Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park History, Record and Attendance on CFLdb Statistics

Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, ON

Attributes

Preceded by: Lansdowne Park
Succeeded by: TD Place at Lansdowne Park
Stadium Type: Open Air Stadium
Surface Type: Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)
Lighting: Floodlights
Capacity: 51,242

Numbers

Opened: Jan. 1, 1993
Age: 31 years, 3 months
Total Games: 789
Total Attendance: 12,964,335 (724 games)
All-Time Attendance Avg: 17,906.54
Regular Season Sellouts: 58
Regular Season Announced Sellouts: 92
Hosted Grey Cup: 7 times
Hosted All-Star Game: 2 times

Attendance Records

Pre-season: 23,252 — June 8, 2017 HAM 29 @ OTT 30
Regular Season: 36,734 — Oct. 28, 1973 MTL 0 @ OTT 16
Playoffs: 32,699 — Nov. 15, 1975 MTL 20 @ OTT 10
Grey Cup: 51,242 — Nov. 21, 2004 BC 19 vs TOR 27

Coordinates: 45.39813356876864, -75.6836074590683

Firsts and Lasts

	First	Last
Game	Oct. 6, 1900 HAM 3 @ OTT 36	Oct. 28, 2023 TOR 27 @ OTT 22
Regular Game	Oct. 6, 1900 HAM 3 @ OTT 36	Oct. 28, 2023 TOR 27 @ OTT 22
Playoff Game	Nov. 28, 1925 QUE 2 @ OTT 11	Nov. 18, 2018 HAM 27 @ OTT 46
Grey Cup	Dec. 5, 1925 WPG 1 @ OTT 24	Nov. 26, 2017 CGY 24 vs TOR 27

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
2021	COVID capacity restrictions	Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)	15,000
2017	Temporary Grey Cup Expansion	Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)	36,154
2014	Opened 2014	Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)	24,656
2004	Grey Cup temporary seating	Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)	51,242
2002	Reduction	Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)	29,862
1996	Expansion	Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)	30,960
1993	Name change	Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)	30,927
1991	Reduction	Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)	30,927
1988	Grey Cup temporary seating	Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)	50,604
1984	Artificial turf	Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)	34,972
1975	Expansion	Natural Grass	34,972
1967	Expansion	Natural Grass	27,172
1960	Expansion	Natural Grass	22,000
1955	Expansion	Natural Grass	16,372
1908	Stadium opened	Natural Grass	15,000
1870	Athletic fields opened	Natural Grass	0

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Preseason
Ottawa RedBlacks	8	3	5	0	0	0	161	212
Regular Season
Ottawa RedBlacks	72	25	47	0	4	2	1,826	2,225
Total
Ottawa RedBlacks	80	28	52	0	4	2	1,987	2,437

Grey Cup Record as Host Stadium

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Toronto Argonauts	1	1	0	0	0	0	27	19
BC Lions	1	0	1	0	0	0	19	27

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Preseason
Toronto Argonauts	3	2	1	0	0	0	77	47
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	1	1	0	0	0	0	28	27
Memphis Mad Dogs	1	1	0	0	0	0	28	21
Montreal Alouettes	3	1	2	0	0	0	79	66
Total	8	5	3	0	0	0	212	161
Regular Season
BC Lions	8	7	1	0	0	0	324	156
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	9	7	2	0	0	0	312	228
Saskatchewan Roughriders	8	6	2	0	1	0	236	192
Edmonton Elks	7	5	2	0	0	0	182	178
Montreal Alouettes	8	5	3	0	1	1	243	196
Calgary Stampeders	8	5	3	0	1	0	260	192
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	9	5	4	0	0	0	223	253
Toronto Argonauts	8	3	5	0	0	0	192	198
Memphis Mad Dogs	1	1	0	0	0	0	23	20
Birmingham Barracudas	1	1	0	0	0	0	56	46
Baltimore Stallions	1	1	0	0	0	0	42	27
San Antonio Texans	2	1	1	0	0	0	72	46
Shreveport Pirates	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	40
Las Vegas Posse	1	0	1	0	1	1	50	54
Total	72	47	25	0	4	2	2,225	1,826