Sports in New York (state)
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New York has two Major League Baseball teams, the New York Yankees (based in the Bronx) and the New York Mets (based in Queens). New York is home to three National Hockey League franchises: the New York Rangers in Manhattan, the New York Islanders on Long Island and the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo. New York has two National Basketball Association teams, the New York Knicks in Manhattan, and the Brooklyn Nets in Brooklyn. New York has one Major League Soccer team: New York City FC. Although the New York Red Bulls represent the New York metropolitan area they play in Red Bull Arena, located in Harrison, New Jersey.
New York is the home of one National Football League team, the Buffalo Bills (based in the suburb of Orchard Park). Although the New York Giants and New York Jets represent the New York metropolitan area and were previously located in New York City, they play in MetLife Stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and both have their headquarters and training facilities in New Jersey. The Meadowlands stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014, in which New York and New Jersey shared hosting duties.
There are a variety of minor league teams and leagues throughout the State of New York. The American Hockey League has three of its 31 teams in upstate New York. Baseball leagues that include New York in their territory include the class AAA Triple-A East (three teams), class AA Double-A Northeast (the Binghamton Rumble Ponies), independent professional Atlantic League (the Long Island Ducks), and amateur baseball leagues such as the New York Collegiate Baseball League, the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League and the Southwestern New York Men's Baseball League.
Numerous college sports teams play in New York State at all levels; the Division III State University of New York Athletic Conference and Empire 8 consist almost entirely of New York-based teams.
Professional teams[]
Current teams[]
Sport | Club | League |
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American football | Buffalo Bills | National Football League |
New York Giants[a] | ||
New York Jets[a] | ||
Baseball | New York Mets | Major League Baseball |
New York Yankees | ||
Buffalo Bisons | Triple-A East | |
Rochester Red Wings | ||
Syracuse Mets | ||
Binghamton Rumble Ponies | Double-A Northeast | |
Brooklyn Cyclones | High-A East | |
Hudson Valley Renegades | ||
Long Island Ducks | Atlantic League of Professional Baseball | |
Staten Island | ||
New York Boulders | Frontier League | |
Tri-City ValleyCats | ||
Basketball | Brooklyn Nets | National Basketball Association |
New York Knicks | ||
New York Liberty | Women's National Basketball Association | |
Long Island Nets | NBA G League | |
Westchester Knicks | ||
Harlem Globetrotters | Exhibition Basketball | |
Harlem Wizards | ||
Albany Patroons | The Basketball League | |
Jamestown Jackals | ||
Gaelic games | New York GAA | Gaelic Athletic Association |
Ice hockey | Buffalo Sabres | National Hockey League |
New York Islanders | ||
New York Rangers | ||
Buffalo Beauts | National Women's Hockey League | |
Metropolitan Riveters[a] | ||
Rochester Americans | American Hockey League | |
Syracuse Crunch | ||
Utica Comets | ||
Adirondack Thunder | ECHL | |
Binghamton Black Bears | Federal Prospects Hockey League | |
Watertown Wolves | ||
Indoor soccer | Rochester Lancers | Major Arena Soccer League |
Utica City FC | ||
Lacrosse | New York Lizards | Major League Lacrosse |
Buffalo Bandits | National Lacrosse League | |
New York Riptide | ||
Rochester Knighthawks | ||
Rugby Union | Rugby United New York | Major League Rugby |
Rugby league | New York City Rugby League | RFL League 1 |
Rugby league | Brooklyn Kings | USA Rugby League |
New York Knights | ||
White Plains Wombats | ||
Soccer | New York Red Bulls[a] | Major League Soccer |
New York City FC | ||
New York Red Bulls II[a] | USL Championship | |
Queensboro FC | ||
Long Island Rough Riders | USL League Two | |
Westchester Flames | ||
New York Red Bulls U-23[a] | ||
FA Euro New York | ||
Manhattan SC | ||
Pathfinder FC | ||
Flower City Union | National Independent Soccer Association | |
New York Cosmos | ||
New Amsterdam FC | ||
Gotham FC[a] | National Women's Soccer League | |
Team tennis | New York Empire | World TeamTennis |
Overwatch | New York Excelsior | Overwatch League |
Teams that have relocated[]
Club | Sport | League | Outcome |
