British Columbia Lions

British Columbia (BC) Lions (Vancouver,BC) nickname after a fan contest to select the team's moniker before their inaugural 1954 season. The name Lions comes from the twin mountain peaks north of Vancouver who are said to be guarding Vancouver.

The Lions have won 6 Grey Cups,and the last being in 2011.

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SEASONS

NAMES

British Columbia Lions (1954-

AFFILIATIONS

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE 1958-
Western Football Conference1961-1980
West Division1981-1994/1996-
North Division1995
GREY CUP CHAMPIONS
61964,1985,1994,2000,2006,2011

GREY CUP APPEARANCES

# SEASON W/L OPPONENT SCORE HOST CITY VICTORY # APP
51 1963 L
HAMILTON
TIGER-CATS		 28-27 VANCVOUVER - 1
52 1964 W
HAMILTON
TIGER-CATS		 34-24 HAMILTON 1 2
71 1983 L
TORONTO
ARGONAUTS		 18-17 VANCVOUVER - 3
73 1985 W
HAMILTON
TIGER-CATS		 37-24 MONTREAL 2 4
76 1988 L
WINNIPEG
BLUE BOMBERS		 37-24 OTTAWA - 5
82 1994 W
BALTIMORE		 26-23 VANCOUVER 3 6
88 2000 W
MONTREAL
ALOUETTES		 28-26 CALGARY 4 7
92 2004 L
TORONTO
ARGONAUTS		 27-19 OTTAWA - 8
94 2006 W
MONTREAL
ALOUETTES		 25-14 WINNIPEG 5 9
99 2011 W
WINNIPEG
BLUE BOMBERS		 34-23 VANCOUVER 6 10

DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS

WEST101963,1964,1983,1985,1988,1994,2000,2004,2006,2011

DIVISION TITLES

WEST131963-1964,1983-1985,1987,1999,2004-2007,2011-2012
PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES (SINCE 1958)
421959,1963-1964,1969,1973-1974,1977,1979,1981,1983-1988,1991,1993-1995,1997-2016,2018,2022-2023

LOGOS

(1954-1966)
(1967-1977)
(1978-1989)
(1990-2004)
(2005-2010)
(2011-2015)
(2016-)

HELMETS

(C.MID 1950S-1961)
(1962-1966)
(1971)
(1968-1970/1972-?)
(?-1977)
(1978-1989)
(1990-1995)
(1996-2004)
(2005-2015)
(2016-2018)
(HOME GAMES)
(2016-2018)
(AWAY GAMES)
(2019-2021)
(2022-)

STADIUMS

EMPIRE STADIUM
(VANCOUVER,BC)
(1954-1982)
EMPIRE FIELD
(VANCOUVER,BC)
(2010-2011)
BC PLACE
(VANCOUVER,BC)
(1983-2009/2011-)