Monday, June 24, 2024

Who Has the Longest Drought?


Below is a list of the current championship droughts of note.

Cities with three or more teams from MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL

The Twin Cities, MN- 1991 (Twins won World Series)

Phoenix-2001 (Diamondbacks won World Series)

Detroit- 2008 (Red Wings won the Stanley Cup)

New York- 2012 (Giants won the Super Bowl)

Cleveland- 2016 (Cavaliers won the NBA Championship)


Cities with two teams from MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL
Buffalo- 1971

^Buffalo has had at least two franchises continuously since the 1970-71 season.  The city's last championship was the Bills' AFL championship in 1965. 

Buffalo also had an NBA franchise from 1970-78.

Cincinnati-1990 (Reds won World Series)

Nashville- 1999
+Nashville has never won a title.  The city has had two franchises, Titans and Predators, since the 1998-99 NHL season.

Charlotte-2005
&Charlotte has never won a title. The city has had two franchises, Panthers and Hornets since the 2004-05 NBA season. The city also had an NFL AND an NBA franchise from the start of the 1995 NFL season until the end of the 2001-02 NBA season.

Indianapolis-2007 (Colts won the Super Bowl)