# List of professional sports teams in Michigan

Michigan has a number of professional and semi-professional sports teams in various sports and leagues.

## Major league teams

| Team | Sport | League | Venue |
| Detroit Tigers | Baseball | Major League Baseball | Comerica Park |
| Detroit Lions | Football | National Football League | Ford Field |
| Detroit Red Wings | Ice hockey | National Hockey League | Little Caesars Arena |
| Detroit Pistons | Basketball | National Basketball Association | Little Caesars Arena |
Michigan is home to four major-league professional sports teams, all of which play in the Detroit metropolitan area. The Pistons played at Detroit's Cobo Arena until 1978 and at the Pontiac Silverdome until 1988, when they moved into the Palace of Auburn Hills where they played for 28 years between 1988 and 2017, before moving back inside city limits to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit in 2017. The Detroit Lions played at Tiger Stadium in Detroit until 1974, then moved to the Pontiac Silverdome where they played for 27 years between 1975 and 2002, before moving to Ford Field in Detroit in 2002. The Detroit Tigers played at Tiger Stadium (formerly known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium) from 1912 to 1999. In 2000 they moved to Comerica Park. The Red Wings played at Olympia Stadium until 1979, Joe Louis Arena from 1979 to 2017, and then to Little Caesars Arena beginning in 2017.

## Other notable sports teams

| Club | Sport | League | Metro Area (City) |
| Battle Creek Battle Jacks | Baseball | Summer Collegiate Baseball, Northwoods League | Battle Creek |
| Kalamazoo Growlers | Baseball | Summer Collegiate Baseball, Northwoods League | Kalamazoo |
| Saginaw Sugar Beets | Baseball | Summer Collegiate Baseball, Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League | Saginaw |
| Utica Unicorns | Baseball | United Shore Professional Baseball League | Utica |
| Eastside Diamond Hoppers | Baseball | United Shore Professional Baseball League | Detroit |
| Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers | Baseball | United Shore Professional Baseball League | Detroit |
| Westside Woolly Mammoths | Baseball | United Shore Professional Baseball League | Detroit |
| Lansing Lugnuts | Baseball | Minor League Baseball, Midwest League | Lansing |
| Great Lakes Loons | Baseball | Minor League Baseball, Midwest League | Midland |
| Traverse City Pit Spitters | Baseball | Northwoods League | Traverse City |
| West Michigan Whitecaps | Baseball | Minor League Baseball, Midwest League | Grand Rapids |
| Grand Rapids Gold | Basketball | NBA G League | Grand Rapids |
| Motor City Cruise | Basketball | NBA G League | Detroit |
| Detroit Coast II Coast All-Stars | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Detroit |
| Flint-Vehicle City Chargers | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Flint |
| Grand Rapids Danger | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Grand Rapids |
| Lansing Sting | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Lansing |
| Motor City Firebirds | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Detroit |
| Oakland County Cowboys | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Detroit |
| Team NetWork | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Detroit |
| West Michigan Lake Hawks | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Muskegon |
| Grand Rapids Fusion | Basketball | Independent Basketball Association | Grand Rapids |
| Lansing Capitals | Basketball | Independent Basketball Association | Lansing |
| Grand Rapids Cyclones | Basketball | Premier Basketball League | Grand Rapids |
| Lake Michigan Admirals | Basketball | Premier Basketball League | Benton Harbor |
| Michigan Panthers | Football | United States Football League (2022) | TBD |
| Grand Rapids Griffins | Ice hockey | American Hockey League | Grand Rapids |
| Kalamazoo Wings | Ice hockey | ECHL | Kalamazoo |
| Motor City Rockers | Ice hockey | Federal Prospects Hockey League | Fraser |
| Port Huron Prowlers | Ice hockey | Federal Prospects Hockey League | Port Huron |
| West Michigan Ironmen | Indoor football | American Arena League | Muskegon |
| Waza Flo | Indoor soccer | Major Arena Soccer League | Flint |
| Waza Premier | Indoor soccer | Premier Arena Soccer League | Flint |
| AFC Ann Arbor | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League | Ann Arbor |
| Detroit City FC | Soccer | USL Championship | Detroit (stadium in Hamtramck) |
| Grand Rapids FC | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League, United Women's Soccer | Grand Rapids |
| Kalamazoo FC | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League | Kalamazoo |
| Lansing United | Soccer | United Women's Soccer | Lansing |
| Michigan Stars FC | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League | Detroit |
| Flint City Bucks | Soccer | USL League Two | Flint |
| Ole SC | Soccer | Premier League of America | Grand Rapids |
| Carpathia FC | Soccer | United Premier Soccer League | Detroit |
| Muskegon Risers SC | Soccer | United Premier Soccer League | Muskegon |
| Oakland County FC | Soccer | United Premier Soccer League | Detroit |
| PASS FC | Soccer | United Premier Soccer League | Grand Rapids |
| Detroit Mechanix | Ultimate | American Ultimate Disc League | Grand Rapids (formerly in Detroit, currently keeping Detroit name) |
| Ann Arbor Derby Dimes | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | (Ann Arbor) |
| Detroit Roller Derby | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Detroit |
| Flint City Derby Girls | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Flint |
| Grand Raggidy Roller Derby | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Grand Rapids |
| Killamazoo Derby Darlins | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Kalamazoo |
| Lansing Derby Vixens | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Lansing |
| Detroit Bordercats | Roller hockey | National Roller Hockey League | Detroit |
| Detroit Stars | Roller hockey | National Roller Hockey League | Dearborn Heights |
| Motor City Revive | Roller hockey | National Roller Hockey League | West Bloomfield |
| Shelby Surge | Roller hockey | National Roller Hockey League | Shelby Charter Township |
| Detroit Dark Angels | Women's football | Women's Football Alliance | Detroit |
| West Michigan Mayhem | Women's football | Women's Football Alliance | Kalamazoo |
| Grand Rapids Rise | Women's volleyball | Pro Volleyball Federation | Grand Rapids |

