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{{short description|Competitive physical activities in the Los Angeles metropolitan area}}
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[[File:Dodger Stadium.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Dodger Stadium]] (in [[Chavez Ravine]]) is the home of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]. The [[Freeway Series]] is the [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) [[Interleague play|interleague]] [[Major League Baseball rivalries|rivalry]] played between the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and the [[Los Angeles Angels]]. ]]
[[File:Andrew_Bynum_2010_playoffs.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The [[Crypto.com Arena]] in [[Downtown Los Angeles]] hosts the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Los Angeles Kings]], and [[Los Angeles Sparks]]. The arena also formerly hosted the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] until 2024.]]
[[File:Billie_Jean_King_©Lynn_Gilbert_1978.jpg|thumb|right|[[Billie Jean King]] in 1978. With 39 Grand Slam titles to her name, including a record 20 titles at Wimbledon, Billie Jean King is one of the greatest tennis players of all time]]

The [[Greater Los Angeles]] area is home to many professional and collegiate sports teams and has hosted many national and international sporting events. The metropolitan area has twelve major league professional teams: the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], the [[Los Angeles Rams]], the [[Los Angeles Angels]], the [[Los Angeles Chargers]], the [[Los Angeles Clippers]], [[Los Angeles FC]], the [[LA Galaxy]], the [[Los Angeles Kings]], the [[Anaheim Ducks]], the [[Los Angeles Sparks]], and [[Angel City FC]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]]. The Los Angeles metropolitan area is home to nine universities whose teams compete in various [[NCAA Division I]] level sports, most notably the [[UCLA Bruins]] and [[USC Trojans]]. Between them, these Los Angeles area sports teams have won a combined 105 championship titles. Los Angeles area colleges have produced upwards of 200 national championship teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/2018/7/25/usc-history-traditions-national-ncaa-championships-titles.aspx|title=USC's National Championships|website=usctrojans.com|language=en|access-date=2022-08-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/2016/9/13/NCAA-championships.aspx|title=119 NCAA Championships|website=uclabruins.com|language=en|access-date=2022-08-12}}</ref>

Los Angeles is home to a variety of sporting venues including the two [[National Historic Landmark]]s, the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] and the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], the multi-purpose [[arena]]s, [[Crypto.com Arena]] and [[Intuit Dome]], and the roof-covered [[SoFi Stadium]]. Los Angeles hosted the [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932]] and [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]] [[Summer Olympics]]. In [[2028 Olympic Games|2028]], the city will host the [[Olympics]] for a third time. Los Angeles also hosted games of the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] including the final match,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1994usa|title=1994 FIFA World Cup USA ™ – Matches|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> and is scheduled to host matches during the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]]. Los Angeles recently hosted both the [[MLB All-Star Game]] and the [[MLS All-Star Game]] in 2021 and 2022 respectively.<ref name=":0" /> Los Angeles also hosted the [[College Football Playoff National Championship]] in 2023 and [[Super Bowl LVI]] in 2022, the eighth such event in Los Angeles. The [[United States Golf Association]] brought the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] back to Los Angeles in 2023, with the [[Los Angeles Country Club]] as host.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-us-open-la-20150722-story.html|title=L.A. Country Club to host 2023 U.S. Open|date=2015-07-22|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> The geography and weather of Los Angeles also make Los Angeles a hub for [[surfing]] and [[beach volleyball]]. When the Rams won Super Bowl LVI, the city of Los Angeles became the second city in the 21st century (the first was Boston) to have at least one championship in the four major pro sports and the second to ever have championships in four major professional leagues within a ten-year span, accomplishing this feat in a span of seven years, and eight months (from the Kings' championship win on June 13, 2014, to the Rams' Championship win on February 13, 2022).<ref>{{cite news|last=Spector|first=Jesse|title=City of Angels is City of Titles|url= https://deadspin.com/city-of-angels-is-city-of-titles-1848531532|work=Dead Spin}}</ref>

==Major league professional teams==
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Greater Los Angeles is home to 14 major sports teams, ten [[Professional sports leagues in the United States|professional major league]] teams and four from the [[Power Five conferences|top level collegiate]] ranks—[[Major League Baseball|MLB]], [[Major League Soccer|MLS]], the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], the [[National Football League|NFL]], the [[National Hockey League|NHL]], and the [[Big Ten Conference]] (with both Big Ten members [[2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment|having moved]] from the [[Pac-12 Conference]] in 2024).  The city also boasts teams in both of the most [[Prominent women's sports leagues in the United States and Canada|prominent women's professional leagues]], the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] and [[National Women's Soccer League|NWSL]], as well as the aforementioned [[NCAA Division I]] teams.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Club
!Sport
! scope="col" | League
! scope="col" | Venue 
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | Founded
! scope="col" | Established <br /> in L.A.
! scope="col" | Titles <br /> in L.A.
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Angels]]
| rowspan="2" |Baseball
| rowspan="2" | Major League Baseball
| [[Angel Stadium]]
| 45,050
| 1961
| 1961
| 1
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
| [[Dodger Stadium]]
| 56,000
| 1883
| 1958
| 7 {{efn-lr|Does not include [[1955 World Series]] won in Brooklyn.}}
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Anaheim Ducks]]
| rowspan="2" |Ice Hockey
| rowspan="2" |National Hockey League
| [[Honda Center]]
| 17,174
| 1993
| 1993
| 1
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Kings]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Crypto.com Arena]]
| 18,340
| 1967
| 1967
| 2
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| rowspan="3" |Basketball
| Women's National Basketball Association
| 10,998
| 1997
| 1997
| 3
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
| rowspan="2" |National Basketball Association
| 18,997
| 1947
| 1960
| 12 {{efn-lr|Does not include five championships won in Minneapolis.}}
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
| [[Intuit Dome]]
| 18,000
| 1970
| 1984
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; | [[Angel City FC]]
| rowspan=3 |Soccer
| National Women's Soccer League
| rowspan=2 | [[BMO Stadium]]
| 22,000
| 2020
| 2022
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles FC]]
| rowspan=2 | Major League Soccer
| 22,000
| 2018
| 2018
| 1
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[LA Galaxy]]
| [[Dignity Health Sports Park]]
| 27,000
| 1996
| 1996
| 6
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Chargers]]
| rowspan="2" | Football
| rowspan="2" | National Football League
|rowspan=2 | [[SoFi Stadium]]
|rowspan=2 | 70,240
| 1960
| 1960, 2017
| 0 {{efn-lr|Does not include [[1963 American Football League playoffs|1963 AFL Championship Game]] won in San Diego.}}
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| 1936
| 1946, 2016
| 2 {{efn-lr|Does not include [[1945 NFL Championship Game]] won in Cleveland or [[Super Bowl XXXIV]] won in St. Louis.}}
|}
{{reflist|group=lower-roman}}

===Former teams===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | League
! scope="col" | Last Venue
! scope="col" | Years in L.A.
! scope="col" | Titles in L.A.
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| [[All-America Football Conference]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| 1946–1949
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[History of the Los Angeles Raiders|Los Angeles Raiders]]
| National Football League
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| 1982–1994
| 1 
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Anaheim Amigos|Anaheim Amigos/Los Angeles Stars]]
| [[American Basketball Association]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]
| 1967–1970
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Sharks]]
| [[World Hockey Association]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]
| 1972–1974
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Wolves]]
| [[United Soccer Association]]<br />[[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| 1967–1968
| 1
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[San Diego Toros|Los Angeles Toros]]
| [[National Professional Soccer League (1967)|National Professional Soccer League]]<br />North American Soccer League
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| 1967
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Aztecs]]
| North American Soccer League
| [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] <br />Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| 1974–1981
| 1
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[California Surf]]
| North American Soccer League
| [[Angel Stadium|Anaheim Stadium]]
| 1978–1981
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Lazers]]
| Major Indoor Soccer League
| [[Kia Forum|The Forum]]
| 1982–1989
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Anaheim Splash|L.A. United/Anaheim Splash]]
| Continental Indoor Soccer League
| [[Kia Forum|The Forum]] & [[Honda Center|Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim]]
| 1993–1997
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Chivas USA]]
| Major League Soccer
| [[Dignity Health Sports Park|StubHub Center]]
| 2005–2014
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Sol]]
| Women's Professional Soccer
| [[Dignity Health Sports Park|Home Depot Center]]
| 2009–2010
| 0
|}

=== Baseball ===

{{see also|Freeway Series}}
[[File:Dodger_Stadium_field_from_upper_deck_2015-10-04.jpg|thumb|left|[[Dodger Stadium]]]]
The Los Angeles area is one of four metropolitan areas to host two [[Major League Baseball]] teams—the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] and the [[Los Angeles Angels]] in the [[American League]].

[[File:Angels Stadium.JPG|thumb|[[Angel Stadium]] has served as the home of the Los Angeles Angels since its opening in 1966]]

The Dodgers were founded in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]] in 1883; they officially adopted the name [[Brooklyn Dodgers|Dodgers]] in 1932. The team moved to Los Angeles before the 1958 season and played four consecutive seasons at [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] before they moved to their current home stadium, [[Dodger Stadium]], in 1962. The Dodgers are one of the most valuable franchises in MLB. They have won eight World Series championships and 25 National League pennants.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/worldseries/history/winners|title=MLB World Series Champions – Major League Baseball |website=ESPN.com|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> Eleven [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|NL MVP]] award winners have played for the Dodgers, winning a total of 13 MVP Awards; eight [[Cy Young Award]] winners have also pitched for the Dodgers, winning a total of 12 awards. The team has also had 18 [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]] winners, twice as many as the next closest team, including four consecutive from 1979 to 1982 and five consecutive from 1992 to 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/history/award-winners|title=Dodgers Award Winners|website=MLB.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> Los Angeles and the Dodgers hosted the [[2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game]] in the summer of 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-all-star-game-20180410-story.html|title=Dodger Stadium to host 2020 All-Star Game|date=2018-04-10|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>

The [[Los Angeles Angels]] were established as one of the league's first two [[expansion team]]s in 1961 by [[Gene Autry]]. The Los Angeles Angels played their home games at [[Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Wrigley Field]] and moved in [[1962 in baseball|1962]] to newly built [[Dodger Stadium]], which the Angels referred to as [[Chavez Ravine]], where they were tenants of the Dodgers through [[1965 Major League Baseball season|1965]]. In [[1966 Major League Baseball season|1966]], they moved to their current home, [[Angel Stadium]] in [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]]. In [[2002 World Series|2002]], the Angels won their first and only [[American League]] pennant and [[World Series]] when they defeated the [[2002 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] 4–3.<ref name=":2" /> The Angels have had many award winners including seven [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|AL MVP]] awards by four players, two Cy Young Award winners and three Rookie of the Year Award winners.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/angels/history/awards|title=Awards|website=MLB.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref>

=== Basketball ===
{{see also|Lakers–Clippers rivalry}}
[[File:Crypto.com Arena exterior 2023.jpg|thumb|left|Crypto.com Arena is the current home to the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks. The arena hosted the Los Angeles Clippers until 2024.]]
Los Angeles boasts two [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) teams, the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] and the [[Los Angeles Clippers]]. Both shared the [[Crypto.com Arena]] (formerly the Staples Center) from 1999 to 2024. The Lakers are one of the most valuable franchises in the NBA and have gained a considerable fanbase over the years. They have the most championships of all current Los Angeles franchises, having gained 12 titles in Los Angeles and 17 overall, [[List of NBA champions|the second-most in the NBA]] behind the [[Boston Celtics]] who have 18.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosenstein |first=Greg |date= June 17, 2024|title= NBA Finals: Celtics defeat Mavericks for record-setting 18th championship |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna157266 |work= [[NBC News]]|location= |access-date=June 18, 2024}}</ref> The Lakers were founded as the Minneapolis Lakers, having moved to [[Southern California]] in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/lakers/history/seasoncapsule#10|title=Season Capsule|website=[[NBA.com]]}}</ref>

The Los Angeles Clippers were founded as the [[Buffalo Braves]] in 1970; in 1978, the team moved to San Diego and changed the nickname to Clippers; the team relocated from San Diego in 1984. They were one of three expansion teams to join the NBA that year, along with the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] and [[Portland Trail Blazers]]. The Braves saw some success and reached the playoffs three times, led by league Most Valuable Player (MVP) [[Bob McAdoo]]. Conflicts with the [[Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball|Canisius Golden Griffins]] over the [[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium]] and the sale of the franchise led to them relocating from [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] to [[San Diego]].

