List of professional sports teams in Michigan
Michigan has a number of professional and semi-professional sports teams in various sports and leagues.
Major league teams
Michigan is home to four major-league professional sports teams, all of which play in the Detroit metropolitan area. The Pistons played at Detroit's Cobo Arena until 1978 and at the Pontiac Silverdome until 1988, when they moved into the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Detroit Lions played at Tiger Stadium in Detroit until 1974, then moved to the Pontiac Silverdome where they played for 27 years between 1975-2002, before moving to Ford Field in Detroit in 2002. The Detroit Tigers Played at Tiger Stadium (Detroit) (formerly known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium) from 1912 to 1999. In 2000 they moved to Comerica Park. The Red Wings played at Olympia Stadium, before moving to Joe Louis Arena in 1979.
Other notable sports teams
| Club | Sport | League | Metro Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek Bombers | Baseball | Summer Collegiate Baseball, Northwoods League | Battle Creek |
| Kalamazoo Growlers | Baseball | Summer Collegiate Baseball, Northwoods League | Kalamazoo |
| Lansing Lugnuts | Baseball | Minor League Baseball, Midwest League | Lansing |
| Great Lakes Loons | Baseball | Minor League Baseball, Midwest League | Midland |
| Traverse City Beach Bums | Baseball | Minor League Baseball, Frontier League | Traverse City |
| West Michigan Whitecaps | Baseball | Minor League Baseball, Midwest League | Grand Rapids |
| Grand Rapids Drive | Basketball | NBA Development League | Grand Rapids |
| Detroit Coast II Coast All-Stars | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Detroit |
| Flint-Vehicle City Chargers | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Flint |
| Grand Rapids Danger | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Grand Rapids |
| Lansing Sting | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Lansing |
| Motor City Firebirds | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Detroit |
| Oakland County Cowboys | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Detroit |
| Team NetWork | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Detroit |
| West Michigan Lake Hawks | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Muskegon |
| Grand Rapids Fusion | Basketball | Independent Basketball Association | Grand Rapids |
| Lansing Capitals | Basketball | Independent Basketball Association | Lansing |
| Grand Rapids Cyclones | Basketball | Premier Basketball League | Grand Rapids |
| Lake Michigan Admirals | Basketball | Premier Basketball League | Benton Harbor |
| Detroit Diesles | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Detroit |
| Detroit Ravens | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Detroit |
| Detroit Seminoles | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Detroit |
| Flint Fury | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Flint |
| Michigan Hurricanes | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Detroit |
| Motor City Sting | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Detroit |
| Renaissance City Chargers | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Detroit |
| Southern Michigan Timberwolves | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Detroit (Monroe) |
| Capital City Stealth | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Lansing |
| Detroit Red Dogs | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Detroit |
| Lake Michigan Havoc | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Saugatuck |
| Lakeshore Cougars | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Grand Haven |
| Muskegon Mustangs | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Muskegon |
| Northern Michigan Wolves | Football | Great Lakes Football League | Traverse City |
| ABK Premier | Futsal | United States Adult Futsal | Grand Rapids |
| Detroit Sporting | Futsal | United States Adult Futsal | Detroit |
| Grand Rapids ABK Pro | Futsal | United States Adult Futsal | Grand Rapids |
| Grand Rapids Griffins | Ice hockey | American Hockey League | Grand Rapids |
| Kalamazoo Wings | Ice hockey | ECHL | Kalamazoo |
| Port Huron Prowlers | Ice hockey | Federal Hockey League | Detroit (Port Huron) |
| Flint Firebirds | Ice hockey | Ontario Hockey League | Flint |
| Saginaw Spirit | Ice hockey | Ontario Hockey League | Saginaw |
| Muskegon Lumberjacks | Ice hockey | United States Hockey League | Muskegon |
| USA Hockey National Team Development Program | Ice hockey | United States Hockey League | Detroit |
| Metro Jets | Ice hockey | North American 3 Hockey League | Detroit |
| West Michigan Wolves | Ice hockey | North American 3 Hockey League | Battle Creek |
| Alpena Flyers | Ice hockey | United States Premier Hockey League | Alpena |
| Detroit Fighting Irish | Ice hockey | United States Premier Hockey League | Detroit |
| Tri-City Ice Hawks | Ice hockey | United States Premier Hockey League | Bay City |
| Michigan Wild | Ice hockey | United States Premier Hockey League | Detroit |
| Motor City Hawks | Ice hockey | United States Premier Hockey League | Detroit |
| Kalkaska Rhinos | Ice hockey | United States Premier Hockey League | Kalkaska |
| Marquette Royales | Ice hockey | United States Premier Hockey League | Marquette |
| Traverse City Hounds | Ice hockey | United States Premier Hockey League | Traverse City |
| Calumet Wolverines | Ice hockey | Great Lakes Hockey League | Houghton |
| Marquette Iron Rangers | Ice hockey | Great Lakes Hockey League | Marquette |
| Portage Lake Pioneers | Ice hockey | Great Lakes Hockey League | Houghton |
| West Michigan Ironmen | Indoor football | American Indoor Football | Muskegon |
| Waza Flo | Indoor soccer | Major Arena Soccer League | Flint |
| Waza Premier | Indoor soccer | Premier Arena Soccer League | Flint |
| Muskegon Risers | Soccer | Indepenent | Muskegon |
| AFC Ann Arbor | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League | Detroit |
| Detroit City FC | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League | Detroit |
| Grand Rapids FC | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League | Grand Rapids |
| Kalamazoo FC | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League | Kalamazoo |
| Lansing United | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League | Lansing |
| Michigan Stars FC | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League | Detroit |
| Michigan Bucks | Soccer | Premier Development League | Detroit |
| Carpathia FC | Soccer | Premier League of America | Detroit |
| Oakland County FC | Soccer | Premier League of America | Detroit |
| Ole SC | Soccer | Premier League of America | Grand Rapids |
| Detroit Mechanix | Ultimate | American Ultimate Disc League | Detroit |
| Grand Raggidy Roller Girls | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Grand Rapids |
| Killamazoo Derby Darlins | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Kalamazoo |
| Ann Arbor Derby Dimes | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Detroit ([[Ann Arbor< Michigan|Ann Arbor]]) |
| Lansing Derby Vixens | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Lansing |
| Flint City Derby Girls | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Flint |
| Detroit Dark Angels | Women's football | Women's Football Alliance | Detroit |
| West Michigan Mayhem | Women's football | Women's Football Alliance | Kalamazoo |
Former professional teams
See also
References
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