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teams
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.
DIVISIONS
| EAST DIVISION | 1958- |
| NORTH DIVISION | 1995 |
| SOUTH DIVISION | 1995 |
| WEST DIVISION | 1958- |
| DEFUNCT/PROPOSED TEAMS | |
| CFL IN THE USA | 1993-1995 |
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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| 1995 | |
| 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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| 1996 | |
| 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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| 1997-2001 | |
| 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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| 2021- | |
| 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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