[[File:Intuit Dome Eastern Exterior.jpg|thumb|right|[[Intuit Dome]] is the current home of the [[Los Angeles Clippers]]]]
When he died in 2013, Lakers owner [[Jerry Buss]] also owned the city's [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] franchise, the [[Los Angeles Sparks]], which also plays at Crypto.com Arena. His family still owns the Lakers, but has since sold the Sparks to [[Guggenheim Partners]], the current owners of the Dodgers. One year later, longtime Clippers owner [[Donald Sterling]] was banned from the NBA after derogatory statements he made became public, and was subsequently forced to sell the team. The franchise was purchased by former [[Microsoft]] executive [[Steve Ballmer]] in August 2014. The Clippers built a new arena, [[Intuit Dome]], in Inglewood, across from SoFi Stadium in 2024 when their lease with Crypto.com Arena expired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/clippers/2022/11/23/los-angeles-clippers-arena-costs-2-billion-open-2024/8296375001/|title=LA Clippers are spending $2 billion on their new arena. Will it be the best in the NBA?|first=Duane|last=Rankin|website=USA Today|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2021-09-17/clippers-arena-naming-rights-the-intuit-dome|title=Clippers give virtual glimpse of new arena: The Intuit Dome|date=17 September 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>

=== Football ===
{{see also|History of the National Football League in Los Angeles|Chargers-Rams rivalry}} 
[[File:LASBLVI2022.jpg|thumb|Interior of [[SoFi Stadium]], home of the [[Los Angeles Rams]] and [[Los Angeles Chargers]] during [[Super Bowl LVI]].]]
The region has two [[National Football League]] (NFL) teams: the [[Los Angeles Rams]] and the [[Los Angeles Chargers]]. The Rams originally played in Los Angeles from 1946 to 1994, while the Chargers shared Los Angeles with them for only one season in 1960 before moving to [[San Diego Chargers|San Diego]].

Los Angeles did not have an [[National Football League|NFL]] team in between the [[1994 NFL season|1994 season]] and the [[2016 NFL season|2016 season]]. Immediately after the 1994 season, the [[History of the Los Angeles Rams|Los Angeles Rams]] moved from suburban [[Anaheim, California]], to [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]], and the [[Los Angeles Raiders]] returned to [[Oakland, California]], after playing 13 years in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1982–1994) and winning [[Super Bowl XVIII]]. Between 1995 and 2016, there were multiple failed stadium proposals to bring back the NFL to Los Angeles and teams threatening to move in. On January 12, 2016, NFL owners voted 30–2 to allow the then [[St. Louis Rams]] to move back to Los Angeles and allow for the construction of the [[SoFi Stadium|stadium]] proposed by Rams owner [[Stan Kroenke]] over [[Proposed Los Angeles NFL stadiums#Carson Stadium (2015)|a plan]] proposed by the [[Oakland Raiders]] and the [[San Diego Chargers]]. The Chargers would still follow through with a move to Los Angeles a year later in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hanzus|first=Dan|title=Rams to relocate to L.A.; Chargers first option to join|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/rams-to-relocate-to-l-a-chargers-first-option-to-join-0ap3000000621645|website=NFL.com|publisher=National Football League|date=January 12, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rams to Return to Los Angeles|url=http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-to-Return-to-Los-Angeles/802b4e16-671e-4864-97b6-943115cdc4cf|publisher=St. Louis Rams|date=January 12, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2016}}</ref> The Rams and Chargers play their home games at the 70,240-seat [[SoFi Stadium]] in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]. 2017 marked the first time since 1960 that the Rams and Chargers shared the same market and the first time since 1994 that the market had two NFL teams. The Los Angeles Rams won [[Super Bowl LVI]] at SoFi Stadium in 2022 making them only the second NFL team to win the Super Bowl on home turf after the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in [[2020 NFL season|2020]].

Prior to the NFL, Los Angeles had multiple teams in the [[American Football League]]. The [[Los Angeles Wildcats (AFL)|Los Angeles Wildcats]], also called "Wilson Wildcats", were a traveling team for the first AFL in 1926. The [[Los Angeles Bulldogs]] were members of AFL II (1937) and a minor AFL (1939) before joining the Pacific Coast Professional Football League. The original Los Angeles Chargers were a charter member of AFL IV, becoming the [[San Diego Chargers]] in 1961. The Los Angeles Mustangs were members of the short-lived American Football League in 1944. From 1983 to 1985, the [[Los Angeles Express (USFL)|Los Angeles Express]] was a team in the [[United States Football League]].

===Ice hockey===
{{see also|Freeway Face-Off}}
[[File:Los Angeles Kings (7476654718).jpg|thumb|Los Angeles Kings Full Team celebration following the [[2012 Stanley Cup Finals]]]]
The region has two [[National Hockey League|NHL]] teams — the [[Los Angeles Kings]], which entered the league when it [[1967 NHL expansion|doubled in size in 1967]], and the [[Anaheim Ducks]], which joined in 1993 as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

[[File:Honda Center interior 2021.jpg|thumb|left|[[Honda Center]] serves as the home of the [[Anaheim Ducks]].]]
The Kings were founded on June 5, 1967, after [[Jack Kent Cooke]] was awarded an NHL expansion franchise for Los Angeles on February 9, 1966, becoming one of the six teams that began play as part of the [[1967 NHL expansion]]. Prior to the Kings arrival in the Los Angeles area, both the [[Pacific Coast Hockey League]] (PCHL) and the [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|Western Hockey League]] (WHL) had several teams in California, including the PCHL's [[Los Angeles Monarchs]] of the 1930s and the WHL's [[Los Angeles Blades (WHL)|Los Angeles Blades]] of the 1960s.<ref name="KingsMediaGuide97-98P4">{{cite book | author = Los Angeles Kings Media Relations Department | title = Los Angeles Kings 1997–98 Media Guide | publisher = Los Angeles Kings | year = 1997 | page = 4}}</ref> The Kings have won two [[Stanley Cup]] titles in 2012 and 2014.

The Ducks were founded in 1993 by [[The Walt Disney Company]] with an entrance fee of $50&nbsp;million, half of which Disney paid to the [[Los Angeles Kings]] as compensation for sharing the Southern California NHL market.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/ducks/disney-431474-ducks-hockey.html|title = Disney gets h-o-c-k-e-y 20 years ago|date = 10 December 2012}}</ref> On March 1, 1993, at the brand-new [[Honda Center|Anaheim Arena]] – located a short distance east of [[Disneyland]] and across the [[Orange Freeway]] from [[Angel Stadium]] – the team received its name, inspired by the 1992 Disney movie ''[[The Mighty Ducks (film)|The Mighty Ducks]]''.<ref name=splash>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-02-mn-102-story.html Disney Hopes 'Ducks' Make a Splash in O.C.], ''Los Angeles Times''</ref> As a result of the name adoption, the arena was named "The Pond",<ref name=splash/> and Disney subsequently made an animated series called ''[[Mighty Ducks (TV series)|Mighty Ducks]]'', featuring a fictional Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team consisting of anthropomorphized ducks led by the Mighty Ducks' mascot, Wildwing.<ref name=ind>{{cite web |first=Larry |last=Lebowitz |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-03-16/business/9703140102_1_sports-industry-mighty-ducks-eisner |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305181652/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-03-16/business/9703140102_1_sports-industry-mighty-ducks-eisner |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 5, 2014 |title=The Wide (disney) World of Sports |publisher=Articles.sun-sentinel.com |date=March 16, 1997 |access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref> The Ducks have won the Stanley Cup once in 2007.

=== Soccer ===
{{see also|SuperClasico|El Tráfico}}
[[File:HomeDepot.jpg|thumb|left|[[Dignity Health Sports Park]] serves as home to the [[LA Galaxy]].]]
The Los Angeles area hosts two teams in [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS), the top flight of the men's sport in the United States: the [[LA Galaxy]], a charter member of the league, and [[Los Angeles FC]], which began play in 2018. The Galaxy have won six [[MLS Cup]]s, more than any other MLS team. The two teams play in "[[El Tráfico]]", the cross-town derby. [[Chivas USA]] was a member of Major League Soccer starting in 2005, but was shut down by the league in 2014.

[[File:Lafctifoseattle.jpg|thumb|250px|[[BMO Stadium]] serves as home to [[Los Angeles FC]] and [[Angel City FC]].]]
Before MLS was created, the [[Los Angeles Wolves]] of the [[United Soccer Association]] (USA) and the [[Los Angeles Toros]] of the [[National Professional Soccer League (1967)|National Professional Soccer League]] (NPSL) both had its first season in 1967. The Wolves won the [[USA Final 1967|USA Final in 1967]], defeating the [[Washington Whips]] 6–5 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.<ref>{{cite news|author=United Press International|author-link=United Press International|title=Wolves capture U.S. soccer title|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/07/16/archives/wolves-capture-us-soccer-title-defeat-whips-65-before-17842-on.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 16, 1967|page=152|access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> When both leagues merged to form the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]] (NASL), the Wolves remained in Los Angeles while the Toros relocated and became the [[San Diego Toros]] in 1968. When the first season ended, both teams folded. Later, the NASL returned a team to Los Angeles by establishing the [[Los Angeles Aztecs]] in 1974, but folded in 1981. In their first season as an expansion franchise, the Aztecs captured the [[NASL Final 1974|1974 NASL championship]], defeating the [[Miami Toros]] in a penalty shoot-out after a 3–3 draw. Notable players for the Aztecs include [[Manchester United]]'s [[George Best]] and Dutch superstar [[Johan Cruyff]]. Anaheim was represented in the NASL by the [[California Surf]] from 1978 to 1981.

The [[Los Angeles Lazers]] was owned by [[Jerry Buss]] and played in the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992)|MISL]] from 1982 to 1988. Buss again owned the [[Los Angeles United]] in the [[Continental Indoor Soccer League|CISL]] but after one season (1993) sold the team. The United relocated to Anaheim and became [[Anaheim Splash]] playing from 1993 - 1997 then folding as well.

