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{{Short description|Canadian Football League team}}
{{distinguish|Hamilton Tigers|Hamilton Tiger Cubs}}
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{{Infobox American football team
| name = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| current = 2025 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
| logo = Hamilton Tiger-Cats logo.svg
| logosize = 240px
| helmet =
| helmetsize = 
| uniform = CFL HAM Jersey.png
| uniformsize = 240px
| established = 1950
| folded =
| location = [[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada
| stadium = [[Tim Hortons Field|Hamilton Stadium]] (2014–present)
| coach = [[Scott Milanovich]]
| manager = [[Ted Goveia]]
| league = [[Canadian Football League]]
| division = [[East Division (CFL)|East]]
| league_champ_type = [[Grey Cup]]s
| league_champs =  '''8''' ([[41st Grey Cup|1953]], [[45th Grey Cup|1957]], [[51st Grey Cup|1963]], [[53rd Grey Cup|1965]], [[55th Grey Cup|1967]], [[60th Grey Cup|1972]], [[74th Grey Cup|1986]], [[87th Grey Cup|1999]])
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| colours = Black, gold, white<ref>{{cite news|last=De Boer|first=Simon|title=Tiger-Cats Unveil Reengineered Reebok Uniforms|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2012/05/01/tiger-cats-unveil-reengineered-reebok-uniforms/|publisher=CFL Enterprises LP|website=CFL.ca|date=May 1, 2012|access-date=November 20, 2024|quote=Following a thorough two-year design process, the Black and Gold returns to a classic appearance with the return of multiple stripes to the sleeves and a cleaner, traditional look on the jerseys and pants.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|chapter=Hamilton Tiger-Cats Team Information & History|chapter-url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-CFL-Guide-Book.pdf#page=14|publisher=CFL Enterprises, LP|title=2024 CFL Guide & Record Book|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-CFL-Guide-Book.pdf|date=June 10, 2024|access-date=November 20, 2024}}</ref><br />{{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#FFB819}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| nickname = Ticats, Cats, Tabbies
| owner = Hamilton Sports Group<br>[[Bob Young (businessman)|Bob Young]] 
| sponsor = 
| website = {{url|https://ticats.ca/}}
}}
The '''Hamilton Tiger-Cats''' are a professional [[Canadian football]] team based in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada. They are currently members of the [[East Division (CFL)|East Division]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at [[Tim Hortons Field|Hamilton Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/3889891-goodbye-ivor-wynne-hello-tim-hortons-field/|title=Goodbye Ivor Wynne, hello Tim Hortons Field|newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator|publisher=TheSpec.com|date=July 12, 2013|access-date=July 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toronto2015.org/lang/en/gallery/news/construction-of-hamilton-pan-am-soccer-stadium-for-toronto-2015-games-already-10-complete.html|title=Construction of Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium for TORONTO 2015 Games Already 10% Complete|publisher=Toronto 2015 Pan American/Parapan American Games|date=May 24, 2013|access-date=July 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020144640/http://www.toronto2015.org/lang/en/gallery/news/construction-of-hamilton-pan-am-soccer-stadium-for-toronto-2015-games-already-10-complete.html|archive-date=October 20, 2013}}</ref>  

The club traces its origins back to 1869 to the founding of Hamilton Football Club which adopted the nickname “tigers” a few years after its founding (although it had been informally called the Tigers since its first game).  In 1950, the [[Hamilton Tigers (football)|Tigers]] absorbed the cross-town upstart [[Hamilton Wildcats (Canadian football)|Hamilton Wildcats]] largely to eliminate the gate competition from the underfunded Wildcats.  The Tigers adopted the name "Tiger-Cats".<ref name="merger">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_timeline_1860 |title=History &#124; CFL.ca &#124; Official Site of the Canadian Football League |publisher=CFL.ca |access-date=2013-10-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501160230/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_timeline_1860 |archive-date=2010-05-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_timeline_1950|title=History &#124; CFL.ca &#124; Official Site of the Canadian Football League|publisher=CFL.ca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921040503/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_timeline_1950|archive-date=2013-09-21|url-status=dead|access-date=2013-10-24}}</ref>

Since 1950, the team has won the [[Grey Cup]] championship eight times, most recently in [[1999 Grey Cup|1999]]. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club recognizes all Grey Cups won by Hamilton-based teams as part of their history, bringing their win total to 15 (the Hamilton Tigers with five, the Hamilton Flying Wildcats and [[Hamilton Alerts]] with one each).<ref name="cupswon">{{cite web |url=http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_greycup |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815141929/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_greycup |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-08-15 |title=HISTORY – Grey Cup &#124; Hamilton Tiger-Cats |publisher=Ticats.ca |access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> However, the CFL does not recognize these wins under one franchise, rather as the individual franchises that won them.<ref name="GC Records">{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/uploads/assets/CFL/PDF_Docs/2011/Grey_Cup_Record_Book_2011.pdf|title=Grey Cup Record Book 2011|publisher=Cfl.ca|access-date=2013-10-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419071354/http://www.cfl.ca/uploads/assets/CFL/PDF_Docs/2011/Grey_Cup_Record_Book_2011.pdf|archive-date=2012-04-19}}</ref> If one includes their historical lineage, Hamilton football clubs won league championships in every decade of the 20th century.

