List of New York metropolitan area sports teams

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View of a night-time baseball game at Yankee Stadium Between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins.

This is a list of professional sports teams based in and around New York City. With a population topping 20 million, the New York metropolitan area is the largest in the United States and the third largest in the world, and many teams—including a number of "major league" franchises—are based beyond the city limits but are nonetheless considered New York City teams, hence the inclusion of teams outside the five boroughs. The National Football League's New York Giants and New York Jets, for example, both compete in New Jersey, but retain the New York nickname. Even teams that do not have the New York nickname but are based in the metro area, such as the New Jersey Nets and the New Jersey Devils, receive equal coverage in the New York City media.

[edit] Top professional sports teams

The New York metropolitan area is called home to some of the country's top professional teams in the following major leagues: Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Soccer.

[edit] Major League Baseball

New York Mets, National League East , Citi Field, Queens¹
New York Yankees, American League East, Yankee Stadium, Bronx²

[edit] National Football League

New York Giants, National Football Conference East, Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey³
New York Jets, American Football Conference East, Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey³

[edit] National Basketball Association

New York Knicks, Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference, Madison Square Garden, Manhattan
New Jersey Nets, Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference, Izod Center at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey⁴

[edit] National Hockey League

New Jersey Devils, Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference, Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
New York Islanders, Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
New York Rangers, Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference, Madison Square Garden, Manhattan

[edit] Major League Soccer

New York Red Bulls, Eastern Conference, Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey, ⁵

[edit] Detailed Summary by Team

Club	League	Venue	Radio	TV network
New York Mets	Major League Baseball	Citi Field	WFAN 660	SportsNet New York (2006–), WPIX-TV
New York Yankees	Major League Baseball	Yankee Stadium	WCBS 880	YES Network (2002–), WWOR-TV
New York Giants	National Football League	Giants Stadium	WFAN 660	WNBC-TV (Preseason games), WNYW-TV (Most regular season games through FOX Network), WCBS-TV (Interconference regular season home games through CBS network), WNBC-TV (Sunday Night Football games aired nationally), ESPN (Monday Night Football games aired nationally)
New York Jets	National Football League	Giants Stadium	WEPN 1050	WCBS-TV (Preseason and most regular season games, latter through CBS network), WNYW-TV (Interconference regular season home games through FOX Network), WNBC-TV (Sunday Night Football games aired nationally), ESPN (Monday Night Football games aired nationally)
New York Knicks	National Basketball Association	Madison Square Garden	WEPN 1050	MSG Network, TNT (If game is on a Thursday)
New Jersey Nets	National Basketball Association	Izod Center	WFAN 660	YES Network, TNT (If game is on a Thursday)
New Jersey Devils	National Hockey League	Prudential Center	WFAN 660	MSG +, MSG Network
New York Islanders	National Hockey League	Nassau Coliseum	WBBR 1130	MSG +, MSG Network
New York Rangers	National Hockey League	Madison Square Garden	WEPN 1050	MSG +, MSG Network
New York Red Bulls	Major League Soccer	Giants Stadium	WADO 1280 (Spanish)	MSG Network, ESPN2 (MLS Primetime Thursday if game is on a Thursday), Fox Soccer Channel (if game is on a Saturday), HDNET, and Galavision/Telefutura (if game is on a Sunday), and live games on MLSLIVE.tv on the Net.

[edit] Notes

¹ The Mets will move to a new stadium named "Citi Field" in 2009.

² The Yankees will move to a new stadium also named "Yankee Stadium" in 2009.

³ The Giants and Jets are set to move into a Meadowlands Stadium by 2010.

⁴ The Nets will move to a new arena named "Barclays Center" in 2011.

⁵ The Red Bulls will move to a new stadium named "Red Bull Park" in 2009.

[edit] Other professional sports teams

The New York metropolitan area is also a home to a variety of pro or semi-pro sports teams in the minor leagues, women's leagues, indoor leagues, and more.