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

> 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.

*By YPB Team · Published October 8, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-new-york-sports-team-of-all-time*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

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

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