Canadian Football League - Franchise Index

[David]

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Established: 1958 (merger between Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and Western Interprovincial Football Union)
League History: CFL (1958-present)
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario
Commissioner: Randy Ambrosie
Divisions: East Division, West Division
League Championship: Grey Cup (Coupe Grey)
Most Grey Cup Championships: Edmonton Elks (11)
Most Overall Grey Cup Championships (pre-CFL): Toronto Argonauts (18)
Websites: Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

BC LIONS

Established: 1954
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Stadium: BC Place
Team History: BC Lions (1954-present)
League: WIFU (1954-1957); CFL (1958-present)
Division: WIFU (1958-1960); West (1961-1994); North (1995); West (1996-present)
Team Colors: Orange, Black, White
Playoff Appearances: CFL (43): 1959, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003*, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009*, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014*, 2015, 2016, 2018*, 2022, 2023
Regular Season Division Titles: CFL (13): 1963, 1964, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012 (West)
Division Championships: CFL (10): 1963, 1964, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011 (West)
League Championships: CFL (6): 1964, 1985, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2011
Head Coach: Rick Campbell
Websites: Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

*Note: BC earned playoff berths in 1997, 2003, 2009, 2014, and 2018 due to the crossover rule

CALGARY STAMPEDERS

Established: 1945
City: Calgary, Alberta
Stadium: McMahon Stadium
Team History: Calgary Stampeders (1945-present)
League: WIFU (1945-1957); CFL (1958-present)
Division: WIFU (1958-1960); West (1961-1994); North (1995); West (1996-present)
Team Colors: Red, White, Black
Playoff Appearances: WIFU (7): 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1957; CFL (48): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Regular Season Division Titles: WIFU (3): 1946, 1948, 1949 (League); CFL (19): 1965, 1967, 1971, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 (West); 1995 (North); 1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 (West)
Division Championships: WIFU (2): 1948, 1949 (Finals); CFL (15): 1968, 1970, 1971, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 (West)
League Championships: WIFU (1): 1948; CFL (7): 1971, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2008, 2014, 2018
Head Coach: Dave Dickenson
Websites: Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

EDMONTON ELKS

Established: 1949
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Team History: Edmonton Eskimos (1949-2019); Edmonton Football Team (2020); Edmonton Elks (2021-present)
League: WIFU (1949-1957); CFL (1958-present)
Division: WIFU (1958-1960); West (1961-1994); North (1995); West (1996-present)
Team Colors: Green, Gold, White
Playoff Appearances: WIFU (8): 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957; CFL (50): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008*, 2009, 2011, 2012*, 2014, 2015, 2016*, 2017, 2019*
Regular Season Division Titles: WIFU (5): 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 (League); CFL (18): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2015 (West)
Division Championships: WIFU (4): 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956 (Finals); CFL (19): 1960, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2015 (West)
League Championships: WIFU (3): 1954, 1955, 1956; CFL (11): 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2015
Head Coach: Chris Jones
Websites: Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

*Note: Edmonton earned playoff berths in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2019 due to the crossover rule

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS

Established: 1950
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Team History: Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1950-present)
League: IRFU (1950-1957); CFL (1958-present)
Division: IRFU (1958-1960); East (1961-1994); North (1995); East (1996-present)
Team Colors: Black, Gold, White
Playoff Appearances: IRFU (8): 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957; CFL (51): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Regular Season Division Titles: IRFU (3): 1950, 1952, 1957 (League); CFL (17): 1958, 1959 (IRFU); 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1998, 2014, 2019 (East)
Division Championships: IRFU (2): 1953, 1957 (Finals); CFL (20): 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021 (East)
League Championships: IRFU (2); 1953, 1957; CFL (6): 1963, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1986, 1999
Head Coach: Scott Milanovich
Websites: Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

