Editing Canadian Football League (section)

==Teams==
{{CFL labelled map|float=left}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
|+ Active CFL teams
|-
! scope="col"|Division
! scope="col"|Team
! scope="col"|City
! scope="col"|Stadium
! scope="col"|Capacity
! scope="col"|Founded (lineage)
! scope="col"|Head coach
! scope="col"|General manager
! scope="col"|Owner
! scope="col"|Chairperson
|-
!rowspan="4" style="background:#06407C;"|'''[[East Division (CFL)|{{white|East}}]]'''
!scope="row"| [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
| [[Hamilton, Ontario]]
| [[Tim Hortons Field]]
|align=center| 24,000
|align=center| 1950 (1869){{efn|The Hamilton Tiger-Cats were created in 1950 as a merger between the [[Hamilton Tigers (football)|Hamilton Tigers]] (founded in 1869 as the Hamilton Football Club)<ref name="Football Canada timeline"/> and the [[Hamilton Wildcats]] (founded in 1941).}}
|align=center| [[Scott Milanovich]]
|align=center| [[Ted Goveia]]
| Hamilton Sports Group<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ticats.ca/article/hamilton-tiger-cats-forge-fc-and-caretaker-bob-young-announce-new-ownership-structure|title=Hamilton Tiger-Cats|access-date=January 3, 2022|archive-date=January 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103122723/https://ticats.ca/article/hamilton-tiger-cats-forge-fc-and-caretaker-bob-young-announce-new-ownership-structure|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Bob Young (businessman)|Bob Young]]
|-
!scope="row"| [[Montreal Alouettes]]
| [[Montreal, Quebec]]
| [[Percival Molson Memorial Stadium]]
|align=center| 20,025
|align=center| 1996 (1946){{efn|The CFL considers the current Montreal Alouettes franchise to be a continuation of the original Montreal Alouettes (founded 1946, played in the CFL [[1958 CFL season|1958]]–[[1981 CFL season|1981]]) and [[Montreal Concordes]] (founded [[1982 CFL season|1982]], renamed the Montreal Alouettes in [[1986 CFL season|1986]], folded just before the [[1987 CFL season|1987 season]]).<ref name="CFL.ca Alouttes History">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=page&id=41 |title=History of the Montreal Alouettes |access-date=December 4, 2006 |publisher=CFL.ca}}</ref> However this does not include the [[Montreal Football Club]] that was formed in 1872, and joined the IRFU in 1907–1915, and the [[Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers]], who played in the IRFU during the 1930s and 40s, winning the Grey Cup in 1931. While the current incarnation of the Alouettes inherited many of the players and staff of the Baltimore Stallions, the CFL considers the Stallions a separate entity.}}
|align=center| [[Jason Maas]]
|align=center| [[Danny Maciocia]]
| colspan="2" | [[Pierre Karl Péladeau]]<ref>{{Cite web |agency=The Canadian Press |date=2023-03-10 |title=Entrepreneur, businessman Pierre Karl Peladeau becomes new Montreal Alouettes owner |url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/entrepreneur-businessman-pierre-karl-peladeau-becomes-new-montreal-alouettes-owner-1.1929654 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=TSN |language=en-CA}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Ottawa Redblacks]]
| [[Ottawa, Ontario]]
| [[TD Place Stadium]]
|align=center| 24,000
|align=center| 2014 (1876){{efn|All Ottawa clubs including the previous [[Ottawa Rough Riders|Rough Riders]] (1876–1996) and [[Ottawa Renegades|Renegades]] (2002–2006) are combined with the current Redblacks for historical consistency only, even though the CFL considers them separate clubs.}}
|align=center| [[Bob Dyce]]
|align=center| [[Shawn Burke]]
| [[Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Staff {{!}} TD Place / Lansdowne Live|url=https://www.tdplace.ca/staff/|access-date=November 18, 2020|website=tdplace.ca}}</ref>
|Roger Greenberg
|-
!scope="row"| [[Toronto Argonauts]]
| [[Toronto, Ontario]]
| [[BMO Field]]
|align=center| 25,000
|align=center| 1873<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/toronto-argonauts |title=Toronto Argonauts |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628095644/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/toronto-argonauts |archivedate=June 28, 2013 |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |accessdate=July 26, 2013 }}</ref>
|align=center| [[Ryan Dinwiddie]]
|align=center| [[Pinball Clemons|Michael Clemons]]
| [[Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment]]<br /><ref name=ArgosApprove>{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2018/01/19/mlse-acquisition-toronto-argonauts-approved-cfl-board-governors/|title=MLSE ACQUISITION OF TORONTO ARGONAUTS APPROVED BY CFL BOARD OF GOVERNORS|date=January 19, 2018|access-date=January 19, 2018|publisher=[[Toronto Argonauts]]}}</ref>
|[[Larry Tanenbaum]]
|-
