The Canadian Football League (CFL) has staged numerous neutral site games, played outside of both teams' home cities, over its history.
Several neutral site Canadian football games have been staged in the United States – the earliest was in 1909, and the most recent was in 1995.
In the 2005 preseason, and the regular seasons of 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2022 and 2023, games where played in Atlantic Canada which were billed as Touchdown Atlantic. In the 2024 regular season, a game branded as Touchdown Pacific was held in Victoria, British Columbia, between the BC Lions and Ottawa Redblacks.
In 2013, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats played most of their season in Guelph, Ontario, due to the construction of Tim Hortons Field at the site of their former home Ivor Wynne Stadium.
In 2015, CFL games were moved to locations including Fort McMurray, Alberta, as some stadiums were used for the Women's World Cup, Pan-American Games and baseball playoffs.
The Toronto Argonauts and BC Lions relocated home games during the 2026 season, due to their stadiums hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Lions will play two home games in Kelowna, while the Argonauts will play three home games in their opposing team's stadium, rather than a neutral site.
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List of games Below is a list of games played by teams from the CFL, and its predecessors the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and Western Interprovincial Football Union, outside the home city of both teams.
Note: Not included are Grey Cup games, which are held annually at a neutral site. Also not included are interleague games – for example, between CFL and American football teams, or between CFL teams and those of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, Quebec Rugby Football Union or Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union. These Unions competed for the Grey Cup, or its predecessor the Canadian Dominion Football Championship, in its early years.
Game Date Visitor Score Home City Stadium Attendance Ref Playoff 20 November 1909 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 – 8 Hamilton Tigers Toronto, Ontario Rosedale Field 6,000 Exhibition 11 December 1909 Hamilton Tigers 11 – 6 Ottawa Rough Riders New York City, New York Van Cortlandt Park 15,000 Playoff 18 November 1933 Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 4 – 5 Toronto Argonauts Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton AAA Grounds 3,500 Regular season 18 October 1941 Toronto Argonauts 12 – 1 Montreal Bulldogs Kingston, Ontario Richardson Memorial Stadium 6,000 Preseason 11 August 1951 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17 – 11 Toronto Argonauts Buffalo, New York Civic Stadium 18,146 Preseason 2 August 1957 BC Lions 8 – 29 Edmonton Eskimos Portland, Oregon Multnomah Stadium 10,261 Preseason 11 August 1957 BC Lions 6 – 9 Edmonton Eskimos San Francisco, California Kezar Stadium 16,000 Regular season 14 September 1958 Ottawa Rough Riders 18 – 24 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Municipal Stadium 15,110 Preseason 29 July 1960 BC Lions 7 – 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Cedar Rapids, Iowa Kingston Stadium 12,583 Preseason 29 July 1961 BC Lions 13 – 3 Saskatchewan Roughriders Seattle, Washington Husky Stadium 28,000 Preseason 1 August 1961 Calgary Stampeders 14 – 7 Saskatchewan Roughriders Spokane, Washington Memorial Stadium 7,511 Preseason 15 July 1965 Saskatchewan Roughriders 7 – 24 Calgary Stampeders Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 20,184 Playoff 19 November 1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 – 42 Ottawa Rough Riders Montreal, Quebec Autostade 20,000 Preseason 9 July 1967 BC Lions 7 – 2 Edmonton Eskimos Everett, Washington Everett Memorial Stadium 6,248 Preseason 7 June 1986 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35 – 10 Montreal Alouettes Saint John, New Brunswick Canada Games Stadium 11,463 Preseason 6 June 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 – 13 Montreal Alouettes Saint John, New Brunswick Canada Games Stadium 8,000 Preseason 26 June 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6 – 41 Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Gordie Howe Bowl 5,100 Preseason 25 June 1989 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 – 37 Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Gordie Howe Bowl 1,500 Preseason 24 June 1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41 – 40 Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Gordie Howe Bowl 4,000 Preseason 23 June 1991 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 – 17 Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Gordie Howe Bowl 3,500 Preseason 25 June 1992 Toronto Argonauts 1 – 20 Calgary Stampeders Portland, Oregon Civic Stadium 15,362 Preseason 24 June 1995 Baltimore CFLers 37 – 0 Birmingham Barracudas Miami, Florida Orange Bowl 20,216 