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___MASK52___ 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 82nd Grey Cup was the 1994 ___MASK52___ League championship game played between the Baltimore Football Club and the BC Lions at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver , BC . It was the first - ever championship in professional football history to feature a United States - vs - Canada matchup . The Lions won the game by a score of 26 - 23 , on a last second field - goal by Lui Passaglia . Lui Passaglia ( born June 7 , 1954 ) is a former professional ___MASK52___ player . Passaglia was the placekicker / punter for the BC Lions of the ___MASK52___ League for a record - breaking 25 years ( 1976  2000 ) and scored more points in that time than any professional gridiron football player in history . He is a member of the ___MASK52___ Hall of Fame , the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame , and the BC Lions Wall of Fame . Passaglia ' s # 5 jersey is one of nine numbers retired by the Lions . In 2003 , Passaglia was voted a member of the BC Lions All - Time Dream Team as part of the club  s 50 year anniversary celebration . In 2006 , Passaglia was voted one of the CFL ' s Top 50 players (# 30 ) of the league ' s modern era by Canadian sports network TSN . The ___MASK52___ League ( CFL LCF ) is a professional sports league in Canada . The CFL is the highest level of competition in ___MASK52___ , 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 . BC Place is a multi - purpose stadium located at the north side of False Creek , in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . It is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation ( PavCo ), a crown corporation of the province . It is currently the home of the BC Lions of the ___MASK52___ League ( CFL ), Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) and the annual Canada Sevens ( part of the World Rugby Sevens Series ) as well as the BC Sports Hall of Fame . The stadium also served as the main stadium for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Paralympics which Vancouver hosted . The Grey Cup is the name of both the championship game of the ___MASK52___ League ( CFL ) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing ___MASK52___ . 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 1994 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with an 11 -- 6 -- 1 record . They won all of their playoff games and won the 82nd Grey Cup at home in Vancouver , British Columbia . The BC Lions are a professional ___MASK52___ team competing in the West Division of the ___MASK52___ League ( CFL ). Based in Vancouver , British Columbia , the Lions play their home games at BC Place .