List of fictional sports teams

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This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletic groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such. Teams have been organized by the sport they participate in, followed by the media product they appear in. Specific television episodes are noted when available.

Contents

Baseball teams

A League of Their Own

Baseball Stars series

Baseball Stars / Baseball Stars Professional

  • American Dreams
  • Japan Robins
  • Brave Warriors
  • Ninja Blacksox
  • World Powers
  • Ghastly Monsters
  • Lovely Ladies
  • SNK Crushers
  • Fabulous Superstars
  • Battle Knights
  • Shadow Demons
  • Heavenly Bodies
  • Celestial Planets
  • Comic Astroboys
  • Wild Flowers
  • Creative Brains

Baseball Stars 2

  • New York Monsters
  • USA Bisons
  • Tokyo Ninjas
  • Japan Samurais
  • Napoli Angels
  • Italian Waves
  • Taipei Hawks
  • Taiwan Dragons
  • Seoul Ivorys
  • Korean Red Vipers
  • Sydney Griffons
  • Aussie Thunders

BASEketball teams

BASEketball is a mix of baseball and basketball played in the 1998 movie of the same name.

Batman

Beanball: Murder at the World Series by Tom Seaver

Benchwarmers

Blernsball teams

Blernsball is the version of baseball in the year 3000 in the show Futurama

Blockade Billy by Stephen King

Grand Theft Auto (series)

Philip Roth's The Great American Novel

Hardball (1994 TV series)

Looney Tunes

The Man Who Brought the Dodgers Back to Brooklyn by David Ritz

Noonan: A Novel About Baseball, Esp, and Time Warps by Leonard Everett Fisher

Pinky and the Brain

Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball

The Seventh Game by Roger Kahn

The Simpsons

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Superman (comic book)

Total Recall

Universal Baseball Association

Basketball teams

American Basketball Association

Batman

Dick Vitale's "Awesome, Baby!" College Hoops

Grand Theft Auto

Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour

He's Into Her

The Loud House

One Tree Hill (TV series)

Pinky and the Brain

The Simpsons

Space Jam

Space Jam: A New Legacy

The Fairly OddParents

Aeroball teams

Aeroball is a futuristic version of basketball played with jetpacks in the 2000 AD strip Harlem Heroes .

Cheerleading Squads

A Cinderella Story

Bring It On

Bring It On Again

Bring It On: All or Nothing

Bring It On: In It to Win It

Bring It On: Fight to the Finish

Fired Up!

Hellcats

High School Musical

John Tucker Must Die

Not Another Teen Movie

The Hot Chick

The New Guy

Croquet teams

All from the Thursday Next novels, in which croquet has been reinvented as a fast-paced contact sport.

Dodgeball teams

All featured in the film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

American football teams

ABC Monday Night Football

All-Pro Football 2K8

Any Given Sunday

Axis Football series

2015-2020

  • Arizona Redhawks
  • Atlanta Redbirds
  • Baltimore Blackbirds
  • Buffalo Bulls
  • Carolina Wildcats
  • Chicago Grizzlies
  • Cincinnati Prowlers
  • Cleveland Mud Hounds
  • Dallas Tigers
  • Denver Mustangs
  • Detroit Pumas
  • Green Bay Cheese
  • Houston Bisons
  • Indianapolis Stallions
  • Jacksonville Bulldogs
  • Kansas City Warriors
  • Las Vegas Pillagers
  • Los Angeles Lightning
  • Los Angeles Thunder
  • Miami Orcas
  • Minnesota Norsemen
  • New England Volunteers
  • New Orleans Crusaders
  • New York Bombers
  • New York Hulks
  • Philadelphia Northhawks
  • Pittsburgh Tin Irons
  • San Francisco Goldrushers
  • Seattle Warhawks
  • Tampa Bay Pirates
  • Tennessee Beasts
  • Washington Knights

2021-Present

  • Arizona Heat
  • Atlanta Razorbacks
  • Baltimore Paladins
  • Boston BaySnakes
  • Buffalo Cheetahs
  • Carolina CyberDragons
  • Chicago Lakehawks
  • Cincinnati Emperors
  • Cleveland Coyotes
  • Dallas Cavaliers
  • Denver Mountaineers
  • Detroit Firebirds
  • Green Bay Axemen
  • Houston Whales
  • Indianapolis Gladiators
  • Jacksonville Astrocrabs
  • Kansas City Wranglers
  • Las Vegas Outlaws
  • Los Angeles Tide
  • Louisiana Crocodiles
  • Mexico City Wildcats
  • Miami Warriors
  • Minnesota Pride
  • Montreal Terrapins
  • Nebraska Thunder
  • New York Barons
  • Oakland Indians
  • Oklahoma City Cyclones
  • Orlando Bombers
  • Philadelphia Express
  • Pittsburgh Ironhawks
  • San Diego Battlefishes
  • San Francisco Sharks
  • Seattle Grizzlies
  • St. Louis Stallions
  • Tampa Bay Flyers
  • Tennessee Bloodhounds
  • Vancouver Mallards
  • Washington Senators
  • Winnipeg Pouncers

