Omaha Nebraska

Sports Teams in Omaha Nebraska

Sports is alive and well in Nebraska with a wide variety of spectator events to choose from.   Whether you are into hockey, football, basketball or baseball Omaha has a team for you.


Sports

Creighton Bluejays   NCAA division one college basketball team.
Team Information can be found here
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=156

United Football League
UFL Omaha
http://www.ufl-football.com/omaha
Joining the UFL in the 2010 expansion, Omaha is set to take on a pro football presence.


Omaha Lancers
United States Hockey League 
Official Team Site
http://www.lancers.com

Omaha Royals
AAA baseball for the KC Royals farm system
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t541

University of Omaha Mavericks
College sports including baseball, football, ice hockey, tennis and basketball
http://www.omavs.com/

If you are in Omaha and plan to catch the games, you may be interested in keeping up with the current weather conditions.  

Weather



Sports Venues 

Caniglia Field
at the University of Omaha
Capacity 9500
Omaha Mavericks Football
http://www.omavs.com/sports/2008/6/5/caniglia_field.aspx


Creighton Sports Complex
CU Sports Complex
Home of the Creighton Bluejays 
Capacity of 2000.  Also includes a softball stadium which seats 1000


D. J. Sokol Arena
Houses the Women’s basketball and volleyball teams for Creighton and has a capacity of 2950


Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Home to the college world series which is likely to be relocated to the new TD Ameritrade stadium in 2011
The baseball stadium has a capacity of 23,000 fans


Morrison Stadium
Morrison Stadium is another facility located at Creighton University.  Capacity is 6000.  It hosts both soccer and football events for the Blue Jays


Omaha Civic Auditorium
The Omaha Civic Auditorium hosts the Omaha Beef as well as the Omaha Lancers.  This multi-use facility is also used for other events in the Omaha Nebraska area.  Maximum capacity is 10,300 for general events, with about a thousand less for sporting events.

http://www.omahacivic.com/
Qwest Center Omaha
A multi use facility.  The Qwest Center Omaha will be home to basketball and hockey as well as concerts and other entertainment events. Maximum capacity for events held here is 17,000
http://www.qwestcenteromaha.com/

TD Ameritrade Park Omaha

Capacity of 24,000 is currently being built.
This new stadium is likely to take over many of the functions currently being held at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium.  The arena’s dimensions will be kept the same as the previous park in terms of outfield distances and other features.

http://www.tdameritradeparkomaha.com/