TheGreater Los Angeles area is home to many professional and collegiate sports teams and has hosted many national and international sporting events. The metropolitan area has 12 major league professional teams: theLos Angeles Dodgers, theLos Angeles Lakers, theLos Angeles Rams, theLos Angeles Angels, theLos Angeles Chargers, theLos Angeles Clippers,Los Angeles FC, theLA Galaxy, theLos Angeles Kings, theAnaheim Ducks, theLos Angeles Sparks, andAngel City FC of theNational Women's Soccer League. Since 2000, 9 of the area's 12 teams have won a combined 24 championships. The Los Angeles metropolitan area is home to nine universities whose teams compete in variousNCAA Division I level sports, most notably theUCLA Bruins andUSC Trojans. Between them, these Los Angeles area sports teams have won a combined 105 championship titles. Los Angeles area colleges have produced upwards of 200 national championship teams.[1][2]
Los Angeles is home to a variety of sporting venues including the twoNational Historic Landmarks, theLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum and theRose Bowl, the multi-purposearenas,Crypto.com Arena andIntuit Dome, and the roof-coveredSoFi Stadium. Los Angeles hosted the1932 and1984Summer Olympics. In2028, the city will host theOlympics for a third time. Los Angeles also hosted games of the1994 FIFA World Cup including the final match,[3] and is scheduled to host matches during the2026 FIFA World Cup. Los Angeles recently hosted both theMLB All-Star Game and theMLS All-Star Game in 2021 and 2022 respectively.[4] Los Angeles also hosted theCollege Football Playoff National Championship in 2023 andSuper Bowl LVI in 2022, the eighth such event in Los Angeles. TheUnited States Golf Association brought theU.S. Open back to Los Angeles in 2023, with theLos Angeles Country Club as host.[5] The geography and weather of Los Angeles also make Los Angeles a hub forsurfing andbeach volleyball. When the Rams won Super Bowl LVI, the city of Los Angeles became the second city in the 21st century (the first was Boston) to have at least one championship in the four major pro sports and the second to ever have championships in four major professional leagues within a ten-year span, accomplishing this feat in a span of seven years, and eight months (from the Kings' championship win on June 13, 2014, to the Rams' Championship win on February 13, 2022).[6]
Greater Los Angeles is home to 14 major sports teams, tenprofessional major league teams and four from thetop level collegiate ranks—MLB,MLS, theNBA, theNFL, theNHL, and theBig Ten Conference (with both Big Ten membershaving moved from thePac-12 Conference in 2024). The city also boasts teams in both of the mostprominent women's professional leagues, theWNBA andNWSL, as well as the aforementionedNCAA Division I teams.
| Club | Sport | League | Venue | Attendance | Founded | Established in Los Angeles | Titles in Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Angels | Baseball | Major League Baseball | Angel Stadium | 45,050 | 1961 | 1961 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Dodger Stadium | 56,000 | 1883 | 1958 | 8[i] | ||
| Anaheim Ducks | Ice Hockey | National Hockey League | Honda Center | 17,174 | 1993 | 1993 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Kings | Crypto.com Arena | 18,340 | 1967 | 1967 | 2 | ||
| Los Angeles Sparks | Basketball | Women's National Basketball Association | 10,998 | 1997 | 1997 | 3 | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | National Basketball Association | 18,997 | 1947 | 1960 | 12[ii] | ||
| Los Angeles Clippers | Intuit Dome | 18,000 | 1970 | 1984 | 0 | ||
| Angel City FC | Soccer | National Women's Soccer League | BMO Stadium | 22,000 | 2020 | 2022 | 0 |
| Los Angeles FC | Major League Soccer | 22,000 | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | ||
| LA Galaxy | Dignity Health Sports Park | 27,000 | 1996 | 1996 | 6 | ||
| Los Angeles Chargers | Football | National Football League | SoFi Stadium | 70,240 | 1960 | 1960, 2017 | 0[iii] |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1936 | 1946, 2016 | 2[iv] |
The Los Angeles area is one of four metropolitan areas to host twoMajor League Baseball teams—theLos Angeles Dodgers in theNational League and theLos Angeles Angels in theAmerican League.
The Dodgers were founded inBrooklyn, New York in 1883; they officially adopted the nameDodgers in 1932. The team moved to Los Angeles before the 1958 season and played four consecutive seasons atLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum before they moved to their current home stadium,Dodger Stadium, in 1962. The Dodgers are one of the most valuable franchises in MLB. They have won eight World Series championships and 25 National League pennants.[7] ElevenNL MVP award winners have played for the Dodgers, winning a total of 13 MVP Awards; eightCy Young Award winners have also pitched for the Dodgers, winning a total of 12 awards. The team has also had 18Rookie of the Year Award winners, twice as many as the next closest team, including four consecutive from 1979 to 1982 and five consecutive from 1992 to 1996.[8] Los Angeles and the Dodgers hosted theMLB All-Star Game in the summer of 2022.[4]
TheLos Angeles Angels were established as one of the league's first twoexpansion teams in 1961 byGene Autry. The Los Angeles Angels played their home games atWrigley Field and moved in1962 to newly builtDodger Stadium, which the Angels referred to asChavez Ravine, where they were tenants of the Dodgers through1965. In1966, they moved to their current home,Angel Stadium inAnaheim. In2002, the Angels won their first and onlyAmerican League pennant andWorld Series when they defeated theSan Francisco Giants 4–3.[7] The Angels have had many award winners including sevenAL MVP awards by four players, two Cy Young Award winners and three Rookie of the Year Award winners.[9]
Los Angeles boasts twoNational Basketball Association (NBA) teams, theLos Angeles Lakers and theLos Angeles Clippers. Both shared theCrypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center) from 1999 to 2024. The Lakers are one of the most valuable franchises in the NBA and have gained a considerable fanbase over the years. They have the most championships of all current Los Angeles franchises, having gained 12 titles in Los Angeles and 17 overall,the second-most in the NBA behind theBoston Celtics who have 18.[10] The Lakers were founded as the Minneapolis Lakers, having moved toSouthern California in 1960.[11]
The Los Angeles Clippers were founded as theBuffalo Braves in 1970; in 1978, the team moved to San Diego and changed the nickname to Clippers; the team relocated from San Diego in 1984. They were one of three expansion teams to join the NBA that year, along with theCleveland Cavaliers andPortland Trail Blazers. The Braves saw some success and reached the playoffs three times, led by league Most Valuable Player (MVP)Bob McAdoo. Conflicts with theCanisius Golden Griffins over theBuffalo Memorial Auditorium and the sale of the franchise led to them relocating fromBuffalo toSan Diego.
