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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have made the most appearances (29), while the Toronto Argonauts have won the most championships (19) and have the best record in the Grey Cup composite standings (19–6). Despite the CFL's brief U.S. expansion era in the mid-1990s , the Grey Cup has never been played outside of Canada.
The defending champions are the Toronto Argonauts who won the 111th Grey Cup in 2024, their second title in 3 years. Six teams in CFL history have won the Grey Cup at home, the 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders, the 2012 Toronto Argonauts, the 2011 BC Lions, the 1994 BC Lions, the 1977 Montreal Alouettes, and 1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [115]
The Blue Bombers and Tiger-Cats played each other seven times between 1953 and 1965 in the Grey Cup game. [18] The Blue Bombers entered the game with a 7–3 record in Grey Cups against the Tiger-Cats and had also won their first Grey Cup championship over the Tiger-Cats' predecessor, the Hamilton Tigers, in 1935. [18]
The 110th Grey Cup was played to determine the Canadian Football League (CFL) champion for the 2023 season. [5] The game was played on November 19, 2023, at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton , Ontario , between the West Division champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the East Division champion Montreal Alouettes .
The game was played between the West Division champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the East Division champion Toronto Argonauts; the Argonauts won 24–23 and earned their league-leading 18th Grey Cup, preventing the Blue Bombers from becoming the first team to win three consecutive Grey Cups since the five-in-a-row Edmonton Eskimos of 1978–1982.
The 107th Grey Cup featured the only two teams who had not won the Grey Cup since 2000. The Tiger-Cats, who came into the game having won the Grey Cup most recently in 1999, were facing off against the Blue Bombers, who had won most recently in 1990 (when the team competed in the East Division). [19]
The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is awarded annually since 1959 to the player of the winning team who deemed to have had the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game. This award is presented before the Grey Cup trophy is presented.
Shaw Communications was the presenting sponsor of the game; it was the first time in CFL history that the Grey Cup had been sponsored. [2] The Eskimos won the contest 26–20 to claim their 14th Grey Cup championship in franchise history and first since 2005.