The Greater Miami area is home to five major league sports teams — the

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of the

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, the

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The club plays its home games at FT ...

of the

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, the Miami Marlins of

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, the Florida Panthers of the

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and

Inter Miami CF Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami, known as Inter Miami CF or simply Inter Miami, is an American professional soccer club based in the Miami metropolitan area. Established in 2018, the club began play in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the 2 ...

of Major League Soccer. Miami is also home to the Miami Open for professional tennis, numerous greyhound racing tracks,

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venues, and golf courses. The city streets has hosted professional auto races, the Miami Indy Challenge and later the Grand Prix Americas, whereas the Homestead-Miami Speedway oval located southwest currently hosts

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national races, and the

Miami International Autodrome The Miami International Autodrome is a purpose-built temporary circuit around Hard Rock Stadium and its private facilities in the Miami metropolitan area, Miami suburb of Miami Gardens, Florida. The track is long and features 19 corners with a ...

has hosted the

Miami Grand Prix The Miami Grand Prix is a Formula One Grand Prix which forms part of the 2022 Formula One World Championship, with the event taking place at the Miami International Autodrome on a ten-year contract. History In 2018, a proposal for the Miami Gra ...

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since 2022. Miami is also home to Paso Fino horses, where competitions are held at Tropical Park Equestrian Center.

Major league teams

The Miami area is home to

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major league sports franchises. Currently, the

and the Miami Marlins play their games within Miami's city limits. The Heat play their home games at the

FTX Arena FTX Arena (known as American Airlines Arena from 1999 to 2021) is a multi-purpose arena located in Miami, Florida, along Biscayne Bay. It was constructed beginning in 1998 as a replacement for the Miami Arena and designed by the architecture fir ...

Downtown Miami Downtown Miami is the urban city center of Miami, Florida. The city's greater downtown region consists of the Central Business District, Brickell, the Historic District, Government Center, the Arts & Entertainment District, and Park West. It ...

. The Miami Marlins home ballpark is

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, located in the

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section of the city on the site of the old

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stadium. The city's first entry into the American Football League was the

, which competed in the fourth AFL league from 1966 to 1969. In 1970 the Dolphins joined the NFL when the

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occurred. The team made its first Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl VI, but lost to the

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. The following year, the Dolphins completed the NFL's only

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culminating in a Super Bowl win. The 1972 Dolphins were the third NFL team to accomplish a perfect

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, and they went on to win that year's Super Bowl VII, as well as the next year's

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. Miami also appeared in Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XIX, losing both games. The

play their games at

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in suburban

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. The

, a member of the

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, hosts their college football bowl game annually at Hard Rock Stadium. The stadium has also hosted the Super Bowl; the Miami metro area has hosted the game a total of eleven times (six Super Bowls at the now

, including most recently

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and five at the

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), more than any other metro area. The

of the

were formed in 1988 as an expansion team. They have won three league championships (in 2006,

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and

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), and seven conference titles. The Miami Marlins of

began play in the 1993 season. They won the

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in 1997 and 2003. The Florida Panthers of the

were founded in 1993 as an expansion team. They have made two appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals, in 1996 and

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. They play in nearby

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at the

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of Major League Soccer was founded in 2018 as an expansion team. Inter Miami CF will play their first two seasons at the new Inter Miami modular stadium, which was built on the site of the old

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in Fort Lauderdale. After its first two seasons should construction of the

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be approved and completed in time the site will move to Miami. Inter Miami has demolished the old Lockhart stadium and has built a new modular stadium and 50,000 square-foot training facility. The site will remain the permanent training complex for the Clubs’ teams, including its youth Academy and Inter Fort Lauderdale CF. The agreement between them and the City of Fort Lauderdale required that their USL affiliate will use the site and not abbreviate the word "Fort." File:200127-H-PX819-0092.jpg,

, home field of both the

(NFL) and

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, home stadium of

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, home of the Miami Marlins (MLB) File:BankAtlantic Center2.jpg,

, home of the Florida Panthers (NHL)

Other professional teams

College sports

Greater Miami is home to many college sports teams with football and basketball having preeminent status. The most prominent are the University of Miami Hurricanes whose

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plays at

and whose men's and women's basketball teams play at

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on the

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's campus in Coral Gables. The Florida Atlantic University Owls

plays at

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, and its men's basketball team plays at

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in Boca Raton. The Florida International University Panthers

plays at

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, and its FIU Panthers men's basketball, basketball team plays at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in University Park, Florida, University Park.

Defunct and relocated teams

A number of defunct teams were located in Miami, including: * Basketball: Miami Floridians (American Basketball Association (1967-1976), ABA), Miami Sol (Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA), Miami Tropics (American Basketball Association (2000–), ABA). * Ice hockey: Miami Matadors (ECHL), Miami Screaming Eagles (World Hockey Association, WHA), Miami Manatees (WHA2), Tropical Hockey League. * Soccer: Miami Toros / Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983), Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (North American Soccer League (1968–1984), NASL), Miami Fusion FC (2015–17), Miami Fusion (National Premier Soccer League, NPSL) * American football: Miami Seahawks (All-America Football Conference, AAFC), Miami Tropics (Spring Football League, SFL), Florida Bobcats, Miami Hooters (Arena Football League (1987–2008), Arena Football League). The Miami Fusion, a defunct Major League Soccer team, played at

in nearby Broward County. The Miami Kickers, a Women's Premier Soccer League, played at American Heritage School in Plantation, Broward County, Florida, Broward County. In 1946, the Miami Seahawks played in the All-America Football Conference for one season, 1946, and then folded. In 1996, Miami acquired the AFL team the Sacramento Attack, which was renamed as the Miami Hooters (due to its association with the Florida-based Hooters restaurant chain), and it played from 1993 to 1995. In 1996, the association with the chain was completed, and the team moved to West Palm Beach and renamed as the Florida Bobcats.

2026 FIFA World Cup

Miami will be one of eleven US host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with matches set to be played at

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