Here’s where you can watch pro sports in Toronto

Toronto is a city full of history and culture. There are plenty of museums and galleries to check out – as well as incredible local and international cuisine. But anyone spending any time at all in the city should also know that this is a real sports town. Hockey might be the major sport in Canada but there is a lot more besides in T.O.

That’s not to say that you shouldn’t explore everything to do with the Leafs if you’re in Toronto. But we thought we would guide you through all the pro sports teams the city has to offer – including its world-renowned hockey team. Toronto’s sports teams are known as champions and are what you read an XBet review for. These are serious teams who know what it means to win.

So, read on to find out all about the sports of Toronto and where you can go to watch some of the finest athletes on the planet show their skills in the biggest pro leagues in the world.

Football

Most guides to Canadian sports start and finish with hockey. So we thought we would change things up a bit by profiling the city’s football team first. Some newcomers don’t even realize that we play football here but the Toronto Argonauts were formed over 150 years ago and boast 18 Grey Cup wins.

The Argonauts are the oldest team in the nation and have been an ever-present in the Canadian Football League. Home games have been played at BMO Field since 2016 – very handily located just west of downtown by the water. Games are scheduled between June and November and fans congregate in bars and around the stadium to eat and drink before the Argonauts take to the field.

Hockey

We couldn’t get too far into a Toronto pro sports guide before we mentioned hockey. The Maple Leafs are one of the Original Six teams in the National Hockey League (NHL) and have won 13 Stanley Cup championships, second only to bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens. However, that is a fact that most Leafs fans will not take kindly to you reminding them of.

If you want to get a real taste of Toronto sports fandom, you will need to head to the Scotiabank Arena – which is even more handily placed near downtown than the BMO Field. Tickets for games against the Habs (Canadiens) are usually tough to come by but there are lots of games in a hockey season and every one is full of excitement and drama. Or you could just hit one of thousands of bars around the city showing live games to see how much hockey means to Toronto.

Baseball

Just a few blocks along the Harbourfront is the Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. The Jays are the only team in the league not in the US and they represent Canada with pride – although it has been just over 30 years since they won back-to-back World Series titles.

The season runs from the end of March through September and early October when the Fall Classic determines the champion. There are 162 games in a regular season and the Rogers Centre also has a retractable roof, so you should be able to get a ticket for a game. The Jays play in the AL East alongside giants of the game such as the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, among others. Baseball may be thought of as America’s pastime but the Blue Jays will prove that we know how to play the game this side of the border too.

Basketball

Sharing the Scotiabank Arena with the Maple Leafs, the Toronto Raptors are an expansion team that joined the league in 1995 along with the Vancouver Grizzlies. But since 2001, Toronto is the home of the only Canadian NBA team and won its first-ever championship in 2019.

To be honest, it took a while for the city to love the Raptors but now the “We the North” refrain can be heard all over Canada, let alone just in our own fair city. If you don’t manage to get a ticket to see the Raptors live, there are plenty of bars near the Arena that show the game to an ever-growing basketball crowd.

Soccer

Toronto FC was founded in 2005 and plays in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer. There have been some famous names coming through the club, such as the Italian legends, Seb Giovinco and Lorenzo Insigne. It was during Giovinco’s time that Toronto won an unprecedented treble, claiming the MLS Cup, Supporters’ Shield, and Canadian Championship in 2017.

Toronto may be the biggest soccer team in the city but since the advent of the Canadian Premier League in 2019, locals have also been able to cheer on a side in that wholly domestic competition too. York United (formerly York9 FC) plays its games just north of the main city at York University and the fans have been able to enjoy a local derby with nearby Forge FC in Hamilton.

Sports in Toronto

These are only the big pro sports teams in the city, with others competing in sports as diverse as lacrosse and cricket. There are also plenty of smaller pro teams, minor league teams, and college, semi-professional, and amateur organizations representing this great city.

If you love sports, you will never be at a loss for a Toronto team to get behind. We have some of the finest stadiums and arenas in the country and the best fans around. If you love sports, Toronto has you covered.