Canadian Football League

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Canadian Football League (CFL)
Current season or competition:
2012 CFL season
Sport Canadian football
Founded January 17, 1958
Commissioner Mark Cohon
Motto This Is Our League
Notre Ligue. Notre Football.
No. of teams 8, divided into two four-team divisions.
Country(ies)  Canada
Most recent champion(s) Toronto Argonauts
TV partner(s) TSN, RDS, ESPN3, NBC Sports Network
Official website CFL.ca

Canadian Football League (CFL), known in French as Ligue canadienne de football (LCF), is a professional sports league in Canada. They play Canadian football. The CFL is the second most popular sports league in Canada after the NHL. There are 8 teams; 4 in the Eastern Division and 4 Western Division. The Grey Cup is the championship for the CFL.

Teams [change]

Western Division Teams [change]

Eastern Division Teams [change]

The Ottawa Renegades have been defunct since the 2006 season, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have therefore moved into the Eastern Division until the team is reinstated.