When he died in 2013, Lakers ownerJerry Buss also owned the city'sWNBA franchise, theLos Angeles Sparks, which also plays at Crypto.com Arena. His family still owns the Lakers, but has since sold the Sparks toGuggenheim Partners, the current owners of the Dodgers. One year later, longtime Clippers ownerDonald Sterling was banned from the NBA after derogatory statements he made became public, and was subsequently forced to sell the team. The franchise was purchased by formerMicrosoft executiveSteve Ballmer in August 2014. The Clippers built a new arena,Intuit Dome, in Inglewood, across from SoFi Stadium in 2024 when their lease with Crypto.com Arena expired.[12][13]
The region has twoNational Football League (NFL) teams: theLos Angeles Rams and theLos Angeles Chargers. The Rams originally played in Los Angeles from 1946 to 1994, while the Chargers shared Los Angeles with them for only one season in 1960 before moving toSan Diego.
Los Angeles did not have anNFL team in between the1994 season and the2016 season. Immediately after the 1994 season, theLos Angeles Rams moved from suburbanAnaheim, California, toSt. Louis, Missouri, and theLos Angeles Raiders returned toOakland, California, after playing 13 years in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1982–1994) and winningSuper Bowl XVIII. Between 1995 and 2016, there were multiple failed stadium proposals to bring back the NFL to Los Angeles and teams threatening to move in. On January 12, 2016, NFL owners voted 30–2 to allow the thenSt. Louis Rams to move back to Los Angeles and allow for the construction of thestadium proposed by Rams ownerStan Kroenke overa plan proposed by theOakland Raiders and theSan Diego Chargers. The Chargers would still follow through with a move to Los Angeles a year later in 2017.[14][15] The Rams and Chargers play their home games at the 70,240-seatSoFi Stadium inInglewood. 2017 marked the first time since 1960 that the Rams and Chargers shared the same market and the first time since 1994 that the market had two NFL teams. The Los Angeles Rams wonSuper Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in 2022 making them only the second NFL team to win the Super Bowl on home turf after theTampa Bay Buccaneers in2020.
Prior to the NFL, Los Angeles had multiple teams in theAmerican Football League. TheLos Angeles Wildcats, also called "Wilson Wildcats", were a traveling team for the first AFL in 1926. TheLos Angeles Bulldogs were members of AFL II (1937) and a minor AFL (1939) before joining the Pacific Coast Professional Football League. The original Los Angeles Chargers were a charter member of AFL IV, becoming theSan Diego Chargers in 1961. The Los Angeles Mustangs were members of the short-lived American Football League in 1944. From 1983 to 1985, theLos Angeles Express was a team in theUnited States Football League.
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The region has twoNHL teams — theLos Angeles Kings, which entered the league when itdoubled in size in 1967, and theAnaheim Ducks, which joined in 1993 as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
The Kings were founded on June 5, 1967, afterJack Kent Cooke was awarded an NHL expansion franchise for Los Angeles on February 9, 1966, becoming one of the six teams that began play as part of the1967 NHL expansion. Prior to the Kings arrival in the Los Angeles area, both thePacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL) and theWestern Hockey League (WHL) had several teams in California, including the PCHL'sLos Angeles Monarchs of the 1930s and the WHL'sLos Angeles Blades of the 1960s.[16] The Kings have won twoStanley Cup titles in 2012 and 2014.
The Ducks were founded in 1993 byThe Walt Disney Company with an entrance fee of $50 million, half of which Disney paid to theLos Angeles Kings as compensation for sharing the Southern California NHL market.[17] On March 1, 1993, at the brand-newAnaheim Arena – located a short distance east ofDisneyland and across theOrange Freeway fromAngel Stadium – the team received its name, inspired by the 1992 Disney movieThe Mighty Ducks.[18] As a result of the name adoption, the arena was named "The Pond",[18] and Disney subsequently made an animated series calledMighty Ducks, featuring a fictional Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team consisting of anthropomorphized ducks led by the Mighty Ducks' mascot, Wildwing.[19] The Ducks have won the Stanley Cup once in 2007.
The Los Angeles area hosts two teams inMajor League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of the men's sport in the United States: theLA Galaxy, a charter member of the league, andLos Angeles FC, which began play in 2018. The Galaxy have won sixMLS Cups, more than any other MLS team. The two teams play in "El Tráfico", the cross-town derby.Chivas USA was a member of Major League Soccer starting in 2005, but was shut down by the league in 2014.
Before MLS was created, theLos Angeles Wolves of theUnited Soccer Association (USA) and theLos Angeles Toros of theNational Professional Soccer League (NPSL) both had its first season in 1967. The Wolves won theUSA Final in 1967, defeating theWashington Whips 6–5 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[20] When both leagues merged to form theNorth American Soccer League (NASL), the Wolves remained in Los Angeles while the Toros relocated and became theSan Diego Toros in 1968. When the first season ended, both teams folded. Later, the NASL returned a team to Los Angeles by establishing theLos Angeles Aztecs in 1974, but folded in 1981. In their first season as an expansion franchise, the Aztecs captured the1974 NASL championship, defeating theMiami Toros in a penalty shoot-out after a 3–3 draw. Notable players for the Aztecs includeManchester United'sGeorge Best and Dutch superstarJohan Cruyff. Anaheim was represented in the NASL by theCalifornia Surf from 1978 to 1981.
