The College Football Playoff is played at a different location each year with the semi-final games rotating between the New Years 6 bowl games, and the College Football Playoff Championship Game that takes place at a unique location each season. Every third season the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl will host the CFP semi-finals, with the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl serving as the CFP semi-finals the following season, and the Peach Bowl and Fiesta Bowl hosting the CFP semi-finals the season after that. The College Football Championship Game is scheduled to appear at the following locations in the future:
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia for the 2017-2018 season.
- Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California for the 2018-2019 season.
2017-18 College Football Playoff Locations & Schedules
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Date
|
Location
|
Round
|
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/18 | Rose Bowl | Semifinal game |
| 1/1/18 | Sugar Bowl | Semifinal game |
| 1/8/18 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | CFP Championship Game |
2018-19 College Football Playoff Locations & Schedules
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Date
|
Location
|
Round
|
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/18 | Cotton Bowl (AT&T Stadium) | Semifinal game |
| 12/31/18 | Orange Bowl | Semifinal game |
| 1/7/19 | Levi’s Stadium | CFP Championship Game |
2019-20 College Football Playoff Locations & Schedules
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Date
|
Location
|
Round
|
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/19 | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | Semifinal game |
| 12/31/19 | Fiesta Bowl | Semifinal game |
| 1/13/20 | Superdome | CFP Championship Game |
2020-21 College Football Playoff Locations & Schedules
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Date
|
Location
|
Round
|
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/21 | Rose Bowl | Semifinal game |
| 1/1/21 | Sugar Bowl | Semifinal game |
| 1/11/21 | TBD | CFP Championship Game |
Past College Football Playoff Locations and Schedules
The College Football Playoff had its first season in 2014-15, replacing the BCS System that had determined college football’s champion for over a decade. The College Football Playoff format includes two semifinal games, with a single champion being named out of the 4 teams selected for the playoff.
2016-17 College Football Playoff Locations & Schedules
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Date
|
Location
|
Round
|
Winner
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/16 | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | Semifinal game | Alabama |
| 12/31/16 | Fiesta Bowl | Semifinal game | Clemson |
| 1/9/17 | Raymond James Stadium | CFP Championship Game | Clemson |
2015-16 College Football Playoff Locations & Schedules
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Date
|
Location
|
Round
|
Winner
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/15 | Cotton Bowl (AT&T Stadium) | Semifinal game | Alabama |
| 12/31/15 | Orange Bowl | Semifinal game | Clemson |
| 1/11/16 | University of Phoenix Stadium | CFP Championship Game | Alabama |
2014-15 College Football Playoff Locations & Schedules
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Date
|
Location
|
Round
|
Winner
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1/15 | Rose Bowl | Semifinal game | Oregon |
| 1/1/15 | Sugar Bowl | Semifinal game | Ohio State |
| 1/12/15 | AT&T Stadium | CFP Championship Game | Ohio State |