348:• The San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills titles are from the AFL, years 1960 to 1965. The 1968 and 1969 NFL titles were won by the Baltimore Colts and Minnesota Vikings, respectively, but the Super Bowls in those years were won by the AFL’s New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs. It is those titles that are counted here. If AFL titles are not counted, the Bills would be at 48 years without an NFL/Super Bowl title, and the Chargers would be at 47 if only those years since being in San Diego are considered (it spent its first year in 1960 in Los Angeles).
352:• The Washington Bullets title in 1978 is counted even though they are now called the Wizards. Other minor team name changes are likewise not considered for ineligibility in present-team championship totals, such as the change of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks to just Ducks or the name-shifting of the California-to-Anaheim-to-Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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their current location without having a single title to its name at any time in its history? A team like the
Chicago Cubs last won a title in 1908, but at least they can raise a championship banner that says “Chicago Cubs.” The Giants did have championships when the team was in New York, but that was in New York, not San Francisco.
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The reigning professional sports team in terms of total championships in its municipality is the New York
Yankees, with 26 titles. No other team can compare to the futility of the San Francisco Giants when it comes to championship drought. The consideration here: Which team has gone the longest in
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Considering all teams from the four major professional leagues (baseball, football, basketball, and ice hockey) this article is comprised of two lists, each ranking teams from top to bottom. The first list is all present teams with at least one championship in their histories (as of June 2008),
360:• The number used for the second list is years, representing years-in-the-league, in that city. This is noted presuming that during season-ending strikes (such as 1994 for baseball and 2004-2005 for hockey) there would have otherwise been a season played.
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coupled with the number of championships they’ve earned. The second list is present teams with no championships at any time in their history, preceded by the number of years they’ve existed in their current location (as of June 2008).
356:• The Cleveland Browns became the Baltimore Ravens in 1996, but the Cleveland Browns assembled a new team of players and returned in 1999. These two Browns entities are considered one in the same for these purposes.
338:• Every present team in major league baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League is on this list. This list is presently applicable June 2008.
346:• For the NHL, titles are counted from 1927, when the NHL took over the Stanley Cup. Each of these standard measurements of season play are the most widely considered.
350:• The Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles in 1982 and then back to Oakland in 1995. The team’s Los Angeles title in 1983 is not counted in that team’s total.
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Present teams with no championships at any time in their history, preceded by the number of years they’ve existed in their current location (as of June 2008)
358:• This is all through the sports year 2008, with the NBA Finals played in June of 2008 (won by the Boston Celtics) the last championship of record here.
342:• For the NFL, titles are counted from 1933, when actual title games began being played. Super Bowl champions are counted as NFL champions from 1966.
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354:• The Ottawa Senators won their title in 1927, and shortly thereafter left the league for over sixty years. They returned in 1992.
340:• For major league baseball, the titles are counted from 1903.
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42:New York Yankees (last one 2000)
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219:Portland Trail Blazers (1977)
217:Philadelphia Phillies (1980)
199:Golden State Warriors (1975)
227:Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002)
187:Arizona Diamondbacks (2001)
139:New England Patriots (2004)
64:St. Louis Cardinals (2006)
59:Toronto Maple Leafs (1967)
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223:Seattle SuperSonics (1979)
195:Carolina Hurricanes (2006)
177:Pittsburgh Penguins (1992)
175:Philadelphia Flyers (1975)
143:Philadelphia Eagles (1960)
105:Washington Redskins (1991)
103:San Francisco 49ers (1994)
101:Pittsburgh Steelers (2005)
97:Los Angeles Dodgers (1988)
71:Los Angeles Lakers (2000)
47:Montreal Canadians (1993)
277:19 Minnesota Timberwolves
231:Washington Wizards (1978)
221:San Diego Chargers (1963)
207:Los Angeles Angels (2002)
205:Kansas City Royals (1985)
203:Kansas City Chiefs (1969)
201:Indianapolis Colts (2006)
173:Philadelphia 76ers (1983)
155:Colorado Avalanche (1996)
131:Chicago Blackhawks (1961)
117:New York Islanders (1983)
99:Pittsburgh Pirates (1979)
331:50 San Francisco Giants
283:24 Los Angeles Clippers
263:13 Jacksonville Jaguars
257:10 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
179:Toronto Blue Jays (1993)
153:Cleveland Indians (1948)
141:New Jersey Devils (2003)
133:Chicago White Sox (2005)
129:Baltimore Orioles (1983)
123:San Antonio Spurs (2007)
121:Oakland Athletics (1989)
69:Green Bay Packers (1996)
57:Detroit Red Wings (2008)
303:38 Cleveland Cavaliers
299:34 Washington Capitals
249:8 Columbus Blue Jackets
191:Baltimore Ravens (2000)
119:New York Rangers (1994)
111:Cleveland Browns (1964)
315:40 Cincinnati Bengals
255:10 Nashville Predators
239:3 Washington Nationals
215:Ottawa Senators (1927)
211:Milwaukee Bucks (1971)
171:Oakland Raiders (1980)
167:New York Knicks (1973)
165:Minnesota Twins (1991)
161:Houston Rockets (1995)
159:Florida Marlins (2003)
137:Edmonton Oilers (1990)
135:Detroit Pistons (2004)
93:Cincinnati Reds (1990)
85:New York Giants (2007)
52:Boston Celtics (2008)
329:48 Minnesota Vikings
323:41 New Orleans Saints
321:41 Los Angeles Kings
309:39 Milwaukee Brewers
307:38 Vancouver Canucks
279:20 Arizona Cardinals
265:13 Carolina Panthers
243:6 New Orleans Hornets
225:St. Louis Rams (1999)
193:Calgary Flames (1989)
189:Atlanta Braves (1995)
163:Miami Dolphins (1973)
157:Denver Broncos (1998)
115:Detroit Tigers (1984)
95:Dallas Cowboys (1995)
78:Chicago Bears (1985)
76:Boston Red Sox (2007)
311:39 San Diego Padres
291:31 Seattle Mariners
289:30 Seattle Seahawks
285:28 Dallas Mavericks
281:24 Sacramento Kings
271:15 Colorado Rockies
267:14 Florida Panthers
261:11 Tennessee Titans
213:New York Jets (1968)
185:Anaheim Ducks (2006)
169:New York Mets (1986)
149:Buffalo Bills (1965)
113:Detroit Lions (1957)
91:Boston Bruins (1972)
83:Chicago Bulls (1998)
325:43 Atlanta Falcons
319:41 St. Louis Blues
297:32 New Jersey Nets
273:17 San Jose Sharks
269:14 Toronto Raptors
253:9 Atlanta Thrashers
247:7 Memphis Grizzlies
241:4 Charlotte Bobcats
197:Dallas Stars (1999)
151:Chicago Cubs (1908)
327:46 Houston Astros
305:38 Buffalo Sabres
295:32 Indiana Pacers
293:32 Denver Nuggets
259:11 Phoenix Coyotes
313:40 Atlanta Hawks
301:36 Texas Rangers
275:19 Orlando Magic
209:Miami Heat (2006)
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251:8 Minnesota Wild
245:6 Houston Texans
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