CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (CFL) or League de Football Canadien (LCF) and plays a version of Gridiron Football that is similar to American Football. The CFL plays Canadian Football and began in 1958, from a merger between the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (founded 1907) and the Western Interprovincial Football Union (founded 1936), having formerly been a member of the Canadian Football Council (CFC),which it withdrew from to form the CFL. It traces its history back to the 1880s. It remains the only Football League in North America that has its teams solely based in Canada, having briefly hosted USA teams from 1993-1995.

1955-1968
1969-2002
2002-2015
2016-
RULES

Canadian football, or simply football, is a sport in Canada which is similar to American Football which has some differences to its counterpart.

Teams are made up of 12 players each, who compete on a field 110 yards (101 m) long and 65 yards (59 m) wide, attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's end zone in a series of three downs to advance the ball 10 yards, while the NFL uses four downs.

On September 22, 2025, the CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston announced significant changes to the game to be rolled out across the 2026 and 2027 seasons. These changes include:

  1. Goal posts to be moved from the goal line to the back of the end zone.
  2. Field to be adjusted to shortening the end zones from 20 to 15 yards and the field from 110 to 100 yards but keeping to 65 yards width which will be implemented for the 2027 CFL season.
  3. Implementing a new 35-second play clock that will automatically begin as soon as the previous play is whistled dead.
  4. Team benches will be on opposite sides of the field.
  5. A Rouge (1 point) is only scored if the ball isn't advanced out of the end zone.

2025 CFL SEASON
duration June 5 - October 25
Playoffs
Division Semi-Finals November 2
Division Finals November 9
112th Grey Cup November 16

It is currently made up of 9 teams with the Ottawa RedBlacks having joined in 2014.

Each team plays 2 pre-season games, in May-June, before competing in a 18-game/21-week regular season including 3 bye weeks,between June and November. The regular season is followed by the Grey Cup Playoffs.

In 1995, the Baltimore Stallions became the only American team to win the 83rd Grey Cup, before the league returned to Canada-based teams in 1996 and has remained like that ever since.

PROPOSED TEAMS

ATLANTIC
SCHOONERS
(DARTMOUTH,NS)

The Atlantic Schooners were a conditional Canadian Football League (CFL) expansion team that was to begin play in 1984 in Dartmouth, NOVEMBERa Scotia. However, team ownership could not secure funding for a stadium and the franchise application was withdrawn 13 months after it had been submitted. The Atlantic Schooners name was revived in 2018 as the name of a proposed CFL expansion team. As of 2023, the proposed owners Schooner Sports and Entertainment (SSE) are no longer involved in pursuing a team for Atlantic Canada and plans of expansion to 10 teams have not been further reported since 2023.

EXPANSION HISTORY
1958-1986
9 British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Eskimos
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Montreal Alouettes
Ottawa Rough Riders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1987-1992
8 British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Eskimos
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Montreal Alouettes
Ottawa Rough Riders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Montreal Alouettes (FOLDED)
1993
9 British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Eskimos
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Ottawa Rough Riders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Sacramento Gold Miners (EXPANSION)
1994
12 British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Eskimos
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Ottawa Rough Riders
Sacramento Gold Miners
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Baltimore CFLers (EXPANSION)
Las Vegas Posse (EXPANSION)
Shreveport Pirates (EXPANSION)
1995
13 British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Eskimos
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Ottawa Rough Riders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Shreveport Pirates
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Baltimore CFLers > Baltimore Stallions
Birmingham Barracudas (EXPANSION)
Memphis Mad Dogs (EXPANSION)
San Antonio Texans (EXPANSION)
Las Vegas Posse (FOLDED)
Sacramento Gold Miners (FOLDED)
1996
9 British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Eskimos
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Ottawa Rough Riders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Montreal Alouettes (EXPANSION)
Baltimore Stallions (FOLDED)
Birmingham Barracudas (FOLDED)
Memphis Mad Dogs (FOLDED)
San Antonio Texans (FOLDED)
Shreveport Pirates (FOLDED)
1997-2001
8 British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Eskimos
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Montreal Alouettes
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Ottawa Rough Riders (FOLDED)
2002-2005
9 British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Eskimos
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Montreal Alouettes
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Ottawa Renegades (EXPANSION)
2006-2013
8 British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Eskimos
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Montreal Alouettes
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Ottawa Renegades (FOLDED)
2014-2019
8 British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Eskimos
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Montreal Alouettes
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Ottawa RedBlacks (EXPANSION)
2020-2021
8 British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Montreal Alouettes
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Edmonton Eskimos > Edmonton Football Team
2021-
8 British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Montreal Alouettes
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Edmonton Football Team > Edmonton Elks

