List of sports teams in Cleveland

The following is a list of sports teams that either are currently or were previously based in Cleveland, Ohio. Teams still active in Cleveland are listed in bold.

## Baseball

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### Active

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* Cleveland Guardians, Major League Baseball (1901–present)

### Defunct

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* Cleveland Forest Citys, National Association (1871–1872)
* Cleveland Spiders, National League (1879–1884, 1889–1899)
* Cleveland Blues, American Association (1887–1888)
* Cleveland Infants, Players' League (1890)
* Cleveland Green Sox Federal League (1913)
* Cleveland Bearcats, American Association (1914)
* Cleveland Spiders, American Association (1915)
* Cleveland Tate Stars, Negro National League (1922)
* Cleveland Browns, Negro National League (1924)
* Cleveland Elites, Negro National League (1926)
* Cleveland Hornets, Negro National League (1927)
* Cleveland Tigers, Negro National League (1928)
* Cleveland Cubs, Negro National League (1931)
* Cleveland Stars, East-West League (1932)
* Cleveland Giants, Negro National League (1933)
* Cleveland Red Sox, Negro National League (1934)
* Cleveland Bears, Negro American League (1939–1940)
* Cleveland Buckeyes, Negro American League (1943–1948, 1950)

## Basketball

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### Men's basketball

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#### Active

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* Cleveland Cavaliers, National Basketball Association (1970–present)
* Cleveland Charge, NBA G League (established 2001, moved to Cleveland 2021)

#### Defunct

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* Cleveland Rosenblums, American Basketball League (1925–31)
* Cleveland Chase Brassmen, National Basketball League (1943–44)
* Cleveland Allmen Transfers, National Basketball League (1944–46)
* Cleveland Rebels, Basketball Association of America (1946–47)
* Cleveland Pipers, American Basketball League (1961–1962)

### Women's basketball

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#### Defunct

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* Cleveland Rockers, Women's National Basketball Association (1997–2003)

## Collegiate sports

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### Active

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* Cleveland State Vikings \-- 17 Varsity (7 men's, 9 women's, 1 coed)
* Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
* Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball
* Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer
* Case Western Reserve Spartans \-- 19 Varsity (10 men's, 9 women's)
* Case Western Reserve Spartans football

### Defunct

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* Ohio Chiropody (1929–41)

## Football

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### Active

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* Cleveland Browns, All-America Football Conference (1946–1949) National Football League (1950–1995, 1999–present)
* Cleveland Fusion, Women's Football Alliance (2002–present)

### Defunct/relocated

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* Cleveland Tigers (NFL) APFA (1920), originally named as the Tigers in 1916[1] in the Ohio League; renamed Indians in 1921
* Cleveland Indians (NFL 1931), league-sponsored team that only played on the road
* Cleveland Bulldogs NFL (1924–1925) (1927), named as the Cleveland Indians in 1923
* Cleveland Panthers AFL (1926)
* Cleveland Rams AFL (1936) NFL (1937–1942) (1944–1945) (now known as the Los Angeles Rams)
* Cleveland Thunderbolts AFL (Arena) (1992–1994), relocated from Columbus, Ohio
* Cleveland Crush, Legends Football League (2011–13)
* Cleveland Gladiators, Arena Football League (2008, 2010–2020)

## Ice hockey

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### Active

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* Cleveland Monsters, American Hockey League (2007–present)

### Defunct/relocated

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* Cleveland Indians, International Hockey League (1929–34)
* Cleveland Falcons, IHL & AHL (1934–37)
* Cleveland Barons, American Hockey League relocated to Jacksonville, Florida (1937–73)
* Cleveland Crusaders, World Hockey Association (1972–76)
* Cleveland Barons, NHL (1976–78)
* Cleveland Lumberjacks, IHL (1992–2001)
* Cleveland Barons, American Hockey League relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts(2001–06)
* Cleveland Jr. Barons, NAHL (2005–06)

