Civic Stadium in Hamilton, ON

Attributes
  • Succeeded by: Ivor Wynne Stadium
  • Stadium Type: Open Air Stadium
  • Surface Type: Natural Grass
  • Lighting: Floodlights
  • Capacity: 15,000
Numbers
  • Opened: Jan. 1, 1930
  • Age: 94 years, 2 months
  • Total Games: 672
  • Total Attendance: 12,895,151 (660 games)
  • All-Time Attendance Avg: 19,538.11
  • Regular Season Sellouts: 77
  • Regular Season Announced Sellouts: 93
  • Hosted Grey Cup: 3 times
  • Hosted All-Star Game: 3 times
Attendance Records
  • Coordinates: 43.25257590583829, -79.82990026473999
Firsts and Lasts
FirstLast
GameOct. 14, 1940
SAR 12 @ HAMA 6
Oct. 27, 2012
WPG 18 @ HAM 28
Regular GameOct. 14, 1940
SAR 12 @ HAMA 6
Oct. 27, 2012
WPG 18 @ HAM 28
Playoff GameNov. 15, 1947
OTT 15 @ HAMWC 3
Nov. 14, 2010
TOR 16 @ HAM 13
Grey CupNov. 25, 1944
HDC 7 @ HAMWC 6
Nov. 24, 1996
EDM 37 vs TOR 43
YearChangeSurfaceCapacity
2005 Expansion Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like) 29,600
2004 Expansion Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like) 29,220
2002 Reduction/artificial turf replacement Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like) 28,830
1996 Grey Cup temporary seating Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 43,000
1995 Expansion Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 29,183
1993 Reduction Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 29,123
1992 Reduction Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 29,161
1991 Reduction Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 29,183
1983 Reduction Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 29,231
1971 Name change/Expansion Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 34,500
1963 Expansion Natural Grass 27,041
1957 Expansion Natural Grass 21,600
1950 Reduction Natural Grass 14,000
1930 Opened 1930 Natural Grass 15,000
GP W L T OTG OTL PF PA
Preseason
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2 0 2 0 0 0 32 56
Regular Season
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 157 105 49 3 0 0 3,331 2,422
Hagersville RCAF Bombers 2 1 1 0 0 0 22 20
Hamilton Wildcats 12 1 10 1 0 0 115 236
Playoffs
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21 12 9 0 0 0 449 317
Total
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 180 117 60 3 0 0 3,812 2,795
Hagersville RCAF Bombers 2 1 1 0 0 0 22 20
Hamilton Wildcats 12 1 10 1 0 0 115 236

Grey Cup Record as Host Stadium

GP W L T OTG OTL PF PA
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hamilton Wildcats 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 7
GP W L T OTG OTL PF PA
Preseason
Ottawa RedBlacks 1 1 0 0 0 0 27 20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1 1 0 0 0 0 29 12
Total 2 2 0 0 0 0 56 32
Regular Season
Toronto Argonauts 49 20 27 2 0 0 744 939
Ottawa RedBlacks 47 17 30 0 0 0 746 915
Montreal Alouettes 47 14 31 2 0 0 765 998
Calgary Stampeders 5 3 2 0 0 0 114 113
Edmonton Elks 5 2 3 0 0 0 73 94
Montreal Hornets 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 3
Toronto HMCS York Navy 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 5 1 4 0 0 0 71 100
Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 1 4 0 0 0 69 144
BC Lions 5 0 5 0 0 0 66 140
Total 171 60 107 4 0 0 2,678 3,468
Playoffs
Toronto Argonauts 53 2 0 0 0 88 102
Montreal Alouettes 73 4 0 0 0 103 164
Ottawa RedBlacks 93 6 0 0 0 126 183
Total 21 9 12 0 0 0 317 449