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Waiting for the CFL belt: the longest droughts
The active teams that have gone longest without the belt, and the ones still waiting for their first reign.
Every active CFL team and how long it's been since it last held the belt. The belt moves constantly, so a long wait usually means a team keeps losing the one game that matters.
The longest waits
- Ottawa Redblacks: last held it September 10, 2022, 1,525 days ago.
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats: last held it October 4, 2024, 770 days ago.
- Edmonton Elks: last held it September 13, 2025, 426 days ago.
- Montreal Alouettes: last held it August 28, 2026, 77 days ago.
- Saskatchewan Roughriders: last held it September 12, 2026, 62 days ago.
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers: last held it September 25, 2026, 49 days ago.
- Toronto Argonauts: last held it October 3, 2026, 41 days ago.
- BC Lions: last held it October 17, 2026, 27 days ago.
- Calgary Stampeders: last held it November 13, 2026, 0 days ago.