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List of professional sports teams in the United Kingdom

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This article features a listing of all professional sports teams based in the United Kingdom, in addition to teams from other countries that compete in professional leagues featuring teams from the United Kingdom.

Football

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arsenal London (Holloway) Emirates Stadium 60,704
Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,657
Bournemouth Bournemouth Dean Court 11,307
Brentford London (Brentford) Brentford Community Stadium 17,250
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton and Hove Falmer Stadium 31,876
Chelsea London (Fulham) Stamford Bridge 40,343
Crystal Palace London (Selhurst) Selhurst Park 25,486
Everton Liverpool (Walton) Goodison Park[a] 39,414
Fulham London (Fulham) Craven Cottage 24,500
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,673[2]
Leicester City Leicester King Power Stadium 32,262
Liverpool Liverpool (Anfield) Anfield 61,276
Manchester City Manchester (Bradford) City of Manchester Stadium 53,400
Manchester United Manchester (Old Trafford) Old Trafford 74,031
Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park 52,257
Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground 30,404
Southampton Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,384
Tottenham Hotspur London (Tottenham) Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 62,850
West Ham United London (Stratford) London Stadium 62,500
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Molineux Stadium 31,750
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,367
Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate Stadium 27,000
Burnley Burnley Turf Moor 21,944
Cardiff City Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium 33,280
Coventry City Coventry Coventry Building Society Arena 32,609
Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 32,956
Hull City Kingston upon Hull MKM Stadium 25,586
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 37,608
Luton Town Luton Kenilworth Road 12,000
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 34,742
Millwall London (Bermondsey) The Den 20,146
Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,359
Oxford United Oxford Kassam Stadium 12,500
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Home Park 17,900
Portsmouth Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,899
Preston North End Preston Deepdale 23,408
Queens Park Rangers London (Shepherd's Bush) Loftus Road 18,439
Sheffield United Sheffield Bramall Lane 32,050
Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough Stadium 39,732
Stoke City Stoke-on-Trent bet365 Stadium 30,089
Sunderland Sunderland Stadium of Light 49,000
Swansea City Swansea Swansea.com Stadium 21,088
Watford Watford Vicarage Road 22,200
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich The Hawthorns 26,850
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,287
Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew's 29,409
Blackpool Blackpool Bloomfield Road 16,616
Bolton Wanderers Horwich Toughsheet Community Stadium 28,723
Bristol Rovers Bristol Memorial Stadium 9,832
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912
Cambridge United Cambridge Abbey Stadium 8,127
Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) The Valley 27,111
Crawley Town Crawley Broadfield Stadium 5,996
Exeter City Exeter St. James Park 8,720
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Kirklees Stadium 24,121
Leyton Orient London (Leyton) Brisbane Road 9,271
Lincoln City Lincoln Sincil Bank 10,669
Mansfield Town Mansfield Field Mill 9,186
Northampton Town Northampton Sixfields Stadium 7,798
Peterborough United Peterborough London Road Stadium 13,511
Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161
Rotherham United Rotherham New York Stadium 12,021
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury New Meadow 9,875
Stevenage Stevenage Broadhall Way 7,800
Stockport County Stockport Edgeley Park 10,852
Wigan Athletic Wigan Brick Community Stadium 25,138
Wrexham Wrexham Racecourse Ground 12,600
Wycombe Wanderers High Wycombe Adams Park 10,137
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Accrington Stanley Accrington Wham Stadium 5,450
AFC Wimbledon London (Wimbledon) Cherry Red Records Stadium 9,369
Barrow Barrow-in-Furness Holker Street 6,500
Bradford City Bradford University of Bradford Stadium 24,840
Bromley London (Bromley) Hayes Lane 5,300
Carlisle United Carlisle Brunton Park 17,949
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Completely-Suzuki Stadium 7,066
Chesterfield Chesterfield SMH Group Stadium 10,504
Colchester United Colchester JobServe Community Stadium 10,105
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Mornflake Stadium 10,153
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Eco-Power Stadium 15,231
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Highbury Stadium 5,327
Gillingham Gillingham Priestfield Stadium 11,582
Grimsby Town Cleethorpes Blundell Park 9,052
Harrogate Town Harrogate EnviroVent Stadium 5,000
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Stadium MK 30,500
Morecambe Morecambe Mazuma Mobile Stadium 6,476
Newport County Newport Rodney Parade 7,850
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 19,841
Port Vale Burslem Vale Park 15,036
Salford City Salford Peninsula Stadium 5,108
Swindon Town Swindon County Ground 15,728
Tranmere Rovers Birkenhead Prenton Park 16,789
Walsall Walsall Poundland Bescot Stadium 11,300
Team Location Home Stadium Capacity
Aberdeen Aberdeen Pittodrie Stadium 20,866
Celtic Glasgow Celtic Park 60,411
Dundee Dundee Dens Park 11,506
Dundee United Dundee Tannadice Park 14,223
Heart of Midlothian Edinburgh Tynecastle Park 19,852
Hibernian Edinburgh Easter Road 20,421
Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Rugby Park 17,889
Motherwell Motherwell Fir Park 13,677
Rangers Glasgow Ibrox Stadium 50,817
Ross County Dingwall Victoria Park 6,541
St Johnstone Perth McDiarmid Park 10,696
St Mirren Paisley St Mirren Park 8,023
Team Location Home Stadium Capacity
Airdrieonians Airdrie Excelsior Stadium 10,101
Ayr United Ayr Somerset Park 10,185
Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline East End Park 11,480
Falkirk Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 7,397
Greenock Morton Greenock Cappielow 11,589
Hamilton Academical Hamilton New Douglas Park 6,018
Livingston Livingston Almondvale Stadium 8,716
Partick Thistle Glasgow Firhill Stadium 10,102
Queen's Park Glasgow Ochilview Park 51,866
Raith Rovers Kirkcaldy Stark's Park 8,867
Team Location Ground Capacity
Arsenal Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,050
Aston Villa Walsall Bescot Stadium 11,300
Brighton & Hove Albion Crawley Broadfield Stadium 5,800
Bristol City Failand Robins High Performance Centre 500
Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Kingsmeadow 4,850
Everton Liverpool Walton Hall Park 2,200
Leicester City Leicester King Power Stadium 32,212
Liverpool Birkenhead Prenton Park 16,547
Manchester City Manchester Academy Stadium 7,000
Manchester United Leigh Leigh Sports Village 12,000
Tottenham Hotspur Leyton Brisbane Road 9,271
West Ham United Dagenham Victoria Road 6,078
Team Location Ground Capacity
Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew's 29,902
Blackburn Rovers Bamber Bridge Sir Tom Finney Stadium 3,000
Charlton Athletic Bexley The Oakwood 1,180
Crystal Palace Bromley Hayes Lane 5,000
Durham Durham Maiden Castle 1,700
Lewes Lewes The Dripping Pan 3,000
London City Lionesses Dartford Princes Park 4,100
Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161
Sheffield United Sheffield Bramall Lane 32,050
Southampton Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,384
Sunderland Hetton-le-Hole Eppleton CW 2,500
Watford Ruislip Grosvenor Vale 4,085

