The Championship History of Sports Championships

[Dead2009]

In this thread, I will do my very best to showcase the current champions in their respective sport, PLUS the history of those championships. Some posts may be long in nature, if that's the case they will either be in quotes or spoilers. That being said, let's get to it!!

NFL: Kansas City Chiefs
MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers
NHL: Florida Panthers
NBA: Boston Celtics
CFL: Toronto Argonauts
UFL: Birmingham Stallions
NCAAF: Michigan Wolverines
NCAABB: UConn Huskies
NCAABase: Texas Longhorns
MLS: Columbus Crew
WNBA: New York Liberty

Posts after these will contain the sports, the winners and who they defeated to win the title. Call it an archive if you will.

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First up, we have the XFL and if you watched it, you remembered that it was associated with the world of professional wrestling. Sadly there were only 2 full seasons as the first incarnation went defunct after the first season, and the 3rd ended before being merged into the UFL. The 2nd season was cancelled midway through thanks to COVID in 2020.

2001: Los Angeles Xtreme def San Francisco Demons 38-6
2023: Arlington Renegades def DC Defenders 35-26

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Next up, we're gonna travel to the world of the WNBA, which came into existence in 1997. It's the sister league to the NBA and their playoff format is 2-2-1 or best 3 out of 5. The league's first 4 champions involve a team that no longer exists!

Games won in parenthesis

1997: Houston Comets def New York Liberty (1-0)
1998: Houston Comets def Phoenix Mercury (2-1)
1999: Houston Comets def New York Liberty (2-1)
2000: Houston Comets def New York Liberty (2-0)
2001: Los Angeles Sparks def Charlotte Sting (2-0)
2002: Los Angeles Sparks def New York Liberty (2-0)
2003: Detroit Shock def Los Angeles Sparks (2-1)
2004: Seattle Storm def Connecticut Sun (2-1)
2005: Sacramento Monarchs def Connecticut Sun (3-1)
2006: Detroit Shock def Sacramento Monarchs (3-2)
2007: Phoenix Mercury def Detroit Shock (3-2)
2008: Detroit Shock def San Antonio Silver Stars (3-0)
2009: Phoenix Mercury def Indiana Fever (3-2)
2010: Seattle Storm def Atlanta Dream (3-0)
2011: Minnesota Lynx def Atlanta Dream (3-0)
2012: Indiana Fever def Minnesota Lynx (3-1)
2013: Minnesota Lynx def Atlanta Dream (3-0)
2014: Phoenix Mercury def Chicago Sky (3-0)
2015: Minnesota Lynx def Indiana Fever (3-2)
2016: Los Angeles Sparks def Minnesota Lynx (3-2)
2017: Minnesota Lynx def Los Angeles Sparks (3-2)
2018: Seattle Storm def Washington Mystics (3-0)
2019: Washington Mystics def Connecticut Sun (3-2)
2020: Seattle Storm def Las Vegas Aces (3-0)
2021: Chicago Sky def Phoenix Mercury (3-1)
2022: Las Vegas Aces def Connecticut Sun (3-1)
2023: Las Vegas Aces def New York Liberty (3-1)
2024: New York Liberty def Minnesota Lynx (3-2)

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Next up is a short look at the USFL, which existed in the mid 80s and then came back as a new league in 2022/2023 before merging with the XFL

1983: Michigan Panthers def Philadelphia Stars 24-22
1984: Philadelphia Stars def Arizona Wranglers 23-3
1985: Baltimore Stars def Oakland Invaders 28-24
2022: Birmingham Stallions def Philadelphia Stars 33-30
2023: Birmingham Stallions def Pittsburgh Maulers 28-12

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Next up, we're tackling the Arena Football League!