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New York Giants | American football | National Football League | Moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1976 but are still called New York Giants |
New York Jets | Moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1984 but are still called New York Jets | ||
Brooklyn Dodgers | Baseball | Major League Baseball | Moved to Los Angeles in 1958 and are now the Los Angeles Dodgers |
New York Giants (baseball) | Moved to San Francisco in 1958 and are now the San Francisco Giants | ||
Jamestown Jammers | New York–Penn League | Moved to Granville, West Virginia, in 2015 as the West Virginia Black Bears; amateur team claims name and history | |
Olean Oilers | Amateur team claims name and history | ||
Oneonta Tigers | Moved to Norwich, Connecticut in 2010 as the Connecticut Tigers | ||
Utica Blue Sox | Moved to Aberdeen, Maryland, in 2002 as the Aberdeen IronBirds; amateur team claims name and history | ||
Wellsville Nitros | Moved to Norwich, Connecticut, as the Connecticut Tigers; amateur team claims name and history | ||
Buffalo Braves | Basketball | National Basketball Association | Moved to San Diego in 1978 and became the San Diego Clippers, moved again to Los Angeles and are now the Los Angeles Clippers |
Rochester Royals | Moved to Cincinnati in 1957 as Cincinnati Royals, moved to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1975 and became the Kansas City Kings, moved again to Sacramento, California and are now the Sacramento Kings | ||
Syracuse Nationals | Moved to Philadelphia in 1963 as the Philadelphia 76ers | ||
Albany Devils | Ice hockey | American Hockey League | Moved to Binghamton in 2017 as the Binghamton Devils |
Albany River Rats | Moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2010 as Charlotte Checkers | ||
Binghamton Devils | Moved to Utica, New York, in 2021 as the Utica Comets | ||
Binghamton Senators | Moved to Belleville, Ontario, in 2017 as the Belleville Senators | ||
New York Riveters | National Women's Hockey League | Moved to Newark, New Jersey, in 2016 but were still called New York Riveters; rebranded as Metropolitan Riveters in 2017 | |
Rochester Rattlers | Lacrosse | Major League Lacrosse | Moved to Toronto in 2009 and became the Toronto Nationals; Rochester retained the Rattlers name, colors, and records and relaunched in 2011 |
Rochester Rattlers | Moved to Frisco, Texas, in 2018 and became the Dallas Rattlers | ||
New York Buzz | Team tennis | World TeamTennis | Merged into the New York Sportimes in 2011 |
New York Sportimes | Moved to San Diego as the San Diego Aviators in 2014 |
Defunct[]
Club | Sport | League |
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Brooklyn (NFL) Dodgers/Tigers | American football | National Football League |
Brooklyn Lions | ||
Buffalo (NFL) (All-Americans/Bison/Rangers) | ||
New York Giants (Brickley's) | ||
New York Yanks/Bulldogs | ||
New York Yankees (NFL) | ||
Rochester Jeffersons | ||
Staten Island Stapletons | ||
Tonawanda Kardex | National Football League (American Professional Football Association) | |
New York Sentinels (moved to Hartford, Connecticut in 2010 as the Hartford Colonials) | United Football League | |
Brooklyn Bolts | Fall Experimental Football League | |
Hudson Valley Fort | ||
New York/New Jersey Hitmen | XFL (2001) | |
New York Guardians | XFL (2020) | |
Albany Empire | Arena football | Arena Football League |
Buffalo Destroyers (moved to Columbus, Ohio in 2004 as the Columbus Destroyers) | ||
New York CityHawks (moved to Hartford, Connecticut in 1999 as the New England Sea Wolves) | ||
New York Dragons | ||
New York Knights | ||
Rochester Brigade | AF2 | |
Buffalo Bisons (NL) | Baseball | National League |
New York Mutuals | ||
Syracuse Stars (National League) | ||
Troy Trojans (MLB team) | ||
Brooklyn Gladiators | American Association | |
New York Metropolitans | ||
Syracuse Stars (American Association) | ||
Buffalo Bisons (PL) | Players' League | |
New York Giants (PL) | ||
Brooklyn Tip-Tops | Federal League | |
Watertown Bucks | Empire Professional Baseball League | |
Bronx Americans | Basketball | American Basketball League |
Brooklyn Arcadians | ||
Brooklyn Celtics | ||
Brooklyn Gothams | ||
Brooklyn Indians | ||
Brooklyn Jewels | ||
Brooklyn Visitations | ||
Buffalo Bisons | ||
Elmira Colonels | ||
Glens Falls-Saratoga | ||
New Haven Jewels | ||
New York Americans | ||
New York Gothams | ||
New York Hakoahs | ||
New York Jewels | ||
New York Celtics | ||