## Roller Derby

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* Burning River Roller Derby, Women's Flat Track Derby Association (2006–Present)
* Cleveland Men's Roller Derby Guardians, Men's Roller Derby Association (2013–Present)

## Rugby league

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* Cleveland Rugby League, North American Rugby League (2021–Present)

## Rugby union

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### Active

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* Cleveland Rovers RFC, USA Rugby (1978–present)
* Cleveland Women's RFC, Iron Maidens (2003–present)
* Cleveland Crusaders RFC, (2015–present)

## Soccer

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* Cleveland Crunch, Major League Indoor Soccer (1989–present)
* Cleveland SC, National Premier Soccer League (2018–present)

### Defunct/relocated

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* Cleveland Stokers, North American Soccer League (1967–68)
* Cleveland Stars, American Soccer League (1972–73) (name change from Cleveland Stars to Cleveland Cobras before 1974 season commenced)
* Cleveland Cobras, American Soccer League (1974–81)
* Cleveland Force, MISL (1978–88)
* Cleveland Force, MISL (2002–2005) (name change from Cleveland Crunch back to Cleveland Force in 2002, when NPSL became the MISL)
* Cleveland City Stars, USL First Division (2006–09)
* Cleveland Internationals, USL PDL (2004–10)
* Cleveland Freeze, Professional Arena Soccer League (2013–2014)
* AFC Cleveland, National Premier Soccer League (2012–2017)

## Softball

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### Defunct

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* Cleveland Jaybirds, American Professional Slow Pitch League (1977–78)
* Cleveland Stepien's Competitors, American Professional Slow Pitch League (1979)
* Cleveland Stepien's Competitors, North American Softball League (1980)
* Cleveland Competitors, United Professional Softball League (1982)

## Indoor professional team tennis

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### Defunct

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* Cleveland Nets (featured Björn Borg & Martina Navratilova), World Team Tennis (1974–77)

## See also

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* Sports in Cleveland

## References

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1. ^ Roberts, Milt (1979). "Peggy Parratt MVP" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 1 (6): 1–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-22.

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City of Cleveland

Topics|

* History
* Timeline
* Demographics
* Economy
* Media
* Flag
* Nicknames
* Notable people
* Public art
* Skyscrapers
* Cuyahoga County
* MSA
* CSA
* Bibliography

Government|

| Local|

* Mayor
* City Council
* City Hall
* Cleveland Metro School District
* Shaker Heights City School District (part)

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State|

* Lausche State Office Building

Federal|

* Celebrezze Federal Building
* Coast Guard District 9
* Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
* NASA Glenn Research Center
* Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse
* Stokes U.S. Courthouse

Public safety|

* EMS
* Fire
* Police

Transportation|

| Land|

* RTA
* Shoreway
* Detroit–Superior Bridge
* Hope Memorial Bridge

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Air|

* Burke Lakefront Airport
* Hopkins International Airport

Water|

* Goodtime III
* Port of Cleveland

Healthcare|

* Cleveland Clinic
* Health Education Campus
* University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
* Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
* MetroHealth System
* St. Vincent Charity Medical Center

Culture|

| Historic places|

* City Club of Cleveland
* Cleveland Arcade
* Cleveland Public Library
* Cleveland Trust Company Building
* Dunham Tavern
* Erie Street Cemetery
* Euclid Avenue
* Grays Armory
* Lake View Cemetery
* James A. Garfield Memorial
* Perry Monument
* Public Square
* Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
* Terminal Tower
* West Side Market

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Museums|

* A Christmas Story House
* Cleveland History Center
* Cleveland Museum of Art
* Cleveland Museum of Natural History
* Children's Museum of Cleveland
* Cleveland Hungarian Museum
* Cozad–Bates House Interpretive Center
* Dittrick Museum of Medical History
* Great Lakes Science Center
* Steamship William G. Mather Museum
* NASA Glenn Visitors Center
* International Women's Air & Space Museum
* Italian American Museum of Cleveland
* Learning Center and Money Museum
* Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
* Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
* Ukrainian Museum-Archives
* USS Cod

