The 2025 CFL season was the 71st season of modern professional Canadian football. Officially, it was the 67th season of the Canadian Football League. Winnipeg hosted the 112th Grey Cup on November 16, 2025.
CFL news in 2025 Salary cap According to the new collective bargaining agreement, the 2025 salary cap was scheduled to be set at $5,650,000. However, on February 5, 2025, the league announced that the salary cap would grow by $412,365 to reach $6,062,365 (or $134,719 per active roster spot). The increase was driven by the revenue growth sharing model which first went into effect in 2024, but this was the first year that it impacted the salary cap. The cap excluded unlimited non-football related services payments and preseason and playoff bonus money. The minimum player salary was set at $70,000, which remained unchanged since 2023. It was reported that the revenue growth was not determined until the last week of January and the CFL Player's Association was required to determine how they wanted the money applied, with options including increases to the salary cap, playoff bonuses, training camp stipends, and pension contributions. The timing of the announcement was questionable since the free agency negotiating window had begun three days prior with teams operating with the old salary cap figure.
Commissioner change On October 26, 2024, the league announced Randy Ambrosie's intention to retire following the 2024 CFL season. Ambrosie agreed to remain as commissioner until a successor had been named. On April 2, 2025, TSN president Stewart Johnston was announced as Ambrosie's successor, officially assuming the role on April 24.
Scheduling The schedule, released on January 16, 2025, was the latest schedule release date since the 2017 season. On January 11, it was reported that the CFL would not host any neutral site Touchdown Series games this season. However, on February 6, it was announced that the Lions would host their preseason game in Langford, British Columbia, at Starlight Stadium. The 2025 preseason ran from May 19 to May 30, the regular season ran between June 5 and October 25, and the postseason took place from November 1 to the 112th Grey Cup on November 16. After the 2024 season featured Sunday night games for the first 13 weeks of the season, the 2025 schedule had Sunday night games from week 4 to week 8 before shifting to Saturday afternoon games for 12 of the final 13 weeks of the regular season. This change helped contribute to a focus on afternoon games for clubs with 23 games starting at 4 pm local time or earlier, compared to 16 such games from 2024. The league also debuted the Stampede Bowl this year, hosted by the Calgary Stampeders on July 3, which was the day before the start of the Calgary Stampede.
Player movement Free agency The 2025 free agency period began on February 11 at noon ET. Pending free agents and teams were able to negotiate offers for one week starting February 2 and ending February 9. All formal offers to a player during this time were sent to both the league and the players union and could not be rescinded.
Regular season Standings
Postseason
Bracket
Attendance
Ranked from highest to lowest average home attendance. + Regular season No. Team Home games Total attendance Average attendance 1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9 291,087 32,343 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 255,843 28,427 3 BC Lions 9 244,116 27,124 4 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 9 205,722 22,858 5 Calgary Stampeders 9 200,655 22,295 6 Montreal Alouettes 9 190,188 21,132 7 Edmonton Elks 9 171,450 19,050 8 Ottawa Redblacks 9 163,224 18,136 9 Toronto Argonauts 9 135,981 15,109
Broadcasting In Canada, the CFL continued to be broadcast primarily on TSN (in English) and RDS (in French) across all platforms as part of their contract, which are reported to have been extended through 2025. A select number of games were also be broadcast in Canada on CTV. Games were broadcast in the United States by CBS Sports Network. Outside of North America, the league's streaming platform, CFL+, streamed all regular season games for free (along with games not carried by CBS Sports Network in the United States). Most pre-season games were streamed worldwide for free on CFL+. Radio broadcast rights belonged to teams' local stations and SiriusXM.
