List of WNBA seasons
Columns: Season | Teams | Champion | Season MVP | Top Draft Pick | Rookie of the Year | All-Star Game
1997 | 8 | Houston Comets | Cynthia Cooper Houston Comets | Tina Thompson Houston Comets | No award given | No game held | 1998 | 10 | Houston Comets (2) | Cynthia Cooper (2) Houston Comets | Margo Dydek Utah Starzz | Tracy Reid Charlotte Sting | No game held | 1999 | 12 | Houston Comets (3) | Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs | Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics | Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics | Madison Square Garden , New York 79-61, WEST | 2000 | 16 | Houston Comets (4) | Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets | Ann Wauters Cleveland Rockers | Betty Lennox Minnesota Lynx | America West Arena , Phoenix 73-61, WEST | 2001 | 16 | Los Angeles Sparks | Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks | Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm | Jackie Stiles Portland Fire | TD Waterhouse Centre , Orlando 80-72, WEST | 2002 | 16 | Los Angeles Sparks (2) | Sheryl Swoopes (2) Houston Comets | Sue Bird Seattle Storm | Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever | MCI Center , Washington DC 81-76, WEST | 2003 | 14 | Detroit Shock | Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm | LaToya Thomas Cleveland Rockers | Cheryl Ford Detroit Shock | Madison Square Garden , New York 84-75, WEST | 2004 | 13 | Seattle Storm | Lisa Leslie (2) Los Angeles Sparks | Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury | Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury | The Game at Radio City | 2005 | 13 | Sacramento Monarchs | Sheryl Swoopes (3) Houston Comets | Janel McCarville Charlotte Sting | Temeka Johnson Washington Mystics | Mohegan Sun Arena , Connecticut 122-99, WEST | 2006 | 14 | Detroit Shock (2) | Lisa Leslie (3) Los Angeles Sparks | Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx | Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx | Madison Square Garden , New York 98-82, EAST | 2007 | 13 | Phoenix Mercury | Lauren Jackson (2) Seattle Storm | Lindsey Harding Phoenix Mercury | Armintie Price Chicago Sky | Verizon Center , Washington DC 103-99, EAST | 2008 | 14 | Detroit Shock (3) | Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks | Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks | Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks | No game held | 2009 | 13 | Phoenix Mercury (2) | Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury | Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream | Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream | Mohegan Sun Arena , Connecticut 130-118, WEST | 2010 | 12 | Seattle Storm (2) | Lauren Jackson (3) Seattle Storm | Tina Charles Connecticut Sun | Tina Charles Connecticut Sun | Stars at the Sun | 2011 | 12 | Minnesota Lynx | Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever | Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx | Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx | AT&T Center , San Antonio 118-113, EAST | 2012 | 12 | Indiana Fever | Tina Charles Connecticut Sun | Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks | Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks | No game held