Champions League Twenty20

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| name = Champions League Twenty20
| image = CLT20.svg
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| country =Worldwide
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| cricket format = [[Twenty20]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]]
| drs = No
| first = {{flagicon|IND}} [[2008 Champions League Twenty20|2008]]
| last = {{flagicon|IND}} [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]]

| current champion = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| participants = 12 (group stage) 10 (total) 32 (next)
| most successful =*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai Super Kings]] (2 times)
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai Indians]] (2 times)
| most runs = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Suresh Raina]] (842)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Sunil Narine]] (39)
| TV = [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|STAR Sports]]
| website = [http://www.clt20.com/ clt20.com]
| current champions = Chennai Super Kings
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The '''Champions League Twenty20''', also referred to as the '''CLT20''', was an annual international [[Twenty20]] Cricket competition played between the top domestic teams from major cricketing nations. The competition was launched in 2008 with the first edition held in October 2009.<ref name=launch>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7441994.stm |title=Cricket Champions League unveiled |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=7 June 2008 |access-date=8 June 2008 }}</ref> It was jointly owned by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]], [[Cricket Australia]] and [[Cricket South Africa]],<ref name=owners>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions/content/story/363161.html |title=Middlesex complete Champions League line-up |date=31 July 2008 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref> and was chaired by [[N. Srinivasan]], who was also the chairman of the ICC. [[Sundar Raman]] was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the CLT20 as well as the IPL.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tagore|first=Vijay|title=Tainted player allowed to play in CL T20|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/sport/cricket/Tainted-player-allowed-to-play-in-CL-T20/articleshow/22786362.cms|access-date=17 April 2014|newspaper=Mumbai Mirror|date=20 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=What a Night!|url=http://www.cricket.co.za/news_article.aspx?id=188&section=news&subsection=news_all|publisher=Cricket South Africa|access-date=17 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419013936/http://www.cricket.co.za/news_article.aspx?id=188&section=news&subsection=news_all|archive-date=19 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The tournament was held between September and October for a period of two to three weeks in either India or South Africa. It had a total prize pool of [[United States dollar|US$]]6 million, with the winning team receiving $2.5 million, the highest for a club cricket tournament in history.<ref name=prize>{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/t20-champions-league-winners-to-get-usd-2.5-million/520657/ |title=T20 Champions League winners to get USD 2.5 million |date=23 September 2009 |work=The Indian Express|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref> The format involved the best teams from the premier Twenty20 competitions of eight [[Test cricket|Test]]-playing nations, favouring the teams from [[India cricket team|India]], Australia and South Africa.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/top-stories/32424372_1_ipl-teams-clt20-chennai-super-kings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101150917/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/top-stories/32424372_1_ipl-teams-clt20-chennai-super-kings |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 November 2013 |title=CLT20's move to South Africa may help generate interest |first=Satish |last=Viswanathan |date=26 June 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=27 June 2012 }}</ref>

Owing to poor viewership, lack of audience interest, unstable sponsorships and lack of other necessary factors, the three founding cricket boards announced on 15 July 2015 that the tournament would be scrapped, thus the [[2014 Champions League Twenty20]] was the last series of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/898873.html |title=Champions League T20 discontinued |date=15 July 2015 |work=ESPN|access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref>

==History==

===Background===
{{main|Twenty20}}
Twenty20 cricket was launched by the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] in 2003 with the [[Twenty20 Cup]] as a result of a long-term decline in the popularity of [[county championship]] and domestic [[limited-overs cricket]]. By shortening matches to around three hours, the format was designed to attract a younger crowd and boost attendances. Cricketing nations began adopting the format and creating [[List of domestic Twenty20 cricket competitions|domestic Twenty20 competitions]].

This was followed by the creation of international Twenty20 tournaments. The [[International 20:20 Club Championship]] was an early attempt at an international Twenty20 club tournament. It was held in 2005 and featured domestic Twenty20 teams from three countries. [[Twenty20 International]], the form of Twenty20 played between national cricket teams, began in February 2005 and the [[ICC World Twenty20]], the Twenty20 version of the [[Cricket World Cup]], was first held in September 2007.

Domestic Twenty20 competitions began with England's Twenty20 Cup in 2003. By 2006, most of the major cricketing nations had created their own domestic Twenty20 competitions. However, all these competitions had a style similar to their existing [[First-class cricket|first-class]] and [[List A cricket]] counterparts, with most even using the same teams. In 2008, the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) was launched and achieved revolutionary success and popularity.<ref name=mb>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/mihirbose/2008/06/ipl_creating_new_world_order.html |title=IPL leading cricket's revolution |first=Mihir |last=Bohse |work=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2008 |access-date=8 June 2008 }}</ref> The IPL has top cricketers and coaches from around the world; a franchise system where the eight teams auctioned for a combined $723 million, several of which are owned by Bollywood superstars; loyal team support from fans, and; large support from sponsorship.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/current/story/333193.html |title=Cricinfo – Big business and Bollywood grab stakes in IPL |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=24 January 2008 |access-date=12 December 2011}}</ref>

