Major North American professional sports teams

The following is a list of teams that play in one of the seven major sports leagues in North America: Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the Canadian Football League, the National Hockey League, National Basketball Association, Major League Soccer and the Primera División de México. The geographical name is listed before the nickname to keep this list uniform. All lists are alphabetical, broken down by U.S. or Mexican state or Canadian province, and the number in parenthesis is the total number of teams in that specific state or province.

Leagues

This list does not include minor league teams. The leagues included and abbreviations used for those leagues are as follows:

* Canadian Football League - (CFL)
* Major League Baseball - (MLB)
* Major League Soccer - (MLS)
* National Basketball Association - (NBA)
* National Football League - (NFL)
* National Hockey League - (NHL)
* Primera División de México - (PDM)

Canada

Alberta (4)

* Calgary Flames - NHL
* Calgary Stampeders - CFL
* Edmonton Eskimos - CFL
* Edmonton Oilers - NHL

British Columbia (2)

* British Columbia Lions - CFL
* Vancouver Canucks - NHL"The USL's Vancouver Whitecaps are a potential MLS expansion team."

Manitoba (1)

* Winnipeg Blue Bombers - CFL

Ontario (7)

* Hamilton Tiger-Cats - CFL
* Ottawa Senators - NHL
* Toronto Argonauts - CFL
* Toronto Blue Jays - MLB
* Toronto Maple Leafs - NHL
* Toronto Raptors - NBA
* Toronto FC - MLS

Quebec (2)

* Montreal Alouettes - CFL
* Montreal Canadiens - NHL"The USL's Montreal Impact are a potential MLS expansion team."

Saskatchewan (1)

* Saskatchewan Roughriders - CFL

United States

Arizona (4)

* Arizona Cardinals - NFL
* Arizona Diamondbacks - MLB
* Phoenix Coyotes - NHL
* Phoenix Suns - NBA

California (18)

* Anaheim Ducks - NHL
* CD Chivas USA - MLS
* Golden State Warriors - NBA
* Los Angeles Angels - MLB
* Los Angeles Clippers - NBA
* Los Angeles Dodgers - MLB
* Los Angeles Galaxy - MLS
* Los Angeles Kings - NHL
* Los Angeles Lakers - NBA
* Oakland Raiders - NFL
* Oakland Athletics - MLB
* Sacramento Kings - NBA
* San Diego Chargers - NFL
* San Diego Padres - MLB
* San Francisco 49ers - NFL
* San Francisco Giants - MLB
* San Jose Earthquakes - MLS
* San Jose Sharks - NHL

Colorado (5)

* Colorado Avalanche - NHL
* Colorado Rockies - MLB
* Colorado Rapids - MLS
* Denver Broncos - NFL
* Denver Nuggets - NBA

District of Columbia (5)

* D.C. United - MLS
* Washington Capitals - NHL
* Washington Redskins - NFL ^^
* Washington Nationals - MLB
* Washington Wizards - NBA"^^ The Redskins play their home games in Landover, Maryland

Florida (9)

* Florida Marlins - MLB
* Florida Panthers - NHL
* Jacksonville Jaguars - NFL
* Miami Dolphins - NFL
* Miami Heat - NBA
* Orlando Magic - NBA
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers - NFL
* Tampa Bay Lightning - NHL
* Tampa Bay Rays - MLB"The Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion are candidates to return to MLS as expansion teams"

=Georgia (4)=

* Atlanta Braves - MLB
* Atlanta Falcons - NFL
* Atlanta Hawks - NBA
* Atlanta Thrashers - NHL

Illinois (6)

* Chicago Bears - NFL
* Chicago Blackhawks - NHL
* Chicago Bulls - NBA
* Chicago Cubs - MLB
* Chicago Fire - MLS
* Chicago White Sox - MLB

Indiana (2)

* Indiana Pacers - NBA
* Indianapolis Colts - NFL

Louisiana (2)

* New Orleans Hornets - NBA
* New Orleans Saints - NFL

Maryland (2)

* Baltimore Orioles - MLB
* Baltimore Ravens - NFL

Massachusetts (5)

