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List of U.S. cities by number of professional sports championships

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New York City has won the most professional sports championships of any American city.

This is a list of cities in the United States that field or have fielded teams in North American men's professional sports leagues, showing the number of league championships each city has won. The championships won are recorded for the cities only, not the individual franchises. When a team relocates to a new city, the number of championships won in the prior city remain with that city.

Championships counted are only from the top-tier/dominant league or leagues in each of the four major North American team sports — American football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey.

Cities that can claim no titles have been excluded from these rankings unless they are currently represented in at least one of the four major leagues, in which case they have a zero total.

Table

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Current through the 2024 World Series on 2024-10-30[1][2]

Rank City MLB NBA NFL NHL 4 major sports championships
1 New York City 35 2 9 8 54
2 Boston 10 18 6 6 40
3 Chicago 6 6 11 6 29
4 Los Angeles 8 12 3 3 26
5 Detroit 4 3 4 11 22
6 San Francisco Bay Area 7 5 7 0 19
7 Philadelphia 7 4 5 2 18
8 Pittsburgh 5 1 6 5 17
9 St. Louis 11 1 1 1 14
10 Green Bay - - 13 - 13
10 Cleveland 2 1 10 0 13
12 Baltimore 3 1 5 0 9
12 Dallas 1 1 6 1 9
12 Washington 2 1 5 1 9

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Molski, Max (June 17, 2024). "Which city has the most championships across the Big Four pro sports leagues?". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Augustyn, Adam (July 21, 2023). "Professional Sports Championships by City". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved June 23, 2024.