San Antonio

===Professional sports===
[[File:AT&T Center at day.jpg|thumb|[[AT&T Center]], home of the NBA's [[San Antonio Spurs|Spurs]]]]

The city's only top-level professional sports team, and consequently the team most San Antonians follow, is the [[San Antonio Spurs]] of the [[National Basketball Association]]. Previously the Spurs played at the [[Alamodome]] (which was speculatively built in an attempt to lure a professional [[American football|football]] team to the region), and before that the [[HemisFair Arena]]. They moved into the SBC Center in 2002 (since renamed the [[AT&T Center]]), built with public funds.

San Antonio is home to the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[San Antonio Missions]], who play at [[Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium|Nelson Wolff Stadium]] and are the [[Minor League Baseball]] affiliate of the [[San Diego Padres]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-announce-minor-league-affiliate-invitations|title=Padres invite 4 teams to be Minors affiliates|website=San Diego padres|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=December 9, 2020|access-date=December 9, 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Soccer Bowl 2014 (17154199041).jpg|thumb|[[Toyota Field]] during the 2014 Soccer Bowl]]
San Antonio had a professional soccer franchise when the [[San Antonio Thunder]] played two seasons in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|original NASL]] during the 1975–1976 seasons. Professional soccer returned with the birth of the [[San Antonio Scorpions]] of the [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|modern NASL]] in 2012. The Scorpions won the [[Soccer Bowl 2014|2014 Soccer Bowl]], the first soccer championship in city history. On December 22, 2015, it was announced that Toyota Field and S.T.A.R. Soccer Complex were sold to the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, a deal which was accompanied by an agreement for [[Spurs Sports and Entertainment]] to operate the facilities and field a team would play in the [[United Soccer League Championship]]. [[San Antonio FC]] began play in the soccer-specific stadium, [[Toyota Field]], in 2016, and won the 2022 league championship. As a result, the [[San Antonio Scorpions]] franchise of the [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|NASL]] was shut down.

*San Antonio has two [[rugby union]] teams, the [[Alamo City Rugby Football Club]], and San Antonio Rugby Football Club. The San Antonio metropolitan area's smaller population has so far contributed to its lack of an [[National Football League|NFL]], [[MLB]], [[National Hockey League|NHL]], or [[MLS]] team. City officials are said to be attempting to lure the [[National Football League]] permanently to San Antonio. Former NFL Commissioner [[Paul Tagliabue]] stated San Antonio was successful in temporarily hosting the [[New Orleans Saints]] following [[Hurricane Katrina]], and that the city would be on the short list for any future NFL expansions.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Landry|first=Kennedi|date=July 11, 2019|title=The Saints' rebirth was complete when they went back home|url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2019/7/11/20678977/new-orleans-saints-relocation-hurricane-katrina-2005-tom-benson|access-date=December 23, 2020|website=SBNation.com|language=en}}</ref> The city has also hosted the [[Dallas Cowboys]] and [[Houston Oilers]] preseason camps in the past, and the Cowboys practiced in San Antonio through 2011.<ref>[http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/football/nfl/cowboys/stories/MYSA040106.1C.FBNcowboys.alamodome.7ea018dc.html Football: Cowboys returning to S.A. in '07], ''San Antonio Express-News'', April 1, 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515131306/http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/football/nfl/cowboys/stories/MYSA040106.1C.FBNcowboys.alamodome.7ea018dc.html |date=May 15, 2008}}</ref> Cowboys owner [[Jerry Jones]] acknowledged his support for the city to become home to an NFL franchise.<ref>[http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/football/nfl/stories/MYSA050506.3D.FBNcowboys.jones.c71335d.html Football: Cowboys' Jones backs S.A. team], ''San Antonio Express-News'', May 5, 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515131311/http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/football/nfl/stories/MYSA050506.3D.FBNcowboys.jones.c71335d.html |date=May 15, 2008}}</ref>

The city has played host to a number of major and minor league football teams, primarily at [[Alamo Stadium]] and the Alamodome. The [[San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)|San Antonio Gunslingers]] of the [[United States Football League]] and the [[San Antonio Riders]] of the [[NFL Europe#World League of American Football|World League of American Football]] played for two seasons each in the 1980s and 1990s, respectively; while the [[San Antonio Wings]] of the [[World Football League]] and the [[San Antonio Texans]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] each played a single season. In 2018, the [[Alliance of American Football]] announced that the [[San Antonio Commanders]] would play in the city beginning in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reinagel |first1=Joe |title=San Antonio Commanders coach, GM share excitement about first season |url=https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/san-antonio-commanders-coach-gm-share-excitement-about-first-season/273-598430720 |website=KENS |date=September 26, 2018 |access-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref> The Commanders opened play at the Alamodome in February 2019. San Antonio was also home to the minor-league Toros of the [[Texas Football League]] (later the [[Continental Football League]], then Trans-American Football League) from 1966 to 1971; and the minor-league Charros of the [[American Football Association (1978-1983)|American Football Association]] from 1978 to 1981. Since 2020, the [[San Antonio Brahmas]] of the [[United Football League (2024)|UFL]]'s XFL conference have played at the Alamodome.

The [[Valero Texas Open]] is a professional golf tournament on the [[PGA Tour]] held at San Antonio since 1922. It has been played at [[TPC San Antonio]] since 2010. Previous venues include the [[Brackenridge Park Golf Course]], [[La Cantera Golf Club]] and [[Pecan Valley Golf Club]]; the latter also hosted the [[1968 PGA Championship]]. The [[Alamo Ladies Classic]] was an [[LPGA Tour]] event held from 1960 to 1973.

The first [[2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships|Rising Phoenix World Championships]] was held at [[Grand Hyatt]], San Antonio in 2015.

The city used to be home to the [[San Antonio Stars]] [[Women's National Basketball Association]] until the franchise was relocated in October 2017 to [[Las Vegas]] to become the [[Las Vegas Aces]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 17, 2017|title=WNBA Announces Relocation of San Antonio Stars to Las Vegas|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-team-las-vegas-san-antonio-stars-relocation/|access-date=October 24, 2021|website=WNBA|language=en}}</ref>

The city used to be home to the [[San Antonio Rampage]] [[ice hockey]] team until the franchise was sold in February 2020 to the [[Vegas Golden Knights]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramirez|first=Daniel Villanueva, Larry|date=February 6, 2020|title=Rampage bought by Vegas Golden Knights|url=https://www.ksat.com/sports/2020/02/06/breaking-sports-news-rampage-bought-by-vegas-golden-knights/|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=KSAT|language=en}}</ref>