The CFL Playoffs are made up of the top 3 per division (cross-over method is used if the 4th placed team in one division has a better a record than the 3rd placed team in the other division) which end in November with the Grey Cup.

The Grey Cup is both the name of the Canadian Football League's championship game and its trophy and is contested between the East Division and West Division champions every November and was donated by the Earl Grey, the Canada's governor general,in 1909. It was previously played by amateur teams up until 1954, and during the Second World War, by military teams (1942-1944).

The Grey Cup Trophy has had 4 bases under the actual trophy cup, with the original base being made of wood. The latest replacement, allows for more name plaques on the trophy,debuted in 2019.

For the first time since 1919, the 2020 Grey Cup (108th) was cancelled. Hamilton hosted the 108th Grey Cup in 2021, as planned, and Regina hosted the 109th Grey Cup in 2022.

112th Grey Cup will be hosted by Winnipeg,MB on November 16 2025.

111th grey cup MOST TITLES

TORONTO
ARGONAUTS (19)

TORONTO
ARGONAUTS (19)
GAME/DATE/SEASON WINNER SCORE LOSER STADIUM
1
December 4, 1909

University of Toronto
Varsity Blues
26-6
Toronto Parkdale
Canoe Club

Rosedale Field(1)
Toronto,ON(1)
2
November 26, 1910

University of Toronto
Varsity Blues (2)
16-7
Hamilton
Alerts

AAA Grounds(1)
Hamilton (1)
3
November 25, 1911

University of Toronto
Varsity Blues (3)
14-7
Toronto
Argonauts

Varsity Stadium(1)
Toronto (2)
4
November 30, 1912

Hamilton
Alerts
11-4
Toronto
Argonauts

AAA Grounds(3)
Hamilton (3)
5
November 29, 1913

Hamilton
Alerts
44-2
Toronto Parkdale
Canoe Club
6
December 5, 1914

Toronto
Argonauts
14-2
University of Toronto
Varsity Blues

Varsity Stadium(3)
Toronto (4)
7
November 20, 1915

Hamilton
Tigers (2)
13-7
Toronto Rowing
Association
1916-1918 Not held due to World War I
1919 Cancelled due to a rules dispute with the Canadian Rugby Union
8
December 4, 1920

University of Toronto
Varsity Blues
16-3
Toronto
Argonauts

Varsity Stadium(5)
Toronto (6)
9
December 3, 1921

Toronto
Argonauts (2)
23-0
Edmonton
Eskimos
10
December 2, 1922

Queen's University
GAELS
13-1
Edmonton
Elks

Richardson Stadium (1)
Kingston,ON(1)
11
December 1, 1923

Queen's University
GAELS (2)
54-0
Regina
Rugby Club

Varsity Stadium(7)
Toronto (8)
12
November 29, 1924

Queen's University
GAELS (3)
11-2
Toronto Balmy
Beach Beachers
13
December 5, 1925