Arena Bowl 1: Denver Dynamite def Pittsburgh Gladiators 45-16
Arena Bowl 2: Detroit Drive def Chicago Bruisers 24-13
Arena Bowl 3: Detroit Drive def Pittsburgh Gladiators 39-26
Arena Bowl 4: Detroit Drive def Dallas Texans 51-27
Arena Bowl 5: Tampa Bay Storm def Detroit Drive 48-42
Arena Bowl 6: Detroit Drive def Orlando Predators 56-38
Arena Bowl 7: Tampa Bay Storm def Detroit Drive 51-31
Arena Bowl 8: Arizona Rattlers def Orlando Predators 36-31
Arena Bowl 9: Tampa Bay Storm def Orlando Predators 48-35
Arena Bowl 10: Tampa Bay Storm def Iowa Barnstormers 42-38
Arena Bowl 11: Arizona Rattlers def Iowa Barnstormers 55-33
Arena Bowl 12: Orlando Predators def Tampa Bay Storm 62-31
Arena Bowl 13: Albany Firebirds def Orlando Predators 59-48
Arena Bowl 14: Orlando Predators def Nashville Kats 41-38
Arena Bowl 15: Grand Rapids Rampage def Nashville Kats 64-42
Arena Bowl 16: San Jose Sabercats def Arizona Rattlers 52-14
Arena Bowl 17: Tampa Bay Storm def Arizona Rattlers 43-29
Arena Bowl 18: San Jose Sabercats def Arizona Rattlers 69-62
Arena Bowl 19: Colorado Crush def Georgia Force 51-48
Arena Bowl 20: Chicago Rush def Orlando Predators 69-61
Arena Bowl 21: San Jose Sabercats def Columbus Destroyers 55-33
Arena Bowl 22: Philadelphia Soul def San Jose Sabercats 59-56
Arena Bowl 23: Spokane Shock def Tampa Bay Storm 69-57
Arena Bowl 24: Jacksonville Sharks def Arizona Rattlers 73-70
Arena Bowl 25: Arizona Rattlers def Philadelphia Soul 72-54
Arena Bowl 26: Arizona Rattlers def Philadelphia Soul 48-39
Arena Bowl 27: Arizona Rattlers def Cleveland Gladiators 72-32
Arena Bowl 28: San Jose Sabercats def Jacksonville Sharks 68-47
Arena Bowl 29: Philadelphia Soul def Arizona Rattlers 56-42
Arena Bowl 30: Philadelphia Soul def Tampa Bay Storm 44-40
Arena Bowl 31: Washington Valor def Baltimore Brigade 69-55
Arena Bowl 32: Albany Empire def Philadelphia Soul 45-27
Arena Bowl 33: Billings Outlaws def Albany Firebirds 46-41

[Duster76]

The Arena Football League listing doesn't have the year of the championship games.

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Originally Posted by Duster76

The Arena Football League listing doesn't have the year of the championship games.

For stuff like that the year the championship game first started will be added to the first post, and it will go from there.

[MrCleveland]

Can defunct and minor leagues count?

[Duster76]

Well you can add one more line:

Arena Bowl 33: Billings Outlaws def Albany Firebirds 46-41

The game was played at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, NJ, it just finished!

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Originally Posted by MrCleveland

Can defunct and minor leagues count?

Yes, the original XFL and USFL championship games have been added to the posts in here as well.

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It's been a minute but for this one, we're going to tackle the NWSL which is the sister league to MLS.

2013: Portland Thorns FC def Western NY Flash 2-0
2014: FC Kansas City def Seattle Reign FC 2-1
2015: FC Kansas City def Seattle Reign FC 1-0
2016: Western NY Flash def Washington Spirit 3-2 (penalty kicks)
2017: Portland Thorns FC def NC Courage 1-0
2018: NC Courage def Portland Thorns FC 3-0
2019: NC Courage def Chicago Red Stars 4-0
2021: Washington Spirit def Chicago Red Stars 2-1
2022: Portland Thorns FC def Kansas City Current 2-0
2023: NJ/NY Gotham FC def OL Reign 2-1

[Dead2009]

It's been a minute but for this one, we're going to tackle the NWSL which is the sister league to MLS.

2013: Portland Thorns FC def Western NY Flash 2-0
2014: FC Kansas City def Seattle Reign FC 2-1
2015: FC Kansas City def Seattle Reign FC 1-0
2016: Western NY Flash def Washington Spirit 3-2 (penalty kicks)
2017: Portland Thorns FC def NC Courage 1-0
2018: NC Courage def Portland Thorns FC 3-0
2019: NC Courage def Chicago Red Stars 4-0
2021: Washington Spirit def Chicago Red Stars 2-1
2022: Portland Thorns FC def Kansas City Current 2-0
2023: NJ/NY Gotham FC def OL Reign 2-1