55 years -- San Diego since 1963 AFL title (pre-Super Bowl, lost 1995 Super Bowl, Chargers relocated beginning 2017), no World Series title (lost 1984 and 1998 World Series), no NBA title (Clippers relocated to Los Angeles in 1984) 53 years -- Buffalo since 1965 AFL title (pre-Super Bowl, lost 1991 - 1994 Super Bowls), no Stanley Cup title since joining NHL in 1970 -- 71 (lost 1975 and 1999 Stanley Cup final), no NBA title (Braves relocated to San Diego in 1978). 48 years -- Vancouver no Stanley Cups since joining NHL in 1970, lost 1982, 1994, and 2011 Stanley Cup finals (The CFL 's BC Lions have won six Grey Cups, last in 2011), no NBA title (Grizzlies relocated to Memphis in 2001). 47 years -- Milwaukee since 1971 NBA title (lost 1982 World Series and 1974 NBA Finals; the city 's Marquette University won 1977 NCAA basketball championship) 41 years -- Portland since 1977 NBA title (lost 1990 and 1992 NBA Finals; MLS 's Portland Timbers won the 2015 MLS Cup) 39 years -- Winnipeg no Stanley Cup title since joining NHL in 1979, neither the old nor the current Jets franchise has made the Stanley Cup finals (The CFL 's Blue Bombers have won ten Grey Cups, last in 1990) 39 years -- Salt Lake City has not won a major championship since Jazz relocated from New Orleans in 1979, lost 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals (MLS 's Real Salt Lake won 2009 MLS Cup, the city 's University of Utah also won the NCAA Basketball championship in 1944) 33 years -- Sacramento waiting for first since 1985, no NBA championship appearances. The Sacramento Monarchs won the 2005 WNBA finals and lost the 2006 WNBA finals but folded after the 2009 season. 30 years -- Charlotte waiting for first since 1988. (Super Bowl appearances in 2004 and 2016) 29 years -- Calgary since 1989 Stanley Cup, lost 2004 Stanley Cup Finals. (The CFL 's Stampeders have won four Grey Cups since then, last in 2014) 29 years -- Orlando waiting for first since 1989 (lost 1995 and 2009 NBA Finals) 28 years -- Edmonton since 1990 Stanley Cup, lost 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. (The CFL 's Eskimos have won four Grey Cups since then, last in 2015) 28 years -- Cincinnati since 1990 World Series title, neither the Reds nor the Bengals have returned to the World Series or the Super Bowl respectively. 27 years -- San Jose No Stanley Cup title since joining NHL in 1991. (2016 Stanley Cup Finals Appearance) 27 years -- Minneapolis -- St. Paul since 1991 World Series title (1969 NFL title (non-Super Bowl), 1954 NBA title, however franchise relocated; no Stanley Cup titles). This is the longest current championship drought for any metro area with a team in each of the "Big Four '' leagues. The Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves, and Wild have yet to make a championship appearance since 1991. (The WNBA 's Minnesota Lynx won championships in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017.) 26 years -- Ottawa No Stanley Cup title since rejoining NHL in 1992. (2007 Stanley Cup Finals Appearance) (The CFL 's RedBlacks won the 104th Grey Cup in 2016.) 25 years -- Montreal since 1993 Stanley Cup, the Canadiens have not returned to the Stanley Cup final since then (The CFL 's Alouettes have won three Grey Cups since then, last in 2010) 25 years -- Toronto since 1993 World Series (1967 Stanley Cup, no NBA titles since joining in 1995, the CFL 's Argonauts have won five Grey Cups since the Blue Jays ' last World Series title, the Argos ' last in 2017. Toronto FC also claimed the MLS Cup in 2017). Neither the Blue Jays, Raptors, nor Maple Leafs have made their respective finals since 1993. 23 years -- Jacksonville no Super Bowls since Jaguars joined NFL in 1995 23 years -- Atlanta since 1995 World Series title (no Super Bowl, NBA, or Stanley Cup titles), lost 1996 and 1999 World Series and 1999 and 2017 Super Bowls. 20 years -- Nashville has not won a major championship since Titans relocated, lost 2000 Super Bowl and 2017 Stanley Cup 18 years -- Columbus, Ohio has not won a major championship since Blue Jackets joined NHL in 2000 and have yet to make a Stanley Cup Finals appearance (MLS 's Columbus Crew won 2008 MLS Cup, the city 's Ohio State University also won eight NCAA football championships, most recently in 2014, and 1960 basketball championship) 17 years -- Memphis has not won a major championship since Grizzlies relocated from Vancouver in 2001 and has yet to make an NBA Finals appearance 17 years -- Phoenix since 2001 World Series, lost 2009 Super Bowl 14 years -- Tampa Bay since 2004 Stanley Cup, lost 2008 World Series and 2015 Stanley Cup 12 years -- Raleigh since 2006 Stanley Cup (Duke and North Carolina, both located in the region, have each won two NCAA basketball championships during this span), the Hurricanes have not returned to the Stanley Cup Final since then 11 years -- Indianapolis since 2007 Super Bowl, lost 2010 Super Bowl 11 years -- Anaheim since 2007 Stanley Cup 10 years -- Detroit since 2008 Stanley Cup, lost 2009 Stanley Cup and 2012 World Series, no Super Bowl championships, no NBA title since 2004 All year counts are as of 2018.
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