Colorado sports teams


Colorado sports teams


The following is a list of the professional sports teams that have played games and been based in the state of Colorado:

Baseball

Major League Baseball

  • Colorado Rockies

Minor League Baseball

American Association

  • Denver Zephyrs (previously the Denver Bears; also played in the Pacific Coast League. Moved to New Orleans; now play as the Wichita Wind Surge)

Pioneer League

  • Grand Junction Jackalopes Based in Grand Junction, CO. Formerly Grand Junction Rockies, renamed in 2022.
  • Rocky Mountain Vibes Based in Colorado Springs, CO.
  • Northern Colorado Owlz Based in Windsor, CO. Formerly Orem Owlz, relocated from Orem, UT in 2022.

Pacific Coast League

  • Colorado Springs Sky Sox AAA League for Milwaukee Brewers (now play as the San Antonio Missions)
  • Denver Bears (Relocated from Kansas City. Also played in American Association; later became the Denver Zephyrs)

Texas-Louisiana League

  • Pueblo Bighorns (defunct)

Western League

  • Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Western League) (defunct)
  • Denver Bears (Western League) (defunct; replaced by the new Denver Bears team)

Basketball

American Basketball Association

  • Denver Rockets (now play in the National Basketball Association as the Denver Nuggets)
  • Colorado Kings Based in Denver, CO (defunct)
  • Colorado Cougars Based in Greeley, CO (defunct)
  • Colorado Crusaders Based in Colorado Springs, CO (defunct)

American Basketball League

  • Colorado Xplosion (defunct)

National Basketball Association

  • Denver Nuggets (also played in American Basketball Association; also known as Denver Rockets)
  • Denver Nuggets (1948-1950) (also played in the American Basketball League, National Basketball League, Amateur Athletic Association, and National Professional Basketball League) (defunct)

National Women's Basketball League

  • Colorado Chill (defunct)

Minor League Basketball

American Basketball Association

  • Colorado Storm (defunct)

International Basketball Association

  • Aurora Cavalry (defunct)
  • Colorado Crossover (defunct)

National Basketball Association Development League

  • Colorado 14ers (now play as the Texas Legends)

Football

Arena Football League

  • Colorado Crush (defunct)
  • Denver Dynamite (defunct)

Colorado Football Conference

  • Mile High Eagles (Formerly Englewood Eagles and Colorado Cobras)
  • Northern Colorado Nightmare
  • Pueblo Steel
  • Colorado Springs Flames
  • 303 Thrashers (Formerly Denver Pirates)
  • Colorado 76ers
  • Inactive or Defunct Teams Below
  • Colorado Springs Cyclones (Defunct)
  • Denver Dynasty (Defunct)
  • Mile High Grizzlies (Defunct)
  • Colorado Stealth (Defunct)
  • North Metro Thunder (Defunct)
  • Northern Colorado Wolfpack (Defunct)
  • Metro State Roadrunners (MSU)
  • Colorado Springs Mountain Lions (UCCS)
  • Denver Sharks
  • Pueblo Steel
  • Metropolitan Wolverines
  • Colorado Bulldogs
  • Colorado Springs Generals
  • Rocky Mountain Reapers
  • Mile High Knights
  • North Metro Red Raiders
  • Denver Titans
  • Greeley Stampede
  • Ft Collins Stars
  • Greeley Blaze
  • Denver Bulls
  • Denver Sharks
  • Grand Junction Outlaws
  • Colorado Springs Raptors
  • Rocky Mountain Raptors
  • Broomfield D.A.W.G.S.

Indoor Football League

  • Colorado Crush (IFL) (previously the Colorado Ice; also played in United Indoor Football) (defunct)

Indoor Professional Football League

  • Rocky Mountain Thunder (defunct)

Legends Football League

  • Denver Dream (defunct)

National Football League

  • Denver Broncos (Also played in the American Football League)

National Indoor Football League

  • Colorado Venom (defunct)
  • Denver Aviators (defunct)

Professional Indoor Football League

  • Colorado Wildcats (defunct)

United Indoor Football

  • Colorado Ice (later became the Colorado Crush; also played in Indoor Football League) (defunct)

United States Football League

  • Denver Gold (defunct)

American Professional Football League II

  • Grand Junction Gladiators

Hockey

National Hockey League

  • Colorado Avalanche (moved from Quebec)
  • Colorado Rockies (moved to New Jersey)

World Hockey Association

  • Denver Spurs (moved to Ottawa; defunct) (also played in Western Hockey League and Central Hockey League)

Minor League Hockey

Central Hockey League

  • Colorado Eagles
  • Colorado Flames (defunct)
  • Denver Spurs (also played in Western Hockey League and World Hockey Association) (moved to Ottawa; defunct)
  • Rocky Mountain Rage (defunct)
  • Denver Cutthroats (defunct)

International Hockey League

  • Denver Grizzlies (moved to Utah; now play as the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League)
  • Denver Mavericks (moved to Minneapolis; defunct)
  • Denver Rangers (moved to Phoenix; defunct) (also known as Colorado Rangers)

United States Hockey League

  • Denver Falcons (defunct)

West Coast Hockey League

  • Colorado Gold Kings (moved from Alaska; defunct)

Western Hockey League

  • Denver Invaders (moved from Spokane) (moved to Victoria; defunct)
  • Denver Spurs (also played in Central Hockey League and World Hockey Association) (moved to Ottawa; defunct)

Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse

  • Denver Outlaws

National Lacrosse League

  • Colorado Mammoth

Rugby

Major League Rugby

  • Colorado Raptors (previously the Glendale Raptors; defunct)

Division I Men

  • Glendale Merlins

Elite Women's Rugby

  • Glendale Merlins

Division I Women

  • Glendale Merlins

Soccer

Major League Soccer

  • Colorado Rapids

North American Soccer League

  • Colorado Caribous (moved to Atlanta; defunct)
  • Denver Dynamos (moved to Minnesota; defunct)

Professional Arena Soccer League

  • Denver Dynamite (defunct)

Minor League Soccer

A-League

  • Colorado Foxes (moved to San Diego; defunct)

Major Soccer League

  • Denver Avalanche (defunct)

United Soccer League

  • Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Major Arena Soccer League

  • Colorado Blizzard
  • Colorado Inferno

Australian Rules Football

USAFL

Men's

  • Denver Bulldogs

Women's

  • Denver Bulldogs
  • Centennial Tigers

References


Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: Colorado sports teams by Wikipedia (Historical)



 
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