List of sports teams in Cleveland

The following is a list of sports teams that either are currently or were previously based in Cleveland, Ohio. Teams still active in Cleveland are listed in bold.

Active

 * Cleveland Guardians, Major League Baseball (1901–present)

Defunct

 * Cleveland Forest Citys, National Association (1871–1872)
 * Cleveland Spiders, National League (1879–1884, 1889–1899)
 * Cleveland Blues, American Association (1887–1888)
 * Cleveland Infants, Players' League (1890)
 * Cleveland Green Sox Federal League (1913)
 * Cleveland Bearcats, American Association (1914)
 * Cleveland Spiders, American Association (1915)
 * Cleveland Tate Stars, Negro National League (1922)
 * Cleveland Browns, Negro National League (1924)
 * Cleveland Elites, Negro National League (1926)
 * Cleveland Hornets, Negro National League (1927)
 * Cleveland Tigers, Negro National League (1928)
 * Cleveland Cubs, Negro National League (1931)
 * Cleveland Stars, East-West League (1932)
 * Cleveland Giants, Negro National League (1933)
 * Cleveland Red Sox, Negro National League (1934)
 * Cleveland Bears, Negro American League (1939–1940)
 * Cleveland Buckeyes, Negro American League (1943–1948, 1950)

Active

 * Cleveland Cavaliers, National Basketball Association (1970–present)
 * Cleveland Charge, NBA G League (established 2001, moved to Cleveland 2021)

Defunct

 * Cleveland Rosenblums, American Basketball League (1925–31)
 * Cleveland Chase Brassmen, National Basketball League (1943–44)
 * Cleveland Allmen Transfers, National Basketball League (1944–46)
 * Cleveland Rebels, Basketball Association of America (1946–47)
 * Cleveland Pipers, American Basketball League (1961–1962)

Defunct

 * Cleveland Rockers, Women's National Basketball Association (1997–2003)

Active

 * Cleveland State Vikings -- 17 Varsity (7 men's, 9 women's, 1 coed)
 * Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
 * Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball
 * Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer
 * Case Western Reserve Spartans -- 19 Varsity (10 men's, 9 women's)
 * Case Western Reserve Spartans football

Defunct

 * Ohio Chiropody (1929–41)

Active

 * Cleveland Browns, All-America Football Conference (1946–1949) National Football League (1950–1995, 1999–present)
 * Cleveland Fusion, Women's Football Alliance (2002–present)

Defunct/relocated

 * Cleveland Tigers (NFL) APFA (1920), originally named as the Tigers in 1916 in the Ohio League; renamed Indians in 1921
 * Cleveland Indians (NFL 1931), league-sponsored team that only played on the road
 * Cleveland Bulldogs NFL (1924–1925) (1927), named as the Cleveland Indians in 1923
 * Cleveland Panthers AFL (1926)
 * Cleveland Rams AFL (1936) NFL (1937–1942) (1944–1945) (now known as the Los Angeles Rams)
 * Cleveland Thunderbolts AFL (Arena) (1992–1994), relocated from Columbus, Ohio
 * Cleveland Crush, Legends Football League (2011–13)
 * Cleveland Gladiators, Arena Football League (2008, 2010–2020)

Active

 * Cleveland Monsters, American Hockey League (2007–present)

Defunct/relocated

 * Cleveland Indians, International Hockey League (1929–34)
 * Cleveland Falcons, IHL & AHL (1934–37)
 * Cleveland Barons, American Hockey League relocated to Jacksonville, Florida (1937–73)
 * Cleveland Crusaders, World Hockey Association (1972–76)
 * Cleveland Barons, NHL (1976–78)
 * Cleveland Lumberjacks, IHL (1992–2001)
 * Cleveland Barons, American Hockey League relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts(2001–06)
 * Cleveland Jr. Barons, NAHL (2005–06)

Active

 * Burning River Roller Derby, Women's Flat Track Derby Association (2006-Present)
 * Cleveland Men's Roller Derby Guardians, Men's Roller Derby Association (2013-Present)

Rugby league

 * Cleveland Rugby League, North American Rugby League (2021-Present)

Active

 * Cleveland Rovers RFC, USA Rugby (1978–present)
 * Cleveland Women's RFC, Iron Maidens (2003 - present)
 * Cleveland Crusaders RFC, (2015-present)

Active

 * Cleveland Crunch, Major League Indoor Soccer (1989-present)
 * Cleveland SC, National Premier Soccer League (2018–present)

Defunct/relocated

 * Cleveland Stokers, North American Soccer League (1967–68)
 * Cleveland Stars, American Soccer League (1972–73) (name change from Cleveland Stars to Cleveland Cobras before 1974 season commenced)
 * Cleveland Cobras, American Soccer League (1974–81)
 * Cleveland Force, MISL (1978–88)
 * Cleveland Force, MISL (2002–2005) (name change from Cleveland Crunch back to Cleveland Force in 2002, when NPSL became the MISL)
 * Cleveland City Stars, USL First Division (2006–09)
 * Cleveland Internationals, USL PDL (2004–10)
 * Cleveland Freeze, Professional Arena Soccer League (2013–2014)
 * AFC Cleveland, National Premier Soccer League (2012–2017)

Defunct

 * Cleveland Jaybirds, American Professional Slow Pitch League (1977–78)
 * Cleveland Stepien's Competitors, American Professional Slow Pitch League (1979)
 * Cleveland Stepien's Competitors, North American Softball League (1980)
 * Cleveland Competitors, United Professional Softball League (1982)

Defunct

 * Cleveland Nets (featured Björn Borg & Martina Navratilova), World Team Tennis (1974–77)