Colorado Professional Sports Teams
Colorado is the least populous state with a franchise in each of the major professional sports leagues. As of the 2000 census, Colorado was also the least populous state to have more than one major league team. The state is able to support the teams because it contains a large metropolitan area with a much higher population than any other city within 550 miles (885 kilometers). Therefore, many of the residents in the surrounding states support the teams in Denver, as shown by the reach of the Broncos' radio network.[9]
| Club |
Sport |
League |
| Denver Broncos |
Football |
National Football League |
| Colorado Avalanche |
Ice hockey |
National Hockey League |
| Denver Nuggets |
Basketball |
National Basketball Association |
| Colorado Rockies |
Baseball |
Major League Baseball |
| Colorado Rapids |
Soccer |
Major League Soccer |
| Colorado Mammoth |
Lacrosse |
National Lacrosse League |
| Denver Outlaws |
Lacrosse |
Major League Lacrosse |
| Colorado Chill |
Basketball |
National Women's Basketball League |
| Colorado Crush |
Arena football |
Arena Football League |
| Aurora Cavalry |
Basketball |
International Basketball League |
| Colorado 14ers |
Basketball |
NBA D-League |
| Colorado Crossover |
Basketball |
International Basketball League |
| Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
Baseball |
Minor League Baseball (AAA) |
| Colorado Eagles |
Ice hockey |
Central Hockey League |
| Rocky Mountain Rage |
Ice hockey |
Central Hockey League |
| Colorado Rapids U23's |
Soccer |
USL Premier Development League |
| Colorado Springs Blizzard |
Soccer |
USL Premier Development League |
| Colorado Springs Sabers |
Soccer |
Women's Premier Soccer League |
| Denver Diamonds |
Soccer |
Women's Premier Soccer League |
| Club |
Sport |
League |
| Colorado Rockies (NHL) (moved to Newark, New Jersey and are now the New Jersey Devils) |
Ice Hockey |
National Hockey League |
| Denver Spurs (moved to Ottawa, Ontario and became the Ottawa Civics for the rest of the team's existence) |
Ice Hockey |
World Hockey Association/Central Hockey League/Western Hockey League |
| Denver Dynamite (Inaugural member of the Arena Football League, folded after four seasons) |
Arena Football |
Arena Football League |
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| The Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver. |
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