Sports in Cincinnati
Cincinnati is the home of three major league teams, three minor league teams, five college institutions with sports teams, and numerous top level amateur teams. Cincinnati also has seven major sports venues.
Major league teams
The Cincinnati Bengals started in the American Football League from 1968–1969, then after the AFL/NFL merger continued with the National Football League from 1970 to present.
The Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first professional baseball team, established in 1869. The Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball were established in 1882.
FC Cincinnati is a team in Major League Soccer, which began play in March 2019.
Major league professional championships
Cincinnati Reds (MLB)5 World Series titles Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)0 Super Bowls FC Cincinnati (MLS)0 MLS Cups Minor league teams
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)2 Kelly Cups
Florence Y'alls (Frontier League)0 Frontier Cups FC Cincinnati 2 (MLS Next Pro)0 League Cups Top tier amateur league teams
Major collegesNCAA Division IUniversity of Cincinnati Basketball (NCAA D1)2 National Championships
Smaller collegesVenues
Other sporting eventsThe suburb of Mason hosts the professional international tennis event, the Western & Southern Open. The men's Masters is one of the elite nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, and the Women's tournament is a Premier event on the WTA Tour. Nearby Sparta, Kentucky is home to Kentucky Speedway. In March 2005 and 2006, the U.S. Bank Arena hosted the Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournament. BB&T Arena, then known as The Bank of Kentucky Center, hosted the Elite Eight of the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship in 2012. Every May since 2000, Cincinnati has hosted the annual Flying Pig Marathon which winds through downtown and Northern Kentucky. A 2014 college basketball game that elevated brain tumor patient Lauren Hill to national prominence and was named Best Moment at the 2015 ESPY Awards was played at Cintas Center on the Xavier University campus. Since Hill's death in 2015, Xavier has hosted the Lauren Hill Classic; from 2015 through 2019, it was an annual doubleheader that opened the regular season for both the Mount St. Joseph and Xavier women's teams, but is now a midseason event only involving Xavier. RecreationSports Plus - Cincinnati's Premier Sports Facility is home to two ice sheets that are home to both the Cincinnati Bearcats ice hockey team and the Xavier Musketeers ice hockey team. 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.[1] Cincinnati and the surrounding metropolitan area has a multitude of disc golf courses. Former professional teamsAmerican Football
Basketball
Ice Hockey
Soccer
Softball
Ultimate Frisbee
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