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| − | The '''CFL''' or '''Canadian Football League''' is the only professional [[football]] league currently active in [[Canada]]. | + | The '''CFL''' or '''Canadian Football League''' is the only professional [[football]] league currently active in [[Canada]]. Canadian football differs from its [[National Football League|American counterpart]] in that it has a larger playing field (110 yards X 65 yards), twelve players per side as opposed to eleven, and three downs to move the ball ten yards, as opposed to four. Additional differences include in the CFL if a receiving team does not play the ball, the kicker and his teammates can attempt to catch and advance the ball. The Official CFL Rule book is located on their website.<ref>[http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=page&id=7 CFL Rule Book]</ref> |
| − | + | ==Western Conference== | |
| − | #[[British Columbia]] [[ | + | #[[British Columbia]] [[BC Lions|Lions]] |
| − | #[[ | + | #[[Calgary]] [[Calgary Stampeders|Stampeders]] |
| − | + | #[[Saskatchewan]] [[Saskatchewan Roughriders|Roughriders]] | |
| − | #[[ | + | #[[Edmonton]] [[Edmonton Football Team|Football Team]] |
| − | + | #[[Winnipeg]] [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers|Blue Bombers]] | |
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| − | #[[Edmonton]] [[ | ||
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| − | + | ==Eastern Conference== | |
| + | #[[Montreal]] [[Montreal Alouettes|Alouettes]] | ||
| + | #[[Hamilton]] [[Hamilton Tigercats|Tigercats]] | ||
| + | #[[Toronto]] [[Toronto Argonauts|Argonauts]] | ||
| + | #[[Ottawa]] [[Ottawa Redblacks|Redblacks]] | ||
| − | + | The teams of the CFL compete for the Grey Cup, named for the Canadian Governor General Earl Grey. The winners of the Grey Cup since 1909 are posted on the CFL's website here:<ref>[http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=page&id=46 Grey Cup Winners]</ref> | |
| + | An article on the evolution of the CFL:<ref>[http://www.helium.com/tm/90362/facts-about-canadian-football Evolution of the CFL]</ref> See also [[Canadian sports]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Football]] | + | It also can stand for compact [[fluorescent lightbulb]], a new technology meant to replace [[incandescent lightbulb]]s, discovered by [[Thomas Edison]]. CFL's use less energy than incandenscent lightbulbs, as the power usage is much less to provide the same amount of light. CFLs contain [[mercury]], which complicates their disposal. |
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Canadian Football League]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:14, April 21, 2021
The CFL or Canadian Football League is the only professional football league currently active in Canada. Canadian football differs from its American counterpart in that it has a larger playing field (110 yards X 65 yards), twelve players per side as opposed to eleven, and three downs to move the ball ten yards, as opposed to four. Additional differences include in the CFL if a receiving team does not play the ball, the kicker and his teammates can attempt to catch and advance the ball. The Official CFL Rule book is located on their website.[1]
Western Conference
- British Columbia Lions
- Calgary Stampeders
- Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Edmonton Football Team
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Eastern Conference
The teams of the CFL compete for the Grey Cup, named for the Canadian Governor General Earl Grey. The winners of the Grey Cup since 1909 are posted on the CFL's website here:[2]
An article on the evolution of the CFL:[3] See also Canadian sports
It also can stand for compact fluorescent lightbulb, a new technology meant to replace incandescent lightbulbs, discovered by Thomas Edison. CFL's use less energy than incandenscent lightbulbs, as the power usage is much less to provide the same amount of light. CFLs contain mercury, which complicates their disposal.