# List of Appalachian League champions

The Appalachian League is a collegiate summer baseball league in the United States. From 1911 to 2020, it was part of affiliated Minor League Baseball. A league champion is determined at the end of each season. Champions have been determined by postseason playoffs or winning the regular season pennant. Currently, the two teams with the highest winning percentages in each of two divisions, East and West, are eligible for the postseason. These teams compete in a single championship game to determine a league champion.

## League champions

    Score and finalist information is only presented when postseason play occurred. The lack of this information indicates a declared league champion.
| Year | Champion | Score | Finalist |
| 1911 | Johnson City Soldiers | — | — |
| 1912 | Bristol Boosters | — | — |
| 1913 | Johnson City Soldiers | — | — |
| 1914 | Middlesboro Colonels Morristown Jobbers | — | — |
| 1915 | Not in operation |
| 1916 | Not in operation |
| 1917 | Not in operation |
| 1918 | Not in operation |
| 1919 | Not in operation |
| 1920 | Not in operation |
| 1921 | Johnson City Soldiers | — | — |
| 1922 | Bristol State Liners | — | — |
| 1923 | Knoxville Pioneers | — | — |
| 1924 | Knoxville Pioneers | — | — |
| 1925 | Greeneville Burley Cubs | — | — |
| 1926 | Not in operation |
| 1927 | Not in operation |
| 1928 | Not in operation |
| 1929 | Not in operation |
| 1930 | Not in operation |
| 1931 | Not in operation |
| 1932 | Not in operation |
| 1933 | Not in operation |
| 1934 | Not in operation |
| 1935 | Not in operation |
| 1936 | Not in operation |
| 1937 | Pennington Gap Lee Bears | — | — |
| 1938 | Greeneville Burley Cubs | — | — |
| 1939 | Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox | — | — |
| 1940 | Johnson City Cardinals | — | — |
| 1941 | Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox | — | — |
| 1942 | Bristol Twins | — | — |
| 1943 | Bristol Twins | — | — |
| 1944 | Kingsport Cherokees | — | — |
| 1945 | Kingsport Cherokees | — | — |
| 1946 | New River Rebels | — | — |
| 1947 | New River Rebels | — | — |
| 1948 | Pulaski Counts | — | — |
| 1949 | Bluefield Blue-Grays | — | — |
| 1950 | Bluefield Blue-Grays | — | — |
| 1951 | Kingsport Cherokees | — | — |
| 1952 | Welch Miners | — | — |
| 1953 | Welch Miners | — | — |
| 1954 | Bluefield Blue-Grays | — | — |
| 1955 | Salem Rebels | — | — |
| 1956 | Not in operation |
| 1957 | Bluefield Dodgers | — | — |
| 1958 | Johnson City Phillies | — | — |
| 1959 | Morristown Cubs | — | — |
| 1960 | Wytheville Senators | — | — |
| 1961 | Middlesboro Senators | — | — |
| 1962 | Bluefield Orioles | — | — |
| 1963 | Bluefield Orioles | — | — |
| 1964 | Johnson City Yankees | — | — |
| 1965 | Salem Pirates | — | — |
| 1966 | Marion Mets | — | — |
| 1967 | Bluefield Orioles | — | — |
| 1968 | Marion Mets | — | — |
| 1969 | Pulaski Phillies | — | — |
| 1970 | Bluefield Orioles | — | — |
| 1971 | Bluefield Orioles | — | — |
| 1972 | Bristol Tigers | — | — |
| 1973 | Kingsport Royals | — | — |
| 1974 | Bristol Tigers | — | — |
| 1975 | Johnson City Cardinals | — | — |
| 1976 | Johnson City Cardinals | — | — |
| 1977 | Kingsport Braves | — | — |
| 1978 | Elizabethton Twins | — | — |
| 1979 | Paintsville Yankees | — | — |
| 1980 | Paintsville Yankees | — | — |
| 1981 | Paintsville Yankees | — | — |
| 1982 | Bluefield Orioles | — | — |
| 1983 | Paintsville Brewers | — | — |
| 1984 | Elizabethton Twins | 1–0 | Pulaski Braves |
| 1985 | Bristol Tigers | — | — |
| 1986 | Pulaski Braves | 2–1 | Johnson City Cardinals |
| 1987 | Burlington Indians | 2–0 | Johnson City Cardinals |
| 1988 | Kingsport Mets | 2–0 | Burlington Indians |
| 1989 | Elizabethton Twins | 2–0 | Pulaski Braves |
| 1990 | Elizabethton Twins | — | — |
| 1991 | Pulaski Braves | 2–0 | Burlington Indians |
| 1992 | Bluefield Orioles | 2–1 | Elizabethton Twins |
| 1993 | Burlington Indians | 2–0 | Elizabethton Twins |
| 1994 | Princeton Reds | 2–1 | Johnson City Cardinals |
| 1995 | Kingsport Mets | 2–1 | Bluefield Orioles |
| 1996 | Bluefield Orioles | 2–1 | Kingsport Mets |
| 1997 | Bluefield Orioles | 2–0 | Pulaski Rangers |
| 1998 | Bristol White Sox | 2–0 | Princeton Devil Rays |
| 1999 | Martinsville Astros | 2–0 | Pulaski Rangers |
| 2000 | Elizabethton Twins | 2–0 | Danville Braves |
| 2001 | Bluefield Orioles | 2–1 | Elizabethton Twins |
| 2002 | Bristol White Sox | 2–1 | Bluefield Orioles |
| 2003 | Elizabethton Twins | 2–1 | Martinsville Astros |
| 2004 | Greeneville Astros | 2–1 | Danville Braves |
| 2005 | Elizabethton Twins | 2–1 | Danville Braves |
| 2006 | Danville Braves | 2–1 | Elizabethton Twins |
| 2007 | Elizabethton Twins | 2–0 | Danville Braves |
| 2008 | Elizabethton Twins | 2–0 | Pulaski Mariners |
| 2009 | Danville Braves | 2–0 | Elizabethton Twins |
| 2010 | Johnson City Cardinals | 2–0 | Elizabethton Twins |
| 2011 | Johnson City Cardinals | 2–0 | Bluefield Blue Jays |
| 2012 | Elizabethton Twins | 2–1 | Burlington Royals |
| 2013 | Pulaski Mariners | 2–0 | Greeneville Astros |
| 2014 | Johnson City Cardinals | 2–1 | Danville Braves |
| 2015 | Greeneville Astros | 2–1 | Princeton Rays |
| 2016 | Johnson City Cardinals | 2–0 | Burlington Royals |
| 2017 | Elizabethton Twins | 2–0 | Pulaski Yankees |
| 2018 | Elizabethton Twins | 2–0 | Princeton Rays |
| 2019 | Johnson City Cardinals | 2–1 | Burlington Royals |
| 2020 | None (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) |
| 2021 | Greeneville Flyboys | 1–0 | Pulaski River Turtles |
| 2022 | Kingsport Axmen | 1–0 | Burlington Sock Puppets |
| 2023 | Johnson City Doughboys | 1–0 | Burlington Sock Puppets |
| 2024 | Danville Otterbots | 1–0 | Greeneville Flyboys |

