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Kapitel: Montreal Alouettes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, British Columbia Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos, Ottawa Renegades. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The Eskimos are the most successful CFL franchise of the modern era (1949-present), having won the league's Grey Cup championship thirteen times, including an unmatched five consecutive wins between 1978 and 1982, and most recently in 2005. The Eskimos play their home games at Commonwealth Stadium. Founded: 1949, although other teams named the Edmonton Eskimos existed 1895 to 1923 and 1929 to 1939.Formerly known as: Esquimaux 1897 to 1910.Helmet design: Yellow background, with a gold "EE" monogram on a green oval.Uniform colours: Green, gold, black, and white.Past uniform colours: Blue and white 1938 to 1939, black and yellow 1907 to 1937Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium (1978-present).Past stadium: Clarke Stadium (1954-1978).Grey Cup Championships: 13-1954, 1955, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1993, 2003, 2005Runner-up: 9-1952, 1960, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1986, 1990, 1996, 2002Western Division championships (regular season): 22-1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003.Main rivals: Calgary Stampeders (See Battle of Alberta), Montreal Alouettes (11 meetings in the Grey Cup, once in the East Final).2009 Regular Season Record: 9 Wins, 9 Losses. The Edmonton Eskimos Football Club is one of three remaining "community owned" teams in the CFL (owned by local shareholders). This was once the most common type of ownership in the CFL. The current board of directors as of the 2008 annual general meeting includes Diane Brickner (president and CEO of Peace Hills Insurance), Harold Roozen (chairman and CEO of CCI Thermal Te...http://booksllc.net/?l=de
