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Canadian Football League
Current season, competition or edition: 2023 CFL season | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 17, 1958 (67 years ago)[1] |
| Inaugural season | 1958 |
| Commissioner | Randy Ambrosie |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country | Canada |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Most recent champion(s) | Toronto Argonauts (7th title) |
| Most titles | Edmonton Elks (11) |
| TV partner(s) | TSN TSN2 RDS |
| Official website | cfl |
The Canadian Football League (CFL; French: Ligue canadienne de football, LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. They play Canadian football and are they highest level of competition for the sport. The CFL is the second most popular sports league in Canada after the NHL. There are 9 teams; 4 in the Eastern Division and 5 Western Division. The Grey Cup is the championship for the CFL. The league was founded on January 19, 1958,[2] making it the second oldest professional gridiron football league in North America that still operates.
However, several of its teams played for many years before the modern league was formed. One current team, the Toronto Argonauts, was formed in 1873, and four other teams claim descent from teams that played before 1900.
- ↑ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.281
- ↑ "Canadian Football League Record Book - 2011 Update" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
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