List of sports teams in Florida

Main article: Florida

Although Florida is the traditional home to Major League Baseball's spring training, and nearly 2/3 of all MLB teams still have a spring training presence in the state, Florida did not have a permanent major-league-level professional sports team until the American Football League added the Miami Dolphins in 1966. The state now has three NFL teams, two MLB teams, two NBA teams, and two NHL teams. With two of its most historically-important teams, Florida is one of the most important markets for the Arena Football League. Golf, tennis and auto racing are also popular. Florida also hosts a variety of minor league baseball, football, basketball, ice hockey, soccer, indoor football and rugby union teams.

1 Professional sports
- 1.1 Major sports teams
- 1.2 Minor sports teams
2 Spring training
3 College sports
- 3.1 NCAA
- 3.2 NAIA
4 Auto-racing tracks

Professional sports

Major sports teams

Club	Sport	League	Venue	Championships (Years)
Miami Marlins	Baseball	MLB	Sun Life Stadium	2 (1997, 2003)
Tampa Bay Rays	Baseball	MLB	Tropicana Field	0
Miami Heat	Basketball	NBA	American Airlines Arena	1 (2006)
Orlando Magic	Basketball	NBA	Amway Center	0
Jacksonville Jaguars	Football	NFL	Everbank Field	0
Miami Dolphins	Football	NFL	Sun Life Stadium	2 (1972, 1973)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Football	NFL	Raymond James Stadium	1 (2002)
Florida Panthers	Ice hockey	NHL	BankAtlantic Center	0
Tampa Bay Lightning	Ice hockey	NHL	St. Pete Times Forum	1 (2004)
Jacksonville Sharks	Arena football	AFL	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	1 (2011)
Orlando Predators	Arena football	AFL	Amway Center	2 (1998, 2000)
Tampa Bay Storm	Arena football	AFL	St. Pete Times Forum	5 (1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003)

Minor sports teams

Club	Sport	League	Venue	Championships (Years)
Jacksonville Suns	Baseball	MiLB, Southern League (AA)	Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville	6 (1968, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010)
Bradenton Marauders	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League (A)	McKechnie Field	0
Brevard County Manatees	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League (A)	Space Coast Stadium	1 (2000)
Clearwater Threshers	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League	Bright House Networks Field	1 (2007)
Daytona Cubs	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League	Jackie Robinson Ballpark	3 (1995, 2004, 2008)
Dunedin Blue Jays	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League	Knology Park	0
Fort Myers Miracle	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League	Hammond Stadium	5 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978)
Jupiter Hammerheads	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League	Roger Dean Stadium	0
Lakeland Tigers	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League	Joker Marchant Stadium	3 (1976, 1977, 1992)
Palm Beach Cardinals	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League	Roger Dean Stadium	1 (2005)
Sarasota Reds	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League	Ed Smith Stadium	0
St. Lucie Mets	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League	Tradition Field	5 (1988, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2006)
Tampa Yankees	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League	Legends Field	5 (1994, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010)
Charlotte Stone Crabs	Baseball	MiLB, Florida State League	Holman Stadium	2 (1983, 1990)
Heartland Prowl	Basketball	Continental Basketball League	South Florida Community College	0
Gainesville Galaxy	Basketball	Continental Basketball League	Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center	0
Florida Flight	Basketball	Continental Basketball League	Avalon Middle School	0
Miami Stars	Basketball	Continental Basketball League	St. Thomas University	0
Tampa Bay Saints	Basketball	Continental Basketball League	Mary Help of Christians Center	0
Palm Beach Titans	Basketball	Continental Basketball League	Countess de Hoernle Student Life Center	0
Jacksonville Giants	Basketball	American Basketball Association	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	0
Orlando Kings	Basketball	American Basketball Association	Downtown Recreation Center	0
Panama City Dream	Basketball	American Basketball Association	TBA	0
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2011)	Soccer	North American Soccer League	Lockhart Stadium	0
FC Tampa Bay Rowdies	Soccer	North American Soccer League	Progress Energy Park	1 (1975)
Orlando City Soccer Club	Soccer	USL Professional Division	Citrus Bowl	1 (2011)
Florida Everblades	Ice hockey	East Coast Hockey League	Germain Arena	0
Pensacola Ice Flyers	Ice hockey	Southern Professional Hockey League	Pensacola Civic Center	0
Florida Tarpons	Arena football	Ultimate Indoor Football League	Germain Arena	0
Lakeland Raiders	Arena football	Ultimate Indoor Football League	Lakeland Center	0

Spring training

Florida is the traditional home for Major League Baseball spring training, with teams informally organized into the "Grapefruit League." As of 2004^[update], Florida hosts the following major league teams for spring training:

Club	Location
Atlanta Braves	Walt Disney World
Baltimore Orioles	Fort Lauderdale
Boston Red Sox	Fort Myers
Detroit Tigers	Lakeland
Florida Marlins	Jupiter
Houston Astros	Kissimmee
Los Angeles Dodgers	Vero Beach
Minnesota Twins	Fort Myers
New York Mets	Port St. Lucie
New York Yankees	Tampa
Philadelphia Phillies	Clearwater
Pittsburgh Pirates	Bradenton
Saint Louis Cardinals	Jupiter
Tampa Bay Rays	Port Charlotte
Toronto Blue Jays	Dunedin
Washington Nationals	Viera

