List of professional sports teams in Minnesota
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Minnesota has a number of professional and semi-professional sports teams in various sports and leagues. Most are based in Minneapolis, though every major league team in the state is named for Minnesota itself.
Men's sports teams in Minnesota
All teams currently play their home games in Minneapolis except United, the Wild, the Frost, and the Wind Chill. United, the Wild, and the Frost play home games exclusively in St. Paul; the Wind Chill splits its home schedule between Blaine and St. Paul. St. Paul also is home to the St. Paul Saints, a minor-league baseball team.
Women's sports teams in Minnesota
Former professional sports teams in Minnesota
| Team | Sport | League | Venue | Dissolved/moved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Lakers | Basketball | National Basketball Association | Minneapolis Auditorium | 1960 (moved to Los Angeles) |
| Minnesota Muskies | Basketball | American Basketball Association | Met Center | 1968 (Moved to Miami) |
| Minnesota Kicks | Soccer | North American Soccer League | Metropolitan Stadium | 1981 |
| Minnesota Strikers | Soccer | Major Indoor Soccer League | Met Center | 1988 (Moved to Fort Lauderdale) |
| Minnesota North Stars | Ice hockey | National Hockey League | Met Center | 1993 (moved to Dallas) |
| Minnesota Arctic Blast | Roller hockey | Roller Hockey International | Target Center | 1996 |
| Minnesota Fighting Pike | Arena football | Arena Football League | Target Center | 1996 |
| Minnesota Thunder | Soccer | USL First Division | National Sports Center | 2009 |
| Minnesota Lightning | Soccer | USL W-League | National Sports Center | 2009 |
| Minnesota Whitecaps | Ice hockey | National Women's Hockey League | TRIA Rink | 2023 |
| Minnesota Swarm | Box lacrosse | National Lacrosse League | Xcel Energy Center | 2015 (moved to Georgia) |