Phoenix is a common name for sports teams, arising either directly from the mythological
phoenix, or from places named for that creature. Teams including this name, or referred to by it, include:
Teams based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, or the Phoenix metropolitan area
Arizona Cardinals, a football team (NFL), known as the Phoenix Cardinals from 1988 to 1993
Arizona Coyotes, a hockey team (NHL), known as the Phoenix Coyotes from 1996 to 2014
Arizona Diamondbacks, a baseball team (MLB); the only major Phoenix-based team that has never borne the city's name
Wellington Phoenix FC, a football club in New Zealand, which came about after a previous New Zealand team in the A-League competition folded, making them also an example of a
Phoenix Club.