The area has one past and one current team in U.S. women's professional soccer. The [[Los Angeles Sol]] played one season ([[2009 Women's Professional Soccer season|2009]]) of [[Women's Professional Soccer]] before folding. The area then went more than a decade without a top-flight team, either in WPS or in the current National Women's Soccer League, until an NWSL franchise was granted in 2020; the new side, since unveiled as [[Angel City FC]], started play in March 2022.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/national-womens-soccer-league-awards-expansion-team-rights-to-los-angeles |title=National Women's Soccer League awards expansion team rights to Los Angeles |publisher=National Women’s Soccer League |date=July 21, 2020 |access-date=July 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/angel-city-confirms-name-as-angel-city-football-club-and-officially-joins-national-womens-soccer-league |title=Angel City Confirms Name as Angel City Football Club and Officially Joins National Women's Soccer League |publisher=National Women’s Soccer League |date=October 21, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref>

== Major league professional championships ==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}

=== Los Angeles Rams (NFL) ===
1 NFL championship (pre–Super Bowl)<!-- Do NOT include titles won in Cleveland, St. Louis.-->
* [[1951 NFL Championship Game|1951]]

1 Super Bowl title
* [[2021 NFL season|2021]] ([[Super Bowl LVI|LVI]])

=== Los Angeles Raiders (NFL) ===
1 Super Bowl title<!-- Do NOT include titles won in Oakland.-->
* [[1983 NFL season|1983]] ([[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]])

=== Los Angeles Wolves (NASL) ===
1 NASL Final title
* [[USA Final 1967|1967]]

=== Los Angeles Aztecs (NASL) ===
1 NASL Final title
* [[NASL Final 1974|1974]]

=== Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) ===
6 MLS Cup titles
* [[MLS Cup 2002|2002]]
* [[MLS Cup 2005|2005]]
* [[MLS Cup 2011|2011]]
* [[MLS Cup 2012|2012]]
* [[MLS Cup 2014|2014]]
* [[MLS Cup 2024|2024]]

=== Los Angeles FC (MLS) ===
1 MLS Cup title
* [[MLS Cup 2022|2022]]

=== Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) ===
7 World Series titles<!-- Do NOT include titles won in Brooklyn.-->
* [[1959 World Series|1959]]
* [[1963 World Series|1963]]
* [[1965 World Series|1965]]
* [[1981 World Series|1981]]
* [[1988 World Series|1988]]
* [[2020 World Series|2020]]
* [[2024 World Series|2024]]

{{Col-break}}

=== Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels (MLB) ===
1 World Series titles
* [[2002 World Series|2002]]

=== Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) ===
12 NBA Finals titles<!-- Do NOT include titles won in Minneapolis.-->
* [[1972 NBA Finals|1972]]
* [[1980 NBA Finals|1980]]
* [[1982 NBA Finals|1982]]
* [[1985 NBA Finals|1985]]
* [[1987 NBA Finals|1987]]
* [[1988 NBA Finals|1988]]
* [[2000 NBA Finals|2000]]
* [[2001 NBA Finals|2001]]
* [[2002 NBA Finals|2002]]
* [[2009 NBA Finals|2009]]
* [[2010 NBA Finals|2010]]
* [[2020 NBA Finals|2020]]

=== Los Angeles Kings (NHL) ===
2 Stanley Cup titles
* [[2012 Stanley Cup Finals|2012]]
* [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals|2014]]

=== Anaheim Ducks (NHL) ===
1 Stanley Cup title
* [[2007 Stanley Cup Finals|2007]]

=== Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) ===
3 WNBA Finals titles
* [[2001 WNBA Finals|2001]]
* [[2002 WNBA Finals|2002]]
* [[2016 WNBA Finals|2016]]
{{col-end}}

==21st Century success==
Since the [[turn of the century]], the Los Angeles area's professional sports teams have won 23 championships: six by the Lakers ({{nbafy|2000}}, {{nbafy|2001}}, {{nbafy|2002}}, {{nbafy|2009}}, {{nbafy|2010}}, and {{nbafy|2020}}), six by the Galaxy ([[MLS Cup 2002|2002]], [[MLS Cup 2005|2005]], [[MLS Cup 2011|2011]], [[MLS Cup 2012|2012]], [[MLS Cup 2014|2014]], and [[MLS Cup 2024|2024]]), three by the Sparks ([[2001 WNBA Championship|2001]], [[2002 WNBA Finals|2002]], and [[2016 WNBA Finals|2016]]), two by the Kings ([[2012 Stanley Cup Finals|2012]] and [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals|2014]]), two by the Dodgers ({{wsy|2020}} and {{wsy|2024}}), one by Los Angeles FC ([[MLS Cup 2022|2022]]), one by the Rams ([[Super Bowl LVI|LVI (2021)]]), one by the Ducks ([[2007 Stanley Cup Finals|2007]]), and one by the Angels ([[2002 World Series|2002]]). Their sports teams have also appeared an additional 11 times as league finalists: two by the Galaxy ([[MLS Cup 2001|2001]] and [[MLS Cup 2009|2009]]), two by the Lakers ({{nbafy|2004}} and {{nbafy|2008}}), two by the Dodgers ({{wsy|2017}} and {{wsy|2018}}), two by the Sparks ([[2003 WNBA Finals|2003]] and [[2017 WNBA Finals|2017]]), one by Los Angeles FC ([[MLS Cup 2023|2023]]), one by the Rams ([[Super Bowl LIII|LIII (2018)]]), and one by the Ducks ([[2003 Stanley Cup Finals|2003]]).<ref>{{cite news|last=Spector|first=Jesse|title=City of Angels is City of Titles|url= https://deadspin.com/city-of-angels-is-city-of-titles-1848531532|work=Dead Spin}}</ref> Los Angeles joined [[Boston]] as the only other city in the 21st century to see a team in each of the "Big Four" leagues win a championship. If MLS is counted, Los Angeles would be the first city to see a team in each of the "Big Four" and MLS win a championship in the 21st century.

== Other sports in Los Angeles ==

=== Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ===

The sport of [[Mixed Martial Arts]] (in the U.S.) was first conceived of and created in the Los Angeles area. [[Rorion Gracie]] and [[Art Davie]] co-created the MMA promotion, the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (the UFC), in 1993 out of Torrance, CA, under the War of the Worlds (W.O.W.) promotion company.  The sport of Mixed Martial Arts slowly developed in its first decade. By the year 2005, the UFC had grown into a viable fight promotion company and the sport of MMA was on its way to becoming a mainstream sport in the U.S. and around the world.

In its relatively brief history, the sport of MMA has been well represented by fighters natives of Los Angeles and of California. From Frank Shamrock (Los Angeles) and Tito Oritz (Huntington Beach) in the early era of the sport, to Gilbert Melendez (Santa Ana) and Dan Henderson (Downey) throughout the mid-era of the sport, to Ronda Rousey (Riverside), Henry Cejudo (Los Angeles), Tony Ferguson (Oxnard) as of late.

=== Surfing ===
{{See also|Surf culture}}
[[File:Huntington Beach US Surfing Open (6024503175).jpg|thumb|Huntington Beach US Surfing Open|176x176px]]
The warm [[mediterranean climate]] as well as the miles of a scenic coastline with a variety of wave types from [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] to the [[South Bay, Los Angeles|South Bay]], Los Angeles is one of the favorite destinations to both amateurs and professional surfers across the world. Every summer of each year, Huntington Beach hosts the [[US Open of Surfing]], the largest surfing competition in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hbindependent.com/sports/tn-hbi-0802-usopen-20120801,0,6002797.story|title=Simpson wins his heats|last=Sciacca|first=Mike|date=August 2, 2012|newspaper=[[Huntington Beach Independent]]|access-date=August 2, 2012|page=A1}}</ref> Many other surfing events including the [https://www.surffestival.org International Surf Festival], [https://surfdogevents.com/#series Surfing Dog Contests], and [https://www.surfrodeo.org Ventura's Surf Rodeo] are held annually in several [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] beach cities.

=== Beach Volleyball ===
[[File:Men's Volleyball on Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica - Los Angeles, California, USA (18614768769).jpg|thumb|Santa Monica Beach is considered to be the birthplace of Beach Volleyball]]
[[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] is believed to be the birthplace of beach volleyball in the early 1920s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/beach-volleyball|title=Beach Volleyball – Summer Olympic Sport|date=2019-09-12|website=International Olympic Committee|language=en|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> The weather, the vast sand area and the abundant permanent courts make Los Angeles one of the hotspots for beach volleyball. The first official [[Swatch FIVB World Championships|Beach Volleyball World Championships]] was held in Los Angeles in from 10 to 13, 1997.<ref>{{Cite book|title=FIVB corporate profile & sponsorship opportunities sports entertainment for generations to come|last=Fédération internationale de volleyball.|date=2002|publisher=FIVB, Fédération international de volleyball|oclc=85303177}}</ref> Beach Volleyball has been an official Olympic sport since [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]], and during the [[2028 Olympics]], beach volleyball will be played as an Olympic sport for the first time in the city of Los Angeles.<ref>{{Citation|title=Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics|date=2018-09-26|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beach_volleyball_at_the_Summer_Olympics&oldid=861328153|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> Additionally, many other local beach volleyball tournaments for players of all skill levels are held by multiple entities in various beaches across the [[Los Angeles metropolitan area]]. In 2017, [[California Beach Volleyball Association|CBVA]], California Beach Volleyball Association, hosted nearly 1,000 tournaments at 23 beaches in 11 skill or age divisions. There are approximately 8,000 members from California and beyond.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=https://easyreadernews.com/life-beach-hermosa-beach-native-chris-brown-turned-passion-beach-career-helping-adults-kids-learn-surfing-beach-volleyball/|title=Hermosa Beach native Chris Brown turns passion for the beach into a career|date=2017-09-13|website=Easy Reader News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>

==Minor league and semi-professional teams==
{{more citations needed|date=August 2018}}

===American football===
The [[Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL)|Los Angeles Wildcats]] were an [[XFL (2020)|XFL]] team that began play in the league's inaugural 2020 season at Dignity Health Sports Park. The [[Los Angeles Xtreme]] were a member of the [[XFL (2001)|original XFL]] begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC, a major television network in the United States. The team played its home games in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the spring of 2001 and won the only championship in XFL history as the league folded after only one season.

Before the [[Arena Football League]] collapsed after the 2008 season, the league included the [[Los Angeles Cobras]], the [[Anaheim Piranhas]], and the [[Los Angeles Avengers]]. The Cobras played one season at the Los Angeles Sports Arena before folding, mostly due to lack of attendance. The Piranhas played at the then named [[Arrowhead Pond]] for two seasons, 1996 and 1997, before folding. The Avengers played their home games at the Staples Center until they folded as well. The AFL was revived in 2010 and returned to the Los Angeles area in 2014 with a new team, the [[Los Angeles Kiss]]. The team, owned by a group that included [[Gene Simmons]] and [[Paul Stanley]], members of the rock band [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], played in Anaheim at the Honda Center until folding in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/nfl/story/_/id/9571497/members-kiss-buy-stake-la-arena-expansion-franchise |title=KISS brings football to Los Angeles |first=Darren |last=Rovell |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=August 15, 2013 |access-date=August 15, 2013}}</ref>

===Australian rules football===

In [[Australian rules football]], the [[Los Angeles Dragons]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usafl.com/clubs/los-angeles|title = Los Angeles Dragons|date = 18 April 2011}}</ref> and the [[Orange County Giants]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocbombers.com/|title=Orange County Bombers FC|work=ocbombers.com|access-date=2017-08-14}}</ref> of the [[United States Australian Football League]] both play in the Greater Los Angeles region.

===Baseball===
The collegiate level [[East Los Angeles Dodgers]] and their rival the [[Orange County Angels]] in the [[Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association|Southern California Collegiate Baseball League]]. LA is home to the [[Inland Empire 66ers]], [[Lake Elsinore Storm]], and [[Rancho Cucamonga Quakes]] minor league baseball teams. They all play in the Single A [[California League]] and are affiliates of the Angels, Padres, and Dodgers respectively.

===Basketball===
The metropolitan area has two teams in the [[NBA G League]]; each is owned by one of the area's two NBA teams. The [[Ontario Clippers]] play in Ontario, and the [[South Bay Lakers]] play in El Segundo.

Previously, the [[Anaheim Arsenal]] played in the region for three season from 2006 to 2009 before relocating to [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].

===Cricket===
The official [[Minor League Cricket]] from Los Angeles is the [[Los Angeles Lashings]]. The '''Los Angeles Lashings''' are an American professional [[Twenty20]] [[Cricket|cricket team]] from [[Los Angeles]] which competes in [[Minor League Cricket]] (MiLC) and other T20 Cricket tournaments across the USA. Los Angeles Lashings was named in 2020 as part of the 24 original teams to compete in Minor League Cricket USA.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 August 2020 |title=Minor League Cricket Announces Franchise Owners and Draft Update |url=https://www.usacricket.org/media-release/minor-league-cricket-announces-franchise-owners-and-draft-update/ |access-date=6 February 2022 |work=[[USA Cricket]]}}</ref> The franchise is co-owned by [[Abhimanyu Rajp]] and Deepak Gosain.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 August 2020 |title=Abhimanyu Rajp talks about co-ownership of LA Lashings in Minor League Cricket |url=https://exbulletin.com/sports/322128/ |access-date=6 February 2022 |work=[[Mynewsdesk]] |publisher=ExBulletin}}</ref>

The [[Los Angeles Knight Riders]] are one of 6 current teams in [[Major League Cricket]] that plays [[Twenty20]] international league [[Major League Cricket]] launched in the US in 2023.

