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List of Quidditch teams

This is the list of all teams which have played the fictional sport of Quidditch throughout history.

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Hogwarts House Teams

Teams which play in the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup.

  • Gryffindor
  • Hufflepuff
  • Ravenclaw
  • Slytherin

Professional Club Sides

Teams which play professionally in domestic and international club cup matches.

British & Irish Teams

Teams which play in the British and Irish Quidditch League. See the page British and Irish Quidditch Teams for more information.

  • Appleby Arrows
  • Ballycastle Bats
  • Caerphilly Catapults
  • Chudley Cannons
  • Falmouth Falcons
  • Holyhead Harpies
  • Kenmare Kestrels
  • Montrose Magpies
  • Pride of Portree
  • Puddlemere United
  • Tutshill Tornados
  • Wigtown Wanderers
  • Wimbourne Wasps

European Teams

Teams from Europe, not including those from Britain and Ireland.

  • Bigonville Bombers (Luxembourg)
    • Known for their offensive strategies.
    • A very high-scoring team.
  • Braga Broomfleet (Portugal)
    • Recently broke through to the top levels of the sport.
    • Inventors of a ground-breaking Beater-marking system.
  • Gorodok Gargoyles (Lithuania)
    • Narrowly defeated the Toyohashi Tengu (from Japan) in 1994.
  • Grodzisk Goblins (Poland)
    • Club of Josef Wronski, arguably the world's most innovative Seeker.
    • Have a Chaser named Zamojski.
  • Heidelburg Harriers (Germany)
    • Described as "fiercer than a dragon and twice as clever" by Irish captain Darren O'Hare.
    • After a defeat of the Holyhead Harpies in 1953, Heidelburg captain Rudolf Brand proposed marriage to his opposite number, Gwendolyn Morgan.
  • Karasjok Kites (Norway)
  • Quiberon Quafflepunchers (France)
    • Wear shocking pink robes and are known for flamboyant play.
    • Frequent winners of the French League.
  • Vratsa Vultures (Bulgaria)
    • Probably the greatest of all European teams.
    • Were European champions in 1932, but lost to the Appleby Arrows.
    • Pioneers of the long goal (shooting from outside the scoring area).
    • Always ready to give new players a chance to make a name for themselves.

Australasian Teams

Teams from Australia and New Zealand.

  • Moutohora Macaws (New Zealand)
    • Robes of red, yellow and blue.
    • Phoenix mascot named Sparky.
  • Thundelarra Thunderers and Woollongong Warriors (Australia)
    • Have dominated the Australian League for most of the last century.
    • Are great rivals.

African Teams

Teams from Africa.

  • Patonga Proudsticks (Uganda)
    • Uganda's most notable club.
    • Drew with the Montrose Magpies in 1986.
    • Once had six players representing Uganda together.
  • Tchamba Charmers (Togo)
    • Masters of the reverse pass
  • Gimbi Giant-Slayers (Ethiopia)
    • Twice winners of the All-Africa Cup.
  • Sumbawanga Sunrays (Tanzania)
    • Highly popular.
    • Players delight crowds with formation looping.

North American Teams

Teams from North America.

  • Moose Jaw Meteorites (Canada)
    • Threatened with disbandment in the 1970s due to victory celebrations, which violated wizarding secrecy laws.
  • Haileybury Hammers (Canada)
  • Stonewall Stormers (Canada)
  • Sweetwater All-Stars (Texas, USA)
    • Defeated the Quiberon Quafflepunchers (from France) after a five-day match in 1993.
  • Fitchburg Finches (Massachusetts, USA)
    • Have won the US League seven times.
    • Seeker Maximus Brankovitch III has captained America at the last two World Cups.

South American Teams

Teams from South America.

  • Tarapoto Treeskimmers (Peru)
    • Recently toured Europe to great acclaim.

Asian Teams

Teams from Asia.

National Sides

Countries known to play representative sides at the Quidditch World Cup.

Former Teams

Teams no longer in existence.

  • Banchory Bangers
    • Disbanded after breaking wizarding secrecy laws in 1814.
  • Flanders
    • Finalists of the first ever World Cup, in 1473.
    • (What was historically Flanders is now part of Belgium, Holland and France.)
  • Various historical teams
    • Presumably amateur.
    • Include the first ever Quidditch teams, Goodwin Kneen's Yorkshire team, a team from Ilkley, teams of locals from Norfolk and teams from Cork and Lancashire.
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