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Sports in Cincinnati

Cincinnati is the home of three major league teams, one women's major league team, three minor league teams, five college institutions with sports teams, and numerous top level amateur teams.

Great American Ball Park, home of MLB's Cincinnati Reds.

Current teams

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Men's Major League

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Club League Venue Founded Championships
Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball Great American Ball Park 1881 5
Cincinnati Bengals National Football League Paycor Stadium 1967 0
FC Cincinnati Major League Soccer TQL Stadium 2015 0

Women's Major League

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Club League Venue Founded Championships
Unnamed NWSL Team National Women's Soccer League TQL Stadium TBD 0

Cincinnati Reds (MLB)

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5 World Series

Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)

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0 Super Bowls

FC Cincinnati (MLS)

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0 MLS Cups

Unnamed NWSL Team (NWSL)

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0 NWSL Cups


Minor League

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Club League Venue Founded Championships
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL Heritage Bank Center 1990 2
Florence Y'alls Frontier League Thomas More Stadium 2003 0
Commonwealth United MLS Next Pro NKU Soccer Stadium 2022 0

Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)

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2 Kelly Cups

Florence Y'alls (Frontier League)

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0 Frontier Cups

Commonwealth United (MLS Next Pro)

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0 MLS Next Pro Cups

Universities

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University Nickname League Division
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats Big 12 NCAA Division I
Xavier University Xavier Musketeers Big East NCAA Division I
Northern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky Norse Horizon League NCAA Division I
Thomas More University Thomas More Saints Great Midwest Athletic Conference NCAA Division II
Mount St. Joseph University Mount St. Joseph Lions Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference NCAA Division III

University of Cincinnati Basketball (NCAA D1 Mens)

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2 National Championships


Notable amateur league teams

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Club League Venue Founded Championships
Cincinnati Wolfhounds Midwest Rugby Premiership Brimelow Fields 1974 0
Cincinnati Cougars[1] Women's Football Alliance 2022 0
Cincinnati Dockers USAFL Kellogg Fields 1996 1
Kings Hammer FC USL League 2 Bishop Brossart High School 2021 0

Venues

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Other sporting events

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The Cincinnati Open, one of the elite nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, is hosted every August in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason across I-71 highway from Kings Island.

Miami University RedHawks: MAC is a Division 1 school located in Oxford, Ohio; 32 miles from downtown Cincinnati.

Kentucky Speedway is a former NASCAR racetrack located in Sparta, Kentucky; 42 miles from downtown Cincinnati.

The Flying Pig Marathon is an annual marathon which winds through downtown Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

Recreation

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Sports Plus - Cincinnati's Premier Sports Facility is home to two ice sheets that are home to both the Cincinnati Bearcats and Xavier Musketeers ice hockey teams, both of which are members of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. 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.[2]

Cincinnati and the surrounding metropolitan area has a multitude of disc golf courses.

Former professional teams

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American Football

Basketball

Ice Hockey

Soccer

Softball

Ultimate Frisbee

References

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  1. ^ https://cincinnaticougars.org/ [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Hillside Steps". City of Cincinnati Transportation & Engineering. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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