List of professional sports teams in Ontario

Last updated September 02, 2025

The province of Ontario, Canada, has professional sports teams in a wide variety of sports:

Active teams

Major league teams

Ontario is home to eight major professional sports teams. Five of the teams play in Toronto, two play in Ottawa and one in Hamilton.

League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Baseball
MLB	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto	Rogers Centre	39,150
Basketball
League	Team	City	Arena	Capacity
NBA	Toronto Raptors	Toronto	Scotiabank Arena	19,800
Canadian football
League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
CFL	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Hamilton	Hamilton Stadium	23,218
	Ottawa Redblacks	Ottawa	TD Place Stadium	24,000
	Toronto Argonauts	Toronto	BMO Field	30,991
Ice hockey
League	Team	City	Arena	Capacity
NHL	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa	Canadian Tire Centre	18,652
NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto	Scotiabank Arena	18,800
Soccer
League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
MLS	Toronto FC	Toronto	BMO Field	30,991

Other professional sports teams

League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Baseball
FL (Ind.)	Ottawa Titans	Ottawa	Ottawa Stadium	10,332
Basketball
League	Team	City	Arena	Capacity
G League	Raptors 905	Mississauga	Paramount Fine Foods Centre	5,400
WNBA	Toronto Tempo	Toronto	Coca-Cola Coliseum	8,500
CEBL	Brampton Honey Badgers	Brampton	CAA Centre	5,000
	Niagara River Lions	St. Catharines	Meridian Centre	4,030
	Ottawa Blackjacks	Ottawa	TD Place Arena	9,500
	Scarborough Shooting Stars	Toronto	Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre	2,000
BSL	KW Titans	Kitchener	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	7,312
	London Lightning	London	Canada Life Place	9,036
	Sudbury Five	Sudbury	Sudbury Community Arena	4,640
	Windsor Express	Windsor	WFCU Centre	6,450
Cricket
League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
GT20	Bangla Tigers Mississauga	Mississauga	TD Cricket Arena	5,000
	Brampton Wolves	Brampton	TD Cricket Arena	5,000
	Toronto Nationals	Toronto	TD Cricket Arena	5,000
Ice hockey
League	Team	City	Arena	Capacity
AHL	Belleville Senators	Belleville	CAA Arena	4,365
AHL	Toronto Marlies	Toronto	Coca-Cola Coliseum	8,100
PWHL	Ottawa Charge	Ottawa	TD Place Arena	9,500
PWHL	Toronto Sceptres	Toronto	Coca-Cola Coliseum	8,100
Lacrosse
League	Team	City	Arena	Capacity
NLL	FireWolves Lacrosse Club	Oshawa	Tribute Communities Centre	5,180
	Ottawa Black Bears	Ottawa	Canadian Tire Centre	18,652
	Toronto Rock	Hamilton	TD Coliseum	18,000
Soccer
League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
MLSNP	Toronto FC II	Toronto	York Lions Stadium	4,000
CPL	Atlético Ottawa	Ottawa	TD Place Stadium	24,000
	Forge FC	Hamilton	Hamilton Stadium	23,218
	York United FC	Toronto	York Lions Stadium	4,000
NSL	AFC Toronto	Toronto	York Lions Stadium	4,000
NSL	Ottawa Rapid FC	Ottawa	TD Place Stadium	24,000
Ultimate Frisbee
League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
UFA	Toronto Rush	Toronto	Varsity Stadium	5,000

