Editing Charlottesville, Virginia (section)

== Sports ==
[[Image:John Paul Jones Arena HDR.jpg|right|thumb|[[John Paul Jones Arena]], home of the [[Virginia Cavaliers]] basketball programs]]

Charlottesville has no professional sports teams, but is home to the [[University of Virginia]]'s athletic teams, the [[Virginia Cavaliers|Cavaliers]], most notably the 2019 NCAA Men's National Basketball Champions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-wins-2019-ncaa-mens-basketball-championship|title=UVA Wins 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship|date=April 9, 2019|website=UVA Today}}</ref> The Cavaliers have a wide fan base throughout the region and state. The Cavaliers field teams in sports from soccer to basketball, and have modern facilities that draw spectators throughout the year. Cavalier [[American football|football]] season draws the largest crowds during the academic year, with football games played in [[Scott Stadium]]. The stadium hosted large musical events, including concerts by the [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[The Rolling Stones]] and [[U2]].

[[John Paul Jones Arena]], which opened in 2006, is the home arena of the Cavalier [[Virginia Cavaliers basketball|basketball]] teams, in addition to serving as a site for concerts and other entertainment events. The arena seats 14,593 for basketball. In its first season in the new arena concluded in March 2007, the Virginia men's basketball team tied with [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|UNC]] for 1st in the ACC. Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball won the ACC outright in the 2013–14 season, as well as the [[2014 ACC men's basketball tournament|2014 ACC tournament]]. The team finished the season ranked No. 3 in the AP poll before losing to [[Tom Izzo]]'s [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Spartans]] by two points in the Sweet Sixteen held in Brooklyn, New York. The Cavaliers' men's basketball team won the NCAA championship on April 8, 2019.

[[Lacrosse]] has become a significant part of the Charlottesville sports scene. The Virginia Men's team won their first [[NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship|NCAA Championship]] in 1972; in 2006, they won their fourth national championship and were the first team to finish undefeated in 17 games (then a record for wins). The team won its seventh National Championship in 2021. Virginia's Women's team has three [[NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship|NCAA Championships]] to its credit, with wins in 1991, 1993, and 2004. The team most recently lost in [https://www.si.com/college/virginia/lacrosse/virginia-vs-notre-dame-live-updates-ncaa-mens-lacrosse-final-four#:~:text=The%20No.%202%20seed%20Virginia,Lincoln%20Financial%20Field%20in%20Philadelphia. 2023 semi finals] to Notre Dame by a score of 13–12 in overtime on May 27, 2023. The soccer program is also strong; the Men's team shared a national title with Santa Clara in 1989 and won an unprecedented four consecutive NCAA Division I Championships (1991–1994). Their coach during that period was [[Bruce Arena]], who later won two MLS titles at D.C. United and coached the U.S. National Team during the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. The Virginia Men's soccer team won the NCAA Championship again in both [[2009 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship|2009]] and [[2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship|2014]] under coach [[George Gelnovatch]]. Virginia's [[baseball]] team, has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, under Head Coach Brian O'Connor, after hosting several regionals and Super Regionals in the post-season, and playing in the 2009, 2011, and [[2014 College World Series]]. They finished as runners-up in the 2014 edition, despite outscoring [[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]] 17–12 in the three-game series. The team then avenged this loss the following year, beating Vanderbilt in 2015 for its first NCAA baseball title.

Charlottesville area high school sports have been prominent throughout the state. Charlottesville is a hotbed for lacrosse in the country, with teams such as [[St. Anne's-Belfield School]], [[The Covenant School (Virginia)|The Covenant School]], [[Tandem Friends School]], Charlottesville Catholic School, [[Charlottesville High School]], [[Western Albemarle High School]] and [[Albemarle High School (Virginia)|Albemarle High School]]. Charlottesville High School won the [[Virginia High School League|VHSL]] Group AA boys' soccer championship in 2004. St. Anne's-Belfield School won its fourth state private-school championship in ten years in football in 2006. The Covenant School won the state private-school title in boys' cross country in the 2007–2008 school year, the second win in as many years, and that year the girls' cross country team won the state title. [[Monticello High School (Virginia)|Monticello High School]] won the VHSL Group AA state football title in 2007. Charlottesville High School's boys' soccer team were state champs again in 2019, when it won the VHSL Class 4A Championship.

Charlottesville is also home to the [[Charlottesville Tom Sox]] of the [[Valley Baseball League]] who won the 2017 & 2019 league championships. Their home stadium is Crutchfield Park at Charlottesville High School. Charlottesville is also home to the [[Charlottesville Alliance FC]], a soccer team who compete in the NPSL.