Pre-season Cup Winners 1988 To Present
| Year | Premier | Runner Up | Scores | Venue | Crowd | Margin | Winner Season | Runner Up Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Hawthorn | Geelong | 10.10 (70) – 9.13 (67) | Waverley Park | 35,803 | 3 | Premier | 9th |
| 1989 | Melbourne | Geelong | 10.16 (76) – 9.13 (67) | Waverley Park | 48,720 | 9 | Semi Finalist | Grand Finalist |
| 1990 | Essendon | North Melbourne | 17.10 (112) – 10.16 (76) | Waverley Park | 48,559 | 36 | Grand Finalist | 6th |
| 1991 | Hawthorn | North Melbourne | 14.19 (103) – 7.12 (54) | Waverley Park | 46,629 | 49 | Premier | 8th |
| 1992 | Hawthorn | Fitzroy | 19.14 (128) – 8.15 (63) | Waverley Park | 49,453 | 65 | Elimination Finalist | 10th |
| 1993 | Essendon | Richmond | 14.18 (102) – 11.13 (79) | Waverley Park | 75,533 | 23 | Premier | 14th |
| 1994 | Essendon | Adelaide | 15.12 (102) – 9.14 (68) | Waverley Park | 43,925 | 34 | 10th | 11th |
| 1995 | North Melbourne | Adelaide | 14.9 (93) – 8.15 (63) | Waverley Park | 39,393 | 30 | Preliminary Finalist | 11th |
| 1996 | St Kilda | Carlton | 20.10 (130) – 10.12 (72) | Waverley Park | 66,888 | 58 | 10th | Semi Finalist |
| 1997 | Carlton | Geelong | 14.13 (97) – 5.10 (40) | MCG | 63,898 | 57 | 11th | Semi Finalist |
| 1998 | North Melbourne | St Kilda | 14.13 (97) – 12.11 (83) | Waverley Park | 63,760 | 14 | Grand Finalist | Semi Finalist |
| 1999 | Hawthorn | Port Adelaide | 12.11 (83) – 5.6 (36) | Waverley Park | 74,786 | 47 | 9th | Elimination Finalist |
| 2000 | Essendon | Kangaroos | 16.21 (117) – 11.10 (76) | MCG | 56,720 | 41 | Premier | Preliminary Finalist |
| 2001 | Port Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | 17.9 (111) – 3.8 (26) | Football Park | 35,304 | 85 | Semi Finalist | Premier |
| 2002 | Port Adelaide | Richmond | 10.11 (71) – 9.8 (62) | Colonial Stadium | 36,481 | 9 | Preliminary Finalist | 14th |
| 2003 | Adelaide | Collingwood | 2.13.8 (104) – 1.9.10 (73) | Telstra Dome | 43,571 | 31 | Semi Finalist | Grand Finalist |
| 2004 | St Kilda | Geelong | 1.14.5 (98) – 1.10.7 (76) | Telstra Dome | 50,533 | 22 | Preliminary Finalist | Preliminary Finalist |
| 2005 | Carlton | West Coast | 1.14.18 (111) – 1.11.9 (84) | Telstra Dome | 43,391 | 27 | 16th (Wooden Spoon) | Grand Finalist |
| 2006 | Geelong | Adelaide | 3.10.5 (92) – 1.10.15 (84) | AAMI Stadium | 30,707 | 8 | 9th | Preliminary Finalist |
| 2007 | Carlton | Brisbane Lions | 2.12.7 (97) – 0.10.12 (72) | Telstra Dome | 46,094 | 25 | 15th | 10th |
| 2008 | St Kilda | Adelaide | 2.7.9 (69) – 0.9.10 (64) | AAMI Stadium | 26,823 | 5 | Preliminary Finalist | Elimination Finalist |
| 2009 | Geelong | Collingwood | 0.18.19 (127) – 1.6.6 (51) | Etihad Stadium | 37,277 | 76 | Premier | Preliminary Finalist |
| 2010 | Western Bulldogs | St Kilda | 2.13.8 (104) – 0.9.10 (64) | Etihad Stadium | 42,381 | 40 | Preliminary Finalist | Grand Finalist |
| 2011 | Collingwood | Essendon | 1.15.9 (108) - 0.13.8 (86) | Etihad Stadium | 45,304 | 22 | Grand Finalist | Elimination Finalist |
| 2012 | Adelaide | West Coast | 2.10.17 (95) - 2.5.13 (61) | AAMI Stadium | 27,376 | 34 | Preliminary Finalist | Semi Finalist |
^The Australian Football League was called the Victorian Football League prior to 1990.
From 2003 onwards, the pre-season cup competition has had a modified scoring system (not the usual scoring system that is used in the premiership season), that includes awarding 9 points for Super Goals that are kicked from outside the 50m arc and 3 points for rushed behinds.
Read more about this topic: List Of Australian Football League Pre-season And Night Series Premiers
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