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Oldest franchises by founding year

Oldest franchises by founding year

#	Franchise	Founded	League	City
1	Chicago Cubs	1870	Major League Baseball	Chicago
2	Atlanta Braves	1871	Major League Baseball	—
3	Boston Braves	1871	—	—
4	Worcester Worcesters	1879	Major League Baseball	—
5	Cincinnati Reds	1881	Major League Baseball	Cincinnati
6	St. Louis Cardinals	1882	Major League Baseball	—
7	Ottawa Senators	1883	—	—
8	Philadelphia Phillies	1883	Major League Baseball	Philadelphia
9	San Francisco Giants	1883	Major League Baseball	San Francisco
10	Los Angeles Dodgers	1884	Major League Baseball	Los Angeles
11	Pittsburgh Pirates	1887	Major League Baseball	Pittsburgh
12	Quebec Bulldogs	1888	National Hockey League	—
13	Baltimore Orioles	1894	Major League Baseball	—
14	Chicago White Sox	1894	Major League Baseball	Chicago Fire FC
15	Cleveland Guardians	1894	Major League Baseball	—
16	Detroit Tigers	1894	Major League Baseball	—
17	Boston Red Sox	1901	Major League Baseball	Boston
18	Minnesota Twins	1901	Major League Baseball	—
19	Philadelphia Athletics	1901	—	—
20	Washington Senators	1901	American League	—
21	New York Yankees	1903	Major League Baseball	The Bronx
22	Montreal Canadiens	1909	National Hockey League	—
23	Vancouver Millionaires	1911	—	—
24	Victoria Cougars	1911	Pacific Coast Hockey Association, Western Canada Hockey League	—
25	Seattle Metropolitans	1915	Pacific Coast Hockey League	Seattle
26	Toronto Arenas	1917	—	—
27	Toronto Maple Leafs	1917	National Hockey League	—
28	Chicago Bears	1919	National Football League	—
29	Green Bay Packers	1919	National Football League	—
30	Arizona Cardinals	1920	National Football League	—
31	Hamilton Tigers	1920	National Hockey League	—
32	Boston Bruins	1924	National Hockey League	—
33	Montreal Maroons	1924	—	—
34	New York Giants	1925	National Football League	New York metropolitan area
35	Pittsburgh Pirates	1925	National Hockey League	—
36	Chicago Blackhawks	1926	National Hockey League	—
37	Detroit Red Wings	1926	National Hockey League	—
38	New York Rangers	1926	National Hockey League	Manhattan
39	Detroit Lions	1929	National Football League	—
40	Washington Commanders	1932	National Football League	—
41	Philadelphia Eagles	1933	National Football League	Philadelphia
42	Pittsburgh Steelers	1933	National Football League	Pittsburgh
43	Los Angeles Rams	1936	National Football League	—
44	Detroit Pistons	1937	National Basketball Association	Detroit
45	Sheboygan Redskins	1938	National Basketball Association	Sheboygan
46	Baltimore Bullets	1944	National Basketball Association	Baltimore
47	Anderson Packers	1945	National Basketball Association	Anderson
48	Sacramento Kings	1945	National Basketball Association	Sacramento
49	Atlanta Hawks	1946	National Basketball Association	Atlanta
50	Boston Celtics	1946	National Basketball Association	Boston
51	Chicago Stags	1946	Basketball Association of America	Chicago
52	Cleveland Browns	1946	National Football League	Cleveland
53	Golden State Warriors	1946	National Basketball Association	San Francisco
54	New York Knicks	1946	National Basketball Association	New York City
55	Philadelphia 76ers	1946	National Basketball Association	Philadelphia
56	San Francisco 49ers	1946	National Football League	—
57	Washington Capitols	1946	Basketball Association of America	Washington, D.C.
58	Baltimore Colts	1947	—	Baltimore
59	Los Angeles Lakers	1947	National Basketball Association	Los Angeles
60	Denver Nuggets	1948	National Basketball Association	Denver

Top 60 entries with a recorded value; entries without data are not ranked.