TheLos Angeles Lazers was owned byJerry Buss and played in theMISL from 1982 to 1988. Buss again owned theLos Angeles United in theCISL but after one season (1993) sold the team. The United relocated to Anaheim and becameAnaheim Splash playing from 1993 - 1997 then folding as well.
Los Angeles has many amateur teams that have competed for theU.S. Open Cup, the annual club championship for all men's teams in the United States. These teams, along with their MLS successors, made 25 total appearances in the competition's finals from 1955 to 2024.[21]
The area has one past and one current team in U.S. women's professional soccer. TheLos Angeles Sol played one season (2009) ofWomen's Professional Soccer before folding. The area then went more than a decade without a top-flight team, either in WPS or in the current National Women's Soccer League, until an NWSL franchise was granted in 2020; the new side, since unveiled asAngel City FC, started play in March 2022.[22][23]
Los Angeles Rams (NFL)[edit]1 NFL championship (pre–Super Bowl) 1 Super Bowl title Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)[edit]1 Super Bowl title Los Angeles Wolves (NASL)[edit]1 NASL Final title Los Angeles Aztecs (NASL)[edit]1 NASL Final title Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)[edit]6 MLS Cup titles Los Angeles FC (MLS)[edit]1 MLS Cup title Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)[edit]8 World Series titles | Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels (MLB)[edit]1 World Series titles Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)[edit]12 NBA Finals titles Los Angeles Kings (NHL)[edit]2 Stanley Cup titles Anaheim Ducks (NHL)[edit]1 Stanley Cup title Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA)[edit]3 WNBA Finals titles
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Since theturn of the century, the Los Angeles area's professional sports teams have won 24 championships: 6 by the Lakers (2000,2001,2002,2009,2010, and2020), and the Galaxy (2002,2005,2011,2012,2014, and2024), 3 by the Dodgers (2020,2024, and2025), and the Sparks (2001,2002, and2016), 2 by the Kings (2012 and2014), 1 by Los Angeles FC (2022), the Rams (LVI (2021)), the Ducks (2007), and the Angels (2002). Their sports teams have also appeared an additional 11 times as league finalists: 2 by the Galaxy (2001 and2009), the Lakers (2004 and2008), the Dodgers (2017 and2018), and the Sparks (2003 and2017), 1 by Los Angeles FC (2023), the Rams (LIII (2018)), and the Ducks (2003).[24] Los Angeles joinedBoston as the only other city in the 21st century to see a team in each of the "Big Four" leagues win a championship. If MLS is counted, Los Angeles would be the first city to see a team in each of the "Big Four" and MLS win a championship in the 21st century.
The sport ofMixed Martial Arts (in the U.S.) was first conceived of and created in the Los Angeles area.Rorion Gracie andArt Davie co-created the MMA promotion, theUltimate Fighting Championship (the UFC), in 1993 out of Torrance, CA, under the War of the Worlds (W.O.W.) promotion company. The sport of Mixed Martial Arts slowly developed in its first decade. By the year 2005, the UFC had grown into a viable fight promotion company and the sport of MMA was on its way to becoming a mainstream sport in the U.S. and around the world.
In its relatively brief history, the sport of MMA has been well represented by fighters natives of Los Angeles and of California. From Frank Shamrock (Los Angeles) and Tito Oritz (Huntington Beach) in the early era of the sport, to Gilbert Melendez (Santa Ana) and Dan Henderson (Downey) throughout the mid-era of the sport, to Ronda Rousey (Riverside), Henry Cejudo (Los Angeles), Tony Ferguson (Oxnard) as of late.
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The warmmediterranean climate as well as the miles of a scenic coastline with a variety of wave types fromMalibu to theSouth Bay, Los Angeles is one of the favorite destinations to both amateurs and professional surfers across the world. Every summer of each year, Huntington Beach hosts theUS Open of Surfing, the largest surfing competition in the world.[25] Many other surfing events including theInternational Surf Festival,Surfing Dog Contests, andVentura's Surf Rodeo are held annually in severalLos Angeles County beach cities.
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Santa Monica is believed to be the birthplace of beach volleyball in the early 1920s.[26] The weather, the vast sand area and the abundant permanent courts make Los Angeles one of the hotspots for beach volleyball. The first officialBeach Volleyball World Championships was held in Los Angeles in from 10 to 13, 1997.[27] Beach Volleyball has been an official Olympic sport since1996, and during the2028 Olympics, beach volleyball will be played as an Olympic sport for the first time in the city of Los Angeles.[28] Additionally, many other local beach volleyball tournaments for players of all skill levels are held by multiple entities in various beaches across theLos Angeles metropolitan area. In 2017,CBVA, California Beach Volleyball Association, hosted nearly 1,000 tournaments at 23 beaches in 11 skill or age divisions. There are approximately 8,000 members from California and beyond.[29]
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TheLos Angeles Wildcats were anXFL team that began play in the league's inaugural 2020 season at Dignity Health Sports Park. TheLos Angeles Xtreme were a member of theoriginal XFL begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC, a major television network in the United States. The team played its home games in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the spring of 2001 and won the only championship in XFL history as the league folded after only one season.
Before theArena Football League collapsed after the 2008 season, the league included theLos Angeles Cobras, theAnaheim Piranhas, and theLos Angeles Avengers. The Cobras played one season at the Los Angeles Sports Arena before folding, mostly due to lack of attendance. The Piranhas played at the then namedArrowhead Pond for two seasons, 1996 and 1997, before folding. The Avengers played their home games at the Staples Center until they folded as well. The AFL was revived in 2010 and returned to the Los Angeles area in 2014 with a new team, theLos Angeles Kiss. The team, owned by a group that includedGene Simmons andPaul Stanley, members of the rock bandKISS, played in Anaheim at the Honda Center until folding in 2016.[30]
InAustralian rules football, theLos Angeles Dragons[31] and theOrange County Giants[32] of theUnited States Australian Football League both play in the Greater Los Angeles region.
The collegiate levelEast Los Angeles Dodgers and their rival theOrange County Angels in theSouthern California Collegiate Baseball League. The Los Angeles area is home to theInland Empire 66ers,Lake Elsinore Storm,Ontario Tower Buzzers, andRancho Cucamonga Quakes minor league baseball teams. They all play in the Single ACalifornia League and are affiliates of the Mariners, Padres, Dodgers, and Angels respectively.
