111th Grey Cup
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| Date | November 17, 2024 |
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| Stadium | BC Place |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Broadcasters | |
| Network | Canada (English): TSN Canada (French): RDS Worldwide: CFL+ |
The 111th Grey Cup will be played to decide the
Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] It will be the 17th time that Vancouver has hosted the Grey Cup, with the most recent being in 2014. The game will be televised in Canada nationally on TSN and RDS
.
Host
On November 3, 2022, it was announced that the game had been awarded to the city of Vancouver and the host BC Lions.[1] The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were reportedly also bidding to host this game, but also submitted a bid for the 112th Grey Cup game.[3]
Date
Per the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement signed in 2022, the league had the option of starting the 2024 season by up to 30 days sooner, which could have significantly altered the date of this game.[4] However, the league chose to continue with the existing scheduling formula and confirmed that the game would be played on November 17, 2024 (the third Sunday of November).[2]
References
- ^ a b "BC Lions to host 111th Grey Cup in 2024". Canadian Football League. November 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Countdown to kick-off: A toast to the 111th Grey Cup and 2024 Grey Cup festival". Canadian Football League. November 16, 2023.
- ^ "Winnipeg wants to host Grey Cup championship, Manitoba offers $5.5M to help bid". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 11, 2022.
- ^ "Details of the CFL's new CBA: salary cap increases, ratio changes, and guaranteed contracts". 3DownNation. May 26, 2022.