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	Mohegan Indian Reservation, 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 Fire	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 Fire (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
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division	Fulton County, Georgia	Atlanta	Atlanta Dream	2008	2019
				College Park, Georgia	Atlanta Dream	2021
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
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division	Cook County, Illinois	Chicago	Chicago Sky	2021
					Chicago Sky	2018	2019
					Chicago Sky	2006	2009
				Rosemont, Illinois	Chicago Sky	2010	2017
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Cleveland	Cleveland	2028
					Cleveland Rockers	1997	2003
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	Dallas County, Texas	Dallas	Dallas Wings	2027
		Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Metropolitan Division	Tarrant County, Texas	Arlington, Texas	Dallas Wings	2021	2026
					Dallas Wings	2016	2019
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division	Wayne County, Michigan	Detroit	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	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Harris County, Texas	Houston	Houston Comets	1997	2008
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Marion County, Indiana	Indianapolis	Indiana Fever	2021
					Indiana Fever	2000	2019
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV Combined Statistical Area	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area		Clark County, Nevada	Paradise, Nevada	Las Vegas Aces	2021
					Las Vegas Aces	2018	2019
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	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
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hennepin County, Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minnesota Lynx	2021
					Minnesota Lynx	1999	2019
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area		Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut	Connecticut Sun	2021
					Connecticut Sun	2003	2019
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	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	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	2030
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area		Maricopa County, Arizona	Phoenix	Phoenix Mercury	2021
					Phoenix Mercury	2001	2019
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Multnomah County, Oregon	Portland, Oregon	Portland Fire	2026
					Portland Fire	2000	2002
Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area	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	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area		Salt Lake County, Utah	Salt Lake City	Utah Starzz	1997	2002
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Bexar County, Texas	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
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Everett, WA Metropolitan Division	Snohomish County, Washington	Everett, Washington	Seattle Storm	2021	2021
		Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division	King County, Washington	Seattle	Seattle Storm	2022
					Seattle Storm	2000	2019
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area				Old Toronto, Toronto	Toronto Tempo	2026
Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK Combined Statistical Area	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area		Tulsa County, Oklahoma	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Tulsa Shock	2010	2015
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	District of Columbia		Washington Mystics	2021
					Washington Mystics	1998	2019

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