===Creation===
Immediately after the end of the first IPL season, the cricket authorities in India, Australia and South Africa entered into discussions to create a new international club competition and capitalise on this success.<ref name=launch/> The plans for the creation of the Champions League Twenty20 were first announced on 13 September 2007. The inaugural edition was to be held in October 2008, run by the cricket boards of India, England, Australia and South Africa, and featuring two teams from each country.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/310809.html |title=International Twenty20 league launched |first=Jamie |last=Alter |date=13 September 2007 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/353961.html |title=Million-dollar Twenty20 Champions League announced |date=7 June 2008 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref>

However, the tournament encountered problems when the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI), which owns 50% of the tournament, decided to bar players from the [[Indian Cricket League]] (ICL; a league unsanctioned by the BCCI and other cricket boards as a result) from participating.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/355733.html |title=ICL policy could cost England - BCCI |date=22 June 2008 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref> England featured ICL players in many of their teams, including their domestic tournament's runners-up the [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent Spitfires]]. The BCCI decided to replace Kent's slot with a team from Pakistan and was prepared to also replace the remaining England team. In response, ECB devised plans for their own Champions League.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/362751.html |title=Champions League to be held in India |first=Ajay |last=Shankar |date=27 July 2008 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions/content/story/363006.html |title=Champions Twenty20 League formally launched |date=30 July 2008 |first=Nagraj |last=Gollapudi |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref> ECB eventually agreed to the terms from the BCCI. The CLT20 was founded by the BCCI, [[Cricket Australia]] and [[Cricket South Africa]] with one team from England and $6 million in prize money.<ref name=owners/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/2475149/India-Australia-and-South-Africa-agree-Champions-League-tournament-cricket.html |title=India, Australia and South Africa agree Champions League tournament |date=31 July 2008 |work=The Telegraph|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref>

Following this, another problem arose with the [[International Cricket Council]] over the tournament dates, which clashed with the [[2009 ICC Champions Trophy|ICC Champions Trophy]], and the CLT20 was moved to December 2008. Plans were also made for the second edition to be held in late 2009 with 12 teams.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions/content/story/368437.html |title=2009 Champions League scheduled for September-October |date=5 September 2008 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref> In November 2008, the tournament was again put in jeopardy when Mumbai suffered [[2008 Mumbai attacks|terrorist attacks]] and the organisers attempted to reschedule again to early 2009. In December 2008, it was finally pushed to September 2009, when it was successfully held as per the plans for the 2009 edition.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions/content/story/379909.html |title=Champions League faces rescheduling headache |date=28 November 2008 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions/content/story/381840.html |title=Champions League pushed back to October 2009 |date=12 December 2008 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref>

==Reception and impact==

The tournament received strong support from its creation. Its $6 million prize money pool was described by the organisers as "the single largest prize money pool in any cricket tournament so far."<ref name=prize/> [[ESPN Star Sports]] paid $900 million for the global broadcasting rights to every match for 10 years,<ref name=espn>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions/content/story/369294.html |title=Champions League rights sell for $900 million |date=11 September 2008 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/2800310/ESPN-Star-pay-1-billion-for-Twenty20-Champions-League-Cricket.html |title=ESPN Star pay $1 billion for Twenty20 Champions League |first=Huw |last=Turbervill |date=11 September 2008 |work=The Telegraph|access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref> a deal comparable to when [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony Entertainment Television]] and [[World Sport Group]] purchased the rights to the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) for $1.026 billion for ten years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/billion-dollar-rights-deal-for-ipl/story-e6frg7mo-1111115320967 |title=India cricket chiefs sell rights to Sony and World Sport Group |date=15 January 2008 |newspaper=The Australian |access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref> Ahead of the 2009 edition, [[Bharti Airtel]] bought the title sponsorship rights for three years for reportedly $40 million.<ref name=airtel>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2011/content/story/525833.html |title=Airtel pulls out as Champions League title sponsor |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |date=3 August 2011 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref>

Despite this, the inaugural 2009 edition, held in India, was not highly received by its targeted Indian audience, who only showed interest for the IPL teams. This was demonstrated by low attendance and television ratings. According to [[TAM Media Research]], it drew an average television ratings point of 1.06, much lower than the 4.1 achieved by the [[2009 Indian Premier League]]. Low viewership led to Bharti Airtel ending its five-year sponsorship deal after two years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/twenty20-champions-league-loses-title-sponsor-airtel/story-e6frfg8o-1226107678809 |title=Twenty20 Champions League loses title sponsor AirTel |date=3 August 2011 |newspaper=Herald Sun |access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref> [[Nokia]] signed a four-year deal to replace Bharti Airtel as the title sponsor but also withdrew after one year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/sponsors-cold-to-champions-league/838666/0 |title=Sponsors cold to Champions League |first=Sohini |last=Mitter |date=29 August 2011 |work=The Financial Times|access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref> [[Karbonn Mobiles]] replaced Nokia in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/576277.html |title=CLT20 signs new sponsorship deal |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |date=7 August 2012 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=7 August 2012 }}</ref> From 2014 onwards [[OPPO Electronics|Oppo]] bagged the title sponsorship rights.

