Ottawa Junior Riders

The Ottawa Junior Riders are a Canadian football team based in the Nepean area of Ottawa. The team began operations in 1995 as the Gloucester Redskins, and operated as such until the conclusion of the 1996 QJFL season. With the folding of the CFL's Ottawa Rough Riders, the Gloucester Redskins changed their name to the current Ottawa Junior Riders and changed their colors from burgundy, yellow and white, to the current red, black and white. The organization began competing in the Quebec Junior Football League in 1995, and did so until the end of the 2000 season. In 2001 the Ottawa Junior Riders began play in the Ontario Football Conference of the Canadian Junior Football League. The Ottawa Junior Riders played in the CJFL until the end of the 2005 season, when they returned to the QJFL for the beginning of the 2006 season. Although the team did not garner much success in the OFC/CJFL, they have won 6 Manson Cup QJFL Championships in their 9 years of competition in that league (1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008). Since their entry into the QJFL, the Ottawa Junior Riders have developed a great rivalry with the Ottawa Sooners. Both teams welcome a third team to the Ottawa area, the Cumberland Panthers.

Ottawa Junior Riders
City	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
League	Canadian Junior Football League (2001–2005) Quebec Junior Football League (1995–2000, 2006–present)
Founded	1995 (as Gloucester Redskins)
Championships	1998,1999,2000,2006,2007,2008,2018
Colours	formerly Burgundy, Yellow and White       currently Red, Black and White
Home field	Nepean Sportsplex

The Ottawa Junior Riders currently play at the Nepean Sportsplex, but have previously called Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park their home.