Passaic Red Devils | ||
Rochester Centrals | ||
Schenectady Packers | ||
Syracuse All-Americans | ||
Troy Haymakers | ||
Utica Pros | ||
Westchester Indians | ||
Yonkers Chiefs | ||
Buffalo 716ers | Premier Basketball League | |
New York Americans | Ice hockey | National Hockey League |
New York Raiders/Golden Blades (to Jersey Knights to San Diego Mariners) | World Hockey Association | |
Elmira Jackals | ECHL | |
Brewster Bulldogs | Federal Hockey League | |
Brooklyn Aviators | ||
Broome County Barons | ||
Rome Frenzy | ||
Elmira Enforcers | Federal Prospects Hockey League | |
New York Clippers | Softball | American Professional Slo-Pitch League |
Rochester Zeniths changed name to Rochester Express | American Professional Slo-Pitch League United Professional Softball League | |
Syracuse Salts | United Professional Softball League | |
Buffalo Lightning | Indoor American football | American Indoor Football |
New York Streets | National Arena League | |
Rochester Raiders | Various | |
New York Arrows | Indoor soccer | Major Indoor Soccer League |
Rochester Lancers | ||
New York Titans (moved to Orlando, Florida before the 2010 season as the Orlando Titans) | Lacrosse | National Lacrosse League |
New York Cosmos | Soccer | North American Soccer League |
New York Apples (formerly New York Sets, folded in 1978) | Team tennis | World TeamTennis |
Major league professional championships[]
New York Yankees (MLB)[]27 World Series titles
New York Mets (MLB)[]2 World Series titles
New York Giants (MLB)[]5 World Series titles Brooklyn Dodgers (MLB)[]1 World Series title
New York Knicks (NBA)[]2 NBA Finals titles
New York / Brooklyn Nets (NBA)[]2 ABA Finals titles
Rochester Royals (NBA)[]1 NBA Finals title
Syracuse Nationals (NBA)[]1 NBA Finals title |
New York Giants (NFL)[]4 NFL championships (pre-Super Bowl)
4 Super Bowl titles
New York Jets (NFL)[]1 Super Bowl title
Buffalo Bills (NFL)[]2 AFL championships (pre-Super Bowl)
New York Rangers (NHL)[]4 Stanley Cup titles
New York Islanders (NHL)[]4 Stanley Cup titles
New York City FC (MLS)[]1 MLS Cup title New York Cosmos (NASL)[]5 Soccer Bowl titles Rochester Lancers (NASL)[]1 Soccer Bowl title
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College sports[]
NCAA[]
The following is a list of current National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) affiliates in New York state:
School | Nickname | Division | Conference |
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University at Albany, State University of New York | Great Danes | I | America East Conference (most sports) Colonial Athletic Association (football) |
United States Military Academy (Army) | Black Knights | FBS independent (football) Patriot League (most sports) Atlantic Hockey (men's ice hockey) | |
State University of New York at Binghamton | Bearcats | America East Conference | |
State University of New York at Buffalo | Bulls | Mid-American Conference | |
Columbia University | Lions | Ivy League | |
Cornell University | Big Red | Ivy League (most sports) ECAC Hockey (men's and women's ice hockey) | |
Canisius College | Golden Griffins | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (most sports) Atlantic Hockey (men's ice hockey) | |
Colgate University | Raiders | Patriot League (most sports) ECAC Hockey (men's and women's ice hockey) | |
Fordham University | Rams | Atlantic 10 Conference (most sports) Patriot League (football) | |
Hofstra University | Pride | Colonial Athletic Association | |
Iona College | Gaels | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | |
Long Island University | Sharks | Northeast Conference (most sports) New England Women's Hockey Alliance (women's ice hockey) | |
Manhattan College | Jaspers/Lady Jaspers | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | |
Marist College | Red Foxes | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | |
Niagara University | Purple Eagles | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference/Atlantic Hockey | |
St. Bonaventure University | Bonnies | Atlantic 10 Conference | |
St. Francis College | Terriers | Northeast Conference | |
St. John's University | Red Storm | Big East Conference | |
Siena College | Saints | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | |
Stony Brook University | Seawolves | America East Conference (most sports) Colonial Athletic Association (football) | |
Syracuse University | Orange | Atlantic Coast Conference (most sports) College Hockey America (women's ice hockey) | |
Wagner College | Seahawks | Northeast Conference | |
