List of top level minor league sports teams in the United States by city

This article features a listing of the top level professional minor league sports teams based in the United States. The minor leagues listed below also include five teams in Canada (one in the NBA G League and four in the American Hockey League). Triple-A minor league baseball has two leagues in the International League and Pacific Coast League. The United States Soccer Federation has had one top level league since 2018, when the league then known as the United Soccer League, now the USL Championship (USLC), was promoted to a Division II status after a provisional year with two Division II leagues. The North American Soccer League (NASL) contested their loss of Division II sanctioning but lost the case, canceling its 2018 season before effectively folding. There are no affiliated minor leagues for American or Canadian football as most of its recruiting is done through college football, and minor football leagues do not historically have long lifespans before folding.

Teams that will join a league for a future season are indicated in italics.

Rank[lower-alpha 1] Metropolitan area Triple-A Baseball NBA G League American Hockey League USL Championship
1New YorkLong Island Nets
Westchester Knicks		New York Red Bulls II
Queensboro FC
2Los AngelesSouth Bay LakersLA Galaxy II
Orange County SC
3ChicagoWindy City BullsChicago Wolves
4Dallas–Fort Worth, TexasTexas Legends
6Washington, D.C.Capital City Go-GoLoudoun United FC
7Miami, FloridaMiami FC
8Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDelaware Blue CoatsPhiladelphia Union II
9Atlanta, GeorgiaGwinnett Stripers (IL)College Park SkyhawksAtlanta United 2
11Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix Rising FC
12San Francisco-Oakland-BerkeleyUSL East Bay
13Inland EmpireAgua Caliente ClippersOntario Reign
Palm Springs
15Seattle, WashingtonTacoma Rainiers (PCL)Tacoma Defiance
17San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego GullsSan Diego Loyal SC
18Tampa Bay, FloridaTampa Bay Rowdies
20St. Louis, MissouriSaint Louis FC
23Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Knights (IL)Charlotte CheckersCharlotte Independence
24San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio Missions (PCL)San Antonio Rampage[lower-alpha 2]San Antonio FC
25Portland, OregonPortland Timbers 2
26Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento River Cats (PCL)Sacramento Republic FC[lower-alpha 3]
27Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Riverhounds SC
28Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas Aviators (PCL)Henderson Silver Knights[lower-alpha 2]Las Vegas Lights FC
30Austin, TexasRound Rock Express (PCL)Austin SpursTexas StarsAustin Bold FC
31Kansas CitySporting Kansas City II
32Columbus, OhioColumbus Clippers (IL)
33Cleveland, OhioCleveland Monsters
34Indianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis Indians (IL)Indy Eleven
35San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CaliforniaSan Jose Barracuda
36Nashville, TennesseeNashville Sounds (PCL)
37Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk Tides (IL)
38Providence, Rhode IslandPawtucket Red Sox (IL)[lower-alpha 4]Providence Bruins
39Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee Admirals
41Oklahoma CityOklahoma City Dodgers (PCL)Oklahoma City BlueOKC Energy FC
42Raleigh-Durham, North CarolinaDurham Bulls (IL)North Carolina FC
43Memphis, TennesseeMemphis Redbirds (PCL)Memphis HustleMemphis 901 FC
45Louisville, KentuckyLouisville Bats (IL)Louisville City FC
47Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake Bees (PCL)Salt Lake City StarsReal Monarchs
48Hartford, ConnecticutHartford Wolf PackHartford Athletic
49Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham[lower-alpha 5]Birmingham Legion FC
50Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo Bisons (IL)
51Rochester, New YorkRochester Red Wings (IL)Rochester Americans
52Grand Rapids, MichiganGrand Rapids DriveGrand Rapids Griffins
53Tucson, ArizonaTucson Roadrunners
54Fresno, CaliforniaFresno Grizzlies (PCL)
55Tulsa, OklahomaFC Tulsa
57Worcester, MassachusettsWorcester Red Sox[lower-alpha 4] (IL)
58Bridgeport, ConnecticutBridgeport Sound Tigers
59Omaha, NebraskaOmaha Storm Chasers (PCL)
60Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque Isotopes (PCL)New Mexico United
62Bakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield Condors
65McAllen, TexasRio Grande Valley VipersRio Grande Valley FC Toros
68El Paso, TexasEl Paso Chihuahuas (PCL)El Paso Locomotive FC
69Lehigh ValleyLehigh Valley IronPigs (IL)Lehigh Valley Phantoms
74Charleston, South CarolinaCharleston Battery
75Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro Swarm
77Stockton–Lodi, CaliforniaStockton KingsStockton Heat
79Colorado SpringsColorado Springs Switchbacks FC
81Lakeland, FloridaLakeland Magic
88Des Moines, IowaIowa Cubs (PCL)Iowa WolvesIowa Wild
89Syracuse, New YorkSyracuse Mets (IL)Syracuse Crunch
90Wichita, KansasWichita Wind Surge (PCL)
92Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield Thunderbirds
94Toledo, OhioToledo Mud Hens (IL)
98Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaHershey Bears
101Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (IL)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
106Portland, MaineMaine Red Claws
114Reno, NevadaReno Aces (PCL)Reno 1868 FC
124Fort Wayne, IndianaFort Wayne Mad Ants
136Canton, OhioCanton Charge
151Fort Collins–Loveland, ColoradoColorado Eagles
154Rockford, IllinoisRockford IceHogs
168Utica, New YorkUtica Comets
177Santa Cruz, CaliforniaSanta Cruz Warriors
179Erie, PennsylvaniaErie BayHawks[lower-alpha 5]
185Sioux Falls, South DakotaSioux Falls Skyforce
192Binghamton, New YorkBinghamton Devils
197Prescott, ArizonaNorthern Arizona Suns
248Oshkosh, WisconsinWisconsin Herd
  1. As of 2018
  2. After the 2019–20 season, the San Antonio Rampage will be relocated to the Las Vegas Valley.
  3. After the 2021 season, Sacramento Republic FC will cease minor-league operations. The Sacramento Republic FC name will be transferred to a Major League Soccer team that will begin play in 2022.
  4. The Pawtucket Red Sox are currently planning to move to Worcester, Massachusetts, in 2021, as the Worcester Red Sox.
  5. The team that began play as the Erie BayHawks in 2019 is scheduled to relocate to Birmingham in 2022 following arena renovations.

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