* Boston Bruins - NHL
* Boston Celtics - NBA
* Boston Red Sox - MLB
* New England Patriots - NFL
* New England Revolution - MLS

Michigan (4)

* Detroit Lions - NFL
* Detroit Pistons - NBA
* Detroit Red Wings - NHL
* Detroit Tigers - MLB

Minnesota (4)

* Minnesota Timberwolves - NBA
* Minnesota Twins - MLB
* Minnesota Vikings - NFL
* Minnesota Wild - NHL

Missouri (5)

* Kansas City Chiefs - NFL
* Kansas City Royals - MLB
* Kansas City Wizards - MLS
* St. Louis Blues - NHL
* St. Louis Cardinals - MLB
* St. Louis Rams - NFL

New Jersey (2)

* New Jersey Devils - NHL
* New Jersey Nets - NBA

New York (10)

* Buffalo Bills - NFL
* Buffalo Sabres - NHL
* New York Giants - NFL ^^
* New York Islanders - NHL
* New York Jets - NFL ^^
* New York Knicks - NBA
* New York Mets - MLB
* New York Rangers - NHL
* New York Red Bulls - MLS ^^
* New York Yankees - MLB"^^The Giants, the Jets, and the Red Bulls use the name of New York but they play their home games in New Jersey."

North Carolina (3)

* Carolina Hurricanes - NHL
* Carolina Panthers - NFL
* Charlotte Bobcats - NBA

Ohio (7)

* Cincinnati Bengals - NFL
* Cincinnati Reds - MLB
* Cleveland Browns - NFL
* Cleveland Cavaliers - NBA
* Cleveland Indians - MLB
* Columbus Blue Jackets - NHL
* Columbus Crew - MLS

Oklahoma (1)

* Oklahoma City Thunder - NBA ^^

^^ "Starts play in 2008-2009 season (formerly the Seattle SuperSonics)"

Oregon (1)

* Portland Trail Blazers - NBA

Pennsylvania (8)

* Philadelphia 76ers - NBA
* Philadelphia Eagles - NFL
* Philadelphia Flyers - NHL
* Philadelphia Phillies - MLB
* Philadelphia - MLS ^^
* Pittsburgh Penguins - NHL
* Pittsburgh Pirates - MLB
* Pittsburgh Steelers - NFL^^"Starts play in 2010"

Tennessee (3)

* Memphis Grizzlies - NBA
* Nashville Predators - NHL
* Tennessee Titans - NFL

Texas (10)

* Dallas Cowboys - NFL
* Dallas Mavericks - NBA
* Dallas Stars - NHL
* Dallas FC - MLS
* Houston Astros - MLB
* Houston Dynamo - MLS
* Houston Rockets - NBA
* Houston Texans - NFL
* San Antonio Spurs - NBA
* Texas Rangers - MLB

Utah (1)

* Utah Jazz - NBA

Washington (3)

* Seattle Mariners - MLB
* Seattle Seahawks - NFL
* Seattle Sounders FC - MLS ^^"^^Starts play in 2009"

Wisconsin (3)

* Green Bay Packers - NFL
* Milwaukee Brewers - MLB
* Milwaukee Bucks - NBA

Mexico

Aguascalientes (1)

* Necaxa - PDM

Chiapas (1)

* Chiapas - PDM

Chihuahua (1)

* Indios Juárez - PDM

Coahuila (1)

* Santos - PDM

=Distrito Federal (3)=

* América - PDM
* Cruz Azul - PDM
* UNAM Pumas - PDM

Hidalgo (1)

* Pachuca - PDM

Jalisco (3)

* Atlas - PDM
* Chivas - PDM
* UAG Tecos - PDM

=Estado de México (1)=

* Toluca - PDM

Michoacán (1)

* Morelia - PDM

Nuevo León (2)

* Monterrey - PDM
* UANL Tigres - PDM

Puebla (1)

* Puebla - PDM

Quintana Roo (1)

* Atlante - PDM

San Luis Potosí (1)

* San Luis - PDM

ee also

*American Hockey League
*Arena Football League
*Defunct major North American sports teams
*List of professional sports leagues
*List of defunct sports leagues
*Minor league baseball
*Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada
*Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación