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; they will move back to Detroit to Little Caesars Arena in 2017. 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 (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; they will move again within Detroit to Little Caesars Arena in 2017.
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 |
| Utica Unicorns | Baseball | United Shore Professional Baseball League | Detroit |
| Eastside Diamond Hoppers | Baseball | United Shore Professional Baseball League | Detroit |
| Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers | Baseball | United Shore Professional Baseball League | Detroit |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints | Ice hockey | Federal Hockey League | Detroit (St. Clair Shores) |
| 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 | Ann Arbor |
| 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) |
| 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 Bordercats | Roller hockey | National Roller Hockey League | Detroit |
| Detroit Stars | Roller hockey | National Roller Hockey League | Dearborn Heights |
| Motor City Revive | Roller hockey | National Roller Hockey League | West Bloomfield |
| Shelby Surge | Roller hockey | National Roller Hockey League | Shelby Charter Township |
| 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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