St. Lawrence University | Saints | I/III | ECAC Hockey (men's and women's ice hockey) Liberty League (other sports) |
Clarkson University | Golden Knights | ECAC Hockey (men's and women's ice hockey) Liberty League (other sports) | |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Statesmen/Herons | Northeast Conference (men's lacrosse) Liberty League/ECAC West/Independent | |
Rochester Institute of Technology | Tigers | Atlantic Hockey (men's ice hockey) College Hockey America (women's ice hockey) Liberty League (most sports) | |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Engineers/Red Hawks | ECAC Hockey (men's and women's ice hockey) Liberty League (other sports) | |
Union College | Dutchmen/Dutchwomen | ECAC Hockey (men's and women's ice hockey) Liberty League (other sports) | |
Adelphi University | Panthers | II | Northeast-10 Conference |
Concordia College | Clippers | East Coast Conference | |
Daemen College | Wildcats | East Coast Conference | |
Dominican College | Chargers | Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | |
Dowling College | Golden Lions | East Coast Conference | |
D'Youville College | Saints | East Coast Conference | |
Le Moyne College | Dolphins | Northeast-10 Conference | |
Mercy College | Mavericks | East Coast Conference | |
Molloy College | Lions | East Coast Conference | |
New York Institute of Technology | Bears | East Coast Conference | |
Nyack College | Warriors | Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | |
Pace University | Setters | Northeast-10 Conference/Eastern College Athletic Conference | |
Queens College | Knights | East Coast Conference | |
Roberts Wesleyan College | Raiders | East Coast Conference | |
College of Saint Rose | Golden Knights | Northeast-10 Conference | |
St. Thomas Aquinas College | Spartans | East Coast Conference | |
College of Staten Island | Dolphins | East Coast Conference | |
Alfred University | Saxons | III | Empire 8 |
Alfred State College | Pioneers | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | |
Bard College | Raptors | Liberty League/United Volleyball Conference (men's) | |
Baruch College | Bearcats | City University of New York Athletic Conference | |
Brooklyn College | N/A | City University of New York Athletic Conference | |
Buffalo State College | Bengals | State University of New York Athletic Conference/New Jersey Athletic Conference/ECAC West | |
Cazenovia College | Wildcats | North Eastern Athletic Conference | |
City College of New York | Beavers | City University of New York Athletic Conference | |
Elmira College | Soaring Eagles | Empire 8/ECAC West/United Volleyball Conference (men's) | |
Hamilton College | Continentals | New England Small College Athletic Conference | |
Hartwick College | Hawks | Empire 8 | |
Hilbert College | Hawks | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | |
Houghton College | Highlanders | Empire 8 | |
Hunter College | Hawks | City University of New York Athletic Conference | |
Ithaca College | Bombers | Liberty League/Eastern College Athletic Conference | |
John Jay College of Criminal Justice | Bloodhounds | City University of New York Athletic Conference | |
Keuka College | Wolves | Eastern College Athletic Conference/Empire 8 | |
Lehman College | N/A | City University of New York Athletic Conference/Eastern College Athletic Conference | |
Manhattanville College | Valiants | Skyline Conference/MAC Freedom/ECAC West/ECAC East | |
Medaille College | Mavericks | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | |
Medgar Evers College | Cougars | City University of New York Athletic Conference | |
United States Merchant Marine Academy | Mariners | Skyline Conference/New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | |
Mount Saint Mary College | Blue Knights | Skyline Conference | |
College of Mount Saint Vincent | Dolphins | Skyline Conference | |
Nazareth College | Golden Flyers | Empire 8/ECAC West/United Volleyball Conference (men's) | |
The College of New Rochelle | N/A | N/A | |
New York City College of Technology | Yellow Jackets | City University of New York Athletic Conference | |
New York University | Violets | University Athletic Association/United Volleyball Conference (men's) | |
Pratt Institute | Cannoneers | Coast to Coast Athletic Conference | |
University of Rochester | Yellowjackets | Liberty League/University Athletic Association | |
Russell Sage College | Gators | Eastern College Athletic Conference/Empire 8 | |
Skidmore College | Thoroughbreds | Liberty League | |
