New York is home to a wide array of professional sports teams across various leagues. Here’s a list of the major professional sports teams in New York:
Major League Baseball (MLB)
- New York Yankees (Bronx, NY)
- New York Mets (Queens, NY)
National Football League (NFL)
- Buffalo Bills (Orchard Park, NY – near Buffalo)
- New York Giants (East Rutherford, NJ – plays in the New York metropolitan area)
- New York Jets (East Rutherford, NJ – plays in the New York metropolitan area)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
- New York Knicks (Manhattan, NY)
- Brooklyn Nets (Brooklyn, NY)
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
- New York Liberty (Brooklyn, NY)
National Hockey League (NHL)
- Buffalo Sabres (Buffalo, NY)
- New York Islanders (Elmont, NY)
- New York Rangers (Manhattan, NY)
Major League Soccer (MLS)
- New York City FC (Bronx, NY)
- New York Red Bulls (Harrison, NJ – plays in the New York metropolitan area)
National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
- NJ/NY Gotham FC (Harrison, NJ – plays in the New York metropolitan area)
Other Professional Leagues
- Long Island Ducks (Atlantic League of Professional Baseball – independent baseball)
- Staten Island FerryHawks (Atlantic League of Professional Baseball – independent baseball)
- New York Boulders (Frontier League – independent baseball)
- New York Riptide (National Lacrosse League)
- Rochester Knighthawks (National Lacrosse League)
- Buffalo Bandits (National Lacrosse League)
- Albany FireWolves (National Lacrosse League)
- New York Atlas (Premier Lacrosse League)
- New York Sirens (Professional Women’s Hockey League)