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 where they played for 28 years between 1988 and 2017, before moving back inside city limits to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit 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 and 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 until 1979, Joe Louis Arena from 1979 to 2017, and then to Little Caesars Arena beginning in 2017.
Other notable sports teams
| Club | Sport | League | Metro Area (City) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek Battle Jacks | Baseball | Summer Collegiate Baseball, Northwoods League | Battle Creek |
| Kalamazoo Growlers | Baseball | Summer Collegiate Baseball, Northwoods League | Kalamazoo |
| Saginaw Sugar Beets | Baseball | Summer Collegiate Baseball, Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League | Saginaw |
| 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 |
| Westside Woolly Mammoths | 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 Pit Spitters | Baseball | Northwoods League | Traverse City |
| West Michigan Whitecaps | Baseball | Minor League Baseball, Midwest League | Grand Rapids |
| Grand Rapids Gold | Basketball | NBA G League | Grand Rapids |
| Motor City Cruise | Basketball | NBA G League | Detroit |
| 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 |
| Michigan Panthers | Football | United States Football League (2022) | TBD |
| Grand Rapids Griffins | Ice hockey | American Hockey League | Grand Rapids |
| Kalamazoo Wings | Ice hockey | ECHL | Kalamazoo |
| Motor City Rockers | Ice hockey | Federal Prospects Hockey League | Fraser |
| Port Huron Prowlers | Ice hockey | Federal Prospects Hockey League | Port Huron |
| West Michigan Ironmen | Indoor football | American Arena League | Muskegon |
| Waza Flo | Indoor soccer | Major Arena Soccer League | Flint |
| Waza Premier | Indoor soccer | Premier Arena Soccer League | Flint |
| AFC Ann Arbor | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League | Ann Arbor |
| Detroit City FC | Soccer | USL Championship | Detroit (stadium in Hamtramck) |
| Grand Rapids FC | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League, United Women's Soccer | Grand Rapids |
| Kalamazoo FC | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League | Kalamazoo |
| Lansing United | Soccer | United Women's Soccer | Lansing |
| Michigan Stars FC | Soccer | National Premier Soccer League | Detroit |
| Flint City Bucks | Soccer | USL League Two | Flint |
| Ole SC | Soccer | Premier League of America | Grand Rapids |
| Carpathia FC | Soccer | United Premier Soccer League | Detroit |
| Muskegon Risers SC | Soccer | United Premier Soccer League | Muskegon |
| Oakland County FC | Soccer | United Premier Soccer League | Detroit |
| PASS FC | Soccer | United Premier Soccer League | Grand Rapids |
| Detroit Mechanix | Ultimate | American Ultimate Disc League | Grand Rapids (formerly in Detroit, currently keeping Detroit name) |
| Ann Arbor Derby Dimes | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | (Ann Arbor) |
| Detroit Roller Derby | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Detroit |
| Flint City Derby Girls | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Flint |
| Grand Raggidy Roller Derby | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Grand Rapids |
| Killamazoo Derby Darlins | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Kalamazoo |
| Lansing Derby Vixens | Roller derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | Lansing |
| 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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