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| [[Chicago Sky]] || [[Wintrust Arena]] || [[Chicago]] | | [[Chicago Sky]] || [[Wintrust Arena]] || [[Chicago]] | ||
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| [[Connecticut Sun]] || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] || [[ | | [[Connecticut Sun]] || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] || [[Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut]] | ||
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| [[Indiana Fever]] || [[Gainbridge Fieldhouse]] || [[Indianapolis]] | | [[Indiana Fever]] || [[Gainbridge Fieldhouse]] || [[Indianapolis]] | ||
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| [[Seattle Storm]] || [[Climate Pledge Arena]] || [[Seattle]] | | [[Seattle Storm]] || [[Climate Pledge Arena]] || [[Seattle]] | ||
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| rowspan=2 | 2026 Expansion || [[Portland | | rowspan=2 | 2026 Expansion || [[Portland Fire]] || [[Moda Center]] || [[Portland, Oregon]] | ||
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| [[Toronto Tempo]] || [[Coca-Cola Coliseum]] || [[Old Toronto]], [[Toronto]] | | [[Toronto Tempo]] || [[Coca-Cola Coliseum]] || [[Old Toronto]], [[Toronto]] | ||
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==Franchise Histories== | ==Franchise Histories== | ||
*[[Charlotte Sting]] (1997-2006) → ''Folded'' | |||
*[[Cleveland Rockers]] (1997-2003) → ''Folded'' | |||
*[[Houston Comets]] (1997-2008) → ''Folded'' | |||
*'''[[Los Angeles Sparks]]''' (1997-Present) | |||
*'''[[New York Liberty]]''' (1997-Present) | |||
*'''[[Phoenix Mercury]]''' (1997-Present) | |||
*[[Sacramento Monarchs]] (1997-2009) → ''Folded'' | |||
*[[Utah Starzz]] (1997-2002) → [[San Antonio Silver Stars]] (2003-2013) → [[San Antonio Stars]] (2014-2017) → '''[[Las Vegas Aces]]''' (2018-Present) | |||
*[[Detroit Shock]] (1998-2009) → [[Tulsa Shock]] (2010-2015) → '''[[Dallas Wings]]''' (2016-Present) | |||
*'''[[Washington Mystics]]''' (1998-Present) | |||
*'''[[Minnesota Lynx]]''' (1999-Present) | |||
*[[Orlando Miracle]] (1999-2002) → '''[[Connecticut Sun]]''' (2003-Present) | |||
*'''[[Indiana Fever]]''' (2000-Present) | |||
*[[Miami SOL]] (2000-2002) → ''Folded'' | |||
*[[Portland Fire (2000-2002)|Portland Fire]] (2000-2002) → ''Folded'' | |||
*'''[[Seattle Storm]]''' (2000-Present) | |||
*'''[[Chicago Sky]]''' (2006-Present) | |||
*'''[[Atlanta Dream]]''' (2008-Present) | |||
*'''[[Golden State Valkyries]]''' (2025-Present) | |||
*'''[[Portland Fire]]''' (2026-Present) | |||
*'''[[Toronto Tempo]]''' (2026-Present) | |||
*'''[[Cleveland WNBA team|Cleveland]]''' (2028-Present) | |||
*'''[[Detroit WNBA team|Detroit]]''' (2029-Present) | |||
*'''[[Philadelphia WNBA team|Philadelphia]]''' (2030-Present) | |||
==Map== | ==Map== | ||
==Metropolitan | ==Markets== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
| '''Combined Statistical Area''' || '''Metropolitan Statistical Area''' || '''Metropolitan Division''' || '''County''' || '''Municipality''' || '''Property''' || '''Start''' || '''End''' | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=2 | [[Fulton County, Georgia]] || [[Atlanta]] || [[Atlanta Dream]] || 2008 || 2019 | |||
|- | |||
| [[College Park, Georgia]] || [[Atlanta Dream]] || 2021 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina]] || [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] || [[Charlotte Sting]] || 1997 || 2006 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=4 | [[Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=4 | [[Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=4 | [[Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=4 | [[Cook County, Illinois]] || rowspan=3 | [[Chicago]] || [[Chicago Sky]] || 2021 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Chicago Sky]] || 2018 || 2019 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Chicago Sky]] || 2006 || 2009 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Rosemont, Illinois]] || [[Chicago Sky]] || 2010 || 2017 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio]] || rowspan=2 | [[Cleveland]] || [[Cleveland WNBA team|Cleveland]] || 2028 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Cleveland Rockers]] || 1997 || 2003 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=3 | [[Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division]] || [[Dallas County, Texas]] || [[Dallas]] || [[Dallas Wings]] || 2027 || | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=2 | [[Tarrant County, Texas]] || rowspan=2 | [[Arlington, Texas]] || [[Dallas Wings]] || 2021 || 2026 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Dallas Wings]] || 2016 || 2019 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division]] || [[Wayne County, Michigan]] || [[Detroit]] || [[Detroit WNBA team|Detroit]] || 2029 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division]] || [[Oakland County, Michigan]] || [[Auburn Hills, Michigan]] || [[Detroit Shock]] || 1998 || 2009 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Harris County, Texas]] || [[Houston]] || [[Houston Comets]] || 1997 || 2008 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Marion County, Indiana]] || rowspan=2 | [[Indianapolis]] || [[Indiana Fever]] || 2021 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Indiana Fever]] || 2000 || 2019 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[Las Vegas-Henderson, NV Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Clark County, Nevada]] || rowspan=2 | [[Paradise, Nevada]] || [[Las Vegas Aces]] || 2021 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Las Vegas Aces]] || 2018 || 2019 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=3 | [[Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=3 | [[Los Angeles County, California]] || [[Inglewood, California]] || [[Los Angeles Sparks]] || 1997 || 2000 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[Los Angeles]] || [[Los Angeles Sparks]] || 2021 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]] || 2001 || 2019 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area]] || [[Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division]] || [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]] || [[Miami]] || [[Miami SOL]] || 2000 || 2002 