MONTREAL ALOUETTES

Established: 1946
City: Montreal, Quebec
Stadium: Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Team History: Montreal Alouettes (1946-1981); Montreal Concordes (1982-1985); Montreal Alouettes (1986; 1996-present)
League: IRFU (1946-1957); CFL (1958-1986; 1996-present)
Division: IRFU (1958-1959); East (1960-1986; 1996-present)
Team Colors: Blue, Red, White
Playoff Appearances: IRFU (8): 1946, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957; CFL (44): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Regular Season Division Titles: IRFU (5): 1946, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 (League); CFL (13): 1974, 1977, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 (East)
Division Championships: IRFU (4): 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956 (Final); CFL (15): 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2023 (East)
League Championships: IRFU (1): 1949; CFL (7): 1970, 1974, 1977, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2023
Head Coach: Jason Maas
Websites: Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

OTTAWA REDBLACKS

Established: 2014
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Team History: Ottawa Redblacks (2014-present)
League: CFL (2014-present)
Division: East (2014-present)
Team Colors: Black, Red, White
Playoff Appearances: CFL (4): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Regular Season Division Titles: CFL (3): 2015, 2016, 2018 (East)
Division Championships: CFL (3): 2015, 2016, 2018 (East)
League Championships: CFL (1): 2016
Head Coach: Bob Dyce
Websites: Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

Established: 1910
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Stadium: Mosaic Stadium
Team History: Regina Rugby Club (1910-1923); Regina Roughriders (1924-1941; 1945); Saskatchewan Roughriders (1946-present)
League: Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union (1910-1935); WIFU (1936-1941; 1945-1957); CFL (1958-present)
Division: WIFU (1958-1960); West (1961-1994); North (1995); West (1996-present)
Team Colors: Green, White
Playoff Appearances: WIFU (8): 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956; CFL (39): 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2002*, 2003, 2004, 2005*, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017*, 2018, 2019, 2021
Regular Season Division Titles: WIFU (1): 1951 (League); CFL (7): 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 2009, 2019 (West)
Division Championships: WIFU (1): 1951 (League); CFL (11): 1966, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1989, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013 (West)
League Championships: CFL (4): 1966, 1989, 2007, 2013
Head Coach: Corey Mace
Websites: Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

*Note: Saskatchewan earned playoff berths in 2002, 2005, and 2017 due to the crossover rule

TORONTO ARGONAUTS

Established: 1873
City: Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: BMO Field
Team History: Toronto Argonauts (1873-1915; 1919-1941; 1945-present)
League: Ontario Rugby Football Union (1873-1906); IRFU (1907-1915; 1919-1941; 1946-1955); Canadian Football Council (1956-1957); CFL (1958-present)
Division: IRFU (1956-1959); East (1960-1994); North (1995); East (1996-present)
Team Colors: Cambridge Blue, Oxford Blue
Playoff Appearances: IRFU (20): 1911, 1912, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955; CFL (37): 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023
Regular Season Division Titles: IRFU (7): 1911, 1912, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1936, 1937 (League); CFL (18): 1960, 1971, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 (East)
Division Championships: IRFU (13): 1911, 1912, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952 (Semi-Final/Final); CFL (11): 1971, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2017, 2022 (East)
League Championships: IRFU (10): 1914, 1921, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952; CFL (8): 1983, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2017, 2022
Head Coach: Ryan Dinwiddie
Websites: Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS

Established: 1930
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Team History: Winnipegs (1930-1935); Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1936-1941; 1945-present)
League: Manitoba Rugby Football Union (1935); WIFU (1936-1941; 1946-1957); CFL (1958-present)
Division: WIFU (1958-1960); West (1961-1986); East (1987-1995); North (1995); West (1996); East (1997-2001); West (2002-2005); East (2006-2013); West (2014-present)
Team Colors: Royal Blue, Gold, White
Playoff Appearances: MRFU (1): 1935; WIFU (17): 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957; CFL (43): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Regular Season Division Titles: MRFU (1): 1935 (League); WIFU (7): 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1950, 1952 (League); CFL (16): 1958, 1959, 1960 (WIFU); 1961, 1962, 1972 (West); 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2011 (East); 2021, 2022, 2023 (West)
Division Championships: MRFU (1): 1935 (Final); WIFU (11): 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1957 (Final); CFL (17) 1958, 1959 (Final); 1961, 1962, 1965, 1984 (West); 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2007, 2011 (East); 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 (West)
League Championships: MRFU (1): 1935; WIFU (2): 1939, 1941; CFL (9): 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1984, 1988, 1990, 2019, 2021
Head Coach: Mike O'Shea
Websites: Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram


