Montreal Alouettes
| First Season |
|---|
| 1946 |
| Team History |
| Montreal Alouettes (1946-81, 1986-87, 1996-present) Montreal Concordes (1982-85) |
| Conference/Division |
Canadian Football League (1958-87, 1996-present)
IRFU (1946-57) |
| Venue |
| Percival Molson Memorial Stadium (1947-67, 1972, 1998-present) Olympic Stadium (1976-86, 1996-97, part-time 1998-2013) Autostade (1968-76) Delorimier Stadium (1946-53) |
| Key People |
| Players • Head Coaches • Executives |
The Montreal Alouettes are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and last won their Grey Cup championship in 2010. The original Alouettes team (1946-81) won four Grey Cups and were particularly dominant in the 1970s. After their collapse in 1982, they were immediately reconstituted under new ownership as the Montreal Concordes. After playing for four years as the Concordes, they revived the Alouettes name for the 1986 season. A second folding in 1987 led to a nine-year hiatus of CFL football in the city.
The current Alouettes franchise was established in 1996 by the owners of the Baltimore Stallions. The Stallions were disbanded at the same time as the Alouettes' re-establishment after having been the most successful of the CFL's American expansion franchises, culminating in a Grey Cup championship in 1995. Many players from the Stallions' 1995 roster signed with the Alouettes and formed the core of the team's 1996 roster.
For record-keeping purposes, the CFL considers all clubs that have played in Montreal as one franchise dating to 1946, and considers the Alouettes to have suspended operations in 1987 before returning in 1996. Although the Alouettes' re-establishment in 1996 is often considered a relocation of the Stallions, neither the league nor the Alouettes recognize the Baltimore franchise, or its records, as part of the Alouettes' official team history.
Publications
Programs by season
1940s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 1948 | |||
| regular season | October 2 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | Delorimier Stadium |
| 1949 | |||
| regular season | September 24 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | Delorimier Stadium |
1950s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | |||
| regular season | September 20 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Percival Molson Memorial Stadium |
| 1959 | |||
| regular season | October 10 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | Lansdowne Park |
1960s
1970s
1980s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | |||
| regular season | September 26 | at Edmonton Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium |
| 1982 | |||
| regular season | August 15 | at Edmonton Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium |
| Montreal Concordes | |||
| 1983 | |||
| preseason | June 10 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | Olympic Stadium |
| regular season | August 7 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Olympic Stadium |
| 1984 | |||
| preseason | June 11 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | Olympic Stadium |
| 1985 | |||
| regular season | October 19 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | Olympic Stadium |
| Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 1986 | |||
| regular season | August 21 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Olympic Stadium |
| 1988-95 Franchise Inactive | |||
1990s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | |||
| regular season | September 13 | at Calgary Stampeders | McMahon Stadium |
| 1997 | |||
| regular season | September 28 | at Calgary Stampeders | McMahon Stadium |
| 1998 | |||
| regular season | July 31 | at Edmonton Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium |
2000s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 26 | vs. BC Lions | McMahon Stadium |
| 2001 | |||
| regular season | July 20 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium |
| 2002 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 24 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium |
| 2003 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 16 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | Taylor Field |
| 2005 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 27 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | BC Place |
| 2006 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 19 | vs. BC Lions | Canad Inns Stadium |
| 2008 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 23 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | Olympic Stadium |
| 2009 | |||
| postseason | November 22 | vs. BC Lions | Olympic Stadium |
| Grey Cup | November 29 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | McMahon Stadium |
2010s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 28 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | Commonwealth Stadium |
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Media guides
| 1960s | 1960 • 1961 |
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| 1970s | 1970 • 1971 • 1974 • 1975 • 1979 |
| 1980s | 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1987 |
| 1990s | 1996 |
| 2000s | 2001 • 2008 |
| 2010s | 2016 • 2018 • 2019 |
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| Canadian Football League | |
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| Current Teams | BC Lions • Calgary Stampeders • Edmonton Elks • Hamilton Tiger-Cats • Montreal Alouettes • Ottawa Redblacks • Saskatchewan Roughriders • Toronto Argonauts • Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Defunct Teams | Baltimore Stallions • Birmingham Barracudas • Las Vegas Posse • Memphis Mad Dogs • Ottawa Renegades • Ottawa Rough Riders • San Antonio Texans • Shreveport Pirates |
| Current Venues | BC Place • BMO Field • Commonwealth Stadium • IG Field • McMahon Stadium • Mosaic Stadium • Percival Molson Memorial Stadium • TD Place Stadium • Tim Hortons Field |
| Former Venues | Alamodome • Autostade • Canad Inns Stadium • Clarke Stadium • Delorimier Stadium • Empire Stadium • Exhibition Stadium • Independence Stadium • Ivor Wynne Stadium • Legion Field • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memorial Stadium • Olympic Stadium • Rogers Centre • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl • Varsity Stadium |
| Related | All-Star Games • League publications • CFL Illustrated • Seasons |