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]] || rowspan=2 | [[Minneapolis]] || [[Minnesota Lynx]] || 2021 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Minnesota Lynx]] || 1999 || 2019 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut]] || rowspan=2 | [[Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut]] || [[Connecticut Sun]] || 2021 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Connecticut Sun]] || 2003 || 2019 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=5 | [[New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=5 | [[New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=4 | [[New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division]] || [[Kings County, New York]] || [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]] || [[New York Liberty]] || 2021 || | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[New York County, New York]] || rowspan=2 | [[Manhattan]], [[New York]] || [[New York Liberty]] || 2014 || 2017 | |||
|- | |||
| [[New York Liberty]] || 1997 || 2010 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Westchester County, New York]] || [[White Plains, New York]] || [[New York Liberty]] || 2018 || 2019 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Newark, NJ Metropolitan Division]] || [[Essex County, New Jersey]] || [[Newark, New Jersey]] || [[New York Liberty]] || 2011 || 2013 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=12 | [[North Port-Bradenton, FL Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=12 | [[North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=12 | [[Manatee County, Florida]] || rowspan=12 | [[Ellenton, Florida]] || [[Atlanta Dream]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Chicago Sky]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Connecticut Sun]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Dallas Wings]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Indiana Fever]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Las Vegas Aces]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Minnesota Lynx]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| [[New York Liberty]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Phoenix Mercury]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Seattle Storm]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Washington Mystics]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Orange County, Florida]] || [[Orlando, Florida]] || [[Orlando Miracle]] || 1999 || 2002 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area]] || [[Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division]] || [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania]] || [[Philadelphia]] || [[Philadelphia WNBA team|Philadelphia]] || 2030 || | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Maricopa County, Arizona]] || rowspan=2 | [[Phoenix]] || [[Phoenix Mercury]] || 2021 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Phoenix Mercury]] || 2001 || 2019 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Multnomah County, Oregon]] || rowspan=2 | [[Portland, Oregon]] || [[Portland Fire]] || 2026 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Portland Fire (2000-2002)|Portland Fire]] || 2000 || 2002 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Sacramento County, California]] || [[Sacramento, California]] || [[Sacramento Monarchs]] || 1997 || 2009 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Salt Lake County, Utah]] || [[Salt Lake City]] || [[Utah Starzz]] || 1997 || 2002 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Bexar County, Texas]] || rowspan=2 | [[San Antonio]] || [[San Antonio Stars]] || 2014 || 2017 | |||
|- | |||
| [[San Antonio Silver Stars]] || 2003 || 2013 | |||
|- | |||
| [[San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area]] || [[San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division]] || [[San Francisco County, California]] || [[San Francisco]] || [[Golden State Valkyries]] || 2025 || | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=3 | [[Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Everett, WA Metropolitan Division]] || [[Snohomish County, Washington]] || [[Everett, Washington]] || [[Seattle Storm]] || 2021 || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=2 | [[King County, Washington]] || rowspan=2 | [[Seattle]] || [[Seattle Storm]] || 2022 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Seattle Storm]] || 2000 || 2019 | |||
|- | |||
| colspan=4 | [[Toronto Census Metropolitan Area]] || [[Old Toronto]], [[Toronto]] || [[Toronto Tempo]] || 2026 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Tulsa County, Oklahoma]] || [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] || [[Tulsa Shock]] || 2010 || 2015 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[District of Columbia]] || [[Washington Mystics]] || 2021 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Washington Mystics]] || 1998 || 2019 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Seasons== | ==Seasons== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" |
Latest revision as of 02:37, 3 August 2025
Current Franchises
Franchise Histories
- Charlotte Sting (1997-2006) → Folded
- Cleveland Rockers (1997-2003) → Folded
- Houston Comets (1997-2008) → Folded
- Los Angeles Sparks (1997-Present)
- New York Liberty (1997-Present)
- Phoenix Mercury (1997-Present)
- Sacramento Monarchs (1997-2009) → Folded
- Utah Starzz (1997-2002) → San Antonio Silver Stars (2003-2013) → San Antonio Stars (2014-2017) → Las Vegas Aces (2018-Present)
- Detroit Shock (1998-2009) → Tulsa Shock (2010-2015) → Dallas Wings (2016-Present)
- Washington Mystics (1998-Present)
- Minnesota Lynx (1999-Present)
- Orlando Miracle (1999-2002) → Connecticut Sun (2003-Present)
- Indiana Fever (2000-Present)
- Miami SOL (2000-2002) → Folded
- Portland Fire (2000-2002) → Folded
- Seattle Storm (2000-Present)
- Chicago Sky (2006-Present)
- Atlanta Dream (2008-Present)
- Golden State Valkyries (2025-Present)
- Portland Fire (2026-Present)
- Toronto Tempo (2026-Present)
- Cleveland (2028-Present)
- Detroit (2029-Present)
- Philadelphia (2030-Present)
Map
Markets
Seasons
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2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |