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==Teams==
{{NLL arenas map}}

===Current teams===
Beginning with the [[2024 NLL season]], the league eliminated its East and West Conferences that existed during the [[2023 NLL season]] and all teams play in a single division with every team playing every other team at least once.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nll.com/news/nll-adopts-unified-standings-format-and-updated-playoff-structure-for-the-2023-24-season/ |date=September 26, 2023 |title=NLL Adopts Unified Standings Format, Updated Playoff Structure |website=NLL.com |publisher=National Lacrosse League |access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Overview of NLL teams
|-
!scope="col"|Team
!scope="col"|City
!scope="col"|Arena
!scope="col"|Capacity
!scope="col"|Founded
!scope="col"|Joined
!scope="col"|Head coach
|-
!scope="row"|[[Albany FireWolves]]
|[[Albany, New York]]
|[[MVP Arena]]
|align=center | 17,500
|align=center | 1987*
|align=center | 2021
|[[Glenn Clark]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Buffalo Bandits]]
|[[Buffalo, New York]]
|[[KeyBank Center]]
|align=center | 19,070
|align=center | 1991
|align=center | 1992
|[[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Calgary Roughnecks]]
|[[Calgary, Alberta]]
|[[Scotiabank Saddledome]]
| align="center" | 19,289
| align="center" | 2001
| align="center" | 2002
|[[Josh Sanderson]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Colorado Mammoth]]
|[[Denver, Colorado]]
|[[Ball Arena]]
| align="center" | 18,007
| align="center" | 1987*
| align="center" | 2003
|[[Pat Coyle (lacrosse)|Pat Coyle]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Georgia Swarm]]
|[[Duluth, Georgia]]
|[[Gas South Arena]]
|align=center | 10,500
|align=center | 2004*
|align=center | 2015
|[[Ed Comeau]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Halifax Thunderbirds]]
|[[Halifax, Nova Scotia]]
|[[Scotiabank Centre]]
|align=center | 10,595
|align=center | 1995*
|align=center | 2019
|[[Mike Accursi]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Las Vegas Desert Dogs]]
|[[Henderson, Nevada]]
|[[Lee's Family Forum]]
|align=center | 5,567
|align=center | 2021
|align=center | 2022
|[[Shawn Williams (lacrosse)|Shawn Williams]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Ottawa Black Bears]]
|[[Kanata, Ontario]]
|[[Canadian Tire Centre]]
|align=center | 6,995
|align=center | 2018*
|align=center | 2025
|[[Dan Ladouceur]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Philadelphia Wings (2018–present)|Philadelphia Wings]]
|[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|[[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]]
|align=center | 19,173
|align=center | 2017
|align=center | 2018
|Paul Day
|-
!scope="row"|[[Rochester Knighthawks]]
|[[Rochester, New York]]
|[[Blue Cross Arena]]
|align=center | 10,662
|align=center | 2019
|align=center | 2019
|Mike Hasen
|-
!scope="row"|[[San Diego Seals]]
|[[San Diego, California]]
|[[Pechanga Arena]]
|align=center | 12,920
|align=center | 2017
|align=center | 2018
|[[Patrick Merrill]] 
|-
!scope="row"|[[Saskatchewan Rush]]
|[[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]]
|[[SaskTel Centre]]
|align=center | 15,195
|align=center | 2005*
|align=center | 2015
|[[Jimmy Quinlan]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Toronto Rock]]
|[[Mississauga, Ontario]]
|[[Paramount Fine Foods Centre]]
|align=center | 5,420
|align=center | 1998*
|align=center | 1999
|Matt Sawyer
|-
!scope="row"|[[Vancouver Warriors]]
|[[Vancouver, British Columbia]]
|[[Rogers Arena]]
|align=center | 18,910
|align=center | 2000*
|align=center | 2013
|[[Curt Malawsky]]
|-
|}
An asterisk (*) denotes the franchise moved to its present location and has been in one or more previous locations in its history (see franchise timeline below or team pages for relocation history).

