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___MASK41___ is a form of gridiron football played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team ' s scoring area ( end zone ). The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a ___MASK41___ team based in Winnipeg , Manitoba . They are currently members of the West Division of the ___MASK41___ League ( CFL ). They play their home games at Investors Group Field after many years of playing at the since demolished Canad Inns Stadium . Association ___MASK50___ , more commonly known as ___MASK50___ or soccer , is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball . It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies , making it the world ' s most popular sport . The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end . The object of the game is to score by getting the ball into the opposing goal . The Montreal Alouettes are a ___MASK41___ 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 ___MASK41___ League ( CFL ) and last won the Grey Cup championship in 2010 . Their home field is Percival Molson Memorial Stadium for the regular season and as of 2014 also home of their playoff games . The Montreal Alouettes finished third place in the East Division in 2007 . Jim Popp decided to remain as Head Coach rather than hire a replacement for Don Matthews , who unexpectedly resigned the previous season . The result was unintended as the Alouettes endured their first losing season since rejoining the league in 1996 . They appeared in the East Semi - Final , losing to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and putting an end to a disappointing season . The Grey Cup is the name of both the championship game of the ___MASK41___ League ( CFL ) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing ___MASK41___ . It is contested between the winners of the CFL ' s East and West Divisional playoffs and is one of Canadian television ' s largest annual sporting events . The Toronto Argonauts have 16 championships , more than any other team . The latest , the 104th Grey Cup , took place in Toronto , Ontario , on November 27 , 2016 , when the Ottawa Redblacks defeated the Calgary Stampeders 39  33 in overtime . The ___MASK41___ Hall of Fame is a not - for - profit corporation , located in Hamilton , Ontario , that celebrates great achievements in ___MASK41___ . It is maintained by the ___MASK41___ League . It includes displays about the ___MASK41___ League , Canadian university football and Canadian junior football history . It has a website . Australian rules ___MASK50___ , officially known as Australian ___MASK50___ , but also called Aussie rules , ___MASK50___ or footy ( and in some regions marketed as AFL after the Australian ___MASK50___ League ), is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval - shaped field , often a modified ___MASK56___ ground . A head coach , senior coach , or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes . They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches . In some sports , the head coach is instead called the " manager ", as in association ___MASK50___ and professional baseball . In other sports such as Australian rules ___MASK50___ , the head coach is generally termed a senior coach . Canad Inns Stadium ( also known as Winnipeg Stadium ) was a multipurpose stadium in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada . The stadium was located at the corner of St . James Street and Maroons Road , immediately north of ___MASK13___ Park Shopping Centre and the now - defunct Winnipeg Arena . Although built for the ___MASK41___ League ' s Winnipeg Blue Bombers , the stadium also accommodated baseball and soccer , and was used by various iterations of the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Winnipeg Whips . The stadium was demolished after the Blue Bombers moved to Investors Group Field in 2013 . Percival Molson Memorial Stadium ( also known in French as Stade Percival - Molson ; commonly referred to as Molson Stadium in English or Stade Molson in French ) is an outdoor ___MASK50___ stadium located downtown on the slopes of Mount Royal in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . Named in honour of Percival Molson , it is owned by McGill University and has been the home of the Montreal Alouettes of the ___MASK41___ League from 1947 to 1967 and again from 1998 to present . The stadium is also home to the McGill Redmen of the Quebec University Football League . The Selwyn House Gryphons high - school ___MASK50___ team also play their home games at the stadium . The stadium has a capacity of 23 , 420 the result of a renovation project begun in 2009 that increased capacity from the previous 20 , 202 . Investors Group Field is a ___MASK50___ stadium in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada . The stadium , which opened in 2013 , is located on the University of Manitoba campus next to University Stadium . Owned by Triple B Stadium Inc ., a consortium of the City of Winnipeg , the Province of Manitoba , the Winnipeg ___MASK50___ Club , and the University of Manitoba , the stadium is home to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the ___MASK41___ League , University of Manitoba Bisons ___MASK50___ team , and the Winnipeg Rifles ( CJFL ). Don Matthews , a . k . a . " The Don ", ( born June 22 , 1939 ) is a former head coach of several teams in the ___MASK41___ League ( CFL ). He won 231 games in the CFL , the second highest win total by a head coach in the league ' s history . He was inducted into the ___MASK41___ Hall of Fame in September 2011 . The ___MASK41___ League ( CFL LCF ) is a professional sports league in Canada . The CFL is the highest level of competition in ___MASK41___ , a form of gridiron football closely related to American football . Its nine teams , which are located in nine separate cities , are divided into two divisions : the East Division , with four teams , and the West Division with five teams . As of 2016 , the league features a 20 - week regular season , which traditionally runs from late June to early November ; each team plays 18 games with at least two bye weeks . Following the regular season , six teams compete in the league ' s three - week divisional playoffs , which culminate in the late - November Grey Cup championship , the country ' s largest annual sports and television event .