Thursday, November 5, 2015

Cities' Finals Appearances through October 2015

This list includes the following:

Baseball
* National Association Pennant winners, 1871-1875.
* Pre-World Series National League Pennant winners, 1876-1881 and 1898-1902.
* National League vs. American Association series, 1882-1891.
* Temple Cup, 1892-1897.
* Chronicle-Telegraph Cup, 1900.
* Pre-World Series American League Pennant winners, 1901-1902.
* World Series, 1903-2015.
Football
* NFL Championships in the pre-title game era, 1920-1931.
* NFL Championship Game, 1932-1965.
* AFL Championship Game, 1960-1965.
* AAFC Championship Game, 1946-1949.
* Super Bowl, 1967-2015.
* World Bowl (WFL Championship Game), 1974.
* USFL Championship Game, 1983-1985.
* Grey Cup (Canadian Football League), 1909-2014.
Basketball
* ABL Finals, 1926-1946.
* NBL Finals, 1938-1949.
* NBA Finals, 1947-2015.
* ABA Finals, 1968-1976.
* WNBA Finals, 1997-2015.
Hockey
* Stanley Cup Finals, 1927-2015, plus 1893-1926 appearances by cities with current NHL teams.
* Avco World Trophy Finals (WHA), 1973-1979.
Soccer
* NASL Finals, 1968-1984.
* MLS Cup, 1996-2014.
* U.S. Open Cup in the MLS era, 1996-2015. (Before that, it could not have been considered "major league.")
* Voyageurs Cup (Canadian Championship), 2008-2015.
* CONCACAF Champions League, 1962-2015.

No Arena Football. No American Football League other than the one of the 1960s that formed the bulk of today's AFC. No indoor soccer. No U.S. Open Cup soccer finals. Professional titles only: No college football, basketball, baseball or hockey titles. No neutral-site hostings, such as Super Bowls, Final Fours, Olympics or World Cups.

When a final featured 2 teams from the same metropolitan area, I list it twice.

1. New York (includes North Jersey & Long Island), 156: AA Champions, 1884, 1889; NL Champions, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1899, 1900, 1904; Temple Cup, 1894; World Series, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1921, 1922, 1922, 1923, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1936, 1937, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1947, 1949, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1951, 1952, 1952, 1953, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1955, 1956, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2015; NFL Champions, 1927; NFL Championship, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963; AAFC Championship, 1946, 1947; Super Bowl, 1969, 1987, 1991, 2001, 2008, 2012; ABL Finals, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1938, 1939, 1939, 1941; NBA Finals, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003; ABA Finals, 1972, 1974, 1976; WNBA Finals, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002; Stanley Cup Finals, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1937, 1940, 1950, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2014; NASL Final, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982; MLS Cup Final, 2008; U.S. Open Cup Final, 2003.

Manhattan separately, 52: AA Champions, 1884; NL Champions, 1888, 1904; Temple Cup, 1894; World Series, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1921, 1922, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954; NFL Champions, 1927; NFL Championship, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1946; NBA Finals, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1994, 1999; WNBA Finals, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002; Stanley Cup Finals, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1937, 1940, 1950, 1972, 1979, 1994, 2014.

Brooklyn separately, 26: AA Champions, 1889; NL Champions, 1890, 1899, 1900; World Series, 1916, 1920, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956; ABL Finals, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1938, 1939, 1939, 1941.

Bronx separately, 46: World Series, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009; NFL Championship, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963; AAFC Championship, 1946, 1947.

Queens separately, 6: World Series: 1969, 1973, 1986, 2000, 2015; Super Bowl, 1969.

Staten Island separately, 1:  NL Champions, 1889.

New Jersey separately, 19: Super Bowl, 1987, 1991, 2001, 2008, 2012; NBA Finals, 2002, 2003; Stanley Cup Finals, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012; NASL Final, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982; MLS Cup Final, 2008; U.S. Open Cup Final, 2003.

Long Island separately, 9: ABA Finals, 1972, 1974, 1976; Stanley Cup Finals, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984; NASL Final, 1972.

2. Boston (includes Foxboro, Providence, Hartford & Mohegan Sun), 91: NA Champions, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875; NL Champions, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1883, 1884, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1897, 1898; AA Champions, 1891; World Series, 1903, 1904, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1948, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013; NFL Champions, 1928; NFL Championship Game, 1936; AFL Championship Game, 1963; Super Bowl, 1986, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2015; NBA Finals, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2009, 2010; WNBA Finals, 2004, 2005; Stanley Cup Finals, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1990, 2011, 2013; Avco Trophy Finals, 1973, 1978; MLS Cup Final, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014; U.S. Open Cup Final, 2001, 2007.

Providence separately, 3: NL Champions, 1879, 1884; NFL Champions, 1928. (Since 1971, the New England Patriots have played slightly closer to downtown Providence than to downtown Boston, but that doesn't count.)

Connecticut separately, 3: WNBA Finals, 2004, 2005; Avco Trophy Finals, 1978.

3. Montreal, 78: Grey Cup, 1931, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010; Stanley Cup Finals, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989, 1993; Voyageurs Cup, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015; CONCACAF Champions League, 2015.

4. Chicago, 73: NL Champions, 1876, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1885, 1886; AL Champions, 1901; World Series, 1906, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1945, 1959, 2005; NFL Champions, 1921, 1925; NFL Championship Game, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1963; Super Bowl, 1986, 2007; NBL Finals, 1947; NBA Finals, 1947, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998; WNBA Finals, 2014; Stanley Cup Finals, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1992, 2010, 2013, 2015; Avco Trophy Finals, 1974; NASL Final, 1981, 1984; MLS Cup Final, 1998, 2000, 2003; U.S. Open Cup Final, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011.

5. Toronto, 72: World Series, 1992, 1993; Grey Cup, 1909, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1914, 1915, 1920, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1971, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2012; Stanley Cup Finals, 1902, 1904, 1908, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967; NASL Final, 1976, 1983, 1984; Voyageurs Cup, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014.

6. Los Angeles (includes Anaheim, Inglewood & Carson), 66: World Series, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1988, 2002; NFL Championship Game, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955; AFL Championship Game, 1960; Super Bowl, 1980, 1984; NBA Finals, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010; ABA Finals, 1970; WNBA Finals, 2001, 2002, 2003; Stanley Cup Finals, 1993, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2014; NASL Final, 1974; MLS Cup Final, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014; CONCACAF Champions League, 1997, 2000; U.S. Open Cup Final, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006.

Inglewood separately, 19: NBA Finals, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991; Stanley Cup Finals, 1993.

Anaheim separately, 3: World Series, 2002; Stanley Cup Finals, 2003, 2007.

Carson separately, 15: MLS Cup Final, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014; CONCACAF Champions League, 1997, 2000; U.S. Open Cup Final, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006.

7. Philadelphia (includes South Jersey & Delaware), 58: NA Champions, 1871; AA Champions, 1883; AL Champions, 1902; World Series, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1950, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009; NFL Champions, 1926; NFL Championship Game, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1960; Super Bowl, 1981, 2005; USFL Championship Game, 1983, 1984; ABL Finals, 1934, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1943, 1944, 1944, 1945, 1946; NBA Finals, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 2001; Stanley Cup Finals, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1997, 2010; NASL Final, 1973; U.S. Open Cup Final, 2014, 2015.

8. Detroit, 51 (includes Pontiac & Auburn Hills): NL Champions, 1887; World Series, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2006, 2012; NFL Championship Game, 1935, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957; USFL Championship Game, 1983; NBA Finals, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2005; WNBA Finals, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008; Stanley Cup Finals, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009.

9. Winnipeg, 37: Grey Cup, 1925, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2011; Stanley Cup Finals, 1896, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1908; Avco Trophy Finals, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979.

10. St. Louis, 34: AA Champions, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888; World Series, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1985, 1987, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013; Super Bowl, 2000, 2002; NBA Finals, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961; Stanley Cup Finals, 1968, 1969, 1970; NASL Final, 1972.

11. Cleveland (includes Akron, Canton & Richfield), 34: Temple Cup, 1892, 1895, 1896; World Series, 1920, 1948, 1954, 1995, 1997; AAFC Championship Game, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949; NFL Champions, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924; NFL Championship Game, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1964; ABL Finals, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930; NBL Finals, 1938, 1939, 1940; NBA Finals, 2007, 2015.

12. Edmonton, 34: Grey Cup, 1921, 1922, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003; Stanley Cup Finals, 1908, 1910, 1923, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2006; Avco Trophy Finals, 1979.

13. Hamilton, 33: Grey Cup, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2013, 2014; Stanley Cup Finals, 1910, 1911.



