CFL 2025 Preseason Schedule Dates, Times for Three Week Matchups, how to watch
The Canadian Football League unveiled its schedule for the 2025 season on Thursday after weeks of delays and fan complaints, boasting a calendar that features fewer short turnarounds for players and more opportunities for families to attend games.
Highlights of the new schedule include no teams having to play on a four-day turnaround this season, with no more than two five-day weeks per franchise. Nobody will face an opponent coming off a bye more than three times either. There has also been a 44 percent increase in games kicking off at 4:00 p.m. local or earlier, allowing more kids to be at the games.
The new league calendar will kick off in Saskatchewan with the hometown Roughriders playing host to the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday, June 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET. All roads lead to the 112th Grey Cup at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg on Sunday, November 16.
Among the key matchups on the schedule are the annual Labour Day Classics, with Winnipeg visiting Saskatchewan on August 31, Toronto travelling to Hamilton the following day, and Edmonton wrapping things up with a trip to Calgary on September 1. The Battle of Ontario will not have a rematch played the following day.
The Elks and Ticats will face off at Tim Hortons Field on Saturday, September 20 for the annual Canadian Football Hall of Fame Game. No team will play on Canada Day, but the Redblacks will visit the Alouettes for Canadian Thanksgiving on October 13 for the third of three games played on Mondays.
CFL Preseason Schedule By Week, Dates, Matchups, Kick-off Times,
CFL Preseason Week 1
Mon, May 19 at 4:00 p.m. — Calgary Stampeders at B.C. Lions
CFL Preseason Week 2
Sat, May 24 at 4:00 p.m. — Saskatchewan Roughriders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Sat, May 24 at 4:00 p.m. — Ottawa Redblacks at Montreal Alouettes
Sat, May 24 at 7:00 p.m. — Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Sat, May 24 at 9:30 p.m. — Edmonton Elks at Calgary Stampeders
CFL Preseason Week 3
Fri, May 30 at 7:00 p.m. — Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto Argonauts
Fri, May 30 at 7:00 p.m. — Montreal Alouettes at Ottawa Redblacks
Fri, May 30 at 9:00 p.m. — Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders
Fri, May 30 at 9:30 p.m. — B.C. Lions at Edmonton Elks
How to watch CFL Preseason games
The 2025 season will be broadcast in Canada by Bell Media across TSN, CTV and RDS.
In the U.S., select games will air exclusively on CBS Sports Network with the remaining contests available live and on-demand for a 48-hour window via the league’s free online streaming platform, CFL+. Viewers outside of North America will also be able to tune in on CFL+., visit CFL.ca.
The full 2025 pre-season and regular season schedule can be found here.
2025 CFL Team by Team Schedules
CFL Schedules
Complete 2025 CFL Schedule, Start-Times (composite)
Future Grey Cup Locations
The CFL ON TSN will provide its award-winning, wall-to-wall coverage for the 2025 season. Canada’s sports leader will be with you from the season opener all the way through to the presentation of the 112th Grey Cup in Winnipeg.
The entire of the CFL’s 2025 season will be Live broadcast exclusively in Canada by Bell Media on TSN and RDS.
USA
The 2025 CFL Games will be available in the USA on the ESPN network, and the rest of the world will be able to tune in via international streaming options..
The 2025 CFL season will reach more American and international fans through CBS Sports Network and the league’s free, online live streaming platform – CFL+.
Viewers outside of North America will have access to the entirety of the 2025 season via CFL+.
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