Montreal Alouettes

The Montreal Alouettes (French, Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.

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French - Canadian Football League - Montreal, Quebec

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This article also generally covers the history of Montreal's CFL history, including the current club's early history when it played in Baltimore, Maryland. The CFL considers all clubs which have played in Montreal as one in their league records, including those of the Montreal Concordes and the Baltimore Stallions, which relocated to become the current Alouettes club in 1996.

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Baltimore - Maryland - 1996

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:Founded: Original club founded as Montreal Alouettes in 1946. Original Alouette club ceased operations following 1981 season and replaced by a new team, the Montreal Concordes, which played from 1982 to 1985. The Concordes were rechristened the "new" Alouettes for the 1986 season, but ceased operations days before the 1987 season was to start. Following the 1995 season, the Baltimore Stallions franchise was relocated to Montreal to become the third team to take the Alouettes name.

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1946 - 1981 - 1982 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1995

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:Formerly known as: Montreal Concordes (1982-1986), Baltimore Football Club (1994), Baltimore Stallions (1995).

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1982 - 1986 - 1994 - 1995

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:Helmet design: Silver background with a blue "A" and a charging lark holding a football

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:Uniform colours: Blue, Red, Silver and White. (See CFL Uniforms).

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:Home stadium: Percival Molson Memorial Stadium for regular season, Olympic Stadium for playoff games

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Percival Molson Memorial Stadium - Olympic Stadium

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:Past stadiums: Delormier Downs (1946), Percival Molson Memorial Stadium (1947-1967, 1972, 1998-present), Autostade (1968-1971, 1973-1976), Stade Olympique (1976-1997)

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Delormier Downs - 1946 - Percival Molson Memorial Stadium - 1947 - 1967 - 1972 - 1998 - Autostade - 1968 - 1971 - 1973 - 1976 - Stade Olympique - 1997

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:Eastern regular season championships: 13 -- 1946, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004

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1946 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1974 - 1977 - 1979 - 1999 - 2000 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004

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:Grey Cup appearances: 13 -- 1949 (won), 1954 (lost), 1955 (lost), 1956 (lost), 1970 (won), 1974 (won), 1975 (lost), 1977 (won), 1978 (lost), 1979 (lost), 2000 (lost), 2002 (won), 2003 (lost)

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Grey Cup - 1949 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1970 - 1974 - 1975 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 2000 - 2002 - 2003

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:2005 Regular Season Record: 7 wins, 6 losses, 0 ties (2005 CFL Standings).

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2005 - 2005 CFL Standings

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