The metropolitan area has one team in theNBA G League; and is owned by one of the area's two NBA teams. theSouth Bay Lakers play in El Segundo.
Previously, theAnaheim Arsenal played in the region for three season from 2006 to 2009 before relocating toSpringfield, Massachusetts and the Ontario Clippers played in the region for seven seasons from 2017 to 2024 before relocating toOceanside, California as theSan Diego Clippers.
The officialMinor League Cricket from Los Angeles is theLos Angeles Lashings. TheLos Angeles Lashings are an American professionalTwenty20cricket team fromLos Angeles which competes inMinor League Cricket (MiLC) and other T20 Cricket tournaments across the USA. Los Angeles Lashings was named in 2020 as part of the 24 original teams to compete in Minor League Cricket USA.[33] The franchise is co-owned byAbhimanyu Rajp and Deepak Gosain.[34]
TheLos Angeles Knight Riders are one of 6 current teams inMajor League Cricket that playsTwenty20 international leagueMajor League Cricket launched in the US in 2023.
Theamateur sport ofGaelic football has been played in Los Angeles since the early 20th century. Los Angeles were national champions in 1959.[35]
The Cougars GFC[36] were founded in 2015 and play and train on the westside of Los Angeles. Primarily in Culver City/Santa Monica area. The Cougars season consists of attending tournaments in nearby San Diego, Colorado and the annual USGAA Nationals Championship. As of 2018, the Cougars membership consisted of approximately 50 members (male and female) with the club being 55% American, 45% Irish, some being complete beginners.
The Cougars also play in a 3-game series against their local rivals, The Wild Geese Gaelic Football Club, Inc. founded in 1978[37][full citation needed] who administers Gaelic football activities in nearby Orange County.
TheOntario Reign was anECHL team from 2008 to 2015. After a team swap with Manchester, New Hampshire, thenew Ontario Reign began play in theAmerican Hockey League in 2015.In 1995IHLLos Angeles Ice Dogs played one season 1995–1996 at theLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. Due to lack of attendance, moved to theLong Beach Arena for the 1996–1997 season and became theLong Beach Ice Dogs through 2007. The team played in three different 2nd-division professional hockey leagues during their time in Los Angeles/Long Beach; IHL 1995–2000,WCHL 2000–2003, & theECHL 2003–2007.
Major League Lacrosse was represented with theLos Angeles Riptide from 2006 to 2008. TheAnaheim Storm was a member of the indoorNational Lacrosse League. They played at theArrowhead Pond, now the Honda Center from 2004 to 2005. After the 2005 season, the Storm suspended operations due to low attendance
Los Angeles has tworugby league teams, theLos Angeles Roosters andLos Angeles Mongrel, both a member of theUSA Rugby League andPacific Coast Rugby League.[38]
The Los Angeles area has had several amateur clubs. It is home to theSanta Monica Rugby Club, which competes in the Pacific Rugby Premiership and is a member ofUSA Rugby. The Los Angeles Rugby Club is the second oldest club in theSouthern California Rugby Football Union.[39] The club was founded in 1958 as the Universities Rugby Club. Founding members included Al Williams and Dick Hyland, members of the Gold Medal-winning 1924 USA Olympic Rugby Team. Other rugby clubs include the LA Rebellion and the San Fernando Valley Rugby Club.
In 2021, the area added its first professional club in theLA Giltinis, an expansion team inMajor League Rugby, but they would disband in 2022. In 2024, MLR would come back to Los Angeles asRugby ATL relocated from Atlanta to Los Angeles which was calledRugby Football Club Los Angeles, though they merged with theSan Diego Legion to become theCalifornia Legion in 2026.
The Los Angeles area also has multiple clubs in theUSL Championship,MLS Next Pro,USL League Two, theNational Independent Soccer Association, theUnited Premier Soccer League and theNational Premier Soccer League scattered throughout the region:Orange County SC,Los Angeles FC 2,Ventura County FC,Santa Ana Winds FC,LA Wolves FC,Moreno Valley FC,FC Golden State Force,Southern California Seahorses,Ventura County Fusion,City of Angels FC,Deportivo Coras USA,Orange County FC,Oxnard Guerreros FC,SoCal SC, andTemecula FC, to name some.
In addition, theSanta Clarita Blue Heat play inUnited Women's Soccer.
TheLos Angeles Aviators are a member of the twenty-four teamUltimate Frisbee Association (UFA), a professional Ultimate Frisbee league spanning the United States and Canada. The Aviators are one of six teams currently competing in the South Division, and play a twelve-game regular season against the five other teams in the division:Austin Sol,San Diego Growlers,Houston Havoc,Atlanta Hustle, and theCarolina Flyers.
TheLos Angeles Astra, a women's and non-binary professional Ultimate Frisbee team, debut in 2019 as the Los Angeles 99's. They changed names to the Los Angeles Astra and competed as part of theWestern Ultimate League. Their inaugural season in 2020 was canceled due toCOVID-19, but they have since played several seasons in the Western Ultimate League. The Astra joined thePremier Ultimate League for the 2025 season. The Astra are one of six teams currently competing in the South Division, and play a six game regular season against the other teams in the division:Nashville Nightshade,Austin Torch,D.C. Shadow,Atlanta Soul, andRaleigh Radiance.
