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The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is the region’s franchise T20 cricket tournament, launched in 2013 and played every August and September by teams from across the Caribbean. Fourteen seasons have been completed so far, from the Jamaica Tallawahs’ first title in 2013 to the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons’ maiden crown in 2026. Here is every final, newest first. New to the game in the region? Start with our West Indies cricket guide, and check the Caribbean Events Calendar for next season’s dates.
At a glance
| Founded | 2013 (first final 24 August 2013) |
|---|---|
| Where | Across the Caribbean; finals so far in Trinidad & Tobago, St Kitts & Nevis, Guyana and Barbados (some 2016 group games were played in Florida, USA) |
| Organiser | CPL Limited (Caribbean Premier League) |
| Editions to date | 14 (2013–2026) |
| Official website | cplt20.com |
CPL winners list
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Final venue | Player of the tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Antigua & Barbuda Falcons | Jamaica Kingsmen | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Shadab Khan |
| 2025 | Trinbago Knight Riders | Guyana Amazon Warriors | Providence Stadium, Guyana | Kieron Pollard |
| 2024 | Saint Lucia Kings | Guyana Amazon Warriors | Providence Stadium, Guyana | Noor Ahmad |
| 2023 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | Trinbago Knight Riders | Providence Stadium, Guyana | Shai Hope |
| 2022 | Jamaica Tallawahs | Barbados Royals | Providence Stadium, Guyana | Brandon King |
| 2021 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | Saint Lucia Kings | Warner Park, Basseterre | Roston Chase |
| 2020 | Trinbago Knight Riders | St Lucia Zouks | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba | Kieron Pollard |
| 2019 | Barbados Tridents | Guyana Amazon Warriors | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba | Hayden Walsh Jr |
| 2018 | Trinbago Knight Riders | Guyana Amazon Warriors | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba | Colin Munro |
| 2017 | Trinbago Knight Riders | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba | Chadwick Walton |
| 2016 | Jamaica Tallawahs | Guyana Amazon Warriors | Warner Park, Basseterre | Andre Russell |
| 2015 | Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel | Barbados Tridents | Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain | Dwayne Bravo |
| 2014 | Barbados Tridents | Guyana Amazon Warriors | Warner Park, Basseterre | Lendl Simmons |
| 2013 | Jamaica Tallawahs | Guyana Amazon Warriors | Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain | Krishmar Santokie |
Titles: Trinbago Knight Riders 5 (one as Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel), Jamaica Tallawahs 3, Barbados Tridents/Royals 2, and one each for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Saint Lucia Kings and Antigua & Barbuda Falcons.
Team names, arrivals and departures
- Trinbago Knight Riders: played as Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel from 2013 to 2015 and won the 2015 title under that name. After the Knight Riders Group (owners of the IPL’s Kolkata Knight Riders) bought a majority stake, the team was renamed for 2016.
- Barbados Tridents / Barbados Royals: an original 2013 franchise, Barbados Tridents, which won in 2014 and 2019. It became the Barbados Royals from 2021 to 2025 under the Royals Sports Group, then took back the Tridents name for 2026 through a partnership with the Government of Barbados.
- Saint Lucia Kings: the St Lucia franchise has had several names: St Lucia Zouks in the early seasons, St Lucia Stars in 2017 and 2018, the Zouks again in 2019 and 2020, and Saint Lucia Kings since 2021.
- Antigua Hawksbills (2013–2014) left the league and were replaced by the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots from 2015.
- Jamaica Tallawahs (2013–2023, three titles) were replaced by the new Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in 2024.
- Jamaica Kingsmen joined in 2026 as a seventh team, bringing Jamaica back into the league, and reached the final in their first season.
- Guyana Amazon Warriors have kept the same name since 2013. They have played in eight finals, more than any other team, and won one.
Year by year
2026: 14th season
Champion: Antigua & Barbuda Falcons · Runner-up: Jamaica Kingsmen
Final: Kingsmen 170/9; Falcons 173/2 (16.4 overs). Falcons won by 8 wickets.
Player of the tournament: Shadab Khan (Falcons) · Joint top wicket-taker: Hunain Shah (16)
The league grew to seven teams with the arrival of the Jamaica Kingsmen, and the newcomers went all the way to the final. There, Maaz Sadaqat smashed 114 off 58 balls for the Kingsmen, but Sufiyan Muqeem’s 4 for 14 kept the total in reach and Amir Jangoo (57 not out) and Hasan Nawaz (47 not out) finished the chase with 20 balls to spare. It was the Falcons’ first title in only their third season.
