List of American and Canadian cities by number of major professional sports franchises
Teams by metropolitan area
The following list contains all metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada containing at least one team in any of the six major leagues.

List of American and Canadian cities by number of major professional sports franchises

Section Title: Teams by metropolitan area
Table Section Text: The following list contains all metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada containing at least one team in any of the six major leagues.

Metropolitan area	Country	Pop. rank	Population (2016 est.)	B4	NFL	MLB	NBA	NHL	B6	MLS	CFL

New York City	United States	1	20,153,634	9	Giants Jets	Yankees Mets	Knicks Nets	Rangers Islanders Devils	11	Red Bulls New York City FC	—

Los Angeles	United States	2	13,310,447	8	Rams Chargers	Dodgers Angels	Lakers Clippers	Kings Ducks	10	Galaxy Los Angeles FC	—

San Francisco Bay Area	United States	6	6,657,982	6	49ers Raiders	Giants Athletics	Warriors	Sharks	7	Earthquakes	—

Chicago	United States	3	9,512,999	5	Bears	Cubs White Sox	Bulls	Blackhawks	6	Fire	—

Dallas–Fort Worth	United States	4	7,233,323	4	Cowboys	Rangers	Mavericks	Stars	5	FC Dallas	—

Washington, D.C.	United States	7	6,131,977	4	Redskins	Nationals	Wizards	Capitals	5	D.C. United	—

Philadelphia	United States	8	6,070,500	4	Eagles	Phillies	76ers	Flyers	5	Union	—

Boston	United States	12	4,794,447	4	Patriots	Red Sox	Celtics	Bruins	5	Revolution	—

Minneapolis–Saint Paul	United States	17	3,551,036	4	Vikings	Twins	Timberwolves	Wild	5	United FC	—

Denver	United States	20	2,853,077	4	Broncos	Rockies	Nuggets	Avalanche	5	Rapids	—

Miami–Fort Lauderdale	United States	9	6,066,387	4	Dolphins	Marlins	Heat	Panthers	4	—

Phoenix	United States	13	4,661,537	4	Cardinals	Diamondbacks	Suns	Coyotes	4	—	—

Detroit	United States	14	4,297,617	4	Lions	Tigers	Pistons	Red Wings	4	—	—

Toronto	Canada	10	5,928,040	3	—	Blue Jays	Raptors	Maple Leafs	5	Toronto FC	Argonauts

Houston	United States	5	6,772,470	3	Texans	Astros	Rockets	—	4	Dynamo	—

Atlanta	United States	11	5,789,700	3	Falcons	Braves	Hawks	4	United FC	—

Tampa Bay Area	United States	19	3,032,171	3	Buccaneers	Rays	—	Lightning	3	—

Pittsburgh	United States	28	2,342,299	3	Steelers	Pirates	Penguins	3	—	—

Cleveland	United States	33	2,055,612	3	Browns	Indians	Cavaliers	3	—	—

Seattle	United States	16	3,798,902	2	Seahawks	Mariners	3	Sounders FC	—

Kansas City	United States	32	2,104,509	2	Chiefs	Royals	3	Sporting Kansas City	—

St. Louis	United States	21	2,807,002	2	Cardinals	Blues	2	—	—

Baltimore	United States	22	2,798,886	2	Ravens	Orioles	—	2	—

Charlotte	United States	23	2,474,314	2	Panthers	—	Hornets	—	2	—	—

Cincinnati	United States	30	2,165,139	2	Bengals	Reds	—	3	FC Cincinnati	—

Indianapolis	United States	35	2,004,230	2	Colts	Pacers	—	2	—	—

Nashville	United States	36	1,865,298	2	Titans	—	—	Predators	2	—

Milwaukee	United States	37	1,572,482	2	Brewers	Bucks	—	2	—	—

New Orleans	United States	45	1,268,883	2	Saints	—	Pelicans	—	2	—	—

Buffalo	United States	47	1,132,804	2	Bills	Sabres	2	—	—

Montreal	Canada	15	4,098,927	1	—	—	Canadiens	3	Impact	Alouettes

Vancouver	Canada	24	2,463,431	1	—	—	Canucks	3	Whitecaps FC	Lions

Orlando	United States	25	2,441,257	1	—	—	Magic	—	2	Orlando City SC	—

Portland	United States	27	2,424,955	1	—	—	Trail Blazers	—	2	Timbers	—

Columbus	United States	34	2,041,520	1	—	—	—	Blue Jackets	2	Crew SC	—

Calgary	Canada	39	1,392,609	1	—	—	—	Flames	2	—	Stampeders

Ottawa	Canada	42	1,323,783	1	—	—	—	Senators	2	—	Redblacks

Edmonton	Canada	43	1,321,426	1	—	—	—	Oilers	2	—	Eskimos

Salt Lake City	United States	46	1,186,187	1	—	—	Jazz	—	2	Real Salt Lake	—

Winnipeg	Canada	67	778,489	1	—	—	—	Jets	2	—	Blue Bombers

San Diego	United States	18	3,317,749	1	Padres	—	1	—	—

San Antonio	United States	26	2,429,609	1	—	Spurs	—	1	—

Sacramento	United States	29	2,296,418	1	—	—	Kings	—	1	—

Las Vegas	United States	31	2,155,664	1	—	—	Golden Knights	1	—

Jacksonville	United States	38	1,478,212	1	Jaguars	—	—	—	1	—	—

Oklahoma City	United States	40	1,373,211	1	—	—	Thunder	—	1	—	—

Memphis	United States	41	1,342,842	1	—	Grizzlies	—	1	—

Raleigh	United States	44	1,302,946	1	—	—	—	Hurricanes	1	—	—

Green Bay	United States	—	318,236	1	Packers	—	—	—	1	—	—

Hamilton	Canada	—	747,545	0	—	—	—	—	1	—	Tiger-Cats

Regina	Canada	—	236,481	0	—	—	—	—	1	—	Roughriders

Totals	—	—	–	123	32	30	30	31	156	24	9

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The Padres are a sports franchise in San Diego and the Chargers are a sports franchise in Los Angeles.

final_sentence: The Padres are a sports franchise in San Diego and the Chargers are a sports franchise in Los Angeles.