The ICC Champions Trophy is organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was first invented as ICC Knock Out Tournament, then in 2002, they changed the name as Champions Trophy. Since 2009, the tournament has only involved the eight highest-ranked ODI teams as of six months prior to the tournament.
In the Inaugural edition of Champions Trophy, South Africa beat West India by 4 wickets in the final to seal the victory. In the Champions Trophy 2013, India beat England by just 5 runs to win the second Champions Trophy. India and Australia are the most successful teams (both team won twice) in the Champions Trophy history. Check out below the list of Winners of ICC champions trophy from the 1998 to 2017.
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Final Result
Host
1998
South Africa
West Indies
South Africa won by 4 wickets
Bangladesh
2000
New Zealand
India
New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Kenya
2002
India, Sri-Lanka
–
Sri Lanka and India named joint winners
Sri Lanka
2004
West Indies
England
West Indies won by 2 wickets
England
2006
Australia
West Indies
Australia won by 8 wickets
India
2009
Australia
New Zealand
Australia won by 6 wickets
South Africa
2013
India
England
India won by 5 runs
England
2017
Pakistan
India
Pakistan won by 180 runs
England
Related: Top 5 Run Scorers in the Champions Trophy Tournament
