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SBD/Issue 37/The Back of the Book
CFL Regular-Season Attendance Down 2.1% This Season
Published November 5, 2008
CFL attendance this regular season was down 2.1% compared to last season. The Edmonton Eskimos lead the league, drawing an average of 37,379 fans at Commonwealth Stadium, up 1.5% from last season. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are seeing the largest increase in average home attendance, as the team is drawing 29,996 fans at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, an increase of 6.9% from last season. Meanwhile, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are seeing the largest decline with average attendance at Canad Inns Stadium down 12.5% to 24,245 (THE DAILY).
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'08 CFL REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE
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|
TEAM
|
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
'07 AVG.
|
% +/-
|
'07 GMS
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Edmonton Eskimos
|
9
|
336,409
|
37,379
|
62.8%
|
36,833
|
1.5%
|
9
|
|
British Columbia Lions
|
9
|
306,744
|
34,083
|
57.6%
|
32,466
|
5.0%
|
9
|
| Calgary Stampeders |
9
|
292,705
|
32,523
|
91.2%
|
31,246
|
4.1%
|
9
|
| Saskatchewan Roughriders |
9
|
269,965
|
29,996
|
104.2%
|
28,054
|
6.9%
|
9
|
| Toronto Argonauts |
9
|
262,702
|
29,189
|
65.3%
|
30,931
|
-5.6%
|
9
|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
9
|
218,202
|
24,245
|
82.2%
|
27,701
|
-12.5%
|
9
|
| Hamilton Tiger Cats |
9
|
187,061
|
20,785
|
70.2%
|
23,201
|
-10.4%
|
9
|
| Montreal Alouettes (a) |
9
|
181,818
|
20,202
|
100.0%
|
22,903
|
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|
9
|
| TOTALS |
72
|
2,055,606
|
28,550
|
79.2%
|
29,167
|
-2.1%
|
72
|
NOTES: (a) = The Alouettes played all home games this season at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, while last year their final home game was at Olympic Stadium, which still hosts the team's playoff games.
