List of sports teams in Toronto

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

• AFC Toronto (Northern Super League) (est. 2023)
• Scarborough Shooting Stars (Canadian Elite Basketball League) (est. 2021)
• Toronto Argonauts ^[1] (Canadian Football League) (est. 1873)
• Toronto Blue Jays ^[2] (Major League Baseball) (est. 1976)
• Toronto FC ^[3] (Major League Soccer) (est. 2005)
• Toronto FC II (MLS Next Pro) (est. 2014)
• Toronto Maple Leafs (National Hockey League) (est. 1917)
• Toronto Marlies (American Hockey League) (est. 1978)
• Toronto Nationals (Global T20 Canada) (est. 2018)
• Toronto Raptors (National Basketball Association) (est. 1993)
• Toronto Rush (Ultimate Frisbee Association) (est. 2013)
• Toronto Sceptres (Professional Women's Hockey League) (est. 2023)
• Toronto Tempo (Women's National Basketball Association) (est. 2024)
• York United FC (Canadian Premier League) (est. 2018)

Semi-professional teams

Canadian Soccer League

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

League1 Ontario

• Alliance United FC (est. 2017)
• Master's FA (est. 2014)
• North Toronto Nitros (est. 2016)
• The Borough FC (est. 2024)
• York United FC Academy (est. 2024)

Other

• Canadian Crusaders ^[4] (Major League Indoor Soccer) (est. 2024)
• TFC Academy (MLS Next) (est. 2008)
• Toronto Maple Leafs (Intercounty Baseball League) (est. 1969)

Professional eSports teams

• Raptors Uprising GC (NBA 2K League) (est. 2018)
• Toronto Ultra ( Call of Duty , Teamfight Tactics ) (est. 2019)

Amateur teams

Universities

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

Colleges

• Centennial Colts (est. 1967)
• George Brown Huskies (est. 1967)
• Humber Hawks (est. 1968)
• Seneca Sting (est. 1968)

Junior

• GTA Grizzlies (Canadian Junior Football League) (est. 2014)
• North York Rangers (Ontario Junior Hockey League) (est. 1969)
• North York Renegades (Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League) (est. 2014)
• St. Michael's Buzzers (Ontario Junior Hockey League) (est. 1917)
• Toronto Beaches (OLA Junior A Lacrosse League) (est. 1991)
• Toronto Jr. Canadiens (Ontario Junior Hockey League) (est. 1972)
• Toronto Patriots (Ontario Junior Hockey League) (est. 1996)

Ontario Australian Football League

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

Other

• Handball Club Toronto (est. 2018)
• Ontario Blues (Canadian Rugby Championship) (est. 2009)
• Toronto City Saints (Ontario Rugby League) (est. 2010)
• Toronto Raiders (Major League Quadball) (est. 2019)

Defunct teams

Ice hockey

• 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

• 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

• 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 Arrows - (Major League Rugby) (2019–2023)
• Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers - Ontario Rugby Football Union (1924–57)
• Toronto Defiant - Overwatch League (2018-2024)
• 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

• 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)

References

1. "Toronto Argonauts | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
2. "Toronto Blue Jays | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
3. "Toronto FC | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
4. "MLIS Goes International". www.mlispro.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.