Little League World Series Results by Year (1947-2025)

The Little League World Series has crowned a champion in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania every summer since 1947 — 78 championship games in all, with only the pandemic year of 2020 missing from the record. The list below is the complete history: every final, every score, and every runner-up, from the Maynard Midgets’ 16-7 win in the first Series through Taipei’s Tung-Yuan Little League shutting out Las Vegas 7-0 in 2025 to end Taiwan’s 29-year title drought.

The results trace the tournament’s whole arc. American teams owned the first decade, Monterrey’s Angel Macias threw the only championship-game perfect game in 1957, Taiwan turned the 1970s and 80s into a dynasty unmatched in youth sports, Japan ruled the 2010s behind Tokyo Kitasuna’s four titles, and the U.S. rattled off six championships in seven tournaments from 2018 to 2024 before Taiwan’s return. The 79th edition is underway right now — the 2026 championship game is Sunday, August 30 at 3 PM ET on ABC.

Every result is in the chart below, newest first. Take a look, then we’ll get into the games the table can’t fully capture.

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

LLWS Championship Game Results by Year

All 78 finals since 1947 — scores, champions, and runners-up

FIRST FINAL

1947

Williamsport 16-7

LATEST

2025

Taipei 7-0 Las Vegas

BIGGEST ROUT

21-1

Hua Lian, 1987

2026 FINAL

Aug 30

3 PM ET, ABC

Every championship game, 1947-2025

Newest first; * marks results affected by forfeit or vacated titles

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Note
2025	Tung-Yuan LL, Taipei, Chinese Taipei	7-0	Summerlin South LL, Las Vegas, Nev.	Taiwan’s first title since 1996
2024	Lake Mary LL, Lake Mary, Fla.	2-1 (F/8)	Kuei-Shan LL, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei	Florida’s first title; extra innings
2023	El Segundo LL, El Segundo, Calif.	6-5	Pabao LL, Willemstad, Curacao	Walk-off home run
2022	Honolulu LL, Honolulu, Hawaii	13-3	Pabao LL, Willemstad, Curacao	Honolulu’s second title in four years
2021	Taylor North LL, Taylor, Mich.	5-2	West Side LL, Hamilton, Ohio	All-U.S. field (COVID travel rules)
2020	Tournament canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)	—	—	Only cancellation in LLWS history
2019	Eastbank LL, River Ridge, La.	8-0	Pabao LL, Willemstad, Curacao	Won it after losing their opener
2018	Honolulu LL, Honolulu, Hawaii	3-0	South Seoul LL, Seoul, South Korea
2017	Tokyo Kitasuna LL, Tokyo, Japan	12-2	Lufkin LL, Lufkin, Texas	Kitasuna’s 4th title
2016	Maine-Endwell LL, Endwell, N.Y.	2-1	Seoul LL, Seoul, South Korea
2015	Tokyo Kitasuna LL, Tokyo, Japan	18-11	Red Land LL, Lewisberry, Pa.	Highest-scoring final ever
2014	Seoul LL, Seoul, South Korea	8-4	Jackie Robinson West, Chicago, Ill.*	U.S. title later vacated, awarded to Las Vegas
2013	Musashi-Fuchu LL, Tokyo, Japan	6-4	Eastlake LL, Chula Vista, Calif.
2012	Tokyo Kitasuna LL, Tokyo, Japan	12-2	Goodlettsville LL, Goodlettsville, Tenn.
2011	Ocean View LL, Huntington Beach, Calif.	2-1	Hamamatsu Minami LL, Hamamatsu, Japan
2010	Edogawa Minami LL, Tokyo, Japan	4-1	Waipio LL, Waipahu, Hawaii
2009	Park View LL, Chula Vista, Calif.	6-3	Kuei-Shan LL, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei	Taiwan’s first final since 1996
2008	Waipio LL, Waipahu, Hawaii	12-3	Matamoros LL, Matamoros, Mexico
2007	Warner Robins LL, Warner Robins, Ga.	3-2 (F/8)	Tokyo Kitasuna LL, Tokyo, Japan	Walk-off homer in extras
2006	Columbus Northern LL, Columbus, Ga.	2-1	Kawaguchi LL, Kawaguchi, Japan
2005	Ewa Beach LL, Ewa Beach, Hawaii	7-6 (F/7)	Willemstad LL, Willemstad, Curacao	Hawaii’s first title; extra innings
2004	Willemstad LL, Willemstad, Curacao	5-2	Conejo Valley LL, Thousand Oaks, Calif.	Curacao’s only title
2003	Musashi-Fuchu LL, Tokyo, Japan	10-1	East Boynton Beach LL, Boynton Beach, Fla.
2002	Valley Sports LL, Louisville, Ky.	1-0	Sendai Higashi LL, Sendai, Japan	Kentucky’s only title
2001	Tokyo Kitasuna LL, Tokyo, Japan	2-1	Apopka LL, Apopka, Fla.	Almonte scandal marked this Series
2000	Coquivacoa LL, Maracaibo, Venezuela	3-2	Bellaire LL, Bellaire, Texas	Won after losing their opener
1999	Hirakata LL, Hirakata, Japan	5-0	Phenix City National LL, Phenix City, Ala.
1998	Toms River East American, Toms River, N.J.	12-9	Kashima LL, Kashima, Japan
1997	Linda Vista LL, Guadalupe, Mexico	5-4	S. Mission Viejo LL, Mission Viejo, Calif.	Mexico’s first title since 1958
