1 2 0 ▁years ▁of ▁professional ▁football ▁in ▁Ott awa . ▁ ▁Five ▁years ▁later , ▁a ▁C FL ▁expansion ▁franch ise ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ott awa . ▁The ▁team , ▁called ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Ren eg ades , ▁began ▁play ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁but ▁fol ded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁after ▁just ▁four ▁seasons , ▁due ▁again ▁to ▁poor ▁management . ▁Less ▁than ▁two ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁new ▁franch ise ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Sports ▁and ▁Entertainment ▁Group , ▁led ▁by ▁Jeff ▁H unt , ▁to ▁begin ▁play ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁franch ise ▁was ▁conditional ▁upon ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁Frank ▁Cla ir ▁Stadium , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁four - year ▁delay ▁for ▁the ▁team . ▁The ▁third ▁iteration ▁of ▁professional ▁football ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Red black s , ▁began ▁play ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁ref urb ished ▁T D ▁Place ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Ott awa ▁Ge e - Ge es ▁football ▁teams ▁have ▁won ▁two ▁Van ier ▁Cu ps ▁with ▁their ▁first ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁then ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Car leton ▁University ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁football ▁team ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 – 1 9 9 8 , ▁but ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁cancel led ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁season .