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Florida Professional Sports Teams

Every major league team in Florida with its home venue, the city and county venues behind them, and the Tropicana Field repair timeline, from team and local government pages.


Short answer: Florida’s major league teams include the Buccaneers, Dolphins and Jaguars in the NFL, the Heat and Magic in the NBA, the Lightning and Panthers in the NHL, the Rays and Marlins in MLB, Inter Miami and Orlando City in MLS, and the NWSL’s Orlando Pride. Orlando owns the Kia Center, and Miami-Dade County sold the Heat arena’s naming rights to Kaseya. St. Petersburg said in November 2025 that Tropicana Field’s Hurricane Milton repairs were scheduled to be complete by April 2026.

Last verified: October 19, 2026, against the sources listed at the end of this page.

Which major professional sports teams play in Florida?

Florida’s major league teams play in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and MLS, and the Orlando Pride plays in the NWSL; the table lists each team with the venue named on its own site or on a local government venue page (City of Orlando).

Major professional teams in Florida and the venues their sources name, October 2026 (team and local government pages)
TeamLeagueVenue named by the sourceSource
Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFLRaymond James StadiumBuccaneers
Miami DolphinsNFLHard Rock StadiumDolphins
Jacksonville JaguarsNFLEverBank Stadium, JacksonvilleCity of Jacksonville
Miami HeatNBAKaseya Center, Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County
Orlando MagicNBAKia Center, OrlandoCity of Orlando
Tampa Bay LightningNHLBenchmark International ArenaLightning
Florida PanthersNHLAmerant Bank ArenaPanthers
Tampa Bay RaysMLBTropicana Field, St. PetersburgRays
Miami MarlinsMLBloanDepot parkMarlins
Inter Miami CFMLSNu StadiumInter Miami
Orlando City SCMLSInter.co StadiumOrlando City

Orlando City’s site reports a home win over D.C. United at Inter.co Stadium and also covers the Orlando Pride, including a Pride midfielder named to the 2026 NWSL Skills Challenge (Orlando City SC). In Jacksonville, the city lists EverBank Stadium, home of the Jaguars, and 121 Financial Ballpark, home of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp baseball team, as parts of the Jacksonville Sports Complex (City of Jacksonville).

Last verified: October 19, 2026, against four local government venue pages (Miami-Dade County, Orlando, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg) and the official sites of the Buccaneers, Dolphins, Rays, Marlins, Lightning, Panthers, Inter Miami and Orlando City.

Which Florida pro sports venues do local governments own, name or list?

The City of Orlando owns and operates the Kia Center and Camping World Stadium (City of Orlando).

Miami-Dade County sold the naming rights to the Heat’s home, the Miami-Dade County Arena (Miami-Dade County), and the City of Jacksonville lists EverBank Stadium in its Jacksonville Sports Complex (City of Jacksonville).

In April 2023, after a unanimous vote of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, the county and the Heat announced that the team’s home would be known as the Kaseya Center, under a deal worth $117 million over 17 years (Miami-Dade Office of the Mayor). The county negotiated the agreement with Kaseya US LLC for $117,370,000 in payments to the county over the 17-year term, approved by a commission resolution after a public hearing (Miami-Dade County District 3). The county’s notice places the arena in Commission District 3 and says Kaseya’s Miami headquarters has over 900 employees and is committed to adding more than 3,000 full-time positions over the next several years. Mayor Daniella Levine Cava called it the first naming deal with a locally based company in the arena’s history (Office of the Mayor).

The City of Orlando’s venues department, which lists its location as the Kia Center, 400 West Church Street, Suite 200, says that arena opened in October 2010 and is home to the NBA’s Orlando Magic and the ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears (City of Orlando venues). The same city department runs Camping World Stadium, built in 1936 and rebuilt in a $207.7 million reconstruction in 2014 with 90 percent all-new construction; the city lists it as home to the Citrus Bowl, the Florida Blue Florida Classic and the Cheez-It Bowl.

Where do the Tampa Bay Rays play after Hurricane Milton?

The Rays’ site calls Tropicana Field, at 1 Tropicana Drive in St. Petersburg, the home of the Rays (Tampa Bay Rays).