Several attempts were made at improving reception. The marketing campaign for 2010 included television commercials featuring [[Bollywood]] stars while the 2011 edition had [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]] as brand ambassador and an opening ceremony featuring international hip-hop artists.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/7September2011/news-interviews/30122225_1_cricket-team-shah-rukh-khan-bandwagon|title=Shah Rukh to be face of Champions League T20|date=7 September 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=30 May 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/475758.html |title=Under the shadow of the IPL |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |date=5 September 2010 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name=promo>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2011/content/story/533477.html |title=A litmus test for the CLT20 |first=Siddarth |last=Ravindran |date=22 September 2011 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref> The ratings for the 2010 edition, held in South Africa, improved to 1.45. This is attributed to better performances by the IPL teams: the final, won by the [[Chennai Super Kings]], drew an all-India rating of 3.30 while matches with the [[Mumbai Indians]] had an average rating of 2.11.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/480411.html |title=Big jump in CLT20 television ratings |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |date=7 October 2010 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref> The tournament format was changed in 2011 to introduce a three-day qualifying stage which allowed the inclusion of a fourth IPL team and weaker teams to be eliminated early.<ref name=promo/> The 2011 edition saw the average rating increase to 1.64 but depended on IPL teams featuring in both semi-finals and the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/headlines/y2k11/oct/octmam61.php |title=No dramatic change in Champions League T20 ratings |date=20 October 2011 |access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref>

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! Edition !! Average rating
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| align=left | {{flagicon|IND}} [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] || 1.06
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| align=left | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] || 1.45
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| align=left | {{flagicon|IND}} [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]] || 1.64
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Despite low viewership, the tournament succeeded in providing a global stage and significant financial support for low-profile teams.<ref name=promo/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/8014874/Finals-won-t-help-Tykes-finances |title=Finals won't help Tykes finances |date=24 August 2012 |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=25 August 2012 }}</ref> Players have also capitalised on the opportunity to further their careers in Twenty20 cricket. [[Kieron Pollard]] helped [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] finish runners-up in the 2009 edition, including an innings where he scored 54 runs off 18 balls.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/444946.html |title=The IPL's most wanted |date=18 January 2010 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref> This earned him an IPL contract at the 2009 IPL players auction where he was sold for an undisclosed amount after attracting the maximum possible bid of $750,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/445020.html |title=Kieron Pollard, Shane Bond attract maximum bids |date=19 January 2010 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref> [[Sunil Narine]] and [[Kevon Cooper]] also earned IPL contracts after competing for Trinidad and Tobago in the 2011 edition. Previously relatively unknown, Narine and Cooper were sold for $700,000 and $50,000 respectively at the 2012 IPL auction and made immediate impacts to their teams.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/4February2012/narine-lands-us7m-ipl-contract-knight-riders|title=Narine lands US$.7m IPL contract with Knight Riders|date=5 February 2012|publisher=Guardian Media|access-date=30 May 2012}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/story/560695.html |title=Cooper's fairytale journey |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |date=10 April 2012 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref> In particular, Narine helped his team win the [[2012 Indian Premier League]] and was named Player of the Tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Minister_to_negotiate_with_T_T_s_IPL_players-155218565.html |title=Minister to negotiate with T&T's IPL players |first=Roger |last=Seepersad |date=28 May 2012 |publisher=Trinidad Express Newspapers |access-date=30 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531054201/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Minister_to_negotiate_with_T_T_s_IPL_players-155218565.html |archive-date=31 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/566610.html |title=Narine won't fade like Mendis, says T&T coach |date=29 May 2012 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref>
Similarly, in the 2012 edition, [[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]] helped [[Highveld Lions]] to reach the final and in return it earned him an IPL contract at the 2013 IPL auction where he was bought by [[Chennai Super Kings]] for US$625,000, 51 times his base price.

==Format==
Although each edition held had a different format and had a different number of participating teams, each had a [[Round-robin tournament|group stage]] and a two-round [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout stage]]. A qualifying stage was introduced in 2011, reducing direct entrants to only teams from India, South Africa and Australia. Each team (including qualifying stage participants) receives a participation fee of $500,000.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bcci-cautious-about-clt20-payments/1/152706.html|title=BCCI cautious about CLT20 payments|last=Ali|first=Qaiser Mohammad|date=26 September 2011|magazine=India Today|access-date=12 June 2012}}</ref> Every edition had a total prize money of $6 million. Since 2010, it had been distributed as follows:<ref name=rules>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2011/content/story/532927.html |title=Champions League 2011 ready reckoner |date=18 September 2011 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 June 2012 }}</ref>

*$2.5 million – Winners
*$1.3 million – Runners-up
*$500,000 – 2nd and 3rd Runners-up
*$200,000 – Teams eliminated in the group stage

Before the commencement of the tournament, each team names a squad of 15 players. All players must be contracted by the team for their domestic tournament. Mirroring the IPL rule, each team can field a maximum of four international players. Most of the other tournaments have a lower limit on both contracted international players and how many can play in their matches. In 2011, an exception to the rule was made for the [[Mumbai Indians]] who, due to players being unavailable, had a squad of seven Indian players and would have been unable to put together a playing team of eleven players should another be injured. They were allowed to field five international players.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110923/jsp/sports/story_14543179.jsp |title=MI can play 5 foreigners |date=23 September 2011 |work=The Telegraph|access-date=24 September 2013 }}</ref> That year, Mumbai won the CLT20.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2011/content/story/535704.html |title=Mumbai Indians complete dream run with title |first=Sidharth |last=Monga |date=9 October 2011 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 September 2013 }}</ref>