Backbreaker

Batman

The Best of Times (1986 film)

Blitz: The League II

Coach (TV series)

Cyberball series

Cyberball (Arcade)

  • New York Assassins
  • Tokyo Enforcers
  • Napoli Hitmen
  • Taipei Killers
  • Seoul Terminators
  • Sydney Destroyers

Cyberball 2072 (Arcade)

  • USA Crush
  • Japan Flash
  • Italian Thunder
  • Taiwan Machine
  • Korean Invasion
  • Aussie Lightning

Cyberball (Genesis)

  • Buffalo Beasts
  • Indianapolis Cyborgs
  • Miami Terminators
  • New England Constables
  • New York Enforcers
  • Cincinnati Blasters
  • Cleveland Stormers
  • Houston Spikes
  • Pittsburgh Bolts
  • Denver Dominators
  • Las Vegas Bombers
  • Los Angeles Assassins
  • San Diego Conquerors
  • Seattle Snakes
  • Boston Riots
  • Dallas Destroyers
  • Philadelphia Guns
  • Phoenix Phantoms
  • Washington Punishers
  • Chicago Killers
  • Detroit Rollers
  • Minnesota Monsters
  • St. Louis Fighters
  • Tampa Bay Razors
  • Atlanta Dynamix
  • New Orleans Showdowns
  • Portland Tornadoes
  • San Francisco Hitmen

Earth: Final Conflict

Eyeshield 21

Focus

1st & Ten (TV series)

Grand Theft Auto (series)

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

The Last Boy Scout

Legend Bowl

Madden NFL Series relocation teams

Monk

Mutant Football League

Necessary Roughness

North Dallas Forty

The PJs

The Replacements (film)

Smallville (TV series)

The Simpsons

Spider-Man

South Park

Superman

The Waterboy

Deathball teams

Association football teams

Grand Theft Auto (series)

Hot Shot Hamish and Mighty Mouse

ID

Renford Rejects

Rudo y Cursi

Shaolin Soccer

A Touch of Frost (TV series)

Unseen Academicals

Ice hockey teams

Bon Cop, Bad Cop

(all in the CHL)

Bones

Goon (2011 Canadian film)

Grand Theft Auto

H.E. Double Hockey Sticks

Lance et compte

The Simpsons

Slap Shot (film)

South Park

(Pee-Wee Hockey Teams)

What's with Andy?

Youngblood (1986 film)

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Letterkenny

Shoresy

Jump-rope (Double Dutch) Teams

Jump In

Motocross Teams

Motocrossed

Quidditch, a game in the Harry Potter books

Rugby Union teams

The Art of Coarse Rugby by Michael Green

In From The Side by Matt Carter

Rugby League teams

Footy Legends by Paul Byrnes

Lacrosse Teams

Futari wa Pretty Cure

Invisible Sister

Wild Child

Baccer Teams (fictional Pokémon sport)