The City of St. Petersburg said in November 2025 that repairs to the stadium, whose roof Hurricane Milton damaged in October 2024, were scheduled to be complete by April 2026 (City of St. Petersburg).

The City of St. Petersburg says it is obligated to diligently pursue repairs that make the stadium suitable for Tampa Bay Rays home games again. Its November 21, 2025 release announced that the final roof panel had been installed ahead of schedule and that City Council had approved a total of $59,699,513.82 for remediation and repair (City of St. Petersburg).

The city’s November 2025 timeline listed roof mobilization in July 2025, roof replacement starting in August 2025, audio system, backstop netting and outfield wall padding installation in December 2025, turf in January 2026 and substantial completion in March 2026 (St. Petersburg release). The interior list after the roof covered turf installation, audio visual repairs and replacement and sports lighting, and Mayor Kenneth T. Welch thanked city staff and contractors for finishing the roof ahead of schedule. No newer city repair update was among the sources checked for this page.

How big is the Jacksonville Jaguars’ EverBank Stadium?

EverBank Stadium has 64,000 seats and can expand to more than 83,000, according to the City of Jacksonville, which lists the stadium as part of its Jacksonville Sports Complex (City of Jacksonville).

The stadium officially opened in 1995 and is home to the Jaguars, the Florida-Georgia game and the TaxSlayer Bowl. The city lists 89 suites, 20 cabanas and 2 swimming pools, and says the stadium carries 55,000 square feet of LED video boards; it has hosted Super Bowl XXXIX, the U.S. men’s and women’s national soccer teams and World Cup qualifiers (COJ sports venues).

The city also lists Jacksonville’s EverBank Stadium as the site of concerts by Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney and of Florida Country Superfest, and of Monster Jam and a Navy vs. Notre Dame football game (City of Jacksonville).

Which Florida venues also host other teams and bowl games?

Some Florida public venues host other teams as well: Orlando’s Kia Center also hosts the ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears, and Jacksonville’s 121 Financial Ballpark is home to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp baseball team (City of Orlando).

The City of Jacksonville says 121 Financial Ballpark, previously the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, was built in 2003 with a 112,000 square foot field, 10,000 seats and 12 luxury skyboxes, and lists it as home of the North American Soccer League’s Jacksonville Armada FC as well (City of Jacksonville). The ballpark has hosted the Florida vs. Florida State baseball game and the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball championship from 2005 to 2008.

Two of these city venues list bowl games. Orlando’s Camping World Stadium is home to the Citrus Bowl and the Cheez-It Bowl, and Tinker Field, immediately west of it, is a national historic landmark used for outdoor festivals (Orlando venues). In Jacksonville, EverBank Stadium hosts the TaxSlayer Bowl and the Florida-Georgia game alongside the Jaguars, and the city’s entry for the Daily’s Place amphitheater says it connects to the south end of the football stadium, which that entry calls TIAA Bank Field, and shares space with a flex field indoor practice facility for the Jaguars (COJ sports venues).

Which Florida pro games are coming up in late October 2026?

In South Florida, Inter Miami hosts FC Cincinnati at Nu Stadium on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, a home match featured on the club’s site (Inter Miami CF).

Among Florida’s NFL teams, the Buccaneers play at the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, October 25, at 1:00 PM EDT, and host the Atlanta Falcons at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, November 1, at 1:00 PM EST; their earlier home games there included the Browns, Vikings and Packers in September and October (Buccaneers schedule). The Dolphins’ schedule page is headed 2026 Season Schedule and names Hard Rock Stadium as the home of the Miami Dolphins (Miami Dolphins). For baseball, the Marlins’ loanDepot park page lists ballpark tours, parking, transportation and a page on the stadium’s roof, and the Rays’ Tropicana Field page carries parking, seating maps and a guide to getting to the ballpark (Miami Marlins; Tampa Bay Rays).

Florida’s two NHL teams, the Lightning and Panthers, post their schedules on their team sites, which list Benchmark International Arena and Amerant Bank Arena among their arena links (Lightning; Panthers). In Orlando, Orlando City is already selling 2027 season tickets for Inter.co Stadium (Orlando City SC).

Frequently asked questions

Which major league teams play in Florida?

The Buccaneers, Dolphins and Jaguars play in the NFL, the Heat and Magic in the NBA, the Lightning and Panthers in the NHL, the Rays and Marlins in MLB, Inter Miami and Orlando City in MLS, and the Orlando Pride in the NWSL.

Where do the Tampa Bay Rays play?

The Rays’ site calls Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg the home of the Rays. The City of St. Petersburg said in November 2025 that its Hurricane Milton repairs, with $59,699,513.82 approved by City Council, were scheduled to be complete by April 2026.

Who sold the naming rights to the Miami Heat arena?

Miami-Dade County. The county commission approved the Kaseya naming rights deal for the Miami-Dade County Arena, $117,370,000 in payments to the county over 17 years, in 2023.

Where do the Orlando Magic play?

At the Kia Center in Orlando, a City of Orlando venue that opened in October 2010 and also hosts the ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears.

How many seats does EverBank Stadium have?

The City of Jacksonville lists 64,000 seats, expandable to more than 83,000, at EverBank Stadium, the Jaguars’ home, which the city says officially opened in 1995.

Sources

  1. Miami-Dade County, Office of the Mayor, Miami-Dade County and Heat ink naming rights partnership deal with Kaseya (April 4, 2023) https://www.miamidade.gov/global/release.page?Mduid_release=rel1680639570445939 Used for: home of the Miami HEAT known as the Kaseya Center, $117 million over a 17-year term, unanimous Board of County Commissioners vote
  2. Miami-Dade County, Commission District 3, Miami-Dade County Arena renamed to Kaseya Center (May 19, 2023) https://www.miamidade.gov/global/news-item.page?Mduid_news=news1684416610680546 Used for: county negotiated naming rights with Kaseya US LLC for $117,370,000 in payments to the County over a 17-year term, Board of County Commissioners resolution, arena in District 3
  3. City of Orlando, Orlando Venues https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Departments-Offices/Venues Used for: Kia Center opened October 2010, home of the NBA's Orlando Magic and ECHL's Orlando Solar Bears; Camping World Stadium built 1936, $207.7 million reconstruction in 2014; venues office at 400 West Church Street, Suite 200
  4. City of Jacksonville, Sports Venues https://www.coj.net/categories/explore-jax/sports/venues Used for: EverBank Stadium opened 1995, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars, 64,000 seats expandable to 83,000+, Super Bowl XXXIX; 121 Financial Ballpark built 2003, capacity 10,000, home of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
  5. City of St. Petersburg, City Announces Completion of Tropicana Field Roof Installation (November 21, 2025) https://www.stpete.org/news_detail_T30_R1536.php Used for: final roof panel installed, roof damaged in Hurricane Milton October 2024, city obligated to repair for Rays home games, $59,699,513.82 approved, repairs scheduled complete by April 2026, timeline to March 2026 substantial completion
  6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2026 schedule https://www.buccaneers.com/schedule/ Used for: home games at Raymond James Stadium; Week 7 at Carolina October 25, 1:00 PM EDT
  7. Miami Dolphins, 2026 season schedule https://www.miamidolphins.com/schedule/ Used for: Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins
  8. Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field: Home of the Rays https://www.mlb.com/rays/ballpark Used for: Tropicana Field home of the Rays; Charlotte Sports Park listed
  9. Miami Marlins, loanDepot park: Home of the Marlins https://www.mlb.com/marlins/ballpark Used for: loanDepot park home of the Marlins, retractable roof page, tours
  10. Tampa Bay Lightning, schedule https://www.nhl.com/lightning/schedule Used for: Benchmark International Arena listed on the Lightning site
  11. Florida Panthers, schedule https://www.nhl.com/panthers/schedule Used for: Amerant Bank Arena listed as the Panthers' arena
  12. Inter Miami CF, official site https://www.intermiamicf.com/ Used for: Inter Miami CF vs FC Cincinnati at Nu Stadium, Wednesday October 28 at 7:30 pm ET
  13. Orlando City SC, official site https://www.orlandocitysc.com/ Used for: Inter.co Stadium, Orlando Pride, 2027 season tickets on sale
Last updated: October 19, 2026

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