===Gaelic football===
The [[amateur]] sport of [[Gaelic football]] has been played in Los Angeles since the early 20th century. Los Angeles were national champions in 1959.<ref>http://admin.sportsmanager.ie/cake/gaa2/nagaa/contentPage/30927/past_national_champions {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref>

The Cougars GFC<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cougars.la/|title=LA Cougars GFC – GAA Los Angeles|website=The Los Angeles Cougars Gaelic Football Club|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> were founded in 2015 and play and train on the westside of Los Angeles. Primarily in Culver City/Santa Monica area. The Cougars season consists of attending tournaments in nearby San Diego, Colorado and the annual USGAA Nationals Championship. As of 2018, the Cougars membership consisted of approximately 50 members (male and female) with the club being 55% American, 45% Irish, some being complete beginners.

The Cougars also play in a 3-game series against their local rivals, The Wild Geese Gaelic Football Club, Inc. founded in 1978<ref>{{cite web |title=Wild Geese |url=http://www.wildgeesegfc.org/ |website=www.wildgeesegfc.org |access-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728190948/http://www.wildgeesegfc.org/ |archive-date=Jul 28, 2011 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Full citation needed |date=July 2023}} who administers Gaelic football activities in nearby Orange County.

===Ice hockey===
The [[Ontario Reign (ECHL)|Ontario Reign]] was an [[ECHL]] team from 2008 to 2015. After a team swap with Manchester, New Hampshire, the [[Ontario Reign|new Ontario Reign]] began play in the [[American Hockey League]] in 2015.
In 1995 [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]] [[Los Angeles Ice Dogs]] played one season 1995–1996 at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]. Due to lack of attendance, moved to the [[Long Beach Arena]] for the 1996–1997 season and became the [[Long Beach Ice Dogs]] through 2007. The team played in three different 2nd-division professional hockey leagues during their time in Los Angeles/Long Beach; IHL 1995–2000, [[West Coast Hockey League|WCHL]] 2000–2003, & the [[ECHL]] 2003–2007.

===Lacrosse===
[[Major League Lacrosse]] was represented with the [[Los Angeles Riptide]] from 2006 to 2008. The [[Anaheim Storm]] was a member of the indoor [[National Lacrosse League]]. They played at the [[Arrowhead Pond]], now the Honda Center from 2004 to 2005. After the 2005 season, the Storm suspended operations due to low attendance

===Rugby league===
Los Angeles's [[rugby league]] team the [[Los Angeles Raiders RLFC]] are a developing team in the [[USA Rugby League]], formed in 2011. They were aimed to compete as a full team in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usarugbyleague.com/about/developing-regions/ |title=USARL &#124; USA Rugby League &#124; American Rugby League « USA Developing Regions |access-date=2011-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525234720/http://www.usarugbyleague.com/about/developing-regions/ |archive-date=2011-05-25 }}</ref>

===Rugby union===
The Los Angeles area has had several amateur clubs. It is home to the [[Santa Monica Rugby Club]], which competes in the Pacific Rugby Premiership and is a member of [[USA Rugby]]. The Los Angeles Rugby Club is the second oldest club in the [[SCRFU|Southern California Rugby Football Union]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scrfu.org/page/show/2492228-history|title=History|website=Southern California Rugby Football Union|language=en-us|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> The club was founded in 1958 as the Universities Rugby Club. Founding members included Al Williams and Dick Hyland, members of the Gold Medal-winning 1924 USA Olympic Rugby Team. Other rugby clubs include the LA Rebellion and the San Fernando Valley Rugby Club.

In 2021, the area added its first professional club in the [[LA Giltinis]], an expansion team in [[Major League Rugby]]. the Giltinis disbanded in 2022. In 2024, MLR would come back to LA as [[Rugby ATL]] relocated from Atlanta to Los Angeles. The Team is now called [[Rugby FC Los Angeles]].

===Soccer===
The Los Angeles area also has multiple clubs in the [[USL Championship]], [[USL League Two]], the [[National Independent Soccer Association]], the [[United Premier Soccer League]] and the [[National Premier Soccer League]] scattered throughout the region: [[Orange County SC]], [[Santa Ana Winds FC]], [[LA Wolves FC]], [[Moreno Valley FC]], [[FC Golden State Force]], [[Southern California Seahorses]], [[Ventura County Fusion]], [[City of Angels FC]], [[Deportivo Coras USA]], [[Orange County FC]], [[Oxnard Guerreros FC]], [[SoCal SC]], and [[Temecula FC]], to name some. The area will eventually have two teams in [[MLS Next Pro]], a third-level league owned and operated by MLS that consists almost entirely of reserve sides of MLS teams. [[LA Galaxy II]], currently playing in the USL Championship, will move to Next Pro in 2023, and will be joined that season by a new, as-yet-unnamed reserve side for Los Angeles FC.

In addition, the [[Santa Clarita Blue Heat]] play in [[United Women's Soccer]].

===Ultimate===
The [[Los Angeles Aviators]] are a member of the twenty-four team [[Ultimate Frisbee Association]] (UFA), a professional Ultimate Frisbee league spanning the United States and Canada. The Aviators are one of six teams currently competing in the Western Division, and play a twelve-game regular season against the five other teams in the division: [[Salt Lake Shred]], [[San Diego Growlers]], [[Seattle Cascades (AUDL)|Seattle Cascades]], and the [[Oakland Spiders]].

The [https://losangelesastra.com/home Los Angeles Astra], a women's and non-binary professional Ultimate Frisbee team, debut in 2019 as the Los Angeles 99's. They changed names to the Los Angeles Astra and competed as part of the [[Western Ultimate League]]. Their inaugural season in 2020 was canceled due to [[COVID-19]], but they have since played several seasons in the Western Ultimate League. The Astra joined the [[Premier Ultimate League]] for the 2025 season. The Astra are one of six teams currently competing in the South Division, and play a six game regular season against the other teams in the division: [[Nashville Nightshade]], [https://atxtorch.com/ Austin Torch], [[DC Shadow|D.C. Shadow]], [[Atlanta Soul]], and [https://raleighradiance.com/ Raleigh Radiance].

===Former minor professional teams===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | League
! scope="col" | Last Venue
! scope="col" | Years in L.A.
! scope="col" | Championships
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Anaheim Arsenal]]
| [[NBA G League|NBA D-League]]
| [[Anaheim Convention Center]]
| 2006–2009
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Anaheim Bullfrogs]]
| [[Roller Hockey International]]
| [[Arrowhead Pond]]
| 1993–1999
| 3 (1993, 1997, 1998)
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Anaheim Piranhas]]
| Arena Football League
| [[Arrowhead Pond]]
| 1996–1997
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[LA Giltinis]]
| [[Major League Rugby]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| 2020–2022
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Cobras]]
| [[Arena Football League]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]
| 1988
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Avengers]]
| [[Arena Football League]]
| [[Staples Center]]
| 2000–2009
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Kiss]]
| Arena Football League
| [[Honda Center]]
| 2014–2016
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL)|Los Angeles Wildcats]]
| [[XFL (2020)|XFL]]
| [[Dignity Health Sports Park]]
| 2020
| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Los Angeles Xtreme]]
| [[XFL (2001)|XFL]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| 2001
| 1 (2001)
|}

== College ==
{{see also|UCLA–USC rivalry}}
[[File:2008-1206-USC-UCLA-009-RB-redblue.JPG|thumb|250px|right|USC-UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl; the 2008 edition marked a return to the tradition of both teams wearing color jerseys.]]
[[File:Csf-goodwinfield-pano.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Cal State Fullerton]] [[Goodwin Field]], home to [[California State University, Fullerton|CSUF]] Titan's baseball team. Besides being located in close proximity to each other, [[Long Beach State]] and the Cal State Fullerton Titans have competed heavily as conference rivals.]]

The metropolitan area boasts 10 [[NCAA Division I]] athletic programs. The best-known are the two whose [[college football|football]] teams compete in the top-level [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]], both of which are in the city of Los Angeles proper:

* [[UCLA Bruins]] — Winners of 116 national team championships, and 259 individual national championships (364 total national championships).<ref name="Pac12">{{cite web |title=National Champions by Sport |url=https://pac-12.com/conference/national-champions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716154255/http://pac-12.com/conference/national-champions |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2017 |website=Pac-12 |access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref>
* [[USC Trojans]] — Winners of 105 national team championships, and 357 individual national championships (448 total national championships).<ref name="Pac12"/>

USC has 11 [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championships in football]] and 7 [[List of Heisman Trophy winners|Heisman Trophy]] winners. In [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship|men's basketball]], [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] has won more titles than any other school (11).<ref name="Pac12"/>
USC has also famously produced more Olympians, overall medalists, and gold medalists than any other American university. If USC were a country entering the 2016 Olympics, its record of 288 all-time medals would place it at rank 16 among all participating countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=USC's Olympic Heritage |url=https://about.usc.edu/history/uscs-olympic-heritage/ |website=USC |access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref>

The area's other Division I programs are:
* Also in Los Angeles proper:
** [[Cal State Northridge Matadors]], in the [[San Fernando Valley]]
** [[Loyola Marymount Lions]], near [[Los Angeles International Airport]]
* In [[Malibu, California|Malibu]]:
** [[Pepperdine Waves]]
* In [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]:
** [[Long Beach State athletics|Long Beach State Beach]], or "The Beach"
* In [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]:
** [[Cal State Fullerton Titans]]
** [[UC Irvine Anteaters]]
* In [[Riverside, California|Riverside]], one of the main cities of the [[Inland Empire]]:
** [[California Baptist Lancers]]
** [[UC Riverside Highlanders]]

== Venues ==

Los Angeles is home to some of the most famous sports venues in the world. Los Angeles venues have hosted generations of legendary athletes and historic games, including two Olympiads (3rd scheduled for 2028), eight Super Bowls (9th scheduled for 2027), the World Series, NBA and WNBA championships, the Stanley Cup, the FIFA World Cup, the MLS Cup, NCAA championships.

=== Dodger Stadium ===
[[File:The Police concert at Dodger Stadium.jpg|thumb|[[Dodger Stadium]] host many entertainment events ]]
'''[[Dodger Stadium]]''' is located in the [[Elysian Park, Los Angeles|Elysian Park]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles]], is the home field of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]. Opened on April 10, 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of US$ 23 million. It is the oldest ballpark in MLB west of the [[Mississippi River]], and third-oldest overall, after [[Fenway Park]] in [[Boston]] (1912) and [[Wrigley Field]] in [[Chicago]] (1914), and is the world's [[List of baseball parks by capacity|largest baseball stadium]] by seat capacity. Often referred to as a "[[Pitcher|pitcher's]] ballpark", the stadium has seen twelve [[no-hitter]]s, two of which were [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect games]].

The stadium hosted the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] in [[1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1980]] and [[2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2022]]—as well as games of 11 [[World Series]] ([[1963 World Series|1963]], [[1965 World Series|1965]], [[1966 World Series|1966]], [[1974 World Series|1974]], [[1977 World Series|1977]], [[1978 World Series|1978]], [[1981 World Series|1981]], [[1988 World Series|1988]], [[2017 World Series|2017]], [[2018 World Series|2018]], and [[2024 World Series|2024]]). It also hosted the semifinals and finals of the [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009]] and [[2017 World Baseball Classic|2017]] [[World Baseball Classic]]s. It also hosted [[Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|exhibition baseball]] during the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]. It will also host baseball and softball during the [[2028 Summer Olympics]]. The stadium is also one of the greatest entertainment venues in the country, hosting special events that range from the Beatles to the Pope.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/the-championship-venues-of-los-angeles|title=The Championship Venues of Los Angeles|website=Discover Los Angeles|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>

=== Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ===
[[File:SuperBowl I - Los Angeles Coliseum.jpg|thumb|'''Super Bowl I, Los Angeles Coliseum''']]
'''[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]''' is located in the [[Exposition Park, Los Angeles|Exposition Park]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles, California]]. The stadium serves as the home to the [[University of Southern California]](USC) [[USC Trojans football|Trojans football team]]. It was also the temporary home of the [[Los Angeles Rams]] before the completion of [[SoFi Stadium]] in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] July 2020. The facility had a permanent seating capacity of 93,607 for USC football and Rams games, making it the largest football stadium in the [[Pac-12 Conference]] and the NFL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theramswire.usatoday.com/2016/12/06/los-angeles-rams-home-attendance-memorial-coliseum-san-diego-chargers/|title=Don't judge Rams home attendance based on percentage of seats filled|date=December 6, 2016}}</ref> A 2018 renovation reduced capacity to 77,500. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to L.A. veterans of World War I. Completed in 1923, it will be the first stadium to have hosted the [[Summer Olympics]] three times: [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932]], [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]], and [[2028 Summer Olympics|2028]].<ref name="USC News 2018-03-29">{{cite web|url=http://news.usc.edu/135477/united-airlines-memorial-coliseum-to-be-new-name-for-l-a-landmark/|title=United Airlines Memorial Coliseum to be new name for L.A. landmark|last=Mackovich|first=Ron|date=January 29, 2018|website=USC News}}</ref> It was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] on July 27, 1984, the day before the opening ceremony of the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]. The Coliseum is jointly owned by the State of California, [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], City of Los Angeles and is managed and operated by the Auxiliary Services Department of the University of Southern California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aux.usc.edu/|title=USC Auxiliary Services|website=USC Auxiliary Services|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>

=== Rose Bowl Stadium ===
[[File:Rose Bowl Stadium satellite view.png|thumb|[[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl Stadium]] satellite view]]
The '''[[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]''' is a sport stadium, located in [[Pasadena, California]], a northeast suburb of [[Los Angeles]]. Opened in October 1922, the stadium is recognized as a [[National Historic Landmark]] and a California Historic Civil Engineering landmark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/rose-bowl|title=Rose Bowl {{!}} Los Angeles Conservancy|website=www.laconservancy.org|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> At a modern capacity of an all-seated configuration at 92,542, the Rose Bowl is the [[List of stadiums by capacity|15th-largest stadium in the world]], the [[List of U.S. stadiums by capacity|11th-largest stadium in the United States]], and the [[List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums|10th largest NCAA stadium]]. the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] is one of the most famous venues in sporting history,<ref>{{cite web|title=Famed Rose Bowl to host FC Barcelona v LA Galaxy|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/famed-rose-bowl-to-host-fc-barcelona-v-la-galaxy|website=FBBARCELONA.COM|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref>  Since [[1982 UCLA Bruins football team|1982]], it has also served as the home stadium of the [[UCLA Bruins football]] team. The stadium has also hosted five [[Super Bowl]] games, [[Super Bowl#Host stadiums|second most of any venue]]. The Rose Bowl is also a noted [[soccer]] venue, having hosted the [[1994 FIFA World Cup Final]], [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final]], and the [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics#Gold Medal match|1984 Olympic Gold Medal Match]], as well as numerous [[CONCACAF]] and [[United States Soccer Federation]] matches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rose Bowl Stadium|url=http://www.internationalchampionscup.com/venues/8569e961c2aae489f470#GuFzOYKJHvDzS0O0.97|website=InternationalChampionsCup.com|publisher=International Champions Cup|access-date=9 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710020041/http://www.internationalchampionscup.com/venues/8569e961c2aae489f470#GuFzOYKJHvDzS0O0.97|archive-date=10 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Crypto.com Arena ===
[[File:Crypto.com Arena interior 2024.jpg|thumb|'''[[Crypto.com Arena]]''' serves as home to the [[Los Angeles Kings]], [[Los Angeles Lakers]], and [[Los Angeles Sparks]].]]
'''[[Crypto.com Arena]]''' is a multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Downtown Los Angeles]] located next to the [[Los Angeles Convention Center]] complex along [[Figueroa Street]]. The arena opened as Staples Center on October 17, 1999, adopting its current name on Christmas Day 2021. The arena is home venue to the [[Los Angeles Kings]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), and the [[Los Angeles Sparks]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA). The [[Los Angeles Avengers]] of the [[Arena Football League]] (AFL) and the [[South Bay Lakers|Los Angeles D-Fenders]] of the [[NBA G League|NBA D-League]] were also tenants; the Avengers were folded in 2009, and the D-Fenders (since renamed the South Bay Lakers) moved to the Lakers' practice facility at the [[Toyota Sports Center]] in [[El Segundo, California]], for the 2011–12 season.<ref name = "LASportsCouncil">{{cite web|publisher=Los Angeles Sports Council|title=L.A. Facilities: Staples Center|url= http://www.lasports.org/lafacilities/display.php?s=Arena&id=19|access-date=January 1, 2008}}</ref> Staples Center is also host to over 250 events and nearly 4 million guests each year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aegworldwide.com/01_venues/staples_center.php|title=AEG Worldwide {{!}} Facilities {{!}} STAPLES Center|date=2008-08-28|access-date=2019-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828062613/http://aegworldwide.com/01_venues/staples_center.php|archive-date=2008-08-28}}</ref> From 1999 to 2024, it was the only arena in the NBA shared by two teams, as well as one of only three North American professional sports venues to host two teams from the same league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cheapoticketing.com/ca/los-angeles/crypto-com-arena-faq|title=Which Sports Teams Use the Crypto.com Arena as Their Home Venue?|date=2021-03-13|access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref> The other two are [[MetLife Stadium]], the home of the [[National Football League]]'s [[New York Giants]] and [[New York Jets]], and [[SoFi Stadium]], to be discussed immediately below. Crypto.com Arena is the venue of the [[Grammy Award]]s ceremony and will host gymnastics competitions during the [[2028 Summer Olympics]].

===SoFi Stadium===
[[File:SoFi Stadium 2023.jpg|thumb|'''[[SoFi Stadium]]''' serves as home to the [[Los Angeles Rams]], [[Los Angeles Chargers]], and [[LA Bowl]]]]
'''[[SoFi Stadium]]''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sofistadium.com/|website=SoFi Stadium|title=SoFi Stadium}}</ref> known as Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park during its planning stages, is an [[ETFE|ETFE roof–covered]] stadium and entertainment complex in the suburb of [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]. It is located at the former site of the [[Hollywood Park Racetrack]], approximately {{convert|3|mi|0|spell=in}} from [[Los Angeles International Airport]], immediately southeast of [[Kia Forum]].

The stadium is home to the [[Los Angeles Rams]] and [[Los Angeles Chargers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). It hosted [[Super Bowl LVI]] in February 2022, where the Rams became the second team to win in their home stadium after defeating the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] 23–20 and the [[College Football Playoff National Championship]] in January 2023, where [[2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] won 65–7 against [[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]], the largest margin of victory in a national championship game and the largest margin of victory any bowl game at the [[Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS) level at the time, until Georgia surpassed that margin in the [[2023 Orange Bowl]]. During the [[2028 Summer Olympics]], the stadium is expected to host the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as soccer. Archery will be held on the grounds outside the stadium.

SoFi Stadium is the third stadium, and second to be in current use, since the 1970 [[AFL–NFL merger]] to be shared by two NFL teams ([[MetLife Stadium]], in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]], is home to the [[New York Giants]] and [[New York Jets]], as was its predecessor, [[Giants Stadium]]). It is the fourth facility in the Los Angeles area to host multiple teams from the same league as [[Crypto.com Arena]] was home to both of the city's [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) teams from 1999 to 2024, the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] and [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Dignity Health Sports Park]] hosted both the [[LA Galaxy]] and now-defunct [[Chivas USA]] of [[Major League Soccer]] from 2005 to 2014, and [[Dodger Stadium]] hosted the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and [[Los Angeles Angels]] from 1962 to 1965.

The stadium is a component of '''Hollywood Park''', a master planned neighborhood in development on the site of the former [[Hollywood Park Racetrack]]. [[Hollywood Park Casino]] opened in October 2016, becoming the first establishment to open on the property.<ref name="casino">{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/20936-hollywood-park-casino-s-grand-opening-oct-21|title=Hollywood Park Casino's Grand Opening Oct. 21 – Poker News|work=CardPlayer.com|access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref>

=== Intuit Dome ===
[[File:Intuit Dome Concert Layout.jpg|thumb|'''[[Intuit Dome]]''' serves as home to the [[Los Angeles Clippers]].]]
[[Intuit Dome]] is an arena in [[Inglewood, California]]. Located south of [[SoFi Stadium]], it is the new permanent home venue of the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), who are moving from [[Crypto.com Arena]].

A [[groundbreaking]] ceremony for the new arena was held on September 17, 2021. The arena opened in August 2024, ahead of the [[2024–25 NBA season]], and is set to host basketball at the 2028 Summer Olympics.

=== List of Los Angeles venues ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Stadium !! City !! Capacity !! Type !! Tenants !! Opened
|-
| [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.rosebowlstadium.com/about/history|website=Rose Bowl Stadium|access-date=28 November 2014}}</ref>|| [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] || 92,542 || Football || [[UCLA Bruins football]]; [[Rose Bowl Game]] || 1922
|-
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Media-Newswire.com – Press Release Distribution |url=http://media-newswire.com/release_1072461.html |title=media-newswire.com |publisher=media-newswire.com |access-date=2013-05-12}}</ref><ref>[http://media.www.dailytrojan.com/media/storage/paper679/news/2008/09/09/News/Coliseum.To.Open.With.Renovations-3421214.shtml www.dailytrojan.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915030708/http://media.www.dailytrojan.com/media/storage/paper679/news/2008/09/09/News/Coliseum.To.Open.With.Renovations-3421214.shtml |date=2008-09-15 }}</ref>||Los Angeles || 77,500 || Football || [[USC Trojans football]] || 1923
|-
| [[SoFi Stadium]] || [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] || 70,240 || Football || [[Los Angeles Chargers]]; [[Los Angeles Rams]] || 2020
|-
| [[Dodger Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/ballpark/history.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129003334/http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/ballpark/history.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 29, 2007 |title=losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com |publisher=losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com |access-date=2013-05-12}}</ref>|| Los Angeles || 56,000 || Baseball || [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] || 1962
|-
| [[Angel Stadium|Angel Stadium of Anaheim]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anaheim.angels.mlb.com/ana/ballpark/ana_ballpark_history.jsp |title=anaheim.angels.mlb.com |publisher=anaheim.angels.mlb.com |access-date=2013-05-12}}</ref>|| [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] ||45,477|| Baseball || [[Los Angeles Angels]] || 1966
|-
| [[Dignity Health Sports Park]] || [[Carson, California|Carson]] || 27,000 || Soccer || [[LA Galaxy]] || 2003
|-
| [[BMO Stadium]] || Los Angeles || 22,000 || Soccer || [[Los Angeles FC]], [[Angel City FC]] || 2018
|-
| [[Crypto.com Arena]] || Los Angeles || 18,997 || Arena ||[[Los Angeles Lakers]], <br /> [[Los Angeles Kings]], [[Los Angeles Sparks]] || 1999
|-
| [[Honda Center]] || [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] ||17,174|| Arena || [[Anaheim Ducks]] || 1993
|-
| [[Intuit Dome]] || [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] || 18,000 || Arena  || [[Los Angeles Clippers]] 
|| 2024
|-
| [[Kia Forum]]  || [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] || 17,505 || Arena || || 1967
|-
| [[Indian Wells Tennis Garden|Indian Wells Tennis Garden Stadium 1]] || [[Indian Wells, California|Indian Wells]] || 16,100 || Tennis || || 2000
|-
| [[Pauley Pavilion]] || Los Angeles || 13,800 || Arena || [[UCLA Bruins]] (basketball, volleyball) || 1965
|-
| [[Long Beach Arena]] || [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] || 11,719 || Arena || || 1962
|-
| [[Toyota Arena]] || [[Ontario, California|Ontario]] || 11,832 || Arena ||  [[Ontario Reign]], [[Empire Strykers]] || 2008
|-
|-
| [[Acrisure Arena]] || [[Thousand Palms, California|Thousand Palms]] || 11,000 || Arena || [[Coachella Valley Firebirds]] || 2022
|-
| [[Galen Center]] || Los Angeles || 10,258 || Arena || [[USC Trojans]] (basketball, volleyball) || 2006
|-
| [[Dignity Health Sports Park|Dignity Health Tennis Stadium]] || [[Carson, California|Carson]] || 9,000 || Tennis || || 2003
|-
| [[Indian Wells Tennis Garden|Indian Wells Tennis Garden Stadium 2]] || [[Indian Wells, California|Indian Wells]] || 8,000 || Tennis || || 2000
|-
| [[Anaheim Convention Center|The Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center]] || [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] || 7,500 || Arena ||  || 1967
|-
| [[Shrine Auditorium]] || [[Los Angeles]] || 6,300 || Auditorium ||  || 1926
|-
| [[Pico Rivera Sports Arena]] || [[Pico Rivera]] || 6,250 || Arena ||  || 1979
|-
| [[Bren Events Center]] || [[Irvine, California|Irvine]] || 5,600 || Arena || [[UC Irvine Anteaters]] (basketball, volleyball) || 1984
|-
| [[Walter Pyramid]] || [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] || 5,500 || Arena || [[Long Beach State athletics|Long Beach State Beach]] (basketball, volleyball) || 1992
|-
| [[CBU Events Center]] || [[Riverside, California|Riverside]] || 5,500 || Arena || [[California Baptist Lancers]] (basketball, volleyball) || 2017
|-
| [[Coussoulis Arena]] || [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] || 5,000 || Arena || [[Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes]] || 1995
|-
| [[Industry Hills Expo Center]] || [[City of Industry, California|Industry]] || 5,000 || Arena ||  || 1981
|-
| [[Orange Pavilion]] || [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] || 5,000 || Arena ||  || 
|-
| [[Titan Gym]] || [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]] || 5,000 || Arena || [[Cal State Fullerton Titans]] (basketball, volleyball) || 1964
|-
| [[Torodome]] || [[Carson, California|Carson]] || 4,500 || Arena || [[Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros]] || 1970
|-
| [[Gersten Pavilion]] || [[Los Angeles]] || 4,000 || Arena || [[Loyola Marymount Lions]] (basketball, volleyball) || 1981
|-
| [[Equidome]] || [[Los Angeles]] || 3,500 || Arena ||  || 1982
|-
|-
| [[Eagle's Nest Arena]] || [[Los Angeles]] || 3,500 || Arena || [[Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles]] || 1981
|-
| [[Firestone Fieldhouse]] || [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] || 3,200 || Arena || [[Pepperdine Waves]] (basketball, volleyball) || 1973
|-
| [[UC Riverside Student Recreation Center|SRC Arena]] || [[Riverside, California|Riverside]] || 3,200 || Arena || [[UC Riverside Highlanders]] || 1994
|-
| [[Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena|FivePoint Arena]] || [[Irvine, California|Irvine]] || 3,000 || Arena ||  || 2019
|-
| [[Matadome]] || [[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge]] || 3,000 || Arena || [[Cal State Northridge Matadors]] || 1962
|}

==Olympic and Paralympic Games==
Los Angeles hosted the [[Summer Olympic Games]] twice. The city first hosted the games in [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932]] and hosted once again in [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]. Los Angeles has made a total of ten Summer Olympic bids in its history, more than any other city. Los Angeles along with [[Athens]] ([[1896 Summer Olympics|1896]], [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]), [[Paris]] ([[1900 Summer Olympics|1900]], [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924]]) and [[Tokyo]] ([[1964 Summer Olympics|1964]], [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]) are the four cities that have hosted the Summer Olympic Games twice. Los Angeles will host the [[2028 Summer Olympics]] and [[Paralympic Games]] and will become the third city to host the Olympics three times, after [[London]] ([[1908 Summer Olympics|1908]], [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]], [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]) and Paris (1900, 1924, [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]).

===1932 Olympic Games===
[[File:General view of Los Angeles Olympic Stadium on the opening day of the Games of the Xth Olympiad, while contenders from all nations take the Olympic Athlete's Oath.jpg|thumb|300px|The Opening Ceremony of the 1932 Summer Olympics]]

The [[1932 Summer Olympics]] marked the first time Los Angeles staged the Olympic Games. It took place during the [[Great Depression]] and the games were reported to have produced a $1 million profit for the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv1n1/JOHv1n1f.pdf|title = CONTENTdm}}</ref> Los Angeles was the only city to submit a bid for the 1932 edition of the Summer Olympics and was selected as the host city at the 21st [[IOC Session]] in Rome in 1923. That same year, [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]] hosted the [[1932 Winter Olympics]]. The 1932 Summer Olympics marked the second time the US had hosted the Summer Olympics, with [[St. Louis]] hosting the [[1904 Summer Olympics]].

The United States won a total of 103 medals during the games, including 41 gold medals.<ref>{{Citation|title=1932 Summer Olympics medal table|date=2019-09-09|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1932_Summer_Olympics_medal_table&oldid=914731891|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>

Since the games were the tenth edition of the modern Olympic Games, Tenth Street was renamed [[Olympic Boulevard (Los Angeles)|Olympic Boulevard]]. Today Olympic Blvd is home to multiple attractions, such as the [[Grammy Museum at L.A. Live|Grammy Museum]].

===1984 Olympic Games===
[[File:Olympic Torch Tower of the Los Angeles Coliseum.jpg|thumb|250px|The Opening Ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics]]

The [[1984 Summer Olympics]] marked the second time Los Angeles had staged the Olympic Games. Much like the 1932 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles was the only city to submit a bid. Los Angeles was elected as the host city at the 80th [[IOC Session]] in [[Athens]] in 1978. The cost overruns of the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in [[Montreal]] and [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]] discouraged cities to bid. However, Los Angeles depended on existing venues and infrastructure to host the games, in addition to being entirely privately funded, unlike Moscow and Montreal which were funded by their respective governments. The games produced a $200 million profit and are considered the most successful edition of the Olympic Games, as well as the model for the future editions.<ref name="financiallySuccessful">{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/86729520.html?dids=86729520:86729520&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+28%2C+2001&author=ALAN+ABRAHAMSON&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=L.A.+the+Best+Site%2C+Bid+Group+Insists%3B+Olympics%3A+Despite+USOC+rejection%2C+officials+say+their+plan+was+in+line+with+IOC%27s+call+for+downsizing+of+Games.&pqatl=google|title=LA the Best Site, Bid Group Insists; Olympics: Despite USOC rejection|date=July 25, 2004|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=August 17, 2008|first=Alan|last=Abrahamson|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105125946/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/86729520.html?dids=86729520:86729520&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+28%2C+2001&author=ALAN+ABRAHAMSON&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=L.A.+the+Best+Site%2C+Bid+Group+Insists%3B+Olympics%3A+Despite+USOC+rejection%2C+officials+say+their+plan+was+in+line+with+IOC%27s+call+for+downsizing+of+Games.&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Games were [[1984 Summer Olympics boycott|boycotted]] by fourteen [[Eastern Bloc]] countries, including the [[Soviet Union]]. [[Romania]] and [[Yugoslavia]] however, did not take part in the boycott and competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The United States and many allied nations had [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|boycotted]] the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in Moscow four years earlier, protesting [[Soviet–Afghan War|Soviet activity in Afghanistan]].

The United States won a total of 174 medals, including 83 gold medals.<ref>{{Citation|title=1984 Summer Olympics medal table|date=2018-12-24|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1984_Summer_Olympics_medal_table&oldid=875212933|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>

===2028 Olympic Games===
[[File:SoFi_Stadium_2021.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Exterior of [[SoFi Stadium]], which will host the main opening ceremony for the [[2028 Summer Olympics]].]]

Los Angeles will host the [[2028 Summer Olympics]]. This will mark the third time the Olympic Games are held in Los Angeles. The city will join London and Paris as the only cities to have hosted the Olympics three times.

Upon the [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|USOC]] reaching a new revenue sharing agreement with the [[IOC]], Los Angeles had been mentioned as a possible bidding city for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/17051/ioc-agrees-revenue-sharing-deal-with-usoc|title=IOC agrees revenue-sharing deal with USOC|date=2012-05-25|website=www.insidethegames.biz|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> In March 2013, Mayor [[Antonio Villaraigosa]] sent a letter to the USOC confirming the city's interest in bidding for the 2024 Olympics.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/07/olympics-2024-los-angeles_n_2831607.html LA letter to USOC], ''HuffPost'', March 7, 2013.</ref> On September 1, 2015, Los Angeles was chosen as the U.S. candidate to bid for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] after the USOC withdrew [[Boston]]'s [[Boston bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics|bid for the 2024 Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/more/la-sp-sn-usoc-los-angeles-2024-summer-olympics-20150901-story.html |title=USOC names Los Angeles the official U.S. bidder for the 2024 Summer Olympics |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1 September 2015 |access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref> After Rome, [[Hamburg]] and [[Budapest]] withdrew their bids for the 2024 Olympics, only Los Angeles and Paris remained in the race. The IOC then decided to award both Paris and Los Angeles with future editions of the Olympic Games. In July 2017, an agreement was made which secured the 2024 Olympics for Paris and the 2028 Olympics for Los Angeles. Both cities were unanimously elected at the [[131st IOC Session]] in [[Lima]] on September 13, 2017.

===2028 Paralympic Games===
The [[2028 Summer Paralympics]] will be held in Los Angeles. This will mark the first time the Paralympic Games are held in Los Angeles. After Los Angeles hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics, the [[1984 Summer Paralympics]] were held in [[New York City]] and [[Stoke Mandeville]]. This was before the Olympics and Paralympics were held in the same host city.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170915142139/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/September/14/LA-Is-Gearing-Up-For-Its-First-Ever-Paralympics-See-What-The-City-Of-Angels-Offers Team US News]</ref>

===Unsuccessful bids===
Aside from securing the right to host the 1932, 1984 and 2028 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles has made frequent Olympic bids in the past. Out of the ten bids which the USOC had submitted to the IOC over the years, seven previous official bids were unsuccessful. Los Angeles submitted bids for the [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924]], [[1928 Summer Olympics|1928]], [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]], [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]], [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]], [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]] and [[1980 Summer Olympics]], but lost to Paris, [[Amsterdam]], London, [[Helsinki]], [[Melbourne]], [[Montreal]] and Moscow respectively.

