A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any

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within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests,

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systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, individual (or other entity) in a particular nation and in a particular field. Often, the use of the term cup or championship is just a choice of words.

Bandy

List of Finnish bandy champions Finnish bandy champion is the title given to the team winning the play-off at the end of Bandyliiga, the highest bandy league in Finland. Bandy was the first team sport, for which a Finnish championship was contested. This was in early 1908 (whi ...

* List of Norwegian bandy champions *

List of Russian bandy champions Russian bandy champion () is a title held by the winners of the final of the highest Russian bandy league played each year, currently the Russian Bandy Super League, Bandy Super League. The championship is for men's teams. There is also a List of ...

List of Swedish bandy champions Swedish bandy champions () is a title held by the winners of the final of the highest Sweden, Swedish bandy league played each year, Elitserien (bandy), Elitserien. The final is called ''Svenska bandyfinalen'' ("Swedish Bandy Final") and is p ...

List of United States bandy champions United States bandy champions are the winners of the annual play-offs following the regular league of the Division I (US bandy), Division I in the American Bandy League, the top league for bandy in the United States. The championship trophy is call ...

Basketball

NBA Finals The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern and Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven series to determine the league ...

NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as March Madness, or The Big Dance, is a single-elimination tournament played in the United States to determine the men's college basketball national champion of the NCAA Division I, Di ...

NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...

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Bridge

North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual contract bridge, bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November fo ...

Boxing

* England Boxing National Amateur Championships *

United States national amateur boxing championships The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Champion on Olympic boxers for winning the annual national Olympic boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing, which is the national governing body for Olympic boxi ...

Golden Gloves The Golden Gloves of America is an organization that promotes annual competitions of amateur boxing in the United States, in which winners are awarded a belt and a ring, and the title of national champion. The organization currently owns 30 fr ...

Cross country running

National cross country running competitions

Curling

Men's

Tim Hortons Brier The Brier ('), known since 2024 as the Montana's Brier for sponsorship reasons, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during the month of March. The wi ...

* United States Curling Men's Championships * Bruadar Scottish Men's Championship * French national men's curling championship *

Russian Men's Curling Championship The Russian Curling Championships are annual national curling Bonspiel, tournaments held in Russia between various Russian curling clubs. The national championships were introduced during the 1992–93 season, after the Russian Curling Federation ...

Italian Curling Championship Italy has had a national curling championship since 1955. See also * Italian Mixed Curling Championship * Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship External linksMen's winners Scotties Tournament of Hearts The Scotties Tournament of Hearts ('; commonly referred to as the Scotties) is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada, formerly called the Canadian Curling Association. The winner goes on to represent Can ...

United States Curling Women's Championships The United States Women's Curling Championship is the annual women's national curling championship for the United States. It is run by the United States Curling Association (USCA) and typically held in conjunction with the Men's Curling Champions ...

Columba Cream Scottish Women's Championship The Scottish Women's Curling Championship is the national women's curling championship for Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kin ...

French national women's curling championship France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#Nort ...

Italian Curling Championship Italy has had a national curling championship since 1955. See also * Italian Mixed Curling Championship * Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship External linksMen's winners Super Bowl The Super Bowl is the annual History of the NFL championship, league championship game of the National Football League (NFL) of the United States. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966 NFL season, 1966 (with the excep ...

College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS A national championship in the highest level of college football in the United States, currently the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), is a designation awarded annually by various organizations to their selection of the best co ...

College Football Playoff The College Football Playoff (CFP) is an annual single-elimination tournament, knockout invitational tournament to determine a national champion for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, D ...

Bowl Championship Series The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a college football post-season selection system that created four or five bowl game match-ups involving eight or ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of America ...

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NCAA Division I Football Championship The NCAA Division I Football Championship is an annual post-season college football game, played since 2006, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). From 1978 to 2005, the game was ca ...

Black college football national championship The Black college football national championship, also named the HBCU football championship, is a National championship#Football, national championship honor that, since 1920, has been regularly bestowed upon the best College football teams among ...

High School Football National Championship A national championship in high school football is an honor awarded annually by various organizations to their selection of the best high school football team in the United States. The title is a mythical national championship, since travel dema ...

Irish American Football League American Football Ireland (AFI) is the national governing body for American football on the island of Ireland, with teams across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Founded in 1984, it is entirely run by volunteers and played by ...

* Shamrock Bowl

Golf

* The Masters Tournament * The United States Open Championship *

The Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...

* The PGA Championship

Sailing

* Intercollegiate Sailing Association National Championships

Rowing

* USRowing National Championships *

Intercollegiate Rowing Association The Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) governs College rowing (United States), intercollegiate rowing between Varsity team, varsity men's heavyweight, men's lightweight, and women's lightweight rowing programs across the United States, whil ...

National Championships (college men and lightweight men and women) * NCAA Division I Rowing Championship (college openweight women) *

British Rowing Championships The British Rowing Championships usually take place every year and are normally held at the National Water Sports Centre, Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham), with occasional championships held at the Strathclyde Country Park Strathclyde Coun ...

Australian Rowing Championships The Australian Rowing Championships is an annual rowing event that determines Australia's national rowing champions and facilitates selection of Australian representative crews for World Championships and the Olympic Games. It is Australia's pre ...

Speed skating

* KNSB Dutch Speed Skating Championships

Swimming

* United States Swimming National Championships * United States Short Course Swimming Championships * Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships *

Australian Swimming Championships The Australian Swimming Championships is the national Swimming (sport), Swimming championships for Australia. They are organised by Swimming Australia and separate championships are held annually in both long course (50m) and Short course (swimmin ...

British Swimming Championships The Aquatics GB Swimming Championships are an annual event organised by Aquatics GB (the governing body of swimming in the United Kingdom). History The event is usually held in March or April each year in a long course (50 m) swimming ...

* Lithuanian Swimming Championships *

Swedish Swimming Championships The Swedish Swimming Championships () are held annually in the Swedish summer in outdoor 50 m pool. The championships sometimes also works as trials for the Summer Olympics, World Championships and European Championships. Swimmers represen ...

* Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships

Tennis

Australian Open The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...

French Open The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam ...

US Open U.S. Open or US Open are open championship sporting tournaments that are hosted in the United States and in which anyone, especially amateur and professional, or American and non-American, may compete. The term may also be applied to non-sporting ev ...

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Track and field

Volleyball

NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship The NCAA men's volleyball tournament, officially titled the NCAA national collegiate men's volleyball championship, is an annual competition that determines the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in American college men ...

Wrestling

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Wrestling Championships * Wrestling Canada Lutte Canadian Wrestling Championships * Pahlevan of Iran * Russian National Championships *{{Flagicon, USA

NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships The NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championships have been held since 1928. In addition to determining the national champion in each weight class, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships also determines All-American wrestlers for each weight ...

, Division II Wrestling Championships, Division III Wrestling Championships,

NAIA Wrestling Championship The NAIA wrestling championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA men's collegiate wrestling in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1958. The tournament consists of both a team nation ...

NCWA The National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) is a nonprofit association of 162 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organize the wrestling programs of many colleges and universities in the United States and Canad ...

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