| Club | League | Last Venue | Years in L.A. | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Arsenal | NBA D-League | Anaheim Convention Center | 2006–2009 | 0 |
| Anaheim Bullfrogs | Roller Hockey International | Arrowhead Pond | 1993–1999 | 3 (1993, 1997, 1998) |
| Anaheim Piranhas | Arena Football League | Arrowhead Pond | 1996–1997 | 0 |
| LA Giltinis | Major League Rugby | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 2020–2022 | 1 (2021) |
| Los Angeles Cobras | Arena Football League | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 1988 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | Arena Football League | Staples Center | 2000–2009 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Kiss | Arena Football League | Honda Center | 2014–2016 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Wildcats | XFL | Dignity Health Sports Park | 2020 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Xtreme | XFL | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 2001 | 1 (2001) |
The metropolitan area boasts 10NCAA Division I athletic programs. The best-known are the two whosefootball teams compete in the top-levelFootball Bowl Subdivision, both of which are in the city of Los Angeles proper:
USC has 11national championships in football and 7Heisman Trophy winners. Inmen's basketball,UCLA has won more titles than any other school (11).[40]USC has also famously produced more Olympians, overall medalists, and gold medalists than any other American university. If USC were a country entering the 2016 Olympics, its record of 288 all-time medals would place it at rank 16 among all participating countries.[41]
The area's other Division I programs are:
Los Angeles is home to some of the most famous sports venues in the world. Los Angeles venues have hosted generations of legendary athletes and historic games, including two Olympiads (3rd scheduled for 2028), eight Super Bowls (9th scheduled for 2027), the World Series, NBA and WNBA championships, the Stanley Cup, the FIFA World Cup, the MLS Cup, NCAA championships.
Dodger Stadium is located in theElysian Park neighborhood ofLos Angeles, is the home field ofMajor League Baseball'sLos Angeles Dodgers. Opened on April 10, 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of US$ 23 million. It is the oldest ballpark in MLB west of theMississippi River, and third-oldest overall, afterFenway Park inBoston (1912) andWrigley Field inChicago (1914), and is the world'slargest baseball stadium by seat capacity. Often referred to as a "pitcher's ballpark", the stadium has seen twelveno-hitters, two of which wereperfect games.
The stadium hosted theMajor League Baseball All-Star Game in1980 and2022—as well as games of 12World Series (1963,1965,1966,1974,1977,1978,1981,1988,2017,2018,2024, and2025). It also hosted the semifinals and finals of the2009 and2017World Baseball Classics. It also hostedexhibition baseball during the1984 Summer Olympics. It will also host baseball and softball during the2028 Summer Olympics. The stadium is also one of the greatest entertainment venues in the country, hosting special events that range from the Beatles to the Pope.[42]
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is located in theExposition Park neighborhood ofLos Angeles, California. The stadium serves as the home to theUniversity of Southern California(USC)Trojans football team. It was also the temporary home of theLos Angeles Rams before the completion ofSoFi Stadium inInglewood July 2020. The facility had a permanent seating capacity of 93,607 for USC football and Rams games, making it the largest football stadium in thePac-12 Conference and the NFL.[43] A 2018 renovation reduced capacity to 77,500. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to L.A. veterans of World War I. Completed in 1923, it will be the first stadium to have hosted theSummer Olympics three times:1932,1984, and2028.[44] It was declared aNational Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984, the day before the opening ceremony of the1984 Summer Olympics. The Coliseum is jointly owned by the State of California,Los Angeles County, City of Los Angeles and is managed and operated by the Auxiliary Services Department of the University of Southern California.[45]
TheRose Bowl is a sport stadium, located inPasadena, California, a northeast suburb ofLos Angeles. Opened in October 1922, the stadium is recognized as aNational Historic Landmark and a California Historic Civil Engineering landmark.[46] At a modern capacity of an all-seated configuration at 92,542, the Rose Bowl is the15th-largest stadium in the world, the11th-largest stadium in the United States, and the10th largest NCAA stadium. theRose Bowl is one of the most famous venues in sporting history,[47] Since1982, it has also served as the home stadium of theUCLA Bruins football team. The stadium has also hosted fiveSuper Bowl games,second most of any venue. The Rose Bowl is also a notedsoccer venue, having hosted the1994 FIFA World Cup Final,1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, and the1984 Olympic Gold Medal Match, as well as numerousCONCACAF andUnited States Soccer Federation matches.[48]
Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purposearena inDowntown Los Angeles located next to theLos Angeles Convention Center complex alongFigueroa Street. The arena opened as Staples Center on October 17, 1999, adopting its current name on Christmas Day 2021. The arena is home venue to theLos Angeles Kings of theNational Hockey League (NHL), theLos Angeles Lakers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA), and theLos Angeles Sparks of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA). TheLos Angeles Avengers of theArena Football League (AFL) and theLos Angeles D-Fenders of theNBA D-League were also tenants; the Avengers were folded in 2009, and the D-Fenders (since renamed the South Bay Lakers) moved to the Lakers' practice facility at theToyota Sports Center inEl Segundo, California, for the 2011–12 season.[49] Staples Center is also host to over 250 events and nearly 4 million guests each year.[50] From 1999 to 2024, it was the only arena in the NBA shared by two teams, as well as one of only three North American professional sports venues to host two teams from the same league.[51] The other two areMetLife Stadium, the home of theNational Football League'sNew York Giants andNew York Jets, andSoFi Stadium, to be discussed immediately below. Crypto.com Arena is the venue of theGrammy Awards ceremony and will host gymnastics competitions during the2028 Summer Olympics.
SoFi Stadium,[52] known as Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park during its planning stages, is anETFE roof–covered stadium and entertainment complex in the suburb ofInglewood. It is located at the former site of theHollywood Park Racetrack, approximately three miles (5 km) fromLos Angeles International Airport, immediately southeast ofKia Forum.
The stadium is home to theLos Angeles Rams andLos Angeles Chargers of theNational Football League (NFL). It hostedSuper Bowl LVI in February 2022, where the Rams became the second team to win in their home stadium after defeating theCincinnati Bengals 23–20 and theCollege Football Playoff National Championship in January 2023, whereGeorgia won 65–7 againstTCU, the largest margin of victory in a national championship game and the largest margin of victory in any bowl game at theFootball Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level at the time, until Georgia surpassed that margin in the2023 Orange Bowl. During the2028 Summer Olympics, the stadium is expected to host the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as swimming. Archery will be held on the grounds outside the stadium.
