The province of Ontario, Canada, has professional sports teams in a wide variety of sports:
Team | Location | League | Venue |
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Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto | Major League Baseball | Rogers Centre |
Ottawa Titans | Ottawa | Frontier League | Ottawa Stadium |
Team | Location | League | Venue |
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Hamilton | Canadian Football League | Tim Hortons Field |
Ottawa Redblacks | Ottawa | Canadian Football League | TD Place |
Toronto Argonauts | Toronto | Canadian Football League | BMO Field |
Team | Location | League | Venue |
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Ottawa Black Bears | Ottawa | National Lacrosse League | Canadian Tire Centre |
Toronto Rock | Hamilton | National Lacrosse League | FirstOntario Centre |
Team | Location | League | Venue |
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Toronto FC | Toronto | Major League Soccer | BMO Field |
Toronto FC II | Toronto | MLS Next Pro | York Lions Stadium |
Atlético Ottawa | Ottawa | Canadian Premier League | TD Place |
Forge FC | Hamilton | Canadian Premier League | Tim Hortons Field |
York United FC | Toronto | Canadian Premier League | York Lions Stadium |
Team | Location | League | Venue |
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Toronto Rush | Toronto | Ultimate Frisbee Association | Varsity Stadium |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Ottawa Senators | Ottawa | 1917-1931 1932-1934 |
Hamilton Tigers | Hamilton | 1920-1925 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Ottawa Senators | Ottawa | 1909-1917 |
Renfrew Creamery Kings | Renfrew | 1909-1911 |
Cobalt Silver Kings | Cobalt | 1909-1910 |
Haileybury Comets | Haileybury | 1909-1910 |
Toronto Blueshirts | Toronto | 1912-1917 |
Toronto Tecumsehs | Toronto | 1912-1913 |
Toronto Ontarios | Toronto | 1913-1914 |
Toronto Shamrocks | Toronto | 1914-1915 |
Toronto 228th Battalion | Toronto | 1916-1917 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Ottawa Nationals | Ottawa | 1972-1973 |
Toronto Toros | Toronto | 1973-1976 |
Ottawa Civics | Ottawa | 1976 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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St. Catharines Saints | St. Catharines | 1982-1986 |
Newmarket Saints | Newmarket | 1986-1991 |
Hamilton Canucks | Hamilton | 1992-1994 |
Cornwall Aces | Cornwall | 1993-1996 |
Hamilton Bulldogs | Hamilton | 1996-2015 |
Toronto Roadrunners | Toronto | 2003-2004 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Hamilton Tigers | Hamilton | 1926-1929 |
London Panthers | London | 1926-1929 |
Niagara Falls Cataracts | Niagara Falls | 1926-1929 |
Windsor Bulldogs | Windsor | 1926-1929 |
Stratford Nationals | Stratford | 1926-1928 |
Kitchener Millionaires | Kitchener | 1927-1928 |
Toronto Ravinas | Toronto | 1927-1928 |
Kitchener Flying Dutchmen | Kitchener | 1928-1929 |
Toronto Millionaires | Toronto | 1928-1929 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Brampton Beast | Brampton | 2013-2014 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Brampton Beast | Brampton | 2014-2020 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | Ottawa | 1959-1963 |
Kingston Frontenacs | Kingston | 1959-1963 |
Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury | 1959-1963 |
Sault Thunderbirds | Sault Ste. Marie | 1959-1962 |
Kitchener Beavers | Kitchener | 1960-1962 |
North Bay Trappers | North Bay | 1961-1962 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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London Panthers | London | 1929-1936 |
Windsor Bulldogs | Windsor | 1929-1936 |
Hamilton Tigers | Hamilton | 1929-1930 |
Niagara Falls Cataracts | Niagara Falls | 1929-1930 |
Toronto Millionaires | Toronto | 1929-1930 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Windsor Spitfires | Windsor | 1945-1950 |
Windsor Gotfredsons | Windsor | 1945-1946 |
Windsor Staffords | Windsor | 1946-1948 |