Ottawa
Senators
24-1
Winnipeg
Tammany Tigers

Lansdowne Park(1)
Ottawa(1)
14
December 4, 1926

Ottawa
Senators (2)
10-7
University of Toronto
Varsity Blues

Varsity Stadium(9)
Toronto (10)
15
November 26, 1927

Toronto Balmy
Beach Beachers
9-6
Hamilton
Alerts
16
December 1, 1928

Hamilton
Tigers (3)
30-0
Regina
Roughriders

AAA Grounds(5)
Hamilton (5)
17
November 30, 1929

Hamilton
Tigers
14-3
Regina
Roughriders
18
December 6, 1930

Toronto Balmy
Beach Beachers (2)
11-6
Regina
Roughriders

Varsity Stadium(10)
Toronto (11)
19
December 5, 1931

Montreal AAA
Winged Wheelers
22-0
Regina
Roughriders

Molson Stadium(1)
Montreal(1)
20
December 3, 1932

Hamilton
Tigers (5)
25-6
Regina
Roughriders

AAA Grounds(6)
Hamilton (6)
21
December 9, 1933

Toronto
Argonauts (3)
4-3
Sarnia
Imperials
Athletic Park(1)
Sarnia (1)
22
November 24, 1934

Sarnia
Imperials
20-12
Regina
Roughriders

Varsity Stadium(11)
Toronto (12)
23
December 7, 1935

Winnipeg
'Pegs
18-12
Hamilton
Alerts (7)

AAA Grounds(7)
Hamilton (7)
24
December 5, 1936

Sarnia
Imperials (2)
26-20
Ottawa
Rough Riders

Varsity Stadium(14)
Toronto (15)
25
December 11, 1937

Toronto
Argonauts
4-3
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
26
December 10, 1938

Toronto
Argonauts (5)
30-7
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
27
December 9, 1939

Winnipeg
Blue Bombers (2)
8-7
Ottawa
Rough Riders

Lansdowne Park(2)
Ottawa(2)
28
NOVEMBER 30, 1940
DECEMBER 7, 1940

Ottawa
Rough Riders (3)
8-2
Toronto Balmy
Beach Beachers

Varsity Stadium(15)
Toronto (16)

Ottawa
Rough Riders
12-5
Toronto Balmy
Beach Beachers

Lansdowne Park(3)
Ottawa(3)
29
November 29, 1941

Winnipeg
Blue Bombers (3)
18-16
Ottawa
Rough Riders

Varsity Stadium(18)
Toronto (19)
30
December 5, 1942

Toronto RCAF
Hurricanes
8-5
Winnipeg RCAF
Bombers
31
November 27, 1943

Hamilton
Flying Wildcats
23-14
Winnipeg RCAF
Bombers
32
November 25, 1944

St. Hyacine-
Donnacona Navy
7-6
Hamilton
Flying Wildcats

Civic Stadium(1)
Hamilton (8)
33
December 1, 1945

Toronto
Argonauts (6)
35-0
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers

Varsity Stadium(30)
Toronto (31)
34
November 30, 1946

Toronto
Argonauts (7)
28-6
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
35
November 29, 1947

Toronto
Argonauts (8)
10-9
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
36
November 27, 1948

Calgary
Stampeders
12-7
Ottawa
Rough Riders
37
November 26, 1949

Montreal
Alouettes
28-15
Calgary
Stampeders
38
November 25, 1950

Toronto
Argonauts (9)
13-0
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
39
November 24, 1951

Ottawa
Rough Riders
21-14
Saskatchewan
Roughriders
40
November 29, 1952

Toronto
Argonauts (10)
21-11
Edmonton
Eskimos
41
November 28, 1953

Hamilton
Tiger-Cats
12-6
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
42
November 27, 1954

Edmonton
Eskimos
26-25
Montreal
Alouettes
43
November 26, 1955

Edmonton
Eskimos (2)
34-19
Montreal
Alouettes

Empire Stadium(1)
Vancouver(1)
44
November 24, 1956

Edmonton
Eskimos (3)
50-27
Montreal
Alouettes

Varsity Stadium(30)
Toronto (31)
45
November 30, 1957

Hamilton
Tiger-Cats (2)
32-7
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
46
November 29, 1958

Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
35-28
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

Empire Stadium(2)
Vancouver(2)
47
November 28, 1959

Winnipeg
Blue Bombers (5)
21-7
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

