winner 2017
The 2013 edition was expected to be the last edition of the Champions Trophy, as the ICC proposed replacing it with the World Test Championship (WTC). However, it was revived in 2014 after the WTC was cancelled. India again made it to the final thanks to another inspiring performance from Dhawan (338 runs), but suffered a humiliating defeat by 180 runs to arch-rivals Pakistan after a top-order collapse.
India – Champions Trophy Winner 2025
India’s cricketers won another global trophy with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final on March 9, 2025. A swift half-century from skipper Rohit Sharma, fine knocks by Shreyas Iyer, and fine spells from spinners, in particular Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav, helped an all-round India seal their third ICC Champions Trophy title, beating New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai on Sunday.
This is India’s third ICC Champions Trophy title, having shared one with Sri Lanka in 2002 and securing the second under ‘Captain Cool’ MS Dhoni in 2013.
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