This is a list of professional and semi-professional sports teams based in the New York metropolitan area, including from New York City, Long Island, Lower Hudson Valley, Northern and Central New Jersey, and parts of Western Connecticut. The collective area has a population of over twenty million people, making it the largest in the United States and among the top ten in the world. It also has the greatest concentration of professional sports teams of any region in the country with teams in all of the major sports and leagues in baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, and soccer.
All of the major pro franchises are found within the five boroughs of New York City or approximately thirty miles of the center of Manhattan, near mass transit and highway access. These teams are part of the global New York City media market. Though some are based in New Jersey or Long Island, in proximity to Manhattan, the teams receive national and international media coverage generally defining them as dually being part of their location of origin (town or city, and state) and primarily the New York City - New York metropolitan area. Having acquired exclusive territorial rights in their respective leagues of the region or up to fifty to seventy-five miles of their base, teams can receive local broadcasting within this range, and have say over sharing rights with other teams. This range theoretically encompasses the bounds of the New York metropolitan area and the recognition of the teams belonging to and representing the entire region.
Other division league franchises, either found within or outside of the thirty mile New York City media market range, are mostly associated by their town or city, and state, rather than the whole metropolitan area, while still belonging to it. Media coverage varies locally. Collegiate teams are similarly identified with their location. Still, they are acknowledged and principally followed by the name of their schools, and receive local and national coverage depending on their division, conference, sport, standing, and popularity.
The New York metropolitan area is home to some of the country's top professional teams and leagues. They are the following:
New York Mets, National League East, Citi Field, Queens
New York Yankees, American League East, Yankee Stadium, Bronx
Brooklyn Nets, Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference, Barclays Center, Brooklyn
New York Knicks, Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference, Madison Square Garden, Manhattan
New York Liberty, Eastern Conference, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
New York Giants, NFC East, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
New York Jets, AFC East, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
New Jersey Devils, Metropolitan Division, Eastern Conference, Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
New York Islanders, Metropolitan Division, Eastern Conference, Barclays Center, Brooklyn
New York Rangers, Metropolitan Division, Eastern Conference, Madison Square Garden, Manhattan
New York City FC, Eastern Conference, Yankee Stadium, Bronx
New York Red Bulls, Eastern Conference, Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey
Sky Blue FC, Yurcak Field, Piscataway Township, New Jersey
The New York metropolitan area is also home to a variety of pro or semi-pro sports teams in the minor leagues, women's leagues, indoor leagues, and more.
Bridgeport Bluefish, Harbor Yard Ballpark, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Long Island Ducks, Bethpage Ballpark, Central Islip, New York
Somerset Patriots, TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater, New Jersey
New Jersey Jackals, Yogi Berra Stadium, Little Falls, New Jersey
Rockland Boulders, Provident Bank Park, Pomona, New York
Sussex County Miners, Skylands Stadium, Augusta, New Jersey
Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Trenton, New Jersey
Brooklyn Cyclones, MCU Park, Brooklyn
Hudson Valley Renegades, Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls, New York
Staten Island Yankees, Richmond County Bank Ballpark, Staten Island, New York
Long Island Nets, Barclays Center, Brooklyn (until 2017–18 season)
Westchester Knicks, Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York
Connecticut Topballerz, Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center, New Haven, Connecticut
Jersey Express, John M. Reeves Student Recreation Center, Madison, New Jersey
Staten Island Vipers, Gerard Carter Community Center, Staten Island, New York
New York Sharks, Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn
Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut
New York Lizards, James M. Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, New York
New York Shock Exchange, Skate Safe America, Old Bethpage, New York
Connecticut Death Quads, Ron-A-Roll Skating Center, Waterbury, Connecticut
CT RollerGirls, Naugatuck, Connecticut
Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Hunter Sportsplex, Manhattan, New York
Jersey Shore Roller Girls, Asbury Park Convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Long Island Roller Rebels, Skate Safe America, Old Bethpage, New York
Suburbia Roller Derby, EJ Murray Memorial Skating Center; and Yonkers Police Athletic League, Yonkers, New York
Connecticut Wildcats, Andrews Field, Norwalk, Connecticut
New York Knights, Pier 40 at Hudson River Park, Manhattan, New York
New York Raiders, Rockland Lake State Park, Congers, New York
New Haven Warriors, Ken Strong Stadium, West Haven, Connecticut
New York Cosmos, James M. Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, New York
Brooklyn Knights, Metropolitan Oval, Queens
Connecticut FC Azul, Reese Stadium, New Haven, Connecticut
Central Jersey Spartans, Ben Cohen Turf Field, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
F.A. Euro - New York Magic, Aviator Sports and Recreation, Brooklyn
Jersey Express S.C., Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium, Newark, New Jersey
Long Island Rough Riders, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Hempstead, New York
NJ-LUSO Rangers FC, Morris Catholic High School Stadium, Denville, New Jersey
Westchester Flames, City Park Stadium, New Rochelle, New York
Brooklyn Italians, John Dewey High School Stadium, Brooklyn
Clarkstown SC Eagles, Clarkstown High School Stadium, Clarkstown, New York
Long Island Academy, Motamed Field, Garden City, New York
Morris County Colonials, FDU Soccer Stadium, Madison, New Jersey
New York Athletic Club FC, NYAC Travers Island Athletic Field, Pelham, New York
New York Red Bull NPSL, Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium, Newark, New Jersey
Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues, Newburgh Free Academy HS Stadium, Newburgh, New York
Long Island Rough Riders (W-League), Cy Donnelly Stadium, Huntington, New York
New Jersey Wildcats, Mercer County Community College Stadium, West Windsor, New Jersey
New York Magic, Mazzella Field, New Rochelle, New York
North Jersey Valkyries, DePaul Catholic High School Field, Wayne, New Jersey
Connecticut Football Club Passion (CFC Passion), Hamden Hall Country Day School Field, Hamden, Connecticut
FC Westchester Elite, Loucks Stadium at White Plains High School, White Plains, New York
Long Island Fury, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Hempstead, New York
New Jersey Blaze, Rowland Park, Cranbury Township, New Jersey
New York Athletic Club WFC, NYAC Travers Island Athletic Field, Pelham, New York
Yankee Lady FC, Dalling Field at Saint Joseph High School Field, Trumbull, Connecticut
New York Empire, Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, Queens