CNE Stadium(1)
Toronto (32)
48
November 26, 1960

Ottawa
Rough Riders (5)
16-6
Edmonton
Eskimos

Empire Stadium(3)
Vancouver(3)
49
December 2, 1961

Winnipeg
Blue Bombers (6)
21-14
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

CNE Stadium(3)
Toronto (34)
50
December 1-2,1962

Winnipeg
Blue Bombers (7)
28-27
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats
51
November 30, 1963

Hamilton
Tiger-Cats (3)
21-10
BRITISH COLUMBIA
LIONS

Empire Stadium(4)
Vancouver(4)
52
November 28, 1964

BRITISH COLUMBIA
LIONS
34-24
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

CNE Stadium(5)
Toronto (36
53
November 27, 1965

Hamilton
Tiger-Cats
22-16
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
54
November 26, 1966

Saskatchewan
Roughriders
29-14
Ottawa
Rough Riders

Empire Stadium(5)
Vancouver(5)
55
December 2, 1967

Hamilton
Tiger-Cats (5)
24-1
Saskatchewan
Roughriders

Lansdowne Park(4)
Ottawa(4)
56
November 30, 1968

Ottawa
Rough Riders (6)
24-21
Calgary
Stampeders

CNE Stadium(6)
Toronto (37)
57
November 30, 1969

Ottawa
Rough Riders (7)
29-11
Saskatchewan
Roughriders

Autostade
Montreal (2)
58
November 28, 1970

Montreal
Alouettes (2)
23-10
Calgary
Stampeders

CNE Stadium(7)
Toronto (38)
59
November 28, 1971

Calgary
Stampeders (2)
14-11
Toronto
Argonauts

Empire Stadium(6)
Vancouver(6)
60
December 3, 1972

Hamilton
Tiger-Cats (6)
13-10
Saskatchewan
Roughriders

Ivor Wynne Stadium(2)
Hamilton(9)
61
November 25, 1973

Ottawa
Rough Riders (8)
22-18
Edmonton
Eskimos

CNE Stadium(8)
Toronto (39)
62
November 24, 1974

Montreal
Alouettes (3)
20-7
Edmonton
Eskimos

Empire Stadium(7)
Vancouver(7)
63
November 23, 1975

Edmonton
Eskimos
9-8
Montreal
Alouettes

McMahon Stadium(1)
Calgary(1)
64
November 28, 1976

Ottawa
Rough Riders (9)
23-20
Saskatchewan
Roughriders

CNE Stadium(9)
Toronto(40)
65
November 27, 1977

Montreal
Alouettes
41-6
Edmonton
Eskimos

Olympic Stadium(1)
Montreal(3)
66
November 26, 1978

Edmonton
Eskimos (5)
20-13
Montreal
Alouettes

CNE Stadium(10)
Toronto(41)
67
November 25, 1979

Edmonton
Eskimos (6)
17-9
Montreal
Alouettes

Olympic Stadium(2)
Montreal(4)
68
November 23, 1980

Edmonton
Eskimos (7)
48-10
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

CNE Stadium(11)
Toronto(42)
69
November 22, 1981

Edmonton
Eskimos (8)
26-23
Ottawa
Rough Riders

Olympic Stadium(3)
Montreal(5)
70
November 28, 1982

Edmonton
Eskimos (9)
32-16
Toronto
Argonauts

CNE Stadium(12)
Toronto(43)
71
November 27, 1983

Toronto
Argonauts (11)
18-17
BRITISH COLUMBIA
LIONS

BC Place(1)
Vancouver(8)
72
November 18, 1984

Winnipeg
Blue Bombers (8)
47-17
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

Commonwealth Stadium(1)
Edmonton(1)

73
November 24, 1985

BRITISH COLUMBIA
LIONS (2)
37-24
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

Olympic Stadium(4)
Montreal(6)

74
November 30, 1986

Hamilton
Tiger-Cats (7)
39-15
Edmonton
Eskimos

BC Place(3)
Vancouver(10)

75
November 29, 1987

Edmonton
Eskimos (10)
38-36
Toronto
Argonauts

76
November 27, 1988

Winnipeg
Blue Bombers (9)
22-21
BRITISH COLUMBIA
LIONS

Lansdowne Park(5)
Ottawa(5)

