List of New York metropolitan area sports teams

This is a list of professional sports teams based in and around New York City. With a population topping 20 million, the New York metropolitan area is the largest in the United States and the third largest in the world, and many teams--including a number of "major league" franchises--are based beyond the city limits but are nonetheless considered New York City teams, hence the inclusion of teams outside the five boroughs. The National Football League's New York Giants and New York Jets, for example, both compete in New Jersey, but retain the New York nickname. Even teams that do not have the New York nickname but are based in the metro area, such as the New Jersey Nets and the New Jersey Devils, receive equal coverage in the New York City media.

Top professional sports teams

The New York metropolitan area is called home to some of the country's top professional teams in the following major leagues: Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Soccer.

Major League Baseball

* New York Mets, National League East , Shea Stadium, Queens¹
* New York Yankees, American League East, Yankee Stadium, Bronx²

National Football League

* New York Giants, National Football Conference East, Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey³
* New York Jets, American Football Conference East, Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey³

National Basketball Association

* New York Knicks, Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference, Madison Square Garden, Manhattan
* New Jersey Nets, Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference, Izod Center at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey⁴

National Hockey League

* New Jersey Devils, Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference, Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
* New York Islanders, Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
* New York Rangers, Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference, Madison Square Garden, Manhattan

Major League Soccer

* New York Red Bulls, Eastern Conference, Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey, ⁵

Detailed Summary by Team

Notes

:¹ The Mets will move to a new stadium named "Citi Field" in 2009.:² The Yankees will move to a new stadium also named "Yankee Stadium" in 2009.:³ The Giants and Jets are set to move into a new Meadowlands Stadium by 2010.:⁴ The Nets will move to a new arena named "Barclays Center" in 2009.:⁵ The Red Bulls will move to a new stadium named "Red Bull Park" in 2009.

Other professional sports teams

The New York metropolitan area is also a home to a variety of pro or semi-pro sports teams in the minor leagues, women's leagues, indoor leagues, and more.

Baseball

New York - Penn League
* Staten Island Yankees, Richmond County Bank Ballpark, Staten Island
* Brooklyn Cyclones, KeySpan Park at Coney Island, Brooklyn
* Hudson Valley Renegades, Fishkill, New York

Atlantic League
* Bridgeport Bluefish, Bridgeport, Connecticut
* Newark Bears, Newark, New Jersey
* Somerset Patriots, Bridgewater, New Jersey
* Long Island Ducks, Central Islip, New York

Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball
* Sussex Skyhawks, Augusta, New Jersey
* New Jersey Jackals, Little Falls, New Jersey
* New Haven County Cutters, West Haven, Connecticut

Eastern League
* Trenton Thunder, Trenton, New Jersey

South Atlantic League
* Lakewood BlueClaws, Lakewood, New Jersey

=Football=

Arena Football League
* New York Dragons, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York

Basketball

Women's National Basketball Association
* New York Liberty, Madison Square Garden, Manhattan

American Basketball Association
* Jersey Express, Madison, New Jersey
* Strong Island Sound, Patchogue, New York
* Westchester Phantoms, Peekskill, New York

United States Basketball League
* Brooklyn Kings, Brooklyn
* Long Island PrimeTime, Queens

=Hockey=

American Hockey League
* Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut

ECHL
* Trenton Devils, Trenton, New Jersey

Soccer

United Soccer Leagues - Premier Development League
* Long Island Rough Riders, Michael Tully Field, New Hyde Park, New York

Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse
* Long Island Lizards, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale, New York
* New Jersey Pride, Yurcak Field, Piscataway Township, New Jersey

National Lacrosse League
* New York Titans

External Links

* [http://www.nypost.com/sports/teams.htm New York Post Team Pages]