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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.

Contents

Map of Toronto, ON, Canada

Professional teams

  • Toronto Argonauts (Canadian Football League) (est. 1873)
  • Toronto Blue Jays (Major League Baseball) (est. 1977)
  • Toronto FC (Major League Soccer) (est. 2006)
  • Toronto Maple Leafs (National Hockey League) (est. 1917, current name since 1927)
  • Toronto Marlies (American Hockey League) (est. 1978, in Toronto since 2005)
  • Toronto Raptors (National Basketball Association) (est. 1995)
  • Toronto Rock (National Lacrosse League) (est. 1998)
  • Toronto Wolfpack (League 1) (est. 2017)

    • Semi-professional teams

  • Raptors 905 (NBA Development League) (est. 2015)
  • Brampton Beast (ECHL) (est. 2013)
  • Toronto FC II (USL Pro) (est. 2014)
  • Ontario Blues (Canadian Rugby Championship) (est. 2009)
  • Toronto Beaches (OLA Junior A Lacrosse League) (est. 1991)
  • Toronto City Saints (Ontario Rugby League) (est. 2010)
  • Toronto Furies (Canadian Women's Hockey League) (est. 2011)
  • TFC Academy - (League1 Ontario) (est. 2008)
  • Toronto Lady Lynx (Previously in the USL Women's soccer) (est. 2005)
  • Toronto Lynx (USL Premier Development League; previously in the A-League (1997-2004) and USL First Division (2005-06))
  • Toronto Maple Leafs (Intercounty Baseball League) (est. 1969)
  • Toronto Rebellion (Rugby Canada National Junior Championship) (est. 1999)
  • Toronto Rush (American Ultimate Disc League) (est. 2013)

    • Canadian Soccer League

  • Astros Vasas FC (est. 1990)
  • Serbian White Eagles (est. 1968)
  • Toronto Croatia (est. 1956)

    • Ontario Australian Football League

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

    • University teams

  • Ryerson Rams (Ryerson University) (est. 1948)
  • Varsity Blues (University of Toronto) (est. 1877)
  • York Lions (York University) (est. 1968)

    • Community colleges

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

    • Ice hockey

  • Toronto 228th Battalion - National Hockey Association (1916–17)
  • Toronto Aeros - National Women's Hockey League (1998-2006; now the Mississauga Aeros)
  • Toronto Blueshirts - National Hockey Association (1911–17)
  • 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 (1906-1962, 1996-2007)
  • Toronto Tecumsehs - National Hockey Association (1912–13)
  • Toronto Toros - World Hockey Association (1973–76)

    • Soccer

  • 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 Rockets - American Professional Soccer League (1994)
  • Toronto Shooting Stars - National Professional Soccer League (1996–97)
  • Toronto ThunderHawks - National Professional Soccer League (2000–01)

    • Lacrosse

  • 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

  • Balmy Beach Saints - O.A.F.L. (1992–97)
  • 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 Tornados - Continental Basketball Association (1983–85)
  • Toronto Torpedoes - Major League Roller Hockey (1998)
  • Toronto Triumph - Legends Football League (2011–12)
  • Toronto Xtreme - Rugby Canada Super League (1999-2007; known as Toronto Renegades (1999-2002))

    • References

    List of sports teams in Toronto Wikipedia
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