Sports in New York (state)
New York has two Major League Baseball teams, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. New York is home to three National Hockey League franchises: the New York Rangers, the New York Islanders and the Buffalo Sabres. New York has two National Basketball Association teams, the New York Knicks, and the Brooklyn Nets. New York has one Major League Soccer team: New York City FC. The New York Red Bulls play in Sports Illustrated Stadium, located in nearby Harrison, New Jersey.
New York state is the home of one National Football League team, the Buffalo Bills. The New York Giants and New York Jets also represent the New York metropolitan area and were previously located in New York City, though they play in MetLife Stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Both also have their headquarters and training facilities in New Jersey. The Meadowlands stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014, in which New York and New Jersey shared hosting duties.
Former professional sports franchises in New York include MLB's Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants ; NBA's Syracuse Nationals, Buffalo Braves, and Rochester Royals ; NHL's New York Americans ; and the NASL's New York Cosmos and Rochester Lancers.
There are a variety of minor league teams and leagues throughout the State of New York. The American Hockey League has three of its 31 teams in upstate New York. Baseball leagues that include New York in their territory include the class AAA International League, class AA Double-A Northeast, independent professional Atlantic League, and amateur baseball leagues such as the New York Collegiate Baseball League, the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League and the Southwestern New York Men's Baseball League.
Numerous college sports teams play in the State of New York at all levels; the Division III State University of New York Athletic Conference and Empire 8 consist almost entirely of New York–based teams.
The state of New York hosted the Olympic Winter Games in 1932 and 1980 in Lake Placid.
Major league professional championships
New York Yankees (MLB)
27 World Series titles- 1923
- 1927
- 1928
- 1932
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1939
- 1941
- 1943
- 1947
- 1949
- 1950
- 1951
- 1952
- 1953
- 1956
- 1958
- 1961
- 1962
- 1977
- 1978
- 1996
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2009
New York Mets (MLB)
2 World Series titlesNew York Giants (MLB)
5 World Series titlesBrooklyn Dodgers (MLB)
1 World Series titleNew York Cubans (NNL)
1 Negro World Series title- 1947 [Negro World Series|1947]
New York Rangers (NHL)
4 Stanley Cup titlesNew York Islanders (NHL)
4 Stanley Cup titlesNew York Giants (NFL)
4 NFL championships4 Super Bowl titles
New York Jets (NFL)
1 Super Bowl titleBuffalo Bills (NFL)
2 AFL championshipsNew York City FC (MLS)
1 MLS Cup titleNew York Cosmos (NASL)
5 Soccer Bowl titlesRochester Lancers (NASL)
1 Soccer Bowl titleNew York Knicks (NBA)
2 NBA Finals titlesNew York / Brooklyn Nets (NBA)
2 ABA Finals titlesRochester Royals (NBA)
1 NBA Finals titleSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
1 NBA Finals titleNew York Liberty (WNBA)
1 WNBA Finals titleCollege sports
NCAA
The following is a list of current National Collegiate Athletic Association affiliates in New York state:USCAA
The following is a list of United States Collegiate Athletic Association affiliates in New York state:| School | Nickname | Conference |
| Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Hudson Valley [Intercollegiate Athletic Conference] | |
| Alfred State College | Pioneers | |
| Berkeley College, New York | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | |
| Briarcliffe College | ||
| Paul Smith's College | Bobcats | Yankee Small College Conference |
| SUNY Canton | Kangaroos | |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Mighty Oaks | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Vaughn College | Warriors | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Olympics
New York hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. The 1980 Games are known for the USA–USSR hockey game dubbed the "Miracle on Ice" in which a group of American college students and amateurs defeated the heavily favored Soviet national ice hockey team 4–3 and went on to win the gold medal against Finland. Along with St. Moritz, Switzerland and Innsbruck, Austria, Lake Placid is one of three cities to have hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice.New York City bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics but lost to London.