===Players===
Should a player be a part of more than one qualified team, he can play for his "home" team (the team from the country he is eligible to represent in international cricket) without consequence. If he plays for any other team, that team must pay the home team a compensation fee ($150,000 from 2011).[[Indian Premier League]] teams have been the most popular choice for these players.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2011/content/story/528998.html |title=Players choose IPL franchises for Champions League |date=22 August 2011 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=28 July 2012 }}</ref> In the 2010 edition, controversy arose when an IPL team contractually forced three players to play for them by utilising a clause in the rules of the IPL. The clause states that the IPL teams have first rights over their players should they qualify with another team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/472536.html |title=Kallis obligated to play for Bangalore - Warriors chief |date=15 August 2010 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 August 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100817225640/http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/472536.html| archive-date= 17 August 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/574308.html |title=No decision yet on Pollard, Bravo and Narine |first=Nagraj |last=Gollapudi |date=27 July 2012 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=28 August 2012 }}</ref>

The choice of the players and the nature of the rules are common subjects of debate with every edition. It continued to cause confusion until 2013 when it was clarified that the CLT20 rules state the players are free to choose their team. However, for a player named in an IPL team's squad, he would have to forego 20% of his salary to choose another team.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/current/story/665813.html |title=Sangakkara to choose between Kandurata and Sunrisers |first=Andrew Fidel |last=Fernando |first2=Saadi |last2=Thawfeeq |date=26 August 2013 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=27 August 2013 }}</ref> The IPL offers the most lucrative salaries and is the only tournament to have a clause relating to the CLT20 in its contracts. As a result, players are unlikely to choose against their IPL teams. For non-IPL teams wanting to keep their players, not only would they be forfeiting the compensation fee, some have felt the need to offer their players compensation in an attempt to sway their decision.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/574308.html |title=No decision yet on Pollard, Bravo and Narine |first=Nagraj |last=Gollapudi |date=27 July 2012 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 August 2012 }}</ref>

The only player to have chosen another team over his IPL team was [[Kumar Sangakkara]] in [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/story/666775.html |title=Sangakkara slams SLC while choosing Kandurata |first=Andrew Fidel |last=Fernando |date=29 August 2013 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 September 2013 }}</ref> His team, the [[Kandurata Maroons]], lost all their matches and did not advance beyond the qualifying stage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/story/673087.html |title=Misbah delivers consolation win for Faisalabad |first=George |last=Binoy |date=20 September 2013 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 September 2013 }}</ref> This incentive was lessened when IPL contracts were changed in 2014 to not have player salaries cover participation in the CLT20. A player will instead receive an additional 10% of his IPL salary for representing his IPL team in the CLT20.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/703627.html |title=IPL franchises allowed to retain up to five players |date=24 December 2013 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 January 2014 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; font-size:90%"
|+ Club cricket prize money comparison
|-
! Tournament !! First prize
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Indian Premier League]] || [[US$]] 3,000,000<ref>{{cite video |year=2011 |title=Live Match: IPL 2011 - MI vs RCB, Match 54 - ROW |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX-e9EaBaz8#t=91s |type=Television production |publisher=[[Indiatimes]] |access-date=10 May 2011 |time=1:31 }}</ref>
|-
| Champions League Twenty20 ||
[[US$]] 2,500,000<ref name=prize/>
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Pakistan Super League]] || [[US$]] 600,000<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2017-06-19|title=Pakistan Super League|url=http://www.totalsportek.com/cricket/pakistan-super-league-prize-money}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Friends Life t20]] || [[US$]] 250,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.ecb.co.uk/files/2702-fc-prizemoney-2011-p325-328-lr-11476.pdf |title=Prize Money for Matches and Competitions Under the Control of the ECB – 2011 |year=2011 |publisher=[[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] |access-date=20 June 2012 |type=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015123126/http://static.ecb.co.uk/files/2702-fc-prizemoney-2011-p325-328-lr-11476.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|WIN}} [[Caribbean Premier League]] || [[US$]] 250,000<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cplt20.com/news/big-money-grabs-%E2%80%9Cbiggest-party-sport%E2%80%9D-reveal-limacol-cpl-t20-prize-pot |title=Big money up for grabs from the "biggest party in sport" with reveal of the Limacol CPL T20 prize pot |date=29 July 2013 |publisher=Caribbean Premier League |access-date=30 July 2013 }}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Sri Lanka Premier League]] || [[US$]] 100,000<ref>{{cite video |date=31 August 2012 |title=FINAL : Uva Next Vs Nagenahira Nagas ( 31st August 2012 ) - Premadasa, Colombo |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZWWkwwkpQI#t=17828s |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=1 September 2012 |time=4:57:08 }}</ref>

|-
| {{flagicon|WIN}} [[Caribbean Twenty20]] || [[US$]] 62,500<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ct20-11/content/story/496271.html |title=Higher prize money in Caribbean T20 |date=11 January 2011 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 June 2012 }}</ref>

|}

===Participation===
{| class=wikitable style="margin:0; font-size:90%"
|+ 2014 qualification tournaments
|-
! Tournament !! Teams
|-
! colspan=2 | Direct entrants
|-
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian Premier League]] || 3
|-
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Big Bash League]] || 2
|-
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[MiWay T20 Challenge|Ram Slam T20 Challenge]] || 2
|-
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Caribbean Premier League]] || 1
|-
! colspan=2 | Qualifying stage entrants
|-
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Super Smash (men's cricket)|HRV Cup]] || 1
|-
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[National Twenty20 Cup]] || 1
|-
| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka Premier League]] || 1
|-
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian Premier League]] || 1
|}