In their first 40 years after absorbing the Wildcats, the Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs in all but three of those years and won seven Grey Cup championships. They are one of six teams in the modern era to win the [[60th Grey Cup|Grey Cup at home]] and were the first to accomplish this when they did it in [[1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|1972]]. However, since 1990, they have missed the playoffs on eleven occasions and have won just one [[87th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]] in [[1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|1999]]. In addition to having the longest Grey Cup drought of all the CFL teams, they are the only team to have not won the Grey Cup in the 21st century. Their lowest point came in [[2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|2003]], when they lost a [[List of Canadian Football League records (team)|CFL record]] 17 games in one season, with just one win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/uploads/assets/CFL/PDF_Docs/Records_2011_Regular_and_Playoffs.pdf|title=CFL Regular Season Team Records|publisher=Cfl.ca|access-date=2013-10-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826161932/http://www.cfl.ca/uploads/assets/CFL/PDF_Docs/Records_2011_Regular_and_Playoffs.pdf|archive-date=2013-08-26}}</ref> The franchise has started to return to prominence after qualifying for the post-season in eight of the 10 years of the 2010s, including appearances in the [[101st Grey Cup|101st]], [[102nd Grey Cup|102nd]], [[107th Grey Cup|107th]] and [[108th Grey Cup]]s, where they lost each time.<ref name="GC Records" />

== Ownership ==
[[File:Hamilton Tiger-Cats wordmark.gif|left|thumb|Team wordmark]]
Businessman [[Bob Young (businessman)|Bob Young]] purchased the club on October 7, 2003. He was born in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], and graduated from Victoria College at the [[University of Toronto]]. His fortune was earned in the software industry and he is currently the owner and CEO of [[Lulu (company)|Lulu]], a self-publishing website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ticats.ca/page/bob-young |title=Bob Young &#124; Hamilton Tiger-Cats |publisher=Ticats.ca |access-date=October 24, 2013 |archive-date=January 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101150739/http://www.ticats.ca/page/bob-young |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{As of|2011}}, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Executive Committee consists of five people: Bob Young, Caretaker; Scott Mitchell, CEO; Doug Rye, Executive Vice President; President and [[Chief operating officer|COO]] Matt Afinec; and Vice Chairman Glenn Gibson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ticats.ca/staff-list/|title=BUSINESS OPERATIONS STAFF LIST|website=Ticats.ca|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>

{{anchor|Hamilton Sports Group}}
On January 2, 2022, the club reorganized its ownership under the newly announced Hamilton Sports Group, an entity that also owns [[Forge FC]] and the master licence for [[Tim Hortons Field]]. Bob Young continues to serve as chairman and the largest shareholder while also welcoming new investment from Hamilton-based steel company [[Stelco]] (represented by its chairman and CEO Alan Kestenbaum), club CEO Scott Mitchell, and local sports executive [[Jim Lawson (sports executive)|Jim Lawson]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tiger-Cats to announce new ownership structure |url=https://www.tsn.ca/tiger-cats-to-announce-new-ownership-structure-1.1741036 |last=Naylor |first= Dave |website=tsn.ca |access-date=January 2, 2022 |date=January 2, 2022}}</ref>

In late 2024, American steelmaker [[Cleveland-Cliffs]] acquired Stelco, including their 40% share of Hamilton Sports Group.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jacques |first1=John |title=Cleveland-Cliffs Acquires Forge FC Equity Stakeholder Stelco |url=https://northerntribune.ca/cleveland-cliffs-stelco-acquisition-forge-fc/ |website=Northern Tribune |access-date=December 19, 2024 |date=November 2, 2024}}</ref> Young continues to own a fraction over 40%, with Mitchell owning just under 20%, and Lawson owning a small percentage.<ref name="milton-spectator">{{cite news|last=Milton|first=Steve|date=March 31, 2022|title=What does the Ticats/Forge new ownership structure all mean?|newspaper=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|url=https://www.thespec.com/sports/hamilton-region/opinion/2022/03/31/what-does-the-ticatsforge-new-ownership-structure-all-mean.html|access-date=18 October 2022}}</ref>

== History ==
[[Image:The Tigers of Hamilton football team.jpg|thumb|right|The "Tigers" of [[Hamilton, Ontario]], c. 1906.]]

The history of Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club can be traced back to November 3, 1869 in a room above George Lee's Fruit Store, when the Hamilton Football Club was formed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tiger-Cats History|url=http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_history|access-date=2008-09-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120605042855/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_history|archive-date=2012-06-05}}</ref> The Hamilton football club played their first game on December 18, 1869 against the 13th Battalion (now [[Royal Hamilton Light Infantry]]). In 1872, the Hamilton Football club began play at the [[Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds|Hamilton AAA Grounds]] and they became officially known as the Tigers in 1873.<ref name="web.archive.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/cflhistory/Teams/Hamilton_Tiger-Cats.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027031556/http://www.geocities.com/cflhistory/Teams/Hamilton_Tiger-Cats.htm |archive-date=2009-10-27 |title=Soudog's CFL History Fan Site: Hamilton Tiger-Cats |access-date=2013-10-24}}</ref> Due to clubs colours, they were informally referred to as “the tigers” since their first game years before.

The Hamilton Tigers began play in the [[Ontario Rugby Football Union]] (ORFU) in 1883 and won their first [[Canadian Dominion Football Championship]] in [[1906 in Canadian football|1906]] when the Tigers beat [[McGill University]] 29–3. The Tigers continued in the ORFU until 1907, when the [[Interprovincial Rugby Football Union]] (IRFU) was formed. The IRFU later became known as the Big Four and eventually, the BIg Four became the Eastern conference of the modern CFL in the 1950s. The Tigers faced stiff local competition with the ORFU's [[Hamilton Alerts]] who, in [[4th Grey Cup|1912]], won the City of Hamilton its first [[Grey Cup]], the trophy that was now awarded to the Canadian Dominion Football Champions, by beating the [[Toronto Argonauts]] 11–4.