77
November 26, 1989

Saskatchewan
Roughriders (2)
43-40
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

Skydome(1)
Toronto(44)

78
November 25, 1990
Vancouver (11)

Winnipeg
Blue Bombers (10)
50-11
Edmonton
Eskimos

BC Place(4)
Vancouver(11)

79
November 24, 1991

Toronto
Argonauts (12)
36-21
Calgary
Stampeders

Winnipeg Stadium(1)
Winnipeg(1)

80
November 29, 1992

Calgary
Stampeders (3)
24-10
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers

Skydome(2)
Toronto(45)

81
November 28, 1993

Edmonton
Eskimos (11)
33-23
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers

McMahon Stadium(2)
Calgary(2)

82
November 27, 1994

BRITISH COLUMBIA
LIONS (3)
26-23
Baltimore
Football Club

BC Place(5)
Vancouver(12)

83
November 19, 1995

Baltimore
Stallions
37-20
Calgary
Stampeders

Taylor Field(1)
Regina(1)

84
November 24, 1996

Toronto
Argonauts (13)
43-37
Edmonton
Eskimos

Ivor Wynne Stadium(3)
Hamilton (10)

85
November 16, 1997

Toronto
Argonauts (14)
47-23
Saskatchewan
Roughriders

Commonwealth Stadium(2)
Edmonton(2)

86
November 22, 1998

Calgary
Stampeders
26-24
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

Winnipeg Stadium(2)
Winnipeg(2)

87
November 28, 1999

Hamilton
Tiger-Cats (8)
32-21
Calgary
Stampeders

BC Place(6)
Vancouver(13)

88
November 26, 2000

BRITISH COLUMBIA
LIONS
28-26
Montreal
Alouettes

McMahon Stadium(3)
Calgary(3)

89
November 25, 2001

Calgary
Stampeders (5)
27-19
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers

Olympic Stadium(5)
Montreal(7)

90
November 24, 2002

Montreal
Alouettes (5)
25-16
Edmonton
Eskimos

Commonwealth Stadium(3)
Edmonton(3)

91
November 16, 2003

Edmonton
Eskimos (12)
34-22
Montreal
Alouettes

Taylor Field(2)
Regina(2)

92
November 21, 2004

Toronto
Argonauts (15)
27-19
BRITISH COLUMBIA
LIONS

Frank Clair Stadium(6)
Ottawa(6)

93
November 27, 2005

Edmonton
Eskimos (13)
38-35
Montreal
Alouettes

BC Place(7)
Vancouver(14)

94
November 19, 2006

BRITISH COLUMBIA
LIONS (5)
25-14
Montreal Alouettes

Canad Inns Stadium(3)
Winnipeg(3)

95
November 25, 2007

Saskatchewan
Roughriders (3)
23-19
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers

Rogers Centre(3)
Toronto(46)

96
November 23, 2008

Calgary Stampeders (6)
22-14
Montreal
Alouettes

Olympic Stadium(6)
Montreal(8)

97
November 29, 2009

Montreal
Alouettes (6)
28-27
Saskatchewan Roughriders

McMahon Stadium(4)
Calgary(4)

98
November 28, 2010

Montreal
Alouettes (7)
21-18
Saskatchewan
Roughriders

Commonwealth Stadium(4)
Edmonton(4)

99
November 27, 2011

BRITISH COLUMBIA
LIONS (6)
34-23
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers

BC Place(8)
Vancouver(15)

100
November 25, 2012

Toronto
Argonauts (16)
35-22
Calgary
Stampeders

Rogers Centre(4)
Toronto(47)

101
November 24, 2013

Saskatchewan
Roughriders (4)
45-23
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

Taylor Field(3)
Regina(3)

102
November 30, 2014

Calgary
Stampeders (7)
20-16
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

BC Place(9)
Vancouver(16)