The participating teams are from the top cricketing nations and determined by the premier [[Twenty20]] tournaments of those nations. Each edition has featured teams from India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] and Sri Lanka. England have been in three editions but refused further participation after 2012 as their domestic season clashed with the tournament's dates.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/460432.html |title=No English counties in Champions League Twenty20 |date=27 April 2010 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/584225.html |title=Counties to shun Champions League |first=George |last=Dobell |date=27 September 2012 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 April 2013 }}</ref> Pakistan has not been invited to participate in the tournament until 2012 due to the [[India–Pakistan cricket rivalry|hostility]] between India and Pakistan since the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/564623.html |title=India's move step towards reviving bilateral ties - PCB |first=Umar |last=Farooq |date=12 May 2012 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=14 May 2012 }}</ref>

As the tournament is mainly targeted at the Indian audience, all editions have featured more teams from India than any other country. From 2011, four Indian teams competed while other countries had two teams at most.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/284985/big-guns-look-set-stage.html |title=Big guns look to set stage ablaze |date=12 October 2012 |work=Deccan Herald|access-date=14 April 2013 }}</ref> India is the first choice for hosting the tournament.

While the tournament format remained almost unchanged, the qualification tournaments have changed to include more overseas players and create stronger teams. The [[Caribbean Twenty20]] was created in the West Indies after their representative finished runners-up in the 2009 edition.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/462587.html |title=WICB unveils domestic T20 tournament |date=10 June 2010 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 July 2010 }}</ref> It was later expanded to become the [[Caribbean Premier League]] in 2013. Australia and Sri Lanka have expanded their tournaments to create the [[Big Bash League]] in 2011 and the [[Sri Lanka Premier League]] in 2012 respectively.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news-list/2011/7/27/kfc-t20-big-bash-league-unveiled |title=KFC T20 Big Bash League unveiled |date=27 July 2011 |publisher=Cricket Australia |access-date=24 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708143238/http://www.cricket.com.au/news-list/2011/7/27/kfc-t20-big-bash-league-unveiled |archive-date=8 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/564049.html |title=Sri Lanka Premier League set for August this year |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |date=7 May 2012 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref>

Participation in the tournament is highly desired. Since the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] was created in 2012, its organisers had hoped for their teams to be included in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/547222.html |title=Bangladesh Premier League to begin on 9 February |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |date=28 December 2012 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref> A Bangladeshi team has yet to participate in the CLT20. The [[Dhaka Gladiators]], winners of the 2013 BPL, expressed their disappointment after being excluded in 2013 despite the efforts made by their management.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/629598.html |title=Dhaka Gladiators upset at being left out of CLT20 |first=Mohammad |last=Isam |date=12 April 2013 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=14 April 2013 }}</ref>

===Venue===
It was originally intended for the host of the tournament to be rotated between the countries of the three shareholders: India, South Africa and Australia. The broadcasting agreement also demands that at least five of the first ten editions are to be held in India.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/570341.html |title=CSA wary of administrative errors at CLT20 - Faul |first=Firdose |last=Moonda |date=28 June 2012 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 June 2012 }}</ref> However, Australia has yet to be considered due to its unsuitable weather in September and due to its time zone being undesirable for the broadcaster. South Africa first hosted in 2010 but India has since been the first preference for hosting. South Africa was only chosen to host in 2012 when situations made it infeasible for India to host.<ref>{{cite news|title=CLT20 likely to be shifted to South Africa|url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2012/may/310512-CLT20-likely-to-be-shifted-to-South-Africa.htm|access-date=31 May 2012|newspaper=[[MiD DAY]]|date=31 May 2012|author=Press Trust of India|author-link=Press Trust of India}}</ref>