DEFUNCT TEAMS

ATLANTIC SCHOONERS*

Established: 1982
Folded: 1983
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Stadium: N/A
Team History: Atlantic Schooners (planned 1984)
League: CFL (planned 1984)
Division: East (planned 1984)
Team Colors: Silver, Maritime Blue, Nautical Brass, White
Playoff Appearances: None
Regular Season Division Titles: None
Division Championships: None
League Championships: None

*The Schooners folded in 1983 after failure to secure funding for a stadium and withdrew its expansion

BALTIMORE STALLIONS

Established: 1994
Folded: 1995 (team moved to Montreal and became the reincarnated Alouettes)
City: Baltimore, Maryland
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Team History: Baltimore CFL Colts/Baltimore Football Club (1994); Baltimore Stallions (1995)
League: CFL (1994)
Division: East (1994); South (1995)
Team Colors: Royal Blue, Silver, Black, White
Playoff Appearances: CFL (2): 1994, 1995
Regular Season Division Titles: CFL (1): 1995 (South)
Division Championships: CFL (2): 1994 (East); 1995 (South)
League Championships: CFL (1): 1995

BIRMINGHAM BARRACUDAS

Established: 1995
Folded: 1995
City: Birmingham, Alabama
Stadium: Legion Field
Team History: Birmingham Barracudas (1995)
League: CFL (1995)
Division: South (1995)
Team Colors: Black, Teal, Blue, Burnt Orange, White
Playoff Appearances: CFL (1): 1995
Regular Season Division Titles: None
Division Championships: None
League Championships: None

LAS VEGAS POSSE

Established: 1994
Folded: 1994
City: Las Vegas, Nevada
Stadium: Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
Team History: Las Vegas Posse (1994)
League: CFL (1994)
Division: West (1994)
Team Colors: Black, Desert Sand, Brown and White
Playoff Appearances: None
Regular Season Division Titles: None
Division Championships: None
League Championships: None

MEMPHIS MAD DOGS

Established: 1995
Folded: 1995
City: Memphis, Tennessee
Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Team History: Memphis Mad Dogs (1995)
League: CFL (1995)
Division: South (1995)
Team Colors: Forest Green, Gold, Maroon, Black, White
Playoff Appearances: None
Regular Season Division Titles: None
Division Championships: None
League Championships: None

MIAMI MANATEES*

Established: 1995
Folded: 1996
City: Miami, Florida
Stadium: Miami Orange Bowl
Team History: Miami Manatees (planned 1996)
League: CFL (planned 1996)
Division: South (planned 1996)
Team Colors: N/A
Playoff Appearances: None
Regular Season Division Titles: None
Division Championships: None
League Championships: None

*The Manatees folded when the CFL pulled the plug on United States expansion

OTTAWA RENEGADES

Established: 2002
Suspended: 2006
Folded: 2008
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: Frank Clair Stadium
Team History: Ottawa Renegades (2002-2005)
League: CFL (2002-2005)
Division: East (2002-2005)
Team Colors: Black, Red, White, Pewter, Tan
Playoff Appearances: None
Regular Season Division Titles: None
Division Championships: None
League Championships: None

OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS

Established: 1876
Folded: 1996
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: Frank Clair Stadium
Team History: Ottawa Football Club (1876-1897); Ottawa Rough Riders (1898-1915; 1919-1924); Ottawa Senators (1925-1930); Ottawa Rough Riders (1931-1942; 1945-1996)
League: ORFU (1876-1906); IRFU (1907-1915; 1919-1940); Eastern Canada Union (1941); OCRFU (1942); IRFU (1945-1957); CFL (1958-1996)
Division: IRFU (1958-1960); East (1961-1994); North (1995); East (1996)
Team Colors: Red, White, Black
Playoff Appearances: ECU (1): 1941; OCSRFU (1): 1942; IRFU (14): 1925, 1926, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1956, 1957; CFL (28): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Regular Season Division Titles: ECU (1): 1941 (League); IRFU (11): 1925, 1926, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951 (League); CFL (7): 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978 (East)
Division Championships: ECU (1): 1941 (Final); IRFU (8): 1925, 1926, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1951; CFL (7): 1960, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1981 (East)
League Championships: IRFU (4): 1925, 1926, 1941, 1951; CFL (5): 1960, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1976

SACRAMENTO GOLD MINERS

Established: 1993
Folded: 1994 (team moved to San Antonio and became the San Antonio Texans)
City: Sacramento, California
Stadium: Hornet Stadium
Team History: Sacramento Gold Miners (1993-1994)
League: CFL (1993-1994)
Division: West (1993-1994)
Team Colors: Aqua, Old Gold, Black, White
Playoff Appearances: None
Regular Season Division Titles: None
Division Championships: None
League Championships: None

SAN ANTONIO TEXANS

Established: 1995
Folded: 1996
City: San Antonio, Texas
Stadium: Alamodome
History: Sacramento Gold Miners (1993-1994); San Antonio Texans (1995)
League: CFL (1993-1995)
Division: West (1993-1994); South (1995)
Team Colors: Teal, Old Gold, Black, Burgundy, White
Playoff Appearances: CFL (1): 1995
Regular Season Division Titles: None
Division Championships: None
League Championships: None

SHREVEPORT PIRATES

Established: 1994
Folded: 1995
City: Shreveport, Louisiana
Stadium: Independence Stadium
Team History: Shreveport Pirates (1994-1995)
League: CFL (1994-1995)
Division: East (1994); South (1995)
Team Colors: Purple, Orange, Silver, Black, White
Playoff Appearances: None
Regular Season Division Titles: None
Division Championships: None
League Championships: None


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[David]

New logo update for the Montreal Alouettes. It's the first time in 20 seasons, the Montreal Alouettes have changed their logo.

Old: 2000-2018


New: 2019-present

[David]

The Edmonton Eskimos have "retired" the Eskimos name, similar to the Washington Football Team of the NFL.

The Edmonton entry has been updated to "Edmonton Football Team." The "EE" logo will stay the same unless the team does a complete revamp. 

The team does not have a new name ready in the event of a shortened 2020 season, and will be referred to as the Edmonton Football Team or the EE Football Team until a new name is announced. Names rumored to be considered are "Empire" and "Elks"

[David]

New logo update for the Toronto Argonauts. The Argos are returning to the classic boat football logo that was in use (and modified) from 1956 through 1988 with a modern design and the current team colors. The shield logo with "A" that has been the team's primary logo since 2005 (with the current color scheme since 2006) will now be the team's alternate logo.

Old: 2006-2020


New: 2021-present

[David]

New logo update for the Edmonton Football Team.

Edmonton quietly changed their logo for the 2020 CFL Season, which was ultimately cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gone is the three-dimensional logo with a white outline around the Double E and a black drop shadow effect, as well as a black line inside the yellow oval. The new logo is a simple Green and Yellow scheme, with no drop shadow effects, and resembles its old logo from 1970-1995, but keeping the modern letter style.

Old: 1998-2019


New: 2020-present

[David]

Updated to reflect the new team name for Edmonton Football Team -- Edmonton Elks. The old "EE" logo has been relegated to an alternate status.

Old: 2020


New: 2021-present