Sports in Miami
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The Greater Miami area 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.[1][2]
Miami is also home to the
Major league teams
The Miami area is home to
The city's first entry into the
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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, the hard rock stadium also was the home field of the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB) until their move to LoanDepot Park in 2012.
The Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League were founded in 1993 as an expansion team. They have made two appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals, in 1996 and 2023. They play in nearby Sunrise at the Amerant Bank Arena.
Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer was founded in 2018 as an expansion team. Inter Miami CF will play their first couple of seasons at the Chase Stadium, which was built on the site of the former Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.[6] 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.[7] After their first couple of seasons, construction should start on the Miami Freedom Park and be completed in the coming years. On August 19, in the 2023 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.[8]
Club | Sport | Miami area location since | League | Venue | Titles in Miami |
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Miami Dolphins | American football | 1965 | National Football League | Hard Rock Stadium | 1972 (VII), 1973 (VIII) |
Florida Panthers | Ice hockey | 1993 | National Hockey League | Amerant Bank Arena | |
Miami Heat | Basketball | 1988 | National Basketball Association | Kaseya Center | 2006, 2012, 2013 |
Miami Marlins | Baseball | 1993 | Major League Baseball | LoanDepot Park | 1997, 2003 |
Inter Miami CF | Soccer | 2018 | Major League Soccer | Chase Stadium |
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Kaseya Center, home of the Miami Heat (NBA)
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LoanDepot Park, home of the Miami Marlins (MLB)
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Amerant Bank Arena, home of the Florida Panthers (NHL)
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Inter Miami(MLS)
Other professional teams
College sports
Greater Miami is home to many college sports teams with football and basketball having preeminent status. The most prominent are the
College / Athletics | Football (average attendance) |
Basketball (average attendance) |
Division | Conference |
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Miami Hurricanes | Miami Hurricanes football (53,837) | Miami Hurricanes men's basketball (5,777) | D-I | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Florida Atlantic Owls | FAU football (18,948) | FAU basketball (1,190) | D-I | American Athletic Conference |
FIU Panthers | FIU football (15,453) | FIU basketball (1,474) | D-I | Conference USA |
Defunct and relocated teams
A number of defunct teams were located in Miami, including:
- Basketball: ABA).
- Ice hockey: WHA2), Tropical Hockey League.[a]
- Soccer: Miami Fusion (NPSL)
- American football: Arena Football League).
The
In 1946, the Miami Seahawks played in the All-America Football Conference for one season, 1946, and then folded.
In 1996, Miami acquired the AFL team the Sacramento Attack, which was renamed as the Miami Hooters (due to its association with the Florida-based Hooters restaurant chain), and it played from 1993 to 1995. In 1996, the association with the chain was completed, and the team moved to West Palm Beach and renamed as the Florida Bobcats.
Boxing
Miami has hosted numerous boxing matches including high profile bouts at the Hard Rock Stadium.[9][10][11]
- Jack Sharkey vs. Young Stribling (1929)
- Joe Knight vs. Maxie Rosenbloom (1934)
- Archie Moore vs. Joey Maxim (1954)
- Cassius Clay vs. Herb Siler (1960)
- Cassius Clay vs. Ingemar Johansson(1961)
- Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson (1961)
- Cassius Clay vs. Don Warner (1962)
- Muhammad Ali vs. Jody Ballard (1977)
- Muhammad Ali vs. Michael Dokes (1977)
- Roberto Durán vs. Jimmy Batten (1982)
- Nate Campbell vs. Ali Funeka (2009)
- Avni Yildirim(2021)
- Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul(2021)
- YouTubers vs. TikTokers (2021)
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. John Gotti III (2023)
Mixed Martial Arts
Miami has hosted high profile Mixed Martial Arts bouts at the Kaseya Center including the following notable bouts:
- UFC 42: Sudden Impact (2003)
- EliteXC: Street Certified (2008)
- EliteXC: Heat (2008)
- WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown (2008)
- Strikeforce: Miami (2010)
- Bellator: Monster Energy Fight Series: Homestead(2017)
- UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 (2024)
Wrestling
Miami has hosted well known high profile wrestling event bouts by WWE, World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, All Elite Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, & Ring of Honor.
- WrestleMania XXVIII (2012)
- Superbowl of Wrestling (1978)
- The Great American Bashsupercard (1987)
- WarGames match (1987)
- Clash of the Champions (1988)
- In Your House 12: It's Time (1996)
- Hardcore Heaven (1997)
- WWE Hall of Fame (2012)
- Survivor Series (2010)
- Survivor Series (2007)
- Royal Rumble (1991)
- Royal Rumble (2006)
- Armageddon (1999)
- Armageddon (2002)
- Hell in a Cell (2013)
- Bash at the Beach (1999)
- Uncensored (2000)
- Lockdown (2014)
- AEW Bash at the Beach (2020)
- Road Rager (2021)
- Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea
- ROH Bound By Honor (2019)
- Showdown in the Sun (2012)
- MLW King of Kings (2002)
- WarGames (2003)
- WarGames (2018)
2017 International Champions Cup
Miami hosted a duel match of El Clásico for the 2017 International Champions Cup on 29 July 2017 at the Hard Rock Stadium.[12]
2024 Copa América
Miami is going to host 2024 Copa América matches including the Final at the Hard Rock Stadium.[13]
2026 FIFA World Cup
Miami will be one of eleven US host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with matches set to be played at Hard Rock Stadium.[14]
See also
- Miami Women's Rugby Club
- Miami Dutch Lions FC
- Miami Sting
- Miami Tango
- Miami Morays
- Miami Sun Sox
- Miami Tropics (American football)
- Swim Miami
- Sports teams in Florida
- Sports in Florida
- Florida Sports Hall of Fame
- List of college athletic programs in Florida
- List of defunct Florida sports teams
- Bally Sports Florida
- Bally Sports Sun
- Fight Sports
- Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
- Women's International Boxing Federation
- U.S. cities with teams from four major sports
Notes
- ^ All four teams of the Tropical Hockey League—the Miami Clippers, Miami Beach Pirates, Coral Gables Seminoles, and Havana Tropicals—played in the Miami Coliseum in nearby Coral Gables
References
- ^ https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/things-to-do/sports
- ^ https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27439121/miami-vice-star-power-lacking-south-florida-sports-scene
- ^ "Miami Dade CountryFest".
- ^ https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/miami-mount-rushmore-dan-marino-dwyane-wade-bob-griese-alonzo-mourning/isztilrp1ug4yon0lote3ygo
- ^ https://www.local10.com/sports/
- ^ https://www.intermiamicf.com/club/facilities/chasestadium
- ^ "Beckham's Inter Miami gets green light for Lockhart site | Miami Herald". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2019-07-11.
- ^ "Messi scores, Callender shines, Inter Miami wins League Cup in 11-round PK shootout". Miami Herald. 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ https://flashbackmiami.com/2016/04/06/boxing-in-miami/
- ^ https://wbcboxing.com/en/miami-a-boxing-city/
- ^ https://5thstgym.com/history
- ^ https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/477270
- ^ "Copa America 2024".
- ^ FIFA announces hosts cities for FIFA World Cup 2026™
- ^ https://vintageicehockey.com/collections/havana-tropicals