[[Image:Ottawa and Hamilton Tigers football game 5.jpg|thumb|left|The Hamilton Tigers playing an unknown Ottawa team in 1910.]]
In the following season (1913), the Tigers won their first of five Grey Cups when they beat the [[Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club]] by the lopsided margin of 44–2. The Alerts were refused entry into the ORFU in 1913 with many of its players opting to join the Tigers, while the Alerts gradually faded from existence.<ref name="Facts, Figures & Records"/> The Alerts gave way to a team under the name Hamilton Rowing Club from 1913 to 1915, who also played in the ORFU. In 1914, the Alerts were absorbed by the Hamilton Tigers and the football club continued playing under the name "Tigers".<ref name="web.archive.org"/> In 1915, in the final pre-war season, the Hamilton Tigers won their second Grey Cup.

After over a decade-long drought, the Hamilton Tigers won the Grey Cup championship game in 1928, 1929 and 1932. The 1941 season saw the Tigers suspend play for the remainder of World War II. The Hamilton Tigers folded, largely because a number of players had gone into the armed services. It is believed by some that the failure of the Tigers is what caused the IRFU to be dissolved, and the Eastern Rugby Football Union (ERFU) to be formed.<ref name="cflapedia.com">{{cite web |url=http://cflapedia.com/teams/hamilton.htm |title=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |publisher=Cflapedia.com |access-date=2013-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310182608/http://cflapedia.com/teams/hamilton.htm |archive-date=2012-03-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Because of the absence of the Tigers, a new club called the Hamilton Wildcats were formed to play in the ORFU in 1941. The Wildcats were given permission to use players from the Hamilton Tigers, but not the traditional black and yellow colours of the Tigers. In 1943, the Hamilton Flying Wildcats, stocked with [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] personnel, won the [[31st Grey Cup]].

Things returned to normal in 1945 when the IRFU and the Hamilton Tigers resumed play while the Wildcats (no longer known as the Flying Wildcats) continued on in the ORFU. In 1948 the [[Hamilton Wildcats]] joined the IRFU to replace the Tigers who joined the Ontario Rugby Football Union. The Tigers and Wildcats switch of unions only lasted two years (1948–49) as both clubs struggled. At this time, the Tigers and Wildcats competed for fans, talent and bragging rights so vehemently that neither team could operate on a sound financial level.<ref name="cflapedia.com"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_history |title=TIGER-CATS HISTORY &#124; Hamilton Tiger-Cats |publisher=Ticats.ca |access-date=2013-10-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120605042855/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_history |archive-date=2012-06-05 }}</ref> Consequently, the Tigers absorbed the Wildcats in 1950 to form the '''Hamilton Tiger-Cats''' that would compete in the IRFU.<ref name="web.archive.org"/> Under the guidance of prominent and distinguished local leaders such as Ralph "Super-Duper" Cooper and F.M. Gibson, it was decided that the two teams should merge as one that would represent Hamilton. Cooper was named team president and [[Carl Voyles]] served as head coach and general manager. A contest was held among the fans to determine the colours for the newly formed football club; the result was a combination of the two clubs' colours: yellow, black, red, and white. However, the black and gold of the Tigers were largely adopted (the red tongue on the logo is only remaining nod to Wildcats red) and remain to this day.<ref>{{cite web|author=Derek Draper |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hamilton-tiger-cats |title=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |access-date=2013-10-24}}</ref> In 1950, the newly christened Hamilton Tiger-Cats began playing in Civic Stadium (renamed [[Ivor Wynne Stadium]] in 1971) until 2012 after which it was demolished and replaced with a new stadium on the same site, [[Tim Hortons Field]], in 2014.

=== A Steel Town dynasty (1950–1972) ===

[[Image:IvorWynneStadium Hamilton.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ivor Wynne Stadium]], former home of the Tiger-Cats.]]
The Ti-Cats had great success throughout the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in ten Grey Cups. They finished first in the East thirteen times from 1950 to 1972. During that same time span, they appeared in eleven Grey Cup finals winning the championship six times. Players, such as [[Angelo Mosca]], [[Bernie Faloney]], [[Joe Zuger]] and [[Garney Henley]] became football icons in the Steel City. Beginning in 1957 under coach [[Jim Trimble]] (who left the team after the 1962 season), the Tiger-Cats played in every national final through 1967, except for those of 1960 and 1966, winning 4 Cups (1957, 1963, 1965 and 1967).

The Cats' 1972 Grey Cup win, 13–10 over the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]], was led by two sensational rookies, [[Chuck Ealey]] who had an outstanding college career at the [[University of Toledo]] and [[Ian Sunter]], an 18-year-old kicker who booted the deciding field goal that gave Hamilton the cup on their home turf.

