Grey Cup

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The Grey Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the winner of the Canadian Football League, serving as the centerpiece of Canadian professional football.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian football trophy
championship trophy
alsoKnownAs CFL championship trophy
associatedEvent Grey Cup Festival
awardedFor winning the championship of the Canadian Football League
awardedTo CFL team
coaches of the winning team
players of the winning team
broadcastIn Canada
United States
category Canadian Football League championships
Canadian sports trophies and awards
competition Canadian Football League
country Canada
culturalSignificance major national sporting event in Canada
currentStatus active
firstAwarded 1909
followedBy offseason of the Canadian Football League
frequency annual
governingBody Canadian Football League
governingRuleSet CFL rules of Canadian football
hasEdition Grey Cup game
hasMVPAward Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian
Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
hasPart base with engraved champions
trophy cup
language English
French
namedAfter Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey
organizer CFL host city organizing committee
originalPurpose amateur rugby football championship in Canada
owner Canadian Football League
precededBy regular season of the Canadian Football League
presentedBy Canadian Football League
region North America
relatedCompetition Super Bowl
Vanier Cup
rotatingHostCities yes
significance championship of professional Canadian football
sponsor various title sponsors over time
sport Canadian football
symbolOf Canadian football supremacy
transitionedToProfessional 1950s
trophyMaterial silver
typicalDate late November
typicalPlayingSurface artificial turf
venueType large outdoor stadium


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