The Greater Miami area or South Florida is home to five major league sports teams — the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League, the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association, the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball, the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League and Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer.
Miami is also home to the Miami Open for professional Tennis, numerous greyhound racing and horse racing tracks, Boxing, marinas, jai alai venues, and golf courses.https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/events/sporting-events?query=sports The city streets has hosted professional auto races, the Miami Indy Challenge and later the Grand Prix Americas, whereas the Homestead-Miami Speedway oval located southwest currently hosts NASCAR national races, and the Miami International Autodrome has hosted the Grand Prix of Miami (sports car racing) or Miami Grand Prix in Formula One since 2022. In 2015, Miami hosted a one-off Formula E race. The Homestead–Miami Speedway oval hosts NASCAR races. Miami is also home to Paso Fino horses, where competitions are held at Tropical Park Equestrian Center.
Major league teams
The Miami area is home to five major league sports franchises. Each of those teams are currently worth over a billion dollars in value. Currently, the Miami Heat, the Miami Marlins, and Inter Miami CF play their games within Miami's city limits. The Heat play their home games at the Kaseya Center in Downtown Miami. The Miami Marlins home ballpark is LoanDepot Park, located in the Little Havana section of the city on the site of the old Orange Bowl stadium. Inter Miami CF play at Nu Stadium in Grapeland Heights. Wayne Huizenga once was the owner of all 3 South Florida Miami team franchises being the Miami Dolphins, Miami Marlins and the Florida Panthers. Huizenga was notable for introducing baseball and ice hockey to the South Florida area as the creator and initial owner of the Florida Marlins and Florida Panthers. Also, he bought the cable television channel SportsChannel Florida (now Bally Sports Florida) in 1996 to air his teams' games in the region.
The city's first entry into the American Football League was the Miami Dolphins, which competed in the fourth AFL league from 1966 to 1969. In 1970 the Dolphins joined the NFL when the AFL–NFL merger occurred. The team made its first Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl VI, but lost to the Dallas Cowboys. The following year, the Dolphins completed the NFL's only perfect season culminating in a Super Bowl win. The 1972 Dolphins were the third NFL team to accomplish a perfect regular season, and they went on to win that year's Super Bowl VII, as well as the next year's Super Bowl VIII. Miami also appeared in Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XIX, losing both games. The Miami Dolphins play their games at Hard Rock Stadium in suburban Miami Gardens. They also hosted both the 1975 Pro Bowl and the 2010 Pro Bowl.
The Orange Bowl, a member of the College Football Playoff, hosts their college football bowl game annually at Hard Rock Stadium. The stadium has also hosted the Super Bowl; the Miami metro area has hosted the game a total of eleven times (six Super Bowls at the now Hard Rock Stadium, including most recently Super Bowl LIV and five at the Miami Orange Bowl), more than any other metro area but are now tied with New Orleans for hosting the most Super Bowls. It also had time for a Super Bowl LIV halftime show.
The Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association were formed in 1988 as an expansion team. They have won three league championships (in 2006, 2012 and 2013), and seven conference titles. City also hosted the 1990 NBA All Star Game.
The Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball began play in the 1993 season. They won the World Series in 1997 and 2003. From 1993 until 2011, Hard Rock Stadium also was the home field of the Marlins until their move to LoanDepot Park in 2012. The venue hosted the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League were founded in 1993 as an expansion team. They have made four appearances in the Stanley Cup Final, losing in 1996 and 2023, and winning in 2024 and 2025. They play in nearby Sunrise at the Amerant Bank Arena.The arena also hosted the 2003 NHL All-Star Game and the 2023 National Hockey League All-Star Game. They also use to play in the old Miami Arena. In January 2026, the Florida Panthers will host a match against the New York Rangers in the 2026 NHL Winter Classic taking place at the LoanDepot Park in Miami.
Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer was founded in 2018 as an expansion team. From the 2020 to the 2025 season, Inter played at Chase Stadium, which was built on the site of the former Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. The site, which includes a 50,000 square-foot training facility, will remain the permanent training complex for the Clubs’ teams, including its youth Academy and Inter Miami CF II. After some years of delay, construction started on Nu Stadium, a new stadium in Miami's Grapeland Heights neighborhood. On August 19, 2023, in that year's Leagues Cup final against Nashville SC, Inter Miami won its first-ever Leagues Cup title, winning 10–9 in penalties after a 1–1 draw. In the 2024 season, Inter Miami secured their first Supporters' Shield. The side would win a first MLS Cup title in 2025, following a 3–1 victory against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Inter opened Nu Stadium on April 4, 2026.
