Format
Name – location (sport, status)
Name refers to the team name (like Yankees).
Location refers to the city (like Toronto), state/province (California), or area (New England).
Sport refers to one of the six largest modern professional sports leagues in northern North America:
- football – National Football League (1920–present), American Football League (1960–1969)
- hockey – National Hockey League (1917–present), World Hockey Association (1972–1979)
- baseball – National League (1876–present), American League (1901–present)
- basketball – National Basketball Association (1946–present), American Basketball Association (1967–1976)
- Canadian football – Canadian Football League (1958–present)
- soccer – North American Soccer League (1968–1984), Major League Soccer (1996–present)
Status refers to one of five statuses of the franchise:
- defunct – completely folded
- moved – changed location, same name
- renamed – changed name, same location
- moved and renamed – changed name and location
- no status listed – team name is currently active
Read more about this topic: List Of Shared Franchise Names In North American Professional Sports