SoFi Stadium is the third stadium, and second to be in current use, since the 1970AFL–NFL merger to be shared by two NFL teams (MetLife Stadium, inEast Rutherford, New Jersey, is home to theNew York Giants andNew York Jets, as was its predecessor,Giants Stadium). It is the fourth facility in the Los Angeles area to host multiple teams from the same league asCrypto.com Arena was home to both of the city'sNational Basketball Association (NBA) teams from 1999 to 2024, theLos Angeles Clippers andLos Angeles Lakers,Dignity Health Sports Park hosted both theLA Galaxy and now-defunctChivas USA ofMajor League Soccer from 2005 to 2014, andDodger Stadium hosted theLos Angeles Dodgers andLos Angeles Angels from 1962 to 1965.
The stadium is a component ofHollywood Park, a master planned neighborhood in development on the site of the formerHollywood Park Racetrack.Hollywood Park Casino opened in October 2016, becoming the first establishment to open on the property.[53]
Intuit Dome is an arena inInglewood, California. Located south ofSoFi Stadium, it is the new permanent home venue of theLos Angeles Clippers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA), who moved fromCrypto.com Arena.
Agroundbreaking ceremony for the new arena was held on September 17, 2021. The arena opened in August 2024, ahead of the2024–25 NBA season, and is set to host basketball at the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Los Angeles hosted theSummer Olympic Games twice. The city first hosted the games in1932 and hosted once again in1984. Los Angeles has made a total of ten Summer Olympic bids in its history, more than any other city. Los Angeles along withAthens (1896,2004),Paris (1900,1924) andTokyo (1964,2020) are the four cities that have hosted the Summer Olympic Games twice. Los Angeles will host the2028 Summer Olympics andParalympic Games and will become the third city to host the Olympics three times, afterLondon (1908,1948,2012) and Paris (1900, 1924,2024).
The1932 Summer Olympics marked the first time Los Angeles staged the Olympic Games. It took place during theGreat Depression and the games were reported to have produced a $1 million profit for the city.[59] Los Angeles was the only city to submit a bid for the 1932 edition of the Summer Olympics and was selected as the host city at the 21stIOC Session in Rome in 1923. That same year,Lake Placid hosted the1932 Winter Olympics. The 1932 Summer Olympics marked the second time the US had hosted the Summer Olympics, withSt. Louis hosting the1904 Summer Olympics.
The United States won a total of 103 medals during the games, including 41 gold medals.[60]
Since the games were the tenth edition of the modern Olympic Games, Tenth Street was renamedOlympic Boulevard. Today Olympic Blvd is home to multiple attractions, such as theGrammy Museum.
The1984 Summer Olympics marked the second time Los Angeles had staged the Olympic Games. Much like the 1932 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles was the only city to submit a bid. Los Angeles was elected as the host city at the 80thIOC Session inAthens in 1978. The cost overruns of the1976 Summer Olympics inMontreal and1980 Summer Olympics inMoscow discouraged cities to bid. However, Los Angeles depended on existing venues and infrastructure to host the games, in addition to being entirely privately funded, unlike Moscow and Montreal which were funded by their respective governments. The games produced a $200 million profit and are considered the most successful edition of the Olympic Games, as well as the model for the future editions.[61]
The Games wereboycotted by fourteenEastern Bloc countries, including theSoviet Union.Romania andYugoslavia however, did not take part in the boycott and competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The United States and many allied nations hadboycotted the1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow four years earlier, protestingSoviet activity in Afghanistan.
The United States won a total of 174 medals, including 83 gold medals.[62]
Los Angeles will host the2028 Summer Olympics. This will mark the third time the Olympic Games are held in Los Angeles. The city will join London and Paris as the only cities to have hosted the Olympics three times.
Upon theUSOC reaching a new revenue sharing agreement with theIOC, Los Angeles had been mentioned as a possible bidding city for the2024 Summer Olympics.[63] In March 2013, MayorAntonio Villaraigosa sent a letter to the USOC confirming the city's interest in bidding for the 2024 Olympics.[64] On September 1, 2015, Los Angeles was chosen as the U.S. candidate to bid for the2024 Summer Olympics after the USOC withdrewBoston'sbid for the 2024 Olympics.[65] After Rome,Hamburg andBudapest withdrew their bids for the 2024 Olympics, only Los Angeles and Paris remained in the race. The IOC then decided to award both Paris and Los Angeles with future editions of the Olympic Games. In July 2017, an agreement was made which secured the 2024 Olympics for Paris and the 2028 Olympics for Los Angeles. Both cities were unanimously elected at the131st IOC Session inLima on September 13, 2017.
The2028 Summer Paralympics will be held in Los Angeles. This will mark the first time the Paralympic Games are held in Los Angeles. After Los Angeles hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics, the1984 Summer Paralympics were held inNew York City andStoke Mandeville. This was before the Olympics and Paralympics were held in the same host city.[66]
Aside from securing the right to host the 1932, 1984 and 2028 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles has made frequent Olympic bids in the past. Out of the ten bids which the USOC had submitted to the IOC over the years, seven previous official bids were unsuccessful. Los Angeles submitted bids for the1924,1928,1948,1952,1956,1976 and1980 Summer Olympics, but lost to Paris,Amsterdam, London,Helsinki,Melbourne,Montreal and Moscow respectively.
Los Angeles had expressed interest to theUSOC about bidding for the Olympics on multiple occasions, while failing to secure the USOC's support. Seventeen years after hosting the 1984 Olympics, the city became interested in bidding for the2012 Summer Olympics, but the USOC chose to submit New York City'sbid to the IOC. New York ultimately lost to London.[67] Los Angeles laterbid to be the US candidate for the2016 Summer Olympics, but theUSOC decided to submitChicago'sbid to the IOC. Chicago ultimately lost toRio de Janeiro. Following Chicago's defeat, Los Angeles again expressed interest in bidding for a future edition of the Olympic Games. In November 2011 a delegation from Los Angeles attended a seminar at theIOC headquarters for cities interested in bidding on future editions of the Olympic Games.[68] The USOC declined to submit a bid for the2020 Summer Olympics, which was ultimately won by Tokyo. In February 2012, Los Angeles hosted the 5th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport which was attended by then-IOC PresidentJacques Rogge as well asIOC members.[69][70] At the conference MayorAntonio Villaraigosa and IOC MemberAnita DeFrantz stated that the city would be interested in hosting the Olympic Games a third time.[71]
TheGreater Los Angeles Area has hosted threeFIFA-designated soccer tournaments and is set to host matches during the2026 FIFA World Cup. Following the 2026 FIFA World Cup, The Los Angeles area will have hosted theFIFA World Cup and theFIFA Women's World Cup two times each. The Los Angeles area also hosted the2025 FIFA Club World Cup
In1994 the United States hosted theFIFA World Cup. TheRose Bowl inPasadena hosted eight matches, including thefinal whereBrazil defeatedItaly 3–2 on penalties.