Los Angeles had expressed interest to the [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|USOC]] about bidding for the Olympics on multiple occasions, while failing to secure the USOC's support. Seventeen years after hosting the 1984 Olympics, the city became interested in bidding for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], but the USOC chose to submit New York City's [[New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics|bid]] to the IOC. New York ultimately lost to London.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=100120 |title=Los Angeles Launches Olympic Bid |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=July 2001 |access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref> Los Angeles later [[Los Angeles bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics|bid]] to be the US candidate for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], but the [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|USOC]] decided to submit [[Chicago]]'s [[Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics|bid]] to the IOC. Chicago ultimately lost to [[Rio de Janeiro]]. Following Chicago's defeat, Los Angeles again expressed interest in bidding for a future edition of the Olympic Games. In November 2011 a delegation from Los Angeles attended a seminar at the [[IOC]] headquarters for cities interested in bidding on future editions of the Olympic Games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__38351/Title__On-the-Scene----Olympic-Hopefuls-Seek-Wisdom-in-Lausanne/292/Articles|title=On the Scene – Olympic Hopefuls Seek Wisdom in Los Angelesusanne|website=aroundtherings.com|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> The USOC declined to submit a bid for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], which was ultimately won by Tokyo. In February 2012, Los Angeles hosted the 5th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport which was attended by then-[[IOC President]] [[Jacques Rogge]] as well as [[List of IOC members|IOC members]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sccog.org/webapp/news/97-first-round-of-speakers-announced-for-2012-international-olympic-world-conference-on-women-and-sport|title=First round of Speakers Announced for 2012 International Olympic World Conference|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref><ref>[http://www.womenandsport2012.com/ 5th World Conference on Women and Sport]</ref> At the conference Mayor [[Antonio Villaraigosa]] and IOC Member [[Anita DeFrantz]] stated that the city would be interested in hosting the Olympic Games a third time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=39232|title=Women and Sport Opens with Jeers for FIFA, Cheers for Trophy Winners|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>

== FIFA Tournaments ==

The [[Greater Los Angeles Area]] has hosted three [[FIFA]]-designated soccer tournaments and is set to host matches during the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]]. Following the 2026 FIFA World Cup, The Los Angeles area will have hosted the [[FIFA World Cup]] and the [[FIFA Women's World Cup]] two times each. The Los Angeles area also hosted the [[2025 FIFA Club World Cup]]

=== 1994 FIFA World Cup ===

[[File:2008-1226-Pasadena-008-RoseBowl.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Rose Bowl Stadium|Rose Bowl]] hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final (c. 2008)]]
In [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] the United States hosted the [[FIFA World Cup]]. The [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] hosted eight matches, including the [[1994 FIFA World Cup Final|final]] where [[Brazil men's national football team|Brazil]] defeated [[Italy men's national football team|Italy]] 3–2 on penalties.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Time ([[Pacific Time Zone|UTC−8]]) !! Team #1 !! Score !! Team #2 !! Round !! Attendance
|-
| June 18, 1994 ||16:30||{{fb-rt|COL}} || 1–3 || {{fb|ROM}} || [[1994 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]] || 91,856
|-
| June 19, 1994 ||16:30||{{fb-rt|CMR}} || 2–2 || {{fb|SWE}} || [[1994 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]] || 93,194
|-
| June 22, 1994 ||16:30||{{fb-rt|USA}} || 2–1 || {{fb|COL}} || [[1994 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]] || 93,869
|-
| June 26, 1994 ||13:00||{{fb-rt|USA}} || 0–1 || {{fb|ROM}} || [[1994 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]] || 93,869
|-
| July 3, 1994 ||13:30||{{fb-rt|ROM}} || 3–2 || {{fb|ARG}} || [[1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Round of 16]] || 90,469
|-
| July 13, 1994 ||16:30||{{fb-rt|SWE}} ||0–1|| {{fb|BRA}} || [[1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Semi-Final]] || 91,856
|- bgcolor=bronze
| July 16, 1994 ||12:30||{{fb-rt|SWE}} || 4–0 || {{fb|BUL}} || [[1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Third place]] || 91,500
|- bgcolor=gold
| July 17, 1994 ||12:30||{{fb-rt|BRA}} || 0–0 (3–2) || {{fb|ITA}} || [[1994 FIFA World Cup Final|Final]] || 94,194
|}

=== 2026 FIFA World Cup ===
Los Angeles is among the 16 host cities for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]] that will 
be held in three different countries, the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-2026-world-cup-20180613-story.html|title=World Cup: 2026 World Cup is awarded to North America|date=2018-06-13|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> [[SoFi Stadium]] will host eight matches including the US Opening match and a quarterfinal.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baxter |first=Kevin |date=February 4, 2024 |title=U.S. to open 2026 World Cup play at SoFi Stadium|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2024-02-04/world-cup-schedule |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 4, 2024}}</ref> SoFi Stadium is one of two venues in California which will host matches, the other being [[Levi's Stadium]] in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-unveils-stellar-line-up-of-fifa-world-cup-2026-tm-host-cities FIFA unveils stellar line up]</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|border=2}};|Date
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|border=2}};|Time ([[Pacific Time Zone|UTC−7]])
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|border=2}};|Team #1
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Chargers|border=2}};|Res.
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Chargers|border=2}};|Team #2
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Chargers|border=2}};|Round
!Attendance
|-
|June 12, 2026
| --:--
|{{fb-rt|USA}}
|–
|D2
|[[2026 FIFA World Cup|Group D]]
|
|-
|June 15, 2026
| --:--
|TBD
|–
|TBD
|[[2026 FIFA World Cup|Group G]]
|
|-
|June 18, 2026
| --:--
|B4
|–
|B2
|[[2026 FIFA World Cup|Group B]]
|
|-
|June 21, 2026
| --:--
|TBD
|–
|TBD
|[[2026 FIFA World Cup|Group G]]
|
|-
|June 25, 2026
| --:--
|D4
|–
|{{fb|USA}}
|[[2026 FIFA World Cup|Group D]]
|
|-
|June 28, 2026
| --:--
|Runner-up Group A
|–
|Runner-up Group B
|[[2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Round of 32]]
|
|-
|July 2, 2026
| --:--
|Winner Group H
|–
|Runner-up Group J
|[[2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Round of 32]]
|
|-
|July 10, 2026
| --:--
|Winner Match 93
|–
|Winner Match 94
|[[2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Quarterfinal]]
|
|}

=== 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup ===
Los Angeles was one of the host cities for the [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup]]. The [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] hosted four matches during the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup including the final where the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] defeated [[China national soccer team|China]] 5–4 on penalties.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:57%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Pacific Time Zone|UTC−8]])
!Team #1
!Res.
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|June 20, 1999||16:00||{{fbw-rt|ITA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1 – 1||{{fbw|GER}} ||[[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup#Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"|17,100
|-
|June 20, 1999||18:30||{{fbw-rt|PRK}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1 – 2||{{fbw|NGA}} ||[[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup#Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"|17,100
|- bgcolor=bronze
|July 10, 1999||10:15||{{fbw-rt|NOR}}||style="text-align:center;"|0 – 0 (4 – 5 on pen.)||{{fbw|BRA}} ||[[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup#Third place play-off|3rd place match]]||style="text-align:center;"|90,185
|- bgcolor=gold
|July 10, 1999||12:30||{{fbw-rt|USA}}||style="text-align:center;"|0 – 0 (5 – 4 on pen.)||{{fbw|CHN}}||[[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final|Final]]||style="text-align:center;"|90,185
|}

=== 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup ===
The United States hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup again in [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]] after China withdrew as hosts due to the SARS outbreak. The [[Home Depot Center]], now known as [[Dignity Health Sports Park]], in [[Carson, California|Carson]] was one of the venues that was used in the event. The venue hosted six games, including the final where [[Germany women's soccer team|Germany]] defeated [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]] 2–1 in sudden death.

{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Match
!Winning team 
!Result
!Losing team
!Attendance
|-
| September 21, 2003
| [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D|Group D]]
| {{fbw-rt|RUS}}
| align=center |2–1
| {{fbw|AUS}}
| 8,500
|-
| September 21, 2003
| [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D|Group D]]
| {{fbw-rt|CHN}}
| align=center |1–0
| {{fbw|GHA}}
| 10,027
|-
| September 25, 2003
| [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D|Group D]]
| {{fbw-rt|RUS}}
| align=center |3–0
| {{fbw|GHA}}
| 13,929
|-
| September 25, 2003
| [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D|Group D]]
| {{fbw-rt|CHN}}
| align=center |1–1
| {{fbw|AUS}}
| 13,929
|- bgcolor=bronze
| October 11, 2003
| [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup#Third place play-off|Third-place match]]
| {{fbw-rt|USA}}
| align=center |3–1
| {{fbw|CAN}}
| 25,253
|- bgcolor=gold
| October 12, 2003
| [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{fbw-rt|GER}}
| align=center |1–0 {{after extra time}}
| {{fbw|SWE}}
| 26,137
|}

===2025 FIFA Club World Cup===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!style="text-align:center;|Date
!style="text-align:center;|Time ([[Eastern Time Zone|UTC−8]])
!style="text-align:center;|Team #1
!style="text-align:center;|Res.
!style="text-align:center;|Team #2
!style="text-align:center;|Round
!Attendance
|-
|June 15, 2025
| 12:00
|[[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] {{fbaicon|FRA}}
|–
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
|[[2025 FIFA Club World Cup|Group B]]
|
|-
|June 17, 2025
| 18:00
|[[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] {{fbaicon|MEX}}
|–
|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]]
|[[2025 FIFA Club World Cup|Group E]]
|
|-
|June 19, 2025
| 18:00
|[[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] {{fbaicon|FRA}}
|–
|{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
|[[2025 FIFA Club World Cup|Group B]]
|
|-
|June 21, 2025
| 18:00
|[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] {{fbaicon|ARG}}
|–
|{{fbaicon|MEX}} [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]
|[[2025 FIFA Club World Cup|Group E]]
|
|-
|June 23, 2025
| 12:00
|[[Atlético Madrid]] {{fbaicon|ESP}}
|–
|{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
|[[2025 FIFA Club World Cup|Group B]]
|
|-
|June 25, 2025
| 18:00
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]] {{fbaicon|JPN}}
|–
|{{fbaicon|MEX}} [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]
|[[2025 FIFA Club World Cup|Group E]]
|
|}

== International Tournaments ==
Los Angeles has been a hub for international sports for decades. Throughout the history of the Greater Los Angeles area, international sporting events aside from the [[Olympic Games]] and [[FIFA]] World Cup tournaments have also taken place across the region.

=== Other soccer tournaments ===
Apart from hosting [[FIFA]] World Cup tournaments, The Los Angeles area has hosted several other soccer tournaments as well. The [[Rose Bowl Stadium|Rose Bowl]] hosted three matches during the [[Copa América Centenario|2016 Copa América]] and has hosted matches during the [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] on multiple occasions. [[Dignity Health Sports Park]] in Carson as well as the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] have also hosted matches during the CONCACAF Gold Cup over the years. The [[2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final]] was held at [[SoFi Stadium]] on July 16, 2023. Two matches during the [[2024 Copa América]] were also held at SoFi Stadium.

=== Boxing ===
Boxing matches have been held throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area. Venues that have held boxing matches include Ocean Park Arena, [[Hazard's Pavilion]], [[Hollywood Legion Stadium]], [[Naud Junction (Los Angeles)|Naud Junction]], [[Vernon Arena]], [[Grand Olympic Auditorium]], [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)|Wrigley Field]], [[Dodger Stadium]], Valley Garden Arena, [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]], [[Kia Forum]], [[Honda Center]], [[Peacock Theater]], [[Crypto.com Arena]] and [[Dignity Health Sports Park]].

