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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'sCincinnati 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

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
FC Cincinnati 2	MLS Next Pro	NKU Soccer Stadium	2022	0

Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)

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2Kelly Cups

Florence Y'alls (Frontier League)

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0 Frontier Cups

FC Cincinnati 2 (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

Other notable Cincinnati teams

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

Venues

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Paycor Stadium – NFL Football (65,515)
Great American Ball Park – MLB Baseball (43,500)
Nippert Stadium – D1 College Football (40,000)
TQL Stadium – MLS Soccer (26,000)
Heritage Bank Center – ECHL Hockey (14,453)
Fifth Third Arena – D1 College Basketball (12,012)
Lindner Family Tennis Center – Tennis (Center Court: 11,435; Grandstand Court: 5,000)
Cintas Center – D1 College Basketball (10,224)
Truist Arena – D1 College Basketball (9,400)
Thomas More Stadium – Indie Baseball (4,500)
NKU Soccer Stadium – MLSNP Soccer (1,000)

Other sporting events

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TheCincinnati Open, one of the elite nineATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, is hosted every August in the Cincinnati suburb ofMason across I-71 highway fromKings Island.

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

Kentucky Speedway is a formerNASCAR racetrack located inSparta, Kentucky; 42 miles from downtown Cincinnati.

TheFlying Pig Marathon is an annual marathon which winds through downtown Cincinnati andNorthern Kentucky.

Recreation

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Sports Plus - Cincinnati's Premier Sports Facility is home to two ice sheets that are home to both theCincinnati Bearcats andXavier Musketeers ice hockey teams, both of which are members of theAmerican 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, theSteps of Cincinnati offer an urban hiking experience.^[2]

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

Former professional teams

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American Football

Cincinnati Bengals (1937–1941), a member of theAmerican Football League (1936). Competed in AFL II (1937), the minor AFL of 1938 (1939), and AFL III (1939–1940).
Cincinnati Celts, played in the unofficial "Ohio League" and theAmerican Professional Football Association (renamed the National Football League in 1922).
Cincinnati Reds (NFL), NFL team that played in the1933 NFL season and the first eight games of the1934 NFL season.
Cincinnati Models, team that competed in theMidwest Football League (1935–1940), 1936-1937
Cincinnati Treslers, team that competed in theMidwest Football League (1935–1940), 1937
Cincinnati Blades, team that competed in theMidwest Football League (1935–1940), 1938
Cincinnati Rockers, Arena Football, team that competed in theArena Football League from 1992–1993.
Cincinnati Swarm, Arena Football,af2, 2003
Cincinnati Marshals, Indoor Football,National Indoor Football League, 2004-2006
Cincinnati Jungle Kats, Arena Football,af2, 2007
Cincinnati Commandos, Indoor Football,Continental Indoor Football League, 2010–2011,Ultimate Indoor Football League, 2012
Northern Kentucky River Monsters, Indoor Football,Ultimate Indoor Football League, 2011,Continental Indoor Football League, 2014

Basketball

Cincinnati Royals, NBA team 1957–1972, *Considered a Major League Franchise at the Time*
Cincinnati Slammers, Continental Basketball Association team 1984-1987

Ice Hockey

Cincinnati Stingers,World Hockey Association, 1975–1979, *Considered a Major League Franchise at the Time*
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks,American Hockey League, 1997-2005
Cincinnati Stingers,Central Hockey League (Minor League), 1979-1980
Cincinnati Mohawks,American Hockey League, 1949–1952,International Hockey League, 1952-1958
Cincinnati Wings,Central Professional Hockey League, 1963-1964
Cincinnati Swords,American Hockey League, 1971-1974
Cincinnati Tigers (ice hockey),Central Hockey League, 1981-1982

Soccer

Cincinnati Kids,Major Indoor Soccer League, 1978–1979
Cincinnati Riverhawks, Professional Soccer,USISL PDL (1997),USL A-League, (1998–2003)
Cincinnati Silverbacks, Professional Indoor SoccerNPSL, 1995-1998
Cincinnati Excite, Professional Indoor Soccer,American Indoor Soccer League, 2004-2008
Cincinnati Kings Indoor Team, Professional Indoor Soccer,Professional Arena Soccer League, 2008-2013
Cincinnati Saints, Professional Indoor Soccer,Professional Arena Soccer League, 2013-2014
FC Cincinnati, Professional Soccer,USL, 2016–2018 (Promoted toMLS)

Softball

Cincinnati Suds,APSPL, USPL, 1977-1982
Cincinnati Rivermen,NASL, 1980

Ultimate Frisbee

Cincinnati Revolution,American Ultimate Disc League, 2013-2016

References

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^"Cincinnati Cougars – Women's Tackle Football".cincinnaticougars.org. Retrieved2024-12-21.
^"Hillside Steps". City of Cincinnati Transportation & Engineering. Archived fromthe original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved27 December 2013.

External links

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"Sports Plus". Archived fromthe original on 2002-10-18. Retrieved2024-12-21.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2015/08/11/source-cincy--getting--new-pro-soccer-team/31456919/?
Sun, July, 4, 1943, Dayton Daily Daily News, p. 16. “Cincinnati Clocks, Bombers Play Here Sunday”

City ofCincinnati

Neighborhoods

History

Historic places

National register (Downtown •Eastern •Western)
Local register

Riots

American Civil War

Regiments	5th 6th 9th 75th 104th 155th Black Brigade
People	Nicholas Longworth Anderson Joshua Hall Bates Powhatan Beaty Henry M. Cist John Cook William M. Dickson Peter Fossett William Haines Lytle Thomas Kilby Smith Melancthon S. Wade
Other	Defense of Cincinnati Camp Dennison Department of the Ohio Good Samaritan Hospital Camp Harrison Jewish Civil War Memorial

Culture

Museums	American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum American Sign Museum Betts House Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati History Museum Cincinnati Museum Center Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum Cincinnati Triple Steam Museum Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education Contemporary Arts Center Duke Energy Children's Museum Fire Museum of Greater Cincinnati German Heritage Museum Harriet Beecher Stowe House Heritage Village Museum Peter G. Thomson House Lloyd Library and Museum National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Voice of America Bethany Relay Station Taft Museum of Art William Howard Taft National Historic Site
Performing arts	Cincinnati Ballet Cincinnati Opera Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Traditions	Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

Sports

Professional	Bengals (NFL) Reds (MLB) FC Cincinnati (MLS) Cyclones (ECHL) Rollergirls (WFTDA) Sizzle (WFA)
Golf Tournaments	Kroger Queen City Championship
College	Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati State Surge Mount St. Joseph Lions Xavier Musketeers
High school	Girls Greater Cincinnati League Greater Catholic League Greater Miami Conference
Tournaments	Chiquita Classic Cincinnati Open Flying Pig Marathon Teva Championship
Venues	List of baseball parks Cintas Center Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati Tennis Club Fifth Third Arena Great American Ball Park Heritage Bank Center Lindner Family Tennis Center Paycor Stadium TQL Stadium

Education

Public school districts	CPS Deer Park Forest Hills Oak Hills Northwest Sycamore Winton Woods
Universities and colleges	Art Academy Athenaeum of Ohio Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Cincinnati State University of Cincinnati God's Bible School and College Hebrew Union College Lane Theological Seminary Mount St. Joseph Union Xavier
Education centers	Literacy Center West Lower Price Hill Community School Public Library P.A. Denny
Other	List of high schools Federation of Teachers Crayons to Computers GCCCU