 The current Alouettes franchise was established in 1996 by the owners of the Baltimore Stallions.The Stallions were disbanded at the same time as the Alouettes' re-establishment after having been the most successful of the CFL's American expansion franchises, culminating in a Grey Cup championship in 1995.Many players from the Stallions' 1995 roster signed with the Alouettes and formed the core of the team's 1996 roster.