Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League is a professional Canadian football league founded in 1958. Its teams compete for the Grey Cup, the league championship trophy.

Canadian football: A gridiron football code played chiefly in Canada, with 12 players per side and a wider, longer field than American football. Its rules define the game played by CFL teams.
Canadian Rugby Football Union: A national governing organization for Canadian football, founded in 1884 and later renamed the Canadian Football Association. Its formation marked an early effort to organize the sport nationally.
Ralph Sazio: A Canadian football executive who served as commissioner of the CFL from 1978 to 1980. His commissionership came during a period of league expansion and financial strain.
National Football League: The major professional American football league in the United States, organized into 32 teams. Its larger field, 11-player teams, and different rules provide the clearest comparison.
Grey Cup Festival: The annual celebration and community events held around the Grey Cup championship game. It extends the league's title game into a major host-city gathering.
Grey Cup: The championship trophy awarded to the winner of the Canadian Football League's annual title game. The league's clubs compete each season to win this championship.
Canadian Football Association: The organization established in 1884 as the Canadian Rugby Football Union, which became the sport's national governing body. The CFL's predecessors competed within the organized football landscape it helped establish.
Jake Gaudaur: A Canadian football executive who served as CFL commissioner from 1968 to 1984. His long tenure oversaw the league's consolidation as a national institution.
Arena Football League: A professional American indoor football league played on a compact field surrounded by rebound nets. Its indoor format contrasts with the CFL's outdoor game and large field.
Canadian football in popular culture: The representation of Canadian football in Canadian media, public rituals, and popular culture. The CFL and Grey Cup are central subjects of this cultural presence.

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Gridiron footballBroader topic: The CFL maintains a distinct professional competition for the Canadian code.