Kansas is home to a variety of professional sports teams, particularly in the Kansas City metropolitan area and Wichita. Here are some of the notable ones:
Major Professional Teams (primarily in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, which straddles Kansas and Missouri):
- Sporting Kansas City (Major League Soccer – MLS) – Plays their home games at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
- Kansas City Current (National Women’s Soccer League – NWSL) – Plays at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, but is a professional team representing the Kansas City area.
- Kansas City Chiefs (National Football League – NFL) – While their stadium, Arrowhead Stadium, is in Kansas City, Missouri, they are a major professional team for the entire Kansas City metropolitan area.
- Kansas City Royals (Major League Baseball – MLB) – Also plays in Kansas City, Missouri, but represents the broader Kansas City region.
Other Professional and Semi-Professional Teams in Kansas:
- Kansas City Monarchs (American Association of Professional Baseball) – Plays at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas.
- Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL – Ice Hockey) – Plays in Independence, Missouri, but is the professional hockey team for the Kansas City area.
- Wichita Wind Surge (Double-A Minor League Baseball – Texas League) – Based in Wichita, Kansas.
- Wichita Thunder (ECHL – Ice Hockey) – Based in Wichita, Kansas.
- Wichita Force (Champions Indoor Football) – Based in Wichita, Kansas.
- FC Wichita (Semi-professional soccer) – Based in Wichita, Kansas.
- Kansas City Comets (Major Arena Soccer League) – Plays in Independence, Missouri, but represents the Kansas City area.