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When did each of the 52 cities with a major sports franchise last win a title? 6%
By Jimmy Kempski12%
7/19/2026, 11:17:46 AM
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By my count, there are 52 cities in the United States and Canada currently with at least one franchise in the NFL, the NBA, the NHL, or MLB.
When did each of them win their last championship?
Is it a slow news day in the NFL, you might ask?
Uh, yeah, it's been a slow news SIX WEEKS.
Anyway, we did this 10 years ago, so a once per decade update feels about right.
(For hockey and basketball, we'll use the actual year the championship was won.
For football, we'll use what season it was, not the year the Super Bowl actually played.
Good?
Good.)
City
Last Championship
Team that won
Raleigh, NC
2026
Hurricanes 🏒
New York
2026
Knicks 🏀
Seattle
2025
Seahawks 🏈
Los Angeles
2025
Dodgers ⚾
Miami
2025
Panthers (Sunrise, FL) 🏒
Oklahoma City
2025
Thunder 🏀
Philadelphia
2024
Eagles 🏈
Boston/NE
2024
Celtics 🏀
Kansas City
2023
Chiefs 🏈
Dallas
2023
Rangers ⚾
Las Vegas
2023
Golden Knights 🏒
Denver
2023
Nuggets 🏀
Houston
2022
Astros* ⚾
San Francisco
2022
Warriors 🏀
Atlanta
2021
Braves ⚾
Milwaukee
2021
Bucks 🏀
Tampa
2021
Lightning 🏒
Washington DC
2019
Nationals ⚾
St.
Louis
2019
Blues 🏒
Toronto
2019
Raptors 🏀
Pittsburgh
2017
Penguins 🏒
Chicago
2016
Cubs ⚾
Cleveland
2016
Cavaliers 🏀
San Antonio
2015
Spurs 🏀
Baltimore
2012
Ravens 🏈
Green Bay
2010
Packers 🏈
New Orleans
2009
Saints 🏈
Detroit
2008
Red Wings 🏒
Anaheim
2007
Ducks 🏒
Indianapolis
2006
Colts 🏈
Newark, NJ
2003
Devils 🏒
Phoenix
2001
Diamondbacks ⚾
Montreal
1993
Canadiens 🏒
Minneapolis
1991
Twins ⚾
Cincinnati
1990
Reds ⚾
Edmonton
1990
Oilers 🏒
Calgary
1989
Flames 🏒
Portland
1977
Trailblazers 🏀
Buffalo
1965
Bills (AFL) 🏈
San Diego
1963
Chargers (AFL) 🏈
Ottawa
1927
Senators 🏒
Charlotte
Never
N/A
Columbus
Never
N/A
Jacksonville
Never
N/A
Memphis
Never
N/A
Nashville
Never
N/A
Orlando
Never
N/A
Sacramento
Never
N/A
Salt Lake City
Never
N/A
San Jose
Never
N/A
Vancouver
Never
N/A
Winnipeg
Never
N/A
*Caught cheating
Notes:
• I posted a poll on Twitter asking which Philly team would be next to win a championship.
Unsurprisingly, the Eagles have a big lead.
Next Philly team to win a championship...
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) July 19, 2026
• Before the Knicks won a championship last month, the last New York title was in 2012 (Giants), which is kinda pathetic since they have at least two teams per sport, and their baseball teams can way outspend their competition.
• Technically, the Devils played in East Rutherford in 2003 when they last won a championship, but they play in Newark now.
Those two towns are close enough, so I just put Newark in the chart above.
• We did not consider Brooklyn to be its own city since it is a borough of New York City.
• If we were to include the WNBA, Las Vegas, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Phoenix have all won more recently than any of the men's sports teams.
And Sacramento would have a chip.
• My (insincere) apologies to soccer fans.
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