Host Cities
The city of Toronto has hosted the most Grey Cup games with 46, including 30 of the first 45 games played. The first game was held on December 4, 1909, at Rosedale Field. Hamilton and Ottawa hosted several early games while Sarnia and Kingston each hosted one as the game's early years were dominated by teams in southern Ontario. The Grey Cup game and champion first left the province in 1931, when Montreal hosted the event and the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers won the 19th Grey Cup. The game did not leave central Canada until 1955 when the 43rd Grey Cup was played in Vancouver. That contest achieved what was at the time an all-time Canadian football attendance record of 39,491. It was the first of 15 games hosted by the British Columbia city, second among all host cities.
Vancouver's attendance record stood until 1976, when 53,389 fans attended the 64th Grey Cup in Toronto. The four highest attended Grey Cup games have been held at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, with an all-time record of 68,318 set in 1977. The 100th Grey Cup was hosted by Toronto on November 25, 2012, and Regina will host its third championship game in 2013.
| City | Games | First | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 46 | 1909 | 2012 | |
| Vancouver | 15 | 1955 | 2011 | |
| Hamilton | 10 | 1910 | 1996 | |
| Montreal | 8 | 1931 | 2008 | |
| Ottawa | 6 | 1925 | 2004 | |
| Calgary | 4 | 1975 | 2009 | |
| Edmonton | 4 | 1984 | 2010 | |
| Winnipeg | 3 | 1991 | 2006 | |
| Regina | 2 | 1995 | 2003 | 2013 |
| Kingston | 1 | 1922 | 1922 | |
| Sarnia | 1 | 1933 | 1933 | |
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