Women's National Basketball Association

Current Franchises

Conference	Property	Venue	Municipality
Eastern Conference	Atlanta Dream	Gateway Center Arena @ College Park	College Park, Georgia
	Chicago Sky	Wintrust Arena	Chicago
	Connecticut Sun	Mohegan Sun Arena	Montville, Connecticut
	Indiana Fever	Gainbridge Fieldhouse	Indianapolis
	New York Liberty	Barclays Center	Brooklyn, New York
	Washington Mystics	CareFirst Arena	District of Columbia
Western Conference	Dallas Wings	Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena	Dallas
	Golden State Valkyries	Chase Center	San Francisco
	Las Vegas Aces	Michelob ULTRA Arena	Paradise, Nevada
	Los Angeles Sparks	Crypto.com Arena	Los Angeles
	Minnesota Lynx	Target Center	Minneapolis
	Phoenix Mercury	PHX Arena	Phoenix
	Seattle Storm	Climate Pledge Arena	Seattle
2026 Expansion	Portland	Moda Center	Portland, Oregon
	Toronto Tempo	Coca-Cola Coliseum	Old Toronto, Toronto
2028 Expansion	Cleveland	Rocket Arena	Cleveland
2029 Expansion	Detroit	Little Caesars Arena	Detroit
2030 Expansion	Philadelphia	Xfinity Mobile Arena	Philadelphia

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 (2026-Present)
• Toronto Tempo (2026-Present)
• Cleveland (2028-Present)
• Detroit (2029-Present)
• Philadelphia (2030-Present)

Markets

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County	Municipality	Property	Start	End
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area		Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Sting	1997	2006
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Cleveland	Cleveland Rockers	1997	2003
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Harris County, Texas	Houston	Houston Comets	1997	2008
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	Los Angeles County, California	Inglewood, California	Los Angeles Sparks	1997	2000
				Los Angeles	Los Angeles Sparks	2001
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	Kings County, New York	Brooklyn, New York	New York Liberty	2021
			New York County, New York	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
North Port-Bradenton, FL Combined Statistical Area	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area		Manatee County, Florida	Unincorporated	Los Angeles Sparks	2020	2020
			New York Liberty	2020	2020

Seasons

							1997	1998	1999
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