List of WNBA franchise post-season droughts
This is a list of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) franchise post-season appearance droughts. This list includes the all-time and the active consecutive non-playoffs appearance up to and including the 2014 season. Aside from the WNBA Playoff appearance droughts, this list also includes the WNBA Finals appearance drought and the WNBA championships win drought. The teams which have never made a WNBA Playoffs appearance, a WNBA Finals appearance and have never won a WNBA championship are listed from the year they entered the league.
Active droughts
WNBA Playoffs appearance droughts
| Drought | Team | Last appearance in WNBA Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seasons (2013-15) | Connecticut Sun | 2012 |
| 2 seasons (2014-15) | Seattle Storm | 2013 |
| 1 season (2015) | Atlanta Dream | 2014 |
| 1 season (2015) | San Antonio Stars | 2014 |
WNBA Finals appearance droughts
| Drought | Team | Last appearance in WNBA Finals |
|---|---|---|
| 18 seasons (1998–2015) | Washington Mystics | — |
| 13 seasons (2003–2015) | New York Liberty | 2002 |
| 12 seasons (2004–2015) | Los Angeles Sparks | 2003 |
| 10 seasons (2006–2015) | Connecticut Sun | 2005 |
| 7 seasons (2009–2015) | San Antonio Stars | 2008b |
| 7 seasons (2009–2015) | Tulsa Shock | 2008a |
| 5 seasons (2011–2015) | Seattle Storm | 2010 |
| 2 seasons (2014–2015) | Atlanta Dream | 2013 |
| 1 season (2015) | Chicago Sky | 2014 |
| 1 season (2015) | Phoenix Mercury | 2014 |
- b The franchise was known as the San Antonio Silver Stars from 2003–2013.
- a The franchise was known as the Detroit Shock from 1998–2009.
WNBA championship win droughts
| Drought | Team | Last WNBA championship win |
|---|---|---|
| 19 seasons (1997–2015) | New York Liberty | — |
| 19 seasons (1997–2015) | San Antonio Stars | —a |
| 18 seasons (1998–2015) | Washington Mystics | — |
| 17 seasons (1999–2015) | Connecticut Sun | —b |
| 13 seasons (2003–2015) | Los Angeles Sparks | 2002 |
| 10 seasons (2006–2015) | Chicago Sky | — |
| 8 seasons (2008–2015) | Atlanta Dream | — |
| 7 seasons (2009–2015) | Tulsa Shock | 2008c |
| 5 seasons (2011–2015) | Seattle Storm | 2010 |
| 3 seasons (2013–2015) | Indiana Fever | 2012 |
| 1 season (2015) | Phoenix Mercury | 2014 |
- a The franchise was known as the Utah Starzz from 1997–2002.
- b The franchise was known as the Orlando Miracle from 1999–2002.
- c The franchise was known as the Detroit Shock from 1998–2009.
Cities awaiting their first WNBA championship
This list includes cities with current WNBA franchises which have never won a WNBA championship, sorted by the number of seasons a team representing the city competed in the WNBA.
| City | Drought | Franchise (founded) | WNBA Finals appearance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, New York | 19 seasons (1997–2015) | New York Liberty (1997) | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 |
| Washington D.C. | 18 seasons (1998–2015) | Washington Mystics (1998) | — |
| Uncasville, Connecticut | 13 seasons (2003–2015) | Connecticut Sun (2003) | 2004, 2005 |
| San Antonio, Texas | 13 seasons (2003–2015) | San Antonio Stars (2003) | 2008 |
| Chicago, Illinois | 10 seasons (2006–2015) | Chicago Sky (2006) | 2014 |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 8 seasons (2008–2015) | Atlanta Dream (2008) | 2010, 2011,2013 |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 6 seasons (2010–2015) | Tulsa Shock (2010) | — |
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