Map of cities with a professional sports team

Belleville

Brampton

Hamilton

Kitchener

London

Mississauga

Oshawa

Ottawa

St. Catharines

Sudbury

Toronto

Windsor

Location with a professional sports team

Former teams

League	Team	City	Years
Ice hockey
NHL	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton	1920-1925
NHL	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa	1917-1931 1932-1934
NHA	Cobalt Silver Kings	Cobalt	1909-1910
	Haileybury Comets	Haileybury	1909-1911
	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa	1909-1917
	Renfrew Creamery Kings	Renfrew	1909-1911
	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
WHA	Ottawa Nationals	Ottawa	1972-1973
	Ottawa Civics	Ottawa	1976
	Toronto Toros	Toronto	1973-1976
AHL	Cornwall Aces	Cornwall	1993-1996
	Hamilton Canucks	Hamilton	1992-1994
	Hamilton Bulldogs	Hamilton	1996-2015
	Newmarket Saints	Newmarket	1986-1991
	St. Catharines Saints	St. Catharines	1982-1986
	Toronto Roadrunners	Toronto	2003-2004
CHL	Brampton Beast	Brampton	2013-2014
CPHL	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton	1926-1929
	Kitchener Millionaires	Kitchener	1927-1928
	Kitchener Flying Dutchmen	Kitchener	1928-1929
	London Panthers	London	1926-1929
	Niagara Falls Cataracts	Niagara Falls	1926-1929
	Stratford Nationals	Stratford	1926-1928
	Toronto Ravinas	Toronto	1927-1928
	Toronto Millionaires	Toronto	1928-1929
	Windsor Bulldogs	Windsor	1926-1929
ECHL	Brampton Beast	Brampton	2014-2020
EPHL	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens	Ottawa	1959-1963
	Kingston Frontenacs	Kingston	1959-1963
	Kitchener Beavers	Kitchener	1960-1962
	North Bay Trappers	North Bay	1961-1962
	Sault Thunderbirds	Sault Ste. Marie	1959-1962
	Sudbury Wolves	Sudbury	1959-1963
IHL 1929-1936	Buffalo Bisons	Fort Erie	1929-1936
	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton	1929-1930
	London Panthers	London	1929-1936
	Niagara Falls Cataracts	Niagara Falls	1929-1930
	Toronto Millionaires	Toronto	1929-1930
	Windsor Bulldogs	Windsor	1929-1936
IHL 1945-2001	Chatham Maroons	Chatham	1949-1952 1963-1964
	Windsor Spitfires	Windsor	1945-1950
	Windsor Gotfredsons	Windsor	1945-1946
	Windsor Staffords	Windsor	1946-1948
	Windsor Ryan Cretes	Windsor	1948-1950
IPHL	Canadian Sault Hockey Club	Sault Ste. Marie	1904-1907
MPHL	Kenora Thistles	Kenora	1906-1908
OPHL	Berlin Dutchmen	Berlin	1908-1911
	Brantford Indians	Brantford	1908-1911
	Galt Professionals	Galt	1909-1911
	Guelph Royals	Guelph	1908-1909
	St. Catharines Pros	St. Catharines	1909
	Toronto Pros	Toronto	1908-1909
	Waterloo Colts	Waterloo	1910-1911
UHL	Brantford Smoke	Brantford	1991-1998
	Chatham Wheels	Chatham	1992-1994
	London Wildcats	London	1994-1995
	St. Thomas Wildcats	St. Thomas	1991-1994
	Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks	Thunder Bay	1991-1993
	Thunder Bay Senators	Thunder Bay	1993-1996
	Thunder Bay Thunder Cats	Thunder Bay	1996-1999
CWHL	Brampton Thunder	Brampton	2007-2017
	Burlington Barracudas	Burlington	2007-2012
	Markham Thunder	Markham	2017-2019
	Mississauga Chiefs	Mississauga	2007-2010
	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa	2007-2010
	Toronto Furies	Toronto	2010-2019
	Vaughan Flames	Vaughan	2007-2010
PHF	Toronto Six	Toronto	2020-2023
Baseball
League	Team	City	Years
