list of american and canadian cities by number of major professional sports franchises
list of teams by metropolitan area
Table:
Metropolitan area

Country

Pop.
rank

Population

B4

B6

NFL

MLB

NBA

NHL

MLS

CFL

New York City

United States

1

22,085,649

9

10

Giants
Jets

Yankees
Mets

Knicks
Nets

Rangers
Islanders
Devils

Red Bulls[note 1]

—

Los Angeles

United States

2

17,877,006

6

8

[note 2]

Dodgers
Angels

Lakers
Clippers

Kings
Ducks

Galaxy
Chivas USA

—

Baltimore–Washington

United States

4

8,572,971

6

7

Redskins
Ravens

Nationals
Orioles

Wizards

Capitals

D.C. United

[note 3]

San Jose-San Francisco

United States

6

7,468,390

6

7

49ers
Raiders

Giants
Athletics

Warriors

Sharks[note 4]

Earthquakes

—

Chicago

United States

3

9,686,021

5

6

Bears

Cubs
White Sox

Bulls

Blackhawks

Fire

—

Toronto

Canada

10

5,583,064

3

5

[note 5]

Blue Jays

Raptors

Maple Leafs

Toronto FC

Argonauts

Boston

United States

5

7,559,060

4

5

Patriots

Red Sox

Celtics

Bruins

Revolution

—

Dallas-Fort Worth

United States

7

6,731,317

4

5

Cowboys

Rangers

Mavericks

Stars

FC Dallas

—

Philadelphia

United States

8

6,533,683

4

5

Eagles

Phillies

76ers

Flyers

Union

—

Denver

United States

19

3,090,874

4

5

Broncos

Rockies

Nuggets

Avalanche

Rapids

—

Houston

United States

9

6,051,363

3

4

Texans

Astros

Rockets

—

Dynamo

—

Miami

United States

11

5,564,635

4

4

Dolphins

Marlins

Heat

Panthers

[note 6]

—

Detroit

United States

13

5,218,852

4

4

Lions

Tigers

Pistons

Red Wings

—

—

Phoenix

United States

15

4,192,887

4

4

Cardinals

Diamondbacks

Suns

Coyotes

—

—

Minneapolis–Saint Paul

United States

17

3,615,902

4

4

Vikings

Twins

Timberwolves

Wild

—

—

Atlanta

United States

12

5,457,831

3

3

Falcons

Braves

Hawks

[note 7]

—

—

Cleveland

United States

20

2,881,937

3

3

Browns

Indians

Cavaliers

[note 8]

—

—

St. Louis

United States

21

2,878,255

3

3

Rams

Cardinals

[note 9]

Blues

—

—

Tampa Bay

United States

23

2,783,243

3

3

Buccaneers

Rays

—

Lightning

[note 10]

—

Pittsburgh

United States

25

2,447,393

3

3

Steelers

Pirates

[note 11]

Penguins

—

—

Vancouver

Canada

27

2,313,328

1

3

—

—

[note 12]

Canucks

Whitecaps

Lions

Seattle

United States

14

4,199,312

2

3

Seahawks

Mariners

[note 13]

—

Sounders

—

Kansas City

United States

31

2,104,853

2

3

Chiefs

Royals

[note 14]

[note 15]

Sporting

—

San Diego

United States

18

3,095,313

2

2

Chargers

Padres

[note 16]

—

—

—

Montreal

Canada

16

3,824,221

1

3

—

[note 17]

—

Canadiens

Impact

Alouettes

Charlotte

United States

26

2,402,623

2

2

Panthers

—

Bobcats

—

—

—

Cincinnati

United States

29

2,172,191

2

2

Bengals

Reds

[note 18]

—

—

—

Portland

United States

28

2,226,009

1

2

—

—

Trail Blazers

—

Timbers

—

Indianapolis

United States

32

2,080,782

2

2

Colts

—

Pacers

—

—

—

Milwaukee

United States

36

1,751,316

2

2

[note 19]

Brewers

Bucks

—

—

—

Nashville

United States

40

1,670,890

2

2

Titans

—

—

Predators

—

—

Buffalo

United States

51

1,215,826

2

2

Bills

—

[note 20]

Sabres

—

—

Calgary

Canada

53

1,214,839

1

2

—

—

—

Flames

—

Stampeders

New Orleans

United States

52

1,214,932

2

2

Saints

—

Pelicans

—

—

—

Edmonton

Canada

56

1,159,869

1

2

—

—

—

Oilers

—

Eskimos

Columbus

United States

33

2,071,052

1

2

—

—

—

Blue Jackets

Crew

—

Salt Lake City

United States

38

1,744,886

1

2

—

—

Jazz

—

Real

—

Winnipeg

Canada

76

730,018

1

2

—

—

—

Jets

—

Blue Bombers

Ottawa

Canada

50

1,236,324

1

2

—

—

—

Senators

—

RedBlacks

Orlando

United States

22

2,818,120

1

1

—

—

Magic

—

—

—

Sacramento

United States

24

2,461,780

1

1

—

—

Kings

—

—

[note 21]

San Antonio

United States

30

2,142,508

1

1

[note 22]

—

Spurs

—

—

[note 23]

Raleigh

United States

37

1,749,525

1

1

—

—

—

Hurricanes

—

—

Jacksonville

United States

43

1,345,596

1

1

Jaguars

—

—

—

—

—

Oklahoma City

United States

45

1,322,429

1

1

—

—

Thunder

—

—

—

Memphis

United States

47

1,316,100

1

1

[note 24]

—

Grizzlies

—

—

[note 25]

Hamilton

Canada

77

721,053

0

1

—

—

—

—

—

Tiger-Cats

Green Bay

United States

156

306,241

1

1

Packers

—

—

—

—

—

Regina

Canada

198

210,556

0

1

—

—

—

—

—

Roughriders

Totals

—

—

—

122

150

32

30

30

30

20[note 26]

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