Five WORST North American Sports Team Relocations

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Relocation of professional sports teams occurs when a team owner moves a team, generally from one metropolitan area to another, but occasionally between municipalities in the same conurbation. The practice is most common in North America, where a league franchise system is used and the teams are overwhelmingly privately owned. Owners who move a team generally do so seeking better profits, facilities, fan support, or a combination of these.

Unlike most professional sport systems worldwide, North America does not have comprehensive governing bodies whose authority extends from the amateur to the highest levels of a given sport. North American sports generally do not operate a system of promotion and relegation in which poorly performing teams are replaced with teams that do well in lower-level leagues.

A city wishing to get a team in a major professional sports league can wait for the league to expand and award new franchises. However, such expansions are infrequent, and generally limited to a narrow window in time. Many current owners believe 32 is the optimal size for a major league due to playoff structure and ease of scheduling.[citation needed] As of 2024, each of the major leagues has 30 or 32 franchises. The National Hockey League (NHL) has expanded to 32 teams, with the Vegas Golden Knights having become the league's 31st team in 2017 and the Seattle Kraken becoming the 32nd team in 2021.

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• 0:00 Relocation is the WORST (and rare) part of sports
• 0:52 Honorable Mentions: Browns, Dodgers, Expos, Grizzlies, Raiders
• 3:58 Rams moving TO ST. LOUIS
• 5:49 Chargers moving TO LOS ANGELES
• 8:25 Sonics moving TO OKLAHOMA CITY
• 10:35 North Stars moving TO DALLAS
• 12:15 A's moving TO SACRAMENTO then LAS VEGAS?