Sports in Cincinnati


is the home of three major league teams, six minor league teams, five college institutions with sports teams, and numerous top-level amateur teams.
File:Great-american-ball-park.jpg|thumb|260px|Great American Ball Park, home of MLB's Cincinnati Reds.

Current teams

Men's Major League Teams

ClubLeagueVenueFoundedChampionships
Cincinnati RedsMajor League BaseballGreat American Ball Park18815 World Series
Cincinnati BengalsNational Football LeaguePaycor Stadium19670 Super Bowls
FC CincinnatiMajor League SoccerTQL Stadium20190 MLS Cups

Cincinnati Reds (MLB)

FC Cincinnati (MLS)

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1 MLS Supporters' Shield
  • 2023

Minor Professional Teams

ClubLeagueVenueFoundedChampionships
Cincinnati CyclonesECHLHeritage Bank Center19902
Florence Y'allsFrontier LeagueThomas More Stadium20030
FC Cincinnati 2MLS Next ProSoccer Stadium">Association football">Soccer Stadium20220
Kentucky BarrelsAF1Truist Arena20250
Cincinnati SlingersThe International Arena LeagueHeritage Bank Center20250
Cincinnati DukesContinental Football LeagueTBD20250

Kentucky Barrels (AF1)

0 Arena Crowns

Cincinnati Slingers (IAL)

0 Championships

Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)

2 Kelly Cups
2 Brabham Cups

Florence Y'alls (Frontier League)

0 Frontier Cups

FC Cincinnati 2 (MLS Next Pro)

0 MLS Next Pro Cups

Cincinnati Dukes (Continental Football League)

0 Championships

Universities

UniversityNicknameLeagueDivision
University of CincinnatiCincinnati BearcatsBig 12NCAA Division I
Xavier UniversityXavier MusketeersBig EastNCAA Division I
Northern Kentucky UniversityNorthern Kentucky NorseHorizon LeagueNCAA Division I
Thomas More UniversityThomas More SaintsGreat Midwest Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division II
Mount St. Joseph UniversityMount St. Joseph LionsHeartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division III

University of Cincinnati Basketball (NCAA D1 Mens)

Other notable Cincinnati teams

ClubSportLeagueVenueFoundedChampionships
Cincinnati WolfhoundsRugby UnionMidwest Rugby PremiershipBrimelow Fields19740
Cincinnati DockersAustralian Rules FootballUSAFLKellogg Fields199610
Cincinnati GAAGaelic FootballUSGAAXavier Rugby Field20140
Cincinnati Cricket Club TigersCricketVariousCricket Ground VOA20150
Kings Hammer FCSoccerUSL League TwoCorcoran Field20210
Cincinnati CougarsWomen’s American FootballWomen's Football AllianceSchueler Field20221
Cincinnati SwerveIndoor SoccerMASL 3Game Time Training Center20220
Cincinnati GladiatorsTeam Handball & Beach HandballVariousEastside Rec Center20240

Cincinnati Wolfhounds (Midwest Rugby Premiership)

0 Championships

Cincinnati Dockers (USAFL)

1 Championship
  • 1997

Kings Hammer FC (USL League 2)

0 Championships

Cincinnati Cougars (Women’s Football Alliance)

0 Championships

Venues

Other sporting events

The Cincinnati Open, one of the elite nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, is hosted every August in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason across I-71 highway from Kings Island.
Miami University RedHawks: MAC is a Division 1 school located in Oxford, Ohio; 32 miles from downtown Cincinnati.
Kentucky Speedway is a former NASCAR racetrack located in Sparta, Kentucky; 42 miles from downtown Cincinnati.
The Flying Pig Marathon is an annual marathon which winds through downtown Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

Recreation

Sports Plus - Cincinnati's Premier Sports Facility is home to two ice sheets that are home to both the Cincinnati Bearcats and Xavier Musketeers ice hockey teams, both of which are members of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Sports Plus is also home to an inline hockey rink that has a large adult hockey league. There are also 6 basketball courts that host many tournaments, as well as youth and adult leagues.
Within the urban core of the city and its immediate surroundings, the Steps of Cincinnati offer an urban hiking experience.
Cincinnati and the surrounding metropolitan area has a multitude of disc golf courses.

Former professional teams

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