## Former professional teams

| Club | Sport | League(s) | Status |
| Detroit Drive | Arena football | Arena Football League | Became the Massachusetts Marauders for the 1994 season, then was suspended for three years. |
| Detroit Fury | Arena football | Arena Football League | Franchise terminated September 20, 2004 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | Arena football | Arena Football League | Franchise terminated March 5, 2010. |
| Detroit Stars | Baseball | Negro National League, 2nd Negro National League, Negro American League | The team ceased operations in 1960 |
| Detroit Wolverines | Baseball | National League | Played 1881–1888. Disbanded following the 1888 season; NL champions and "World Series" champions, 1887 |
| Kalamazoo Kings | Baseball | Minor League Baseball, Frontier League | Ceased operations in the 2011 season |
| Oakland County Cruisers | Baseball | Minor League Baseball, Frontier League | Moved to London, Ontario in 2012 and became the London Rippers (now defunct) |
| Detroit Shock | Basketball | Women's National Basketball Association | Moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma and became the Tulsa Shock; would move again to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and are now the Dallas Wings. |
| Detroit Gems | Basketball | National Basketball League | Moved to Minneapolis and became the Minneapolis Lakers; would move again to Los Angeles and are now the Los Angeles Lakers |
| Detroit Falcons | Basketball | Basketball Association of America | Defunct |
| Michigan Mayhem | Basketball | Continental Basketball Association | Disbanded after 2005-2006 season |
| Holland Dream | Basketball | Independent Basketball Association | |
| Battle Creek Flight | Basketball | Independent Basketball Association | |
| Battle Creek Knights | Basketball | Premier Basketball League | |
| Detroit Panthers | Basketball | Premier Basketball League | |
| Mid-Michigan Destroyers | Basketball | Premier Basketball League | |
| Detroit Heralds/Tigers/Panthers/Wolverines | Football | National Football League | Defunct |
| Detroit Demolition | Football | Independent Women's Football League | |
| Detroit Wheels | Football | World Football League | Moved to Charlotte, North Carolina for one game, then disbanded in the middle of the 1974 season |
| Michigan Panthers | Football | United States Football League | Defunct |
| Flint Generals | Ice hockey | International Hockey League | Disbanded in 2010 when IHL merged into the AHL. |
| Michigan Stags | Ice hockey | World Hockey Association | Moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Blades for the rest of the team's existence |
| Detroit Vipers | Ice hockey | International Hockey League | Disbanded when IHL folded |
| Port Huron IceHawks | Ice hockey | International Hockey League | |
| St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints | Ice hockey | Federal Hockey League | Relocated to Kingsville, Ontario |
| Saginaw Sting | Indoor football | American Indoor Football | |
| Battle Creek Crunch | Indoor football | Continental Indoor Football League | |
| Detroit Thunder | Indoor football | Continental Indoor Football League | |
| Flint Phantoms | Indoor football | Continental Indoor Football League | |
| Kalamazoo Xplosion | Indoor football | Continental Indoor Football League | |
| Motor City Reapers | Indoor football | Continental Indoor Football League | |
| Muskegon Thunder | Indoor football | Continental Indoor Football League | |
| Port Huron Patriots | Indoor football | Continental Indoor Football League | |
| Port Huron Pirates | Indoor football | Continental Indoor Football League | |
| Port Huron Predators | Indoor football | Continental Indoor Football League | |
| Flint Flames | Indoor football | Indoor Football League | |
| West Michigan ThunderHawks | Indoor football | Indoor Football League | |
| Detroit Caesars | Softball | American Professional Slo-Pitch League | Disbanded in 1979. |
| Detroit Auto Kings | Softball | North American Softball League | Disbanded in 1980. |
| Detroit Ignition | Indoor soccer | Xtreme Soccer League | League folded in 2009 |
| Detroit Safari | Indoor soccer | Continental Indoor Soccer League | League folded in 1997. |
| Detroit Lightning | Indoor soccer | Professional | Relocated in 1980 to become the San Francisco Fog (MISL) |
| Detroit Express | Soccer | North American Soccer League | 1981, Moved to become Washington Diplomats, Lasted 1 year. League folded in 1984 |
| Kalamazoo Kingdom | Soccer | USL Premier Development League | Folded in 2006. |
| Lansing Ignite FC | Soccer | USL League One | Folded |
| Michigan Hawks | Soccer | W-League | Folded after the 2008 season. |
| Michigan Phoenix | Soccer | Women's Premier Soccer League | Left the WPSL and terminated in 2006 |
| West Michigan Edge | Soccer | USL Premier Development League | Folded after the 2008 season. |
| West Michigan Firewomen | Soccer | W-League | |
| Grand Rapids Chicks | Women's baseball | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | League folded in 1954. |
| Kalamazoo Lassies | Women's baseball | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | League folded in 1954. |
| Muskegon Belles | Women's baseball | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | League folded in 1954. |
| Muskegon Lassies | Women's baseball | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | Moved to Kalamazoo in 1950. |