During this era, the Tiger-Cats also became (and remain to this day) the only Canadian team to have ever defeated a current [[National Football League]] team; on August 8, 1961, they defeated the [[Buffalo Bills]] by a score of 38–21 (at the time, Buffalo was still a part of the [[American Football League]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/international/story/6699961 |title=NFL International historical results |access-date=2008-01-05 |date=2002-05-08 |publisher=National Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207165524/http://www.nfl.com/international/story/6699961 |archive-date=2005-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/CFL-NFL_Hamilton_Tiger-Cats_vs_Buffalo_Bills_1961.htm |title=Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Buffalo Bills, August 8, 1961 |access-date=2008-01-05 |publisher=Mark Bolding |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119071550/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/CFL-NFL_Hamilton_Tiger-Cats_vs_Buffalo_Bills_1961.htm |archive-date=January 19, 2008 }}</ref>

=== Late 20th century ===

In 1978, [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] owner [[Harold Ballard]] assumed ownership of the Tiger-Cats. Ballard claimed to be losing a million dollars a year.<ref name=p124>All Work and All Play: A Life in the Outrageous Sport, p.124, John Wiley and Sons Canada Ltd., Mississauga, ON, 2005, {{ISBN|0-470-83552-4}}</ref> The Tiger-Cats contended on and off during the rest of the 1970s and 1980s (reaching the playoffs in every year of the latter decade), reaching the Grey Cup game again in 1980 and winning the East Division by a mile in [[1981 CFL season|1981]] with an 11–4–1 record under head coach [[Frank Kush]], but were stunned by the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]], who finished a distant second at 5–11, in the East final. The Tabbies' defence was very stout, talented and hungry that decade, led by standouts [[Grover Covington]], [[Ben Zambiasi]], [[Howard Fields (gridiron football)|Howard Fields]] and [[Mitchell Price]]. They were complemented very well on offence with quarterbacks [[Tom Clements]] and [[Mike Kerrigan]] throwing to [[Rocky DiPietro]] and [[Tony Champion]] leading to three straight trips to the Grey Cup in 1984, 1985 and 1986, the latter resulting in winning the title over the [[Edmonton Eskimos]] by a score of 39–15. In 1986, Ballard publicly called the Tiger-Cats a bunch of overpaid losers.<ref name=p124/> After the Tiger-Cats beat the Toronto Argonauts in the 1986 Eastern Final, Ballard said "You guys may still be overpaid, but after today, no one can call you losers."<ref name=p124/> A few days later, the Tiger-Cats won the 1986 Grey Cup by beating the Edmonton Eskimos 39–15; Ballard said it was worth every penny.

Hamilton businessman [[David Braley]] bought the team on February 24, 1989, and he eventually sold the team to a community-based group in 1992 due to continued poor attendance figures (Braley later bought the B.C. Lions in 1997 and the Toronto Argonauts in 2010). Hamilton returned to the Grey Cup in [[1989 CFL season|1989]] (making their fifth appearance in the Grey Cup game in the 1980s), but were on the losing end of a 43–40 thriller to [[Saskatchewan Roughriders|Saskatchewan]]. The 1990s began on a sour note for the team, missing the playoffs for the first time in back-to-back years under the Tiger-Cats banner. By 1994, the team was in grave jeopardy; with the Buffalo Bills then in the midst of their run of four consecutive [[Super Bowl]] appearances and the Toronto Argonauts contending for the Grey Cup, almost all of the football attention in the Hamilton area had been sucked toward those two teams and away from the Tiger-Cats. Fewer than 6,000 season tickets were sold, prompting a threat from the CFL Commissioner [[Larry Smith (Canadian football)|Larry Smith]] to revoke the franchise if they did not both double the ticket sales for 1995 and raise {{CAD|1}} million in corporate sponsorship. Both thresholds were met and exceeded.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1995/07/23/not-so-friendly-persuasion-selling-tickets-in-canada/ |title=Not-so-friendly persuasion selling tickets in Canada |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 23, 1995 |access-date=February 5, 2014}}</ref>

The 1990s were marked by financial instability, and constant struggles on the field. Quarterback was a weak spot for the Ti-Cats, as the first half of the decade had names like [[Don McPherson]], [[Damon Allen]], [[Timm Rosenbach]], [[Matt Dunigan]], [[Lee Saltz]] and [[Todd Dillon]] taking their turns at the pivot. Despite the excellent play of Eastern All-Star [[Earl Winfield]] rewriting the team's record books for pass catching, Hamilton struggled to attract crowds to [[Ivor Wynne Stadium]]. It was not until [[1998 CFL season|1998]] with the arrival of head coach [[Ron Lancaster]] and the pitch-and-catch duo of [[Danny McManus]] and [[Darren Flutie]] plus the pass rush abilities of [[Joe Montford]] that led Hamilton back to the CFL's elite, reaching the Grey Cup finals in 1998 and winning the cup the following [[1999 CFL season|year]]. However, the Ti-Cats then suffered a slow decline. In 2000, Hamilton finished 9–9, losing 4 of their last 5 games, as well as the East semifinal 24–22 to Winnipeg.

