List of sports teams in Toronto

List of sports teams in Toronto

Toronto, Canada, is home to several professional, semi-professional, and university sports teams.

Professional teams

* Toronto Argonauts (Canadian Football League)
* Toronto Blue Jays (Major League Baseball)
* Toronto Maple Leafs (National Hockey League)
* Toronto Marlies (American Hockey League)
* Toronto Raptors (National Basketball Association)
* Toronto Rock (National Lacrosse League)
* Toronto FC (Major League Soccer)

emi-professional teams

* Toronto Aeros National Women's Hockey League - now Mississauga Aeros
* Toronto Lady Lynx (USL Women's soccer)
* Toronto Lynx (USL Premier Development League)
* Toronto Beaches (OLA Junior A Lacrosse League)
* Toronto Maple Leafs (baseball) (Intercounty Baseball League)
* Toronto Xtreme (Rugby Canada Super League)

Australian rules football

*Ontario Australian Football League
** Broadview Hawks
** Central Blues
** Etobicoke Kangaroos
** Lakeshore Rebels
** Toronto Downtown Dingos
** Toronto Eagles

Other teams

*GOAT (Ultimate Players Association)

University teams

* Ryerson Rams (Ryerson University)
* Varsity Blues (University of Toronto)
* York Lions (York University)

Community colleges

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

Defunct teams

* Metro Junior A League (1961-1963)
* Toronto Blizzard - North American Soccer League (1971-1984), Canadian National Soccer League (1985-1986), Canadian Soccer League (1987-1993), American Professional Soccer League (1993)
* Toronto Blueshirts - National Hockey Association (1911-17)
* Toronto City - Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League (1961-66), United Soccer Association (1966-67)
* Toronto Falcons - North American Soccer League (1968)
* Toronto Huskies - Basketball Association of America (1946-1947)
* Toronto Maple Leafs (minor league baseball) - International League (1896-1967)
* Toronto Marlboros - Ontario Hockey League (1904-1989)
* Toronto Metros (also "Metros-Croatia", NASL, 1971-1974)
* Toronto Northmen (entered the World Football League in 1974, but never played)
* Toronto Ontarios - National Hockey Association (1913-14)
* Toronto Phantoms - Arena Football League (2001-2002)
* Toronto Planets - Roller Hockey International (1993)
* Toronto Roadrunners - American Hockey League (2003-2004)
* Toronto Shamrocks - National Hockey Association (1915)
* Toronto Shooting Stars - National Professional Soccer League (1996-1997)
* Toronto Tecumsehs - National Hockey Association (1912-1913)
* Toronto ThunderHawks - National Professional Soccer League (2000-2001)
* Toronto Tomahawks - National Lacrosse League (1974-75) (1974)
* Toronto Tornados - Continental Basketball Association (1983-1986)
* Toronto Toros - World Hockey Association (1973-1976)

ee also

* Professional sport in Toronto
* Amateur sport in Toronto
*CJCL (AM) (Toronto's all-sports radio station, "The FAN 590")


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