College sports

NCAA

School	Nickname	City	Affiliation	Conference	National Championships
Bethune-Cookman University	Wildcats	Daytona Beach	Division I	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	0
Florida A&M University	Rattlers	Tallahassee	Division I	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	25
Florida Atlantic University	Owls	Boca Raton	Division I	Sun Belt Conference	2
Florida Gulf Coast University	Eagles	Fort Myers	Division I	Atlantic Sun Conference	0
Florida International University	Golden Panthers	Miami	Division I	Sun Belt Conference	4
Florida State University	Seminoles	Tallahassee	Division I	Atlantic Coast Conference	12
Jacksonville University	Dolphins	Jacksonville	Division I	Atlantic Sun Conference	0
Stetson University	Hatters	DeLand	Division I	Atlantic Sun Conference	0
University of Central Florida	Knights	Orlando	Division I	Conference USA	2
University of Florida	Gators	Gainesville	Division I	Southeastern Conference	26
University of Miami	Hurricanes	Miami	Division I	Atlantic Coast Conference	16
University of North Florida	Ospreys	Jacksonville	Division I	Atlantic Sun Conference	0
University of South Florida	Bulls	Tampa	Division I	Big East Conference	1
Barry University	Buccaneers	Miami	Division II	Sunshine State Conference	9
Eckerd College	Tritons	St. Petersburg	Division II	Sunshine State Conference	0
Flagler College	Saints	St. Augustine	Division II	Peach Belt Conference	0
Florida Southern College	Moccasins	Lakeland	Division II	Sunshine State Conference	27
Florida Institute of Technology	Panthers	Melbourne	Division II	Sunshine State Conference	2
Lynn University	Fighting Knights	Boca Raton	Division II	Sunshine State Conference	19
Nova Southeastern University	Sharks	Fort Lauderdale	Division II	Sunshine State Conference	11
Palm Beach Atlantic University	Sailfish	West Palm Beach	Division II	Independent	0
Rollins College	Tars	Orlando	Division II	Sunshine State Conference	14
Saint Leo University	Lions	St. Leo	Division II	Sunshine State Conference	0
Saint Thomas University	Bobcats	Miami	Division II	Independent	0
University of Tampa	Spartans	Tampa	Division II	Sunshine State Conference	12
University of West Florida	Argonauts	Pensacola	Division II	Gulf South Conference	5

NAIA

School	Nickname	Conference
Ave Maria University	Gyrenes	Sun Conference
Edward Waters College	Tigers	Sun Conference
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	Eagles	Sun Conference
Florida Memorial University	Fighting Lions	Sun Conference
Johnson & Wales University	Wildcats	Sun Conference
Northwood University	Seahawks	Sun Conference
Southeastern University	Fire	Sun Conference
Warner University	Royals	Sun Conference
Webber International University	Warriors	Sun Conference

Auto-racing tracks

Sports teams in Florida

Baseball	MLB: Miami Marlins • Tampa Bay Rays - SL: Jacksonville Suns • Pensacola Blue Wahoos - FSL: Bradenton Marauders • Brevard County Manatees • Charlotte Stone Crabs • Clearwater Threshers • Daytona Cubs • Dunedin Blue Jays • Fort Myers Miracle • Jupiter Hammerheads • Lakeland Flying Tigers • Palm Beach Cardinals • St. Lucie Mets • Tampa Yankees - GCL: Blue Jays • Braves • Cardinals • Indians • Marlins • Mets • Nationals • Orioles • Phillies • Pirates • Rays • Red Sox • Tigers • Twins • Yankees

Basketball	NBA: Miami Heat • Orlando Magic - CBL: Florida Flight • Gainesville Galaxy • Heartland Prowl • Palm Beach Titans - ABA: Eatonville • Heartland Heat • Jacksonville Giants • Orlando Kings • Panama City Dream

Football	NFL: Jacksonville Jaguars • Miami Dolphins • Tampa Bay Buccaneers AFL: Jacksonville Sharks • Orlando Predators • Tampa Bay Storm - UIFL: Florida Tarpons • Lakeland Raiders WFA: Gulf Coast Riptide • Jacksonville Dixie Blues • Miami Fury • Orlando Anarchy • Palm Beach Punishers • Tallahassee Jewels • Tampa Bay Inferno - LFL: Orlando Fantasy • Tampa Breeze

Hockey	NHL: Florida Panthers • Tampa Bay Lightning - ECHL: Florida Everblades • Orlando Solar Bears - SPHL: Pensacola Ice Flyers

Lacrosse	NALL: Jacksonville Bullies

Soccer	NASL: Fort Lauderdale Strikers • Tampa Bay Rowdies - USL Pro: Orlando City S.C. - USL PDL: Bradenton Academics • Central Florida Kraze • FC Jax Destroyers • Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy - WPS: magicJack - WPSL: Brandon FC • Florida Sol FC • FSA Freedom • Gulf Coast Texans • Palm Beach United • South Florida Strikers • Tampa Bay Hellenic - NPSL • Jacksonville United FC

Roller derby	WFTDA: Gold Coast Derby Grrls • Jacksonville RollerGirls • Tallahassee RollerGirls • Tampa Bay Derby Darlins - MRDA: Magic City Misfits

Rugby league	USARL: Jacksonville Axemen

Rugby union	FRU: Bay Area Pelicans • Boca Raton RFC • Jacksonville RFC • Miami Rugby Club • Tampa Bay Krewe

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (MEAC) • Florida Gators (SEC) • Florida A&M Rattlers (MEAC) • Florida Atlantic Owls (Sun Belt) • Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (A-Sun) • Florida International Golden Panthers (Sun Belt) • Florida State Seminoles (ACC) • Jacksonville Dolphins (A-Sun/Pioneer) • Miami Hurricanes (ACC) • North Florida Ospreys (A-Sun) • South Florida Bulls (Big East) • Stetson Hatters (A-Sun) • UCF Knights (C-USA)

Lists of professional sports teams in the United States by political division

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Federal district	Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

Insular areas	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands