List of defunct Georgia sports teams
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This is a list of former sports teams from the US state of Georgia:
Major Leagues
Negro league baseball
- Atlanta Black Crackers (1920–1938)
Minor Leagues
Georgia–Florida League
- Albany Cardinals (1947–1958)
- Americus Phillies (1947–1950), Americus Rebels (1951)
- Americus-Cordele Orioles (1954–1955)
- Brunswick Pirates (1951–1956)
- Cordele A's (1950–1953)
- Cordele Indians (1947–1949)
- Dublin Orioles (1958)
- Fitzgerald A's (1956)
- Fitzgerald Orioles (1957)
- Fitzgerald Pioneers (1953), Fitzgerald Redlegs (1954)
- Moultrie A's (1948–1949)
- Moultrie Cubs (1950)
- Moultrie Giants (1952)
- Moultrie Packers (1947)
- Moultrie Reds (1955–1956)
- Moultrie To-baks (1951)
- Moultrie/Brunswick Phillies (1957–1958)
- Thomasville Dodgers (1953–1958)
- Thomasville Tigers (1947–1950)
- Thomasville Tomcats (1952)
- Tifton Blue Sox (1951–1953) (1955)
- Tifton Indians (1954)
- Tifton Phillies (1956)
- Valdosta Dodgers (1946–1952), Valdosta Browns (1953), Valdosta Tigers (1954–1958)
- Valdosta Trojans (1939–1942)
- Waycross Bears, (1947–1955), Waycross Braves (1956–1958),
South Coast League
- Macon Music (2007)
- South Georgia Peanuts (2007)
Southern League
- Atlanta Crackers (1884-1965)
- Savannah White Sox (1962), became Lynchburg White Sox (1963–1965), Evansville White Sox (1966–1968), Columbus White Sox (1969), Columbus Astros (1970–1988), Columbus Mudcats (1989–1990), the Carolina Mudcats (1991–2011)
- Columbus Confederate Yankees (1964–1966)
- Macon Peaches
- Savannah Braves
- Savannah Indians
- Savannah Senators
Western Carolinas League / South Atlantic League
- Albany Polecats (1992–1995)
- Augusta Pirates
- Augusta Tourists
- Columbus Indians (1991), later became the Columbus RedStixx (1992–2002), moved to Eastlake, Ohio
- Macon Braves became the Rome Braves in 2003
- Macon Peaches
- Macon Pirates
- Macon Redbirds
- Savannah Cardinals (1984–1995), became the Savannah Sand Gnats in 1996
- Savannah Sand Gnats (1996-2015), moved to Columbia, South Carolina to become the Columbia Fireflies
- South Georgia Waves, based in Albany, GA in 2002 and Columbus, GA in 2003, became Columbus Catfish (2004-2008), moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky and now play as the Bowling Green Hot Rods.
Basketball
Men's
Global Basketball Association
- Albany Sharp Shooters (1991–1992)
- SouthGA Blues (1991–1992)
Women's
American Basketball League
- Atlanta Glory (1996–1998)
Football
Atlantic Coast Football League
- Atlanta Spartans (1964)
Arena football
- Georgia Force (2002–2008 (League folded), 2011–2012 (Team folded))