Past Champions
Florida State League Champions
|
Year | Champion | Playoffs |
2016 | Bradenton | Bradenton defeated St. Lucie two games to zero and Tampa defeated Dunedin two games to one; Bradenton defeated Tampa three games to one |
2015 | Charlotte | Charlotte defeated Palm Beach two games to zero and Daytona defeated Clearwater two games to zero; Charlotte defeated Daytona three games to one |
2014 | Fort Myers | Fort Myers defeated Bradenton two games to zero and Daytona defeated Dunedin two games to zero; Fort Myers defeated Daytona three games to one |
2013 | Daytona | Daytona defeated Dunedin two games to zero and Charlotte defeated Fort Myers two games to zero; Daytona defeated Charlotte three games to one |
2012 | Lakeland | Lakeland defeated Dunedin two games to none and Jupiter defeated St. Lucie two games to one; Lakeland defeated Jupiter three games to two |
2011 | Daytona | Daytona defeated Dunedin two games to one and St. Lucie defeated Bradenton two games to one; Daytona defeated St. Lucie three games to zero |
2010 | Tampa | Tampa defeated Dunedin two games to zero and Charlotte defeated Bradenton two games to one; Tampa defeated Charlotte three games to one |
2009 | Tampa | Tampa defeated Brevard County two games to zero and Charlotte defeated Fort Myers two games to one; Tampa defeated Charlotte three games to two |
2008 | Daytona | Fort Myers defeated Dunedin two games to zero and Daytona defeated Palm Beach two games to one; Daytona defeated Fort Myers three games to one |
2007 | Clearwater | Brevard County defeated St. Lucie two games to one and Clearwater defeated Sarasota two games to one; Clearwater defeated Brevard County three games to one |
2006 | St. Lucie | St. Lucie defeated Palm Beach two games to zero and Dunedin defeated Fort Myers two games to one; St. Lucie defeated Dunedin three games to zero |
2005 | Palm Beach | Lakeland defeated Dunedin two games to zero and Palm Beach defeated Vero Beach two games to one; Palm Beach defeated Lakeland three games to two |
2004 | Daytona and Tampa | Daytona defeated Vero Beach two games to zero and Tampa defeated Dunedin two games to zero; Daytona and Tampa were named co-Champions after the postseason was canceled |
2003 | St. Lucie | St. Lucie defeated Jupiter two games to zero and Dunedin defeated Fort Myers two games to zero; St. Lucie defeated Dunedin three games to one |
2002 | Charlotte | Charlotte defeated Tampa two games to zero and Lakeland defeated Jupiter two games to zero; Charlotte defeated Lakeland three games to two |
2001 | Brevard County and Tampa | Tampa defeated Charlotte two games to zero and Brevard County defeated Vero Beach two games to zero; Brevard County and Tampa were declared co-Champions due to stoppage of play in professional baseball |
2000 | Daytona | Daytona defeated St. Lucie two games to zero and Dunedin defeated Fort Myers two games to zero; Daytona defeated Dunedin three games to zero |
1999 | Kissimmee | Kissimmee defeated Jupiter two games to one and Dunedin defeated Clearwater two games to one; Kissimmee defeated Dunedin three games to one |
1998 | St. Lucie | St. Lucie defeated Jupiter two games to zero and Tampa defeated Charlotte two games to zero; St. Lucie defeated Tampa three games to two |
1997 | St. Petersburg | Vero Beach defeated Kissimmee two games to one and St. Petersburg defeated Lakeland two games to zero; St. Petersburg defeated Vero Beach three games to two |
1996 | St. Lucie | St. Lucie defeated Vero Beach two games to zero and Clearwater defeated Tampa two games to zero; St. Lucie defeated Clearwater three games to one |
1995 | Daytona | Fort Myers defeated Tampa two games to one; Daytona defeated Fort Myers three games to two |
1994 | Tampa | Tampa defeated Sarasota two games to one and Brevard County defeated West Palm Beach two games to zero; Tampa defeated Brevard County three games to one |
1993 | Clearwater | Clearwater defeated Charlotte two games to one and St. Lucie defeated Lakeland two games to one; Clearwater defeated St. Lucie three games to one |
1992 | Lakeland | Baseball City defeated Sarasota two games to zero; Clearwater defeated Dunedin two games to zero; Lakeland defeated West Palm Beach two games to zero; Osceola defeated St. Lucie two games to one; Baseball City defeated Osceola two games to one; Lakeland defeated Clearwater two games to zero; Lakeland defeated Baseball City two games to zero |
1991 | West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach defeated Vero Beach two games to one; St. Lucie defeated Sarasota two games to one; West Palm Beach defeated Lakeland two games to zero; Clearwater defeated St. Lucie two games to one; West Palm Beach defeated Clearwater two games to zero |
1990 | Vero Beach | Vero Beach and Lakeland played a tie game; Charlotte defeated Dunedin two games to zero; Vero Beach defeated St. Lucie two games to one; West Palm Beach defeated Lakeland two games to one; Vero Beach defeated Charlotte two games to one; Vero Beach defeated West Palm Beach two games to one |
