IPL Teams: All 10 Franchises, Owners, Grounds and Titles
Ten teams play in the Indian Premier League. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have won it five times each, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru are the current champions, having won in 2025 and 2026. This page lists every team with its home ground, owner, titles, 2026 captain, head coach and 2026 finish, links to each team's squad and jersey guides, and covers the teams that no longer play.
The Ten IPL Teams
| Team | Home ground | Owner | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited | 5: 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023 |
| Delhi Capitals | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | JSW GMR Cricket | None |
| Gujarat Titans | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | Torrent Group (67%) and CVC Capital (33%) | 1: 2022 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Knight Riders Sports | 3: 2012, 2014, 2024 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | RPSG Sports | None |
| Mumbai Indians | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Indiawin Sports, part of Reliance | 5: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| Punjab Kings | New International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur | K.P.H. Dream Cricket | None |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | Royal Multisport | 1: 2008 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | Royal Challengers Sports | 2: 2025, 2026 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | Sun TV Network | 1: 2016 |
Grounds are as the IPL lists them. Two sales were agreed in 2026 and are awaiting final approval: Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a consortium including the Aditya Birla Group, and Rajasthan Royals to the family of Lakshmi Mittal and Adar Poonawalla. Our page on how IPL teams are owned has the detail.
Captains, Coaches and the 2026 Season
| Team | 2026 captain | Head coach | IPL 2026 finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Rajat Patidar | Andy Flower | Champions |
| Gujarat Titans | Shubman Gill | Ashish Nehra | Runners-up |
| Rajasthan Royals | Riyan Parag | Kumar Sangakkara | Lost Qualifier 2 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pat Cummins | Daniel Vettori | Lost the Eliminator |
| Punjab Kings | Shreyas Iyer | Ricky Ponting | 5th |
| Delhi Capitals | Axar Patel | Sourav Ganguly, from 2027 | 6th |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Ajinkya Rahane, since retired | Abhishek Nayar | 7th |
| Chennai Super Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Zaheer Khan, from 2027 | 8th |
| Mumbai Indians | Hardik Pandya | Mahela Jayawardene | 9th |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Rishabh Pant, since traded | Justin Langer | 10th |
The final standings are from the IPL points table. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad all finished the league on 18 points. Kolkata and Lucknow have no captain announced for 2027: Rahane retired in July 2026, and Pant stepped down and was traded back to Delhi. Each team's squad page, linked from its name in the first table, has the full 2026 squad and every change since the season.
Every IPL Champion
| Season | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2009 | Deccan Chargers |
| 2010, 2011 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2019, 2020 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2025, 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
The roll of honour to 2024 is in Outlook India's list of winners and runners-up. Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants are the three current teams yet to win it. Our guide to IPL records covers the players behind those titles.
Teams That No Longer Play
The IPL started in 2008 with eight teams and has had others come and go. Deccan Chargers, from Hyderabad, won the 2009 title and were later replaced by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kochi Tuskers Kerala played a single season in 2011, and Pune Warriors India played from 2011 to 2013. Rising Pune Supergiant and Gujarat Lions played in 2016 and 2017, while Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended; Rising Pune Supergiant reached the 2017 final and lost it to Mumbai Indians. Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants joined in 2022, taking the league to ten teams. Three teams have also changed name: Delhi Daredevils became Delhi Capitals in 2019, Kings XI Punjab became Punjab Kings in 2021, and Royal Challengers Bangalore became Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2024.
IPL Shirts
We stock official shirts for some IPL teams in our choose your own collection, and an IPL mystery box holds one official shirt from any of the ten. Our IPL jerseys guide covers every team's colours and kits.
FAQs: IPL Teams
How many teams are in the IPL?
Ten, since 2022.
Which IPL team has won the most titles?
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, with five each.
Who won IPL 2026?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, beating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the final on 31 May 2026, their second title in a row.
Which IPL teams have never won the title?
Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants.
Who owns the IPL teams?
Business groups, most of them Indian: Reliance owns Mumbai Indians, the Sun TV Network owns Sunrisers Hyderabad, RPSG owns Lucknow Super Giants and the Torrent Group holds a majority of Gujarat Titans. The full list is in the table above.
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