!rowspan="5" style="background:#C00712;"|'''[[West Division (CFL)|{{white|West}}]]'''
!scope="row"| [[BC Lions]]
| [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]
| [[BC Place]]
|align=center| 54,320
|align=center| 1954
|align=center| [[Buck Pierce]]
|align=center| Ryan Rigmaiden
|colspan="2" | Amar Doman<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amar S. Doman - Owner |url=https://www.bclions.com/amar-s-doman-owner/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=BC Lions |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Calgary Stampeders]]
| [[Calgary, Alberta]]
| [[McMahon Stadium]]
|align=center| 35,400
|align=center| 1945
|align=center| [[Dave Dickenson]]
|align=center| [[Dave Dickenson]]
| [[Calgary Sports and Entertainment]]
|[[N. Murray Edwards]]
|-
!scope="row"| [[Edmonton Elks]]
| [[Edmonton, Alberta]]
| [[Commonwealth Stadium]]
|align=center| 56,302
|align=center| 1949 (1911){{efn|While football in Edmonton was first played in 1890,<ref>2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN|978-0-9739425-4-5}}, p.282</ref> the Edmonton Elks (in their current incarnation) recognize their first season in 1949.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABOUT US|url=https://www.esks.com/about-us/|publisher=CFL Enterprises LP|website=Esks.com|access-date=February 21, 2021|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509231852/http://www.esks.com:80/about-us |archive-date=May 9, 2013 }}</ref> This was further evidenced by the "60 seasons" decals worn on their helmets during the [[2008 Edmonton Eskimos season|2008 season]].}}
|align=center| [[Mark Kilam]]
|align=center| [[Ed Hervey]]
|colspan="2" | Larry Thompson<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-15 |title=Larry Thompson unveiled as Edmonton Elks owner |url=https://www.goelks.com/2024/08/15/larry-thompson-unveiled-as-edmonton-elks-owner/#:~:text=A%20new%20chapter%20in%20Edmonton,the%20Club's%20founding%20in%201949. |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Edmonton Elks |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| [[Regina, Saskatchewan]]
| [[Mosaic Stadium]]
|align=center| 33,350
|align=center| 1910{{efn|Became the Saskatchewan Roughriders officially in 1950, after the team became the only pro football team left in the province in 1948. The Roughriders were originally called the Regina Rugby Football club from 1910 to 1924. then called the Regina Roughriders from 1925 to 1949.}}
|align=center| [[Corey Mace]]
|align=center| [[Jeremy O'Day]]
| Publicly owned <small>(≤12,074 shareholders)</small><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/07/15827-2018-19-SR-Annual-Report-FA.pdf |title=Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club, Inc. Annual Report (2018–2019) |access-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924105236/https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/07/15827-2018-19-SR-Annual-Report-FA.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Wayne Morsky
|-
!scope="row"| [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]]
| [[Princess Auto Stadium]]
|align=center| 33,234
|align=center| 1930 (1887){{efn|Created by a merger of the Winnipegs and the St. John's team on June 10, 1930, and become known as the "Winnipeg Pegs" before changing to the current name, Blue Bombers, in 1937.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bluebombers.com/page/history |title=History |publisher=Bluebombers.com |date=September 27, 2011 |access-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018004259/http://www.bluebombers.com/page/history |archive-date=October 18, 2011 }}</ref>}}
|align=center| [[Mike O'Shea (Canadian football)|Mike O'Shea]]
|align=center| [[Kyle Walters]]
| Winnipeg Football Club
| Dayna Spiring
|}
'''Notes'''
{{notelist}}

{|class="wikitable"
|+Defunct CFL teams
|-
!scope="col"| Team
!scope="col"| City
!scope="col"| Stadium
!scope="col"| Years active
|-
|scope="row"| [[Baltimore Stallions|Baltimore FC / Baltimore Stallions]]
| [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| [[1994 CFL season|1994]]–[[1995 CFL season|1995]]{{efn|Franchise folded after the 1995 season. Owner and most players moved to the revived Montreal Alouettes in 1996; the league considers the Stallions a separate franchise from the Alouettes.}}
|-
|scope="row"| [[Birmingham Barracudas]]
| [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
| [[Legion Field]]
| [[1995 CFL season|1995]]
|-
|scope="row"| [[Las Vegas Posse]]
| [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| [[Sam Boyd Stadium|Sam Boyd Silver Bowl]]
| [[1994 CFL season|1994]]
|-
|scope="row"| [[Memphis Mad Dogs]]
| [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
| [[Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium]]
| [[1995 CFL season|1995]]
|-
