| Rule | Year | Venue | Defending club | Defender | Challenging club | Challenger | Score |
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| 1851 | Isle of Wight | Royal Yacht Squadron | 8 cutters and 7 schooners, runner-up Aurora | New York Yacht Club | John Cox Stevens syndicate, America | 0–1 | |
| 1870 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | 17 schooners, winner Franklin Osgood's Magic | Royal Thames Yacht Club | James Lloyd Ashbury, Cambria | 1–0 | |
| Schooner match |
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| 1871 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | Franklin Osgood, Columbia (2–1) and William Proctor Douglas, Sappho (2–0) |
Royal Harwich Yacht Club | James Lloyd Ashbury, Livonia | 4–1 | |
| 1876 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | John Stiles Dickerson, Madeleine | Royal Canadian Yacht Club | Charles Gifford, Countess of Dufferin | 2–0 | |
| 65' sloop | |||||||
| 1881 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | Joseph Richard Busk, Mischief | Bay of Quinte Yacht Club | Alexander Cuthbert, Atalanta | 2–0 | |
| NYYC 85' | |||||||
| 1885 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | John Malcolm Forbes syndicate, Puritan | Royal Yacht Squadron | Sir Richard Sutton, Genesta | 2–0 | |
| 1886 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | Charles Jackson Paine, Mayflower | Royal Northern Yacht Club | Lt. & Mrs. William Henn, Galatea | 2–0 | |
| 1887 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | Charles Jackson Paine, Volunteer | Royal Clyde Yacht Club | James Bell syndicate, Thistle | 2–0 | |
| SCYC 85' | |||||||
| 1893 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | Charles Oliver Iselin syndicate, Vigilant | Royal Yacht Squadron | Earl of Dunraven, Valkyrie II | 3–0 | |
| SCYC 90' | |||||||
| 1895 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | William K. Vanderbilt syndicate, Defender | Royal Yacht Squadron | Earl of Dunraven syndicate, Valkyrie III | 3–0 | |
| 1899 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | J. Pierpont Morgan syndicate, Columbia | Royal Ulster Yacht Club | Sir Thomas Lipton, Shamrock | 3–0 | |
| 1901 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | J. Pierpont Morgan syndicate, Columbia | Royal Ulster Yacht Club | Sir Thomas Lipton, Shamrock II | 3–0 | |
| 1903 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | Cornelius Vanderbilt III syndicate, Reliance | Royal Ulster Yacht Club | Sir Thomas Lipton, Shamrock III | 3–0 | |
| Universal 75' | |||||||
| 1920 | New York City | New York Yacht Club | Henry Walters syndicate, Resolute | Royal Ulster Yacht Club | Sir Thomas Lipton, Shamrock IV | 3–2 | |
| Universal J-Class |
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| 1930 | Newport | New York Yacht Club | Harold S. Vanderbilt syndicate, Enterprise | Royal Ulster Yacht Club | Sir Thomas Lipton, Shamrock V | 4–0 | |
| 1934 | Newport | New York Yacht Club | Harold S. Vanderbilt syndicate, Rainbow | Royal Yacht Squadron | Sir Thomas Sopwith, Endeavour | 4–2 | |
| 1937 | Newport | New York Yacht Club | Harold S. Vanderbilt, Ranger | Royal Yacht Squadron | Sir Thomas Sopwith, Endeavour II | 4–0 | |
| IYRU 12mR | |||||||
| 1958 | Newport | New York Yacht Club | Henry Sears, Columbia | Royal Yacht Squadron | Hugh Goodson syndicate, Sceptre | 4–0 | |
| 1962 | Newport | New York Yacht Club | Mercer, Walsh, Frese syndicate, Weatherly | Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron | Sir Frank Packer, Gretel | 4–1 | |
| 1964 | Newport | New York Yacht Club | Eric Ridder syndicate, Constellation | Royal Thames Yacht Club | Anthony Boyden, Sovereign | 4–0 | |
| 1967 | Newport | New York Yacht Club | William Justice Strawbridge syndicate, Intrepid | Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron | Emile Christenson, Dame Pattie | 4–0 | |
| 1970 | Newport | New York Yacht Club | William Justice Strawbridge syndicate, Intrepid | Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron | Sir Frank Packer, Gretel II | 4–1 | |
| 1974 | Newport | New York Yacht Club | Robert Willis McCullough syndicate, Courageous | Royal Perth Yacht Club | Alan Bond, Southern Cross | 4–0 | |
| 1977 | Newport | New York Yacht Club | Ted Turner, Courageous | Sun City Yacht Club | Alan Bond, Australia | 4–0 | |
| 1980 | Newport | New York Yacht Club | Freedom syndicate, Freedom | Royal Perth Yacht Club | Alan Bond, Australia | 4–1 | |
| 1983 | Newport | New York Yacht Club | Freedom syndicate, Liberty | Royal Perth Yacht Club | Alan Bond, Australia II | 3–4 | |
| 1987 | Fremantle | Royal Perth Yacht Club | Kevin Parry, Kookaburra III | San Diego Yacht Club | Sail America, Stars & Stripes 87 | 0–4 | |
| DOG match | |||||||
| 1988 | San Diego | San Diego Yacht Club | Sail America, Stars & Stripes 88 | Mercury Bay Boating Club | Sir Michael Fay, KZ-1 | 2–0 | |
| IACC | |||||||
| 1992 | San Diego | San Diego Yacht Club | Bill Koch, America3 | Compagnia Della Vela di Venezia | Raul Gardini, Il Moro di Venezia | 4–1 | |
| 1995 | San Diego | San Diego Yacht Club | Sail America, Young America | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | Team New Zealand, NZL-32/Black Magic | 0–5 | |
| 2000 | Auckland | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | Team New Zealand, NZL-60 | Yacht Club Punta Ala | Luna Rossa, ITA-45 | 5–0 | |
| 2003 | Auckland | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | Team New Zealand, NZL 82 | Société Nautique de Genève | Alinghi, SUI-64 | 0–5 | |
| 2007 | Valencia | Société Nautique de Genève | Alinghi, SUI-100 | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | Team New Zealand, NZL-92 | 5–2 | |
| DOG match | |||||||
| 2010 | Valencia | Société Nautique de Genève | Alinghi, Alinghi 5 | Golden Gate Yacht Club | BMW Oracle Racing, USA-17 | 0–2 | |
| AC72 | |||||||
| 2013 | San Francisco | Golden Gate Yacht Club | TBD | Royal Swedish Yacht Club | Artemis Racing |
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