2025 CFL season
| 2025 CFL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | June 5 – October 25, 2025 |
| 112th Grey Cup | |
| Date | November 16, 2025 |
| Venue | Princess Auto Stadium, Winnipeg |
The 2025 CFL season is scheduled to be the 71st season of modern professional Canadian football. Officially, it would be the 67th season of the Canadian Football League. Winnipeg is scheduled to host the 112th Grey Cup on November 16, 2025.[1][2]
CFL news in 2025
[edit]Salary cap
[edit]According to the new collective bargaining agreement, the 2025 salary cap will be set at or above $5,650,000 (or $125,556 per roster spot).[3][4][5] Including non-football related services minimum of $110,000, the total salary expenditure cap will be at or above $5,760,000.[3] This will be the second season that players will receive revenue sharing, which will be set at 26% this season.[4] The minimum player salary will be set at $70,000, which remains unchanged since 2023.[4][5]
Commissioner change
[edit]On October 26, 2024, the league announced Randy Ambrosie's intention to retire following the 2024 CFL season.[6] Ambrosie agreed to remain as commissioner, likely until sometime in 2025, until a successor has been named.[6]
Scheduling
[edit]The schedule, released on January 16, 2025, was the latest released schedule since the 2017 season.[7] On January 11, 2025 it was reported that the CFL will not host any neutral site Touchdown Series games this season.[8] The 2025 preseason will occur from May 19 to May 30, the regular season will happen between June 5 and October 25, and the postseason will take place from November 1 to the 112th Grey Cup on November 16.[9]
Player movement
[edit]Free agency
[edit]The 2025 free agency period will officially begin on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. ET.[10] Pending free agents and teams are able to negotiate offers for one week starting Sunday, February 2, 2025, and ending Sunday, February 9, 2025.[11] All formal offers to a player during this time are sent to both the league and the players union and cannot be rescinded.[11][12]
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Edmonton Elks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
Postseason
[edit]Playoff bracket
[edit]| November 1: Division Semi-Finals | November 8: Division Finals | November 16: 112th Grey Cup Princess Auto Stadium – Winnipeg | ||||||||||||
| E1 | ||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | ||||||||||||||
| E3/W4 | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | ||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | ||||||||||||||
| W3/E4 | ||||||||||||||
Broadcasting
[edit]The CFL will continue to be broadcast on TSN and RDS across all platforms in Canada as part of their current contract.[13] The broadcast rights are reported to have been extended through 2025.[14] CTV, CBS, and CFL+ will also have broadcast rights. Radio rights belong to team's local stations and SiriusXM.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "112th Grey Cup in 2025 awarded to Winnipeg". Canadian Football League. March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Bombers announce 112th Grey Cup ticket pricing". Canadian Football League. August 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Collective bargaining agreement" (PDF). cfldb.ca. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Details of the CFL's new CBA: salary cap increases, ratio changes, and guaranteed contracts". 3DownNation. May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "CFL commissioner Ambrosie feels new deal provides benefits for both CFL and players". The Globe and Mail. May 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Barnes, Dan (September 6, 2019). "Randy Ambrosie to retire from role as CFL commissioner in 2025". Canadian Football League.
- ^ Dunk, Justin (January 8, 2025). "CFL still working on 2025 schedule, will be announced in 'coming weeks'". 3DownNation. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
- ^ Staff, 3Down (January 11, 2025). "CFL won't hold neutral site Touchdown Series game in 2025: report". 3DownNation. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "CFL + Redtag.ca announce 2025 schedule". Canadian Football League. January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Ryan Dinwiddie would 'love' to have 111th Grey Cup MVP Nick Arbuckle back with Toronto Argonauts". 3DownNation. November 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Negotiating window a new feature of 2020 free agency". Canadian Football League. January 27, 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Justin (January 27, 2020). "Details for the CFL's new negotiating window prior to free agency". 3DownNation.
- ^ "CFL and TSN extend rights on long-term deal". TSN. November 21, 2019.
- ^ Barnes, Dan (September 6, 2019). "BARNES: CFL agrees to new six-year TV deal with TSN". Toronto Sun.
- ^ "Where to Watch: 2024 CFL Broadcast Information". CFL.ca. Retrieved December 26, 2024.