WNBA Finals: Which WNBA franchise has won the most championships?

Yash Matange

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At the end of the WNBA's 25th season, 10 different franchises have clinched at least one league title. 

Which WNBA franchise has won most championships? 

Three teams in the Minnesota Lynx, Houston Comets and Seattle Storm have won the most titles, combining for nearly half of the 25 WNBA championships with four apiece. 

The Comets (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) and Los Angeles Sparks (2001, 2002) are the only two franchises to have won back-to-back. 

WNBA franchises with multiple championships
TeamsFinals appearancesChampionshipsYears won
Minnesota Lynx642011, 2013, 2015, 2017
Houston Comets441997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Seattle Storm442004, 2010, 2018, 2020
Los Angeles Sparks532001, 2002, 2016
Detroit Shock432003, 2006, 2008
Phoenix Mercury432007, 2009, 2014

Four WNBA franchises have one championship to their name: Indiana Fever (2012), Washington Mystics (2019), Chicago Sky (2021) and Sacramento Monarchs (2005). 

Of the 10 different franchises, two have since folded in the Comets (2008) and Monarchs (2009) while the Shock relocated twice, first to Tulsa (2010-15) and then to Dallas (2016-present).

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Yash Matange