|scope="row"| [[Montreal Alouettes|Montreal Alouettes (1)]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Autostade]] & [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]
| [[1946 in Canadian football|1946]]–[[1981 CFL season|1981]]
|-
|scope="row"| [[Montreal Concordes]] / [[Montreal Alouettes#Re-branding and demise (1986–1987)|Alouettes (2)]]
| [[1982 CFL season|1982]]–[[1987 CFL season|1987]]
|-
|scope="row"| [[Ottawa Rough Riders]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Frank Clair Stadium]]
| 1876–[[1996 CFL season|1996]]
|-
|scope="row"| [[Ottawa Renegades]]
| [[2002 CFL season|2002]]–[[2005 CFL season|2005]]
|-
|scope="row"| [[Sacramento Gold Miners]]
| [[Sacramento, California]]
| [[Hornet Stadium (Sacramento State)|Hornet Stadium]]
| [[1993 CFL season|1993]]–[[1994 CFL season|1994]]
|-
|scope="row"| [[San Antonio Texans|San Antonio Texans (2)]]
| [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]]
| [[Alamodome]]
| [[1995 CFL season|1995]]{{efn|name="SA"|The [[San Antonio Riders|San Antonio Texans (1)]] formed in 1993, but folded before playing a game. The [[San Antonio Texans|San Antonio Texans (2)]] were the former Sacramento Gold Miners, who relocated to San Antonio in 1995.}}
|-
|scope="row"| [[Shreveport Pirates]]
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
| [[Independence Stadium (Shreveport)|Independence Stadium]]
| [[1994 CFL season|1994]]–[[1995 CFL season|1995]]
|}
{|class="wikitable"
|+Proposed and/or disbanded CFL teams
|-
!scope="col"| Team
!scope="col"| City
!scope="col"| Planned debut
!scope="col"| Result of proposal
|-
|scope="row"| Proposed London team
| [[London, Ontario]]
| 1974
| {{efn|An unknown investment group attempted an expansion bid and the CFL quoted a price of {{CAD|2,700,000}} for a team. It is unknown for what reasons this team never began play. This team would likely have been a continuation of the [[Ontario Rugby Football Union|ORFU]] [[London Lords]], which ultimately folded the same year.}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=May 13, 1982, page 1 – Edmonton Journal at Edmonton Journal |url=https://edmontonjournal.newspapers.com/image/472074473/ |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Newspapers.com }}</ref>
|-
|scope="row"| [[Atlantic Schooners|Atlantic Schooners (1)]]
| [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax/Dartmouth, Nova Scotia]]
| 1984
| {{efn|Venture was abandoned due to a failed financing plan for a new stadium.}}
|-
|scope="row"| [[San Antonio Riders|San Antonio Texans (1)]]
| [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]]
| 1993
| {{efn|name="SA"}}
|-
|scope="row"| Proposed Mississippi team
| [[Jackson, Mississippi]]
| 1995
| {{efn|While numerous locations (including Milwaukee and Los Angeles) had been discussed as a home for a potential relocation of the Las Vegas Posse, [[Jackson, Mississippi]], came the closest to fruition: it had hired a coach and general manager and was included on early drafts of the 1995 schedule before the corporation that owned the Posse raised the price unexpectedly to more than could be justified just as the new owner was about to buy the team.}}<ref>{{cite web |first1=Rick |last1=Romell |first2=Tom |last2=Haudricourt |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BpdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ChMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5869,539344&dq=las+vegas+posse&hl=en |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124164253/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BpdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ChMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5869,539344&dq=las+vegas+posse&hl=en |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |title=Milwaukee top pick for Canadian football |work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|The Milwaukee Sentinel]] |date=1995-01-04 |via=Google Newspaper Archive }}</ref><ref name="bsun4595">Murray, Ken (April 5, 1995). [https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1995-04-05-1995095047-story.html CFL suspends Posse, won't move it to Miss.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822013636/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-04-05/sports/1995095047_1_posse-las-vegas-speros |date=August 22, 2017 }} ''The Baltimore Sun''. Retrieved May 21, 2022.</ref>
|-
|scope="row"| [[Miami Manatees (CFL)|Miami Manatees]]
| [[Miami, Florida]]
| 1995
| {{efn|After exploring multiple cities to relocate the Las Vegas Posse, Miami was chosen. However, the league suspended all US operations before the team could ever take the field. Both the Mississippi and the Miami teams were to use the franchise of the Las Vegas Posse. Mississippi was included on the 1995 draft schedule, but disagreements with the Posse's ownership led to the sale falling through. The Miami ownership group would have put the franchise back onto the field in 1996, but the league withdrew from the United States prior to the 1996 season.}}