Windsor Ryan Cretes | Windsor | 1948-1950 |
Chatham Maroons | Chatham | 1949-1952 1963-1964 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Canadian Sault Hockey Club | Sault Ste. Marie | 1904-1907 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Berlin Dutchmen | Berlin | 1908-1911 |
Brantford Indians | Brantford | 1908-1911 |
Guelph Royals | Guelph | 1908-1909 |
Toronto Pros | Toronto | 1908-1909 |
Galt Professionals | Galt | 1909-1911 |
St. Catharines Pros | St. Catharines | 1909 |
Waterloo Colts | Waterloo | 1910-1911 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Brantford Smoke | Brantford | 1991-1998 |
St. Thomas Wildcats | St. Thomas | 1991-1994 |
Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks | Thunder Bay | 1991-1993 |
Chatham Wheels | Chatham | 1992-1994 |
Thunder Bay Senators | Thunder Bay | 1993-1996 |
London Wildcats | London | 1994-1995 |
Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | Thunder Bay | 1996-1999 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Brampton Thunder | Brampton | 2007-2017 |
Burlington Barracudas | Burlington | 2007-2012 |
Mississauga Chiefs | Mississauga | 2007-2010 |
Ottawa Senators | Ottawa | 2007-2010 |
Vaughan Flames | Vaughan | 2007-2010 |
Toronto Furies | Toronto | 2010-2019 |
Markham Thunder | Markham | 2017-2019 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Toronto Six | Toronto | 2020-2023 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Toronto Huskies | Toronto | 1946-1947 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Guelph Nighthawks | Guelph | 2019-2022 |
Hamilton Honey Badgers | Hamilton | 2019-2022 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Toronto Tornados | Toronto | 1983-1985 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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London Lightning | London | 2011-2023 |
Oshawa Power | Oshawa | 2011-2013 |
Windsor Express | Windsor | 2012-2023 |
Brampton A's | Brampton | 2013-2015 |
Mississauga Power | Mississauga | 2013-2015 |
Ottawa SkyHawks | Ottawa | 2013-2014 |
Niagara River Lions | St. Catharines | 2015-2018 |
Orangeville A's | Orangeville | 2015-2017 |
KW Titans | Kitchener | 2016-2023 |
Sudbury Five | Sudbury | 2018-2023 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Hamilton Skyhawks | Hamilton | 1992 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto | 1912-1967 |
Hamilton Tigers | Hamilton | 1918 |
Ottawa Giants | Ottawa | 1951 |
Ottawa Athletics | Ottawa | 1952-1954 |
Ottawa Lynx | Ottawa | 1993-2007 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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London Tigers | London | 1989-1993 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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St. Catharines Blue Jays | St. Catharines | 1986-1994 |
Hamilton Redbirds | Hamilton | 1988-1992 |
Welland Pirates | Welland | 1989-1994 |
St. Catharines Stompers | St. Catharines | 1995-1999 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Ottawa Senators | Ottawa | 1922 |
Ottawa Canadiens | Ottawa | 1923 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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London Tecumsehs | London | 1919-1924 |
Hamilton Tigers | Hamilton | 1919-1923 |
Brantford Red Sox | Brantford | 1919-1921 |
Kitchener Beavers | Kitchener | 1919-1921 |
Brantford Brants | Brantford | 1922 |
Kitchener Terriers | Kitchener | 1922 |
Port Huron-Sarnia Saints | Sarnia | 1922 |
Hamilton Clippers | Hamilton | 1924-1925 |
Kitchener Colts | Kitchener | 1925 |
London Indians | London | 1925 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Ottawa-Hull Canadiens | Ottawa | 1924 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Guelph Maple Leafs | Guelph | 1885 1896-1897 1899 1915 |
London Cockneys | London | 1885 1896-1899 1911 |
Hamilton Clippers | Hamilton | 1885 |
Hamilton Primrose | Hamilton | 1885 |
Toronto Torontos | Toronto | 1885 |
Hamilton Blackbirds | Hamilton | 1896-1899 |