=== Early 21st century ===

In 2001, Hamilton finished 11–7, and lost to Winnipeg in the playoffs for a second straight season, 28–13.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.cfldb.ca/team/hamilton-tiger-cats/2001/|title=The Hamilton Tiger-Cats' 2001 Season|website=CFLdb Stats|access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref> In 2002, Hamilton finished 7–11 and missed the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.cfldb.ca/team/hamilton-tiger-cats/2002/|title=The Hamilton Tiger-Cats' 2002 Season|website=CFLdb Stats|access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref> The team reached their lowest ebb in 2003, having not only a franchise-worst season, but the worst record in CFL history, finishing 1–17 (and losing the most games in the CFL's 18-game schedule), with only a 27–24 overtime victory in week 14 keeping the declawed Tiger-Cats from having an imperfect season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.cfldb.ca/team/hamilton-tiger-cats/2003/|title=The Hamilton Tiger-Cats' 2003 Season|website=CFLdb Stats|access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Tiger-Cats at Argonauts 20090911.jpg|thumb|left|Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. [[Toronto Argonauts]] at [[Rogers Centre]], September 11, 2009]]
Native Hamiltonian Bob Young has owned the Tiger-Cats since 2004, and although the team had a resurgence in home attendance, corporate sponsorship plus a brand new "Tiger Vision" scoreboard at Ivor Wynne stadium, it struggled with its on-field performance. Last place finishes both in 2005 (5–13) and 2006 (4–14), resulted in an overhaul of the coaching staff for 2007. The moves still did not immediately help, as the team continued to lag in last place in 2007 and 2008 despite numerous apparent upgrades. In 2009, their fortunes turned around when they finished in second place in the East, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in several years. However, they failed to win the Grey Cup, marking the 2000s as the first decade since the 1890s that Hamilton failed to win a national championship.
[[File:Tim Hortons Field - Main Grandstand.JPG|thumb|right|Tim Hortons Field – main grandstand]]

On August 31, 2011, the Tiger-Cats announced plans to close Ivor Wynne Stadium at the end of the 2012 season and begin play in the long planned [[Tim Hortons Field|Pan American Stadium]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ticats.ca/article/new-stadium-announcement-caretaker-s-commitment|title=New Stadium Announcement: Caretaker's Commitment}}</ref> Throughout the 2013 season, they played their home games at Guelph University's stadium because the new stadium was still under construction. On November 24, 2013, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost to the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 45–23 in the [[101st Grey Cup]] at [[Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field]]. The game had star appeal as actor [[Tom Hanks]] attended with comedian [[Martin Short]], a Hamilton native. Early in the third quarter, Hanks was shown replacing a Ti-cats toque with a Riders hat, drawing a loud roar from the crowd.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/football/cfl/grey-cup-2013-tom-hanks-makes-surprise-appearance-delights-saskatchewan-roughriders-fans-at-friend-martin-shorts-expense|title=Grey Cup 2013: Tom Hanks makes surprise appearance, delights Saskatchewan Roughriders fans at friend Martin Short's expense|date=25 November 2013|website=National Post|access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref> After construction of the new stadium fell behind schedule in 2014, the team moved the first few games of its 2014 season to [[Ron Joyce Stadium]].

Tim Hortons Field opened in time for the 2014 Labour Day Classic, which coincided with the Tiger-Cats going on a long run that propelled the team from 1–6 prior to that game to 9–9 (in a year when the East was particularly weak, this was enough to win the division) and two further playoff wins, propelling the team to its second straight Grey Cup appearance, which was also its second straight Grey Cup loss, as the [[Calgary Stampeders]] held off a late comeback effort from the Tiger-Cats to win 20–16. The team went undefeated at Tim Hortons Field in its inaugural season at the stadium.

== Stadium ==
The Tiger-Cats have played home games at Tim Hortons Field since 2014. The stadium is located in downtown Hamilton at the former site of Ivor Wynne Stadium. The team played at Civic Stadium from 1950 until 1970. Renovations were done, and in 1970 the stadium was renamed in honour of [[Ivor Wynne]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Ivor Wynne Stadium|date=December 11, 1970|newspaper=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator-wynne-1970/182223124/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Wynne, Molson stadiums are only two to honor amateurs|date=December 14, 1970|newspaper=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator-wynne-1970/182223028/}}</ref> The team played there until 2012. During construction of Tim Hortons Field in 2013, the Tiger-Cats played at [[Alumni Stadium (Guelph)|Alumni Stadium]] in [[Guelph]], Ontario.

== Logo ==
[[File:TicatsStreetBanner.JPG|thumb|right|A banner along King William Street in Hamilton supporting the team, partially depicting the team's logo]]
The artwork for the original "leaping tiger" was designed by [[Jake Gaudaur]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2130209-gaudaur-ensured-cfl-thrived/|title=Gaudaur ensured CFL thrived|date=2007-12-06|work=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=2017-04-14|archive-date=2018-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015192323/https://www.thespec.com/news-story/2130209-gaudaur-ensured-cfl-thrived/|url-status=dead}}</ref> a former Tiger-Cat player, president, and CFL commissioner. The [[Princeton Tigers|Princeton University Tigers]]' athletic logo for many years was a mirror image of the Hamilton logo, except in orange. Both logos have since been revised or replaced. The colours of the logo are the club's traditional colours for well over 100 years:  black, yellow, and white. The red tongue is the last remaining nod to the upstart red-clad Hamilton Wildcats. 

In 2023 a redesign by Cayuga artist [[Kyle Joedicke]] was launched as part of a campaign to mark the CFL's commitment to [[Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada|truth and reconciliation]].<ref name="Rosas">{{cite news |last1=Rosas |first1=Aura Carreño |title=Cayuga artist's redesign of Ticats logo aims to add Indigenous pride to Hamilton's team |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/cayuga-artist-redesigns-ticats-logo-1.7336483 |access-date=24 July 2025 |work=CBC News}}</ref>

== Rivals ==
Since 1873, the [[List of sports rivalries|arch-rivals]] of the Tiger-Cats have been the [[Toronto Argonauts]]. The first meeting took place on October 18, 1873, at the University of Toronto, where the Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Football Club by a goal and a try to nil.<ref name="Facts, Figures & Records">2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN|978-0-9739425-4-5}}, p.293</ref>  The biggest event of the rivalry is the annual [[Labour Day Classic]], first held in 1948, with Hamilton holding a 37–15 lead {{as of|2024|lc=on}}.  Hamilton has hosted the match almost continuously since [[1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|1996]], with a [[Replay (sports)|rematch]] held the following week in Toronto.  There have been 17 playoff match-ups between the two teams, with Toronto holding a 10–8 edge {{as of|2024|lc=on}}. Hamilton and Toronto are merely 51&nbsp;km apart along the [[Queen Elizabeth Way]] (QEW) highway and, for relatively brief periods of time, were the only CFL teams in Ontario, as there was no Ottawa team from 1997 to 2002 and again from 2006 to 2013.  

