Big 4 sport teams not named for animals or peoples
- Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
- New York Jets (NFL)
- Chicago White Sox (MLB, AL)
- Miami Heat (NBA)
- Utah Jazz (NBA)
- Indiana Pacers (NBA)
- Boston Red Sox (MLB, AL)
- Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)
- Detroit Pistons (NBA)
- New York Nets (NBA)
- Calgary Flames (NHL)
- Cleveland Browns (NFL)
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Big 4 sport teams not named for animals or peoples
1 Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
2 New York Jets (NFL)
3 Chicago White Sox (MLB, AL)
4 Miami Heat (NBA)
5 Utah Jazz (NBA)
6 Indiana Pacers (NBA)
7 Boston Red Sox (MLB, AL)
8 Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)
9 Detroit Pistons (NBA)
10 New York Nets (NBA)
11 Calgary Flames (NHL)
12 Cleveland Browns (NFL)
13 Orlando Magic (NBA)
Though I thought the Browns were names after a person
And as over here none the the “big 4” are big sports
Football Teams than have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
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Football Teams than have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
1961 and 62 winners, and runners-up 5 times after that. I live in a neighborhood with loads of their fans.
Correct. The Browns were named after their first coach, Paul Brown. The name was chosen by a vote of the fans.
Football Teams than have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
- Ajax
Three-peat winners 1970-1973
The category heading referred to “peoples,” that is, more than one, not a single individual like Paul Brown.
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Football Teams than have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
- Ajax
- Chelsea
My son’s favorite team
Football Teams than have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
- Ajax
- Chelsea
- AC Milan
Their 7 victories rank second in the number of championships.
Football Teams than have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
- Ajax
- Chelsea
- AC Milan
- Red Star Belgrade
6 answers so far, 6 different associations. I don’t think it’s possible to get to 13 without at least one repeat though.
Football Teams than have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
- Ajax
- Chelsea
- AC Milan
- Red Star Belgrade
- Bayern Munich
Football Teams than have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
- Ajax
- Chelsea
- AC Milan
- Red Star Belgrade
- Bayern Munich
- Rome Juventis
Juventus are a team based in Turin. There is no such thing as “Rome Juventis”
Getting back on track.
Football Teams than have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
- Ajax
- Chelsea
- AC Milan
- Red Star Belgrade
- Bayern Munich
- Glasgow Celtic
Juventus ara a team based in Turin. There is no such thing as “Rome Juventis”
Getting back on track.
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
- Ajax
- Chelsea
- AC Milan
- Red Star Belgrade
- Bayern Munich
- Glasgow Celtic
- PSV Eindhoven
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Football Teams than have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
- Ajax
- Chelsea
- AC Milan
- Red Star Belgrade
- Bayern Munich
- Glasgow Celtic
- PSV Eindhoven
- Nottingham Forest
Football Teams than have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
- Ajax
- Chelsea
- AC Milan
- Red Star Belgrade
- Bayern Munich
- Glasgow Celtic
- PSV Eindhoven
- Nottingham Forest
- Steaua Bucureşti
Football Teams that have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
- Ajax
- Chelsea
- AC Milan
- Red Star Belgrade
- Bayern Munich
- Glasgow Celtic
- PSV Eindhoven
- Nottingham Forest
- Steaua Bucureşti
- Borussia Dortmund
Football Teams that have won the Champions League / European Cup
- Real Madrid
- Benfica
- Ajax
- Chelsea
- AC Milan
- Red Star Belgrade
- Bayern Munich
- Glasgow Celtic
- PSV Eindhoven
- Nottingham Forest
- Steaua Bucureşti
- Borussia Dortmund
- Liverpool
New category:
Big 4 Sports Teams that have made it to only one league championship series (and the result of that series)
- Washington Nationals (2019 World Series win over Houston Astros)
Does the Super Bowl classify as a ‘league championship series’?
Big 4 Sports Teams that have made it to only one league championship series (and the result of that series)
- Washington Nationals (2019 World Series win over Houston Astros)
- Denver Nuggets (2023 NBA Finals, tbd)
*to be determined
This is Denver’s first appearance in an NBA Finals Series.
Yes. Any appearance in a game or series in which the team challenges for a world championship.