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| Founded | 2002 |
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| Suspended | 2006 |
| Folded | 2008 |
| Based in | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Home field | Frank Clair Stadium |
| Division | East |
| Colours | Black, red, white, pewter, and tan |
| Nickname(s) | Gades |
| Mascot(s) | Ruffy the Beaver |
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The Ottawa Renegades were a Canadian Football League franchise based in Ottawa, Ontario founded in 2002, six years after the storied Ottawa Rough Riders folded. After four seasons, the Renegades franchise was suspended indefinitely by the league due to financial instability, and its players were absorbed by the other teams in a dispersal draft.
After two years in limbo, the Renegades franchise was awarded to Jeff Hunt, best known as the owner of the Ottawa 67's, in March 2008. The new franchise was revived in 2014 and rebranded as the Ottawa Redblacks.[1] For historical purposes, the CFL classifies the Redblacks, Renegades and Rough Riders as one discontinuous franchise.[2]
- ^ "Ottawa announces RedBlacks as CFL team's official nickname". www.tsn.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-06-11.
- ^ "CFL GUIDE & RECORD BOOK: 2017 EDITION" (PDF). cloudfront.net. p. 155. Retrieved October 29, 2017.