14. Milwaukee (includes Green Bay, Oshkosh & Sheboygan), 32: World Series, 1957, 1958, 1982; NFL Champions, 1929, 1930, 1931; NFL Championship Game, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965; Super Bowl, 1967, 1968, 1997, 1998, 2011; NBL Finals, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1949; NBA Finals, 1971, 1974.

15. Washington (includes Landover & College Park), 32: World Series, 1924, 1925, 1933; NFL Championship Game, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945; Super Bowl, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1992; USFL Championship Game, 1985; ABL Finals, 1940; NBA Finals, 1949, 1975, 1978, 1979; Stanley Cup Finals, 1998; NASL Final, 1970; MLS Cup Final, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004; U.S. Open Cup Final, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2013; CONCACAF Champions League, 1998.

16. San Francisco (includes Oakland & San Jose), 31: World Series, 1962, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1988, 1989, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2014; AAFC Championship Game, 1949; Super Bowl, 1968, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2003, 2013; USFL Championship Game, 1985; NBA Finals, 1964, 1967, 1975, 2015; ABA Finals, 1969; MLS Cup Final, 2001, 2003.

San Francisco separately, 15: World Series, 1962, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2014; AAFC Championship Game, 1949; Super Bowl, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2013; NBA Finals, 1964, 1967.

Oakland separately, 14: World Series, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1988, 1989, 1990; Super Bowl, 1968, 1977, 1981, 2003; USFL Championship Game, 1985; NBA Finals, 1975, 2015; ABA Finals, 1969.

San Jose separately, 2; MLS Cup Final, 2001, 2003.

17. Ottawa, 31 (includes Kanata): Grey Cup, 1925, 1926, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1951, 1960, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1981; Stanley Cup Finals, 1894, 1897, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1927, 2007.

18. Pittsburgh, 23: Chronicle-Telegraph Cup, 1900; NL Champions, 1901, 1902; World Series, 1903, 1909, 1925, 1927, 1960, 1971, 1979; Super Bowl, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1996, 2006, 2009, 2011; ABA Finals, 1968; Stanley Cup Finals, 1991, 1992, 2008, 2009.

19. Baltimore, 23: Temple Cup, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897; World Series, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1983; NFL Championship Game, 1958, 1959, 1964; Super Bowl, 1969, 1971, 2001, 2013; Grey Cup, 1994, 1995; ABL Finals, 1945, 1946; NBA Finals, 1948, 1971.


20. Vancouver, 22: Grey Cup, 1963, 1964, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1994, 200, 2004, 2006, 2011; Stanley Cup Finals, 1915, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1982, 1984, 2011; NASL Final, 1979; Voyageurs Cup, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015.

21. Minneapolis (includes St. Paul & Bloomington), 21: World Series, 1965, 1987, 1991; Super Bowl, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977; NBL Finals, 1948; NBA Finals, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959; WNBA Finals, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015; Stanley Cup Finals, 1981, 1991; NASL Final, 1976.

22. Indianapolis (includes Fort Wayne & Anderson), 21: Super Bowl, 2007, 2010; ABL Finals, 1928, 1929, 1931; NBL Finals, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949; NBA Finals, 1955, 1956, 2000; ABA Finals, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975; WNBA Finals, 2009, 2012, 2015.


23. Dallas (includes Arlington & Irving), 21: World Series, 2010, 2011; AFL Championship Game, 1962; Super Bowl, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1993, 1994, 1995; NBA Finals, 2006, 2011; Stanley Cup Finals, 1999, 2000; NASL Final, 1971, 1973; MLS Cup Final, 2010; U.S. Open Cup Final, 1997, 2005, 2007.

24. Regina, 19: Grey Cup, 1923, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1951, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1989, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013.

25. Houston, 19: World Series, 2005; AFL Championship Game, 1960, 1961, 1962; NBA Finals, 1981, 1986, 1994, 1995; WNBA Finals, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000; Avco Trophy Finals, 1974, 1975, 1976; MLS Cup Final, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012.

26. Buffalo (includes Orchard Park, Rochester & Syracuse), 19: AAFC Championship Game, 1948; AFL Championship Game, 1964, 1965; Super Bowl, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994; ABL Finals, 1930; NBL Finals, 1946, 1947, 1948; NBA Finals, 1951, 1954, 1955; Stanley Cup Finals, 1975, 1999; NASL Final, 1970; U.S. Open Cup Final, 1996, 1999.

