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The '''Canadian Football League''' is a eight-team professional league in Canada, whose franchises currently include the [[Montreal Alouettes]], [[Toronto Argonauts]], [[Hamilton Tiger Cats]], [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]], [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]], [[Edmonton Eskimos]], [[Calgary Stampeders]] and the [[B.C. Lions]], based in [[Vancouver]]. | The '''Canadian Football League''' is a eight-team professional [[Canadian football]] league in Canada, whose franchises currently include the [[Montreal Alouettes]], [[Toronto Argonauts]], [[Hamilton Tiger Cats]], [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]], [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]], [[Edmonton Eskimos]], [[Calgary Stampeders]] and the [[B.C. Lions]], based in [[Vancouver]]. | ||
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Revision as of 08:49, 24 January 2008
The Canadian Football League is a eight-team professional Canadian football league in Canada, whose franchises currently include the Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Edmonton Eskimos, Calgary Stampeders and the B.C. Lions, based in Vancouver.
Defunct franchises
A CFL franchise had existed in Ottawa. The league also briefly expanded to the United States, with only one US franchise, the Baltimore Stallions, winning a championship.
Grey Cup
The league's championship game is the Grey Cup. The 2008 Grey Cup will be played at Olympic Stadium, Montreal.
History
The league was formed in 1958, as an amalgamation of several older leagues.