===Former teams===
The following lists franchises that are no longer active in the NLL.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Overview of former NLL teams
!scope="col"|Team
!scope="col"|City
!scope="col"|Years active
!scope="col"|Notes
|-
!scope="row"|[[Washington Wave]]
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
|1987–1989
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Baltimore Thunder]]
|[[Baltimore, Maryland]]
|1987–1999
|Relocated to [[Pittsburgh]] ([[Pittsburgh CrosseFire]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[New York Saints]]
|[[Uniondale, New York]]
|1987–2003
|Relocated from [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] ([[New Jersey Saints]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]]
|[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|1987–2014
|Relocated to [[Uncasville, Connecticut|Uncasville]] ([[New England Black Wolves]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Detroit Turbos]]
|[[Detroit]], Michigan
|1989–1994
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Boston Blazers (1992–1997)|Boston Blazers]]
|[[Boston]], Massachusetts
|1989–1997
|Relocated from [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] ([[New England Blazers]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Pittsburgh Bulls]]
|[[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania
|1990–1993
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019)|Rochester Knighthawks]]
|[[Rochester, New York]]
|1995–2019
|Relocated to [[Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada|Halifax]] ([[Halifax Thunderbirds]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Charlotte Cobras]]
|[[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
|1996
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Ontario Raiders]]
|[[Hamilton, Ontario, Canada]]
|1998
|Relocated to [[Toronto]] ([[Toronto Rock]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Syracuse Smash]]
|[[Syracuse, New York]]
|1998–2000
|Relocated to [[Ottawa]] ([[Ottawa Rebel]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Pittsburgh CrosseFire]]
|[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
|2000
|Relocated to [[Washington, DC|Washington]] ([[Washington Power]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Albany Attack]]
|[[Albany, New York]]
|2000–2003
|Relocated to [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] ([[San Jose Stealth]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Ottawa Rebel]]
|[[Ottawa, Ontario, Canada]]
|2001–2003
|Relocated to [[Edmonton]] ([[Edmonton Rush]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Washington Power]]
|[[Washington, DC]]
|2001-2002
|Relocated to [[Denver]] ([[Colorado Mammoth]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Arizona Sting]]
|[[Glendale, Arizona]]
|2001–2007
|Relocated from [[Columbus, Ohio]] ([[Columbus Landsharks]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Montreal Express]]
|[[Montreal, Quebec, Canada]]
|2002
|Relocated to [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] ([[Minnesota Swarm]]) in 2004
|-
!scope="row"|[[Anaheim Storm]]
|[[Anaheim, California]]
|2002–2005
|Relocated from East Rutherford, New Jersey ([[New Jersey Storm]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Vancouver Ravens]]
|[[Vancouver]], British Columbia
|2002–2004
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[San Jose Stealth]]
|[[San Jose, California]]
|2004–2009
|Relocated to [[Everett, Washington|Everett]] ([[Washington Stealth]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Minnesota Swarm]]
|[[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]
|2004–2015
|Relocated to [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]] ([[Georgia Swarm]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Edmonton Rush]]
|[[Edmonton, Alberta, Canada]]
|2005–2015
|Relocated to [[Saskatoon]] ([[Saskatchewan Rush]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Portland LumberJax]]
|[[Portland, Oregon]]
|2006–2009
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Orlando Titans]]
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|2007–2010
|Relocated from [[New York City]] ([[New York Titans (lacrosse)|New York Titans]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[Chicago Shamrox]]
|[[Hoffman Estates]], Illinois
|2007–2008
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Washington Stealth]]
|[[Everett, Washington]]
|2010–2013
|Relocated to [[Vancouver]] ([[Vancouver Warriors]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[New England Black Wolves]]
|[[Uncasville, Connecticut]]
|2015–2020
|Relocated to [[Albany, New York|Albany]] ([[Albany FireWolves]])
|-
!scope="row"|[[New York Riptide]]
|[[Uniondale, New York]]
|2018–2024
|Relocated to [[Ottawa]] ([[Ottawa Black Bears]]) starting in the 2024–25 season
|-
!scope="row"|[[Panther City Lacrosse Club]]
|[[Fort Worth, Texas]]
|2021–2024
|
|}