Other Tiger-Cats rivals include the [[Montreal Alouettes]], the Ottawa Redblacks, and recently the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] after a pair of [[Grey Cup]] matchups in 2019 and 2021.

== Broadcasters ==
Corus Radio Hamilton was the official radio broadcast rights holder for the Tiger-Cats and had been the official voice for CFL football in the Greater Hamilton Area for over 40 years. AM900 [[CHML]], together with sister station CJXY-FM, offered coverage of all Tiger-Cats games, including pre-season games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.900chml.com/ |title=(CHML AM) AM 900 |work=[[CHML]] |date=September 18, 2013 |access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ticats.ca/article/corus-radio-hamilton-is-the-2009-home-to-the-hamilton-tiger-cats |title=Corus Radio Hamilton Is The 2009 Home To The Hamilton Tiger-Cats &#124; Hamilton Tiger-Cats |work=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |date=May 12, 2009 |access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> Hamilton Tiger-Cats games broadcast on CHML were anchored by the  announcers team of Rick Zamperin, [[John Salavantis]], and Matt Holmes. Zamperin, CHML's sports director, became the play-by-play announcer in 2007 after six seasons as sideline reporter. Colour commentator John Salavantis was a former football coach with the Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders, [[Montreal Machine]], and the [[Ottawa University Braves]]. CHML's Matt Holmes was the pre-game show host and sideline reporter. The post-game show, ''The Fifth Quarter'', was hosted by Ted Michaels. (CHML continued to carry ''The Fifth Quarter'' as an unofficial postgame show, with Rick Zamperin as host, until the station's closure.) Zamperin returned to Tiger-Cats play-by-play in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-04-25 |title=Hamilton Tiger-Cats hire Rick Zamperin, Simoni Lawrence as radio broadcast duo |url=https://3downnation.com/2025/04/25/hamilton-tiger-cats-hire-rick-zamperin-simoni-lawrence-as-radio-broadcast-duo/ |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=3DownNation |language=en-US}}</ref>

In May 2015, the Tiger-Cats left CHML for [[CKOC]], where the team operates a joint venture with [[TSN Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ticats.ca/tiger-cats-bell-media-announce-new-partnership-with-launch-of-tsn-radio-1150-hamilton|title=Tiger-Cats Bell Media Announce New Partnership with Launch of TSN Radio 1150 Hamilton |work=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |date=May 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725110659/https://www.ticats.ca/tiger-cats-bell-media-announce-new-partnership-with-launch-of-tsn-radio-1150-hamilton |archive-date=July 25, 2020}}</ref> Through the 2015 season, former McMaster Marauders quarterback [[Marshall Ferguson]] offered sideline analysis of all Tiger-Cats games, along with a post-game show on TSN 1150 Hamilton. Ferguson was promoted to lead play-by-play announcer in 2016. Select Tiger-Cats games are simulcast on [[CKTB]] in [[St. Catharines]] (also owned by Bell Media) to extend the Tiger-Cats radio network listenership towards the [[Niagara region]] (CHML's coverage pattern already covered Niagara, whereas CKOC's is pointed more toward Toronto and does not cover Niagara as well). Bell Media announced it was dropping TSN Radio from CKOC on February 9, 2021, and the Tiger-Cats responded that it was ending the partnership with Bell shortly thereafter and had begun working on alternate ways to distribute the broadcasts.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1359260877615206402|user=Ticats|author=Hamilton Tiger-Cats|title=A statement from the Tiger-Cats regarding today's news about TSN 1150 Hamilton|date=February 9, 2021}}</ref> It announced the launch of the "Ticats Audio Network" on August 3, 2021, with game broadcasts returning to CHML and other audio content moving to a [[podcast]] format.<ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://www.ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-launch-ticats-audio-network-delivering-live-game-broadcasts-on-demand-content-to-fans |title=Tiger-Cats Launch 'Ticats Audio Network', Delivering Live Game Broadcasts & On-Demand Content To Fans |work=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |date=August 3, 2021 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803203110/https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-launch-ticats-audio-network-delivering-live-game-broadcasts-on-demand-content-to-fans |archive-date=August 3, 2021}}</ref> Radio broadcasts relocated to [[CJXY-FM]] midway through the 2024 season when CHML suddenly closed on August 14, 2024.<ref name="close">{{cite news |title=900 CHML closes, ending nearly a century of local radio in Hamilton |url=https://www.thespec.com/business/hamilton-region/900-chml-closes-ending-nearly-a-century-of-local-radio-in-hamilton/article_1afb959e-7cb6-5be3-96fc-1b9bfa92dc68.html |access-date=August 14, 2024 |first=Fallon |last=Hewitt |work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]] |date=August 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=Ticats |author=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |number=1823819427785183539 |title=A statement regarding today's announcement about 900 CHML. |date=August 14, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref> Affiliates also include [[CJOY]]/1460, & [[CKGL]]/570.<ref>[https://www.ticats.ca/listen/ Listen page from Ticats.com; retrieved August 14, 2024.]</ref>

