North Toronto Nitros

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = North Toronto Nitros

| image = North Toronto Nitros logo.png

| upright = 0.7

| fullname = North Toronto Soccer Club

| nickname = Nitros

| founded = 1980

| stadium = Downsview Turf

| capacity =

| chrtitle =

| chairman =

| mgrtitle = Head Coach

| manager = Marko Milanović (men)
Billy Wilson (women)

| league = League1 Ontario

| season = 2024

| position = L1O-P, 4th (men)
L1O-P, 3rd (women)

| current = 2024 League1 Ontario season

| website = https://northtorontosoccer.com/

}}

North Toronto Nitros is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. The club was founded in 1980 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2016 and its women's team in the League1 Ontario women's division in 2021.

History

The club was founded in 1980 as a youth soccer club.{{cite web|url=https://www.thevoyageurs.org/organizations/ontario/ontario-soccer-clubs/north-toronto-soccer-club-r6/|title=North Toronto Soccer Club|date=November 15, 2016|work=The Voyageurs}} They updated the club logo in 2019, combining the club logo and Nitros team logo.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsoccer.com/Governance-Policies/history|title=A History of NTSC|work=North Toronto SC}}

File:NT Nitros old logo.png

Originally a youth soccer club, the team added a men's semi-professional team in League1 Ontario in 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/606269|title=League1 Ontario Growing Again In 2016|date=February 1, 2016|work=League1 Ontario}} playing their home games at the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.toronto.com/community-story/6528079-catch-toronto-rush-north-toronto-nitros-this-season-at-varsity-stadium/|title=Catch Toronto Rush, North Toronto Nitros this season at Varsity Stadium|date=May 4, 2016|first=Norm|last=Nelson|work=City Centre Mirror}} They played their inaugural match on April 30, 2016, on the road against Vaughan Azzurri, which they lost by a score of 2–1.{{cite web|url=https://northernstartingeleven.com/april-30-2016-league-1-ontario-vaughan-azzurri-vs-north-toronto-nitros/|title=April 30, 2016 League 1 Ontario–Vaughan Azzurri vs North Toronto Nitros|date=May 3, 2016|first=Robin|last=Glover|work=Northern Starting XI}} They defeated Aurora United by a score of 5–0 in their home debut.{{cite web|url=https://www.toronto.com/community-story/6558832-durham-spoils-league1-ontario-soccer-home-opener-for-aurora-united-women/|title=Durham spoils League1 Ontario soccer home opener for Aurora United women|date=May 17, 2016|first=John|last=Cudmore|work=Aurora Banner}}

In 2018, the club departed the league, going on hiatus.{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/897189|title=2018 League1 Ontario Season To Feature New Format, Divisional Configuration And Several Exciting New Additions|date=March 14, 2018|work=League1 Ontario}} Two years later, they were set to return to the league for the 2020 season and also added a women's team to the League1 Ontario women's division for the first time, providing a full senior high-performance pathway for players based in downtown Toronto,{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/three-new-teams-join-2020-league1-ontario-mens-and-womens-divisions|title=Three new teams join 2020 League1 Ontario Men’s And Women’s divisions|date=November 19, 2019|work=Canadian Premier League}} however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was cancelled, delaying their return (and the women's team's debut) to 2021.{{cite web |title=League1 Ontario cancels Fall season plans for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions |url=https://canpl.ca/article/league1-ontario-cancels-fall-season-plans-for-2020-due-to-covid-19-restrictions |website=Canadian Premier League |access-date=8 September 2020 |language=en-CA |date=4 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/1243201|title=A Bluffer’s Guide to North Toronto Nitros|date=October 20, 2022|work=League1 Ontario}} They moved their home field to the Downsview Park turf fields.{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/schedule/team_instance/5510274?subseason=678567|title=North Toronto Nitos|work=League1 Ontario}}

Seasons

=Men=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!Season

!League

!Teams

!{{tooltip|Record|Wins, draws, losses}}

!Rank

!Playoffs

!League Cup

!Ref

2016

|rowspan="2"|League1 Ontario

|16

|14–3–5

|3rd, East (4th overall)

|did not qualify

|Semi-finals

|{{cite web|url=http://cansha.coffeecup.com/l1omen.html|title=League1 Ontario Historical Standings Men's Division|work=Canadian Soccer History Archives}}

2017

|16

|11–3–8

|3rd, East (7th overall)

|did not qualify

|Round of 16

2018

| rowspan="2" colspan="7"|on hiatus

2019

2020

|colspan="7"|Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web |title=League1 Ontario cancels Fall season plans for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions |url=https://canpl.ca/article/league1-ontario-cancels-fall-season-plans-for-2020-due-to-covid-19-restrictions |website=Canadian Premier League |date=September 4, 2020}}

2021

| rowspan="3"|League1 Ontario

|15

|1–1–10

|7th, East (14th)

|did not qualify

|–

2022

|22

|13–5–3

|4th

|Quarter Finals

|–

2023

|21

|9–4–7

|10th

|did not qualify

|–

2024

|League1 Ontario Premier

|12

|10–4–8

|4th

|–

|Semi-Finals

=Women=

File:North Toronto Nitros women.jpg

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!Season

!League

!Teams

!{{tooltip|Record|Wins, draws, losses}}

!Rank

!Playoffs

!League Cup

!Ref

2021

|rowspan="3"|League1 Ontario

|4–0–8

|6th

|Did not qualify

|Not held

|{{cite web|url=http://cansha.coffeecup.com/l1owomen.html|title=League1 Ontario Historical Standings Women's Division|work=Canadian Soccer History Archives}}

2022

|20

|10–6–3

|7th

|Did not qualify

|Not held

2023

|19

|12–2–4

|3rd

|Quarter-finals

|Not held