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List of defunct Ohio sports teams

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This is a list of former sports teams from the US state of Ohio:

Baseball

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Major League Baseball

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Frontier League

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  • Ohio Valley Redcoats (2005 split season between Marietta, Lorain and Lafayette, Indiana. Original Ohio Valley team from 1993 to 1998 was based in Parkersburg, West Virginia) [1]
  • Canton Crocodiles (1997–2001, sold to group from Washington, Pennsylvania and are now the Washington Wild Things) [2]
  • Canton Coyotes (2002) [3]
  • Newark Buffalos/Bison (1994–1995) [4]
  • Chillicothe Paints (1994–2008, team name is used as wood-bat league collegiate team) [5]
  • Portsmouth Explorers (1993–1995) [6]
  • Zanesville Greys (1993–1996, moved to Canton for 1997 season) [7]
  • Lancaster Scouts (1993–1995) [8]

Negro National League

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Negro National League (1933–1948)

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  • Cleveland Red Sox

National Colored Base Ball League

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  • Cincinnati Browns

Negro American League

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American Association (20th Century)

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American Association

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Union Association

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Players' League

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National Association of Professional Base Ball Players

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International Association

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Basketball

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National Basketball Association

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World Basketball League

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International Basketball Association

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  • Youngstown Hawks (1999–2000) (franchise was moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada during the 1999–2000 campaign)

American Basketball League

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Continental Basketball Association

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International Basketball League

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International Basketball League (1998–2001)

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  • Cincinnati Stuff

National Basketball League

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American Basketball League

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American Basketball League (1961–1963)

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Women's National Basketball Association

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Women's Professional Basketball League

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American Basketball League

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Football

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National Football League

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Arena Football League

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National Indoor Football League

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Continental Football League

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Continental Indoor Football League

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Eastern Indoor Football League

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Pre-NFL Teams

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World League of American Football

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Hockey

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National Hockey League

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All-American Hockey League

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  • Dayton Jets (1985–87), (formed from the Findlay Warriors, eventually merged to form the Miami Valley Sabres in 1987)
  • Miami Valley Sabres (1987–89), (ceased operations after the league folded in the summer of 1989)
  • Troy Sabres (1982–87), (merged with the Dayton Jets to form the Miami Valley Sabres in 1987)

American Hockey League

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Central Hockey League

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ECHL

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International Hockey League

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United Hockey League/Colonial Hockey League

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World Hockey Association

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North Eastern Hockey League

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Continental Elite Hockey League

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  • Daytona Gems (defunct)
  • Toledo Ice Diggers (defunct)
  • Toledo Wolf Pack (defunct)

International Independent Hockey League

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  • Ohio Valley Ice Cats (defunct)

Federal Hockey League

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  • Mentor Ice Breakers[9]

Soccer

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Major Indoor Soccer League

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United States Interregional Soccer League

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USL League Two

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Known as the Premier Development League before 2019

American Soccer League

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North American Soccer League

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National Professional Soccer League

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Softball

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National Pro Fastpitch

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Tennis

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World TeamTennis

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  • Cleveland Nets (moved to New Orleans, Louisiana and became the New Orleans Nets for the rest of the team's existence)

Ultimate Disc

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  • Columbus Cranes (2012) [10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TEAM HISTORY - Ohio Valley Redcoats 2". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
  2. ^ "TEAM HISTORY - Canton Crocodiles". Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
  3. ^ "TEAM HISTORY - Canton Coyotes". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
  4. ^ "TEAM HISTORY - Newark Buffalos-Bison". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
  5. ^ "Chillicothe Paints.com". www.chillicothepaints.com. Archived from the original on 2004-04-09.
  6. ^ "TEAM HISTORY - Portsmouth Explorers". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
  7. ^ "TEAM HISTORY - Zanesville Greys". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
  8. ^ "TEAM HISTORY - Lancaster Scouts". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
  9. ^ "Mentor Ice Breakers to Cease Operations". www.mentoricebreakers.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  10. ^ Professional Ultimate Disc Team Lands in Columbus Columbus Alive