Cincinnati is the home of three major league teams, six minor league teams, five college institutions with sports teams, and numerous top-level amateur teams.
Current teams
Men's Major League Teams
Club League Venue Founded ChampionshipsCincinnati Reds Major League Baseball Great American Ball Park 1881 5 World SeriesCincinnati Bengals National Football League Paycor Stadium 1967 0 Super BowlsFC Cincinnati Major League Soccer TQL Stadium 2019 0 MLS Cups
Cincinnati Reds (MLB) 5 World Series 1919 1940 1975 1976 1990
Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) 0 Super Bowls
FC Cincinnati (MLS)
0 MLS Cups
1 MLS Supporters' Shield 2023
Minor Professional Teams
Club League Venue Founded ChampionshipsCincinnati Cyclones ECHL Heritage Bank Center 1990 2Florence Y'alls Frontier League Thomas More Stadium 2003 0FC Cincinnati 2 MLS Next Pro NKU Soccer Stadium 2022 0Kentucky Barrels AF1 Truist Arena 2025 0 Cincinnati Slingers The International Arena League Heritage Bank Center 2025 0 Cincinnati Dukes Continental Football League TBD 2025 0
Kentucky Barrels (AF1) 0 Arena Crowns
Cincinnati Slingers (IAL) 0 Championships
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) 2 Kelly Cups 2008 2010 2 Brabham Cups 2008 2019
Florence Y'alls (Frontier League) 0 Frontier Cups
FC Cincinnati 2 (MLS Next Pro) 0 MLS Next Pro Cups
Cincinnati Dukes (Continental Football League) 0 Championships
Universities
University Nickname League DivisionUniversity of Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats Big 12 NCAA Division IXavier University Xavier Musketeers Big East NCAA Division INorthern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky Norse Horizon League NCAA Division IMiami University Miami RedHawks Mid-American Conference NCAA Division IThomas More University Thomas More Saints Great Midwest Athletic Conference NCAA Division IIMount St. Joseph University Mount St. Joseph Lions Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference NCAA Division III
University of Cincinnati Basketball (NCAA D1 Mens) 2 National Championships 1961 1962
Other notable Cincinnati teams
Club Sport League Venue Founded ChampionshipsCincinnati Wolfhounds Rugby Union Midwest Rugby Premiership Brimelow Fields 1974 0Cincinnati Dockers Australian Rules Football USAFL Kellogg Fields 1996 1Cincinnati GAA Gaelic Football USGAA Xavier Rugby Field 2014 0Cincinnati Cricket Club Tigers Cricket Various Cricket Ground VOA 2015 0Kings Hammer FC Soccer USL League Two Corcoran Field 2021 0Cincinnati Cougars Women's American Football Women's Football Alliance Schueler Field 2022 1 Cincinnati Swerve Indoor Soccer MASL 3 Game Time Training Center 2022 0Cincinnati Gladiators Team Handball & Beach Handball Various Eastside Rec Center 2024 0
Cincinnati Wolfhounds (Midwest Rugby Premiership)
0 Championships
Cincinnati Dockers (USAFL)
1 Championship 1997
Kings Hammer FC (USL League 2)
0 Championships
Cincinnati Cougars (Women’s Football Alliance)
0 Championships
Ultimate Frisbee Revolution (2010–present)
Venues Paycor Stadium – NFL Football (65,515) Great American Ball Park – MLB Baseball (43,500) Nippert Stadium – D1 College Football (40,000) TQL Stadium – MLS Soccer (26,000) Heritage Bank Center – ECHL Hockey & IAL Arena Football (14,453) Fifth Third Arena – D1 College Basketball (12,012) Lindner Family Tennis Center – Tennis (Center Court: 11,435; Grandstand Court: 5,000) Cintas Center – D1 College Basketball (10,224) Truist Arena – D1 College Basketball & AF1 Arena Football (9,400) Thomas More Stadium – Indie Baseball (4,500) Corcoran Field – MLSNP Soccer (1,600)
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 public stairways in Cincinnati offer an urban hiking experience.
Cincinnati and the surrounding metropolitan area has a multitude of disc golf courses.
Former professional teams
American Football Cincinnati Bengals (1937–1941), a member of the American Football League (1936). Competed in AFL II (1937), the minor AFL of 1938 (1939), and AFL III (1939–1940). Cincinnati Celts, played in the unofficial "Ohio League" and the American Professional Football Association (renamed the National Football League in 1922). Cincinnati Reds (NFL), NFL team that played in the 1933 NFL season and the first eight games of the 1934 NFL season. Cincinnati Models, team that competed in the Midwest Football League (1935–1940), 1936–1937 Cincinnati Treslers, team that competed in the Midwest Football League (1935–1940), 1937 Cincinnati Blades, team that competed in the Midwest Football League (1935–1940), 1938 Cincinnati Rockers, Arena Football, team that competed in the Arena Football League from 1992–1993. Cincinnati Swarm, Arena Football, af2, 2003 Cincinnati Marshals, Indoor Football, National Indoor Football League, 2004–2006 Cincinnati Jungle Kats, Arena Football, af2, 2007 Cincinnati Commandos, Indoor Football, Continental Indoor Football League, 2010–2011, Ultimate Indoor Football League, 2012 Championships (CIFL: 2010,2011) (UIFL: 2012) Northern Kentucky River Monsters, Indoor Football, Ultimate Indoor Football League, 2011, Continental Indoor Football League, 2014
Basketball Cincinnati Comellos, National Basketball League, 1937–1938 Cincinnati Royals, NBA team 1957–1972, *Considered a Major League Franchise at the Time* Cincinnati Slammers, Continental Basketball Association team 1984–1987
Ice Hockey Cincinnati Stingers, World Hockey Association, 1975–1979, *Considered a Major League Franchise at the Time* Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, American Hockey League, 1997–2005 Cincinnati Stingers, Central Hockey League (Minor League), 1979–1980 Cincinnati Mohawks, American Hockey League, 1949–1952, International Hockey League, 1952–1958 Championships (IHL: 1953,1954,1955,1956,1957) (IHL Regular Season: 1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958) Cincinnati Wings, Central Professional Hockey League, 1963–1964 Cincinnati Swords, American Hockey League, 1971–1974 Championships (AHL Calder Cups: 1973) (AHL Regular Season: 1973) Cincinnati Tigers (ice hockey), Central Hockey League, 1981–1982
Soccer Cincinnati Kids, Major Indoor Soccer League, 1978–1979 Cincinnati Riverhawks, Professional Soccer, USISL PDL (1997), USL A-League, (1998–2003) Cincinnati Silverbacks, Professional Indoor Soccer NPSL, 1995–1998 Cincinnati Excite, Professional Indoor Soccer, American Indoor Soccer League, 2004–2008 Cincinnati Kings Indoor Team, Professional Indoor Soccer, Professional Arena Soccer League, 2008–2013 Cincinnati Saints, Professional Indoor Soccer, Professional Arena Soccer League, 2013–2014 FC Cincinnati, Professional Soccer, USL, 2016–2018 (Promoted to MLS) Championships (USL Players’ Shield: 2018)
Softball Cincinnati Suds, APSPL, USPL, 1977–1982 Cincinnati Rivermen, NASL, 1980
Ultimate Frisbee Cincinnati Revolution, American Ultimate Disc League, 2013–2016
References
External links
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2015/08/11/source-cincy--getting--new-pro-soccer-team/31456919/? Sun, July 4, 1943, Dayton Daily Daily News, p. 16. “Cincinnati Clocks, Bombers Play Here Sunday”