=== Los Angeles Marathon ===
[[File:LA Marathon walkers.jpg|link=link=Special:FilePath/Los Angeles marathon 2015 79.jpg|alt=|thumb|LA Marathon walkers]]
{{See also|Los Angeles Marathon}}

The Los Angeles Marathon is a running event held in the spring of each calendar year. it is a foot race run over a 26.2&nbsp;mi (42.2&nbsp;km) course takes the runners from [[Dodger Stadium]] across the [[Los Angeles|City of Los Angeles]] to a scenic finish just steps from the [[Santa Monica Pier]]. Ever since it was first launched after the summer Olympics 1984, it has been an attracted place for professional as well as amateurs athletics from all over the world with a capacity of 24000 making it the fifth-largest-running event in the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lamarathon.com/participant-info/general-information|title=General Information|last=Agency|first=Double Secret|date=2019-11-07|website=LA Marathon|language=en|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=List of largest running events|date=2019-09-24|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_largest_running_events&oldid=917607494|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref>

=== ISA World Surfing Games & US Open of Surfing===
Often referred to as "[[Surf City, USA]]", [[Huntington Beach]] is a popular destination for [[Surfing]] and surf competitions.

The [[International Surfing Association|ISA]] [[World Surfing Games]] have been held in [[Huntington Beach]] on four occasions. The [[2022 ISA World Surfing Games]] were the most recent edition of the games to be held in Huntington Beach. They were held from September 16 to September 24, 2022. The ISA World Surfing Games were previously held in Huntington Beach in 2006, 1996 and in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 ISA World Surfing Games Returning to Huntington Beach, USA |url=https://isasurf.org/2022-isa-world-surfing-games-returning-to-huntington-beach-usa/ |website=International Surfing Association |date=31 May 2022 |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Huntington Beach to stage 2022 World Surfing Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123946/world-surfing-games-huntington-beach |website=Inside The Games |date=2 June 2022 |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>

Huntington Beach also hosts the annual [[US Open of Surfing]].

=== 1972 & 2015 Special Olympics ===
[[File:2015 Special Olympics Closing Ceremony on August 2, 2015.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Athletes entering the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] during the closing ceremony of the 2015 Special Olympics on August 2, 2015.]]

Los Angeles has served as host of the [[Special Olympics]] on two occasions.

Los Angeles first hosted the Special Olympics World Summer Games in [[1972 Special Olympics World Summer Games|1972]]. Los Angeles hosted the Special Olympics for a second time in [[2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games|2015]], which were held between July 24 to August 2, 2015.

=== 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships ===

The [[2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] were held at the [[Honda Center]] in [[Anaheim]]. It was the 37th edition of the [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]].

=== 2009 World Figure Skating Championships ===

The [[2009 World Figure Skating Championships]] were held at the [[Crypto.com Arena]] in [[Los Angeles]] in March 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4844-182959-200177-nav-list,00.html |title=Calendar of Events |access-date=2008-04-24 |work=International Skating Union |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420082344/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0%2C10853%2C4844-182959-200177-nav-list%2C00.html |archive-date=2008-04-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships ===

The [[William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center]] in [[Irvine, California|Irvine]] hosted the [[2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships]], which was the eleventh edition of the [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Pan Pacific swim meet coming to Irvine |url=http://www.ocregister.com/sports/pan-241320-world-meet.html |newspaper=The Orange County Register |date=2010-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330083356/http://www.ocregister.com/sports/pan-241320-world-meet.html |archive-date=2010-03-30 |access-date=2010-08-18 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2013 & 2016 League of Legends World Championships ===
Los Angeles has played host to the 2013 and 2016 [[League of Legends]] World Championship Finals.

=== 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four ===
The [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four]] tournament was held at the [[Leo Magnus Cricket Complex]] in [[Woodley Park (Los Angeles)|Woodley Park]], [[Van Nuys|Van Nuys, Los Angeles]] between October 28 and November 5, 2016, involving national teams from Bermuda, Denmark, Italy, Jersey, Oman, and the United States.

=== U.S. Open 2023 ===
After 75 years of being held in other US locations, the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] returned to Los Angeles in [[2023 U.S. Open (golf)|2023]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.golf.com/news/2019/06/13/here-are-the-next-7-u-s-open-venues-following-pebble-beach/|title=Here are the next 7 U.S. Open venues following Pebble Beach|date=2019-06-13|website=Golf|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> at [[Los Angeles Country Club]].<ref name=":4" />

===2031 and 2033 Rugby World Cups===

Los Angeles is amongst the cities being considered for hosting matches during the [[2031 Rugby World Cup]] and [[2033 Rugby World Cup|2033 Women's Rugby World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://usabid.rugby/news/united-states-named-host-nation-for-2031-and-2033-rugby-world-cup | title=United States named host nation for 2031 and 2033 Rugby World Cup - USA Rugby }}</ref>

== National Tournaments ==

The Los Angeles area has hosted many national tournaments throughout history, including eight [[Super Bowls]] and six [[MLB All Star Game]]s.

=== Super Bowls ===
The '''Super Bowl''' is the annual championship game of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) typically played annually between the champion of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) and the [[American Football Conference]] (AFC). The Los Angeles area has hosted the [[Super Bowl]] eight times in three different venues; the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] and [[SoFi Stadium]]. The city ranks third on the list of having hosted the most number of Super Bowls, after [[Miami]] and [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2018/2/4/16922860/super-bowl-host-cities-list-most-times|title=A list of every city that has hosted a Super Bowl|last=Chassen|first=Alexis|date=2018-02-04|website=SBNation.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref>

Los Angeles hosted the Super Bowl for an eighth time with [[Super Bowl LVI]] in 2022 at [[SoFi Stadium]] where the [[Los Angeles Rams]] defeated the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] 23–20.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-los-angeles-sports-capital-20190306-story.html|title=L.A. will be the center of the sporting universe for the next decade|last=Markazi|first=Arash|date=March 6, 2019|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref> It was the first Rams Super Bowl win while based in Los Angeles and the second-ever instance of a team winning the Super Bowl in its home stadium, the first being [[Super Bowl LV]] where the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] won the championship in [[Raymond James Stadium]] in 2021.

Los Angeles was selected to host Super Bowl LXI in 2027.

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Season
!Date
!Event
!Opponents
!Venue
|-
|[[1966 NFL season|1966]]
|January 15, 1967
|[[Super Bowl I]]
|[[1966 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] vs '''[[1966 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| rowspan="2" |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|[[1972 NFL season|1972]]
|January 14, 1973
|[[Super Bowl VII]]
|'''[[1972 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]]''' vs [[1972 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
|-
|[[1976 NFL season|1976]]
|January 9, 1977
|[[Super Bowl XI]]
|'''[[1976 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]]''' vs [[1976 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] 
|-
|[[1979 NFL season|1979]]
|January 20, 1980
|[[Super Bowl XIV]]
|[[1979 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] vs '''[[1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]'''
|-
|[[1982 NFL season|1982]]
|January 30, 1983
|[[Super Bowl XVII]]
|[[1982 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]] vs '''[[1982 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]'''
|-
|[[1986 NFL season|1986]]
|January 25, 1987
|[[Super Bowl XXI]]
|[[1986 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] vs '''[[1986 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]'''
|-
|[[1992 NFL season|1992]]
|January 31, 1993
|[[Super Bowl XXVII]]
|[[1992 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]] vs '''[[1992 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]'''
|-
|[[2021 NFL season|2021]]
|February 13, 2022
|[[Super Bowl LVI]]
|'''[[2021 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]''' vs [[2021 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]]
| rowspan="2" |[[SoFi Stadium]]
|-
|[[2026 NFL season|2026]]
|February 14, 2027
|[[Super Bowl LXI]]
|TBD
|}

=== MLB All-Star Games ===
The '''Major League Baseball All-Star Game''', also known as the "'''Midsummer Classic'''", is an annual professional [[baseball]] game sanctioned by [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) contested between the [[Major League Baseball All-Star|All-Stars]] from the [[American League]] (AL) and [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL). The [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles metropolitan area]] has hosted the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game]] six times.<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date
!City
!Stadium
!Host team
!Host league
|-
|[[1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)|August 3, 1959]]
|[[Los Angeles]]
|[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|[[National League (baseball)|NL]]
|-
|[[1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|July 11, 1967]]
|[[Anaheim]]
|[[Angel Stadium|Anaheim Stadium]]
|[[California Angels|Los Angeles Angels]]
|[[American League|AL]]
|-
|[[1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|July 8, 1980]]
|[[Los Angeles]]
|[[Dodger Stadium]]
|[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|[[National League (baseball)|NL]]
|-
|[[1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|July 11, 1989]]
|[[Anaheim]]
|[[Angel Stadium|Anaheim Stadium]]
|[[Los Angeles Angels]]
|[[American League|AL]]
|-
|[[2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|July 13, 2010]]
|[[Anaheim]]
|[[Angel Stadium|Angel Stadium of Anaheim]]
|[[Los Angeles Angels]]
|[[American League|AL]]
|-
|[[2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|July 19, 2022]]
|[[Los Angeles]]
|[[Dodger Stadium]]
|[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|[[National League (baseball)|NL]]
|}

=== NBA All-Star Games ===

The Los Angeles area has hosted the [[NBA All-Star Game]] on six occasions in three different venues. The [[1963 NBA All-Star Game]] was held at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] which was the first NBA All-Star Game to be held in the Los Angeles area. The [[1972 NBA All-Star Game|1972]] and [[1983 NBA All-Star Game]] were both held at [[Kia Forum]] in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]. The [[Crypto.com Arena]] at [[LA Live]] hosted the [[2004 NBA All-Star Game|2004]], [[2011 NBA All-Star Game|2011]] and the [[2018 NBA All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://global.nba.com/news/los-angeles-to-host-nba-all-star-2018-3/|title=Los Angeles To Host NBA All-Star 2018|publisher=NBA|date=March 22, 2016|access-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref> NBA commissioner announced [[Intuit Dome]], will host the 2026 edition.

=== MLS All-Star Games ===

The Los Angeles area hosted the [[MLS All-Star Game]] twice. The [[2003 MLS All Star Game]] was held at [[Dignity Health Sports Park]] in [[Carson, California|Carson]] and the [[2021 MLS All Star Game]] was held at [[BMO Stadium]].

=== NHL All-Star Games ===

The Los Angeles area has hosted the [[NHL All-Star Game]] on three occasions. The [[Kia Forum]] in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] hosted the [[33rd National Hockey League All-Star Game]] in 1981. The [[Crypto.com Arena]] hosted the NHL All-Star Game twice; hosting the game in [[2002 National Hockey League All-Star Game|2002]] and in [[2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game|2017]].

==Collegiate Tournaments==
Home to the [[University of Southern California]] and the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] as well as other notable universities, the Los Angeles area is a hub for collegiate sports. In turn, the Los Angeles area hosts a handful of notable collegiate tournaments.

=== Rose Bowl Game ===
Aside from hosting various incarnations of the championship game, the Los Angeles area hosts the annual Tournament of Roses college football game, commonly known as the [[Rose Bowl Game]] annually on New Year's Day. The games takes place at the [[Rose Bowl Stadium]] in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]. The game is preceded by the [[Rose Parade]] which takes place on [[Colorado Boulevard]].

=== LA Bowl ===

The [[LA Bowl]] is an [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision]] game which is played annually at [[SoFi Stadium]] in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]].

=== 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship ===
Los Angeles hosted the [[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|9th edition]] of the [[College Football Playoff National Championship]] at [[SoFi Stadium]] in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] on January 9, 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/college-football-championship-2023-location/j9ezyldcq3x0dvfr2spw80y7 | title=Where is the College Football Playoff national championship game in 2023? | date=January 9, 2023 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]]
*[[Soccer in Los Angeles]]
*[[List of cities in Los Angeles County, California|List of Los Angeles County Cities]]
*[[Summer Olympics]] held in [[Greater Los Angeles]]
** [[1932 Summer Olympics]]
** [[1984 Summer Olympics]]
* [[2028 Summer Olympics]] and [[2028 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]]
* [[Sports in San Diego]]
*[[Sports in the San Francisco Bay Area]]

==Notes and references==
{{reflist}}

{{Greater Los Angeles Area Sports}}
{{Los Angeles}}
{{California sports}}

[[Category:Sports in Los Angeles| ]]