2025: 13th season
Champion: Trinbago Knight Riders · Runner-up: Guyana Amazon Warriors
Final: Warriors 130/8; Knight Riders 133/7 (18 overs). Knight Riders won by 3 wickets.
Top run-scorer: Shai Hope, Warriors (491) · Top wicket-taker: Imran Tahir, Warriors (23)
Third in the league table, the Knight Riders peaked at the right time to take a record fifth CPL crown. Saurabh Netravalkar’s three wickets held the Warriors to a modest total, and Akeal Hosein, Player of the Match, hit the winning boundaries. Kieron Pollard was named player of the tournament.
2024: 12th season
Champion: Saint Lucia Kings · Runner-up: Guyana Amazon Warriors
Final: Kings won by 6 wickets.
Top run-scorer: Nicholas Pooran, Trinbago Knight Riders (504) · Top wicket-taker: Noor Ahmad, Kings (22)
The Antigua & Barbuda Falcons made their debut in place of the Jamaica Tallawahs. Saint Lucia, runners-up in 2020 and 2021, finally lifted the trophy for the first time by beating the defending champions in Guyana. Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad led the wicket charts and was player of the tournament.
2023: 11th season
Champion: Guyana Amazon Warriors · Runner-up: Trinbago Knight Riders
Final: Knight Riders 94 all out (18.1 overs); Warriors 99/1 (14 overs). Warriors won by 9 wickets.
Top run-scorer: Shai Hope, Warriors (481) · Top wicket-taker: Dwaine Pretorius, Warriors (20)
After five lost finals, the Amazon Warriors at last won the title, and in front of their own fans. They topped the table with eight wins from ten, then bowled out the Knight Riders for 94 in a one-sided final. Shai Hope was player of the tournament.
2022: 10th season
Champion: Jamaica Tallawahs · Runner-up: Barbados Royals
Final: Royals 161/7; Tallawahs 162/2 (16.1 overs). Tallawahs won by 8 wickets.
Top run-scorer: Brandon King, Tallawahs (422) · Top wicket-taker: Alzarri Joseph, Saint Lucia Kings (18)
The Royals topped the group stage with eight wins, but the Tallawahs saved their best for the playoffs in Guyana. Brandon King starred all season and finished as both top run-scorer and player of the tournament. It was Jamaica’s third title, and their last before the franchise left the league.
2021: 9th season
Champion: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots · Runner-up: Saint Lucia Kings
Final: Kings 159/7; Patriots 160/7 (20 overs). Patriots won by 3 wickets.
Top run-scorer: Roston Chase, Kings (446) · Top wicket-taker: Ravi Rampaul, Trinbago Knight Riders (19)
The whole season was played at Warner Park in St Kitts, and the home side won a tight final, with Dominic Drakes’ late hitting sealing a first title for the Patriots. Two teams had new names: the Barbados Royals (formerly Tridents) and Saint Lucia Kings (formerly Zouks).
2020: 8th season
Champion: Trinbago Knight Riders · Runner-up: St Lucia Zouks
Final: Zouks 154 all out (19.1 overs); Knight Riders 157/2 (18.1 overs). Knight Riders won by 8 wickets.
Top run-scorer: Lendl Simmons, Knight Riders (356) · Top wicket-taker: Scott Kuggeleijn, Zouks (17)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire tournament moved to Trinidad and was played behind closed doors, with players living in a bio-secure bubble. The Knight Riders won every match they played, all ten group games plus both playoffs, for a perfect season and a fourth title. Kieron Pollard was player of the tournament.
2019: 7th season
Champion: Barbados Tridents · Runner-up: Guyana Amazon Warriors
Final: Tridents 171/6; Warriors 144/9. Tridents won by 27 runs.
Top run-scorer: Brandon King, Warriors (496) · Top wicket-taker: Hayden Walsh Jr, Tridents (22)
The Warriors won all ten group games but were beaten in the final by a Jason Holder-led Tridents side, who took their second title. Leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr was player of the tournament. The St Lucia Zouks name returned in place of the St Lucia Stars.
2018: 6th season
Champion: Trinbago Knight Riders · Runner-up: Guyana Amazon Warriors
Final: Warriors 147/9; Knight Riders 150/2 (17.3 overs). Knight Riders won by 8 wickets.
