Colorado Sports Teams

The following is a list of the professional sports teams that have played games and been based in the state of Colorado:

Baseball

Major League Baseball

National League

* Colorado Rockies

Minor League Baseball

American Association

* Denver Zephyrs (moved to New Orleans) (also played in Western League and Pacific Coast League) (also known as Denver Bears)

Pacific Coast League

* Colorado Springs Sky Sox (moved from Hawaii)
* Denver Bears (also played in Western League and American Association) (also known as Denver Zephyrs) (moved to New Orleans)

Texas-Louisiana League

* Pueblo Bighorns (defunct)

Western League

* Colorado Springs Sky Sox (defunct)
* Denver Bears (also played in American Association and Pacific Coast League) (also known as Denver Zephyrs) (moved to New Orleans)

Basketball

American Basketball Association

* Denver Rockets (now playing in National Basketball Association) (also known as Denver Nuggets)

American Basketball League

* Colorado Xplosion (defunct)

National Basketball Association

* Denver Nuggets (also played in American Basketball Association) (also known as Denver Rockets)
* Denver Nuggets (defunct) (also played in National Basketball League)

National Basketball League

* Denver Nuggets (defunct) (also played in National Basketball Association)

National Women's Basketball League

* Colorado Chill (defunct)

Minor League Basketball

American Basketball Association

* Colorado Storm (defunct)

International Basketball Association

* Aurora Cavalry (defunct)
* Colorado Crossover (defunct)

National Basketball Association Development League

* Colorado 14ers

Football

Arena Football League

* Colorado Crush
* Denver Dynamite (defunct)

Indoor Professional Football League

* Rocky Mountain Thunder (defunct)

National Football League

* Denver Broncos

National Indoor Football League

* Colorado Venom (defunct)
* Denver Aviators (defunct)

Professional Indoor Football League

* Colorado Wildcats (defunct)

United Indoor Football

* Colorado Ice

United States Football League

* Denver Gold (defunct)

Hockey

National Hockey League

* Colorado Avalanche (moved from Quebec)
* Colorado Rockies (moved from Kansas City) (moved to New Jersey)

World Hockey Association

* Denver Spurs (moved to Ottawa; defunct) (also played in Western Hockey League and Central Hockey League)

Minor League Hockey

Central Hockey League

* Colorado Eagles
* Rocky Mountain Rage
* Colorado Flames (defunct)
* Denver Spurs (also played in Western Hockey League and World Hockey Association) (moved to Ottawa; defunct)
* Rocky Mountain Rage

International Hockey League

* Denver Grizzlies (moved to Utah)
* Denver Mavericks (moved to Minneapolis; defunct)
* Denver Rangers (moved to Phoenix; defunct) (also known as Colorado Rangers)

United States Hockey League

* Denver Falcons (defunct)

West Coast Hockey League

* Colorado Gold Kings (moved from Alaska; defunct)

Western Hockey League

* Denver Invaders (moved from Spokane) (moved to Victoria; defunct)
* Denver Spurs (also played in Central Hockey League and World Hockey Association) (moved to Ottawa; defunct)

Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse

* Denver Outlaws

National Lacrosse League

* Colorado Mammoth (moved from Washington)

occer

North American Soccer League

* Denver Dynamos 1974 - 1975 (moved to Minnesota (Kicks); defunct)
* Colorado Caribous 1978 (moved to Atlanta (Chiefs (II)); defunct)

Major League Soccer

* Colorado Rapids 1996 - pres

Minor League Soccer

A-League

* Colorado Foxes (moved to San Diego; defunct)

Major Soccer League

* Denver Avalanche (defunct)

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