The Ottawa Redblacks at Lansdowne Park have the second lowest attendance in the Canadian Football League:
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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.
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
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Could it be because they have a lousy team? Attendance has been way down for the Senators when they are not playing well in the past. The old Lansdowne would make a great multi-use site for a homeless shelter and safe injection site amongst other things. I am sure the fine denizens of the Glebe will welcome them with open arms. I no longer travel to games since the start of the Red Black era due to health constraints: The only thing I miss is the coldest beer on the planet at Irene’s.
Are the Redblacks not a significant part of the business case for the proposed Lansdowne 2.0 stadium?
yes – k
Facts is facts. You can be sure this one will not be presented to city councilors prior to the Lansdowne 2.0 vote. I heard that one of Wilson Lo’s staff is a regular reader of The Bulldog so you can be assured one councilor will be made aware of this fact.