Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
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)
- 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)
- Lost the 1956 European Cup final to the Caerphilly Catapults.
- 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)
- Haileybury Hammers (Canada)
- Stonewall Stormers (Canada)
- Sweetwater All-Stars (Texas, USA)
- 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.
- America (presumably the USA)
- Captained by Maximus Brankovitch III
- Bulgaria
- Losing finalists of the 1994 World Cup.
- England
- Flanders
- Ireland
- Winners of the 1994 World Cup.
- Luxembourg
- Peru
- Scotland
- Transylvania
- Uganda
- Wales
Former Teams
Teams no longer in existence.
- Banchory Bangers
- Flanders
- 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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