Rochester alone, 7: NBL Finals, 1946, 1947, 1948; NBA Finals, 1951; NASL Final, 1970; U.S. Open Cup Final, 1996, 1999.

Syracuse alone, 2: NBA Finals, 1954, 1955;.

27. Seattle, 18: Super Bowl, 2006, 2013, 2015; NBA Finals, 1978, 1979, 1996; WNBA Finals, 2004, 2010; Stanley Cup Finals, 1917, 1919, 1920; NASL Final, 1977, 1982; U.S. Open Cup Final, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014.

28. Calgary, 17: Grey Cup, 1948, 1949, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014; Stanley Cup Finals, 1924, 1986, 1989.

29. Miami (includes Fort Lauderdale), 16: World Series, 1997, 2003; Super Bowl, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1983, 1985; NBA Finals, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014; Stanley Cup Finals, 1996; NASL Final, 1974, 1980; U.S. Open Cup Final, 2000.


30. Denver, 14: World Series, 2007; Super Bowl, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2014; ABA Finals, 1976; Stanley Cup Finals, 1996, 2001; MLS Cup Final, 1997, 2010; U.S. Open Cup Final, 1999.

31. Kansas City (includes K.C., Missouri & K.C., Kansas), 13: World Series, 1980, 1985, 2014, 2015; Super Bowl, 1967, 1970; NASL Final, 1969; MLS Cup Final, 2000, 2004, 2013; U.S. Open Cup Final, 2004, 2012, 2015.

32. Cincinnati (includes Portsmouth), 13: AA Champions, 1882; World Series, 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990; NFL Championship Game, 1932; Super Bowl, 1982, 1989.

33. Atlanta, 12: World Series, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999; Super Bowl, 1999; WNBA Finals, 2010, 2011, 2013; NASL Final, 1968, 1969, 1971.

34. Phoenix (includes Glendale), 9: World Series, 2001; Super Bowl, 2009; USFL Championship Game, 1984; NBA Finals, 1976, 1993; WNBA Finals, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2014.

35. Salt Lake City, 8: ABA Finals, 1971, 1974; NBA Finals, 1997, 1998; MLS Cup Finals, 2009, 2013; U.S. Open Cup Final, 2013; CONCACAF Champions League, 2011.

36. San Diego, 8: World Series, 1984, 1998; AFL Championship Game, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965; Super Bowl, 1995; NASL Final, 1968.

37. Tampa Bay (includes Tampa & St. Petersburg), 7: World Series, 2008; Super Bowl, 2003; Stanley Cup Finals, 2004, 2015; NASL Final, 1974, 1978, 1979.

38. San Antonio, 7: NBA Finals, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014; WNBA Finals, 2008.

39. Kingston (Ontario), 6: Grey Cup, 1922, 1923, 1924; Stanley Cup Finals, 1895, 1899, 1906.

40. Carolina (includes Charlotte, Raleigh & Charleston), 5: Super Bowl, 2004; WNBA Finals, 2001; Stanley Cup Finals, 2002, 2006; U.S. Open Cup Final, 2008.

41. Portland, 5: NBA Finals, 1977, 1990, 1992; Stanley Cup Finals, 1916; NASL Final, 1975.


42. Columbus (not close enough to counted with Cincinnati), 4: MLS Cup Final, 2008; U.S. Open Cup Final, 1998, 2002, 2010.

43. Quebec City, 4: Stanley Cup Finals, 1912, 1913; Avco Trophy Finals, 1975, 1977.

44. Louisville, 4: AA Champions, 1890; ABA Finals, 1971, 1973, 1975.

45. Sarnia (Ontario), 3: Grey Cup, 1933, 1934, 1936.

46. Orlando, 3: World Bowl (WFL), 1974; NBA Finals, 1995, 2009.

47. Victoria (British Columbia, not close enough to be counted with Vancouver), 3: Stanley Cup Finals, 1914, 1925, 1926.

48. New Orleans, 2: Super Bowl, 2010; ABA Finals, 1968.

49. Sacramento, 2: WNBA Finals, 2005, 2006.

50. Oklahoma (includes Oklahoma City & Tulsa), 2: NBA Finals, 2012; NASL Final, 1983.

51. Tennessee (includes Memphis & Nashville), 1: Super Bowl, 2000.

52. Birmingham, 1: World Bowl (WFL), 1974.

53. Jacksonville is the only metropolitan area currently with a team in either MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the NHL or MLS that has never had a team in the final of any of those sports. It has, however, hosted a Super Bowl.

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