IL (AAA)	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton	1918
	Ottawa Giants	Ottawa	1951
	Ottawa Athletics	Ottawa	1952-1954
	Ottawa Lynx	Ottawa	1993-2007
	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto	1912-1967
EL (AA)	London Tigers	London	1989-1993
NYPL (SS-A)	Hamilton Redbirds	Hamilton	1988-1992
	St. Catharines Blue Jays	St. Catharines	1986-1994
	St. Catharines Stompers	St. Catharines	1995-1999
	Welland Pirates	Welland	1989-1994
CL (B, C, D, Ind.)	Berlin Green Sox	Berlin	1911
	Berlin Busy Bees	Berlin	1912-1915
	Brantford Indians	Brantford	1905
	Brantford Red Sox	Brantford	1911-1915
	Chatham Reds	Chatham	1898-1899
	Galt Baseball Club	Galt	1896
	Guelph Maple Leafs	Guelph	1885 1896-1897 1899 1915
	Hamilton Clippers	Hamilton	1885
	Hamilton Primrose	Hamilton	1885
	Hamilton Blackbirds	Hamilton	1896-1899
	Hamilton Kolts	Hamilton	1911-1912
	Hamilton Hams	Hamilton	1913-1915
	Ingersoll Baseball Club	Ingersoll	1905
	London Cockneys	London	1885 1896-1899 1911
	London Tecumsehs	London	1912-1915
	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa	1912-1915
	Peterborough Whitecaps	Peterborough	1912
	Peterborough Petes	Peterborough	1913-1914
	Simcoe Baseball Club	Simcoe	1905
	Stratford Poets	Stratford	1899
	St. Thomas Saints	St. Thomas	1898-1899 1905 1911-1915
	Toronto Torontos	Toronto	1885
	Toronto Canucks	Toronto	1897
	Toronto Beavers	Toronto	1914
	Woodstock Bains	Woodstock	1899
	Woodstock Maroons	Woodstock	1905
ECL (B)	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa	1922
ECL (B)	Ottawa Canadiens	Ottawa	1923
MOL (B)	Brantford Red Sox	Brantford	1919-1921
	Brantford Brants	Brantford	1922
	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton	1919-1923
	Hamilton Clippers	Hamilton	1924-1925
	Kitchener Beavers	Kitchener	1919-1921
	Kitchener Terriers	Kitchener	1922
	Kitchener Colts	Kitchener	1925
	London Tecumsehs	London	1919-1924
	London Indians	London	1925
	Port Huron-Sarnia Saints	Sarnia	1922
OQVL (B)	Ottawa-Hull Canadiens	Ottawa	1924
Can-Am (C)	Brockville Pirates	Brockville	1936
	Brockville Blues	Brockville	1937
	Cornwall Bisons	Cornwall	1938
	Cornwall Maple Leafs	Cornwall	1939
	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa	1936 1939
	Ottawa Braves	Ottawa	1937-1938
	Ottawa-Ogdensburg Senators	Ottawa	1940
	Perth Blue Cats	Perth	1936
	Perth-Cornwall Bisons	Perth Cornwall	1937
	Smiths Falls Beavers	Smiths Falls	1937
BL (C/D)	Cornwall Canadians	Cornwall	1951
	Kingston Ponies	Kingston	1946-1951
	Ottawa Nationals	Ottawa	1947 1950
	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa	1948-1949
	Windsor Baseball Club	Windsor	1912-1913
PONY (D)	Hamilton Red Wings	Hamilton	1939-1942 1956
	Hamilton Cardinals	Hamilton	1946-1955
	London Pirates	London	1940-1941
Can-Am (Ind.)	Ottawa Rapidz	Ottawa	2008
Can-Am (Ind.)	Ottawa Champions	Ottawa	2015-2019
CBL (Ind.)	London Monarchs	London	2003
CBL (Ind.)	Niagara Stars	Welland	2003
FL (Ind.)	London Werewolves	London	1999-2001
FL (Ind.)	London Rippers	London	2012
IAPBP (Ind.)	Guelph Maple Leafs	Guelph	1877
	Hamilton Mountaineers	Hamilton	1888 1890
	Hamilton Hams	Hamilton	1889
	London Tecumsehs	London	1877-1878 1888-1890
	Toronto Canucks	Toronto	1888-1890
NAL (Ind.)	Welland Aqua-Ducks	Welland	1995-1996
Nor-L (Ind.)	Fort William Canadians	Fort William	1914-1915
