Sports Teams in & around Lancaster, PA

From baseball and football to soccer, field hockey and more, Lancaster has tons of athletic events to attend. Just outside of the county and beyond there are even more teams that are such a treat to watch at their home fields. Stay in Lancaster or make it your hub-and-spoke for your next athletic event outing.

Lancaster County

Lancaster Barnstormers

Clipper Magazine Stadium in downtown Lancaster is the home of the Lancaster Barnstormers, the 2006 and 2014 Atlantic League Champions. The Barnstormers play a 70-game home schedule in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball from early May until October. More than just baseball, this state-of-the-art stadium offers affordable and fun family entertainment. Fans enjoy the largest Kids' Play Area in minor league baseball, concession stands offering a "taste of Lancaster," unique promotions and giveaways and "up close" seats that will allow you to feel that you are part of the game!

Lancaster Inferno FC

The Lancaster Inferno is considered the highest level women’s soccer team in the state of Pennsylvania and competes in United Women’s Soccer (UWS), a 2nd tier national league.

AFC Lancaster Lions

AFC Lancaster Lions is a semi-professional men's soccer team that competes in the United Premier Soccer League.

Roses Rugby Football Club

Roses Rugby Rugby Football Club is the premier rugby team in South Central Pennsylvania currently competing in the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union League Division 2.

Lancaster County Cyclones

Lancaster County Cyclones are in the Valley Conference and a member of the Great Eastern Football Association. The team has earned five Keystone Bowl Championships as of 2021.

Millersville Marauders

Millersville University offers 19 intercollegiate teams that compete at the Division II level in the Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference. They are best known for their Marauder's Baseball Team who consistently produces MLB draft picks.

Franklin & Marshall Diplomats

Franklin & Marshall College sponsors 27 intercollegiate teams that compete at the Division III level in the Continental Conference.

Elizabethtown Blue Jays

Elizabethtown College has 22 intercollegiate teams that compete at the Division III level in the Landmark Conference.

Lancaster County has hosted several professional sporting events which include the Division II NCAA Field Hockey Tournament and USA Field Hockey games and tournaments at Spooky Nook Sports and the U.S. Women's Golf Open at Lancaster Country Club.

Outside the County

Hershey Bears

The Hershey Bears are a professional Ice Hockey team based in Hershey, PA. They're affiliated with the Washington Capitals and South Carolina Stingrays.

Harrisburg Senators

The Harrisburg Senators are a Double A Affiliated of the Washington Nationals based in Harrisburg, PA. They compete in the Double-A Northeast-Southwest Division.

Penn FC

Formerly known as the Harrisburg City Islanders, Penn FC is a professional men's soccer team that competes in the USL's Eastern Conference.

York Revolution

York Revolution is a professional baseball team based in York, PA. It's a member of the North Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and an independent partner league of the MLB.

Reading Phillies

The Reading Phillies are a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies that competes in the Northeast Division of the Double-A Northeast Conference.