Lansdowne Park History, Record and Attendance on CFLdb Statistics

Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, ON

Attributes

Succeeded by: Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park
Stadium Type: Open Air Stadium
Surface Type: Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)
Lighting: Floodlights
Capacity: 30,927

Numbers

Opened: Jan. 1, 1908
Age: 114 years
Total Games: 660
Total Attendance: 10,536,288 (564 games)
All-Time Attendance Avg: 18,681.36
Regular Season Sellouts: 41
Hosted Grey Cup: 6 times
Hosted All-Star Game: 2 times

Attendance Records

Pre-season: 26,248 — June 13, 1985 MTL 37 @ OTT 22
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. 3, 1908 MTL 2 @ OTT 11	Nov. 5, 2005 TOR 17 @ OTT 27
Regular Game	Oct. 3, 1908 MTL 2 @ OTT 11	Nov. 5, 2005 TOR 17 @ OTT 27
Playoff Game	Nov. 28, 1925 QUE 2 @ OTT 11	Nov. 13, 1983 HAM 33 @ OTT 31
Grey Cup	Dec. 5, 1925 WPG 1 @ OTT 24	Nov. 21, 2004 BC 19 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
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	Opened 1908	Natural Grass	15,000

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Preseason
Ottawa RedBlacks	39	19	18	2	1	1	892	851
Regular Season
Ottawa RedBlacks	443	251	183	9	3	1	9,196	8,071
Ottawa Civil Service Recreation Association	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	22
St. Brigid's Football Club	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	33
Playoffs
Ottawa RedBlacks	43	29	14	0	0	0	776	577
Ottawa RCAF Uplands Flyers	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	0
Total
Ottawa RedBlacks	525	299	215	11	4	2	10,864	9,499
Ottawa RCAF Uplands Flyers	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	0
Ottawa Civil Service Recreation Association	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	22
St. Brigid's Football Club	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	33

Grey Cup Record as Host Stadium

	GP	W	L	PF	PA
Ottawa RedBlacks	3	2	1	43	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	1	1	0	24	1
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1	1	0	22	21
BC Lions	1	0	1	21	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	1	0	1	1	24

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Preseason
Montreal Alouettes	9	6	3	0	0	0	220	154
Toronto Argonauts	8	4	3	1	0	0	171	180
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	5	2	2	1	1	0	87	92
BC Lions	4	2	2	0	0	0	106	111
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	6	2	4	0	0	0	140	192
Calgary Stampeders	1	1	0	0	0	0	26	17
Edmonton Elks	3	1	2	0	0	0	66	78
Saskatchewan Roughriders	3	0	3	0	0	0	35	68
Total	39	18	19	2	1	0	851	892
Regular Season
Toronto Argonauts	110	52	55	3	1	1	1,839	2,029
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	106	51	54	1	0	0	1,908	1,923
Montreal Alouettes	74	20	51	3	0	0	1,203	1,728
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26	13	13	0	1	0	683	698
BC Lions	22	10	12	0	0	0	582	588
Saskatchewan Roughriders	22	10	12	0	0	0	496	550
Calgary Stampeders	22	9	13	0	0	0	495	537
Montreal Hornets	32	9	23	0	0	0	222	452
Edmonton Elks	22	8	12	2	1	0	596	580
Ottawa RCAF Uplands Flyers	2	2	0	0	0	0	35	14
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	1	1	0	0	0	0	33	7
Ottawa Civil Service Recreation Association	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Toronto Beaches	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	13
Hamilton Wildcats	4	0	4	0	0	0	33	86
Total	445	185	251	9	3	1	8,126	9,211
Playoffs
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	13	5	8	0	0	0	236	207
Montreal Alouettes	14	5	9	0	0	0	171	296
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	0	0	166	255
Ottawa RedBlacks	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	9
Total	42	14	28	0	0	0	573	767