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What is the best New York sports team of all time?

By YPB Team

Baseball royalty, a guaranteed Super Bowl, a 54-year wait for a Cup and a soccer club Pelé made famous. One city, many leagues, one home crowd to win over.

  1. New Jersey Devils — ranked #11
    New Jersey Devils
    The trap-defense Devils, three Stanley Cups between 1995 and 2003.
    1000pts
  2. New York Yankees — ranked #22
    New York Yankees
    The Bronx Bombers, 27 World Series titles since their first in 1923.
    900pts
  3. New York Knicks — ranked #33
    New York Knicks
    Madison Square Garden's NBA team, champions in 1970 and 1973.
    771pts
  4. New York Islanders — ranked #44
    New York Islanders
    The Long Island club that won four straight Stanley Cups from 1980.
    771pts
  5. New York Giants — ranked #55
    New York Giants
    The NFL's Big Blue, eight league titles including four Super Bowls.
    680pts
  6. New York City FC — ranked #66
    New York City FC
    The MLS club that won the 2021 MLS Cup in its seventh season.
    680pts
  7. New York Liberty — ranked #77
    New York Liberty
    The WNBA's original New York franchise and 2024 champions.
    600pts
  8. Brooklyn Dodgers — ranked #88
    Brooklyn Dodgers
    Jackie Robinson's Dodgers, 1955 champions before the move to Los Angeles.
    508pts
  9. New York Rangers — ranked #99
    New York Rangers
    An Original Six NHL club, Stanley Cup winners in 1994 after a 54-year wait.
    507pts
  10. New York Jets — ranked #1010
    New York Jets
    Joe Namath's Jets, winners of the guaranteed Super Bowl III.
    507pts
  11. New York Mets — ranked #1111
    New York Mets
    The Queens club of the 1969 Miracle Mets and the 1986 champions.
    400pts
  12. Brooklyn Nets — ranked #1212
    Brooklyn Nets
    The former New Jersey Nets, back in Brooklyn since 2012.
    400pts
  13. New York Giants (baseball) — ranked #1313
    New York Giants (baseball)
    Willie Mays's Polo Grounds club, five World Series titles before 1958.
    400pts
  14. New York Cosmos — ranked #1414
    New York Cosmos
    Pelé's 1970s soccer club that filled Giants Stadium.
    273pts
  15. New York Red Bulls — ranked #1515
    New York Red Bulls
    New York's original MLS club, formerly the MetroStars.
    0pts
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Comments 1

Queens has two titles and lost the only Subway Series, in 2000. The Bronx half of that city debate: https://youpick.best/articles/new-york-yankees-ranked-many-ways

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