1996	Fu-Hsing LL, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei	13-3 (F/5)	Cranston Western LL, Cranston, R.I.	Taiwan’s 17th title, then a 29-year drought
1995	Shan-Hua LL, Tainan, Chinese Taipei	17-3	Spring LL, Spring, Texas
1994	Coquivacoa LL, Maracaibo, Venezuela	4-3	Northridge City LL, Northridge, Calif.	Venezuela’s first title
1993	Long Beach LL, Long Beach, Calif.	3-2	David LL, David, Panama	Only U.S. back-to-back champs
1992	Long Beach LL, Long Beach, Calif.	6-0 (forfeit)	Zamboanga City LL, Philippines*	15-4 on the field; Philippines DQ’d for ineligible players
1991	Tai-Ping LL, Taichung, Chinese Taipei	11-0	San Ramon Valley LL, Danville, Calif.
1990	San-Hua LL, Tainan, Chinese Taipei	9-0	Shippensburg LL, Shippensburg, Pa.
1989	Trumbull National LL, Trumbull, Conn.	5-2	Kang-Tu LL, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei	Upset of the era
1988	Tai-Chung LL, Taichung, Chinese Taipei	10-0	Pearl City LL, Pearl City, Hawaii
1987	Hua Lian LL, Hualien, Chinese Taipei	21-1	Northwood LL, Irvine, Calif.	Most lopsided final ever
1986	Tainan Park LL, Tainan, Chinese Taipei	12-0	Cactus LL, Tucson, Ariz.
1985	Seoul LL, Seoul, South Korea	7-1	Mexicali LL, Mexicali, Mexico	Mexicali played as a U.S. region team
1984	Seoul LL, Seoul, South Korea	6-2	Altamonte Springs LL, Altamonte Springs, Fla.	South Korea’s first title
1983	East Marietta National LL, Marietta, Ga.	3-1	Barahona LL, Dominican Republic
1982	Kirkland National LL, Kirkland, Wash.	6-0	Hsi Nan LL, Tainan, Chinese Taipei	Ended Taiwan’s 31-game win streak
1981	Tai-Ping LL, Taichung, Chinese Taipei	4-2	Belmont Heights LL, Tampa, Fla.	Taiwan’s 5th straight; Gary Sheffield’s Tampa team
1980	Hua Lian LL, Hualien, Chinese Taipei	4-3	Belmont Heights LL, Tampa, Fla.
1979	Pu-Tzu Town LL, Chiayi, Chinese Taipei	2-1	Campbell LL, Campbell, Calif.
1978	Pin-Kuang LL, Pingtung, Chinese Taipei	11-1	Danville LL, Danville, Calif.
1977	Li-Teh LL, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei	7-2	El Cajon Western LL, El Cajon, Calif.
1976	Chofu LL, Tokyo, Japan	10-3	Campbell LL, Campbell, Calif.	International teams return from ban
1975	Lakewood LL, Lakewood, N.J.	4-3	Belmont Heights LL, Tampa, Fla.	U.S.-only field (international ban)
1974	Kao Hsiung LL, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei	12-1	Red Bluff LL, Red Bluff, Calif.	Taiwan’s 4th straight; ban followed
1973	Tainan City LL, Tainan, Chinese Taipei	12-0	Cactus LL, Tucson, Ariz.
1972	Taipei LL, Taipei, Chinese Taipei	6-0	Hammond Optimist LL, Hammond, Ind.
1971	Tainan Giants LL, Tainan, Chinese Taipei	12-3	Anderson LL, Gary, Ind.	Lloyd McClendon’s 5 HRs for Gary
1970	Wayne LL, Wayne, N.J.	2-0	Campbell LL, Campbell, Calif.
1969	Taichung Golden Dragons, Taichung, Chinese Taipei	5-0	Briarwood LL, Santa Clara, Calif.	Taiwan’s first title
1968	Wakayama LL, Wakayama, Japan	1-0	Tuckahoe LL, Richmond, Va.
1967	West Tokyo LL, Tokyo, Japan	4-1	North Roseland LL, Chicago, Ill.	Japan’s first title
1966	Westbury American LL, Houston, Texas	8-2	West New York LL, West New York, N.J.
1965	Windsor Locks LL, Windsor Locks, Conn.	3-1	Stoney Creek LL, Ontario, Canada	Canada’s only final
1964	Mid-Island LL, Staten Island, N.Y.	4-0	Monterrey LL, Monterrey, Mexico
1963	Granada Hills LL, Granada Hills, Calif.	2-1	North Stratford LL, Stratford, Conn.
1962	Moreland LL, San Jose, Calif.	3-0	Kankakee LL, Kankakee, Ill.
1961	Northern LL, El Cajon, Calif.	4-2	El Campo LL, El Campo, Texas
1960	Levittown American LL, Levittown, Pa.	5-0	Ft. Worth LL, Fort Worth, Texas
1959	Hamtramck National LL, Hamtramck, Mich.	12-0	Auburn LL, Auburn, Calif.
1958	Industrial LL, Monterrey, Mexico	10-1	Kankakee LL, Kankakee, Ill.	First back-to-back champion
1957	Industrial LL, Monterrey, Mexico	4-0	Northern LL, La Mesa, Calif.	Angel Macias’s perfect game; first international champ
1956	Roswell LL, Roswell, N.M.	3-1	Delaware Township LL, Merchantville, N.J.
1955	Morrisville LL, Morrisville, Pa.	4-3	Delaware Township LL, Merchantville, N.J.
1954	Schenectady LL, Schenectady, N.Y.	7-5	National LL, Colton, Calif.
1953	Birmingham LL, Birmingham, Ala.	1-0	Schenectady LL, Schenectady, N.Y.
1952	Norwalk LL, Norwalk, Conn.	4-3	Monongahela LL, Monongahela, Pa.
1951	Stamford LL, Stamford, Conn.	3-0	North Austin LL, Austin, Texas
1950	Houston LL, Houston, Texas	2-1	Bridgeport LL, Bridgeport, Conn.
1949	Hammonton LL, Hammonton, N.J.	5-0	Pensacola LL, Pensacola, Fla.
1948	Lock Haven LL, Lock Haven, Pa.	6-5	St. Petersburg LL, St. Petersburg, Fla.
1947	Maynard Midgets, Williamsport, Pa.	16-7	Lock Haven LL, Lock Haven, Pa.	The first Little League World Series

