Civic Stadium History, Record and Attendance on CFLdb Statistics

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: 93 years, 8 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

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

Coordinates: 43.25257590583829, -79.82990026473999

Firsts and Lasts

	First	Last
Game	Oct. 14, 1940 SAR 12 @ HAMA 6	Oct. 27, 2012 WPG 18 @ HAM 28
Regular Game	Oct. 14, 1940 SAR 12 @ HAMA 6	Oct. 27, 2012 WPG 18 @ HAM 28
Playoff Game	Nov. 15, 1947 OTT 15 @ HAMWC 3	Nov. 14, 2010 TOR 16 @ HAM 13
Grey Cup	Nov. 25, 1944 HDC 7 @ HAMWC 6	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 or incorrect. It does not include other competition levels or sporting events.

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

	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	5	3	2	0	0	0	88	102
Montreal Alouettes	7	3	4	0	0	0	103	164
Ottawa RedBlacks	9	3	6	0	0	0	126	183
Total	21	9	12	0	0	0	317	449