2009 CFL season

2009 CFL season
DurationJuly 1 – November 8, 2009
East championsMontreal Alouettes
West championsSaskatchewan Roughriders
97th Grey Cup
DateNovember 29, 2009
VenueMcMahon Stadium, Calgary
ChampionsMontreal Alouettes
800km
497miles
Alouettes
Argonauts
Tiger-Cats
Blue Bombers
Roughriders
Eskimos
Stampeders
Lions
Canadian Football League team locations: West, East

The 2009 CFL season was the 56th season of modern-day Canadian football. Officially, it was the 52nd season of the Canadian Football League. The Montreal Alouettes won the 97th Grey Cup on November 29, 2009 with a last second 28–27 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The 19-week regular schedule, issued February 3 began on July 1, which was only the second time in league history that a CFL season started on Canada Day, with the first occurring in 1998. The playoffs started on November 15 and two weeks of pre-season games began on June 17.