Galt Baseball Club | Galt | 1896 |
Toronto Canucks | Toronto | 1897 |
Chatham Reds | Chatham | 1898-1899 |
St. Thomas Saints | St. Thomas | 1898-1899 1905 1911-1915 |
Stratford Poets | Stratford | 1899 |
Woodstock Bains | Woodstock | 1899 |
Brantford Indians | Brantford | 1905 |
Ingersoll Baseball Club | Ingersoll | 1905 |
Simcoe Baseball Club | Simcoe | 1905 |
Woodstock Maroons | Woodstock | 1905 |
Brantford Red Sox | Brantford | 1911-1915 |
Hamilton Kolts | Hamilton | 1911-1912 |
Berlin Green Sox | Berlin | 1911 |
London Tecumsehs | London | 1912-1915 |
Ottawa Senators | Ottawa | 1912-1915 |
Berlin Busy Bees | Berlin | 1912-1913 |
Peterborough Whitecaps | Peterborough | 1912 |
Hamilton Hams | Hamilton | 1913-1915 |
Peterborough Petes | Peterborough | 1913-1914 |
Toronto Beavers | Toronto | 1914 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Ottawa Senators | Ottawa | 1936 1939 |
Brockville Pirates | Brockville | 1936 |
Perth Blue Cats | Perth | 1936 |
Ottawa Braves | Ottawa | 1937-1938 |
Brockville Blues | Brockville | 1937 |
Perth-Cornwall Bisons | Perth Cornwall | 1937 |
Smiths Falls Beavers | Smiths Falls | 1937 |
Cornwall Bisons | Cornwall | 1938 |
Cornwall Maple Leafs | Cornwall | 1939 |
Ottawa-Ogdensburg Senators | Ottawa | 1940 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Ottawa Senators | Ottawa | 1936 1939 |
Brockville Pirates | Brockville | 1936 |
Perth Blue Cats | Perth | 1936 |
Ottawa Braves | Ottawa | 1937-1938 |
Brockville Blues | Brockville | 1937 |
Perth-Cornwall Bisons | Perth Cornwall | 1937 |
Smiths Falls Beavers | Smiths Falls | 1937 |
Cornwall Bisons | Cornwall | 1938 |
Cornwall Maple Leafs | Cornwall | 1939 |
Ottawa-Ogdensburg Senators | Ottawa | 1940 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Windsor Baseball Club | Windsor | 1912-1913 |
Kingston Ponies | Kingston | 1946-1951 |
Ottawa Nationals | Ottawa | 1947 1950 |
Ottawa Senators | Ottawa | 1948-1949 |
Cornwall Canadians | Cornwall | 1951 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Hamilton Red Wings | Hamilton | 1939-1942 1956 |
London Pirates | London | 1940-1941 |
Hamilton Cardinals | Hamilton | 1946-1955 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Ottawa Rapidz | Ottawa | 2008 |
Ottawa Champions | Ottawa | 2015-2019 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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London Monarchs | London | 2003 |
Niagara Stars | Welland | 2003 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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London Werewolves | London | 1999-2001 |
London Rippers | London | 2012 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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London Tecumsehs | London | 1877-1878 1888-1890 |
Guelph Maple Leafs | Guelph | 1877 |
Hamilton Mountaineers | Hamilton | 1888 1890 |
Toronto Canucks | Toronto | 1888-1890 |
Hamilton Hams | Hamilton | 1889 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Welland Aqua-Ducks | Welland | 1995-1996 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Fort William Canadians | Fort William | 1914-1915 |
Fort Willam-Port Arthur Canadians | Fort William Port Arthur | 1916 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Ottawa Rough Riders | Ottawa | 1958-1996 |
Ottawa Renegades | Ottawa | 2002-2006 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Ottawa Rough Riders | Ottawa | 1907-1957 |
Toronto Argonauts | Toronto | 1907-1957 |
Hamilton Tigers | Hamilton | 1907-1950 |
Hamilton Wildcats | Hamilton | 1948-1950 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Hamilton | 1950-1957 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Sarnia Golden Bears | Sarnia | 1961 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Toronto Rifles | Toronto | 1965-1967 |
Team Name | Location | Years |
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Toronto Phantoms | Toronto | 2001-2002 |
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