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View of a night-time baseball game at Yankee Stadium between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins. This is a list of professional and semi-professional sports teams based in the New York metropolitan area, including from New York City, Long Island, Lower Hudson Valley, Northern and Central New Jersey, and parts of Western Connecticut.
The New York Red Bulls (MLS founding franchise originally named the "New York/New Jersey MetroStars")–who have also always played in New Jersey–were the only major professional soccer team representing the metropolitan area during their first 19 seasons, and the region's second MLS club, New York City FC, deliberately staked its identity to ...
Numerous college sports teams play in the State of New York at all levels; the Division III State University of New York Athletic Conference and Empire 8 consist almost entirely of New York–based teams. The state of New York hosted the Olympic Winter Games in 1932 and 1980 in Lake Placid.
Sports clubs and teams in New York City (18 C, 26 P) A. American football teams in the New York metropolitan area (36 C, 13 P) Army Black Knights (19 C, 4 P) B.
New York City has won the most professional sports championships of any American city. This is a list of cities in the United States that field or have fielded teams in North American men's professional sports leagues, showing the number of league championships each city has won. The championships won are recorded for the cities only, not the ...
Sports in New York's Capital District are very popular, and there is a rich history of professional teams and college athletics. The "major league" sport of the region is thoroughbred horse racing at the Saratoga Race Course , which has been held annually since 1863 with only a few breaks.
Defunct sports clubs and teams in New York City (4 C, 11 P) F. Fordham Rams (14 C, 5 P) L. LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (11 C, 3 P) M. Manhattan Jaspers (10 C, 3 P) N.
The Pro Volleyball Federation is a women's indoor volleyball league with eight teams: four in the midwest and two in the south and west each. As of its 2025 season , the minimum salary for a player is $60,000, with the league offering each player "benefits" worth $10,000, and an undisclosed amount of revenue sharing with their respective teams.