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There is one in Philly but is Temple so not a football powerhouse or significant draw PSU has a much larger following in Philadelphia than does Temple for football
there are 5 Division 1 (6 if you include Villanova which plays nearly half their home game games in Philly) basketball teams in Philly
Yeah, most of the big schools aren't in big cities. Also, it would get tricky with schools who's campus is in one city but play in a stadium in another (UCLA, U. of Miami)
Time for an update. I saw the thread on number of professional teams in each state and thought it was time for an update of this thread with the moves and expansions that have happened in the last couple of years.
So, as of 12/11/16, with change since 2014 and upcoming expected changes:
7 Team City
New York, NY (MLBx2, NBAx2, NHLx2, MLS). +2- Added NY Islanders and new MLS team.
5 Team Cities
Chicago, IL (NFL, MLBx2, NBA, NHL)
Los Angeles (NFL, MLB, NBAx2, NHL) +1 Will likely go to 6 teams in 2017 with likely SD Chargers relocation and then to 7 teams in 2018 with new MLS team, but will drop back to 5 teams in 2019 When the Rams and Chargers move to their new stadium in Inglewood.
4 Team Cities
Denver (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL)
Houston, TX (NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS)
Minneapolis, MN (NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS) +1- MLS team in Minneapolis this year, but in 2018 will go back to 3 teams when MLS team moves to new stadium in St. Paul.
Philadelphia, PA (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL)
Toronto, ON (MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS)
Washington, DC (MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS)
3 Team Cities
Atlanta, GA (NFL, NBA, MLS)- Lost MLB team, but gained MLS team.
Boston, MA (MLB, NBA, NHL)
Cleveland (NFL, MLB, NBA)
Detroit (NFL, MLB, NHL)- Will go to 4 teams in 2017 when Pistons move in.
Oakland, CA (NFL, MLB, NBA)- Will lose the Warriors to SF in 2019, and will likely lose the Raiders the same year, so will be down to a 1 sport town.
Pittsburgh, PA (NFL, MLB, NHL)
Seattle, WA (NFL, MLB, MLS)
2 Team Cities
Anaheim, CA (MLB, NHL)
Arlington, TX (NFL, MLB)
Baltimore, MD (NFL, MLB)
Charlotte, NC (NFL, NBA)
Cincinnati (NFL, MLB)
Columbus, OH (NHL, MLS)
Dallas, TX (NBA, NHL)
East Rutherford, NJ (NFLx2)
Foxborough, MA (NFL, MLS)
Glendale, AZ (NFL, NHL)
Indianapolis, IN (NFL, NBA)
Kansas City, MO (NFL, MLB)
Miami, FL (MLB, NBA)- New MLS team possible in 2019
Milwaukee, WI (MLB, NBA)
Montreal, QC (NHL, MLS)
Nashville, TN (NFL, NHL)
New Orleans, LA (NFL, NBA)
Orlando, FL (NBA, MLS) +1- New MLS team.
Phoenix, AZ (MLB, NBA)
Portland, OR (NBA, MLS)
Saint Louis, MO (MLB, NHL)-1 Lost the Rams.
San Diego, CA (NFL, MLB)- Likely losing the Chargers for next season.
San Jose, CA (NHL, MLS) +1- Got Earthquakes from Santa Clara
Tampa, FL (NFL, NHL)
Vancouver, BC (NHL, MLS)
1 Team Cities
Auburn Hills, MI (NBA)- Losing Pistons next season.
Bridgeview, IL (MLS)
Buffalo, NY (NHL)
Calgary, AB (NHL)
Carson, CA (MLS)
Chester, PA (MLS)
Commerce City, CO (MLS)
Edmonton, AB (NHL)
Frisco, TX (MLS)
Green Bay, WI (NFL)
Harrison, NJ (MLS)
Jacksonville, FL (NFL)
Kansas City, KS (MLS)
Memphis, TN (NBA)
Miami Gardens, FL (NFL)
Newark, NJ (NHL)
Oklahoma City, OK (NBA)
Orchard Park, NY (NFL)
Ottawa, ON (NHL)
Raleigh, NC (NHL)
Sacramento, CA (NBA)
Saint Paul, MN (NHL)- Will gain MLS team in 2018.
Saint Petersburg, FL (MLB)
Salt Lake City, UT (NBA)
San Antonio, TX (NBA)
San Francisco, CA (MLB)- Will gain Warriors in 2019.
Sandy, UT (MLS)
Santa Clara, CA (NFL) -1 Lost Earthquakes to new stadium in San Jose.
Sunrise, FL (NHL)
Unincorporated Cobb County, GA (MLB) +1- Got Braves from Atlanta.
Unincorporated Prince George's County, MD (NFL)
Winnipeg, MB (NHL)
0 Team Cities
Hempstead, NY (none) -1 Lost Islanders to NYC.
