CFL West Division
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The CFL West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League, comprising teams based in Western Canada that compete for a berth in the league's championship game, the Grey Cup.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CFL West Division canonical | 10 |
| Western Interprovincial Football Union | 4 |
| CFL West | 2 |
| Canadian Football League West Division | 1 |
| West Division of the Canadian Football League | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2284356 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CFL West Division Context triple: [BC Lions, conference, CFL West Division]
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A.
Northwest Division
The Northwest Division is a grouping of NBA teams based primarily in the northwestern region of the United States, including franchises such as the Portland Trail Blazers.
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B.
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League is Canada's professional gridiron football league, featuring teams from across the country competing for the Grey Cup championship.
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C.
AFC Central
The AFC Central was a former division of the American Football Conference in the NFL that existed from the 1970 merger until it was realigned and replaced by the AFC North and AFC South in 2002.
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D.
Canadian Division
The Canadian Division was a grouping of Canadian-based teams that competed against each other within the American Hockey League during the 2001–02 season.
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E.
Canada West
Canada West was the historical name for the region that later became the province of Ontario in Canada, used between 1841 and Confederation in 1867.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CFL West Division Target entity description: The CFL West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League, comprising teams based in Western Canada that compete for a berth in the league's championship game, the Grey Cup.
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A.
Northwest Division
The Northwest Division is a grouping of NBA teams based primarily in the northwestern region of the United States, including franchises such as the Portland Trail Blazers.
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B.
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League is Canada's professional gridiron football league, featuring teams from across the country competing for the Grey Cup championship.
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C.
AFC Central
The AFC Central was a former division of the American Football Conference in the NFL that existed from the 1970 merger until it was realigned and replaced by the AFC North and AFC South in 2002.
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D.
Canadian Division
The Canadian Division was a grouping of Canadian-based teams that competed against each other within the American Hockey League during the 2001–02 season.
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E.
Canada West
Canada West was the historical name for the region that later became the province of Ontario in Canada, used between 1841 and Confederation in 1867.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CFL division
ⓘ
sports league division ⓘ |
| becamePartOfCFL | 1958 ⓘ |
| competitionFor | berth in the Grey Cup ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| confersTitle | West Division champion ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| determines | playoff seeding for West Division teams ⓘ |
| formerMember |
Calgary Stampeders
ⓘ
surface form:
Calgary Bronks
Edmonton Elks ⓘ
surface form:
Edmonton Eskimos
Saskatchewan Roughriders ⓘ
surface form:
Regina Roughriders
Vancouver Grizzlies (football) ⓘ Victoria Travellers Football Club ⓘ Winnipeg Pegs ⓘ |
| foundedAs |
CFL West Division
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Interprovincial Football Union
|
| fullName |
CFL West Division
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Football League West Division
|
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody |
CFL
ⓘ
surface form:
CFL Board of Governors
|
| hasPart |
BC Lions
ⓘ
Calgary Stampeders ⓘ Edmonton Elks ⓘ Saskatchewan Roughriders ⓘ Winnipeg Blue Bombers ⓘ |
| hasRivalry | CFL East Division ⓘ |
| hasTeamIn |
Calgary
ⓘ
Edmonton ⓘ Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Regina
Vancouver ⓘ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Winnipeg
|
| inception | 1936 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| league | Canadian Football League ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 5 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Canadian Football League ⓘ |
| partOf | professional gridiron football in Canada ⓘ |
| playoffFormatIncludes |
division final
ⓘ
division semi-final ⓘ |
| predecessor |
CFL West Division
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Interprovincial Football Union
|
| region | Western Canada ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| shortName |
CFL West Division
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
CFL West
West Division ⓘ |
| sport | Canadian football ⓘ |
| typeOfStandings | regular season standings ⓘ |
| uses | CFL rules ⓘ |
| website | https://www.cfl.ca ⓘ |
| winnerQualifiesFor | Grey Cup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CFL West Division Description of subject: The CFL West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League, comprising teams based in Western Canada that compete for a berth in the league's championship game, the Grey Cup.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Western Interprovincial Football Union
this entity surface form:
Canadian Football League West Division
this entity surface form:
CFL West
this entity surface form:
Western Interprovincial Football Union
this entity surface form:
Western Interprovincial Football Union
this entity surface form:
Western Interprovincial Football Union
this entity surface form:
CFL West
subject surface form:
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
this entity surface form:
West Division of the Canadian Football League