Full Name: Toronto Football Club City: Toronto Country: Canada League: Major League Soccer Founded: 2007 Stadium: BMO Field (20,000) Colors: Red, White, Gray Nicknames: TFC
Description: 2007 was the debut season for Toronto FC, an expansion side in the previously all-American MLS. A number of Canadian clubs compete in lower-level leagues but Toronto FC will clearly be the country's flagship team...at least until or unless efforts to have the Montréal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps join MLS bear fruit over the next several years. Toronto FC’s red and white colors are those of the Canadian flag. The club's emblem incorporates the Maple Leaf, the symbol of Canada and also prominent in the Canadian flag. Toronto FC are owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment who also own the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL and Toronto Raptors of the NBA. The plays at BMO stadium, named for its sponsor BMO (Bank of Montreal). It is owned by the city but managed by MLSE.