Inglewood, CA (none)- Will get Rams and probably Chargers from LA in 2019.
Unincorporated Clark County, NV (none) NHL team starting next season, possible site for Raiders relocation.
Last edited by Texamichiforniasota; 12-11-2016 at 02:02 AM..
MLS already has higher attendance and TV viewership than the NHL.
There's a big three, not a big four. NFL, NBA, and MLB are the big sports leagues in the U.S. NHL is regional (and has tiny television viewership) and MLS is still in its infancy.
The Revenue of the NY Rangers is ~$220M according to Forbes, the WHOLE MLS is about 500M.
No they are not even close to equal.
On Twitter the Boston Bruins have 1M followers, the New England Revolution have 81K followers, and the Providence Bruins (AHL) have 34K Followers. The Rochester Americans (AHL) have 49K Followers.
Can you tell me how the MLS is on the level of the NHL? When it seems its more in line with its minor league affiliates.
The NHL has pretty small national numbers, but like Baseball the more games there are the less people watch national telecasts, they watch on RSNs.
Look at NESN's banner, they don't even have a Revolution banner. http://nesn.com/
nor does the Boston Herald http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/b..._what_s_broken
Last edited by btownboss4; 12-11-2016 at 09:07 AM..
It depends on the markets. If you are in an MLS market, you would see that the MLS is very much a major league sport in "most" of those markets but people in non MLS markets don't see this.
And NHL is terrible on tv. Just because the NHL has bad TV ratings doesn't mean people don't follow it. I personally love the NHL and go to games all the time, but I can't stand watching it on TV.
I would say that the US has five major league sports leagues now and in some parts of the country, you could even consider Lacrosse as another major league.
In Upstate NY the NLL (indoor Lacrosse) is a big deal, Buffalo draws about 16K people a game, Rochester Draws about 8,000. I was surprised how popular indoor lacrosse is considering I didn't think it was a thing until I came out to WNY.
I was on Wikipedia and saw the number of Pro-Sports teams by metro area, but couldn't find one by actual cities. I made the following list while football was on in the background, so there may be some errors or omissions. I included the 4 indisputable Major League Sports and also included Major League Soccer. If you don't like MLS, just subtract the teams from your list.
Almost all of the stadiums for these teams are in cities. The New England Patriots, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, New York Islanders, and Buffalo Bills play in Towns. The Chicago Fire play in a village. The New York Giants and New York Jets play in a borough. The Washington Redskins play in unincorporated Prince George's County.
The list as of Nov. 1st, 2014:
5 Team Cities
New York, NY (MLBx2, NBAx2, NHL) In 2015, will go to 7 with the Islanders moving to Brooklyn and a new MLS team in the Bronx.
Chicago, IL (NFL, MLBx2, NBA, NHL)
4 Team Cities
Denver (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL)
Houston, TX (NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS)
Los Angeles (MLB, NBAx2, NHL)
Philadelphia, PA (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL)
Toronto, ON (MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS)
Washington, DC (MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS)
If you have any corrections or know of any teams moving or expansion teams, please post-
The Galaxy play in Carson. The new team will play in a new soccer stadium on the site of the old Sports Arena next to the Coliseum. The Galaxy will continue to play in Carson.
For changes since 2014, 1 NFL, 1 MLB, 1 NHL, and 1 MLS have changed cities. There have been 4 expansion MLS teams. In the next 3 years, there will be 1 more MLS and 1 new NHL expansion teams that have been confirmed granted, and 1 more MLS team (Miami) that has been conditionally granted. 2 NBA teams will move back to the primary city in their metro. 1 MLS team will move from a temporary stadium setup in Minneapolis to a permanent one in St. Paul. The Rams will move to their permanent stadium in Inglewood. Things still up in the air Chargers and Raiders. The Chargers will likely move to LA next year and then to a permanent stadium in Inglewood in 2019. The Raiders are a little more up in the air, but somewhere in Clark County, NV currently looks most likely.
MLS is about 1/5 the size of the NHL in net worth. Avg attendance may be similar but the MLS gives away a lot of tickets for practically nothing, and they play far fewer games than the NHL meaning total attendance ias far less. Hockey tickets are expensive. there are always people boosting soccer and bashing hockey but the money tells the story.
MLS is about 1/5 the size of the NHL in net worth. Avg attendance may be similar but the MLS gives away a lot of tickets for practically nothing, and they play far fewer games than the NHL meaning total attendance ias far less. Hockey tickets are expensive. there are always people boosting soccer and bashing hockey but the money tells the story.
Its blatantly obvious if you look at common markets. Boston, Chicago, New York, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Philadelphia, Dallas, LA all have Hockey teams that are much bigger deals than their respective MLS teams.
Heck in Boston the Beanpot and Hockey East College tournaments have more hype than anything to do with the Revs.
The only place where is might be close is Columbus.
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