Canadian Football League

The **Canadian Football League** (**CFL**; , **LCF**) is a professional sports league in Canada. The league plays Canadian football and is the highest level of competition for the sport. The CFL is the second most popular sports league in Canada after the NHL. There are 9 teams; 4 in the Eastern Division and 5 Western Division. The Grey Cup is the championship for the CFL. The league was founded on January 19, 1958, making it the second oldest professional gridiron football league in North America that still operates.

However, several of its teams played for many years before the modern league was formed. One current team, the Toronto Argonauts, was formed in 1873, and four other teams claim descent from teams that played before 1900.

### Active teams

|style="background:white;|Team|style="background:white;|City|style="background:white;|Stadium|style="background:white;|Capacity|style="background:white; width:50px"|Coordinates|style="background:white;|Founded (Lineage)|style="background:white;|Head Coach|style="background:white;|General Manager|style="background:white;|Owner|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Hamilton Tiger-Cats**|Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton Stadium|align=center|24,000||align=center|1950 (1869)|align=center|Scott Milanovich|align=center|_Vacant_|Bob Young||||||
|**Montreal Alouettes**|Montreal, Quebec|Percival Molson Memorial Stadium|align=center|20,025||align=center|1996 (1946)|align=center|Jason Maas|align=center|Danny Maciocia|Pierre Karl Péladeau||||||
|**Ottawa Redblacks**|Ottawa, Ontario|TD Place Stadium|align=center|25,000||align=center|2014 (1876)|colspan=2 align=center|Ryan Dinwiddie|Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (Roger Greenberg, chairman)||||||||
|**Toronto Argonauts**|Toronto, Ontario|BMO Field|align=center|25,000||align=center|1873|align=center|Mike Miller|align=center|Michael Clemons|Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment||||||
|**BC Lions**|Vancouver, British Columbia|BC Place|align=center|54,320||align=center|1954|align=center|Buck Pierce|align=center|Ryan Rigmaiden|Amar Doman||||||
|**Calgary Stampeders**|Calgary, Alberta|McMahon Stadium|align=center|35,400||align=center|1945|colspan=2 align=center|Dave Dickenson|Calgary Sports and Entertainment (N. Murray Edwards, chairman)||||||||
|**Edmonton Elks**|Edmonton, Alberta|The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium|align=center|56,302||align=center|1949 (1911)|align=center|Mark Kilam|align=center|Ed Hervey|Deb Thompson||||||
|**Saskatchewan Roughriders**|Regina, Saskatchewan|Mosaic Stadium|align=center|33,350||align=center|1910|align=center|Corey Mace|align=center|Jeremy O'Day|Publicly owned||||||
|**Winnipeg Blue Bombers**|Winnipeg, Manitoba|Princess Auto Stadium|align=center|33,234||align=center|1930 (1887)|align=center|Michael O'Shea|align=center|Kyle Walters|Publicly owned||||||

- Notes

1. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats were created in 1950 as a merger between the Hamilton Tigers (founded in 1869 as the Hamilton Football Club) and the Hamilton Wildcats (founded in 1941).
1. The CFL considers the current Montreal Alouettes franchise (founded in 1994 as the Baltimore Stallions, moved to Montreal and renamed the Montreal Alouettes in 1996) to be a continuation of the original Montreal Alouettes (founded 1946, played in the CFL 1958–1981) and Montreal Concordes (founded 1982, renamed the Montreal Alouettes in 1986, folded just before the 1987 season). However this does not include the Montreal Football Club that was formed in 1872, and joined the IRFU in 1907–1915, and the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers, who played in the IRFU during the 1930s and 40's, winning the Grey Cup in 1931.
1. All Ottawa clubs including the previous Rough Riders and Renegades are combined with current Redblacks for historical consistency only, even though the CFL considers them separate clubs.
1. While football in Edmonton was first played in 1890, the Edmonton Elks (in their current incarnation) recognize their first season in 1949. This was further evidenced by the "60 seasons" decals worn on their helmets during the 2008 season.
1. Became Saskatchewan Roughriders officially in 1950, after the team became the only pro football team left in the province in 1948. Roughriders were originally called the Regina Rugby Football club from 1910 to 1924. then called the Regina Roughriders from 1925 to 1949.
1. Created by a merger of the Winnipegs and the St. John's team on June 10, 1930, and become known as the "Winnipeg Pegs" before changing to the current name, Blue Bombers, in 1937.

## Infobox (sports league)

- **title**: Canadian Football League
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- **current season**: 2026 CFL season
- **sport**: Canadian football
- **founded**: January 17, 1958 ( years ago)
- **commissioner**: Randy Ambrosie
- **headquarters**: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **inaugural**: 1958
- **teams**: #Teams, 9
- **country**: Canada
- **champion**: Saskatchewan Roughriders (5th title)
- **most champs**: Edmonton Elks (11)
- **tv**: The Sports Network, TSN
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Réseau des sports, RDS
- **logo**: CFL Logo.svg