Which Team Has Won the Most WNBA Finals?

The WNBA Final between Los Angeles Aces and New York Liberty will commence on Sunday, 8 October. The Aces are the defending champions who are the favorites to win the clash whereas if Liberty bag the coveted title it will be their first in the WNBA history. However, since its inception in 1997, there have been different teams who have clinched the championship. Today, let?s look at which team has won the championship most times.

For the unversed, the WNBA is the female counterpart of the NBA and comprises 12 teams., five of which are a direct representation of their NBA counterparts. But let us look at which team has won the most championship titles.

Which team has qualified for most Finals?

The WNBA league was founded in 1996 and started the championship in 1997. The league is mostly played from May to September with the Finals taking place by the end or September or the beginning of October. But which team has been to the most finals?

The Minnesota Lynx have made their appearance in most WNBA Finals namely 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017. They have won four WNBA finals while losing 2- 2012 to Indiana and 2016 to Los Angeles.

The Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks are tied in the second place with both making five Final appearances. Both of them have won 3 Finals and had to bite the dust in 2.

The Phoenix Mercury captured the trophy in 2007, 2009, and 2014 against Detroit, Indiana, and Chicago Sky but couldn?t level up against Houston Comets in 1998 and Chicago in 2021.

As for Los Angeles – they have bagged the title in 2001, 2002, and 2016 against the Charlotte Sting, the New York Liberty, and the Minnesota Lynx, but lost to Detroit Shock and Lynx during 2003 and 2017.

Another interesting fact is that the New York Liberty will join the Mercury and Sparks by appearing in their fifth Final on Sunday, and if they win it would be their first title.

Which team has won the most Finals?

However, the teams to win most WNBA Finals have been the Minnesota Lynx, the Houston Comets, and the Seattle Storm- all tied at the magical number four.

The Comets won back-to-back four titles since the very first four years of the commencement of the WNBA. They decimated New York Liberty thrice in 1197, 1999, 2000, and Phoenix Mercury in 1998.

Whereas Seattle Storm won the title in 2004, 2010, 2018 and 2020. In their quest for the title they crushed the Connecticut Suns, Atlanta Dream, Washington Mystics, and Las Vegas Aces respectively in those years. Hence, WNBA has done a good deal in women’s sports.

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Thus, the Comets and the Storm have a cent percent win rate as they won all the Finals they qualified for. These wins were propelled by individuals who gave their blood and sweat. Let us now have a look at the individuals who won the WNBA Finals MVP.

Which player was the WNBA Final MVP for these teams?

The WNBA Finals MVP or the Finals Most Valuable Player is an award given annually to players who perform the best during the Finals.

The Houston Comets sealed the first four titles at the back of their hard work of Cynthia Cooper. She is the only player to bag four Finals MVP back-to-back.

For the Storms, the Finals MVP was won by Betty Lennox, Lauren Jackson, and Breanna Stewart. While Lennox and Jackson were named once, Stewart grabbed the Finals MVP prize twice.

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Seimona Augustus, Maya Moore, and Sylvia Fowles were assigned the Finals MVP for the Minnesota Lynx. While Augustus and Moore won it once, Fowles took the title home twice.

Thus, the Minnesota Lynx, the Houston Comets, and the Seattle Storm have won the most WNBA titles – four times each.