=== Tiger-Cats radio announcers ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Hamilton Tiger-Cats|border=2}};"|Years
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Hamilton Tiger-Cats|border=2}};"|Flagship station
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Hamilton Tiger-Cats|border=2}};"|Play-by-play
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Hamilton Tiger-Cats|border=2}};"|Colour commentator
|-
|1950–59
| rowspan="3" |[[CHML]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Norm Marshall]]
|
|-
|1960–66
|Perc Allen
|-
|1967–77
|Perc Allen
|John Michaluk
|-
|1978
| rowspan="2" |[[CHAM (AM)|CHAM]]
|[[John Badham (sportscaster)|John Badham]]
|[[John Barrow (Canadian football)|John Barrow]]
|-
|1979–83
|[[Norm Marshall]]
|Bobby Dawson
|-
|1984–87
| rowspan="13" |[[CHML]]
|Perc Allen
| rowspan="2" |John Michaluk
|-
|1988–92
| rowspan="5" |[[Bob Bratina]]
|-
|1993
|[[John Salavantis]] and Bob Hooper
|-
|1994
|[[John Bonk]]
|-
|1995
|Bob Hooper
|-
|1996
| rowspan="2" |[[Russ Jackson]]
|-
|1997–2001
|Bob Hooper
|-
|2002
| rowspan="2" |[[Bob Bratina]]
|Guest Analysts
|-
|2003
| rowspan="3" |[[John Salavantis]]
|-
|2004–06
|Tim Micallef
|-
|2007
| rowspan="3" |Rick Zamperin
|-
|2008
|[[Ron Lancaster]]
|-
|2009–13
| rowspan="3" |[[John Salavantis]]
|-
|2014
| rowspan="3" |[[CKOC]]/[[CKTB]]
|Andy J. McNamara
|-
|2015–2017
| rowspan="2" |[[Marshall Ferguson]]
|-
|2018–2019
|[[Mike Morreale]]
|-
|2021-8/2024
|[[CHML]]
| rowspan="2" |RJ Broadhead
| rowspan="2" |[[Luke Tasker]]
|-
|8-10/2024
| rowspan="2" |[[CJXY-FM]]/[[CJOY]]/[[CKGL]]
|-
|2025
|Rick Zamperin
|[[Simoni Lawrence]]
|}

== Players and coaches of note ==

=== Current roster ===
{{Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster}}

=== Current front office and coaching staff ===
{{Hamilton Tiger-Cats staff}}

=== Retired numbers ===
The Tiger-Cats have [[Retired number|retired]] two jersey numbers in their franchise history, [[Bernie Faloney]] in 1999 and [[Angelo Mosca]] in 2015.<ref name=Faloney>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9906/jun8_fal.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030307090912/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9906/jun8_fal.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2003 |title=Ti-Cats retire Faloney's No. 10 |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |date=June 8, 1999}}</ref><ref name="Retired Numbers">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/angelo-mosca-cfl-hall-of-famer-to-have-no-68-retired-by-ticats-1.3203845 |title=Angelo Mosca, Canadian Football Hall of Famer, to have No. 68 retired by Ticats |website=cbc.ca |publisher=cbc |access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable floatleft" style="text-align:center"
| colspan="5" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}"|'''Hamilton Tiger-Cats retired numbers'''<ref name="Retired Numbers"/>
|-
! width=40px style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}"|No.
! width=150px style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}"|Player
! width=40px style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}"|Position
! width=150px style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}"|Tenure
! width=150px style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}"|Championships
|-
| '''10''' || [[Bernie Faloney]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1957–1964 || 1957, 1963
|-
| '''68''' || [[Angelo Mosca]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || 1958–1959<br/>1963–1972 || 1963, 1965, 1967, 1972
|-
|}

{{clear}}

=== Canadian Football Hall of Famers ===
{{colbegin}}
* [[Damon Allen]]
* [[Harold Ballard]]
* [[John Barrow (gridiron football)|John Barrow]]
* [[Paul Bennett (Canadian football)|Paul Bennett]]
* [[John Bonk]]
* [[Dieter Brock]]
* [[Less Browne]]
* [[Tom Clements]]
* [[Bernie Custis]]
* [[Tommy Joe Coffey]]
* [[Grover Covington]]
* [[Rocky DiPietro]]
* [[Matt Dunigan]]
* [[Terry Evanshen]]
* [[Bernie Faloney]]
* [[Darren Flutie]]
* [[Tony Gabriel]]
* [[Jake Gaudaur]]
* [[Ed George]]
* [[Tommy Grant (Canadian football)|Tommy Grant]]
* [[Garney Henley]]
* [[Jerry Keeling]]
* [[Ellison Kelly]]
* [[Ron Lancaster]]
* [[Danny McManus]]
* [[Joe Montford]]
* [[Angelo Mosca]]
* [[Ray Nettles]]
* [[Peter Neumann (Canadian football)|Peter Neumann]]
* [[Hal Patterson]]
* [[Ralph Sazio]]
* [[Vince Scott]]
* [[Don Sutherin]]
* [[Terry Vaughn]]
* [[Ben Zambiasi]]
{{colend}}

