| 2023 CHAMPIONS | HALL OF FAME |
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 Montreal alouettes (8) |
 TORONTO ARGONAUTS (18) |
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (CFL) or League de Football Canadien (LCF) and plays a version of Gridiron Football that is similar to American Football. The CFL plays Canadian Football and began in 1958,having formerly been a member of the Canadian Football Council (CFC),which it withdrew from to form the CFL. It traces its history back to the 1880s. It remains the only Football League in North America that has its teams solely based in Canada.
The CFL was formed from a merger between the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union founded in 1907 and the Western Interprovincial Football Union founded in 1936.
Remember that the team helmets,above,are links to learn more about the CFL champions.
There are currently 9 teams based in major Canadian cities in 6 territories (Alberta,British Columbia,Manitoba,Ontario,Quebec and Saskatchewan) with the Ottawa RedBlacks joining in 2014.
In 1993,it added teams in North America with the Baltimore Stallions being the only team to win the 83rd Grey Cup. In 1995,the league returned to Canada-based teams and has remained like that ever since.
A 10th team called the Atlantic Schooners (Halifax,NS) is planned to join in the future, but no recent updates have been issued.
Edmonton Elks reviewed their previous name 'Eskimos' as Inuit leaders deam the name 'Eskimo' as a racial slur.
WHAT IS CANADIAN FOOTBALL?
Unlike the NFL,Canadian Football is played by teams of 12 players. The field is 110 yards long and 65 yards with 20 yard end zones,compared to American Football which is 100 yards long by 53 1/3 yards wide and has 10 yard end zones. A team has 3 downs (not 4 like in American Football) to make 10 yards/score or they lose the ball and where the Offence becomes the Defence.
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| EAST DIVISION | 1958- |
| NORTH DIVISION | 1995 |
| SOUTH DIVISION | 1995 |
| WEST DIVISION | 1958- |
| CFL IN THE USA | 1993-1995 |
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SACRAMENTO GOLD MINERS (SACRAMENTO,CA,USA) (1993-1994) |
 HORNET STADIUM |
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LAS VEGAS POSSE (LAS VEGAS,NV,USA) (1994) |
 SAM BOYD STADIUM |
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BALTIMORE STALLIONS (BALTIMORE,MD,USA) (1994-1995) |
 MEMORIAL STADIUM |
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BIRMINGHAM BARRACUDAS (BIRMINGHAM,AL,USA) (1995) |
 LEGION FIELD |
| MEMPHIS MAD DOGS (MEMPHIS,TN,USA) (1995) |
 LIBERTY STADIUM |
| SAN ANTONIO TEXANS (SAN ANTONIO,TX,USA) (1995) |
 ALAMODOME |
| SHREVEPORT PIRATES (SHREVEPORT,LA,USA) (1994-1995) |
 INDEPENDENCE STADIUM |
| OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS (OTTAWA,ON) (1876-1996) |
 TD BANK STADIUM |
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OTTAWA RENEGADES (OTTAWA,ON) (2002-2005) |
TD BANK STADIUM |
PROPOSED TEAMS |
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ATLANTIC SCHOONERS (DARTMOUTH,NS) | |
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MIAMI MANATEES (MIAMI,FL) |
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EXPANSION HISTORY
| 1958-1986 | |
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| 9 | British Columbia Lions Calgary Stampeders Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal Alouettes Ottawa Rough Riders Saskatchewan Roughriders Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1987-1992 | |
| 8 | British Columbia Lions Calgary Stampeders Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal Alouettes Ottawa Rough Riders Saskatchewan Roughriders Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Montreal Alouettes (FOLDED) |
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| 1993 | |
| 9 | British Columbia Lions Calgary Stampeders Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ottawa Rough Riders Saskatchewan Roughriders Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Sacramento Gold Miners (EXPANSION) |
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| 1994 | |
| 12 | British Columbia Lions Calgary Stampeders Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ottawa Rough Riders Sacramento Gold Miners Saskatchewan Roughriders Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Baltimore CFLers (EXPANSION) Las Vegas Posse (EXPANSION) Shreveport Pirates (EXPANSION) |
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| 13 | British Columbia Lions Calgary Stampeders Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ottawa Rough Riders Saskatchewan Roughriders Shreveport Pirates Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Baltimore CFLers > Baltimore Stallions |
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Birmingham Barracudas (EXPANSION) Memphis Mad Dogs (EXPANSION) San Antonio Texans (EXPANSION) |
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Las Vegas Posse (FOLDED) Sacramento Gold Miners (FOLDED) |
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| 9 | British Columbia Lions Calgary Stampeders Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ottawa Rough Riders Saskatchewan Roughriders Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Montreal Alouettes (EXPANSION) |
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Baltimore Stallions (FOLDED) Birmingham Barracudas (FOLDED) Memphis Mad Dogs (FOLDED) San Antonio Texans (FOLDED) Shreveport Pirates (FOLDED) |
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| 8 | British Columbia Lions Calgary Stampeders Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan Roughriders Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Ottawa Rough Riders (FOLDED) |
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| 2002-2005 | |
| 9 | British Columbia Lions Calgary Stampeders Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan Roughriders Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Ottawa Renegades (EXPANSION) |
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| 2006-2013 | |
| 8 | British Columbia Lions Calgary Stampeders Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan Roughriders Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Ottawa Renegades (FOLDED) |
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| 2014-2019 | |
| 8 | British Columbia Lions Calgary Stampeders Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan Roughriders Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Ottawa RedBlacks (EXPANSION) |
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| 2020-2021 | |
| 8 | British Columbia Lions Calgary Stampeders Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan Roughriders Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Edmonton Eskimos > Edmonton Football Team |
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| 8 | British Columbia Lions Calgary Stampeders Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan Roughriders Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Edmonton Football Team > Edmonton Elks |
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ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE LOGOS
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