List of fictional sports teams
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This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletics groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such.
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[edit] Baseball teams
- Arkansas Reds - minor league team, The Dixie Association by Donald Hays
- Asheville Wolves - minor league team, The Dixie Association by Donald Hays
- Atlanta Hawks - major league team, For Love of the Game by Michael Shaara and For Love of the Game (film) (there is a real NBA team with that name)
- The Bad News Bears (Little League)
- The Ballclub - major league team, Ballpark by Michael Schiffer
- Bay City Blues - minor league team, Bay City Blues
- Binghamton White Sox - major league team, The Seventh Game by Roger Kahn
- Bingo Long Travelling All-Stars and Motor Kings - barnstorming team, Bingo Long Travelling All-Stars and Motor Kings by William Brashler
- Blue Jays - major league team, Today's Game by Martin Quigley (supposedly based on the Toronto franchise)
- Boston Black Beans - Spitballs & Holy Water by James F. Donohue
- Brooklyn Bandits - major league team, Beanball: Murder at the World Series by Tom Seaver (supposedly based on the Brooklyn Dodgers)
- Brooklyn Bimbos - barnstorming softball team, Pride of the Bimbos by John Sayles
- Brooklyn Dutchmen - Little League team, Noonan: A Novel About Baseball, Esp, and Time Warps by Leonard Everett Fisher
- Brooklyn Royal Dodgers - Sam's Legacy by Jay Neugeboren
- Buffalo Pioneers - major league team, based on New York Yankees, End of a Dynasty by Andrew Maloney
- Burlington Drifters - minor league team, The Simpsons
- California Pioneers - major league team, Hardball
- California Rush - California Rush by Sherwood Kiraly
- Capital City Capitals - The Simpsons
- Center City Stars - major league team, Luke by Peter Winston
- Centerville Owls - Season of the Owl by Miles Wolff
- Chicago American Giants - Spitballs & Holy Water by James F. Donohue
- Chicago AToms - The New AToms' Bombshell by Robert Browne
- Chicago Eagles - She's On First by Barbara Gregorich
- Chicks - Little League team, The Kid Who Batted 1.000 by Bob Allison
- Cincinnati Brewmasters - major league team, Rio Loja Ringmaster by Lamar Herrin (supposedly based on the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers)
- Coast City Angels - major league team, Green Lantern (supposedly based on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
- Colored All-Stars - Chappie & Me by John Craig (author)
- Cougarettes - Odditorium by Hob Broun
- Crandall Giants - Little League team, Child's Play by Sal Conte
- Creepy Hollow Vampires - Stranger City Caper by Ross H. Spencer
- Dallas Texans - major league team, A Season to Remember by Lynda Stowe Landers
- Denver Marshalls - Can't Miss by Michael Bowen
- Des Moines Majestyks - Little League team, The Kid Who Batted 1.000 by Troon McAllister
- Gas House Gorillas - Looney Tunes
- Gotham City Eagles - major league team, Batman
- Gotham Goliaths - major league team, Batman; the villain Two-Face once robbed the box office during the second inning of the second game of a doubleheader between the Goliaths and the Minnesota Twins
- Graceville Oilers - minor league team, Long Gone by Paul Hemphill
- Gray's Cleaners - Little League team, Stealing Home by Phillip O'Connor
- Grizzly Gulch No Soxs - Kirby's Last Circus by Ross H. Spencer
- Hackensack Bulls - minor league team, Brewster's Millions (1985 film)
- Hadley Saints - Little League team, Winter Always Comes by Donald Honig
- Highbridge Hellbenders - minor league team, Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop (author)
- Hollywood B's - All G.O.D.'s Children by John Craig (author)
- Hollywood Stars - minor league team, The Cheat by Pat Jordan
- Holyoke Redwings - The Spoiler by Domenic Stansberry
- Jersey Boomers - major league team, Beanball: Murder at the World Series by Tom Seaver (supposedly based on the New York Yankees)
- Kelly's Corner Shillelagh - Kirby's Last Circus by Ross H. Spencer
- LA Mastadons - major league team, The Seventh Game by Roger Kahn
- Logicians - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, an all-Vulcan baseball team
- London Kings - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, won the 2042 World Series, which the show claims was the last one before baseball disbanded.
- Manhattan Bears - major league team, Soupbone by Sidney Offit
- Manhattan Meteorites - Balls by Gorman Bechard
- Memphis Arrows - She's On First by Barbara Gregorich
- Memphis Kings - minor league team, The Dixie Association by Donald Hays
- Metropolis Meteors - major league team, Superman cross-town rivals of the Monarchs
- Metropolis Monarchs - major league team, Superman cross-town rivals of the Meteors
- Miami Gators - Back to the Future Part II, lost the 2015 World Series against the Chicago Cubs in a four-game sweep, a big upset.
