The Los Angeles Dodgers’ history dates back all the way to the late 1800s. When the team was first founded, it was known as the Brooklyn Atlantics and called the American Association home. Since then, the Dodgers have changed locations, and seen countless stars don the Dodger blue and white. But how many World Series titles has the Dodgers franchise won? Let’s take a look.

When did the Dodgers last win a World Series title?

The Dodgers last won the World Series in 2025.

How many World Series have the Dodgers won?

The Los Angeles Dodgers franchise has won nine World Series titles.

Those titles came in the following years:

• 1955
• 1959
• 1963
• 1965
• 1981
• 1988
• 2020
• 2024
• 2025

The Dodgers made their World Series in 1916, known as the Brooklyn Robins. Brooklyn was led by Hall of Famer Zack Wheat and hurlers Jeff Pfeffer and Larry Cheney. The Robins, though, lost to the Red Sox in five games.

The Robins had another chance to win in 1920. But, Brooklyn lost to Tris Speaker and the Indians.

Brooklyn went through lulls in the 1930 before a resurgance in the 1940. The Dodgers made the World Series five between 1941-1953 but lost in every appearance to a powerhouse Yankees team. Howeverm their fortunes changed shortly after their loss in 1953.

The first title for the Dodgers came in 1955 while in Brooklyn. The boys from Ebbets Field defeated the New York Yankees in seven games. Not only was this the Dodgers’ first title but it also marked the first time Brooklyn defeated its cross-town rival that beat the team in five other Fall Classic appearances.

It was their only championship in Brooklyn. The Dodgers moved to Los Angeles for the 1958 season.

The Dodgers’ second title came in 1959, the team’s second year in California. Los Angeles, led by Don Drysdale, Wally Moon, and Charlie Neal, defeated the White Sox in six games. After that season, LA would win again in 1963 against the Yankees and beat the Twins in a seven-game series in 1965 to clinch the franchise’s fourth title.

The 1970s were a strong decade for the Dodgers. Los Angeles made the World Series on three separate occasions that decade, but lost all three. Two of those three were against the Yankees, but Los Angeles did get some revenge in 1981. In the 1981 World Series, the Dodgers defeated the Yankees to win the team’s fifth title.

The year 1988 marked the team’s sixth title. In a five-game 1988 World Series, Los Angeles defeated the Athletics. After that championship, Los Angeles continued to be a competitive team throughout the course of the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. However, LA was not successful again until the shortened 2020 season.

After going 43-17 in the 2020 regular season, the Dodgers would advanced to the Fall Classic for the third time in five seasons. This time around, the Dodgers proved to be successful. Los Angeles defeated the Rays in six games to win the team’s seventh and most recent championship to date.

The Dodgers have an opportunity for a return trip to the World Series in 2021. However, the Dodgers lost to the eventual champions, the Braves, in the NLCS. Los Angeles suffered NLDS losses in 2022 (Padres) and 2023 (Diamondbacks).

Los Angeles revamped their roster after the 2023 season. The Dodgers traded for Tyler Glasnow, then made multiple big splashed in the offseason. Outfielder Teoscar Hernandez and Japanese hurler Yoshinobu Yamamoto joined Shohei Ohtani, who signed the largest deal in MLB history, to form a formidable team.

The Dodgers won the NL West again in 2024. Los Angeles then overcame a 2-1 NLDS deficit to beat the Padres, then beat the Mets in six games to win the NL pennant. Then in the World Series, the Dodgers beat the Yankees to win title #8.

One year later, the Dodgers took down in the Blue Jays in seven games to win the franchise’s second-straight World Series title. Los Angeles took down the Reds (NL Wild Card), Phillies (NLDS), and Brewers (NLCS) to get back to the Fall Classic.