List of WNBL champions

The WNBL Grand Final is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball League.

Champions Season Champions Runners-Up Format Result Finals MVP Ref.TeamCoachTeamCoach 1981 St Kilda Saints Bill Palmer North Adelaide Rockets Kay McFarlane Single game 77–58 1982 St Kilda Saints (2) Bill Palmer Bankstown Bruins Robbie Cadee 63–56 1983 Nunawading Spectres Tom Maher St Kilda Saints Bill Palmer 70–46 1984 Nunawading Spectres (2) Tom Maher West Adelaide Bearcats Ted Powell 78–65 1985 Coburg Cougars Noarlunga Tigers Jim Madigan 73–71 Karin Maar 1986 Nunawading Spectres (3) Tom Maher Australian Institute of Sport Adrian Hurley 62–51 Shelley Gorman 1987 Nunawading Spectres (4) Tom Maher Coburg Cougars 67–59 Tracey Browning 1988 Nunawading Spectres (5) Tom Maher North Adelaide Rockets Kay McFarlane 71–43 Shelley Gorman (2) 1989 Nunawading Spectres (6) Tom Maher Hobart Islanders Danny Adams 80–69 Samantha Thornton 1990 North Adelaide Rockets Mark Molitor Hobart Islanders Danny Adams 72–57 Donna Brown 1991 Hobart Islanders Jim Pappas Nunawading Spectres Lori Chizik 67–64 Robyn Maher 1992 Perth Breakers Tom Maher Dandenong Rangers Alex Palazzolo 58–54 Tanya Fisher 1993 Sydney Flames Carrie Graf Perth Breakers Guy Molloy 65–64 Annie Burgess 1994 Adelaide Lightning Jan Stirling Melbourne Tigers Ray Tomlinson 84–77 Rachael Sporn 1995 Adelaide Lightning (2) Jan Stirling Melbourne Tigers Ray Tomlinson 50–43 Rachael Sporn (2) 1996 Adelaide Lightning (3) Jan Stirling Sydney Flames Carrie Graf 80–65 Michelle Brogan 1997 Sydney Flames (2) Bill Tomlinson Adelaide Lightning Jan Stirling 61–56 Trisha Fallon 1998 Adelaide Lightning (4) Jan Stirling Sydney Flames Murray Wardle 67–56 Jo Hill 1998–99 Australian Institute of Sport Phil Brown Perth Breakers Murray Treseder 88–79 Kristen Veal 1999–00 Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf Adelaide Lightning Jan Stirling 67–50 Kristen Veal (2) 2000–01 Sydney Panthers (3) Karen Dalton Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf 67–50 Annie Burgess (2) 2001–02 Canberra Capitals (2) Carrie Graf Sydney Panthers Karen Dalton 75–69 Lauren Jackson 2002–03 Canberra Capitals (3) Tom Maher Sydney Panthers Karen Dalton 69–67 Lauren Jackson (2) 2003–04 Dandenong Rangers Gary Fox Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 63–53 Emily McInerny 2004–05 Dandenong Rangers (2) Gary Fox Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 52–47 Jacinta Hamilton 2005–06 Canberra Capitals (4) Carrie Graf Dandenong Rangers Gary Fox 68–55 Lauren Jackson (3) 2006–07 Canberra Capitals (5) Carrie Graf Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 73–59 Tracey Beatty 2007–08 Adelaide Lightning (5) Vicki Valk Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 92–82 Renae Camino 2008–09 Canberra Capitals (6) Carrie Graf Bulleen Boomers Cheryl Chambers 61–58 Natalie Hurst 2009–10 Canberra Capitals (7) Carrie Graf Bulleen Boomers Tom Maher 75–70 Lauren Jackson (4) 2010–11 Bulleen Boomers Tom Maher Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf 103–78 Sharin Milner 2011–12 Dandenong Rangers (3) Mark Wright Bulleen Boomers Tom Maher 94–70 Kathleen MacLeod 2012–13 Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 71–57 Kelsey Griffin 2013–14 Bendigo Spirit (2) Bernie Harrower Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 94–83 Kelsey Griffin (2) 2014–15 Townsville Fire Chris Lucas Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower 75–65 Mia Newley 2015–16 Townsville Fire (2) Chris Lucas Perth Lynx Andy Stewart Best-of-three 2–0 Micaela Cocks 2016–17 Sydney Uni Flames (4) Cheryl Chambers Dandenong Rangers Larissa Anderson 2–0 Leilani Mitchell 2017–18 Townsville Fire (3) Claudia Brassard Melbourne Boomers Guy Molloy 2–1 Suzy Batkovic 2018–19 Canberra Capitals (8) Paul Goriss Adelaide Lightning Chris Lucas 2–1 Kelsey Griffin (3) 2019–20 Canberra Capitals (9) Paul Goriss Southside Flyers Cheryl Chambers 2–0 Olivia Époupa 2020 Southside Flyers (4) Cheryl Chambers Townsville Fire Shannon Seebohm Single game 99–82 Leilani Mitchell (2) 2021–22 Melbourne Boomers (2) Guy Molloy Perth Lynx Ryan Petrik Best-of-three 2–1 Lindsay Allen 2022–23 Townsville Fire (4) Shannon Seebohm Southside Flyers Cheryl Chambers 2–0 Tianna Hawkins2023–24 Southside Flyers (5) Cheryl Chambers Perth Lynx Ryan Petrik 2–1 Mercedes Russell2024–25 Bendigo Spirit (3) Kennedy Kereama Townsville Fire Shannon Seebohm 2–0 Sami Whitcomb2025–26 Townsville Fire (5) Shannon Seebohm Perth Lynx Ryan Petrik 2–0 Courtney Woods

Results by team TeamsWinLossTotalWin %Year(s) wonYear(s) lostCanberra Capitals 9 2 11 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2020 2001, 2011Nunawading Spectres 6 1 7 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 19891991Adelaide Lightning 5 3 8 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008 1997, 2000, 2019Southside Melbourne Flyers 5 4 9 2004, 2005, 2012, 2021, 2024 1992, 2006, 2017, 2020Townsville Fire 5 4 9 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, 20262013, 2014, 2021, 2025Sydney Flames 4 9 13 1993, 1997, 2001, 2017 1982, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008Bendigo Spirit 3 1 4 2013, 2014, 2025 2015St Kilda Saints 2 1 3 1981, 19821983Melbourne Boomers 2 4 6 2011, 2022 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018Perth Lynx 1 6 7 1992 1993, 1999, 2016, 2022, 2024, 2026North Adelaide Rockets 1 2 3 1990 1981, 1988Hobart Islanders 1 2 3 1991 1989, 1990Coburg Cougars 1 1 2 1985 1987Australian Institute of Sport 1 1 2 1999 1986Melbourne Tigers 0 2 2 1994, 1995West Adelaide Bearcats 0 1 1 1984 Noarlunga Tigers 0 1 1 1985

See also

NBL Grand Final AFL Women's Grand Final NRL Women's Grand Final W-League Grand Final

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