List of sports teams in Toronto

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

Contents 1 Professional teams 2 Semi-professional teams 2.1 Australian rules football 3 University teams 4 Defunct teams

[edit] Professional teams

• Toronto Argonauts (Canadian Football League)
• Toronto Blue Jays (Major League Baseball)
• Toronto FC (Major League Soccer) (Coming in 2007)
• Toronto Maple Leafs (National Hockey League)
• Toronto Marlies (American Hockey League)
• Toronto Raptors (National Basketball Association)
• Toronto Rock (National Lacrosse League)

[edit] Semi-professional teams

• St. Michael's Majors (Ontario Hockey League)
• Toronto Aeros National Women's Hockey League
• Toronto Inferno (USL Women's soccer)
• Toronto Lynx (USL Premier Development League)
• Toronto Maple Leafs (baseball) (Intercounty Baseball League)
• Toronto Xtreme (Rugby Canada Super League)

[edit] Australian rules football

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

[edit] University teams

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

[edit] Defunct teams

• Metro Junior A League (1961-1963)
• Toronto Arenas
• Toronto Blizzard - North American Soccer League (NASL) (1971-1984), Canadian National Soccer League (1985-1986), Canadian Soccer League (1987-1993), American Professional Soccer League (1993)
• Toronto Blueshirts
• Toronto Falcons - NASL (1968)
• Toronto Huskies - Basketball Association of America (1946-1947)
• Toronto Maple Leafs (former baseball team) - 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
• Toronto Phantoms - Arena Football League (1997-2002)
• Toronto Planets - Roller Hockey International (1993)
• Toronto Roadrunners - American Hockey League (2003-2004)
• Toronto Shamrocks
• 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 Tornados - Continental Basketball Association (1983-1986)
• Toronto Toros - World Hockey Association (1973-1976)