Nor-L (Ind.)	Fort William-Port Arthur Canadians	Fort William Port Arthur	1916
Basketball
League	Team	City	Years
BAA	Toronto Huskies	Toronto	1946-1947
CBA	Toronto Tornados	Toronto	1983-1985
WBL	Hamilton Skyhawks	Hamilton	1992
CEBL	Guelph Nighthawks	Guelph	2019-2022
CEBL	Hamilton Honey Badgers	Hamilton	2019-2022
NBL-C	Brampton A's	Brampton	2013-2015
	KW Titans	Kitchener	2016-2023
	London Lightning	London	2011-2023
	Mississauga Power	Mississauga	2013-2015
	Niagara River Lions	St. Catharines	2015-2018
	Orangeville A's	Orangeville	2015-2017
	Oshawa Power	Oshawa	2011-2013
	Ottawa SkyHawks	Ottawa	2013-2014
	Sudbury Five	Sudbury	2018-2023
	Windsor Express	Windsor	2012-2023
Soccer
League	Team	City	Years
NASL 1968-1984	Toronto Falcons	Toronto	1968
	Toronto Metros	Toronto	1971-1974
	Toronto Metros-Croatia	Toronto	1971-1974
NASFL	Toronto Greenbacks	Toronto	1946-1947
NPSL	Toronto Falcons	Toronto	1967
USA	Toronto City	Toronto	1967
APSL	Toronto Blizzard	Toronto	1993
APSL	Toronto Rockets	Toronto	1994
A-League	Toronto Lynx	Toronto	1997-2004
USL-1	Toronto Lynx	Toronto	2005-2006
NASL 2011-2017	Ottawa Fury FC	Ottawa	2014-2016
USL-C	Ottawa Fury FC	Ottawa	2017-2019
USL-C	Toronto FC II	Toronto	2015-2018
USL1	Toronto FC II	Toronto	2019-2021
ECPSL	Hamilton Steelers	Hamilton	1961-1964
	Primo Hamilton FC	Hamilton	1965-1966
	Toronto City FC	Toronto	1961-1965
	Toronto Italia FC	Toronto	1961-1964
	Toronto Roma FC	Toronto	1962-1964
	Inter-Roma	Toronto	1965-1966
	Italia Falcons	Toronto	1965-1966
CPSL	Hamilton Steelers	Hamilton	1983
	Mississauga Croatia	Mississauga	1983
	Toronto Nationals	Toronto	1983
CSL	Hamilton Steelers	Hamilton	1987-1991
	Kitchener Spirit	Kitchener	1990
	Kitchener Kickers	Kitchener	1991
	London Lasers	London	1990 1992
	North York Rockets	North York	1987-1992
	Ottawa Intrepid	Ottawa	1988-1990
	Toronto Blizzard	Toronto	1987-1992
W-League	Hamilton Avalanche	Hamilton	2006-2010
	Hamilton FC Rage	Hamilton	2011-2012
	K-W United FC	Waterloo	2013-2014
	London Gryphons	London	2004-2014
	Ottawa Fury FC	Ottawa	2000-2014
	Sudbury Canadians	Sudbury	2004-2006
	Toronto Inferno	Toronto	1999-2004
	Toronto Lady Lynx	Toronto	2005-2014
WPSL	Windsor Essex FC	Windsor	2015
Indoor Soccer
League	Team	City	Years
NPSL	Toronto Shooting Stars	Toronto	1996-1997
NPSL	Toronto ThunderHawks	Mississauga	2000-2001
Canadian football
League	Team	City	Years
CFL	Ottawa Rough Riders	Ottawa	1958-1996
CFL	Ottawa Renegades	Ottawa	2002-2006
IRFU	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton	1907-1950
	Hamilton Wildcats	Hamilton	1948-1950
	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Hamilton	1950-1957
	Ottawa Rough Riders	Ottawa	1907-1957
	Toronto Argonauts	Toronto	1907-1957
American football
League	Team	City	Years
COFL	Toronto Rifles	Toronto	1965-1967
AFC	Sarnia Golden Bears	Sarnia	1961
Arena football
League	Team	City	Years
AFL	Toronto Phantoms	Toronto	2001-2002
Can-Am	Ontario Niagara Spartans	Niagara Falls	2017
Rugby
League	Team	City	Years
RFL	Toronto Wolfpack	Toronto	2017-2020
NARL	Toronto Wolfpack	Toronto	2021-22
MLR	Toronto Arrows	Toronto	2019-2023
Inline hockey
League	Team	City	Years
RHI	Ottawa Loggers	Ottawa	1995-1996
	Ottawa Wheels	Ottawa	1997
	Toronto Planets	Toronto	1993

References

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