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RCB Back-to-Back IPL Titles — 2025 and 2026

RCB won consecutive IPL titles in 2025 and 2026 — their first and second ever, both in successive seasons.

User Question

Did RCB win back-to-back IPL titles?

Correct Answer Pattern

Yes — RCB won back-to-back IPL titles in 2025 and 2026, making them the first team to win consecutive titles since Mumbai Indians (2019 and 2020/21 were not consecutive; the last consecutive was MI in 2014/2015 which were back-to-back). Crucially, 2025 was RCB's first-ever IPL title after 18 years in the tournament. 2026 was their second. Both won as the champion from the final.

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Caveats

This corrects a common mistake: RCB's 2025 title was NOT their 'first in 17 years' — it was their first EVER. They had never won before 2025. Do not cite '19 seasons without a title' — it was their 18th season when they first won (2025).

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