Editing Jacksonville, Florida (section)

===Sports===

{{Main|Sports in Jacksonville}}
[[File:JaguarsEverbank15.jpg|thumb|right|[[The Star-Spangled Banner]] performed before a [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] game at [[TIAA Bank Field]]]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Club !! Sport !! League !! Venue (capacity)
|-
| [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
| [[American football|Football]]
| [[National Football League|NFL]]
| [[TIAA Bank Field]] (69,428)
|-
|[[Sporting Club Jacksonville]]
|[[Association football|Soccer]]
|[[United Soccer League|USL]]
|TBD
|-
| [[Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp]]
| [[Baseball]]
| [[International League|IL]]
| [[121 Financial Ballpark]] (11,000)
|-
| Jacksonville 95ers<ref name="q895">{{cite web | last=Farrar | first=Aaron | title='I take a lot of pride in that': Jacksonville 95ers owner details history-making journey | website=WJXT | date=February 7, 2025 | url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/02/07/i-take-a-lot-of-pride-in-that-jacksonville-95ers-owner-details-history-making-journey/ | access-date=March 6, 2025}}</ref>
| [[Basketball]]
| [[The Basketball League|TBL]]
| [[Edward Waters University]] (1,950)<ref name="x639">{{cite web | title=Facilities | website=Edward Waters University | date=March 4, 2025 | url=https://ewutigerpride.com/facilities/adams-jenkins-community-sports-music-complex/2 | access-date=March 6, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jacksonville Icemen]]
| [[Ice hockey]]
| [[ECHL]]
| VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (13,000)
|-
| [[Jacksonville Sharks]]
| [[Indoor American football|Indoor football]]
|[[Indoor Football League m|IFL]]
| VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (13,000)
|-
| [[Jacksonville Axemen]]
| [[Rugby league]]
| [[USA Rugby League|USARL]]
| [[Hodges Stadium]] (12,000)
|-
| [[Jacksonville Armada FC]]
| [[Soccer]]
| [[MLS Next Pro]]
| New Eastside Stadium
|-
| [[Jacksonville Saints]]
| [[Australian Rules Football]]
| [[United States Australian Football League|USAFL]]
| Willowbranch Park
|}

Jacksonville is home to one [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major league]] [[professional sports|sports team]], the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). The Jaguars joined the NFL as an [[expansion team]] in the 1995 season; they play their home games at [[TIAA Bank Field]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.aspx?franchise_id=15|title= Jacksonville Jaguars|work= profootballhof.com|publisher= Pro Football Hall of Fame|access-date= October 27, 2010|archive-date= December 29, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101229231151/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.aspx?franchise_id=15|url-status= dead}}</ref> In 2005, Jacksonville hosted [[Super Bowl XXXIX]]. The [[PGA Tour]], which organizes the main professional [[golf]] tournaments in the U.S., is headquartered in the suburb of [[Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida|Ponte Vedra Beach]], where it holds [[The Players Championship]] every year.<ref>{{cite book |title= Mike Weir: The Road To The Masters|last= Rubenstein|first= Lorne|author-link= Lorne Rubenstein|year= 2004|publisher= Random House|isbn= 0-7710-7574-X|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=pkkkgTvNDMsC|access-date=October 27, 2010}}</ref>

Jacksonville is also home to several [[minor league]]-level teams. The [[Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp]], a [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[baseball]] team, have played in Jacksonville continuously since 1970 and have consistently been near the top of their league in attendance.<ref name=Pahigian201>{{cite book |title= The Ultimate Minor League Baseball Road Trip: A Fan's Guide to AAA, AA, A, and Independent League Stadiums|last= Pahigian|first= Josh|year= 2007|publisher= Globe Pequot|isbn= 978-1-59921-024-7|page= 201|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=1DaQ8oNXuE0C|access-date= October 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Jumbo Shrimp">{{cite web|title=History|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-41270954|publisher=Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp|access-date=November 21, 2016|archive-date=August 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828001723/http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?ymd=20070103&content_id=41270954&sid=t564&vkey=team4|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Jacksonville Sharks]], who began play in 2010, were the champions of the [[Arena Football League]]'s [[ArenaBowl XXIV]] in 2011<ref>{{cite news |title= Arena football team to be Sharks|newspaper= [[Jacksonville Business Journal]]|date=November 18, 2009 |url= http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2009/11/16/daily23.html|access-date=October 27, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Sharks win ArenaBowl on final play|first= Don |last= Coble |url= http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/sharks/2011-08-12/story/sharks-win-arenabowl-final-play|newspaper= [[The Florida Times-Union]] |date= August 12, 2011|access-date=September 2, 2011}}</ref> and now play in the [[Indoor Football League]]. The [[Jacksonville Axemen]] are a semi-professional [[rugby league]] team founded in 2006, and now play in the [[USA Rugby League]].<ref name=Code13>{{cite web|url=http://www.code13rugbyleague.com/2011/01/12/breakaway-league-launched-in-the-us/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116021032/http://www.code13rugbyleague.com/2011/01/12/breakaway-league-launched-in-the-us/ |archive-date=January 16, 2011 |title=Breakaway league launched in the US |date=January 12, 2011 |work=code13rugbyleague.com |access-date=January 20, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Jacksonville Armada FC]] is a soccer team that began play in the [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|North American Soccer League]] (NASL) in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last= Soergel |first= Matt |date= February 18, 2014 |title= Jacksonville soccer team to be called the Jacksonville Armada FC |url= http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2014-02-18/story/jacksonville-soccer-team-be-called-jacksonville-armada-fc |newspaper= [[The Florida Times-Union]] |url-access= subscription |access-date= February 18, 2014 |archive-date= July 2, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170702112216/http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2014-02-18/story/jacksonville-soccer-team-be-called-jacksonville-armada-fc |url-status= dead }}</ref> The [[Jacksonville Icemen]] is a [[minor league]] ice hockey team in the [[ECHL]] that began play in the 2017–18 season. The team plays its home games at [[VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena]]. The Jacksonville 95ers is a team in [[The Basketball League]] (TBL) that has played at [[Edward Waters University]] since 2024.<ref name="q895"/>

[[All Elite Wrestling|All Elite Wrestling (AEW)]] is a [[professional wrestling]] promotion based in Jacksonville and a competitor of [[WWE]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mazique |first1=Brian |title=10 Things You Should Know About AEW (All Elite Wrestling) |website=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2019/01/04/10-things-you-should-know-about-aew-all-elite-wrestling/#1be9d116514c |access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref>

[[College sports]], especially [[college football]], are popular in Jacksonville. The city hosts the [[Florida–Georgia game]], an annual [[college football]] game between the [[University of Florida]] and the [[University of Georgia]] and the [[Gator Bowl|TaxSlayer Gator Bowl]], a post-season college football [[bowl game]]. Jacksonville's two universities compete in [[NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]]: the [[University of North Florida]] [[North Florida Ospreys|Ospreys]] and the [[Jacksonville University]] [[Jacksonville Dolphins|Dolphins]], both in the [[Atlantic Sun Conference]].<ref>{{cite news |title= UNF officially moves to Division I|first= Smits|last= Gary|newspaper= [[Jacksonville Business Journal]]|date=July 9, 2009 |url= http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/north_florida_ospreys/2009-07-09/story/unf_officially_moves_to_division_i|access-date=October 31, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ju.edu/about.aspx |title=About JU |year=2010 |work=www.ju.edu |publisher=Jacksonville University |access-date=October 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924112727/http://ju.edu/about.aspx |archive-date=September 24, 2010 }}</ref>