- Milledgeville Peacocks - minor league team, The Dixie Association by Donald Hays
- Mobile Gamers - Major League Murder by Michael Geller
- Mudville Nine - Casey At Bat
- Nashville Fugitives - minor league team, The Dixie Association by Donald Hays
- New Becton Hot Dogs - Little League team, The Comeback Kids by Bob Cairnes
- New Jersey Yankees - Balls by Gorman Bechard (supposedly based on the New York Yankees)
- New Orleans Pelicans - Knave of Eagles by Robert Wade
- NY Americans - The Batting Machine by Mel Knopf
- NY Americans - Squeeze Play by Paul Benjamin
- NY Dets - All G.O.D.'s Children by John Craig (author)
- New York Empires - major league team, Clubhouse, apparently based on the New York Yankees
- NY Gents - major league geam, Out at the Old Ball Game by Bernie Bookbinder
- New York Goats - major league team, The Horse That Played Center Field, apparently based on the New York Mets; played the World Series against the Bronx Bombers, apparently based on the Yankees
- New York Knights - major league team, The Natural, apparently based on the New York Giants baseball team, but according to author Bernard Malamud, they were based on the New York Yankees
- NY Lions - The Last Great Season by Donald Honig
- NY Loons - major league team, Rhubarb by H. Allen Smith
- New York Mammoths - major league team, Bang the Drum Slowly, apparently based on the New York Yankees (however their home games were filmed at the Mets' home of Shea Stadium and they played against various National League teams)
- NY Metropolitans - major league team, Superbaby by Felix Mendelsohn, Jr (supposedly based on the New York Mets)
- NY Mohawks - major league team, The Seventh Game by Roger Kahn
- NY Nats - major league team, Toot-Toot-Tootsie Good-Bye by Ron Powers
- NY Patriots - major league team, The 7th Game by Don Korvett
- NY Warriors - major league team, The Rundown by James Magnuson
- The Niners - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, made up of the command crew of the Deep Space Nine.
- Oakland Golds - major league team, The 7th Game by Don Korvett
- Oaktown Wolves - Southpaw by Frank King
- Oxford Fury - minor league team, The Dixie Association by Donald Hays
- PA Liberty Bells - She's On First by Barbara Gregorich
- Phoenix Wings - Can't Miss by Michael Bowen
- Pike City Pioneers - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, plays on an Earth-based space colony.
- Pioneers - Universal Baseball Association by Robert Coover
- Pittsfield Eagles - major league team, The Seventh Game by Roger Kahn
- Plaquemine Pirates - minor league team, The Dixie Association by Donald Hays
- Portland Beavers - The Sensuous Southpaw by Paul Rothweiler
- Portland Jacks - The Batting Machine by Mel Knopf
- Portland Mavericks - minor league team, A Baseball Classic by Merrit Clifton
- Providence Jewels - Strike Three You're Dead by R.D. Rosen
- Providence Preachers - Little League team, Noonan: A Novel About Baseball, Esp, and Time Warps by Leonard Everett Fisher
- Redbirds - major league team, The Sensation by Norman Keifitz (supposedly based on the St. Louis Cardinals)
- Reidsville Luckies - Season of the Owl by Miles Wolff
- Riverdale ? - high school team, Betty Cooper Baseball Star by Michael J. Pellowski
- Salem Boulevardiers - minor league team, The Simpsons
- San Francisco Saints - major league team, Monk
- Savannah Devils - Major League Murder by Michael Geller
- Scappers - Little League team, Home Run Hero and others by Dean Hughes
- Selma Americans - minor league team, The Dixie Association by Donald Hays
- South Avenue Rovers - Things Invisible To See by Nancy Willard
- Spartans - Little League team, Noonan: A Novel About Baseball, Esp, and Time Warps by Leonard Everett Fisher
- Sticks - Guys Like Us by Tom Lorenz
- Stranger City Strangers - Stranger City Caper by Ross H. Spencer
- Sweetwheat Sweethearts - The Sweetheart Season by Karen Joy Fowler
- Tampa Privateers - The New AToms' Bombshell by Robert Browne
- Tampico Stogies - minor league team, Long Gone
- Tokyo Samurais - futuristic major league team leading 3 to 1 in the 2070 World Series in Total Recall
- Toronto Maple Leafs - futuristic major league team losing 3 to 1 in the 2070 World Series in Total Recall
- Trentville Trents - Chappie & Me by John Craig (author)
- TX Black Lone Stars - Spitballs & Holy Water by James F. Donohue
- TX Rustlers - major league team, The Sensation by Norman Keifitz
- Valley Falls High ? - high school team, Chip Hilton series by Clair Bee
- Warriors - major league team, Today's Game by Martin Quigley
- Washington Dudes - Breaking Balls by Marty Bell
- Waterbury Yankees - major league team, The Seventh Game by Roger Kahn
- Wichita Wraiths - Babe Ruth Caught In A Snowstorm by John Graham
- Minor league teams in The Simpsons
- Springfield Isotopes
- The Albuquerque Isotopes, a real minor-league team, were named after this team.
