Sports Indianapolis

lucas oil stadium, home indianapolis colts since 2008.



bankers life fieldhouse, home indiana pacers , indiana fever since 1999.



victory field, home indianapolis indians since 1996.

two major league sports teams based in indianapolis: indianapolis colts of national football league (nfl) , indiana pacers of national basketball association (nba). baltimore colts, franchise has been based in indianapolis since relocating in 1984. colts tenure in indianapolis has produced 11 division championships, 2 conference championships, , 2 super bowl appearances. quarterback peyton manning led team win super bowl xli in 2006 nfl season. lucas oil stadium replaced team s first home, rca dome, in 2008. founded in 1967, indiana pacers began in american basketball association (aba), joining nba when leagues merged in 1976. prior joining nba, pacers won 3 division titles , 3 championships (1970, 1972, 1973). since merger, pacers have won 1 conference title , 6 division titles, in 2014.

founded in 2000, indiana fever of women s national basketball association (wnba) have won 3 conference titles , 1 championship in 2012. fever , pacers share bankers life fieldhouse, replaced market square arena in 1999. indianapolis indians of international league (aaa) second oldest minor league franchise in american professional baseball, established in 1902. indians have won 25 division titles, 14 league titles, , 7 championships, in 2000. since 1996, team has played @ victory field, replaced bush stadium. of 160 teams comprising minor league baseball, indians had highest attendance during 2016 season. established in 2013, indy eleven of north american soccer league (nasl) plays iu michael a. carroll stadium. indy fuel of echl founded in 2014 , plays indiana farmers coliseum.

butler university , indiana university – purdue university indianapolis (iupui) ncaa division schools based in city. butler bulldogs compete in big east conference, except butler bulldogs football, plays in pioneer football league fcs. butler bulldogs men s basketball team runners-up in 2010 , 2011 ncaa men s division basketball championship games. iupui jaguars compete in summit league.

traditionally, indianapolis hinkle fieldhouse hub hoosier hysteria, general excitement around game of basketball throughout state, indiana high school boys basketball tournament. hinkle, national historic landmark, opened in 1928 world s largest basketball arena, seating 15,000. regarded indiana s basketball cathedral . perhaps notable game 1954 state championship, inspired critically acclaimed 1986 film, hoosiers.

indianapolis has been called amateur sports capital of world . national collegiate athletic association (ncaa), main governing body u.s. collegiate sports, , national federation of state high school associations based in indianapolis. city home 3 ncaa athletic conferences: horizon league (division i); great lakes valley conference (division ii); , heartland collegiate athletic conference (division iii). indianapolis home 3 national sport governing bodies, recognized united states olympic committee: usa gymnastics; usa diving; , usa track & field.

indianapolis hosts numerous sporting events annually, including circle city classic (1983–present), nfl scouting combine (1987–present), , big ten football championship game (2011–present). indianapolis tied new york city having hosted second ncaa men s division basketball championships (1980, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2010, , 2015). city host men s final 4 next in 2021. notable past events include nba all-star game (1985), pan american games x (1987), open series indianapolis tennis championships (1988–2009), wrestlemania viii (1992), world rowing championships (1994), world police , fire games (2001), fiba basketball world cup (2002), , super bowl xlvi (2012).

indianapolis home oneamerica 500 festival mini-marathon, largest half marathon , seventh largest running event in u.s. mini-marathon held first weekend of may part of 500 festival, leading indianapolis 500. of 2013, had sold out 12 consecutive years, 35,000 participants. held in autumn, monumental marathon among largest in u.s., 14,000 entrants in 2015.

motorsports


the 2008 indianapolis 500, 92nd running of race.

indianapolis major center motorsports. 2 auto racing sanctioning bodies headquartered in city (indycar , united states auto club) along more 500 motorsports companies , racing teams, employing 10,000 people in region. indianapolis connected auto racing has inspired name indycar, used both competition , type of car used in it.

since 1911, indianapolis motor speedway (ims) (in enclave of speedway, indiana) has been site of indianapolis 500, open-wheel automobile race held each memorial day weekend. considered part of triple crown of motorsport, indianapolis 500 world s largest single-day sporting event, hosting more 257,000 permanent seats. since 1994, ims has hosted 1 of nascar s highest attended events, monster energy cup series brickyard 400. ims has hosted verizon indycar series grand prix of indianapolis since 2014.

lucas oil raceway @ indianapolis, in nearby hendricks county, home national hot rod association (nhra) u.s. nationals, prestigious drag racing event in world, held annually each labor day weekend.