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Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League (CFL; French: Ligue canadienne de football [liɡ kanadjɛn də futbol], LCF) is a professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division and five in the West Division. The CFL is the highest professional level of Canadian football and is…

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Founded
January 19, 1958 (68 years ago) (1958-01-19)
Headquarters
50 Wellington Street East, Toronto, Ontario
Broadcasters
Canada: · Broadcast · TSN/CTV · RDS (French) · Live Streaming
Commissioner
Stewart Johnston
Country
Canada
First season
1958

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Teams

Season structure

Broadcasting

Players and compensation

Draft

Potential future expansion

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Canadian Football League

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Edges272
Triples119
Avg. degree1.99
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Canadian Football League

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related to Merger · 30
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related to Teams · 18
Canadian Football League → Although, As, BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, East, Eastern Canada, Edmonton Elks, Eight, Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Redblacks, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts, United States, West, Western Canada, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
related to Further reading · 15
Canadian Football League → Coach, Encyclopedia, Every Player, Game, ISBN, Lulu Press, Maher, Maher Sports Media, O'Brien, Professional Sports Leagues, Steve, The Canadian Football League, The Canadian Pro Football, The Phoenix, Tod
related to Potential future expansion · 13
Canadian Football League → Canada's, CFL, During, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Harold Ballard, Kitchener, London, Maritimes, Potential CFL, Quebec City, Saskatoon, Toronto, Windsor
Broadcasters · 12
Canadian Football League → Broadcast, Canada:, CBSSN, CFL+, DAZN (beginning in 2027), International:, Live Streaming, RDS (French), See list, TSN/CTV, United States:, YouTube (beginning in 2027)
related to Labour representation · 10
Canadian Football League → Association, Board, Canadian Football League Players, CFL, CFLPA, CFLPA Board, Directors, Each, Every, Player Representatives
see also · 9
Canadian Football League → CanadaMajor, CanadaSports, CanadaTSN Top, Canadian Football ActCanadian Football, CFL Players, Grey Cup, League, Sports, United States
related to External links · 2
Canadian Football League → Football League Players AssociationCFLapediaCFLdb, Official
Commissioner · 1
Canadian Football League → Stewart Johnston
Country · 1
Canadian Football League → Canada

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Canadian Football LeagueBroadcastersCanada:1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueBroadcastersBroadcast1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueBroadcastersTSN/CTV1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueBroadcastersRDS (French)1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueBroadcastersLive Streaming1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueBroadcastersDAZN (beginning in 2027)1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueBroadcastersUnited States:1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueBroadcastersCBSSN1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueBroadcastersCFL+1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueBroadcastersYouTube (beginning in 2027)1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueBroadcastersInternational:1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueBroadcastersSee list1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueCommissionerStewart Johnston1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueCountryCanada1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueFirst season19581.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueFoundedJanuary 19, 1958 (68 years ago) (1958-01-19)1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueHeadquarters50 Wellington Street East, Toronto, Ontario1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueMost recent championsSaskatchewan Roughriders (5th title)1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueMost titlesEdmonton Elks (11 titles)1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueNo. of teams91.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueSportCanadian football1.00infobox
Canadian Football LeagueWebsitecfl.ca1.00infobox

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