Playoff Results For All Washington DC Teams

Washington DC Sports Overview

What professional sports teams are in Washington DC?

Among the big 4 sports leagues and MLS, there are 6 professional sports teams that play for Washington DC: the Washington Commanders in the NFL, the Washington Wizards in the NBA, the Washington Capitals in the NHL, the Washington Nationals in MLB, the Washington Mystics in WNBA, and the DC United in MLS.

What was the last championship won by any Washington DC team?

The most recent championship won by any Washington DC team was in 2019, when the Washington Mystics won the WNBA Title.

How long is the active championship drought for Washington DC teams?

Washington DC teams currently have a 4 year, 18 season long championship drought among the big 4 sports leagues, which started in 2020.

Team Details

MLB

Team	Championships	Seasons	Made Playoffs	Made Playoffs Percent	First Season	Last Season
Washington Nationals	1	20	5	25%	2005	2024
Washington Senators	0	11	0	0%	1961	1971
Washington Senators	1	60	3	5%	1901	1960
Washington Senators	0	8	0	0%	1892	1899
Washington Nationals	0	4	0	0%	1886	1889

MLS

Team	Championships	Seasons	Made Playoffs	Made Playoffs Percent	First Season	Last Season
DC United	4	28	15	53%	1996	2023

NBA

Team	Championships	Seasons	Made Playoffs	Made Playoffs Percent	First Season	Last Season
Washington Wizards	1	51	23	45%	1974	2024
Washington Capitols	0	3	2	66%	1949	1951

NFL

Team	Championships	Seasons	Made Playoffs	Made Playoffs Percent	First Season	Last Season
Washington Commanders	5	88	24	27%	1937	2024
Washington Senators	0	1	0	0%	1921	1921

NHL

Team	Championships	Seasons	Made Playoffs	Made Playoffs Percent	First Season	Last Season
Washington Capitals	1	49	33	67%	1975	2024

WNBA

Team	Championships	Seasons	Made Playoffs	Made Playoffs Percent	First Season	Last Season
Washington Mystics	1	26	15	57%	1998	2023

