Few activities in life provide the same excitement as attending a live sporting event. You find yourself among thousands of passionate supporters, listening to the crowd’s roar and soaking in the atmosphere while top-tier athletes do their thing right in front of you. Los Angeles, the City of Angels, is home to at least ten professional sports teams that ply their trade in the MLB, MLS, NBA, and the NFL. Are you thinking about catching a game in Los Angeles? Here’s where you can do precisely that.
Los Angeles for the Football Fans
American football fans will almost always have a game to see during the NFL season because Los Angeles is home to two franchises: the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers. The Rams and the Chargers play their home fixtures at the state-of-the-art SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, where average attendance is around 70,000.
The Rams are the more successful of the two Los Angeles-based teams, having won the coveted Super Bowl twice in their history and as recently as the 2021 NFL season. The online betting sites in California often price the Rams as the favorite to win their home games because they have enjoyed winning seasons in six of their last seven campaigns and featured in two Super Bowls.
The NFL regular season runs from early September to January, and tickets for Rams and Chargers games start as low as $11 but average around $250-$300.
Los Angeles for the Basketball Lovers
Los Angeles is synonymous with basketball thanks mainly to it being where the world-famous Los Angeles Lakers hail from. In their instantly recognizable team colors of purple, gold, and black, the Lakers are the most successful franchise in NBA history. Lakers fans have seen their beloved team reach the NBA Finals a record 32 times, winning 17 of those. Only the Boston Celtics, with 17 wins from 23 appearances, can hold a candle to the Lakers.
The Lakers play home games at the Crypto.com Arena, a 19,000-capacity indoor stadium on Figueroa Street. Tickets sell like hotcakes, despite the cheapest tickets costing $80+.
The Los Angeles Clippers have primarily lived in the Lakers’ shadow and are one of only five NBA franchises to have not reached the NBA Finals during their history. They shared a stadium with the Lakers until the end of the 2023/24 season but are moving to the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood in time for the start of the upcoming 2024/25 regular season.
NBA regular season games run from October until April, and with each team playing 82 games, you stand a good chance of a basketball game taking place if you are in Los Angeles during the regular season.
Los Angeles for the Hockey Aficionados
Los Angeles residents love ice hockey, and that shows with Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings home games frequently selling out. The Anaheim Ducks are one of the newer NHL franchises, having formed in 1993. Walt Disney Company founded the team before selling it in 2005; the team’s name is based on the 1992 film The Mighty Ducks.
The Ducks play out of the Honda Center on East Katella Avenue in Anaheim, and the arena has seen some success for the Ducks. Most of that success came during the mid-2000s, culminating in the Ducks’ becoming Stanley Cup champions during the 2006/07 season.
The Los Angeles Kings joined the NHL in 1967 as an expansion team and have competed ever since. Kings supporters flock to the Crypto.com Arena, the home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, every game day, each hoping to see their team brush aside the opposition.
Fans of the Kings have seen their team reach the Stanley Cup three times, winning twice. However, it has been ten long years since the Kings last navigated their way to hockey’s most prestigious game.
The NHL regular season runs from October through April, and each team plays 82 games. Home tickets for the Ducks and Kings start around $25-$30 and average around $200.
Los Angeles for Baseball Enthusiasts
Baseball is often called America’s favorite pastime and is a popular sport with Los Angeles residents and visitors. The beauty of baseball is the sheer number of games each team plays, meaning you are always likely to be able to catch a game during the regular season; the MLB season runs from March through September, with each team playing 162 games.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the most famous and successful baseball teams in the United States. Dodgers have won the World Series seven times, have 24 National League Pennants, and 21 West Division titles. The Dodger Stadium has been the team’s home since 1962; you’ll find it at 1000 Vin Scully Avenue.
The Los Angeles Angels, formed in 1961, have yet to achieve the same level of success as the Dodgers, although they did win the World Series in 2002. Head to the Angel Stadium at 2000 Gene Autry Way in Anaheim to soak up the incredible atmosphere of an Angels game.
Tickets for Angels and Dodgers games can be purchased for as little as $15, although they often sell out quickly.
Los Angeles for Soccer Fans
If soccer is your game, Los Angeles is your city because the famous LA Galaxy and Los Angeles FC play their home games there. The LA Galaxy is one of the MLS’s most successful teams, having won the MLS Cup five times, the Supporters’ Shield four times, and the U.S. Open Cup on two occasions.
Galaxy plays out of the Dignity Health Sports Park, formerly the StubHub Center, on Avalon Boulevard.
Los Angeles FC was founded in 2014, making it one of the newer MLS franchises. However, that has not stopped them from winning the Supporters’ Shield twice and the MLS Cup once. The team plays its home game at the BMO Stadium on South Figueroa Street.
The MLS regular season typically starts in February and runs until mid-October. Galaxy tickets start at $22 and average $96, with Los Angeles FC tickets starting from $11 and averaging $96.