=== Head coaches ===
{{colbegin}}
*[[Carl Voyles]] (1950–1955)
*[[Jim Trimble]] (1956–1962)
*[[Ralph Sazio]] (1963–1967)
*[[Joe Restic]] (1968–1970)
*[[Al Dorow]] (1971)
*[[Jerry Williams (American football)|Jerry Williams]] (1972–1975)
*[[George Dickson]] (1976)
*[[Bob Shaw (end)|Bob Shaw]] (1976–1977)
*[[Tom Dimitroff, Sr.]] (1978)
*[[John Payne (American football)|John Payne]] (1978–1980)
*[[Frank Kush]] (1981)
*[[Bud Riley]] (1982–1983)
*[[Al Bruno]] (1983–1987, 1987–1990)
*[[Ted Schmitz]] (interim) (1987)
*[[David Beckman]] (1990–1991)
*[[John Gregory (football coach)|John Gregory]] (1991–1994)
*[[Don Sutherin]] (1994–1997)
*[[Urban Bowman]] (interim) (1997)
*[[Ron Lancaster]] (1998–2003)
*[[Greg Marshall (running back)|Greg Marshall]] (2004–2006)
*[[Ron Lancaster]] (interim) (2006)
*[[Charlie Taaffe]] (2007–2008)
*[[Marcel Bellefeuille]] (2008–2011)
*[[George Cortez]] (2012)
*[[Kent Austin]] (2013–2017)
*[[June Jones]] (2017–2018)
*[[Orlondo Steinauer]] (2019–2023)
*[[Scott Milanovich]] (2024–present)
{{colend}}

=== General managers ===
{{colbegin}}
*[[Carl M. Voyles]] (1950–1955)
*[[Jake Gaudaur]] (1956–1967)
*[[Ralph Sazio]] (1968–1975, 1979–1981)
*[[Bob Shaw (end)|Bob Shaw]] (1976–1979)
*[[Joe Zuger]] (1981–1992)
*[[John Gregory (American football coach)|John Gregory]] (1993–1994)
*[[Don Sutherin]] (1994–1996)
*[[Neil Lumsden]] (1997–2000)
*[[Ron Lancaster]] (2001–2003)&nbsp;– Director of Football Operations
*[[Alan Ford (Canadian football)|Alan Ford]] (2003)&nbsp;– Interim GM From 23 August 2003&nbsp;– End of 2003 CFL Season
*[[Ron Lancaster]] (2004–2005)
*[[Rob Katz]] (interim) (2005–2006)
*[[Marcel Desjardins]] (2006–2007)
*[[Bob O'Billovich]] (2008–2012)
*[[Kent Austin]] (2013–2015)
*[[Eric Tillman]] (2016–2018)
*[[Drew Allemang]] and [[Shawn Burke]] (2019–2021)
*[[Orlondo Steinauer]] (2022–2023) ''(defacto)''
*[[Ed Hervey]] (2024)
*[[Ted Goveia]] (2025–present)
{{colend}}

== Mascots ==
T.C. and Stripes are the mascots for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Tiger-Cats also have employed an official hype man, named Pigskin Pete, since the 1920s. Pigskin Pete leads the Tiger-Cats fans in the traditional [[Oski Yell#Oskee Wee Wee|Oskee Wee Wee]] chant while wearing a custom number 6 Tiger-Cats jersey and a [[bowler hat]]. Pigskin Pete has been portrayed by creator Vince Wirtz (1926–67), Bill Wirtz (1967–76), Paul Weiler (1977–2006), Dan Black (2007–2018), and Geoff Connor (2019–present).<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1123303536949899267|user=Ticats|title=The fans have spoken! Meet your NEW...|date=30 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thespec.com/sports-story/4842461-so-long-pigskin-pete-he-made-the-game-fun-/|title=Opinion – So long, Pigskin Pete: 'He made the game fun'|first=Scott|last=Radley|newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |date=11 September 2014|via=www.thespec.com}}</ref><ref>[http://ticats.ca/tiger-cats-launch-search-for-new-pigskin-pete/ Tiger-Cats launch search for new Pigskin Pete]. ''Ticats.ca''. Retrieved January 28, 2019.</ref>

== Awards ==

* '''[[Grey Cup]]'''
** '''Champions (8):''' ([[41st Grey Cup|1953]], [[45th Grey Cup|1957]], [[51st Grey Cup|1963]], [[53rd Grey Cup|1965]], [[55th Grey Cup|1967]], [[60th Grey Cup|1972]], [[74th Grey Cup|1986]], [[87th Grey Cup|1999]])
* '''East Division'''
** '''Champions (22):''' ([[41st Grey Cup|1953]], [[45th Grey Cup|1957]], [[46th Grey Cup|1958]], [[47th Grey Cup|1959]], [[49th Grey Cup|1961]], [[50th Grey Cup|1962]], [[51st Grey Cup|1963]], [[52nd Grey Cup|1964]], [[53rd Grey Cup|1965]], [[55th Grey Cup|1967]], [[60th Grey Cup|1972]], [[68th Grey Cup|1980]], [[72nd Grey Cup|1984]], [[73rd Grey Cup|1985]], [[74th Grey Cup|1986]], [[77th Grey Cup|1989]], [[86th Grey Cup|1998]], [[87th Grey Cup|1999]], [[101st Grey Cup|2013]], [[102nd Grey Cup|2014]], [[107th Grey Cup|2019]], [[108th Grey Cup|2021]])
** '''Regular season titles (23):''' (1950, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2014, 2019)

==Season-by-season results==
{{Main|List of Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons}}

== See also ==
* [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats all-time records and statistics]]
* [[Oski Yell|Oskee Wee Wee]]
* [[Oldest football clubs]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
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