Preseason 21 June 2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37 – 17 Toronto Argonauts London, Ontario TD Waterhouse Stadium 9,178 Preseason 7 June 2003 Ottawa Renegades 23 – 54 Montreal Alouettes Quebec City, Quebec PEPS Stadium 10,358 Preseason 11 June 2005 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 – 16 Toronto Argonauts Halifax, Nova Scotia Huskies Stadium 11,148 Regular season 26 September 2010 Edmonton Eskimos 24 – 6 Toronto Argonauts Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Stadium 20,725 Regular season 25 September 2011 Calgary Stampeders 36 – 55 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Stadium 20,153 Preseason 20 June 2013 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 52 – 0 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium 12,732 Regular season 7 July 2013 Edmonton Eskimos 30 – 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium 12,612 Regular season 13 July 2013 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20 – 25 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium 13,085 Regular season 27 July 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders 32 – 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium 13,002 Regular season 24 August 2013 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 – 37 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium 13,138 Regular season 7 September 2013 BC Lions 29 – 37 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium 13,101 Regular season 2013 Montreal Alouettes 26 – 28 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Stadium 15,123 Regular season 28 September 2013 Calgary Stampeders 35 – 11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium 13,248 Regular season 26 October 2013 Montreal Alouettes 24 – 27 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium 13,012 Playoff 10 November 2013 Montreal Alouettes 16 – 19 (OT) Hamilton Tiger-Cats Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium 13,320 Preseason 13 June 2015 Montreal Alouettes 29 – 6 Ottawa Redblacks Quebec City, Quebec Telus Stadium 4,778 Preseason 13 June 2015 Saskatchewan Roughriders 31 – 24 Edmonton Eskimos Fort McMurray, Alberta SMS Equipment Stadium 11,825 Regular season 27 June 2015 Edmonton Eskimos 11 – 26 Toronto Argonauts Fort McMurray, Alberta SMS Equipment Stadium 4,900 Regular season 17 October 2015 Calgary Stampeders 27 – 15 Toronto Argonauts Hamilton, Ontario Tim Hortons Field 3,401 Regular season 23 October 2015 Montreal Alouettes 34 – 2 Toronto Argonauts Hamilton, Ontario Tim Hortons Field 3,741 Preseason 7 June 2018 Ottawa Redblacks 32 – 17 Toronto Argonauts Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium 3,921 Regular season 25 August 2019 Montreal Alouettes 28 – 22 Toronto Argonauts Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Stadium 10,126 Preseason 3 June 2022 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17 – 18 Toronto Argonauts Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium N/A Regular season 16 July 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders 24 – 30 Toronto Argonauts Wolfville, Nova Scotia Raymond Field 10,886 Preseason 1 June 2023 Ottawa Redblacks 34 – 23 Toronto Argonauts Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium 2,230 Regular season 29 July 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders 13 – 31 Toronto Argonauts Halifax, Nova Scotia Huskies Stadium 11,555 Preseason 1 June 2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 – 25 Toronto Argonauts Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium N/A Regular season 31 August 2024 Ottawa Redblacks 12 – 38 BC Lions Victoria, British Columbia Royal Athletic Park 14,727 Preseason 19 May 2025 Calgary Stampeders 26 – 16 BC Lions Langford, British Columbia Starlight Stadium 6,000 Preseason 30 May 2025 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 23 – 30 Toronto Argonauts Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium N/A Preseason 23 May 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27 – 31 Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Griffiths Stadium 7,654 Preseason 23 May 2026 Edmonton Elks 34 – 16 BC Lions Langford, British Columbia Starlight Stadium 6,126 Preseason 29 May 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20 – 14 Toronto Argonauts Guelph, Ontario Alumni Stadium TBD Regular season 27 June 2026 Calgary Stampeders 41 – 33 BC Lions Kelowna, British Columbia Apple Bowl TBD Regular season 4 July 2026 Edmonton Elks TBD BC Lions Kelowna, British Columbia Apple Bowl TBD
Proposed locations In 2018, Mexico was suggested by Commissioner Randy Ambrosie as a possible location for neutral site regular season games (similar to the NFL's Mexico Series), as early as 2019, but these have not happened.
See also Touchdown Atlantic Canadian Football League in the United States CFL USA all-time records and statistics List of Canadian Football League stadiums Canadian Football League attendance
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