Sports in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Cincinnati, Ohio is home to seven major sports venues, two major league teams, six minor league teams, and hosts five college institutions with their own sports teams.
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[edit] Venues
- Paul Brown Stadium – Football, (capacity 65,535)
- Great American Ball Park – Baseball (42,059)
- Nippert Stadium – University of Cincinnati football (35,000)
- U.S. Bank Arena – Hockey, basketball, football, soccer (17,000)
- Fifth Third Arena – University of Cincinnati athletics (13,176)
- Cincinnati Gardens – Hockey, basketball, boxing (11,498)
- Cintas Center – Xavier University athletics (10,250)
[edit] Major league teams
[edit] Minor league teams
- Cincinnati Kings, USL Second Division
- Cincinnati Jungle Kats, Af2
- Cincinnati Cyclones, ECHL.
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, American Hockey League – voluntarily suspended as of 2005-2006 season due to lack of an NHL affiliate.
- Cincinnati Excite, American Indoor Soccer League 2005/2006 Champions.
- Cincinnati Dockers, USAFL
- Florence Freedom, Frontier League
- Southern Ohio Patriots, USFA
- KY-OH Flames, USFA
[edit] Major colleges
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Bearcats; Big East
- Xavier University, Xavier Musketeers; Atlantic 10
- Miami University, Miami RedHawks; Mid-American Conference
- The Union Institute
- The College of Mount St. Joseph
- Northern Kentucky University
- Indiana Wesleyan University
- Thomas More College
[edit] Other Sporting Events
The suburb of Mason hosts the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, one of the nine (men's) tennis events in the ATP Tennis Masters Series. Nearby Sparta, Kentucky is home to Kentucky Speedway.
In March, 2005 and 2006, the U.S. Bank Arena hosted the Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournament.
Every May since 2000, Cincinnati has hosted the annual Flying Pig Marathon which winds through downtown and northern Kentucky.
