Minnesota has a number of professional and semi-professional sports teams in various sports and leagues. Most are based in Minneapolis, though every major league team in the state is named for Minnesota itself.
Active men's sports teams in Minnesota Team Sport League Division/Conference Venue Year foundedMinnesota Twins BaseballMajor League BaseballAmerican League CentralTarget Field1961St. Paul Saints BaseballInternational LeagueWest Division CHS Field1993Minnesota Vikings FootballNFLNFC NorthU.S. Bank Stadium1961Minnesota Wild Ice hockeyNHLCentral DivisionGrand Casino Arena2000Minnesota Timberwolves BasketballNBANorthwest DivisionTarget Center1989Minnesota United FC SoccerMajor League SoccerWestern ConferenceAllianz Field2017Minnesota Wind Chill Ultimate FrisbeeUltimate Frisbee AssociationCentralSea Foam Stadium2013G2 MinnesotaEsportsCall of Duty LeagueUnconferencedMinneapolis Armory2019
All teams currently play their home games in Minneapolis except United, the Wild, the Frost, and the Wind Chill. United, the Wild, and the Frost play home games exclusively in St. Paul; the Wind Chill splits its home schedule between Blaine and St. Paul. St. Paul also is home to the St. Paul Saints, a minor-league baseball team.
Active women's sports teams in Minnesota Founding member of the league
Team Sport League Venue Year foundedMinnesota Lynx BasketballWNBA (Western Conference)Target Center1999Minnesota Vixen FootballWFAKlas Field, Hamline University1999Minnesota Minx FootballAWFLSpring Lake Park High School2022Minnesota Frost Ice hockeyProfessional Women's Hockey LeagueGrand Casino Arena2023North Star Roller DerbyRoller derbyWomen's Flat Track Derby AssociationLee & Rose Warner Coliseum2006Minnesota Roller DerbyRoller derbyWomen's Flat Track Derby AssociationRoy Wilkins Auditorium2004Minnesota StrikeUltimatePremier Ultimate LeagueSea Foam Stadium2020, started play in 2022Minnesota Aurora FCSoccerUSL W LeagueTCO Stadium2022Twin Cities GeminiRugbyWomen's Elite RugbyTCO Stadium2025Minnesota ForgeVolleyballMajor League Volleyball (2026)Grand Casino Arena2026LOVB MinnesotaVolleyballLeague One VolleyballTBD2026
Former professional sports teams in Minnesota Founding member of the league
Team Sport League Venue Year founded Dissolved/moved Minneapolis LakersBasketballNational Basketball AssociationMinneapolis Auditorium19471960 (moved to Los Angeles)Minnesota MuskiesBasketballAmerican Basketball AssociationMet Center19671968 (Moved to Miami)Minnesota Arctic BlastRoller hockeyRoller Hockey InternationalTarget Center19941996Minnesota MonarchsVolleyballMajor League Volleyball (1987)Si Melby Hall, Augsburg Collegeand Williams Arena19871989Minnesota StrikersSoccerMajor Indoor Soccer LeagueMet Center19841988 (Moved to Fort Lauderdale)Minnesota North StarsIce hockeyNational Hockey LeagueMet Center19671993 (moved to Dallas)Minnesota Arctic BlastRoller hockeyRoller Hockey InternationalTarget Center19941996Minnesota Fighting PikeArena footballArena Football LeagueTarget Center19961996Minnesota Thunder SoccerUSL First DivisionNational Sports Center19992009Minnesota Lightning SoccerUSL W-LeagueNational Sports Center20062009Minnesota Machine FootballWFAOsseo High School20082017Minnesota Whitecaps Ice hockeyNational Women's Hockey LeagueTRIA Rink20042023Minnesota SwarmBox lacrosseNational Lacrosse LeagueXcel Energy Center20042015 (moved to Georgia)
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