Unspecified Sports

Grand Theft Auto

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ There is a real NBA team with that name.
  2. ↑ Supposedly based on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
  3. ↑ There was an actual minor league team in the Pacific Coast League called the Hollywood Stars that played from 1926 to 1957 at Gilmore Field.
  4. ↑ There is a real minor league baseball team the Myrtle Beach Pelicans that the "Myrtle Beach Mermen". are based on.
  5. ↑ There is a real NBA team with that name.
  6. ↑ This was a real New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) team from 1887 to 1977.
  7. 1 2 Supposedly based on the New York Yankees.
  8. ↑ Supposedly based on the New York Giants baseball team, but according to author Bernard Malamud, they were based on the New York Yankees.
  9. ↑ Supposedly based on the New York Yankees, however their home games were filmed at the Mets' home of Shea Stadium and they played against various National League teams.
  10. ↑ Supposedly based on the Brooklyn Dodgers.
  11. ↑ During the episode "Lee's Bad, Bad Day", the Pioneer legends wore a uniform with New Jersey printed on the front.
  12. ↑ Bart Simpson's Little League team are the Springfield Isotots, and the Albuquerque Isotopes, a real minor-league team, were named after this team.
  13. ↑ The Pittsburgh Ironmen were a real team in the early days of the NBA.
  14. ↑ There is a real Texas State University, but it did not assume the name until more than a decade after the movie came out; its sports teams are known as Bobcats.
  15. ↑ This was also the name of a real team in the United States Football League
  16. ↑ During the scene when Sharks' coach Tony D'Amato updates his team schedule, the San Francisco Knights appears on it. In the final game in the film, the Sharks plays another team called Knights from Dallas. Archived July 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ This would have been the name of a real USFL team had there been a 1986 season. The Arizona Wranglers and Oklahoma Outlaws planned a merger.
  18. ↑ Orlando Breakers owner Doris Sherman (Katherine Helmond) proposed a move to Los Angeles (episode "Save the Wave") to increase revenue for her club.
  19. ↑ There was a real Minnesota State University System. Later Mankato State University was renamed Minnesota State University, Mankato by an act on recommendation from the State Legislature after the series ended. Sports teams at the real Minnesota State campus are the Mavericks.
  20. ↑ The league featured in the film, the Associated Football Franchises of America, has the same than the fictional league of Any Given Sunday, however, the Miami team name is different
  21. ↑ Parody of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  22. ↑ Parody of the Washington Commanders.
  23. ↑ Parody of the Baltimore Ravens.
  24. ↑ Parody of the Arizona Cardinals.
  25. ↑ Parody of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  26. ↑ Parody of the Miami Dolphins.
  27. ↑ Parody of the Atlanta Falcons.
  28. ↑ Parody of the Tennessee Titans.
  29. ↑ Parody of the Green Bay Packers.
  30. ↑ Parody of the Houston Texans, with Hexxon being a parody of the Exxon Mobil Corporation, headquartered in Irving, Texas.
  31. ↑ Parody of the Indianapolis Colts.
  32. ↑ Parody of the Kansas City Chiefs.
  33. ↑ Parody of the Philadelphia Eagles.
  34. ↑ Parody of the Cleveland Browns.
  35. ↑ Parody of the Los Angeles Chargers.
  36. ↑ Parody of the Los Angeles Rams.
  37. ↑ Parody of the Las Vegas Raiders (NFL), as well as the Oakland Invaders (USFL).
  38. ↑ Parody of the Dallas Cowboys.
  39. ↑ Parody of the Seattle Seahawks, with Microhard being a parody of the Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in the Seattle metropolitan area.
  40. ↑ Parody of the Chicago Bears.
  41. ↑ Parody of the Denver Broncos.
  42. ↑ Parody of the Detroit Lions.
  43. ↑ Parody of the New Orleans Saints.
  44. ↑ Parody of the New York Jets.
  45. ↑ Parody of the New York Giants.
  46. ↑ Parody of the New England Patriots, but in this case based in London, England, rather than Foxborough, Massachusetts.
  47. ↑ Parody of the Minnesota Vikings.
  48. ↑ Parody of the Carolina Panthers, but in this case based in Charleston, South Carolina, rather than Charlotte, North Carolina.
  49. ↑ Parody of the San Francisco 49ers.
  50. ↑ Parody of the Cincinnati Bengals.
  51. ↑ Parody of the Buffalo Bills.
  52. ↑ Parody of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  53. 1 2 "Companies in the Marvel Universe" . Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  54. ↑ Several real schools have borne the University of Louisiana name. From 1847 to 1884, Tulane University was known as The University of Louisiana. In 1995, the modern University of Louisiana System was established, but no schools took the "University of Louisiana" name until 1999, the year after The Waterboy was released. In that year, the schools formerly known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana and Northeast Louisiana University became, respectively, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Monroe. Under the law establishing the University of Louisiana System, no school can call itself "University of Louisiana" without a city or other regional identifier. Both modern "Louisiana" schools are generally referred to as "Louisiana-Lafayette" and "Louisiana-Monroe", and their teams are respectively Ragin' Cajuns and Warhawks (the latter was known as the Indians until June 2006).
  55. ↑ "Böckerna om Håkan Bråkan" (in Swedish). Anders Jakobssons och Sören Olssons webbplats. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  56. ↑ Berts vidare betraktelser, Rabén & Sjögren, 1990
  57. ↑ Bert och brorsorna, Rabén & Sjögren, 1995
  58. ↑ A fictional team that led to the creation of a real team, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now the Anaheim Ducks).
  59. ↑ Bert och brorsorna, Rabén & Sjögren, 1991
  60. ↑ In 1974. Buffalo General Manager Punch Imlach claimed "Taro Tsujimoto" of the "Tokyo Katanas" of Japan using the 183rd overall pick at the Amateur Draft. NHL officials immediately validated the selection, but weeks later Imlach admitted that Tsujimoto was a fabrication.
  61. ↑ Former CHL team, sold to Colorado before the events of the movie—an obvious parallel to the real-life Quebec Nordiques, which were sold in 1995 to a group from Denver who moved the team and renamed it the Colorado Avalanche
  62. ↑ A real minor-league hockey team in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where much of the movie was shot, is named the Johnstown Chiefs in honor of the fictional Chiefs and the city's involvement in the movie.
  63. ↑ There is a real minor-league baseball team with this name.
  64. ↑ "Uni Watch » Flood City Film Festival". uni-watch.com. February 22, 2009.
  65. ↑ A fictional team that led to the creation of a real team, now known as the Thunder Bay K&A Twins.
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