Photo illustration by Anthony Mendolia
Inebriatti
Habitat: Section 114
Visual Identification: Official Inebriatti gear (including scarves, hats, and sweatshirts, because it’s cold up north) is black, though they also favor the home team’s red. Their logo reads the same right-side up and upside-down.
Defining Characteristics: Named for a skit by British comedy duo Mitchell & Webb, they boast of loud, boisterous support from warm-ups through the final whistle and a love of beverages that fuel enthusiasm.
Songs and Calls: “We Hate Montreal” is both a common Inebriatti song as well as a general governing mindset. They also have a love song to the team that’s so catchy it even attracts the occasional Canadian midfielder.
Red Patch Boys
Habitat: Though they’re scattered throughout BMO Field, they tend to flock toward the stadium’s south end. Section 112, which they refer to as “The Bunker,” is where they most frequently nest.
Visual Characteristics Not shockingly, they’re predominantly dressed in red, and their logo is a five-pointed yellow maple leaf, taken from the legendary World War II Canadian infantry division for which they’re named.
Defining Characteristics: Formed in 2006, they’re one of the original Toronto supporters' groups. They're the fans that American soccer observers meant when they checked out Toronto’s first games and noted, “Wow, they have really passionate fans!”
Songs and Calls: They open matches with “Oh When the Reds” (to the familiar tune of “Oh When the Saints") and sing “Oh Danny Dichio” at the 23:13 mark of every match to celebrate the first-ever TFC goal scorer.
U-Sector
Habitat: Section 113, among the other Southend supporters
Visual Identification: As longtime member Tobias Vaughn puts it, “U-Sector is an anarcho-syndicalist commune. The best visual identification of U-Sector is us playing and watching football 12 months out of the year.”
Defining Characteristics: They even predate Toronto FC, having formed in 2000 for the Toronto Lynx. The U in U-Sector comes from Section U of Varsity Stadium; the group retained the name once moving over to Canada's first MLS team.
Songs and Calls: In addition to “Oh When the Reds,” they're partial to “Can You Feel Our Passion” and “Forever We Love You,” and they even get bilingual with “Allez Allez Allez Les Rouges, Allez” (which translates to “Let's Go Reds").
