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This is a list of cities that field or have fielded teams in North American men's professional sports leagues, showing the number of league championships, championship appearances, playoff appearances, and MVP wins each city has achieved. These achievements are recorded for the cities only, not the individual franchises. When a team relocates to a new city, the notable achievements in the prior city remain with that city. Achievements counted are only from the dominant league or leagues in each of the four major North American team sports — football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey. Football championships include All-America Football Conference (1946-1949), American Football League (1960-1965) and National Football League (1920-1965), and Super Bowl champions. Baseball championships include World Series champions since 1903. Basketball championships include those from the National Basketball Association; its forerunner, the Basketball Association of America; and the American Basketball Association (the one beginning play in 1967). Ice hockey championships include Stanley Cup champions in the NHL era (starting in the 1917–18 season. Football championship appearances include those that played in a game deciding the champion of the All-America Football Conference (en) |
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This is a list of cities that field or have fielded teams in North American men's professional sports leagues, showing the number of league championships, championship appearances, playoff appearances, and MVP wins each city has achieved. These achievements are recorded for the cities only, not the individual franchises. When a team relocates to a new city, the notable achievements in the prior city remain with that city. Achievements counted are only from the dominant league or leagues in each of the four major North American team sports — football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey. (en) |