103
November 29, 2015

Edmonton
Eskimos (14)
26-20
Ottawa
Redblacks

Investors Group Field(1)
Winnipeg(4)

104
November 27, 2016

Ottawa
Redblacks (1)
39-33
Calgary
Stampeders

BMO Field(1)
Toronto(48)

105
NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Toronto
Argonauts (17)
27-24
Calgary
Stampeders

TD Place Stadium(7)
Ottawa(7)

106
NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Calgary
Stampeders (8)
27-16
Ottawa
Redblacks

Commonwealth Stadium(5)
Edmonton(5)

107
NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Winnipeg
Blue Bombers (11)
33-12
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

McMahon Stadium(5)
Calgary(5)
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

108
DECEMBER 12, 2021

Winnipeg
Blue Bombers (12)
33-25
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats

Tim Hortons Field(1)
Hamilton(11)

109
NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Toronto
Argonauts (18)
24-23
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers

Mosaic Stadium
Regina(4)

110
NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Montreal
Alouettes (8)
28-24
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers

Tim Hortons Field(2)
Hamilton(12)

111
NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Toronto
Argonauts (19)
41-24
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers

BC Place(10)
Vancouver(17)

112
NOVEMBER 16, 2025
- - -
Investors Group Field(2)
Winnipeg(5)
113
NOVEMBER 15, 2026
- - -
McMahon Stadium(6)
Calgary(6)
STANDINGS

Since the merger and creation of the Canadian Football League began in 1958, the Edmonton Eskimos (now Elks) have won the most Grey Cup Championships (11) and have made the most Grey Cup appearances (19).

Winnipeg Blue Bombers have appeared and lost the most Grey Cups.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats remain the only team yet to win this millenium.

+ - Altough the official website of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats consider them as the same team,the Tiger-Cats,Hamilton Alerts,Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Flying Wildcats are all listed separately because,when the latter three were active, these teams competed as separate franchises. The Tigers and Flying Wildcats merged in 1950 to create the Tiger-Cats.

++ - As defined in the 2016 CFL's Facts, Figures, and Records and the 2023 CFL Guide & Record Book, for historical record purposes and by the current Ottawa Redblacks' request, the Ottawa Football Clubs are considered to be a single entity since 1876 with two periods of inactivity (1997-2001 and 2006-2013). Consequently, figures from the Ottawa Football Club (1876-1898), Ottawa Rough Riders (1899-1919, 1931-1996), Ottawa Senators (1920-1930), Ottawa Renegades (2002-2005), and Ottawa Redblacks (2014-present) are included as one and represented by the Redblack's helmet as this is the current Ottawa team.

ACTIVE TEAMS
STANDINGS
Team REC A RT RA
Toronto Argonauts 19-6 24 2024 2024
Edmonton Elks 14-9 23 2015 2015
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12-17 29 2021 2024
Ottawa Redblacks++ 10-8 18 2016 2018
Hamilton Tiger-Cats+ 8-14 22 1999 2021
Montreal Alouettes 8-11 19 2023 2023
Calgary Stampeders 8-9 17 2018 2018
BC Lions 6-4 10 2011 2011
Saskatchewan Roughriders 4-15 19 2013 2013
DEFUNCT AND AMATEUR TEAMS
Hamilton Tigers + 5-3 8 1932 1935
UniVERSITY of Toronto Varsity Blues 4-2 6 1920 1926
Queen's University Gaels 3-0 3 1924 1924
Sarnia Imperials 2-1 3 1936 1936
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 2-2 4 1927 1940
Baltimore Stallions 1-1 2 1995 1995
Hamilton Alerts + 1-0 1 1912 1912
Hamilton Flying Wildcats + 1-1 2 1943 1944
Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 1-1 2 1931 1931
St. Hyacine-Donnacona Navy 1-0 1 1944 1944
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 1-0 1 1942 1942
Edmonton Elks / Edmonton Eskimos 0-2 2 - 1922
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 0-2 2 - 1922
Toronto Rowing Association 0-1 1 - 1915
Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 0-2 2 - 1943
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 0-1 1 - 1925
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