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Cincinnati is the home of three major league teams, one women's major league team, three minor league teams, five college institutions with sports teams, and numerous top level amateur teams.

Current teams

Men's Major League

Women's Major League

Cincinnati Reds (MLB)

5 World Series

• 1919
• 1940
• 1975
• 1976
• 1990

Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)

0 Super Bowls

FC Cincinnati (MLS)

0 MLS Cups

Unnamed NWSL Team (NWSL)

0 NWSL Cups

Minor League

Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)

2 Kelly Cups

• 2008
• 2010

Florence Y'alls (Frontier League)

0 Frontier Cups

FC Cincinnati 2 (MLS Next Pro)

0 MLS Next Pro Cups

Universities

University of Cincinnati Basketball (NCAA D1 Mens)

2 National Championships

• 1961
• 1962

Other notable Cincinnati teams

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 (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 (9,400)
• Thomas More Stadium – Indie Baseball (4,500)
• NKU Soccer Stadium – MLSNP Soccer (1,000)

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 Steps of 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
• Northern Kentucky River Monsters, Indoor Football, Ultimate Indoor Football League, 2011, Continental Indoor Football League, 2014

Basketball

• 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
• Cincinnati Wings, Central Professional Hockey League, 1963-1964
• Cincinnati Swords, American Hockey League, 1971-1974
• 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)

Softball

• Cincinnati Suds, APSPL, USPL, 1977-1982
• Cincinnati Rivermen, NASL, 1980

Ultimate Frisbee

• Cincinnati Revolution, American Ultimate Disc League, 2013-2016

References

1. "Cincinnati Cougars – Women's Tackle Football". cincinnaticougars.org. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
2. "Hillside Steps". City of Cincinnati Transportation & Engineering. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

External links

• "Sports Plus". Archived from the original on 2002-10-18. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
• 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”

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