Sports in Cincinnati

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Cincinnati is the home of three major league teams, four minor league teams, five college institutions with sports teams, and numerous top-level amateur teams.

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Great American Ball Park, home of MLB's Cincinnati Reds. Great-american-ball-park.jpg
Great American Ball Park, home of MLB's Cincinnati Reds.

Current teams

Men's Major League

ClubLeagueVenueFoundedChampionships
Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball Great American Ball Park 18815 World Series
Cincinnati Bengals National Football League Paycor Stadium 19670 Super Bowls
FC Cincinnati Major League Soccer TQL Stadium 20190 MLS Cups; 1 Supporters' Shield

Cincinnati Reds (MLB)

5 World Series

Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)

0 Super Bowls

FC Cincinnati (MLS)

Minor League

ClubLeagueVenueFoundedChampionships
Kentucky Barrels AF1 Truist Arena 20260
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL Heritage Bank Center 19902
Florence Y'alls Frontier League Thomas More Stadium 20030
FC Cincinnati 2 MLS Next Pro NKU Soccer Stadium 20220

Kentucky Barrels (AF1)

0 Arena Crowns

Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)

2 Kelly Cups

Florence Y'alls (Frontier League)

0 Frontier Cups

FC Cincinnati 2 (MLS Next Pro)

0 MLS Next Pro Cups

Universities

UniversityNicknameLeagueDivision
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats Big 12 NCAA Division I
Xavier University Xavier Musketeers Big East NCAA Division I
Northern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky Norse Horizon League NCAA Division I
Thomas More University Thomas More Saints Great Midwest Athletic Conference NCAA Division II
Mount St. Joseph University Mount St. Joseph Lions Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference NCAA Division III

University of Cincinnati Basketball (NCAA D1 Mens)

2 National Championships

Other notable Cincinnati teams

ClubLeagueVenueFoundedChampionships
Cincinnati Wolfhounds Midwest Rugby Premiership Brimelow Fields19740
Cincinnati Dockers USAFL Kellogg Fields19961
Kings Hammer FC USL League 2 Bishop Brossart High School 20210
Cincinnati Cougars [1] Women's Football Alliance 20220

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. [2]

Cincinnati and the surrounding metropolitan area has a multitude of disc golf courses.

Former professional teams

American Football

Basketball

Ice Hockey

Soccer

Softball

Ultimate Frisbee

References

  1. ↑ "Cincinnati Cougars – Women's Tackle Football". cincinnaticougars.org. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  2. ↑ "Hillside Steps". City of Cincinnati Transportation & Engineering. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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