Capitales de Québec
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| League | Can-Am League | ||||
| Location | Quebec City | ||||
| Ballpark | Stade Canac | ||||
| Year founded | 1999 | ||||
| League championships | (7) 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 | ||||
| Division championships | (10) 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 | ||||
| Colours | Navy blue, gold, white |
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| Mascot | Capi the Lion | ||||
| Ownership | Jean Tremblay, Pierre Tremblay, Marie-Pierre Simard | ||||
| Manager | Patrick Scalabrini | ||||
| General Manager | Michel Laplante | ||||
| Media | Le Soleil | ||||
| Website | capitalesdequebec |
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The Québec Capitales (French: Les Capitales de Québec) are a professional baseball team based in Quebec City, Canada. The Capitales are a member of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball (a.k.a. CanAm League), which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. Since the 1999 season to the present, the Capitales have played their home games at Stade Canac.
The team was established in 1999 as a member of the independent Northern League. Their mascot is Capi the Lion.
Québec City has been home to many baseball teams. The Québec Athletics played in the Québec Provincial League during the 1940 season, and in the Canadian-American League from 1941 to 1942. The Québec Alouettes followed as a member of the Canadian-American League from 1946 to 1948. The Quebec Braves played from 1949 to 1950, as they too were part of the Canadian-American League, and from 1950 to 1951 in the Provincial League.The Québec Indians played in the Provincial League from 1958 to 1970. The Québec Carnavals were the AA affiliate of the Montreal Expos from 1971 through 1975, as members of the Eastern League. In 1976, the team changed its name to the Québec Metros, and continued to play until 1977.
In 1999, the Capitales joined the Northern League (East Division) as an expansion team. The team now plays in the Can-Am League, the successor of the Northeast League. The Capitales are one of three Canadian teams in the League, the other two being the Ottawa Champions and the Trois-Rivieres Aigles. As of September 2013, the Capitales are the most successful team in the Can-Am League on and off the field, having won the League championship more times (6) than any other team and being among the tops in attendance every season averaging over 3,000 fans per game since 2001. The Capitales since 2000 have made the playoffs 12 times.
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