==Tournament summary==

=== Season summary ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:100%; text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Year
!rowspan=2|Host nation
!colspan=4|Final
!colspan=2|Teams
!rowspan=2|Ref
|-
!width=20%|Venue
!width=22%|Winners
!width=16%|Result
!width=22%|Runners-up
!{{abbr|Grp|Group stage}}
!{{abbr|Tot|Total}}
|- style="background:#F5A9A9"
|2008 ''[[2008 Champions League Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{flagcountry|India}}
|[[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|colspan=3| '''Cancelled due to the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]]'''
|colspan=2|8
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions/content/series/354009.html?template=fixtures |title=Champions Twenty20 League 2008 Fixtures |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 January 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|2009 ''[[2009 Champions League Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{flagcountry|India}}
|[[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales Blues]] {{small|159 for 9 (20 overs)}}
|'''Won by 41 runs''' [http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2009/engine/current/match/416946.html Scorecard]
|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] {{small|118 all out (15.5 overs)}}
|colspan=2|12
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/championsleague/content/story/405848.html |title=Champions League expanded from eight to 12 teams |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=24 May 2009 |access-date=15 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/6418930/Champions-League-Brett-Lee-inspires-New-South-Wales-to-victory-over-Trinidad-and-Tobago.html |title=Champions League: Brett Lee inspires New South Wales to victory over Trinidad |work=The Telegraph|date=23 October 2009 |access-date=13 June 2012 }}</ref>
|- style="background: #D0E6FF"
|2010 ''[[2010 Champions League Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{flagcountry|South Africa}}
|[[Wanderers Stadium|New Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai Super Kings]] {{small|132 for 2 (19 overs)}}
|'''Won by 8 wickets''' [http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/engine/match/465141.html Scorecard]
|{{Flagicon|RSA}} [[Warriors (cricket team)|Warriors]] {{small|128 for 6 (20 overs)}}
|colspan=2|10
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/465152.html |title=2010 Champions League T20 to have new format |date=29 June 2010 |access-date=22 July 2010 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708013015/http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/465152.html |archive-date=8 July 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9034909.stm |title=India's Chennai Super Kings win Champions League final |date=26 September 2010 |publisher=BBC |access-date=13 June 2012 }}</ref>
|-
|2011 ''[[2011 Champions League Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{flagcountry|India}}
|[[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai Indians]] {{small|139 all out (20 overs)}}
|'''Won by 31 runs''' [http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2011/engine/match/521348.html Scorecard]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] {{small|108 all out (19.2 overs)}}
|10
|13
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2011/content/story/519665.html |title=Six-team qualifier for Champions League |date=20 June 2011 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/clt20/top-stories/MI-vs-RCB-Mumbai-Indians-beat-Bangalore-to-win-2011-Champions-League-Twenty20/articleshow/10291213.cms |title=MI vs RCB: Mumbai Indians beat Bangalore to win 2011 Champions League Twenty20 |first=Dwaipayan |last=Datta |work=The Times of India|date=9 October 2011 |access-date=13 June 2012 }}</ref>
|- style="background: #D0E6FF"
|2012 ''[[2012 Champions League Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{flagcountry|RSA}}
|[[Wanderers Stadium|New Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]
|{{flagicon|Australia|variant=|noredlink=|size=}} [[Sydney Sixers]] {{small|124 for 0 (12.3 overs)}}
|'''Won by 10 wickets''' [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/574274.html Scorecard]
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Highveld Lions cricket team|Lions]] {{small|121 all out (20 overs)}}
|10
|14
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/570875.html |title=CLT20 from 9–28 October, fourth IPL team gets direct entry |date=3 July 2012 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 July 2012 }}</ref>
|-
|2013 ''[[2013 Champions League Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{flagcountry|India}}
|[[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], [[New Delhi]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai Indians]] {{small|202 for 6 (20 overs)}}
|'''Won by 33 runs''' [http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/engine/match/654385.html Scorecard]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rajasthan Royals]] {{small|169 all out (18.5 overs)}}
|10
|12
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/current/story/677199.html |title=Harbhajan gives Mumbai the double |date=6 October 2013 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
|- style="background: #D0E6FF"
|2014 ''[[2014 Champions League Twenty20|Details]]''
|{{flagcountry|India}}
|[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai Super Kings]] {{small|185 for 2 (18.3 overs)}}
|'''Won by 8 wickets''' [http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/engine/match/763633.html Scorecard]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] {{small|180 for 6 (20 overs)}}
|10
|12
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/content/current/story/787219.html |title=Raina century leads CSK to title |date=4 October 2014 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 October 2014}}</ref>
|}
'''Source''': ''Cricinfo''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/champions-league/engine/records/team/series_results.html?id=117;type=trophy | title=Series results | work=ESPNcricinfo| date=14 April 2014}}</ref>

==Statistics and records==
{{main|List of Champions League Twenty20 records and statistics}}
As of the 2012 edition, 30 teams have competed in 103 matches.<ref name=results>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=120;type=trophy |title=Records / Champions League Twenty20 / Result summary |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 June 2012 }}</ref> Individual players have appeared in as many as four editions and 20 matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/most_matches_career.html?id=120;type=trophy |title=Champions League Twenty20 / Records / Most matches |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 September 2013
}}</ref> Four players have scored centuries,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/list_hundreds.html?id=120;type=trophy |title=Champions League Twenty20 / Records / List of hundreds |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 September 2012 }}</ref> 16 players have taken four wickets in an innings and three players have taken five wickets in an innings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/list_4wi.html?id=120;type=trophy |title=Records / Champions League Twenty20 / List of four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over) |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 September 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/list_5wi.html?id=120;type=trophy |title=Champions League Twenty20 / Records / List of five-wickets-in-an-innings |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 September 2012 }}</ref> One player has taken a hat-trick.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/478294.html |title=Wayamba thrash Central Districts for consolation win |first=Siddhartha |last=Talya |date=22 September 2010 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 April 2013 }}</ref>