Top run-scorer: Colin Munro, Knight Riders (567) · Top wicket-taker: Fawad Ahmed, Knight Riders (22)
Dwayne Bravo’s Knight Riders defended their title in style. Khary Pierre’s 3 for 29 restricted the Warriors and Colin Munro’s unbeaten 68 settled the chase, capping a season in which he was player of the tournament. Earlier, Andre Russell hit the fastest CPL hundred and took a hat-trick in the same match.
2017: 5th season
Champion: Trinbago Knight Riders · Runner-up: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Final: Patriots 135/6; Knight Riders 136/7. Knight Riders won by 3 wickets.
Top run-scorer: Chadwick Walton, Guyana Amazon Warriors (458) · Top wicket-taker: Sohail Tanvir, Warriors (17)
At Tarouba in south Trinidad, the Knight Riders won their first title under their new name. Sunil Narine’s tight spell and Kevon Cooper’s all-round effort, two wickets and 29 not out, sealed it. Evin Lewis hit the fastest fifty in CPL history at the time, off 19 balls.
2016: 4th season
Champion: Jamaica Tallawahs · Runner-up: Guyana Amazon Warriors
Final: Warriors 93 all out (16.1 overs); Tallawahs 95/1 (12.5 overs). Tallawahs won by 9 wickets.
Top run-scorer: Chris Lynn, Warriors (454) · Top wicket-taker: Dwayne Bravo, Trinbago Knight Riders (21)
The CPL went international, with six games played in Lauderhill, Florida, the first CPL matches in the United States. The Warriors topped the group, but the Tallawahs bowled them out cheaply in the final for a second title. Andre Russell was player of the tournament.
2015: 3rd season
Champion: Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel · Runner-up: Barbados Tridents
Final: Red Steel 178/5; Tridents 158/4. Red Steel won by 20 runs.
Top run-scorer: Chris Gayle, Jamaica Tallawahs (430) · Top wicket-taker: Dwayne Bravo, Red Steel (28)
The St Kitts & Nevis Patriots replaced the Antigua Hawksbills, and Red Steel won their first title in front of a packed home crowd in Port of Spain. Captain Dwayne Bravo took 28 wickets, a CPL single-season record at the time, and was player of the tournament.
2014: 2nd season
Champion: Barbados Tridents · Runner-up: Guyana Amazon Warriors
Final: Tridents 152/6; Warriors 107/4 (15.5 overs) in a rain-reduced chase. Tridents won by 8 runs (D/L method).
Top run-scorer: Lendl Simmons, Warriors (446) · Top wicket-taker: Ravi Rampaul, Tridents (18)
The top four teams all finished level on points, with Barbados first on net run rate. The final in St Kitts was settled by rain and the Duckworth-Lewis method, giving the Tridents their first title. Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith both hit unbeaten hundreds during the season.
2013: 1st season
Champion: Jamaica Tallawahs · Runner-up: Guyana Amazon Warriors
Final: Warriors 128/5; Tallawahs 129/3 (17.3 overs). Tallawahs won by 7 wickets.
Top run-scorer: Shoaib Malik, Barbados Tridents (272) · Top wicket-taker: Krishmar Santokie, Warriors (16)
The first CPL brought six franchises, including the Antigua Hawksbills, and drew more than 220,000 spectators over 24 matches. Shakib Al Hasan returned figures of 6 for 6 for Barbados, and left-arm seamer Krishmar Santokie was player of the tournament. The Tallawahs won the first final comfortably, with 15 balls to spare.
CPL history FAQ
Which team has won the most CPL titles? Trinbago Knight Riders, with five: 2015 (as Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel), 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2025. The Jamaica Tallawahs are next with three.
Who won the first CPL? The Jamaica Tallawahs, who beat the Guyana Amazon Warriors by 7 wickets at Queen’s Park Oval on 24 August 2013.
Which team has played in the most CPL finals? The Guyana Amazon Warriors, with eight finals. They won one, in 2023.
Who won CPL 2026? The Antigua & Barbuda Falcons, who beat the Jamaica Kingsmen by 8 wickets at Kensington Oval, Barbados, on 20 September 2026 for their first title.
Keep exploring: West Indies cricket guide · Caribbean Events Calendar · More Caribbean event histories
Sources: CPL T20 official site and CPL press releases; ESPNcricinfo scorecards and reports (for example the 2017 final and 2019 final); Wikipedia: Caribbean Premier League and season pages; ICC; Wisden; Jamaica Gleaner. Featured photo: Sir Garfield Sobers Pavilion, Kensington Oval, by PaddyBriggs via Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Last checked: November 2026.