List of defunct Florida sports teams

This is a list of former sports teams from the US state of Florida:

Baseball

Major Leagues

Negro League baseball

Jacksonville Red Caps

Minor league baseball

Florida State League

Bradenton Growers (1919-1920, 1923-1924, 1926)
Cocoa Indians (1951-1958)
Cocoa Astros (1965-1972)
Daytona Beach Admirals (1987)
Daytona Beach Astros (1978-1984)
Daytona Beach Dodgers (1968-1973)
Daytona Beach Islanders (1920-1924, 1936-1941, 1946-1966, 1977, 1985-1986)
Deerfield Beach Sun Sox (1966)
DeLand Reds (1936-1938)
DeLand Red Hats (1939-1941, 1946-1954)
DeLand Sun Caps (1970)
Fort Lauderdale Yankees (1962-1992)
Fort Lauderdale Red Sox (1993)
Fort Myers Royals (1978-1988)
Gainesville G-Men (1936-1941, 1946-1952, 1955-1958)
Jacksonville Sea Birds (1951-1954)
Key West Padres (1969)
Key West Sun Caps (1971)
Key West Conchs (1972-1974)
Key West Cubs (1975)
Kissimmee Cobras (1995-2000)
Lakeland Pilots (1953-1955)
Lakeland Indians (1960)
Lakeland Giants (1962)
Lakeland Tigers (1963-1964, 1967-2006)
Leesburg Gondoliers (1937-1938)
Leesburg Anglers (1939-1941, 1946)
Leesburg Pirates (1947-1948)
Leesburg Dodgers (1949)
Leesburg Packers (1950-1952)
Leesburg Lakers (1953)
Leesburg Braves (1956-1957)
Leesburg Orioles (1960-1961)
Leesburg Athletics (1965-1968)
Miami Marlins (1962-1970, 1982-1988)
Miami Orioles (1971-1981)
Miami Miracle (1989-1991)
Ocala Yearlings (1940-1941)
Orlando Gulls (1937)
Orlando Senators (1938-1941, 1946-1953)
Orlando C.B.'s (1954-1955)
Orlando Seratomas (1956)
Orlando Flyers (1957-1958)
Orlando Dodgers (1959-1961)
Orlando Twins (1963-1972)
Osceola Astros (1985-1994)
Palatka Azaleas (1936-1939, 1946-1953)
Palatka Tigers (1956)
Palatka Redlegs (1957-1961)
Palatka Cubs (1962)
Pompano Beach Mets (1969-1973)
Pompano Beach Cubs (1976-1978)
Port Charlotte Rangers (1987-2002)
Sanford Lookouts (1936-1939)
Sanford Seminoles (1940-1941, 1947)
Sanford Celeryfeds (1946)
Sanford Giants (1949-1951)
Sanford Seminole Blues (1952)
Sanford Cardinals (1953, 1955)
Sanford Greyhounds (1959-1960)
Sarasota Sun Sox (1961-1965)
Sarasota White Sox (1989-1993)
Sarasota Red Sox (1994-2004)
St. Augustine Saints (1936-1941, 1946-1950, 1952)
St. Petersburg Saints (1955-1965)
St. Petersburg Cardinals (1966-1996)
Tampa Tarpons (1931-1942) (1946-1987)
Tampa White Sox (1988)
Vero Beach Dodgers (1980-2006)
West Palm Beach Sheriffs (1928)
West Palm Beach Indians (1955)
West Palm Beach Sun Chiefs (1956)
West Palm Beach Braves (1965-1968)
West Palm Beach Expos (1969-1997)
Winter Haven Sun Sox (1966)
Winter Haven Mets (1967)
Winter Haven Red Sox (1969-1992)

Florida East Coast League (1940-1942)

Cocoa Fliers (1941-1942)
DeLand Red Hats (1942)
Fort Lauderdale Tarpons (1940-1942)
Fort Pierce Bombers (1940-1942)
Hollywood Chiefs (1940)
Miami Beach Flamingos (1941-1942)
Miami Beach Tigers (1940)
Miami Seminoles (1942)
Miami Wahoos (1940-1941)
Orlando Nationals (1942)
West Palm Beach Indians (1940-1942)

Florida International League (1949-1954)

Fort Lauderdale Braves (1949-1951)
Fort Lauderdale Braves/Key West Conchs (1952)
Fort Lauderdale Lions (1953)
Lakeland Pilots (1949-1952)
Miami Beach Flamingos (1949-1952, 1954)
Miami Sun Sox (1949-1954)
St Petersburg Saints (1949-1954)
Tallahassee Rebels (1954)
Tampa Smokers (1949-1954)
West Palm Beach Indians (1949-1954)

Senior Professional Baseball Association (1989-1990)

Basketball

Men's

American Basketball Association (1967-1976)

Miami Floridians (1968-1972)

American Basketball Association (1999-Present)