Sports venues
Miami Metro Area holds the majority of sports arenas, stadiums and complexes in South Florida. Some of these sports facilities are: Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Dolphins (NFL football); Miami Hurricanes (NCAA college football); Miami Open (ATP and WTA tennis); Miami Grand Prix (Formula 1 auto racing) Miami International Autodrome – Formula 1 circuit on the grounds of Hard Rock Stadium LoanDepot Park – Miami Marlins (MLB baseball) Kaseya Center – Miami Heat (NBA basketball) Nu Stadium – Inter Miami CF (MLS soccer) Amerant Bank Arena – Florida Panthers (NHL ice hockey) Tennis Center at Crandon Park – Former home of the Miami Open from 1987 until 2018 Chase Stadium – Inter Miami CF II (MLS Next Pro soccer) Flagler Credit Union Stadium – Florida Atlantic Owls (NCAA college football) Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena – FAU Owls (NCAA men's and women's college basketball and volleyball) Pitbull Stadium – FIU Panthers (NCAA college football); Miami FC (USL soccer) Ocean Bank Convocation Center – FIU Panthers (NCAA men's and women's college basketball and volleyball) Infinity Insurance Park – FIU Panthers (NCAA college baseball) Watsco Center – Miami Hurricanes (NCAA men's and women's college basketball) Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field – Miami Hurricanes (NCAA college baseball) Cobb Stadium - Miami Hurricanes (NCAA soccer); Miami Hurricanes (NCAA track and field) Tropical Park Stadium Homestead-Miami Speedway - NASCAR auto racing; IndyCar auto racing; IMSA auto racing; CCS motorcycle racing Calder Race Course Hialeah Park Race Track Gulfstream Park Miami Beach Convention Center Fair Expo Center Knight Center Complex Flamingo Field Ansin Sports Complex West Palm Beach Auditorium Delray Beach Tennis Center FTL War Memorial Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Central Broward Park Trump National Doral Miami Trump International Golf Club (West Palm Beach) Hertz Arena Hammond Stadium Hard Rock Live Hard Rock Cafe Roger Dean Stadium Ted Hendricks Stadium Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches Brian Piccolo Park Big Easy Casino Inverrary Country Club Bergeron Rodeo Grounds Americraft Expo Center Countess de Hoernle Student Life Center Suncoast Stadium Old Palm Golf Club Grand Champions Polo Club Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center Seminole Golf Club Pine Tree Golf Club PGA National Resort PGA National Champion Course FAU Soccer Stadium FAU Baseball Stadium Evert Tennis Academy The Fort (pickleball) Harrah's Pompano Beach Venetian Pool BeyondBancard Field SoFi Center Sugar Sand Park National Polo Center
Former venues include:
Bobby Maduro Miami Stadium Miami Arena - Former home of the Miami Heat and the Florida Panthers (NHL hockey) Miami Orange Bowl—Former home of the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Hurricanes (NCAA college football) Miami Marine Stadium Miami Coliseum Homestead Sports Complex Fulford–Miami Speedway Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium Hollywood Sportatorium Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale Stadium Connie Mack Field Gulfstream Polo Club West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium Palm Beach Speedway Tropical Park Race Track Wickers Stadium Coconut Grove Convention Center Miami-Hollywood Motorsports Park Palm Beach International Raceway Casino Miami - Formerly known as Miami Jai-Alai Fronton
+ Miami area major league professional teamsClubSportMiami area location sinceLeagueVenueTitles in MiamiMiami DolphinsAmerican football1965National Football LeagueHard Rock Stadium1972 (VII), 1973 (VIII)Miami HeatBasketball1988National Basketball AssociationKaseya Center2006, 2012, 2013Miami MarlinsBaseball1993Major League BaseballLoanDepot Park1997, 2003Florida PanthersIce hockey1993National Hockey LeagueAmerant Bank Arena2024, 2025Inter Miami CFSoccer2018Major League SoccerNu Stadium2025
+ Major professional and D-I college teams (attendance > 10,000)ClubSportLeagueVenue (Capacity) Attendance League ChampionshipsMiami DolphinsFootballNational Football LeagueHard Rock Stadium (64,767) 70,035Super Bowl (2) — 1972, 1973Miami HeatBasketballNational Basketball AssociationKaseya Center (19,600) 19,710NBA Finals (3) — 2006, 2012, 2013Miami MarlinsBaseballMajor League BaseballLoanDepot Park (36,742) 21,386World Series (2) — 1997, 2003Inter Miami CFSoccerMajor League SoccerNu Stadium (21,550) 21,550MLS Cup (1) — 2025Florida PanthersHockeyNational Hockey LeagueAmerant Bank Arena (19,250) 19,250Stanley Cup (2) — 2024, 2025 Miami Hurricanes Football NCAA D-I (ACC) Hard Rock Stadium (64,767) 53,837 National titles (5) — 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001Florida Atlantic OwlsFootballNCAA D-1 (AAC)Flagler Credit Union Stadium (29,571) 18,948None FIU Panthers Football NCAA D-I (Conference USA) Pitbull Stadium (23,500) 15,453 NoneFort Lauderdale United FCSoccerUSL Super LeagueBeyondBancard FieldN/A
Minor league and other sports The Miami area is also host to minor league sports teams, including: The Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals conduct spring training in Jupiter at Roger Dean Stadium. The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals conduct spring training in West Palm Beach at Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches. Inter Miami CF have a reserve team that plays in MLS Next Pro. The Homestead-Miami Speedway oval has hosted NASCAR Cup Series and IndyCar Series events. Temporary street circuits at Museum Park hosted several CART, IMSA GT, and American Le Mans Series races between from 1986 to 1995, as well as a Formula E race in 2015. The Palm Beach International Raceway is a minor road course. The Miami Sharks of Major League Rugby play at AutoNation Sports Field in Fort Lauderdale.
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