Canadian Football League

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gridiron football league professional sports 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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Canadian Football League championships 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gridiron football league ⓘ
professional sports league ⓘ
abbreviation CFL ⓘ
ballAdvancementUnit 10 yards ⓘ
ballShape prolate spheroid football ⓘ
championship Grey Cup ⓘ
commissioner Randy Ambrosie ⓘ
commissionerStartYear 2017 ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
downsPerSeries 3 ⓘ
endZoneDepthYards 20 ⓘ
fieldLengthYards 110 ⓘ
fieldWidthYards 65 ⓘ
formerUSExpansion yes ⓘ
founded 1958 ⓘ
goals promotion of Canadian players ⓘ
governingBodyFor professional Canadian football in Canada ⓘ
governingDocument CFL Constitution ⓘ
hallOfFameAssociation Canadian Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
hasAllStarGame CFL All-Star selections ⓘ
hasTeam BC Lions ⓘ
Calgary Stampeders ⓘ
Edmonton Elks ⓘ
Hamilton Tiger-Cats ⓘ
Montreal Alouettes ⓘ
Ottawa Redblacks ⓘ
Saskatchewan Roughriders ⓘ
Toronto Argonauts ⓘ
Winnipeg Blue Bombers ⓘ
headquartersLocation Toronto ⓘ
surface form: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
introducedOvertimeShootout 2000s ⓘ
mostGreyCupTitlesTeam Toronto Argonauts ⓘ
mostRecentExpansionTeam Ottawa Redblacks ⓘ
numberOfTeams 9 ⓘ
officialBallSupplier Wilson ⓘ
Ottawa RedblacksDebutSeason 2014 ⓘ
playersPerSideOnField 12 ⓘ
predecessor Interprovincial Rugby Football Union ⓘ
CFL West Division ⓘ
surface form: Western Interprovincial Football Union
primaryLanguageOfOperation English ⓘ
ratioRule minimum number of Canadian players per team roster ⓘ
seasonStructure regular season and playoffs ⓘ
seasonTiming June to November ⓘ
secondaryLanguageOfOperation French ⓘ
sport Canadian football ⓘ
televisionPartner RDS ⓘ
The Sports Network ⓘ
surface form: TSN
usesRougeSinglePoint yes ⓘ
website https://www.cfl.ca ⓘ

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Double Blue → appliesToLeague → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Boatmen → associatedWithLeague → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Grey Cup → category → Canadian Football League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Football League championships
Grey Cup → competition → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Montreal Alouettes → competition → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Ottawa Redblacks → countryLeague → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Rogers Centre → formerLeagueHosted → Canadian Football League ⓘ
CFL → fullName → Canadian Football League ⓘ
BC Lions → governingBody → Canadian Football League ⓘ
East Division → governingBody → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Grey Cup → governingBody → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Hamilton Tiger-Cats → governingBody → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Montreal Alouettes → governingBody → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Ottawa Redblacks → governingBody → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Argos → governingBody → Canadian Football League ⓘ
subject surface form: Toronto Argonauts
Exhibition Stadium → hostedLeague → Canadian Football League ⓘ
BC Lions → league → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Carl Weathers → league → Canadian Football League ⓘ
East Division → league → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Hamilton Tiger-Cats → league → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Jason → league → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Montreal Alouettes → league → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Ottawa Redblacks → league → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Toronto Argonauts → league → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Argos → league → Canadian Football League ⓘ
subject surface form: Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers → league → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment → leagueAffiliation → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Marv Levy → leagueCoachedIn → Canadian Football League ⓘ
BMO Field → leagueHosted → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Tim Hortons Field → leagueOfHomeTeam → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Terry Metcalf → leagueParticipatedIn → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Joe Theismann → leaguePlayedIn → Canadian Football League ⓘ
CBC Sports → notableCoverage → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Grey Cup → owner → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Toronto Argonauts → playsIn → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Grey Cup → presentedBy → Canadian Football League ⓘ
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada → sportsLeague → Canadian Football League ⓘ