List of professional sports teams in British Columbia

British Columbia is the third-most populated province in Canada and has a rich history of professional sports. Most professional sports teams in the province reside in the major metropolitan areas of Vancouver.

Active teams

Ice hockey
League	Team	City	Arena	Capacity
NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Vancouver	Rogers Arena	18,910
AHL	Abbotsford Canucks	Abbotsford	Abbotsford Centre	7,000
PWHL	PWHL Vancouver (2025)	Vancouver	Pacific Coliseum	16,281
Baseball
League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
NWL (A)	Vancouver Canadians	Vancouver	Nat Bailey Stadium	6,500
Basketball
League	Team	City	Arena	Capacity
CEBL	Vancouver Bandits	Langley	Langley Events Centre	5,276
Canadian football
League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
CFL	BC Lions	Vancouver	BC Place	54,500
Soccer
League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
MLS	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Vancouver	BC Place	54,500
MLSNP	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Vancouver	BC Place	54,500
CPL	Whitecaps FC 2	Burnaby	Swangard Stadium	5,288
	Vancouver FC	Langley	Willoughby Community Park	6,600
NSL	Vancouver Rise FC	Burnaby	Swangard Stadium	5,288
Lacrosse
League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
NLL	Vancouver Warriors	Vancouver	Rogers Arena	18,910

Former teams

Ice hockey
League	Team	City	Years
PCHA	New Westminster Royals	New Westminster	1911-1914
	Vancouver Millionaires	Vancouver	1911-1922
	Vancouver Maroons	Vancouver	1922-1924
	Victoria Aristocrats	Victoria	1911-1916 1918-1923
	Victoria Cougars	Victoria	1923-1924
WCHL	Vancouver Maroons	Vancouver	1924-1926
	Victoria Cougars	Victoria	1924-1926
WHA	Vancouver Blazers	Vancouver	1973-1975
AHL	Abbotsford Heat	Abbotsford	2009-2014
ECHL	Victoria Salmon Kings	Victoria	2004-2011
PCHL	New Westminster Royals	New Westminster	1945-1952
	Vancouver Lions	Vancouver	1928-1931 1936-1941
	Vancouver Canucks	Vancouver	1945-1952
	Victoria Cubs	Victoria	1928-1930
	Victoria Cougars	Victoria	1949-1952
NWHL	Vancouver Lions	Vancouver	1933-1936
WHL	New Westminster Royals	New Westminster	1952-1959
	Vancouver Canucks	Vancouver	1952-1970
	Victoria Cougars	Victoria	1952-1961
	Victoria Maple Leafs	Victoria	1964-1967
WWHL	British Columbia Breakers	Langley	2004-2009
Baseball
League	Team	City	Years
PCL (AAA)	Vancouver Mounties	Vancouver	1956-1962 1965-1969
	Vancouver Canadians	Vancouver	1978-1999
WIL (A/B/Ind.)	Vancouver Beavers	Vancouver	1922
	Vancouver Maple Leafs	Vancouver	1937-1938
	Vancouver Capilanos	Vancouver	1939-1942 1946-1954
	Victoria Athletics	Victoria	1946-1951
	Victoria Tyees	Victoria	1952-1954
NWL (A)	New Westminster Frasers	New Westminster	1974
	Victoria Mussels	Victoria	1978-1979
	Victoria Blues	Victoria	1980
NoWL (B)	Vancouver Horse Doctors	Vancouver	1905 1907
	Vancouver Beavers	Vancouver	1908-1911 1914 1916-1917
	Vancouver Champions	Vancouver	1912 1915
	Vancouver Bees	Vancouver	1913
	Victoria Legislators	Victoria	1905
	Victoria Bees	Victoria	1911-1915
PC-IL (B)	Vancouver Beavers	Vancouver	1918 1920-1921
	Victoria Islanders	Victoria	1920
	Victoria Bees	Victoria	1921
NW-IL (B)	Vancouver Beavers	Vancouver	1919
	Victoria Tyees	Victoria	1919
PNWL (Ind.)	Victoria Chappies	Victoria	1896
CBL (Ind.)	Kelowna Heat	Kelowna	2003
	Victoria Capitals	Victoria	2003
Basketball
League	Team	City	Years
NBA	Vancouver Grizzlies	Vancouver	1995-2001
WBL	Vancouver Nighthawks	Vancouver	1988
Soccer
League	Team	City	Years
NPSL	Vancouver Royals	Vancouver	1968
	Vancouver Whitecaps	Vancouver	1974-1984
USA	Vancouver Royal Canadians	Vancouver	1967
APSL	Vancouver 86ers	Vancouver	1993-1994
A-League	Vancouver 86ers	Vancouver	1995-2000
	Vancouver Whitecaps	Vancouver	2001-2004
USL-1	Vancouver Whitecaps	Vancouver	2005-2010
USLC	Whitecaps FC 2	Vancouver	2015-2017
CSL	Vancouver 86ers	Vancouver	1987-1992
	Victoria Vistas	Victoria	1989-1990
W-League	Vancouver Breakers	Burnaby	2001-2002
	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	Burnaby	2003-2012
	Victoria Highlanders Women	Victoria	2011-2012
Canadian football
League	Team	City	Years
WIFU	Vancouver Grizzlies	Vancouver	1941
	BC Lions	Vancouver	1954-1957
Lacrosse
League	Team	City	Years
NLL	Vancouver Ravens	Vancouver	2002-2004
Inline hockey
League	Team	City	Years
RHI	Vancouver Voodoo	Vancouver	1993-1996

See also

• Professional sports in Canada
• List of professional sports teams in Canada by city