The CFL saw a very slight bump in attendance in 2025 with a league-wide regular-season increase of 0.6 percent from last year.
The three largest increases occurred in Hamilton (3.9 percent), Winnipeg (3.7 percent), Calgary (3.5 percent), and Saskatchewan (2.7 percent), while the largest decreases took place in Edmonton (7.1 percent) and Ottawa (4.2 percent). Attendance in B.C., Toronto, and Montreal changed by less than one percent.
These figures experienced far less volatility than a year ago when attendance surged 20.6 percent in Montreal, fell 17.3 percent in Edmonton, and rose 15.8 percent in B.C.
The Blue Bombers had the first-ever sold-out regular-season in franchise history, boasting capacity crowds of 32,343 for all nine contests at Princess Auto Stadium. Saskatchewan had the second-largest average crowds this season at 28,477, while B.C. finished third in average attendance at 27,124.
Toronto finished with the lowest average attendance in the CFL for the ninth-straight year at 15,109, finishing below Ottawa (18,136) and Edmonton (19,050).
Edmonton’s average attendance marked the team’s lowest figure in at least 55 years. The Elks hosted season-high crowds of 28,365 and 30,053 when the Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders visited, respectively, though the team failed to reach attendance of 17,000 in five of their nine regular-season home games.
It should be noted that attendance figures are self-reported by teams across the CFL and cannot be independently verified. As such, they should be taken with a grain of salt.
Overall, however, CFL attendance has officially increased for a fourth straight year and officially returned to pre-pandemic levels.
2025 CFL attendance averages
Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 32,343
Saskatchewan Roughriders, 28,427
B.C. Lions, 27,124
Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 22,858
Calgary Stampeders, 22,295
Montreal Alouettes, 21,132
Edmonton Elks, 19,050
Ottawa Redblacks, 18,136
Toronto Argonauts, 15,109