===Titles and performance===
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past editions of the Champions League Twenty20.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!rowspan=1|Team
!rowspan=1|Years Qualified for CLT20
!rowspan=1|No. of times Qualified for CLT20
!rowspan=1|No. of times CLT20 Trophy Won
!rowspan=1|Status
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai Super Kings]] || [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] – [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] || 5 || '''2''' || Champions ([[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]], [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] – [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] || 5 || '''2''' || Champions ([[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]], [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney Sixers]] || [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] – [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] || 1 || '''1''' || Champions ([[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]])
|- style="background:#fcc"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales Blues]] || [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] – [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]] || 2 || '''1''' || Champions ([[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]] – [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] || 3 || '''0''' || Runners-up ([[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] – [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] || 1 || '''0''' || Runners-up ([[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Highveld Lions cricket team|Highveld Lions]] || [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] – [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] || 3 || '''0''' || Runners-up ([[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] – [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]] || 3 || '''0''' || Runners-up ([[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Warriors (cricket team)|Warriors]] || [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] – [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]] || 2 || '''0''' || Runners-up ([[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]])
|-
|- style="background:#fcc"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] || [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] – [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] || 5 || '''0''' || Runners-up ([[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Hobart Hurricanes]] || [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] – [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] || 1 || '''0''' || Semifinals ([[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] – [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] || 1 || '''0''' || Semifinals ([[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Delhi Capitals]] || [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] – [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] || 2 || '''0''' || Semifinals ([[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Titans cricket team|Titans]] || [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] – [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] || 2 || '''0''' || Semifinals ([[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]])
|-
|- style="background:#edf;"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] || [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] – [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]] || 2 || '''0''' || Semifinals ([[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]])
|-
|- style="background:#fcc"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[South Australia cricket team|Southern Redbacks]] || [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] – [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]] || 2 || '''0''' || Semifinals ([[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Cape Cobras]] || [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] – [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] || 3 || '''0''' || Semifinals ([[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]])
|-
|- style="background:#fcc"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Victoria cricket team|Victorian Bushrangers]] || [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] – [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] || 2 || '''0''' || Semifinals ([[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Perth Scorchers]] || [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] – [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] || 3 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|BAR}} [[Barbados Tridents]] || [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] – [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] || 1 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|SA}} [[Dolphins cricket team|Dolphins]] || [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] – [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] || 1 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Lahore Lions]] || [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] – [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] || 1 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Northern Districts|Northern Knights]] || [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] – [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] || 1 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Otago cricket team|Otago Volts]] || [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] – [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] || 2 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brisbane Heat]] || [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] – [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] || 1 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] – [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] || 1 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland Aces]] || [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]] – [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] || 2 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]])
|-
|- style="background:#edf;"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire Carnegie]] || [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] – [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] || 1 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]])
|-
|- style="background:#fcc"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Wayamba cricket team|Wayamba]] || [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] – [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] || 2 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Central Districts cricket team|Central Districts Stags]] || [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] – [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] || 1 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]])
|-
|- style="background:#fcc"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|GUY}} [[Guyana national cricket team|Guyana]] || [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] – [[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]] || 1 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2010 Champions League Twenty20|2010]])
|-
|- style="background:#fcc"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Deccan Chargers]] || [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] – [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] || 1 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|SA}} [[Diamond Eagles]] || [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] – [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] || 1 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]])
|-
|- style="background:#edf;"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex Sharks]] || [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] – [[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]] || 1 || '''0''' || Group stage ([[2009 Champions League Twenty20|2009]])
|}

'''Note:'''
* ''{{Color box|#edf|border=darkgray}} Teams do not participate''
* ''{{Color box|#fcc|border=darkgray}} Defunct Teams (no longer exists or play twenty20)''
* ''The table is sorted based on the number of titles, then best performance (newest to oldest), number of appearances, and then by alphabetical order. League and group stages are considered equivalent''
* ''Apart from the champions, all other performances are taken on the latest performance basis''

'''Source''': ''Cricinfo''<ref name="Champions and Titles">{{cite web| url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/engine/records/team/series_results.html?id=120;type=trophy | title=Series results | work=ESPNcricinfo| date=30 May 2014}}</ref>
Last updated: 1 October 2014

=== Unqualified teams ===
Teams participated in Champions League Twenty20 but not qualified to Group stage / League stage of the tournament.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Team !! Span !! Appearances !! Best performance
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|SL}} [[Southern Express]] || [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] - [[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]] || 1 || Qualifying stage ([[2014 Champions League Twenty20|2014]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Faisalabad Wolves]] || [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] - [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] || 1 || Qualifying stage ([[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]])
|-
|- style="background:#fcc"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|SL}} [[Kandurata Maroons]] || [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] - [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] || 1 || Qualifying stage ([[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]])
|-
|- style="background:#edf;"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Hampshire]] || [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] - [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] || 1 || Qualifying stage ([[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]])
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Sialkot Stallions]] || [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] - [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] || 1 || Qualifying stage ([[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]])
|-
|- style="background:#fcc"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|SL}} [[Uva Next]] || [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] - [[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]] || 1 || Qualifying stage ([[2012 Champions League Twenty20|2012]])
|-
|- style="background:#edf;"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leicestershire Foxes]] || [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]] - [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]] || 1 || Qualifying stage ([[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]])
|-
|- style="background:#edf;"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|SL}} [[Ruhuna Royals]] || [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]] - [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]] || 1 || Qualifying stage ([[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011]])
|}

