Concordia Stingers | |
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University | Concordia University |
Association | U Sports |
Conference | RSEQ |
Athletic director | D'Arcy Ryan |
Location | Montreal, Quebec |
Varsity teams | Football, basketball, ice hockey, rugby, soccer, wrestling |
Football stadium | Concordia Stadium |
Arena | Ed Meagher Arena |
Mascot | Buzz |
Nickname | Stingers |
Colours | Maroon, Gold, and White[1] |
Website | www |
The Concordia Stingers are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They compete with other schools in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, and more specifically in Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ; French for "Quebec Student Sports Network"). The Stingers were established in 1974 when Sir George Williams University and Loyola College merged to form Concordia University and replaced the preceding Sir George Williams Georgians and Loyola Warriors.
The university has 10 varsity teams - football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's rugby, wrestling, men's and women's hockey and men's and women's basketball.