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Sport in Georgia has a long history. The most popular sports in Georgia are football , basketball , rugby union , wrestling , judo and weightlifting . In 19th-century Georgia polo and the traditional Georgian game lelo were popular, later replaced by rugby union.
Atlanta Falcons players at training camp. The Atlanta Falcons are a National Football League (NFL) team founded as an expansion team in 1966. [9] They have played their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta since 2017; they previously played at the Georgia Dome; prior to playing at the Georgia Dome, they played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium from 1966 to 1991.
Football is one of the most popular sports in Georgia. [1] [2] [3] It is governed by the Georgian Football Federation (GFF). The GFF organises the men's, women's, and futsal national teams. Georgian Football Federation was established in 1936 and remained a member of the USSR Football Federation from then until 1989.
The Georgia State Panthers, representing Georgia State University, field varsity teams in 16 sports, also including football and basketball. GSU, like Georgia Tech located within Atlanta proper, is currently in its second stint as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. It had been a charter member of the league in 1976, but left in 1981.
Rugby union is one of the most popular sports in Georgia. Rugby is especially popular in the south of the country where the game is more popular than association football. The popularity of rugby union largely took off after the Georgia Rugby Union's inception into the IRB. This has seen rugby union become a major spectator sport.
Alabama and Georgia, plus nine other SEC teams, were some of the most-watched teams during the 2023 college football season, per Nielsen ratings:
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