Civic Stadium History, Record and Attendance on CFLdb Statistics

Details

Numbers

Opened: Jan. 1, 1930
Age: 89 years, 1 month
Total Games: 723
Total Attendance: 12,996,856 (679 games)
All-Time Attendance Avg: 19,141.17
Regular Season Sellouts: 76
Hosted Grey Cup: 4 times
Hosted All-Star Game: 2 times

Attendance Records

Pre-season: 27,585 — June 13, 2012 TOR 29 @ HAM 24
Regular Season: 36,347 — Aug. 22, 1973 TOR 4 @ HAM 38
Playoffs: 33,392 — Nov. 14, 1971 TOR 23 @ HAM 8
Grey Cup: 38,595 — Nov. 24, 1996 EDM 37 vs TOR 43

Firsts and Lasts

	First	Last
Game	Oct. 11, 1930 OTT 0 @ HAM 25	Oct. 27, 2012 WPG 18 @ HAM 28
Regular Game	Oct. 11, 1930 OTT 0 @ HAM 25	Oct. 27, 2012 WPG 18 @ HAM 28
Playoff Game	Nov. 19, 1932 SAR 11 @ HAM 15	Nov. 14, 2010 TOR 16 @ HAM 13
Grey Cup	Dec. 3, 1932 REG 6 @ HAM 25	Nov. 24, 1996 EDM 37 vs TOR 43

Note: Information provided is based on data on Canadian senior and professional football team games in the database and may be incomplete. It does not include other competition levels or sporting events.

Location

Coordinates: 43.25257590583829, -79.82990026473999

Home Team Record

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Preseason
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	22	11	11	0	0	0	393	390
Regular Season
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	142	103	37	2	0	0	3,212	2,179
Hamilton Wildcats	29	13	14	2	0	0	371	341
Hamilton Tigers	34	13	18	3	0	0	331	377
Hamilton Flying Wildcats	2	2	0	0	0	0	47	7
Hagersville RCAF Flying Tigers	2	1	1	0	0	0	22	20
Hamilton Alerts	3	1	2	0	0	0	17	21
Toronto Oakwood Indians	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	14
Playoffs
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	21	12	9	0	0	0	449	317
Hamilton Tigers	4	3	1	0	0	0	94	27
Hamilton Wildcats	4	2	2	0	0	0	37	43
Total
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	185	126	57	2	0	0	4,054	2,886
Hamilton Tigers	38	16	19	3	0	0	425	404
Hamilton Wildcats	33	15	16	2	0	0	408	384
Hamilton Flying Wildcats	2	2	0	0	0	0	47	7
Hagersville RCAF Flying Tigers	2	1	1	0	0	0	22	20
Hamilton Alerts	3	1	2	0	0	0	17	21
Toronto Oakwood Indians	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	14

Grey Cup Record as Host Stadium

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Hamilton Tigers	1	1	0	0	0	0	25	6
Hamilton Flying Wildcats	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	7

Opposition Team Record

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Preseason
Edmonton Eskimos	3	2	1	0	0	0	86	57
BC Lions	4	2	2	0	0	0	69	63
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	5	2	3	0	0	0	90	94
Calgary Stampeders	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	0
Ottawa Rough Riders	1	1	0	0	0	0	27	20
Saskatchewan Roughriders	2	1	1	0	0	0	41	29
Toronto Argonauts	2	1	1	0	0	0	27	40
Montreal Alouettes	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	12
Total	19	10	9	0	0	0	357	315
Regular Season
Toronto Argonauts	55	21	31	3	0	0	777	995
Ottawa Rough Riders	52	19	33	0	0	0	796	978
Montreal Alouettes	47	14	31	2	0	0	765	998
Calgary Stampeders	5	3	2	0	0	0	114	113
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers	6	3	3	0	0	0	58	62
Edmonton Eskimos	5	2	3	0	0	0	73	94
Toronto Oakwood Indians	6	2	3	1	0	0	42	107
Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers	6	2	3	1	0	0	42	64
Montreal Bulldogs	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	4
Montreal Hornets	1	1	0	0	0	0	10	3
Sarnia 2-26 Battery Militia	1	1	0	0	0	0	12	6
Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs	2	1	1	0	0	0	20	22
Ottawa Trojans	4	1	3	0	0	0	22	50
Saskatchewan Roughriders	5	1	4	0	0	0	69	144
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	5	1	4	0	0	0	71	100
Ottawa Senators	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	25
Camp Borden Fliers	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	8
Windsor Rockets	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	35
Sarnia Imperials	2	0	2	0	0	0	8	39
BC Lions	5	0	5	0	0	0	66	140
Total	212	73	132	7	0	0	2,954	3,987
Playoffs
Toronto Argonauts	5	3	2	0	0	0	88	102
Montreal Alouettes	7	3	4	0	0	0	103	164
Ottawa Rough Riders	9	3	6	0	0	0	126	183
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers	1	1	0	0	0	0	13	6
Toronto Beaches-Indians	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	31
Sarnia Imperials	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	14
Toronto Oakwood Indians	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	14
Total	25	10	15	0	0	0	346	514

Changes

Year	Change	Surface	Capacity
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

Civic Stadium in Hamilton, ON