ICC World Cup Qualifier
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Format | One Day International |
| First tournament | 1979 |
| Tournament format | multiple (refer to article) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champion |
 Scotland (2nd title) |
| Most successful |
 Zimbabwe (3 titles) |
| Most runs |
 Maurice Odumbe (1173) |
| Most wickets |
 Roland Lefebvre (71) |
The ICC World Cup Qualifier (formerly ICC Trophy) is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full members do not take part. Zimbabwe have won the event the most, with three successive titles from 1982 to 1990.
Four current Test nations, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Ireland have won the ICC Trophy, and can no longer defend their title unless they decide to resign their Test status, which would make them eligible to compete again in the ICC Trophy. Sri Lanka who won the first edition of ICC Trophy in 1979, later went on to win the Cricket World Cup in 1996.
The 2005 ICC Trophy took place in Ireland, and the top five of the 12 competing teams will be granted One Day International status for matches amongst themselves and against the 10 ICC full members. This status will need to be renewed at the next ICC Trophy tournament in 2009 for all six of the associate members (including Kenya). The top five finishers also qualified for the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.
Results
| Year | Host nation | Final venue | Winner | Result | Runner Up |
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| 1979 |  England |
Worcester |  Sri Lanka 324 for 8 (60 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 60 runs |  Canada 264 for 5 (60 overs) |
| 1982 | England |
Leicester | Zimbabwe 232 for 5 (54.3 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by five wickets |  Bermuda 231 for 8 (60 overs) |
| 1986 | England |
London | Zimbabwe 243 for 9 (60 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 25 runs | Netherlands 218 all out (58.4 overs) |
| 1990 | Netherlands |
The Hague | Zimbabwe 198 for 4 (54.2 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by six wickets | Netherlands 197 for 9 (60 overs) |
| 1994 | Kenya |
Nairobi |  United Arab Emirates 282 for 8 (49.1 overs) |
UAE won by two wickets | Kenya 281 for 6 (50 overs) |
| 1997 |  Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |  Bangladesh 166 for 8 (25 overs) |
Bangladesh won by two wickets (Duckworth-Lewis method) |
Kenya 241 for 7 (50 overs) |
| 2001 | Canada |
Toronto | Netherlands 196 for 8 (50 overs) |
Netherlands won by two wickets |  Namibia 195 for 9 (50 overs) |
| 2005 |  Ireland |
Dublin | Scotland 324 for 8 (50 overs) |
Scotland won by 47 runs | Ireland 277 for 9 (50 overs) |
| 2009 |  South Africa |
Centurion | Ireland 188 for 1 (42.3 overs) |
Ireland won by 9 wickets | Canada 185 all out (48 overs) |
| 2014 |  New Zealand |
Lincoln | Scotland 285 for 5 (50 overs) |
Scotland won by 41 runs | United Arab Emirates 244 for 9 (50 overs) |
| 2018 | TBA | TBA | |||
Champions
| Team | Champions | Runner Up | Notes |
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| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | Full member since 1992 |
| Scotland | 2 | 0 | |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2 | |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | Full member since 2017 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | Full member since 2000 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | Full member since 1981 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | |
| Kenya | 0 | 2 | |
| Canada | 0 | 2 | |
| Bermuda | 0 | 1 | |
| Namibia | 0 | 1 |
Teams' performances
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- SF – Losing semi-finalist (no third-place play-off)
- R1, R2 – First round, second round
- PO – Team lost in a play-off (2001 only)
- WS – Wooden spoon (1994 only)
- × – Qualified, but withdrew
- AQ – Team received automatic qualification to the World Cup, so did not participate in the Qualifier
- Teams that qualified for the World Cup due to their performance in a particular edition are underlined.
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 Afghanistan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R2 | AQ | Q |
 Argentina | R1 | — | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bangladesh | R1 | 4th | R1 | SF | R2 | 1st | AQ | — | |||
| Bermuda | SF | 2nd | 4th | R1 | 4th | R1 | PO | 4th | R1 | — | — |
| Canada | 2nd | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | R1 | — |
 Denmark | SF | × | 3rd | R2 | 6th | R2 | R2 | 8th | R1 | — | — |
 Fiji | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | — | — | — | — |
 France | — | — | — | — | — | — | R1 | — | — | — | — |
 Germany | — | — | — | — | — | — | R1 | — | — | — | — |
 Gibraltar | — | R1 | R1 | R1 | WS | R1 | R1 | — | — | — | — |
 Hong Kong | — | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R1 | — | — | 3rd | — |
| Ireland | — | — | — | — | R2 | 4th | R2 | 2nd | 1st | AQ | Q |
 Israel | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | — | — | — | — |
 Italy | — | — | — | — | — | R1 | × | — | — | — | — |
| Kenya | — | R1 | R1 | SF | 2nd | 2nd | AQ | 4th | 5th | — | |
| Malaysia | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | — | — | — | — |
| Namibia | — | — | — | — | 5th | R1 | 2nd | 7th | R2 | 6th | — |
 Nepal | — | — | — | — | — | — | R1 | — | — | R1 | — |
| Netherlands | R1 | R1 | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | R2 | 1st | 5th | 3rd | R1 | — |
 Oman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R1 | R1 | — | — |
 Papua New Guinea | R1 | 3rd | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 4th | — |
| Scotland | — | — | — | — | — | 3rd | 4th | 1st | R2 | 1st | — |
 Singapore | R1 | R1 | × | R1 | WS | R1 | R1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sri Lanka | 1st | AQ | — | ||||||||
 Uganda | — | — | — | — | — | — | PO | R1 | R1 | R1 | — |
| United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | — | 1st | R1 | R2 | 6th | R2 | 2nd | — |
 United States | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | — | — | — |
| Zimbabwe | — | 1st | 1st | 1st | AQ | Q | |||||
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 East Africa | R1 | R1 | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East and Central Africa | — | — | — | R1 | WS | R1 | R1 | — | — | — | — |
| West Africa | — | R1 | — | — | WS | R1 | × | — | — | — | — |
 Wales | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
ICC Trophy records
Team records
- Highest total: 455/9 (Papua New Guinea v Gibraltar, Cannock, 1986)
- Lowest total: 26 all out (East and Central Africa v Netherlands, Kuala Lumpur, 1997)
Individual records
- Most runs in an innings: 172 (Simon Myles, Hong Kong v Gibraltar, Bridgnorth, 1986)
- Most runs in a career: 1173 (Maurice Odumbe, Kenya)
- Best bowling in an innings: 7-9 (Asim Khan, Netherlands v East and Central Africa, Kuala Lumpur, 1997)
- Most wickets in a career: 71 (Roland Lefebvre, Netherlands)
- Most catches by an outfielder (career): 26 (Roland Lefebvre, Netherlands)
- Most wicket-keeping dismissals (career): 38 (Allan Douglas, Bermuda)
- Most ICC Trophy appearances: 43 (Roland Lefebvre)