1989 | Charlotte | Lakeland forfeited to Vero Beach; St. Petersburg defeated Baseball City two games to zero; Charlotte defeated Sarasota two games to one; St. Petersburg defeated Lakeland two games to one; Charlotte defeated St. Lucie two games to one; Charlotte defeated St. Petersburg two games to one |
1988 | St. Lucie | West Palm Beach defeated Vero Beach two games to zero; St. Lucie defeated Lakeland two games to one; Osceola defeated West Palm Beach two games to zero; St. Lucie defeated Tampa two games to zero; St. Lucie defeated Osceola two games to zero |
1987 | Fort Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale defeated Lakeland two games to zero and Osceola defeated St. Petersburg three games to one; Fort Lauderdale defeated Osceola three games to one |
1986 | St. Petersburg | West Palm Beach defeated Winter Haven two games to zero and St. Petersburg defeated Tampa two games to one; West Palm Beach defeated St. Petersburg three games to one |
1985 | Fort Myers | Fort Lauderdale defeated Osceola two games to one and Fort Myers defeated St. Petersburg two games to one; Fort Myers defeated Fort Lauderdale three games to one |
1984 | Fort Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale defeated Fort Myers two games to zero and Tampa defeated Daytona Beach two games to zero; Fort Lauderdale defeated Tampa three games to two |
1983 | Vero Beach | Vero Beach defeated Fort Myers two games to one; Vero Beach defeated Daytona Beach three games to two |
1982 | Fort Lauderdale* | Fort Lauderdale had the best record in the league |
1981 | Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach defeated Tampa two games to zero and Fort Myers defeated Fort Lauderdale two games to zero; Daytona Beach defeated Fort Myers three games to one |
1980 | Fort Lauderdale | Vero Beach defeated Daytona Beach two games to zero and Fort Lauderdale defeated St. Petersburg two games to one; Fort Lauderdale defeated Vero Beach three games to one |
1979 | Winter Haven | Winter Haven defeated Fort Lauderdale three games to two |
1978 | Miami | Miami defeated Fort Myers one game to zero and Lakeland defeated St. Petersburg one game to zero; Miami defeated Lakeland two games to one |
1977 | Lakeland | Lakeland defeated Miami two games to zero and St. Petersburg defeated West Palm Beach two games to one; Lakeland defeated St. Petersburg three games to one |
1976 | Lakeland | Lakeland defeated Miami two games to zero and Tampa defeated Fort Lauderdale two games to zero; Lakeland defeated Tampa two games to zero |
1975 | St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg defeated Key West two games to one and Tampa defeated Miami two games to zero; St. Petersburg defeated Tampa three games to two |
1974 | West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach defeated Tampa two games to zero and Fort Lauderdale defeated Lakeland two games to zero; West Palm Beach defeated Fort Lauderdale two games to one |
1973 | St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg defeated Miami two games to zero and West Palm Beach defeated Lakeland two games to one; St. Petersburg defeated West Palm Beach two games to zero |
1972 | Miami | Miami defeated Tampa two games to one and Daytona Beach defeated Pompano Beach two games to zero; Miami defeated Daytona Beach two games to one |
1971 | Miami | Miami defeated Tampa two games to zero and Cocoa defeated Daytona Beach two games to one; Miami defeated Cocoa two games to one |
1970 | Miami | Miami defeated Lakeland two games to zero and St Petersburg defeated West Palm Beach two games to one; Miami defeated St. Petersburg two games to zero |
1969 | Miami | Miami defeated Orlando four games to one |
1968 | Miami | Miami defeated St. Petersburg two games to one and Orlando defeated Cocoa two games to zero; Orlando defeated Miami two games to one but Miami won pennant based on best won-lost percentage |
Year | Champion |
1967 | St. Petersburg* |
1966 | St. Petersburg* |
1965 | Fort Lauderdale* |
1964 | St. Petersburg had the best record |
1963 | Sarasota* |
1962 | Fort Lauderdale* |
1961 | Tampa* |
1960 | Palatka* |
1959 | Tampa had the best record |
1958 | St. Petersburg had the best record |
1957 | Tampa* |
1956 | Cocoa* |
1955 | Orlando* |
1954 | Lakeland* ** |
1953 | Daytona Beach* |
1952 | DeLand* / Palatka** |
1951 | DeLand* ** |
1950 | Orlando* / DeLand** |
1949 | Gainesville* / St. Augustine** |
1948 | Orlando* / Daytona Beach** |
1947 | St. Augustine* / Gainesville** |
1946 | Orlando* ** |
1941 | St. Augustine* / Leesburg** |
1940 | Daytona Beach* / Sanford** |
1939 | Sanford* ** |
1938 | Leesburg* / Gainesville** |
1937 | Gainesville* ** |
1936 | St. Augustine* ** |
1928 | Fort Lauderdale-St. Petersburg had the best record; Ft. Lauderdale moved to St. Petersburg on May 24; the league disbanded on July 4, at the end of the first half |
1927 | Orlando* ** |
1926 | Stanford* ** |
1925 | Tampa* ** |
1924 | Lakeland* |
1923 | Orlando* ** |
1922 | St. Petersburg* ** |
1921 | Orlando* |
1920 | Tampa* ** |
1919 | Stanford* |
* Won pennant; ** Won playoffs; * ** Won both
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