Rugby Union

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Club Location Home Stadium Capacity
Bath Bath The Recreation Ground 14,509
Bristol Bears Bristol Ashton Gate 27,000
Exeter Chiefs Exeter Sandy Park 13,593
Gloucester Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium 16,115
Harlequins London (Twickenham) Twickenham Stoop 14,800
Leicester Tigers Leicester Mattioli Woods Welford Road 25,849
Newcastle Falcons Newcastle upon Tyne Kingston Park 10,200
Northampton Saints Northampton cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens 15,200
Sale Sharks Salford AJ Bell Stadium 12,000
Saracens London (Hendon) StoneX Stadium 10,500

7 of the 16 teams in the United Rugby Championship operate within the United Kingdom - 2 in Scotland, 4 in Wales, and 1 in Northern Ireland (although this team also represents three counties in Ireland. The remaining teams; 3 in Ireland, 2 in Italy and 4 in South Africa play away matches in the UK, but are based outside it.

Club Location Home Stadium Capacity
Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff Arms Park 12,125
Dragons Newport Rodney Parade 8,700
Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Rugby Stadium 7,800
Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Scotstoun Stadium 7,351
Ospreys Swansea Swansea.com Stadium 20,827
Scarlets Llanelli Parc y Scarlets 14,870
Ulster Belfast Kingspan Stadium 18,196

Rugby League

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1 Super League team, Catalan Dragons, play all their away fixtures in the United Kingdom, but are based in France, playing their home fixtures there.

Team Location Home Stadium Capacity
Castleford Tigers Castleford The Mend-A-Hose Jungle 13,000
Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Kirklees Stadium 24,121
Hull FC Kingston upon Hull MKM Stadium 25,586
Hull Kingston Rovers Kingston upon Hull Hull College Craven Park Stadium 12,225
Leeds Rhinos Leeds Headingley 21,062
Leigh Leopards Leigh Leigh Sports Village 11,000
London Broncos London Plough Lane 9,215
Salford Red Devils Salford AJ Bell Stadium 12,000
St Helens St Helens Totally Wicked Stadium 18,000
Warrington Wolves Warrington Halliwell Jones Stadium 15,200
Wigan Warriors Wigan DW Stadium 25,133