| Date | Time (UTC−8) | Team #1 | Score | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18, 1994 | 16:30 | Colombia  | 1–3 |  Romania | Group A | 91,856 |
| June 19, 1994 | 16:30 | Cameroon  | 2–2 |  Sweden | Group B | 93,194 |
| June 22, 1994 | 16:30 | United States  | 2–1 | Colombia | Group A | 93,869 |
| June 26, 1994 | 13:00 | United States | 0–1 | Romania | Group A | 93,869 |
| July 3, 1994 | 13:30 | Romania | 3–2 |  Argentina | Round of 16 | 90,469 |
| July 13, 1994 | 16:30 | Sweden | 0–1 |  Brazil | Semi-Final | 91,856 |
| July 16, 1994 | 12:30 | Sweden | 4–0 |  Bulgaria | Third place | 91,500 |
| July 17, 1994 | 12:30 | Brazil | 0–0 (3–2) |  Italy | Final | 94,194 |
Los Angeles is among the 16 host cities for the2026 FIFA World Cup that will be held in three different countries, theUnited States,Canada andMexico.[72]SoFi Stadium will host eight matches including the US Opening match and a quarterfinal.[73] SoFi Stadium is one of two venues in California which will host matches, the other beingLevi's Stadium in theSan Francisco Bay Area.[74]
| Date | Time (UTC−7) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2026 | --:-- | United States | – | D2 | Group D | |
| June 15, 2026 | --:-- | TBD | – | TBD | Group G | |
| June 18, 2026 | --:-- | B4 | – | B2 | Group B | |
| June 21, 2026 | --:-- | TBD | – | TBD | Group G | |
| June 25, 2026 | --:-- | D4 | – | United States | Group D | |
| June 28, 2026 | --:-- | Runner-up Group A | – | Runner-up Group B | Round of 32 | |
| July 2, 2026 | --:-- | Winner Group H | – | Runner-up Group J | Round of 32 | |
| July 10, 2026 | --:-- | Winner Match 93 | – | Winner Match 94 | Quarterfinal |
Los Angeles was one of the host cities for the1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. TheRose Bowl hosted four matches during the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup including the final where theUnited States defeatedChina 5–4 on penalties.
| Date | Time (UTC−8) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| June 20, 1999 | 16:00 | Italy | 1 – 1 |  Germany | Group B | 17,100 |
| June 20, 1999 | 18:30 | North Korea  | 1 – 2 |  Nigeria | Group A | 17,100 |
| July 10, 1999 | 10:15 | Norway  | 0 – 0 (4 – 5) | Brazil | 3rd place match | 90,185 |
| July 10, 1999 | 12:30 | United States | 0 – 0 (5 – 4) |  China | Final | 90,185 |
The United States hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup again in2003 after China withdrew as hosts due to the SARS outbreak. TheHome Depot Center, now known asDignity Health Sports Park, inCarson was one of the venues that was used in the event. The venue hosted six games, including the final whereGermany defeatedSweden 2–1 in sudden death.
| Date | Match | Winning team | Result | Losing team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2003 | Group D | Russia  | 2–1 |  Australia | 8,500 |
| September 21, 2003 | Group D | China | 1–0 |  Ghana | 10,027 |
| September 25, 2003 | Group D | Russia | 3–0 | Ghana | 13,929 |
| September 25, 2003 | Group D | China | 1–1 | Australia | 13,929 |
| October 11, 2003 | Third-place match | United States | 3–1 |  Canada | 25,253 |
| October 12, 2003 | Final | Germany | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Sweden | 26,137 |
Los Angeles was one of the host cities for the2025 FIFA Club World Cup. TheRose Bowl hosted six matches during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
| Date | Time (UTC−8) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2025 | 12:00 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4–0 |  Atlético Madrid | Group B | 80,619 |
| June 17, 2025 | 18:00 | Monterrey | 1–1 | Inter Milan | Group E | 40,311 |
| June 19, 2025 | 18:00 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0–1 | Botafogo | Group B | 53,699 |
| June 21, 2025 | 18:00 | River Plate | 0–0 | Monterrey | Group E | 57,393 |
| June 23, 2025 | 12:00 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Botafogo | Group B | 22,992 |
| June 25, 2025 | 18:00 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–4 | Monterrey | Group E | 14,312 |
Los Angeles has been a hub for international sports for decades. Throughout the history of the Greater Los Angeles area, international sporting events aside from theOlympic Games andFIFA World Cup tournaments have also taken place across the region.
Apart from hostingFIFA World Cup tournaments, The Los Angeles area has hosted several other soccer tournaments as well. TheRose Bowl hosted three matches during the2016 Copa América and has hosted matches during theCONCACAF Gold Cup on multiple occasions.Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson as well as theLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum have also hosted matches during the CONCACAF Gold Cup over the years. The2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final was held atSoFi Stadium on July 16, 2023. Two matches during the2024 Copa América were also held at SoFi Stadium.
Boxing matches have been held throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area. Venues that have held boxing matches include Ocean Park Arena,Hazard's Pavilion,Hollywood Legion Stadium,Naud Junction,Vernon Arena,Grand Olympic Auditorium,Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum,Wrigley Field,Dodger Stadium, Valley Garden Arena,Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena,Kia Forum,Honda Center,Peacock Theater,Crypto.com Arena andDignity Health Sports Park.
