Quebec is the second-most populated province in Canada and has a rich history of professional sports. Most professional sports teams in the province reside in Greater Montreal.
Active teams Major league teams Quebec is home to three major professional sports teams. All of the teams play in Montreal.
Canadian football League Team City Stadium Capacity CFL Montreal Alouettes Montreal Percival Molson Memorial Stadium 23,035Ice hockey League Team City Arena Capacity NHL Montreal Canadiens Montreal Bell Centre 20,962Soccer League Team City Stadium Capacity MLS CF Montréal Montreal Saputo Stadium 19,619
Other professional sports teams Men's leagues Baseball League Team City Stadium Capacity FL (Ind.) Québec Capitales Quebec City Stade Canac 4,300 Trois-Rivières Aigles Trois-Rivières Stade Quillorama 4,000Basketball League Team City Arena Capacity CEBL Montreal Alliance Montreal Verdun Auditorium 4,114 BSL Montreal Toundra Montreal Centre Pierre Charbonneau 2,700Ice hockey League Team City Arena Capacity AHL Laval Rocket Laval Place Bell 10,062 ECHL Trois-Rivières Lions Trois-Rivières Colisée Vidéotron 4,390 LNAH Jonquière Marquis Saguenay Palais des Sports de Saguenay 3,200 National de Québec L'Ancienne-Lorette Complexe Sportif Bonair 2,000 Rivière-du-Loup 3L Rivière-du-Loup Centre Premier Tech 3,000 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 Saint-Georges Centre Sportif Lacroix-Dutil 2,476 Saint-Hyacinthe Bataillon Saint-Hyacinthe Stade L.P. Gaucher 2,048 Sorel-Tracy Éperviers Sorel-Tracy Colisée Cardin 3,037 Thetford Assurancia Thetford Mines Centre Mario Gosselin 2,500Soccer League Team City Stadium Capacity CPL FC Supra du Québec Laval Stade Boreale 5,581Ultimate Frisbee League Team City Stadium Capacity UFA Montreal Royal Montreal Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard 13,034
Women's leagues Ice hockey League Team City Arena Capacity PWHL Montreal Victoire Laval Place Bell 10,062Soccer League Team City Stadium Capacity NSL Montreal Roses FC Laval Stade Boreale 5,581
Map of cities with a professional sports team
Former teams Major league teams Baseball League Team City Years MLB Montreal Expos Montreal 1969-2004Ice hockey League Team City Years NHL Montreal Wanderers Montreal 1917-1918 Montreal Maroons Montreal 1924-1938 Quebec Bulldogs Quebec City 1919-1920 Quebec Nordiques Quebec City 1979-1995 NHA Montreal Canadiens Montreal 1909-1917 Montreal Shamrocks Montreal 1909-1910 Montreal Wanderers Montreal 1909-1917 Quebec Bulldogs Quebec City 1910-1917 WHA Quebec Nordiques Quebec City 1972-1979Canadian football League Team City Years CFL Montreal Alouettes Montreal 1958-1981 1986-1987 Montreal Concordes Montreal 1982-1985 IRFU Montreal Football Club Montreal 1907-1915 Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers Montreal 1919-1935 Montreal Indians Montreal 1936-1937 Montreal Cubs Montreal 1938 Montreal Royals Montreal 1939 Montreal Bulldogs Montreal 1940-1941 Montreal Hornets Montreal 1945 Montreal Alouettes Montreal 1946-1957
Other former teams Men's leagues American football League Team City Years WLAF Montreal Machine Montreal 1991-1992 UFL Quebec Rifles Montreal 1964Baseball League Team City Years IL (AAA) Montreal Royals Montreal 1912-1917 1928-1960 EL (AA) Quebec Carnavals Quebec City 1971-1975 Quebec Metros Quebec City 1976-1977 Sherbrooke Pirates Sherbrooke 1972-1973 Thetford Mines Pirates Thetford Mines 1974 Thetford Mines Miners Thetford Mines 1975 Trois-Rivières Aigles Trois-Rivières 1971-1977 BL (C) Sherbrooke Canadians Sherbrooke 1946 Can-Am (C) Quebec Athletics Quebec City 1941-1942 Quebec Alouettes Quebec City 1946-1948 Quebec Braves Quebec City 1948-1950 Trois-Rivières Renards Trois-Rivières 1941-1942 Trois-Rivières Royals Trois-Rivières 1946-1950 PL (C/Ind.) Drummondville Tigers Drummondville 1940 Drummondville Cubs Drummondville 1948-1952 Drummondville Royals Drummondville 1953 Drummondville A's Drummondville 1954 Farnham Pirates Farnham 1948-1951 Granby Red Sox Granby 1948-1951 Granby Phillies Granby 1952-1953 Quebec Braves Quebec City 1951-1955 Sherbrooke Athletics Sherbrooke 1948-1951 Sherbrooke Indians Sherbrooke 1953-1955 St. Hyacinthe Saints St. Hyacinthe 1948-1951 St. Hyacinthe A's St. Hyacinthe 1952-1953 Saint-Jean Braves Saint-Jean 1948-1951 Saint-Jean Canadiens Saint-Jean 1952-1955 Thetford Mines Miners Thetford Mines 1953-1955 Trois-Rivières Renards Trois-Rivières 1940 Trois-Rivières Royals Trois-Rivières 1951 Trois-Rivières Yankees Trois-Rivières 1952-1953 Trois-Rivières Phillies Trois-Rivières 1954-1955 CBL (Ind.) Montreal Royales Sherbrooke 2003 Trois-Rivières Saints Trois-Rivières 2003 NOL (Ind.) Quebec Capitales Quebec City 1999-2002 NEL (Ind.) Quebec Capitales Quebec City 2003-2004 Can-Am (Ind.) Quebec Capitales Quebec City 2005-2019 Trois-Rivières Aigles Trois-Rivières 2013-2019Basketball League Team City Years NBL-C Montreal Dragons Montreal 1993 ABA Quebec Kebs Quebec City 2006-2008 PBL Quebec Kebs Quebec City Laval 2008-2009 2009-2011 NBL-CA Montreal Jazz Montreal 2012-2013 Quebec Kebs Laval 2011-2012Ice hockey League Team City Years AHL Montreal Voyageurs Montreal 1969-1971 Quebec Aces Quebec City 1959-1971 Quebec Citadelles Quebec City 1999-2002 Sherbrooke Jets Sherbrooke 1982-1984 Sherbrooke Canadiens Sherbrooke 1984-1990 IHL Quebec Rafales Quebec City 1959-1963 QHL Chicoutimi Saguenéens Chicoutimi 1953-1959 Montreal Royals Montreal 1953-1959 Quebec Aces Quebec City 1953-1959 Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts Shawinigan Falls 1954-1958 Sherbrooke Saints Sherbrooke 1953-1954 Trois-Rivières Lions Trois-Rivières 1955-1959 Valleyfield Braves Valleyfield 1953-1955 EPHL Hull-Ottawa Canadiens Hull 1959-1963 Montreal Royals Montreal 1959-1961 Trois-Rivières Lions Trois-Rivières 1959-1960Inline hockey League Team City Years RHI Montreal Roadrunners Montreal 1994-1997
Women's leagues Ice hockey League Team City Years CWHL Montreal Stars Montreal 2007-2015 Quebec Phenix Montreal 2007-2008 Montreal Canadiennes Montreal 2015-2019 PHF Montreal Force Montreal 2022-2023
See also Professional sports in Canada List of professional sports teams in Canada by city
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