6 teams that have qualified for the playoffs for the most number of times

#1 Chennai Super Kings (9 times)

Chennai Super Kings has been the most consistent teams in the IPL. The team has qualified for the playoffs in every single season they have participated in the tournament. They are the only team to have a 100% playoffs qualification record.

The team which got suspended for two years has played in 9 seasons of the 11 seasons of the IPL. The Chennai team has been led by MS Dhoni since the inception of the tournament in 2008 and has been the most dominating teams so far.

They have finished on the top of the table twice, in the 2013 and the 2015 season. Chennai Super Kings have played in 6 IPL finals and have lifted the trophy twice, in 2010 and 2011 respectively.