List of sports teams named for the phoenix
# List of sports teams named for the phoenix

Phoenix is a common name for sports teams, arising either directly from the mythological phoenix, or from places named for that creature. Teams including this name, or referred to by it, include:

## Teams based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, or the Phoenix metropolitan area

* Arizona Cardinals, a football team (NFL), known as the Phoenix Cardinals from 1988 to 1993
* Arizona Coyotes, a hockey team (NHL), known as the Phoenix Coyotes from 1996 to 2014
* Arizona Diamondbacks, a baseball team (MLB); the only major Phoenix-based team that has never borne the city's name
* Phoenix Mercury, a women's basketball team (WNBA)
* Phoenix Rising FC, a soccer team (USLC), known as the Arizona United SC from 2014 to 2016
* Phoenix Suns, a men's basketball team (NBA)

## Other teams

* Phoenix Cricket Club, the cricket team from Bangalore which played its debut match on January 26, 2018, at Central College, Bangalore
* Elon Phoenix, the athletic teams of Elon University in the United States
* Green Bay Phoenix, the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in the United States
* Leicester Phoenix, a rugby league football club in England
* 1. FC Phönix Lübeck, a German association football club
* Manchester Phoenix, an ice hockey team in England
* Melbourne Phoenix, a netball team in Australia
* South East Melbourne Phoenix, a basketball team in Australia
* Phoenix Baia Mare, a football club in Romania
* Phoenix Cricket Club, in Ireland
* Phoenix Hagen, a basketball club in Germany
* Tawe Phoenix Boat Club, the alumni club of Swansea University Rowing Club in the United Kingdom
* Wellington Phoenix FC, a football club in New Zealand, which came about after a previous New Zealand team in the A-League competition folded, making them also an example of a Phoenix Club.
* Yorkshire Phoenix, a cricket club in England
* Tamworth Phoenix, an American Football club in England

## Motorsports

* Phoenix Racing, a NASCAR team
* Phoenix Racing (Germany), a touring car and GT racing team