The Los Angeles Marathon is a running event held in the spring of each calendar year. it is a foot race run over a 26.2 mi (42.2 km) course takes the runners fromDodger Stadium across theCity of Los Angeles to a scenic finish just steps from theSanta Monica Pier. Ever since it was first launched after the summer Olympics 1984, it has been an attracted place for professional as well as amateurs athletics from all over the world with a capacity of 24000 making it the fifth-largest-running event in theUnited States.[75][76]
Often referred to as "Surf City, USA",Huntington Beach is a popular destination forSurfing and surf competitions.
TheISAWorld Surfing Games have been held inHuntington Beach on four occasions. The2022 ISA World Surfing Games were the most recent edition of the games to be held in Huntington Beach. They were held from September 16 to September 24, 2022. The ISA World Surfing Games were previously held in Huntington Beach in 2006, 1996 and in 1984.[77][78]
Huntington Beach also hosts the annualUS Open of Surfing.
Los Angeles has served as host of theSpecial Olympics on two occasions.
Los Angeles first hosted the Special Olympics World Summer Games in1972. Los Angeles hosted the Special Olympics for a second time in2015, which were held between July 24 to August 2, 2015.
The2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at theHonda Center inAnaheim. It was the 37th edition of theWorld Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
The2009 World Figure Skating Championships were held at theCrypto.com Arena inLos Angeles in March 2009.[79]
TheWilliam Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center inIrvine hosted the2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, which was the eleventh edition of thePan Pacific Swimming Championships.[80]
Los Angeles has played host to the 2013 and 2016League of Legends World Championship Finals.
The2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament was held at theLeo Magnus Cricket Complex inWoodley Park,Van Nuys, Los Angeles between October 28 and November 5, 2016, involving national teams from Bermuda, Denmark, Italy, Jersey, Oman, and the United States.
After 75 years of being held in other US locations, theU.S. Open returned to Los Angeles in2023[81] atLos Angeles Country Club.[81]
Los Angeles is amongst the cities being considered for hosting matches during the2031 Men's Rugby World Cup and2033 Women's Rugby World Cup.[82]
The Los Angeles area has hosted many national tournaments throughout history, including eightSuper Bowls and sixMLB All Star Games.
TheSuper Bowl is the annual championship game of theNational Football League (NFL) typically played annually between the champion of theNational Football Conference (NFC) and theAmerican Football Conference (AFC). The Los Angeles area has hosted theSuper Bowl eight times in three different venues; theLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, theRose Bowl andSoFi Stadium. The city ranks third on the list of having hosted the most number of Super Bowls, afterMiami andNew Orleans.[83]
Los Angeles hosted the Super Bowl for an eighth time withSuper Bowl LVI in 2022 atSoFi Stadium where theLos Angeles Rams defeated theCincinnati Bengals 23–20.[84] It was the first Rams Super Bowl win while based in Los Angeles and the second-ever instance of a team winning the Super Bowl in its home stadium, the first beingSuper Bowl LV where theTampa Bay Buccaneers won the championship inRaymond James Stadium in 2021.
Los Angeles was selected to host Super Bowl LXI in 2027.
| Season | Date | Event | Opponents | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | January 15, 1967 | Super Bowl I | Kansas City Chiefs vsGreen Bay Packers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| 1972 | January 14, 1973 | Super Bowl VII | Miami Dolphins vsWashington Redskins | |
| 1976 | January 9, 1977 | Super Bowl XI | Oakland Raiders vsMinnesota Vikings | Rose Bowl |
| 1979 | January 20, 1980 | Super Bowl XIV | Los Angeles Rams vsPittsburgh Steelers | |
| 1982 | January 30, 1983 | Super Bowl XVII | Miami Dolphins vsWashington Redskins | |
| 1986 | January 25, 1987 | Super Bowl XXI | Denver Broncos vsNew York Giants | |
| 1992 | January 31, 1993 | Super Bowl XXVII | Buffalo Bills vsDallas Cowboys | |
| 2021 | February 13, 2022 | Super Bowl LVI | Los Angeles Rams vsCincinnati Bengals | SoFi Stadium |
| 2026 | February 14, 2027 | Super Bowl LXI | TBD |
TheMajor League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professionalbaseball game sanctioned byMajor League Baseball (MLB) contested between theAll-Stars from theAmerican League (AL) andNational League (NL). TheLos Angeles metropolitan area has hosted theMLB All-Star Game six times.[4]
The Los Angeles area has hosted theNBA All-Star Game on six occasions in three different venues. The1963 NBA All-Star Game was held at theLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena which was the first NBA All-Star Game to be held in the Los Angeles area. The1972 and1983 NBA All-Star Game were both held atKia Forum inInglewood. TheCrypto.com Arena atLA Live hosted the2004,2011 and the2018 NBA All-Star Game.[85] TheIntuit Dome will host the2026 NBA All-Star Game.
The Los Angeles area hosted theMLS All-Star Game twice. The2003 MLS All Star Game was held atDignity Health Sports Park inCarson and the2021 MLS All Star Game was held atBMO Stadium.
The Los Angeles area has hosted theNHL All-Star Game on three occasions. TheKia Forum inInglewood hosted the33rd National Hockey League All-Star Game in 1981. TheCrypto.com Arena hosted the NHL All-Star Game twice; hosting the game in2002 and in2017.
Home to theUniversity of Southern California and theUniversity of California, Los Angeles as well as other notable universities, the Los Angeles area is a hub for collegiate sports. In turn, the Los Angeles area hosts a handful of notable collegiate tournaments.
Aside from hosting various incarnations of the championship game, the Los Angeles area hosts the annual Tournament of Roses college football game, commonly known as theRose Bowl Game annually on New Year's Day. The games takes place at theRose Bowl Stadium inPasadena. The game is preceded by theRose Parade which takes place onColorado Boulevard.
TheLA Bowl is anNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game which is played annually atSoFi Stadium inInglewood.
Los Angeles hosted the9th edition of theCollege Football Playoff National Championship atSoFi Stadium inInglewood on January 9, 2023.[86]
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