Veteran star players include Patrik Eliáš, Taylor Hall, Martin Brodeur and Scott Stevens. New York has two Major League Baseball teams, the New York Yankees (based in the … We've received your submission. It also has the greatest concentration of professional sports teams of any region in the country with teams in all of the major sports and leagues in baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, and soccer. This is a list of professional and semi-professional sports teams based in the New York metropolitan area, including from New York City, Long Island, Lower Hudson Valley, Northern and Central New Jersey, and parts of Western Connecticut. New York Gov. Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights The Red Bulls’ horse in that race came in the form of famed French soccer player Thierry Henry. And we’ll work with them to make sure that can happen.”. They are the following: The New York metropolitan area is also home to a variety of pro or semi-pro sports teams in the minor leagues, women's leagues, indoor leagues, and more. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify, Blue Rush: A NY Giants Podcast Training camps are still roughly two months away. Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium, Connecticut Football Club Passion (CFC Passion), Loucks Stadium at White Plains High School, Dalling Field at Saint Joseph High School Field, Sport teams based in the New York metropolitan area, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_New_York_City_metropolitan_area_sports_teams&oldid=970801785, Sports teams in the New York metropolitan area, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 2 August 2020, at 13:53. Work out the economics if you can. Soccer team based in Piscataway, New Jersey, Sky Blue FC is a Women’s professional soccer team. Despite humble beginnings, Sky Blue has had disappointing seasons. Created in 1994, the Red Bulls are a New Jersey based New York team, with their home ground at Red Bull in Harrison. While New Jersey may not have that many solely owned state teams, there’s no denying the fandom and passion expressed at the games they see. The team ended up coming 8th overall in the metropolitan competition and failed to make the play-offs. When people click on our affiliate links and make purchases, WSN earns a commission from our partners, including ESPN and various sportsbooks. Aside from Hockey, Major League Soccer is the most popular sport in the state, thanks in part to the New York Red Bulls.