Sports

See also: Sports in metropolitan Detroit

Professional sports has a major fan following in Metro Detroit. The area is home to many sports teams, including six professional teams in four major sports. The area's several universities field teams in a variety of sports. Michigan Stadium, home of the Michigan Wolverines, is the largest American football stadium in the world. Metro Detroit hosts many annual sporting events including auto and hydroplane racing. The area has hosted many major sporting events, including the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl XVI, Super Bowl XL, the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, many Stanley Cup Championship rounds, the first two games of the 2006 World Series, and the last two games of the 2012 World Series.

Club Sport League Venue Location Detroit Lions Football NFL (National Football Conference) Ford Field Detroit Detroit Red Wings Ice hockey NHL (Western Conference) Joe Louis Arena Detroit Detroit Pistons Basketball NBA (Eastern Conference) The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills Detroit Tigers Baseball MLB (American League) Comerica Park Detroit Eastern Michigan University various NCAA (Mid-American Conference) various including Rynearson Stadium and The EMU Convocation Center Ypsilanti Oakland University Golden Grizzlies various NCAA (The Summit League) various Rochester University of Detroit Mercy Titans various NCAA (Horizon League) various, including Calihan Hall Detroit University of Michigan Wolverines various NCAA (Big Ten Conference, Central Collegiate Hockey Association) various, including Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor Wayne State University Warriors various NCAA (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, College Hockey America) various Detroit various Auto racing NASCAR, IRL, ARCA Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn Detroit APBA Gold Cup Hydroplane racing APBA Detroit River Detroit Detroit Ignition Indoor soccer Xtreme Soccer League Compuware Arena Plymouth Township Plymouth Whalers Hockey Ontario Hockey League Compuware Arena Plymouth Township Detroit Waza indoor soccer PASL Compuware Arena Plymouth Township