Sports Fan Clubs in New York

With professional teams in all of America's most popular sports, every day is a field day for New York sports fans. If you're looking to share your enthusiasm and athletic know-how with other like-minded sports enthusiasts, join one of New York's myriad official and unofficial fan clubs that discuss the games and provide perks, such as ticket discounts and memorabilia, to its members.

  1. Yankees Fan Club

    • The Yankees Universe Club allows members to use special entrances at the stadium and the Yankees museum.

      Affiliated with the Major League Baseball organization, official Yankees fan clubs offer a couple different membership options. The Yankees Fan Club costs $40 per year, and a membership to Yankees Universe club costs $99.95 per year, according to the Yankee's official website. By joining either club, a fan receives a membership card, ticket discounts and keepsakes, including a Yankees cap. The Universe affiliation also comes with a stadium tour, an MLB computer game, Yankees gift-shop discounts and a fast-tracked entrance to the stadium.

    Club Mets

    • Mets Fan Club for Kids members get a free gift at the Mets' stadium and some baseball cards.

      Club Mets is a popular online fan club for New York baseball enthusiasts. Beyond the official membership card, members who join in 2010 receive special retail store and online discounts, exclusive website access, emails and pre-sale ticket access, according to the Official Website of the New York Mets. Children can join the Mets Fan Club for Kids for $25, which comes with an ID card, Mets paraphernalia, such as a bag and a ball cap, two tickets to a game, a newsletter and New York City museum discounts.

    New York Rangers Fan Club

    • The New York Rangers Fan Club members can watch the team work out during exclusive practices.

      Hockey lovers can unite with the New York Rangers Fan Club, a highly engaging organization that has been around for almost 60 years, according to its website. Membership benefits include being able to attend monthly meetings that host Rangers stars, receiving a monthly newsletter and an official membership card, going on organized trips to away games and having occasional access to Rangers' practices. Annual membership fees are $25 for individual memberships or $55 for a family membership.

    Giants VIP Club

    • Giants VIP Fan Club members receive a 10-percent discount at the Giants' Pro Shop.

      Honoring the New York Giants football team, the Giants VIP Club and the Junior Giants Fan Club are the official organizations that bring pigskin fans together. With a $25-per-year fee for the basic Giants VIP Club membership, affiliates receive merchandise discounts, a membership card, an exclusive invitation to one annual event, access to interactive blogs and forums and Giants' collectibles, such as hats and koozies, according to The Official New York Giants Fan Club. For $50, fans can join the premium club, which additionally includes free stadium tours, a commemorative-challenge coin and more New York Giants memorabilia. Young fans can join the Junior Giants for $25, which includes a membership card, an invite to a Giants event, special emails and numerous Junior Giants products, such as a backpack.