- Shelbyville Shelbyvillians - minor league team,
- Salem Boulevardiers
- Springfield Isotopes
- Teams in the Patriot League in Philip Roth's The Great American Novel:
- Tri-City Tycoons
- Aceldama Butchers
- Independence Blues
- Terra Incognita Rustlers
- Tri-City Greenbacks
- Asylum Keepers
- Kakoola Reapers
- Ruppert Mundys
- Teams in the Robert Coover's Universal Baseball Association:
- Pioneers (Barney Bancroft) played in Pioneer Park.
- Haymakers (Raglan "Rag" Rooney, sometimes known as "Pappy")... the team also was known as the Rubes by bench jockeys.
- Excelsiors (Mel Trench)... team also was known as the Cels ... played in Flint Field (named after their original manager, Abe Flint).
- Beaneaters (Winslow Beaver)
- Pastime Club (Cash Bailey) ...the team was also called the Patsies and the Pastimers.
- Knickerbockers (Sycamore Flynn)
- Bridegrooms (Wally Wickersham)... team naturally called the Grooms.
- Keystones (Tim Shadwell)
[edit] Blernsball teams
Blernsball is the version of baseball in the year 3000 in the show Futurama
- The Boston Poindexters
- The Mars Greenskins
- The New New York Mets
- The New New York Yankees
- The Pituitary Giants
- The Swedish Meatballs
[edit] BASEketball teams
BASEketball is a mix of baseball and basketball played in the 1998 movie of the same name
- Milwaukee Beers
- Miami Dealers
- New Jersey Informants
- Roswell Aliens
- L.A. Riots
- San Francisco Ferries
- Dallas Felons
- San Antonio Defenders
- Detroit Lemons
[edit] Basketball teams
- Basin City Blues - Sin City (film)
- Cascade Jaguars - The Sentinel (TV series)
- Gotham Gators - cartoon The Batman
- Gotham Guardsmen - Batman
- Hickory High School Huskers (Hickory, Indiana) - the featured team in Hoosiers
- Los Angeles Diablos - Bedazzled
- Metropolis Generals - major league team, Superman
- New England Knights - The Hoops Life
- Pittsburgh Pisces - The Fish Who Saved Pittsburgh
- Roswell Rayguns - Nike TV Commercial
[edit] Aeroball teams
Aeroball is a futuristic version of basketball played with jetpacks, in the 2000 AD strip Harlem Heroes
- The Baltimore Bulls
- The Berlin Blitzkreigs
- The Bushido Blades
- The Flying Scotsmen
- Gorgon's Gargoyles
- The Harlem Heroes
- The Montezuma Mashers
- The Siberian Wolves
- The Teutonic Titans
[edit] Croquet Teams
All from the Thursday Next novels, in which croquet has been reinvented as a fast-paced contact sport.
- Gloucester Meteors
- Reading Whackers
- Swindon Mallets
[edit] Dodgeball Teams
All featured in the film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
- Average Joe's
- Globo Gym Purple Cobras
- Skillz That Killz
- Lumberjacks
- Team Blitzkrieg
- Kamikazes
- Las Vegas Police Department
- Poughkeepsie State Flying Cougars
- The Gay Gang
- MILFS
- Moose Knucklers
- Clown Punchers
- Mulchers
- She-Mullets
- Wedgies
- Yetis
- Pouncers
- Flying Cougars
[edit] Ice hockey teams
- Dragons- NHL team, Trois-Rivieres, Canada, Lance et compte
- Le National- NHL team, Quebec City, Canada, Lance et compte
- Metropolis Mammoths - NHL team, Superman
- East Gackle Cheapskates - a fictional team from What's with Andy?
- The Mighty Ducks - a fictional team that led to the creation of a real team, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now the Anaheim Ducks).
- The Mighty Pigs - Peewee league team, "Lisa on Ice" episode of The Simpsons
- Charlestown Chiefs (Federal Hockey League) (Slap Shot)
- A real minor-league hockey team in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where much of the movie was shot, is named the Johnstown Chiefs in honor of the fictional Chiefs and the city's involvement in the movie.
- Long Island Ducks (Federal Hockey League) (Slap Shot)
- This should not be confused with the real minor-league baseball team of the same name, playing in the independent Atlantic League.
