| 1998 | Detroit Shock began play |
| 1998 | Washington Mystics began play |
| 1999 | Orlando Miracle began play |
| 1999 | Minnesota Lynx began play |
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| 2000 | Indiana Fever began play |
| 2000 | Seattle Storm began play |
| 2000 | Miami Sol began play |
| 2000 | Portland Fire began play |
| 2002 | Miami Sol disbanded |
| 2002 | Portland Fire disbanded |
| 2003 | Orlando Miracle became Connecticut Sun |
| 2003 | Utah Starzz became San Antonio Silver Stars |
| 2003 | Cleveland Rockers disbanded |
| 2003 | Chicago Sky began play |
| 2006 | Charlotte Sting disbanded |
| 2008 | Atlanta Dream began play |
| 2008 | Houston Comets disbanded |
| 2008 | Sacramento Monarchs disbanded |
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| 2010 | Detroit Shock became Tulsa Shock |
| 2016 | Tulsa Shock became Dallas Wings |
| 2018 | San Antonio Silver Stars became Las Vegas Aces |
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| List of abbreviations used in other pages: |
| Atlanta | Atl | Atlanta Dream (2008 - present) |
| Charlotte | Cha | Charlotte Sting (1997 - 2006) |
| Chicago | Chi | Chicago Sky (2006 - present) |
| Cleveland | Cle | Cleveland Rockers (1997 - 2003) |
| Connecticut | Con | Connecticut Sun (2003 - present) |
| Dallas | Dal | Dallas Wings (2016 - present) |
| Detroit | Det | Detroit Shock (1998 - 2009) |
| Houston | Hou | Houston Comets (1997 - 2008) |
| Indiana | Ind | Indiana Fever (2000 - present) |
| Las Vegas | LV | Las Vegas Aces (2018 - present) |
| Los Angeles | LA | Los Angeles Sparks (1997 - present) |
| Miami | Mia | Miami Sol (2000 - 2002) |
| Minnesota | Min | Minnesota Lynx (1999 - present) |
| New York | NY | New York Liberty (1997 - present) |
| Orlando | Orl | Orlando Miracle (1999 - 2002) |
| Phoenix | Pho | Phoenix Mercury (1997 - present) |
| Portland | Por | Portland Fire (2000 - 2002) |
| Sacramento | Sac | Sacramento Monarchs (1997 - 2009) |
| San Antonio | SA | San Antonio Silver Stars (2003 - 2017) |
| Tulsa | Tul | Tulsa Shock (2010 - 2015) |
| Utah | Uta | Utah Starzz (1997 - 2002) |
| Washington | Wsh | Washington Mystics (1998 - present) |
