Canadian Football League
Current Franchises
Franchise Histories
- Alouettes de Montréal (1981) transferred from Eastern Football Conference → Concordes de Montréal (1982-1985) → Alouettes de Montréal (1986) → Folded
- BC Lions (1981-2019) transferred from Western Football Conference → Suspended operations (2020) → BC Lions (2021-Present)
- Calgary Stampeders (1981-2019) transferred from Western Football Conference → Suspended operations (2020) → Calgary Stampeders (2021-Present)
- Edmonton Eskimos (1981-2019) transferred from Western Football Conference → Suspended operations (2020) → Edmonton Elks (2021-Present)
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1981-2019) → Suspended operations (2020) → Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2021-Present)
- Ottawa Rough Riders (1981-1993) transferred from Eastern Football Conference → Shreveport Pirates (1994-1995) → Folded
- Saskatchewan Roughriders (1981-2019) transferred from Western Football Conference → Suspended operations (2020) → Saskatchewan Roughriders (2021-Present)
- Toronto Argonauts (1981-2019) transferred from Eastern Football Conference → Suspended operations (2020) → Toronto Argonauts (2021-Present)
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1981-2019) transferred from Western Football Conference → Suspended operations (2020) → Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2021-Present)
- Sacramento Gold Miners (1993-1994) former Sacramento Surge transferred from World League → San Antonio Texans (1995) → Folded
- Baltimore Football Club (1994-midseason 1995) → Baltimore Stallions (midseason 1995-1995) → Alouettes de Montréal (1996-2019) → Suspended operations (2020) → Alouettes de Montréal (2021-Present)
- Las Vegas Posse (1994) → Folded
- Ottawa Rough Riders (1994-1996) → Suspended operations (1997-2001) → Ottawa Renegades (2002-2005) → Suspended operations (2006-2013) → Ottawa REDBLACKS (2014-2019) → Suspended operations (2020) → Ottawa REDBLACKS (2021-Present)
- Birmingham Barracudas (1995) → Folded
- Memphis Mad Dogs (1995) → Folded