'''Note:'''
* ''{{Color box|#edf|border=darkgray}} Teams do not participate''
* ''{{Color box|#fcc|border=darkgray}} Defunct Teams (no longer exists or play twenty20)''
* ''The table is sorted based on the number of appearances, then latest year of best result, and then by alphabetical order''

'''Source''': ''Cricinfo''<ref name="Champions and Titles"/>

Last updated: 14 September 2014

==Media coverage==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Television
! Country !! Broadcaster(s) !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|Arab League}} [[Arab World]] || {{small|Satellite:}} [[Arab Radio and Television Network|ART CricOne]] {{small|(2009–2018)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketuniverse.blogspot.com/2012/10/tv-channel-broadcasting-clt20-2012.html|title=TV Channel broadcasting clt20 2012|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagcountry|AUS}}
| {{small|[[Free-to-air]]:}} [[One (Australian TV channel)|One]]/[[Network Ten]] {{small|(2009–2010, 2013)}} {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]] {{small|(2011–2012)}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/fox_sports_to_broadcast_nokia_champions_league_twenty20/ |title=Fox Sports to broadcast Nokia Champions League Twenty20 |first=Michael |last=Long |date=22 September 2011 |publisher=SportsPro |access-date=22 May 2012 }}</ref>
|-
| {{flagcountry|BAN}}
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[STAR Cricket]] {{small|(2009–2018)}}
|<ref name=espn/>
|-
| {{flagcountry|BHU}}
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[Maasranga TV]] {{small|(2009–2018)}}
|<ref name=espn/>
|-
| {{flagcountry|CAN}} || {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[Sportsnet One]] (finals), [[Sportsnet World]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dreamdth.com/community/threads/champions-league-t20-2014-news-updates-etc.45470/|title=Champions League T20 - 2014 News, Updates, etc.|access-date=2019-20-20}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagcountry|CHN}}
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[ESPN]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/finance/espn-star-sports-to-broadcast-inaugural-bangladesh-premier-league-news-press-releases-mcjrucjbdgesi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220131417/https://www.sify.com/finance/espn-star-sports-to-broadcast-inaugural-bangladesh-premier-league-news-press-releases-mcjrucjbdgesi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-12-20|title=ESPN STAR Sports to Broadcast Inaugural Bangladesh Premier League|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Europe}}
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[Eurosport 2]]
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/468060.html |title=Eurosport to air Champions League in UK, Europe |date=20 July 2010 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 June 2012 }}</ref>
|-
| {{flagcountry|HKG}}
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[STAR Cricket]] {{small|(2009–2018)}}
|<ref name=espn/>
|-
| {{flagcountry|IND}}
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[STAR Sports 1]] {{small|(2009–2018)}}
|<ref name=espn/>
|-
| {{flagcountry|IDN}}
| [[MNCTV|TPI/MNCTV]] {{small|(2009–2018)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golden-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=2204|title=Which TV Channels will Broadcast CLT20 2013-Champions League|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagcountry|MYS}}
| {{small|Satellite (pay):}} [[Astro (Malaysian satellite television)|Astro]]
| {{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
|-
| {{flagcountry|MDV}}
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[STAR Cricket]] {{small|(2009–2018)}}
|<ref name=espn/>
|-
| {{flagcountry|NEP}}
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[STAR Cricket]] {{small|(2009–2018)}}
|<ref name=espn/>
|-
| {{flagcountry|NZ}} || {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]]
|
|-
| {{flagcountry|PAK}}
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[PTV Sports]], [[TEN Sports]] {{small|(2009–2018)}}
|<ref name=espn/>
|-
| {{flagcountry|SIN}}
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[STAR Cricket]] {{small|(2009–2018)}}
|<ref name=espn/>
|-
| {{flagcountry|RSA}} || [[SuperSport (TV channel)|SuperSport]] {{small|2009–2018}}
|
|-
| {{flagcountry|SRI}}
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[STAR Cricket]] {{small|(2009–2018)}}
|<ref name=espn/>
|-
| {{flagcountry|UK}}
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[British Eurosport]] {{small|(2009–2016)}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/eurosport_to_screen_champions_league_twenty20/ |title=Eurosport to screen Champions League Twenty20 |first=Adam |last=Fraser |date=14 September 2009 |publisher=SportsPro |access-date=13 June 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/eurosport-uk-renews-clt20-cricket-deal |title=Eurosport UK renews CLT20 cricket deal |date=1 September 2014 |publisher=Media 247 |access-date=12 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903140506/http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/eurosport-uk-renews-clt20-cricket-deal |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| {{flagcountry|USA}}
| {{small|Internet (pay):}} [[ESPN3]] {{small|(2012–2015)}} {{small|Internet:}} [[Willow Cricket]] {{small|(2009–2011)}}
|
|-
| {{flagicon|WIN}} [[West Indies]]
| {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[ESPN]] {{small|(2010–2015)}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/espn_retains_icc_rights_in_the_caribbean/ |title=ESPN retains ICC rights in the Caribbean |first=Eoin |last=Connolly |date=27 June 2012 |publisher=SportsPro |access-date=27 June 2012 }}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180630155404/http://www.clt20.com/ Official website]
* {{Twitter}}

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