Award winners CFL Honour Roll + Weekly Honour Roll Week Quarterback Running back Receiver Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Linebacker Defensive back Returner Kicker/Punter Special teams Offensive line 1 Nathan Rourke Thomas Bertrand-Hudon Samuel Emilus Jermarcus Hardrick Mathieu Betts Tyrice Beverette Garry Peters Isaiah Wooden Cody Grace Tyron Vrede Saskatchewan Roughriders 2 Chris Streveler Matthew Peterson Nic Demski Pier-Olivier Lestage Lwal Uguak Jovan Santos-Knox Adrian Greene Trey Vaval José Maltos Díaz Bennett Williams Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 Davis Alexander A.J. Ouellette Dohnte Meyers Jarell Broxton Caleb Sanders Ben Hladik Lorenzo Burns Mario Alford Sergio Castillo Aubrey Miller Edmonton Elks 4 Zach Collaros Daniel Adeboboye Tim White Coulter Woodmansey Bryce Carter Geoffrey Cantin-Arku Tevaughn Campbell Mario Alford Carl Meyer D.K. Bonhomme Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 Bo Levi Mitchell Ante Milanovic-Litre Kenny Lawler Coulter Woodmansey Julian Howsare Derrick Moncrief Damon Webb Isaiah Wooden Lewis Ward Jaylen Smith Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6 Trevor Harris James Butler Joe Robustelli Jarell Broxton Jaylon Hutchings Nick Anderson Jamal Peters Kalil Pimpleton Mark Vassett Jaxon Ford BC Lions 7 Trevor Harris Deonta McMahon Dohnte Meyers Brandon Revenberg Mike Rose Adarius Pickett Destin Talbert James Letcher Jr. Sergio Castillo Patrice René Montreal Alouettes 8 Bo Levi Mitchell James Butler Damonte Coxie Liam Dobson Malik Carney Cameron Judge Robert Carter Jr. Isaiah Wooden Cody Grace Jacob Bond Hamilton Tiger-Cats 9 Trevor Harris Justin Rankin Kiondré Smith Kendall Randolph Willie Jefferson Jameer Thurman Tarvarus McFadden Trey Vaval Joseph Zema Brock Mogensen Saskatchewan Roughriders 10 Vernon Adams Jr. James Butler Justin Hardy Christopher Fortin Julian Howsare Jovan Santos-Knox Cristophe Beaulieu Kalil Pimpleton Sergio Castillo D.K. Bonhomme Calgary Stampeders 11 Nathan Rourke Justin Rankin Keon Hatcher Jermarcus Hardrick Brandon Barlow Micah Awe Evan Holm Kalil Pimpleton Sergio Castillo Cameron Judge Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 Trevor Harris Brady Oliveira Keon Hatcher Zack Williams Mathieu Betts Tony Jones Arthur Hamlin Javon Leake Joe Couch Isaac Darkangelo Montreal Alouettes 13 Zach Collaros A.J. Ouellette Kiondré Smith Zack Williams Malik Carney Kyler Fisher Tevaughn Campbell Janarion Grant Mark Vassett Jayden Dalke Calgary Stampeders 14 Cody Fajardo Justin Rankin Justin McInnis Cyrille Hogan-Saindon Julian Howsare Jovan Santos-Knox DaShaun Amos Seven McGee Mark Vassett Kordell Jackson Saskatchewan Roughriders 15 McLeod Bethel-Thompson Stevie Scott III Tyson Philpot Jarell Broxton Derek Parish A.J. Allen Tyrell Ford Janarion Grant Lirim Hajrullahu Isaac Darkangelo Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 Nathan Rourke Zander Horvath Keon Hatcher Jacob Ruby Andrew Chatfield Jr. Adarius Pickett Deatrick Nichols Erik Brooks Marc Liegghio Jake Kelly Ottawa Redblacks 17 Zach Collaros Brady Oliveira Nic Demski Christopher Fortin Bradlee Anae Brock Mogensen J.J. Ross Trey Vaval Lirim Hajrullahu Alexandre Gagné Calgary Stampeders 18 Bo Levi Mitchell James Butler Keon Hatcher Liam Dobson Julian Howsare Antoine Brooks Jr. Jackson Findlay Kalil Pimpleton Lirim Hajrullahu Jack Cassar Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19 Trevor Harris Dedrick Mills Samuel Emilus Nick Callender Mike Rose Najee Murray Benjie Franklin Mario Alford José Maltos Díaz Marc-Antoine Dequoy Edmonton Elks 20 Nathan Rourke Dedrick Mills Jalen Philpot Stanley Bryant Levi Bell Jaiden Woodbey DaMarcus Fields Janarion Grant Jake Julien Bubba Bolden Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21 Cody Fajardo Greg Bell Kian Schaffer-Baker Quinton Barrow Shawn Oakman Geoffrey Cantin-Arku Evan Holm Kaylon Horton Marc Liegghio Robert Panabaker Ottawa Redblacks
+ Monthly Honour Roll Month Quarterback Running back Receiver Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Linebacker Defensive back Returner Kicker/Punter Special teams Offensive line June Davis Alexander A.J. Ouellette Samuel Emilus Jermarcus Hardrick Jaylon Hutchings Geoffrey Cantin-Arku Cristophe Beaulieu Javon Leake Cody Grace Tyron Vrede Saskatchewan Roughriders July Trevor Harris James Butler Damonte Coxie Coulter Woodmansey Julian Howsare Derrick Moncrief Damon Webb Isaiah Wooden Sean Whyte Bennett Williams Hamilton Tiger-Cats August Vernon Adams Jr. Justin Rankin Keon Hatcher Jarell Broxton Willie Jefferson Wynton McManis Kobe Williams Trey Vaval Sergio Castillo Tyrell Richards Calgary Stampeders September Nathan Rourke Justin Rankin Justin McInnis Jarell Broxton Clarence Hicks Jovan Santos-Knox Kordell Jackson Seven McGee Marc Liegghio Jake Kelly Saskatchewan Roughriders October Trevor Harris Dedrick Mills Keon Hatcher Jermarcus Hardrick Mike Rose Najee Murray Jackson Findlay Seven McGee Lirim Hajrullahu Adam Auclair Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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