|-
|scope="row"| Proposed Houston team
| [[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| 1996
| {{efn|After most US CFL franchises folded, the [[Baltimore Stallions]] considered relocating to Houston; league pressure led Stallions ownership to reactivate the then-dormant Montreal Alouettes instead.}}
|-
|scope="row"| Norfolk Pirates/Hampton Roads Pirates
| [[Norfolk, Virginia]], or [[Hampton, Virginia]]
| 1996
| {{efn|After two seasons in Shreveport, posting an 8–28 record, [[Shreveport Pirates]] owner Lonie Glieberman intended to relocate the team to Virginia. There, he agreed to rename them the Hampton Roads Pirates or Norfolk Pirates if the city paid $400,000 for stadium renovations. Local politicians declined Glieberman's request upon learning that he had lawsuits pending in Louisiana.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/columns/newsmakers/gliebermans.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050917231327/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/columns/newsmakers/gliebermans.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2005|title=CBC Sports Online: Newsmaker: The Gliebermans|date=September 17, 2005}}</ref>
|-
|scope="row"| Proposed second Shreveport team
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
| 1996
| {{efn|Investment group [[Ark-LA-Tex]] Football Association had prepared to purchase the [[Birmingham Barracudas]] for $750,000 and relocate them to Shreveport, replacing the former Pirates; however, the CFL cancelled its US expansion before the relocation could take place.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19960107&id=2rsfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rdcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3525,564879 |title=Barracudas bound for Shreveport? |work=The Gadsen Times |page=D4 |date=January 7, 1996 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |via=Google Newspaper Archive}}</ref>
|-
|scope="row"| Proposed Milwaukee team
| [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
| 1996
| {{efn|As the [[Las Vegas Posse]] looked for a place to relocate the floundering franchise, Milwaukee, backed by real estate developer Marvin Fishman and original owner of the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] looked to bring a CFL team to the city. The bid saw then CFL Commissioner Larry Smith giving a press conference at [[Milwaukee County Stadium]], but the proposal fell through when the CFL suspended its US operations.}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://shepherdexpress.com/news/milwaukee-history/canadian-football-milwaukee-almost-happened/#/questions |title=Canadian Football in Milwaukee? It Almost Happened |last=Prigge |first=Matthew J. |work=Shepherd Express |date=October 10, 2016 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001183348/https://shepherdexpress.com/news/milwaukee-history/canadian-football-milwaukee-almost-happened/ |archive-date=October 1, 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|scope="row"| Proposed Quebec City team
| [[Quebec City|Quebec City, Quebec]]
| 2006
| {{efn|As the [[Ottawa Renegades]]' financial woes became apparent, a business group from Quebec City emerged attempting to relocate the team to their city. The venture was ultimately abandoned and the franchise was suspended by the league and later sold to Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.}}
|-
|scope="row"|[[Schooners Sports and Entertainment|Atlantic Schooners (2)]]
|[[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], or <br>[[Moncton, New Brunswick]]
| 2021
| {{efn|Committed to by the league in 2021. In 2023 Schooners Sports and Entertainment abandoned its involvement in pursuing a team for Atlantic Canada.}}<ref name="DaveNaylor-31523">{{Cite web |last=Naylor |first=Dave |date=March 15, 2023 |title=Dave Naylor: CFL set to launch revamped expansion push in Atlantic Canada |url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/dave-naylor-cfl-set-to-launch-revamped-expansion-push-in-atlantic-canada-1.1931967 |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=TSN.ca }}</ref>
|}

'''Notes'''
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===Timeline===
{{Timeline Canadian Football League}}
Note: team franchise history is listed as it is recognized by the CFL in its publication ''CFL Guide and Record Book (2017)''.<ref>{{cite web |title=CFL Guide & Record Book 2017 |url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CFL-Book-2017-Perfect-Bind.pdf |website=CFL.ca |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029211248/https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CFL-Book-2017-Perfect-Bind.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>