Parks and nature|

* Cleveland Botanical Garden
* Cleveland Metroparks
* Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
* Cuyahoga River
* Gordon Park
* Greater Cleveland Aquarium
* Lake Erie
* Lake Link Trail
* The Mall
* Rockefeller Park
* Cleveland Cultural Gardens
* Wade Park
* Willard Park

Performing arts|

* Cleveland Ballet
* Cleveland Cinematheque
* Cleveland Orchestra
* Severance Hall
* Cleveland Playhouse
* Cleveland Public Theatre
* Great Lakes Theater
* Karamu House
* Maltz Performing Arts Center
* Near West Theatre
* Playhouse Square
* Talespinner Children's Theatre

Sports, concert,
and convention venues|

* Agora Theatre and Ballroom
* Cleveland Masonic Temple
* Huntington Bank Field
* Huntington Convention Center
* I-X Center
* Jacobs Pavilion
* Progressive Field
* Public Auditorium
* Rocket Arena
* Wolstein Center

Traditions|

* Feast of the Assumption
* Dyngus Day
* International Film Festival
* Kurentovanje
* Saint Patrick's Day
* Sweetest Day
* Thyagaraja Festival

Neighborhoods|

* Broadway–Slavic Village
* Brooklyn Centre
* Buckeye–Shaker
* Buckeye–Woodhill
* Central
* Clark–Fulton
* Collinwood
* Cudell
* Cuyahoga Valley
* The Flats
* Whiskey Island
* Detroit–Shoreway
* Downtown
* Campus District
* Civic Center
* East 4th Street
* Gateway District
* Nine-Twelve District
* North Coast Harbor
* Short Vincent
* Superior Arts District
* Warehouse District
* Edgewater
* Euclid–Green
* Fairfax
* Glenville
* Goodrich–Kirtland Park
* Asiatown
* Hough
* Kinsman
* Lee–Miles
* Mount Pleasant
* Ohio City
* Old Brooklyn
* St. Clair–Superior
* Stockyards
* Tremont
* Duck Island
* Union–Miles Park
* University Circle
* Little Italy
* West Boulevard
* West Park
* Bellaire–Puritas
* Hopkins
* Jefferson
* Kamm's Corners

Sports|

| Major League|

* NFL: Cleveland Browns
* NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers
* MLB: Cleveland Guardians

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Minor League|

* G League: Cleveland Charge
* MLIS: Cleveland Crunch
* AHL: Cleveland Monsters

College|

* NCAA D1 (Horizon League):  Cleveland State Vikings
* NCAA D3 (UAA):  Case Western Reserve Spartans

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Sports teams based in and around Cleveland

Baseball|

* MLB: Cleveland Guardians
* ML: Lake County Captains
* FL: Lake Erie Crushers

Basketball|

* NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers
* NBA G League: Cleveland Charge

Football|

* NFL: Cleveland Browns
* WFA: Cleveland Fusion

Hockey|

* AHL: Cleveland Monsters

Roller derby|

* WFTDA: Burning River Roller Derby

Soccer|

* USL2: Cleveland Force SC
* NPSL: Cleveland SC
* WPSL: Cleveland Ambassadors
* MLIS: Cleveland Crunch

College athletics
(NCAA Division I)|

* Cleveland State Vikings

College athletics
(NCAA Division II)|

* Notre Dame Falcons
* Ursuline Arrows

College athletics
(NCAA Division III)|

* Case Western Reserve Spartans
* Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets
* John Carroll Blue Streaks

Related|

* Cleveland sports curse
* Cleveland Browns relocation controversy
* Ohio Derby
* 2014 Gay Games
* Cleveland Marathon

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