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
Professional teams[edit]
- Toronto Argonauts (Canadian Football League)
- Toronto Blue Jays (Major League Baseball)
- Toronto FC (Major League Soccer)
- Toronto FC II (USL Pro)
- Toronto Maple Leafs (National Hockey League)
- Toronto Marlies (American Hockey League)
- Toronto Raptors (National Basketball Association)
- Toronto Rock (National Lacrosse League)
- Raptors 905 (NBA Development League)
- Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Semi-professional teams[edit]
- Ontario Blues (Canadian Rugby Championship)
- Toronto Beaches (OLA Junior A Lacrosse League)
- Toronto City Saints (Ontario Rugby League)
- Toronto Furies (Canadian Women's Hockey League)
- TFC Academy - (League1 Ontario)
- Toronto Lady Lynx (Previously[1] in the USL Women's soccer)
- Toronto Lynx (USL Premier Development League; previously in the A-League (1997-2004) and USL First Division (2005-06))
Canadian Soccer League[edit]
Ontario Australian Football League[edit]
- Broadview Hawks
- Central Blues
- Etobicoke Kangaroos
- High Park Demons
- Toronto Downtown Dingos
- Toronto Eagles
- Toronto Rebels
Amateur teams[edit]
University teams[edit]
- Ryerson Rams (Ryerson University)
- Varsity Blues (University of Toronto)
- York Lions (York University)
Community colleges[edit]
Defunct teams[edit]
Ice hockey[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[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 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))
See also[edit]
- Professional sport in Toronto
- Amateur sport in Toronto
- CJCL (AM) (Toronto's all-sports radio station, The FAN 590)
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References[edit]
- ^ Stewart, Monte (May 28, 2012). "Canadian women’s soccer team calls demise of pro league blessing in disguise". Toronto Star.
