List of sports teams in Toronto

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Toronto, Ontario, is home to several professional, semi-professional, and university sports teams. It is notable among Canadian cities in sports for having several professional and semi-professional teams associated with United States leagues.

Professional teams[edit]

• PWHL Toronto (Professional Women's Hockey League) (est. 2024)
• Scarborough Shooting Stars (Canadian Elite Basketball League) (est. 2022)
• Toronto Argonauts (Canadian Football League) (est. 1873)^[1]
• Toronto Blue Jays (Major League Baseball) (est. 1977)^[2]
• Toronto FC (Major League Soccer) (est. 2006)^[3]
• Toronto FC II (MLS Next Pro soccer) (est. 2015)
• Toronto Maple Leafs (National Hockey League) (est. 1917, current name since 1927)
• Toronto Marlies (American Hockey League) (est. 1978, in Toronto since 2005)
• Toronto Nationals (Global T20 Canada cricket) (est. 2018)
• Toronto Raptors (National Basketball Association) (est. 1995)
• York United FC (Canadian Premier League soccer) (est. 2019)

Semi-professional teams[edit]

• Alliance United FC (League 1 Ontario) (est. 2018)
• Master's Futbol (League 1 Ontario) (est. 2014)
• North Toronto Nitros (League 1 Ontario) (est. 2016)
• Ontario Blues (Canadian Rugby Championship) (est. 2009)
• Toronto Beaches (OLA Junior A Lacrosse League) (est. 1991)
• Toronto City Saints (Ontario Rugby League) (est. 2010)
• TFC Academy - (MLS Next) (est. 2008)
• Toronto Rush (Ultimate Frisbee Association) (est. 2013)

Canadian Soccer League[edit]

• FC Ukraine United (est. 2006)
• FC Vorkuta (est. 2008)
• Scarborough SC (est. 2014)
• Serbian White Eagles (est. 1968)

Professional eSports teams[edit]

• Raptors Uprising GC (NBA 2K League) (est. 2018)
• Toronto Defiant (Overwatch League) (est. 2018)
• Toronto Ultra (Call of Duty League) (est. 2019)

Amateur teams[edit]

Universities[edit]

• TMU Bold (Toronto Metropolitan University) (est. 1948)
• Varsity Blues (University of Toronto) (est. 1877)
• York Lions (York University) (est. 1968)

Colleges[edit]

• Seneca Sting
• Humber Hawks
• George Brown Huskies
• Centennial Colts

Junior[edit]

• Toronto Flyers
• Toronto Jr. Canadiens
• Toronto Patriots
• St. Michael's Buzzers
• North York Rangers

Ontario Australian Football League[edit]

• Central Blues
• Etobicoke Kangaroos
• High Park Demons
• Toronto Downtown Dingos
• Toronto Eagles
• Toronto Rebels

Other[edit]

• Handball Club Toronto (est. 2018)
• Toronto Maple Leafs (Intercounty Baseball League) (est. 1969)
• Toronto Raiders - (Major League Quadball) (est. 2019)

Defunct teams[edit]

Ice hockey[edit]

• Toronto 228th Battalion - National Hockey Association (1916–17)
• Toronto Aeros - National Women's Hockey League (1998–2006; became the Mississauga Aeros for 2006–07)
• Toronto Attack - Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (2012–17)
• Toronto Blueshirts - National Hockey Association (1911–17)
• Toronto Furies (Canadian Women's Hockey League) (2010-2018)
• Toronto Marlboros - Ontario Hockey League (1904–89)
• Toronto Ontarios - National Hockey Association (1913–14)
• Toronto Roadrunners - American Hockey League (2003–04)
• Toronto Shamrocks - National Hockey Association (1915)
• Toronto St. Michael's Majors - Ontario Hockey League (1906–62, 1996–2007)
• Toronto Tecumsehs - National Hockey Association (1912–13)
• Toronto Toros - World Hockey Association (1973–76)
• Toronto Six - Premier Hockey Federation (2020–23)

Soccer[edit]

• North York Astros - Canadian Soccer League (1990–14)
• SC Toronto - Canadian Soccer League (2001–12)
• Toronto Blizzard - North American Soccer League (1971–84; known as the Toronto Metros (1971–74) and Toronto Metros-Croatia (1975-78))
• Toronto Blizzard - Canadian National Soccer League (1985–86), Canadian Soccer League (1987–92), American Professional Soccer League (1993)
• Toronto City - Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League (1961–65), United Soccer Association (1967)
• Toronto Falcons - National Professional Soccer League (1967), North American Soccer League (1968)
• Toronto Greenbacks - North American Soccer Football League (1946–47)
• Toronto Lynx (USL Premier Development League; previously in the A-League (1997-2004) and USL First Division (2005–06))
• Toronto Lady Lynx (USL Women's soccer) (2005-2011)
• Toronto Rockets - American Professional Soccer League (1994)
• Toronto Shooting Stars - National Professional Soccer League (1996–97)
• Toronto ThunderHawks - National Professional Soccer League (2000–01)

Lacrosse[edit]

• Toronto Maple Leafs - International Lacrosse League (1932)
• Toronto Maple Leafs - National Lacrosse Association (1968)
• Toronto Nationals - Major League Lacrosse (2009–10)
• Toronto Shooting Stars - National Lacrosse League (1972-4)
• Toronto Shooting Stars - Canadian Lacrosse League (2012–13)
• Toronto Tecumsehs - International Lacrosse League (1931–32)
• Toronto Tomahawks - National Lacrosse League (1974)

Other[edit]

• Balmy Beach Saints - O.A.F.L. (1992–97)
• Toronto Arrows - (Major League Rugby) (2019–2023)
• Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers - Ontario Rugby Football Union (1924–57)
• Toronto Huskies - Basketball Association of America (1946–47)
• Toronto Maple Leafs - International League (1896-1967)
• Toronto Northmen - World Football League (scheduled to join in 1974 but never played a game)
• Toronto Phantoms - Arena Football League (2001–02)
• Toronto Planets - Roller Hockey International (1993)
• Toronto Rebellion - Rugby Canada National Junior Championship (2009)
• Toronto Rifles - Continental Football League (1965–67)
• Toronto Titans (International Swimming League) (2020-21)
• Toronto Tornados - Continental Basketball Association (1983–85)
• Toronto Torpedoes - Major League Roller Hockey (1998)
• Toronto Triumph - Legends Football League (2011–12)
• Toronto Wolfpack - Rugby Football League (2016-2020; will resume operations in 2022 with the North American Rugby League)
• Toronto Xtreme - Rugby Canada Super League (1999-2007; known as Toronto Renegades (1999-2002))
• Toronto-Buffalo Royals – World Team Tennis (1974)

See also[edit]

• Sports in Toronto
• Amateur sport in Toronto
• CJCL (AM) (Toronto's all-sports radio station, The FAN 590)
• CHUM (AM) (Toronto all-sports radio station, TSN Radio 1050)

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