## Championship wins by team

Active Appalachian League teams appear in bold.
| Wins | Team | Championship years |
| 14 | Bluefield Blue-Grays/Dodgers/Orioles | 1949, 1950, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001 |
| 12 | Elizabethton Twins | 1978, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018 |
| 11 | Johnson City Phillies/Yankees/Cardinals/Doughboys | 1940, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1976, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023 |
| 8 | Kingsport Cherokees/Royals/Braves/Mets | 1944, 1945, 1951, 1973, 1977, 1988, 1995 |
| 7 | Bristol Tigers/White Sox | 1972, 1974, 1985, 1942, 1943, 1998, 2002 |
| 6 | Pulaski Counts/Phillies/Braves/Mariners/Yankees | 1948, 1969, 1986, 1991, 2013, 2017 |
| 4 | Paintsville Yankees/Brewers | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983 |
| 3 | Johnson City Soldiers | 1911, 1913, 1921 |
| 2 | Burlington Indians | 1987, 1993 |
| 2 | Danville Braves | 2006, 2009 |
| 2 | Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox | 1939, 1941 |
| 2 | Greeneville Astros | 2004, 2015 |
| 2 | Greeneville Burley Cubs | 1925, 1938 |
| 2 | Knoxville Pioneers | 1923, 1924 |
| 2 | Marion Mets | 1966, 1968 |
| 2 | New River Rebels | 1946, 1947 |
| 2 | Salem Pirates/Rebels | 1955, 1965 |
| 2 | Welch Miners | 1952, 1953 |
| 1 | Bristol Boosters | 1912 |
| 1 | Bristol State Liners | 1922 |
| 1 | Danville Otterbots | 2024 |
| 1 | Greeneville Flyboys | 2021 |
| 1 | Kingsport Axmen | 2022 |
| 1 | Martinsville Astros | 1999 |
| 1 | Middlesboro Colonels | 1914 |
| 1 | Middlesboro Senators | 1961 |
| 1 | Morristown Cubs | 1959 |
| 1 | Morristown Jobbers | 1914 |
| 1 | Pennington Gap Lee Bears | 1937 |
| 1 | Princeton Reds (Princeton Rays) | 1994 |
| 1 | Wytheville Senators | 1960 |