Per Little League International and the official tournament record. 2020 was canceled; 1975 and 2021 were U.S.-only fields.

The eras

How 78 finals break into six chapters

Era	Who ruled it
1947-1956	All-American: ten straight U.S. champions before any international team broke through
1957-1968	The door opens: Monterrey wins back-to-back, then Japan takes its first two titles
1969-1981	Taiwan’s first wave: 10 titles in 13 years, including five straight (1977-81), interrupted only by the 1975 international ban
1982-1996	Taiwan’s second wave and U.S. answers: 7 more Taiwanese titles against breakthroughs by Kirkland, Marietta, Trumbull, and Long Beach
1997-2017	The wide-open era: Japan’s 8 titles, Venezuela’s 2, Curacao’s 1, Korea’s 1, and 8 different U.S. champions
2018-2025	American run, Taiwanese exclamation: six U.S. titles in seven Series, then Tung-Yuan’s 7-0 statement in 2025

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FACTS

The perfect game

Monterrey’s Angel Macias retired all 18 batters in the 1957 final — still the only perfect game in LLWS championship history.

The forfeit title

Zamboanga City won the 1992 final 15-4 but was stripped for ineligible players; Long Beach was declared a 6-0 winner and then won it outright in 1993 — still the only U.S. repeat champion.

The vacated runner-up

Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West beat Las Vegas for the 2014 U.S. title and lost the world final to Seoul; the U.S. crown was later stripped and awarded to Las Vegas, but Seoul’s championship stood.

Championship-game moments from across LLWS history.

The Finals the Numbers Undersell

A few lines in the table carry more story than a score can hold. The 1971 final is remembered less for Tainan’s 12-3 win than for Gary, Indiana’s Lloyd McClendon homering in all five of his at-bats that Series — every time he wasn’t walked. The 1982 final ended Taiwan’s 31-game winning streak on Cody Webster’s arm for Kirkland. The 2005 and 2007 finals both ended on walk-off home runs in extra innings, the 2023 final on Louis Lappe’s walk-off for El Segundo, and the 2024 final needed eight innings for Lake Mary to win Florida’s first title. And Tampa’s Belmont Heights — with Gary Sheffield and Dwight Gooden among its alumni — lost three finals (1975, 1980, 1981) without ever winning one, all three to teams that made history.

The Bottom Line

Seventy-eight championship games since 1947 tell the tournament’s story in scores: early American dominance, Monterrey’s breakthrough, Taiwan’s 18 titles, Japan’s Kitasuna era, and a U.S. resurgence answered by Taipei in 2025 — with the 79th final set for August 30, 2026. For the running tallies behind this table, see which country has won the most LLWS titles and which U.S. state leads, plus the full rosters of every U.S. champion and every international champion.