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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 individual franchises. When a team relocates to a new city, the number of championships won in the prior city remain with that city.
Championships counted are only from the top-tier/dominant league or leagues in each of the four major North American team sports — American football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey.
- American football championships include Super Bowl champions (1966–present) as well as pre–Super Bowl era champions: National Football League (1920–1965); All-America Football Conference (1946–1949; merged with NFL in 1950); and American Football League (1960–1965; agreed to merger in 1966, absorbed into NFL in 1970).
- Baseball championships include World Series champions (1903–present).
- Basketball championships include NBA Finals champions (1947–present) and the American Basketball Association (1968–1976; merged with NBA in 1976–77 season).
- Ice hockey championships include Stanley Cup champions (1915–present) since the end of the Challenge Cup era (ended March 1914 [1]), and the World Hockey Association (1973–1979; merged with NHL in 1979–80 season).
Cities that can claim no titles have been excluded from these rankings unless they are currently represented in at least one of the four major leagues, in which case they have a zero total.
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Current through the 2024 NBA Finals on 2024-06-17 [update] [2] [3]
| Rank | City | MLB | NBA | NFL | NHL | 4 major sports championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | 35 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 54 |
| 2 | Boston | 10 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | Chicago | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | Detroit | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | San Francisco Bay Area | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | St. Louis | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Green Bay | - | - | 13 | - | 13 |
| 10 | Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
See also
References
- ^ "Stanley Cup | the Canadian Encyclopedia".
- ^ Molski, Max (June 17, 2024). "Which city has the most championships across the Big Four pro sports leagues?". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ Augustyn, Adam (July 21, 2023). "Professional Sports Championships by City". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved June 23, 2024.