List of Canadian Football League stadiums

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The following is a list of stadiums in the Canadian Football League .

Contents

Current stadiums

ImageStadiumCapacity (seats)CityProvincePlaying surfaceRoof typeTeamDivisionOpenedRef(s)
BC Place Opening Day 2011-09-30.jpg BC Place 54,300 [a] Vancouver British Columbia Artificial turfRetractable roof BC Lions West Division 1983 [1]
BMO Field, 104th Grey Cup.jpeg BMO Field 25,000 Toronto Ontario Natural grass with artificial turf end zones [b] Open Toronto Argonauts East Division 2007 [3]
Commonwealth Stadium.jpg Commonwealth Stadium 56,302 [a] Edmonton Alberta Artificial turfOpen Edmonton Elks West Division 1978 [4] [5]
McMahon Stadium 6.jpg McMahon Stadium 35,650 Calgary Alberta Artificial turfOpen Calgary Stampeders West Division 1960 [6]
Mosaic Stadium.jpg Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Regina Saskatchewan Artificial turfOpen Saskatchewan Roughriders West Division 2017 [7]
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec.jpg Percival Molson Memorial Stadium 20,025 Montreal Quebec Artificial turf [c] Open Montreal Alouettes East Division 1919 [8]
Investors Group Field.png Princess Auto Stadium 33,422 Winnipeg Manitoba Artificial turfOpen Winnipeg Blue Bombers West Division 2013 [9]
TD Place 2022.jpg TD Place Stadium 25,000 Ottawa Ontario Artificial turfOpen Ottawa Redblacks East Division 1908 [10]
Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario 2023 - Quintin Soloviev.jpg Hamilton Stadium 24,390 Hamilton Ontario Artificial turfOpen Hamilton Tiger-Cats East Division 2014 [11]
Notes
  1. 1 2 Capacity lowered for most games by closing off the upper deck.
  2. End zones are only 18 yards long, rather than the regulation 20 yards. [2]
  3. End zone corners are cut off due to the running track circling the field.

Map of current stadiums


Neutral site stadiums

ImageStadiumCapacityLocationEventOpenedReference
New moncton stadium.JPG Moncton Stadium 8,300 [a] Moncton, New Brunswick CFL Touchdown Atlantic series (2010, 2011, 2013, 2019)2010 [12]
Raymond Field, 2021.jpg Raymond Field 3,000 [b] Wolfville, Nova Scotia CFL Touchdown Atlantic series (2022)1966 [13]
SMS Equipment Stadium.jpg SMS Stadium at Shell Place 5,000 [c] Fort McMurray, Alberta Northern Kickoff (2015)2015 [14]
Huskies Stadium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.jpg Huskies Stadium 2,000 [d] Halifax, Nova Scotia CFL Touchdown Atlantic series (2020, 2023)1970
Royal Athletic Park Victoria.jpg Royal Athletic Park 3,800 [e] Victoria, British Columbia CFL Touchdown Pacific series (2024)1908 [15]
Notes
  1. The seating capacity can increase to 25,000 via temporary seating.
  2. The seating capacity can increase to 5,000 via standing room.
  3. The seating capacity can increase to 15,000 via temporary seating.
  4. The seating capacity can increase to 10,000 via temporary seating.
  5. The seating capacity can increase to 10,000-14,000 via temporary seating.

Former stadiums

East Division
TeamStadiumYears UsedCapacityOpenedCityRef(s)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds 1872–1949Unknown1872 Hamilton, Ontario
Ivor Wynne Stadium 1950–201229,6001930 [16]
Alumni Stadium 201313,3621970 Guelph, Ontario [17]
Ron Joyce Stadium 20146,5002008 Hamilton, Ontario
Montreal Alouettes Delorimier Stadium 1946–195320,0001928 Montreal, Quebec
Autostade 1968–1971
1973–1976
33,1721967 [18]
Olympic Stadium 1976–1986
1996–1998
66,3081976 [19]
Ottawa Redblacks n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Toronto Argonauts Rosedale Field 1874–1897
1908–1915
4,0001874 Toronto, Ontario [20]
Varsity Stadium 1898–1907
1916–1924
10,0001898
1925–195822,0001924
Exhibition Stadium 1959–197433,1501948 in original form
197541,890
1976–198854,741
Rogers Centre
SkyDome (1989–2005)
1989–201531,0741989
West Division
BC Lions Empire Stadium 1954–198232,3751954 Vancouver, British Columbia [21]
Empire Field 2010–201127,5282010 [22]
Calgary Stampeders Mewata Stadium 1935–195910,0001906 Calgary, Alberta [23]
Edmonton Elks Clarke Stadium 1949–197820,0001938 Edmonton, Alberta [24]
Saskatchewan Roughriders Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Taylor Field (1946–2006)
Park de Young (1936–1946)
1936–201633,4271936 Regina, Saskatchewan [25]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Osborne Stadium 1935–19527,8001935 Winnipeg, Manitoba [26]
Canad Inns Stadium
Winnipeg Stadium (1953–2001)
195315,7001953 in original form [27]
1954–197717,995
1978–198632,946
1987–199833,675
1999–201229,553

Defunct team stadiums

Team
(former names)
Stadium
(former names)
Years UsedCapacityOpenedCityRef(s)
Baltimore Stallions
(1995)
(Baltimore CFLers)
(1994)
Memorial Stadium 1994–199553,3711950 Baltimore, Maryland [28]
Birmingham Barracudas
(1995)
Legion Field 199571,5941926 Birmingham, Alabama [29]
Las Vegas Posse
(1994)
Sam Boyd Stadium 199432,0001971 Whitney, Nevada [30]
Memphis Mad Dogs
(1995)
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 199563,0001967 Memphis, Tennessee [31]
Ottawa Rough Riders
(1898–1924,1931–1996)
(Ottawa Senators)
(1925–1930)
(Ottawa Football Club)
(1876–1897)
Frank Clair Stadium
Lansdowne Park (1908–1993)
1908–199630,9271908 Ottawa, Ontario [32]
Ottawa Renegades
(2002–2005)
2002–2005 [32]
San Antonio Texans
(1995)
(Sacramento Gold Miners)
(1993–1994)
Alamodome 199559,0001993 San Antonio, Texas [33]
Hornet Stadium 1993–199421,1951968 Sacramento, California [34]
Shreveport Pirates
(1994–1995)
Independence Stadium 1994–199551,0001924 Shreveport, Louisiana [35]

See also

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