Sports in Houston, Texas
Including the cities of Sugar Land and League City.
Houston Teams
Houston, Texas and surrounding communities have hosted the following teams:
- AL, NL - Houston Astros (1965 - 2025)
- NL - Houston Colt .45's (1962 - 1964)
- NBA - Houston Rockets (1971 - 2024)
- ABA - Houston Mavericks (1967 - 1968)
- PBLA - Houston Mavericks (1947)
- WNBA - Houston Comets (1997 - 2008)
- WPBL - Houston Angels (1978 - 1979)
- UFL, XFL - Houston Roughnecks (2020 - 2025)
- NFL - Houston Texans (2002 - 2024)
- Arena League - Houston ThunderBears (1998 - 2001)
- Arena League - Texas Terror (1996 - 1997)
- AFL, NFL - Houston Oilers (1960 - 1996)
- USFL - Houston Gamblers (1984 - 1985)
- WFL - Houston Texans (1974)
- WHA - Houston Aeros (1972 - 1977)
- MLS - Houston Dynamo (2006 - 2025)
- CISL, WISL - Houston Hotshots (1994 - 2000)
- NASL - Houston Hurricane (1978 - 1980)
- MISL - Houston Summit (1978 - 1979)
- NASL, USA - Houston Stars (1967 - 1968)
- NWSL - Houston Dash (2014 - 2025)
Houston, Texas and surrounding communities have hosted the following minor league teams:
Baseball- Pacific Coast League - Sugar Land Space Cowboys (2022 - 2025)
- Atlantic League, Constellation Energy League, Triple-A West League - Sugar Land Skeeters (2012 - 2021)
- Constellation Energy League - Eastern Reyes del Tigre (2020)
- Pecos League - Houston Apollos (2020)
- Constellation Energy League - Sugar Land Lightning Sloths (2020)
- Constellation Energy League - Team Texas (2020)
- American Association - Houston Buffs (1959 - 1961)
- Texas League - Houston Buffalos (1948 - 1958)
- South Texas League, Texas Association, Texas League - Houston Buffaloes (1896 - 1947)
- Southern League, Texas League, Texas-Southern League - Houston Mud Cats (1890 - 1907)
- South Texas League, Texas League - Houston Angels/Wanderers (1904)
- Texas League - Houston Babies (1889)
- Texas League - Houston Red Stockings (1888)
- IHL - Houston Aeros (1994 - 2012)
- CHL - Houston Apollos (1979 - 1980)
- CPHL - Houston Apollos (1965 - 1967)
- USHL - Houston Huskies (1947 - 1948)
- USHL - Houston Skippers (1946)
- MLSNP - Houston Dynamo 2 (2022 - 2025)
- D3 Pro League, USISL Pro - Houston Hurricanes (1996 - 2000)
- APSL - Houston Force (1994)
- USL - Houston Dynamos (1984)