- Syracuse Bulldogs (Federal Hockey League) (Slap Shot)
- Hamilton Steelheads (Power Play)
- Springfield Ice-o-topes - The Simpsons
- The Kwik-E-Mart Gougers - Peewee league team, "Lisa on Ice" episode of The Simpsons
- Hamilton Mustangs - Youngblood (1986 film) starring Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze and former NHL players Peter Zezel and Steve Thomas.
- Teams in the 2006 movie Bon Cop Bad Cop (all in the CHL, a fictional equivalent to the NHL, presumably)
[edit] American football teams
- Adams College Atoms - Revenge of the Nerds movies
- Blitz: The League - from the video game of the same name
- Cougars - Playmakers
- California Atoms - Gus
- California Bulls - 1st & Ten (TV series)
- Eastern State University Timberwolves - The Program
- Endsville Fluffycats - The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
- Gotham Knights (formerly the Gotham Giants) - Batman (the term "Gotham Knights" also refers to the local vigilanties: Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing and The Creeper)
- Gotham Wildcats (formerly Goliaths) - The Daily Planet Guide to Gotham City
- Liberty City Cocks (as in "Roosters") - Grand Theft Auto III
- Los Angeles Outlaws - Against All Odds
- Los Angeles Stallions - The Last Boy Scout
- London Jets - Red Dwarf (Zero-G Football)
- London Silly Nannies - Family Guy
- Metropolis Meteors - Superman
- Metropolis Metros - Superman, One of the team's players, Johnny Dakota, was mistakenly assumed to be Superman's secret identity.
- Metropolis Sharks - Smallville
- Miami Sharks, Dallas Knights, California Crusaders, Chicago Rhinos, New York Emperors, Minnesota Americans, Portland Blizzards, Seattle Prospects, and Los Angeles Crushers - Any Given Sunday
- Minnesota State Screaming Eagles - sitcom Coach
- There is a real Minnesota State University, with campuses bearing that name in Mankato and Moorhead, but neither adopted the "Minnesota State" name until after the series ended. Sports teams at the real Minnesota State campuses are respectively Mavericks and Dragons.
- New Jersey Blazers - Magnum P.I. (team appears in episode One More Summer.)
- New York Smashers - Kickers, Inc.
- North Dallas Bulls - in the 1979 film North Dallas Forty
- Orlando Breakers - sitcom Coach
- Rydell High School Rangers - Grease
- Rump City Bootyheads - The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
- San Diego Sabres - The Game (US TV series)
- San Fierro 69ers - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Shelbyville Sharks - The Simpsons
- South Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs - The Waterboy
- Springfield Atoms - The Simpsons
- Springfield U. Nittany Tide - The Simpsons
- Springfield A&M Snortin' Swine - The Simpsons
- Texas State Armadillos - Necessary Roughness
- There is a real Texas State University, but it did not assume the name until more than a decade after the movie came out; its sports teams are known as Bobcats.
- University of Metropolis Bulldogs - Smallville
- University of Louisiana Cougars - The Waterboy
- There are two real campuses bearing the University of Louisiana name, in Lafayette and Monroe. However, when the movie was released in 1998, the schools were respectively known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana and Northeastern Louisiana University; they took the University of Louisiana name the following year. Both campuses are generally referred to by U.S. sports media with their city identifiers, and their teams are respectively Ragin' Cajuns and Warhawks (the latter was known as the Indians until June 2006).
- Urbania Little Giants - Little Giants (Pee-Wee Football)
- Vice City Mambas -- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Washington Sentinels - The Replacements
- Zuccinni Warriors, in the Gordon Korman novel of that name.
[edit] Football (soccer) teams
- Big Green - Kids' team, Elma, Texas, The Big Green
- Brasil - Amateur team, Barrio de La Elipa, Madrid, Spain, Días de Fútbol (Spanish movie)
- Brentwich United - United!
- Dedfield under-14s - Thunderbolt and Smokey!
- Earl's Park F.C. - Footballers' Wives
- Glipton Grasshoppers/Glipton Giants - Kids' team, Jossy's Giants
- Harchester United F.C. - Dream Team
- Hounslow Harriers - Women's team, Bend It Like Beckham
- Klapzuba's Eleven (Czech: Klapzubova jedenáctka): team of eleven brothers in a book by Eduard Bass
- Melchester Rovers - Roy of the Rovers
- Neasden F.C. - Private Eye
- Naboombu Dirty Yellows and True Blues - Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- Red Park City - from The Premier a comic strip in The Sun newspaper.
- The Hurricanes - cartoon Hurricanes
- Warbury Warriors - Stiker comic strip.
[edit] Quidditch
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