CFL

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gridiron football league organization professional sports league

The CFL (Canadian Football League) is Canada's professional gridiron football league, featuring teams such as the Toronto Argonauts competing for the Grey Cup championship.

Aliases (1)

CFL playoffs ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gridiron football league → organization → professional sports league →
ballType	oval football →
championshipTrophy	Grey Cup →
codeOfFootball	Canadian code of gridiron football →
competition	Grey Cup →
country	Canada →
endZoneDepthInYards	20 →
fieldLengthInYards	110 →
fieldType	outdoor →
fullName	Canadian Football League →
governingBodyType	league office →
governs	professional Canadian football in Canada →
hasConferenceOrDivision	East Division → West Division →
hasFanBase	Canadian sports fans →
hasPlayoffFormat	bracketed elimination tournament →
hasRuleDifferenceFromNFL	12 players per side → larger field → three downs instead of four → unlimited backfield motion →
hasTeam	BC Lions → Calgary Stampeders → Edmonton Elks → Hamilton Tiger-Cats → Montreal Alouettes → Ottawa Redblacks → Saskatchewan Roughriders → Toronto Argonauts → Winnipeg Blue Bombers →
isMajorProfessionalLeagueIn	Canada →
languageOfOperation	English → French →
notableTeam	Saskatchewan Roughriders → Toronto Argonauts → Winnipeg Blue Bombers →
numberOfTeams	9 →
playsChampionshipGame	Grey Cup →
region	North America →
relatedTo	NCAA football → NFL →
seasonStructure	regular season and playoffs →
seasonTiming	summer and fall →
sport	Canadian football →
typeOfFootball	gridiron football →
usesBall	CFL football →
usesNumberOfDowns	3 →
usesNumberOfPlayersOnFieldPerTeam	12 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Canadian Football League →	abbreviation
Jason →	associatedWith
Winnipeg Blue Bombers →	governingLeague
Toronto Argonauts →	governingLeagueAbbreviation
Ottawa Redblacks →	homeCountryLeague
BC Lions ("CFL playoffs") →	playsInCompetition
Double Blue →	refersToLeagueAbbreviation