Saint John Fisher College | Cardinals | Eastern College Athletic Conference/Empire 8 | |
St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) | Bears | Skyline Conference | |
St. Joseph's College (Long Island) | Golden Eagles | Skyline Conference | |
Sarah Lawrence College | Gryphons | Skyline Conference | |
State University of New York at Brockport | Golden Eagles | State University of New York Athletic Conference/ECAC West | |
State University of New York at Canton | Roos | North Atlantic Conference | |
State University of New York at Cortland | Red Dragons | New Jersey Athletic Conference/State University of New York Athletic Conference | |
State University of New York at Delhi | Pioneers | American Collegiate Athletic Association/North Atlantic Conference (five sports) | |
State University of New York at Farmingdale | Rams | Skyline Conference | |
State University of New York at Fredonia | Blue Devils | State University of New York Athletic Conference | |
State University of New York at Geneseo | Knights | State University of New York Athletic Conference | |
State University of New York Maritime College | Privateers | Skyline Conference | |
State University of New York at Morrisville | Mustangs | North Eastern Athletic Conference | |
State University of New York at New Paltz | Hawks | State University of New York Athletic Conference/United Volleyball Conference (men's) | |
State University of New York at Old Westbury | Panthers | Skyline Conference | |
State University of New York at Oneonta | Red Dragons | State University of New York Athletic Conference | |
State University of New York at Oswego/ECAC West | Lakers | State University of New York Athletic Conference | |
State University of New York at Plattsburgh/ECAC West | Cardinals | State University of New York Athletic Conference | |
State University of New York at Potsdam/ECAC West | Bears | State University of New York Athletic Conference | |
State University of New York at Purchase | Panthers | Skyline Conference | |
State University of New York Institute of Technology | Wildcats | State University of New York Athletic Conference | |
Utica College | Pioneers | Empire 8/ECAC West | |
Vassar College | Brewers | Liberty League/United Volleyball Conference (men's) | |
Wells College | Express | Atlantic Women's College Conference | |
Yeshiva College (Yeshiva University) | Maccabees | Skyline Conference | |
York College (New York) | Cardinals | City University of New York Athletic Conference |
NAIA[]
The following is a list of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) affiliates in New York state:
School | Nickname | Conference |
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Houghton College | Hilanders | American Mideast Conference |
Paul Smith's College | Bobcats | Sunrise Athletic Conference |
USCAA[]
The following is a list of United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) affiliates in New York state:[1]
School | Nickname | Conference |
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Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | |
Alfred State College | Pioneers | |
Berkeley College, New York | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | |
Briarcliffe College | ||
The King's College | Lions | |
Paul Smith's College | Bobcats | Yankee Small College Conference |
St. Joseph's College-Brooklyn | Bears | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
SUNY Canton | Kangaroos | |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Mighty Oaks | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Vaughn College | Warriors | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Olympics[]
New York hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. The 1980 Games are known for the USA–USSR hockey game dubbed the "Miracle on Ice" in which a group of American college students and amateurs defeated the heavily favored Soviet national ice hockey team 4–3 and went on to win the gold medal against Finland. Along with St. Moritz, Switzerland and Innsbruck, Austria, Lake Placid is one of the three cities to have hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice.
New York City bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics but lost to London.
See also[]
- Athletics in upstate New York
- Scouting in New York
- Sports in New York City
- Sports in New York's Capital District
- Sports in Syracuse, New York
References[]
- ^ USCAA Members. Accessed: January 10, 2014.
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