Championships By City

The following are the number of championships won by North American cities -non-exhaustive. Canadian totals include the CFL. For U.S. football clubs totals include titles from various leagues prior to amalgamation into the present day NFL. Minimum 15 titles was arbitrarily chosen. However, I decided to include some select cities below that mark. For baseball, I have not included League Champions. Though I feel they are just as important I have decided to leave them out. I may add them somewhere down the line. I would not mind as it will add one total to Montreal with the Expos of '81. It will also inflate some numbers for cities like Atlanta given the run the Braves have had in the 90s.

Cities that have at least one of NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and CFL made the cut. Last, this is a list by city and not franchise. For example, Detroit has 3 NBA titles won while in Detroit but the Pistons franchise has 5 pro titles which include 2 NBL's which do not count.

MLS added as of Oct. 2007.

NEW YORK: 54

Baseball:
New York Mets 2
New York Giants 5
New York Yankees 26
Brooklyn Dodgers 1

Football:
New York Jets 1 (Super Bowl); 1 (AFL)
New York Giants 6 (2 Super Bowls; 4 NFL Titles)

Basketball:
New York Knicks 2
New York Nets 2 (ABA)

Hockey:
New York Rangers 4
New York Islanders 4

BOSTON: 33

Baseball:
Boston Red Sox 7
Boston Braves 1

Football: New England Patriots 3
Basketball: Boston Celtics 14
Hockey: Boston Bruins 5

CHICAGO: 27

Baseball:
Chicago White Sox 3
Chicago Cubs 2

Football:
Chicago Staleys 1 (NFL)
Chicago Cardinals 1 (NFL)
Chicago Bears 9 (1 Super Bowl: 8 NFL)

Basketball:
Chicago Bulls 6
Chicago Gears 1 (NBL)

Hockey: Chicago Black Hawks 3

Soccer MLS: 1 Chicago Fire.

DETROIT: 21

Baseball: Detroit Tigers 4
Football: Detroit Lions 4 (NFL)
Basketball: Detroit Pistons 3
Hockey: Detroit Red Wings 10

LOS ANGELES: 18

Baseball: LA Dodgers 5

Football:
LA Raiders 1 (Super Bowl)
LA Rams 1 (NFL)

Basketball: LA Lakers 9
Soccer MLS: LA Galaxy 2

PHILADELPHIA: 15

Baseball:
Philadelphia A's 5
Philadelphia Phillies 1

Football:
Philadelphia Eagles 3 (NFL)

Basketball:
Philadelphia Warriors 2
Philadelphia 76ers 2

Hockey: Philadelphia Flyers 2

CANADA

TORONTO: 37

Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays 2

Football (CFL): Toronto Argonauts 15 (7 other titles for Toronto under different names including Argonauts*)

Hockey: Toronto Maple Leafs 13 (includes Arenas and St.Pats)

MONTREAL: 33

Football: Montreal Alouettes 5 (2 other titles)

Hockey:
Montreal Maroons 2
Montreal Canadiens 24

* Does not include 13 titles by the city of Montreal (AAA,Victorias, Shamrocks, Wanderers) from 1893 until 1917. In 1918 NHL was officially formed.

EDMONTON: 18

Football: Edmonton Eskimos 13
Hockey: Edmonton Oilers 5

Other cities: Min. 4 titles.

It was only fitting to mention the following:

GREEN BAY: 14
Football: Green Bay Packers 14 (3 Super Bowl; 11 NFL)

CLEVELAND: 12
Baseball: Cleveland Indians 2

Football:
Cleveland Browns 8 (4 NFL; 4 AAFC)
Cleveland Rams 1 (NFL)
Cleveland Bulldogs 1 (NFL)

PITTSBURGH: 12
Baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Football: Pittsburgh Steelers 5
Hockey; Pittsburgh Penguins 2

ST.LOUIS: 12
Baseball: St.Louis Cardinals 10
Football: St.Louis Rams 1 (Super Bowl)
Basketball: St.Louis Hawks 1

Minnesota/Minneapolis 9:
Basketball:Lakers 5 (NBA) 1(NBL) Football:Vikings 1 (NFL) Baseball: Twins 2

Winnipeg 9:
Football: Blue Bombers 9 (CFL)

Oakland 9:
Basketball: Warriors 1 (NBA) Oaks1(ABA)Football:Raiders (2 SB;1AFL)Baseball:A's 4

Washington 7:
Basketball: Bullets 1 Football: Redskins 5 (3 Super Bowls; 2 NFL) Baseball: Senators 1

Dallas 7:
Football: Cowboys 5 (Super Bowls) Texans 1 (AFL) Hockey: Stars 1

Baltimore 7:
Basketball: Bullets 1/Football: Ravens 1 (SB) Colts 1(SB) Stallions 1 (CFL) Baseball: Orioles 3

Hamilton 7:
Football: Tiger-Cats 7 (CFL)

Calgary 6 :
Football: Stampeders 5 (CFL) Hockey: Flames 1

Miami 6:

Football: Dolphins 3 Super Bowls, Heat 1 NBA, Marlins 2 MLB

San Francisco 5:
Football: 49ers 5 (Super Bowls)

Cincinnati 5:
Baseball: Reds 5

Denver 4:
Football: Broncos 2 (Super Bowls) Hockey: Avalanche 2

San Antonio 4:

Basketball: Spurs 4 NBA


*Please note that CFL totals include titles prior to CFL officially forming in 1954. Up until that point Canadian teams played for the Grey Cup.

*Hockey totals do not include WHA.

*NFL football total include all leagues prior to modern NFL set-up. Thus, NFL champions for the period 1920-33 are given credit. As are the AAFC, NFL and AFL.

*For basketball all are NBA titles unless specified otherwise. NBL, ABA etc.

*For hockey all are Stanley Cup titles. Since there was no other trophy it was not necessary to specify next to number of titles won for respective cities. Same for baseball and World Series champions.

There you have it. Last updated Oct. 2007.