Cricket

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Team Location Home Stadium Capacity
Derbyshire Derby County Ground 9,500
Durham Chester-le-Street Riverside Ground 17,000
Essex Chelmsford Essex County Ground 6,500
Glamorgan Cardiff Sophia Gardens 16,000
Gloucestershire Bristol Bristol County Ground 17,500
Hampshire Eastleigh Rose Bowl 25,000
Kent Canterbury St Lawrence Ground 7,000
Lancashire Manchester (Old Trafford) Old Trafford 26,000
Leicestershire Leicester Grace Road 5,500
Middlesex London (St John's Wood) Lord's 30,000
Northamptonshire Northampton County Ground 6,500
Nottinghamshire West Bridgford Trent Bridge 17,500
Somerset Taunton County Ground 8,500
Surrey London (Kennington) The Oval 25,500
Sussex Hove County Ground 6,000
Warwickshire Birmingham Edgbaston 25,000
Worcestershire Worcester New Road 5,500
Yorkshire Leeds Headingley 18,350
Team Location Home Stadium Capacity
Derbyshire Derby County Ground 9,500
Durham Chester-le-Street Riverside Ground 17,000
Essex Chelmsford Essex County Ground 6,500
Glamorgan Cardiff Sophia Gardens 16,000
Gloucestershire Bristol Bristol County Ground 17,500
Hampshire Eastleigh Rose Bowl 25,000
Kent Canterbury St Lawrence Ground 7,000
Lancashire Manchester (Old Trafford) Old Trafford 26,000
Leicestershire Leicester Grace Road 5,500
Middlesex London (St John's Wood) Lord's 30,000
Northamptonshire Northampton County Ground 6,500
Nottinghamshire West Bridgford Trent Bridge 17,500
Somerset Taunton County Ground 8,500
Surrey London (Kennington) The Oval 25,500
Sussex Hove County Ground 6,000
Warwickshire Birmingham Edgbaston 25,000
Worcestershire Worcester New Road 5,500
Yorkshire Leeds Headingley 18,350
Team Location Home Stadium Capacity
Birmingham Bears Birmingham Edgbaston 25,000
Derbyshire Falcons Derby County Ground 9,500
Durham Chester-le-Street Riverside Ground 17,000
Essex Eagles Chelmsford Essex County Ground 6,500
Glamorgan Cardiff Sophia Gardens 16,000
Gloucestershire Bristol Bristol County Ground 17,500
Hampshire Hawks Eastleigh Rose Bowl 25,000
Kent Spitfires Canterbury St Lawrence Ground 7,000
Lancashire Lightning Manchester (Old Trafford) Old Trafford 26,000
Leicestershire Foxes Leicester Grace Road 5,500
Middlesex London (St John's Wood) Lord's 30,000
Northants Steelbacks Northampton County Ground 6,500
Notts Outlaws West Bridgford Trent Bridge 17,500
Somerset Taunton County Ground 8,500
Surrey London (Kennington) The Oval 25,500
Sussex Sharks Hove County Ground 6,000
Worcestershire Rapids Worcester New Road 5,500
Yorkshire Vikings Leeds Headingley 18,350

Eight new franchises were created for the new hundred-ball format by the England and Wales Cricket board, each featuring a men's and a women's team.

Team City Home Stadium Capacity
Birmingham Phoenix Birmingham Edgbaston 25,000
London Spirit London (St John's Wood) Lord's 30,000
Manchester Originals Manchester (Old Trafford) Old Trafford 26,000
Northern Superchargers Leeds Headingley 18,350
Oval Invincibles London (Kennington) The Oval 25,500
Southern Brave Eastleigh Rose Bowl 25,000
Trent Rockets West Bridgford Trent Bridge 17,500
Welsh Fire
(Welsh: Tân Cymreig)
Cardiff Sophia Gardens 16,000

Two of the four teams in the all-island Inter-Provincial Championship operate in Northern Ireland. Both teams' home grounds do not have a permanent stand but are able to host crowds of the following capacities as required:

Team Location Home Stadium Capacity
Northern Knights Belfast Stormont Cricket Ground 7,000 (temp)
North West Warriors Bready Bready Cricket Club Ground 3,000 (temp)

Basketball

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Team Location Home Arena Capacity
Bristol Flyers Bristol SGS WISE Arena 750
Cheshire Phoenix Ellesmere Port Cheshire Oaks Arena 1,400
Caledonia Gladiators Glasgow Emirates Arena 6,500
Leicester Riders Leicester Morningside Arena 2,400
London Lions London (Stratford) Copper Box Arena 6,000
Manchester Giants Manchester National Basketball Centre 2,000
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Vertu Motors Arena 3,000
Plymouth City Patriots Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1,500
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Ponds Forge 1,000
Surrey Scorchers Guildford Surrey Sports Park 1,000

Ice Hockey

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Team Location Home Arena Capacity
Belfast Giants Belfast SSE Arena Belfast 9,000
Cardiff Devils Cardiff Ice Arena Wales 3,088
Coventry Blaze Coventry Coventry Skydome 3,000
Dundee Stars Dundee Dundee Ice Arena 2,300
Fife Flyers Kirkcaldy Fife Ice Arena 3,525
Glasgow Clan Renfrew Braehead Arena 4,000
Guildford Flames Guildford Guildford Spectrum 2,200
Manchester Storm Altrincham Altrincham Ice Dome 2,400
Nottingham Panthers Nottingham National Ice Centre 7,500
Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Utilita Arena Sheffield 13,600

Swimming

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International Swimming League

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One team from the United Kingdom, London Roar, compete in the International Swimming League

References

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  1. ^ This is the final season that Everton are set to play at Goodison Park before moving to Everton Stadium.[1]
  1. ^ "Everton Opt To Play Full Final Season At Goodison Park". Everton. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Work begins to upgrade Ipswich Town stadium". BBC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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