Washington DC Teams Playoff Results, 1886 - 2024

	MLB	MLS	NBA	NFL	NHL	WNBA
	2 / 103 seasons	4 / 28 seasons	1 / 54 seasons	5 / 89 seasons	1 / 49 seasons	1 / 26 seasons
2024	Season Ongoing		Missed Playoffs MP	Season Ongoing	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
2023	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 8th
2022	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 8th
2021	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Missed Playoffs MP
2020	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost WC (Won 0 Rds) 14th	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 8th
2019	Won WS	Lost First Rnd (Won 0 Rds) 14th	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Won Finals
2018	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Rnd (Won 0 Rds) 12th	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Missed Playoffs MP	Won Final	Lost Finals (Won 2 Rds) 2nd
2017	Lost NLDS (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Lost Semi (Won 2 Rds) 4th
2016	Lost NLDS (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Lost First Rnd (Won 0 Rds) 12th	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP
2015	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Lost WC (Won 0 Rds) 12th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th
2014	Lost NLDS (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th
2013	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th
2012	Lost NLDS (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Lost Conf Final (Won 1 Rd) 4th	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost WC (Won 0 Rds) 12th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP
2011	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP
2010	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th
2009	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th
2008	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Missed Playoffs MP
2007	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Lost WC (Won 0 Rds) 12th	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
2006	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Final (Won 1 Rd) 4th	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th
2005	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Lost Div (Won 1 Rd) 8th		Missed Playoffs MP
2004		Won MLS Cup	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th
2003		Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Missed Playoffs MP
2002		Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Finals (Won 1 Rd) 4th
2001		Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Missed Playoffs MP
2000		Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th
1999		Won MLS Cup	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Div (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1998		Lost MLS Cup (Won 2 Rds) 2nd	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Final (Won 3 Rds) 2nd	Missed Playoffs MP
1997		Won MLS Cup	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1996		Won MLS Cup	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1995			Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1994			Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
1993			Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1992			Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Div (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1991			Missed Playoffs MP	Won SB	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
1990			Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Div (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Lost Conf Finals (Won 2 Rds) 4th
1989			Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1988			Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
1987			Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Won SB	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1986			Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Lost CC (Won 2 Rds) 4th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
1985			Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1984			Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Lost Div (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
1983			Missed Playoffs MP	Lost SB (Won 2 Rds) 2nd	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1982			Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Won SB	Missed Playoffs MP
1981			Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1980			Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1979			Lost Finals (Won 2 Rds) 2nd	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1978			Won Finals	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1977			Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1976			Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Lost Div (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP
1975			Lost Finals (Won 2 Rds) 2nd	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1974			Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Lost Div (Won 0 Rds) 8th
1973				Lost Div (Won 0 Rds) 8th
1972				Lost SB (Won 2 Rds) 2nd
1971	Missed Playoffs MP			Lost Div (Won 0 Rds) 8th
1970	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1969	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1968	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1967	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1966	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1965	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1964	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1963	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1962	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1961	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1960	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1959	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1958	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1957	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1956	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1955	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1954	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1953	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1952	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1951	Missed Playoffs MP		Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1950	Missed Playoffs MP		Lost Div Semi (Won 0 Rds) 12th	Missed Playoffs MP
1949	Missed Playoffs MP		Lost Finals (Won 2 Rds) 2nd	Missed Playoffs MP
1948	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1947	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1946	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1945	Missed Playoffs MP			Lost NFLC (Won 0 Rds) 2nd
1944	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1943	Missed Playoffs MP			Lost NFLC (Won 1 Rd) 2nd
1942	Missed Playoffs MP			Won NFLC
1941	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1940	Missed Playoffs MP			Lost NFLC (Won 0 Rds) 2nd
1939	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1938	Missed Playoffs MP			Missed Playoffs MP
1937	Missed Playoffs MP			Won NFLC
1936	Missed Playoffs MP
1935	Missed Playoffs MP
1934	Missed Playoffs MP
1933	Lost WS (Won 0 Rds) 2nd
1932	Missed Playoffs MP
1931	Missed Playoffs MP
1930	Missed Playoffs MP
1929	Missed Playoffs MP
1928	Missed Playoffs MP
1927	Missed Playoffs MP
1926	Missed Playoffs MP
1925	Lost WS (Won 0 Rds) 2nd
1924	Won WS
1923	Missed Playoffs MP
1922	Missed Playoffs MP
1921	Missed Playoffs MP			No Playoffs NP
1920	Missed Playoffs MP
1919	Missed Playoffs MP
1918	Missed Playoffs MP
1917	Missed Playoffs MP
1916	Missed Playoffs MP
1915	Missed Playoffs MP
1914	Missed Playoffs MP
1913	Missed Playoffs MP
1912	Missed Playoffs MP
1911	Missed Playoffs MP
1910	Missed Playoffs MP
1909	Missed Playoffs MP
1908	Missed Playoffs MP
1907	Missed Playoffs MP
1906	Missed Playoffs MP
1905	Missed Playoffs MP
1904	No Postseason NP
1903	Missed Playoffs MP
1902	No Postseason NP
1901	No Postseason NP
1900
1899	No Postseason NP
1898	No Postseason NP
1897	No Postseason NP
1896	No Postseason NP
1895	No Postseason NP
1894	No Postseason NP
1893	No Postseason NP
1892	No Postseason NP
1891
1890
1889	No Postseason NP
1888	No Postseason NP
1887	No Postseason NP
1886	No Postseason NP

0.68	2.42	6
Current Score	All-Time Peak (2019)	Active Teams

18	4	90
Current Drought – Seasons	Current Drought – Years	Longest Drought – Seasons (1992 – 2017)

#13 Washington DC

Champ Score

Big 4 Championship Droughts