The IPL final is the last match of the IPL and is the title decider match. The top four teams in the table after the league stage qualify for the playoffs. The top two teams play Qualifier 1, the winner of which directly gets a place in the IPL final match.
The third and fourth-placed teams play the Eliminator and the winning team faces the losing team of Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2. The winning team of Qualifier 2 goes to the final. Due to this process, the teams try to qualify for the IPL playoffs in the top two spots as it gives them two chances to get into the final. The IPL final 2025 is scheduled to take place at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 25 May, 2025.
List and details of all IPL Finals
Seven different teams won the IPL titles, as of March 2025. Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions as they won the trophy in 2024 for the third time. Rajasthan Royals first won the trophy in the inaugural season. Deccan Chargers clinched their first title in 2009, CSK in 2010, Mumbai Indians in 2013, Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016, and Gujarat Titans in 2022, as per Olympics' official website.
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Won by | Captains | Man of the Match | Player of the Tournament | Venue |
| 2025 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kolkata |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 wickets | Shreyas Iyer | Mitchell Starc | Sunil Narine | Chennai |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Gujarat Titans | 5 wickets | MS Dhoni | Devon Conway | Shubman Gill | Ahmedabad |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals | 7 wickets | Hardik Pandya | Hardik Pandya | Jos Buttler | Ahmedabad |
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | 27 runs | MS Dhoni | Faf du Plessis | Harshal Patel | Dubai |
| 2020 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | 5 wickets | Rohit Sharma | Trent Boult | Jofra Archer | Dubai |
| 2019 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | 1 run | Rohit Sharma | Jasprit Bumrah | Andre Russell | Hyderabad |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 wickets | MS Dhoni | Shane Watson | Sunil Narine | Mumbai |
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Rising Pune Supergiants | 1 run | Rohit Sharma | Krunal Pandya | Ben Stokes | Hyderabad |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 runs | David Warner | Ben Cutting | Virat Kohli | Bangalore |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | 41 runs | Rohit Sharma | Rohit Sharma | Andre Russell | Kolkata |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab | 3 wickets | Gautam Gambhir | Manish Pandey | Glenn Maxwell | Bangalore |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | 23 runs | Rohit Sharma | Kieron Pollard | Shane Watson | Kolkata |
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | 5 wickets | Gautam Gambhir | Manvinder Bisla | Sunil Narine | Chennai |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 58 runs | MS Dhoni | Murali Vijay | Chris Gayle | Chennai |
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | 22 runs | MS Dhoni | Suresh Raina | Sachin Tendulkar | Mumbai |
| 2009 | Deccan Chargers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6 runs | Adam Gilchrist | Anil Kumble | Adam Gilchrist | Johannesburg |
| 2008 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | 3 wickets | Shane Warne | Yusuf Pathan | Shane Watson | Mumbai |
Get the detailed IPL playoff schedule and the IPL news updates here.
IPL Title Winners
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are the two teams with the most IPL titles (5) as of March 2025. KKR won the title 3 times and will play the 2025 edition as the defending champions. Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, and Gujrat Titans all have one title each.
| Team | Trophy | Winner |
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | 5 times | 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 5 times | 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 3 times | 2012, 2014, 2024 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 1 time | 2016 |
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 1 time | 2008 |
| Deccan Chargers (DC) | 1 time | 2009 |
| Gujrat Titans (GT) | 1 time | 2022 |
FAQs on IPL
A. IPL final 2025 will be played at Eden gardens, Kolkata.
A. KKR won the IPL final in 2012, 2014, and 2024 respectively.
A. MS Dhoni will play the 18th edition of the IPL for Chennai Super Kings.
A. KKR bought Rinku Singh in 2018 for INR 80 lakhs.
A. Arjun Tendulkar was sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 30 lakhs in the auction of the 2025 IPL.
![Fan customises Royal Enfield bike as per RCB’s IPL 2025 win; video goes viral [Watch]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/06/e457f-17495354370087-1920.jpg?h=166)
![Video of fan putting 'tilak' with blood on Virat Kohli's poster after RCB's IPL 2025 triumph goes viral [Watch]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/06/db6cf-17492265551853-1920.jpg?h=166)
!["Get ready for changing diapers" - Virat Kohli’s hilarious post for RCB teammate after IPL 2025 win [In Picture]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/06/650fe-17490386738085-1920.jpg?h=166)
