BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place.
| Founded | 1954 |
|---|---|
| Based in | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Home field | BC Place |
| Head coach | Rick Campbell |
| General manager | Neil McEvoy and Rick Campbell (Co-GMs) |
| Owner(s) | Amar Doman |
| League | Canadian Football League |
| Division | West |
| Colours | Black, orange, fog grey, white |
| Nickname(s) | Leos |
| Mascot(s) | Leo the Lion |
| Grey Cup wins | 6 (1964, 1985, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2011) |
| Division championships | 10 (1963, 1964, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011) |
| Division titles | 13 (1963, 1964, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012) |
| Website | bclions.com |
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The Lions played their first season in 1954, and have played every season since, making them the oldest professional sports franchise in British Columbia. They have appeared in the league's Grey Cup championship game 10 times, winning six, with their most recent championship occurring in 2011.
The Lions were the first Western Canadian team to win the Grey Cup at home, doing so in 1994 and 2011, before Saskatchewan achieved the feat in 2013. Also in 1994, the Lions became the first team to play and defeat an American-based franchise for the Grey Cup. The Lions hold the second-longest playoff streak in CFL history, making the postseason 20 consecutive seasons, from 1997 to 2016 (only Edmonton has had a longer playoff streak, going 34 seasons from 1972 to 2005). With the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Grey Cup win in 2019 after a 29-year wait, the Lions currently have the longest Grey Cup drought of the West Division teams, last winning in 2011.