Palm Beach Imperials (2006-2008)

Continental Basketball Association

Tampa Bay Thrillers (1984-1985) (1996-1997)
Sarasota Stingers (1983-1985)
Florida Stingers (1986-1987)

Global Basketball Association

Pensacola HotShots (1991-1993)

United States Basketball League

Brevard Blue Ducks (1988, 1990-04, as Jacksonville Hooters in 1988, 1990–92; as Daytona Beach Hooters in 1993; as Jacksonville Hooters in 1994; as Jacksonville Shooters in 1995; as Jacksonville Barracudas in 1996-98; as Gulf Coast SunDogs in 1999-00; as Lakeland Blue Ducks in 2001
Florida Sea Dragons (2000-2002)
Tampa Bay Windjammers (1996-1999)
Florida Sharks (1995–97)
Gold Coast Stingrays (1986)
West Palm Beach Stingrays (1987)
Palm Beach Stingrays (1988, 1990, 1992-1994)

World Basketball League

Florida Jades (1991-1992)
Jacksonville Stingrays (1992)

Women's

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

Miami Sol (2000-2002)
Orlando Miracle (1999-2002)

Football

Arena Football

American Indoor Football Association

Gulf Coast Raiders (2007)
Lakeland Thunderbolts (2005-2007)
Lakeland Thunderbolts (2006-2007)

Arena Football League (AFL)

Miami Vise (1987)
Miami Hooters (1993-1995)
Florida Bobcats (1996-2001)

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Jacksonville Tomcats (2000-2002)
Pensacola Barracudas (2000-2002)
Tallahassee Thunder (2000-2002)

National Indoor Football League

Daytona Beach Hawgs (2005)
Florida Frenzy (2005-2007)
Fort Myers Tarpons (2006-2007)
Kissimmee Kreatures (2005-2006)
Miami Vice Squad (2007)
Palm Beach Phantoms (2006)
Palm Beach Waves (2006-2007)
Port St. Lucie Mustangs (2007)
Tampa Tide (2007)

Conventional Football

All-America Football Conference (AAFC)

Miami Seahawks (1946)

Atlantic Coast Football League

Orlando Panthers (1970–71)

Continental Football League

Orlando Panthers (1965-1969)

Professional Spring Football League

Tampa Bay Outlaws (1992)

United Football League

Florida Tuskers (2009-2010)

United States Football League (USFL)

Jacksonville Bulls (1984-1985)
Orlando Renegades (1985)
Tampa Bay Bandits (1983-1985)

Women's American Football League

Jacksonville Dixie Blues (2001-2003)
Orlando Mayhem IWFL (2001-2003)
Orlando Fire (2001-2003)
Tampa Bay Force (2001-2003)

XFL

Orlando Rage (2000)

World Football League

Jacksonville Express (1975)
Jacksonville Sharks (1974)
Florida Blazers (1974), became San Antonio Wings, folded with the league in 1975

World League of American Football

Orlando Thunder (1991-1992)

Ice hockey

American Hockey League (AHL)

Jacksonville Barons (1973-1974)

Atlantic Coast Hockey League

Florida Seals(2002-2007)

East Coast Hockey League/ECHL

International Hockey League (1945–2001)

Orlando Solar Bears (1995-2001)

Senior Hockey League

West Palm Beach Bruins (1968-1970)
St Petersburg Stars (1968-1970)
Jacksonville (1968-1970)

Roller Hockey International

Florida Hammerheads (1993-1994)
Orlando Rollergators (1995)
Orlando Jackals (1996 – 1997)
Tampa Bay Tritons (1994)

Southern Elite Hockey League

Daytona Riptide
Jacksonville Hammerheads
Kissimmee Fury
Space Coast Blast
Tampa Bay Ice Pirates

Southern Hockey League (1995-1996)

Sunshine Hockey League (1992-1995)

Tropical Hockey League

World Hockey Association 2

Jacksonville Barracudas (2002-2008)
Lakeland Loggerheads (2002-2004)
Orlando Seals (2002-2005)
Miami Manatees (2003-2004)

Soccer

Indoor

Major Indoor Soccer League

Orlando Sharks (2007-2008)

Outdoor

Major League Soccer

Miami Fusion F.C. (1998-2001)
Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996-2001)

North American Soccer League

Jacksonville Tea Men (1980-1982)
Miami Gatos (1972)
Miami Toros (1973-1976)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977-1983)
Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975-1984)

National Professional Soccer League (1984 - 2001)

Florida ThunderCats (1998-1999)
Jacksonville Generals (1988)
Tampa Bay Rowdies (1986-1987)
Tampa Bay Terror (1995-1997)

United States International Soccer League

Florida Stars (1994)
Fort Lauderdale Kicks (1994)
Jacksonville Fury (1994–95)
South Florida Flamingos (1994)

United Soccer Leagues First Division

United Soccer Leagues Second Division

See also

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