Sports in the Tampa Bay Area
Minor league, semi-professional, and other current sports teams

Sports in the Tampa Bay Area

Section Title: Minor league, semi-professional, and other current sports teams
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Franchise	Years of Operation	Sport	Venue	League	League Championships*

St. Petersberg Swans	St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay Starfish FC (2014–2016), St. Petersberg Swans (2016–present)	Australian rules football	United States Australian Football League, Major League Footy

Bradenton Marauders	Tampa Tarpons (1957–1987), Tampa White Sox (1988), Sarasota White Sox (1989–1993), Sarasota Red Sox (1994–2004), Sarasota Reds (2005–2009), Bradenton Marauders (2010–present)	Baseball	McKechnie Field	Florida State League	1957, 1959, 1961

Clearwater Threshers	Clearwater Phillies (1985–2003), Clearwater Threshers (2004–present)	Baseball	Bright House Field	Florida State League	1993, 2007

Dunedin Blue Jays	1987–present	Baseball	Florida Auto Exchange Stadium	Florida State League	1999, 2000, 2003, 2006

Lakeland Flying Tigers	Lakeland Tigers (1963–2006), Lakeland Flying Tigers (2007–present)	Baseball	Joker Marchant Stadium	Florida State League	1976, 1977, 1992, 2012

Tampa Tarpons	Tampa Yankees (1994–2017), Tampa Tarpons (2018–present)	Baseball	George M. Steinbrenner Field	Florida State League	1994, 2001*, 2004*, 2009, 2010

Tampa Bay Irish Sports Club	2011–present	Hurling, Camogie, Gaelic football	Gaelic Athletic Association	Tom Mollohan Hurling Invitational (2014) Florida Cup Gaelic Football (2013)

Tampa Mayhem	2014–present	Rugby league	Larry Sanders Park	USA Rugby League

Bay Area Pelicans Rugby Football Club	1977–present	Rugby union	Sawgrass Park	USA Rugby–Florida Rugby Union	The Pelicans have won the Florida Cup several times.

Tampa Bay Area Krewe Rugby Football Club	1989–present	Rugby union	Skyview Park	USA Rugby–Florida Rugby Union	Division I: Florida Cup (2010) Division II: National Champion (2010), Rugby South (2009) Division III: Florida Cup (1997, 2008, 2009, 2010)

IMG Academy Bradenton	1998–present (formed as Bradenton Academics)	Soccer	IMG Academy	Premier Development League

Tampa Bay Hellenic	2008–2012, 2014–present	Soccer	Ed Radice Sports Complex	Women's Premier Soccer League

Tampa Marauders FC	2012–present	Soccer	Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex	National Premier Soccer League

Tampa Bay Rowdies	FC Tampa Bay (2010–2011), Tampa Bay Rowdies (2012–present)	Soccer	Al Lang Stadium	United Soccer League	Soccer Bowl 2012

Tampa Bay Inferno	Tampa Bay Admirals (pre-2010), Tampa Bay Pirates (2010–2011), Tampa Bay Inferno (2012–present)	Women's American football	Skyway Park	Women's Football Alliance

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Tampa Bay Rowdies, of the United Soccer League, plays in the Tampa Bay area.

final_sentence: Tampa Bay Rowdies, of the United Soccer League, plays in the Tampa Bay area.