Who won the last Little League World Series? List of winners
With the annual summer fair of the Little League World Series under way, we take a look at the past winners of the pinnacle of world youth baseball.
Each summer, youth teams from around the world compete in local, regional, national competitions for the kudos of going head to head with the best young baseball talent from around the globe. The Little League World Series is an institution for more than 70 years now and as the teams square off, we take a look at past winners.
Defending champions Hawai’i didn’t qualify for 2023, despite winning in 2022, trouncing a mighty Curaçao team 13-3 in the finals. So this year, whatever happens, a brand new team will be crowned champion.
The winningest team in Little League World Series history is Taiwan, now known as Chinese Taipei. In total, Taiwan have won 17 titles, displaying a formidable talent for small ball tactics, racking up single after single and marching around the bases.
The first ten years of the event, it was a US - only tournament. Several Canadian teams competed in those early games, until finally, in 1957, international teams were permitted to compete.
Here is a full list of every winner.
- 1947: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- 1948: Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
- 1949: Hammonton, New Jersey
- 1950: Houston, Texas
- 1951: Stamford, Connecticut
- 1952: Norwalk, Connecticut
- 1953: Birmingham, Alabama
- 1954: Schenectady, New York
- 1955: Morrisville, Pennsylvania
- 1956: Roswell, New Mexico
- 1957: Monterrey, Mexico
- 1958: Monterrey, Mexico
- 1959: Hamtramck, Michigan
- 1960: Levittown, Pennsylvania
- 1961: El Cajon, California
- 1962: San Jose, California
- 1963: Granada Hills, California
- 1964: Staten Island, New York
- 1965: Windsor Locks, Connecticut
- 1966: Houston, Texas
- 1967: West Tokyo, Japan
- 1968: Wakayama, Japan
- 1969: Taipei, Taiwan
- 1970: Wayne, New Jersey
- 1971: Tainan, Taiwan
- 1972: Taipei, Taiwan
- 1973: Tainan City, Taiwan
- 1974: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- 1975: Lakewood, New Jersey
- 1976: Tokyo, Japan
- 1977: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- 1978: Pingtung, Taiwan
- 1979: Chiayi, Taiwan
- 1980: Hualien, Taiwan
- 1981: Taichung, Taiwan
- 1982: Kirkland, Washington
- 1983: Marietta, Georgia
- 1984: Seoul, South Korea
- 1985: Seoul, South Korea
- 1986: Tainan Park, Taiwan
- 1987: Hualien, Taiwan
- 1988: Taichung, Taiwan
- 1989: Trumbull, Connecticut
- 1990: Tainan County, Taiwan
- 1991: Taichung, Taiwan
- 1992: Long Beach, California
- 1993: Long Beach, California
- 1994: Maracaibo, Venezuela
- 1995: Tainan, Taiwan
- 1996: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- 1997: Guadalupe, Mexico
- 1998: Toms River, New Jersey
- 1999: Hirikata, Japan
- 2000: Maracaibo, Venezuela
- 2001: Tokyo, Japan
- 2002: Louisville, Kentucky
- 2003: Tokyo, Japan
- 2004: Willemstad, Curaçao
- 2005: ‘Ewa Beach, Hawai’i
- 2006: Columbus, Georgia
- 2007: Warner Robins, Georgia
- 2008: Waipahu, Hawaii
- 2009: Chula Vista, California
- 2010: Tokyo, Japan
- 2011: Huntington Beach, California
- 2012: Tokyo, Japan
- 2013: Tokyo, Japan
- 2014: Seoul, South Korea
- 2015: Tokyo Japan
- 2016: Endwell, New York
- 2017: Tokyo, Japan
- 2018: Honolulu, Hawai’i
- 2019: River Ridge, Louisiana
- 2021: Taylor, Michigan
- 2022: Honolulu, Hawai’i