101st Grey Cup

The 101st Grey Cup will be played to decide the champion for the 2013 CFL season. It will be played on November 24, 2013 at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan.^[1]

Host city

On September 29, 2011, news agencies reported that the game would be awarded to Regina, Saskatchewan.^[2][3] On October 13, 2011, it was officially announced by the Canadian Football League that the city of Regina would host the game.^[1] It will be the third time that Regina will host the event, building on the success of the 1995 and 2003 games.

It was announced on February 24, 2012 that Mosaic Stadium would be undergoing a series of renovations and upgrades to increase capacity to host the Grey Cup.^[4][5] The Saskatchewan Roughriders will spend $14 million to increase seating capacity to approximately 50,000 by adding temporary seats in the end zones. Corporate boxes, concessions and washroom facilities will also be added to accommodate the increased number of fans at the stadium. A new 60-foot wide digital LED screen and scoreboard will be located in the northeast end zone while another new 55-foot wide digital LED screen and scoreboard will be attached to the west grandstand.^[6]

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