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The American Pacific Northwest became a frequent site for WIFU and later CFL preseason games in the 1950s and 1960s with Western Canadian teams, particularly the BC Lions, being called upon to entertain their regional neighbours.
The Canadian Football League (CFL), a much smaller league (9 teams), was founded in 1958 and is popular in Canada. All six of these leagues draw 15,000 or more fans in attendance per game on average as of 2015. This list includes a ranking by teams in the Big Four (B4) and a separate ranking including MLS and CFL teams called the Big Six (B6).
The Canadian Football League (CFL), a much smaller league (9 teams), was founded in 1958 and is popular in Canada. All six of these leagues draw 15,000 or more fans in attendance per game on average as of 2015. This list includes a ranking by teams in the Big Four (B4) and a separate ranking including MLS and CFL teams called the Big Six (B6).
When a team relocates to a new city, the number of championships won in the prior city remain with that city. Championships counted are only from the top-tier/dominant league or leagues in each of the six major North American team sports — American football, baseball, basketball, Canadian football, ice hockey, as well as soccer (or ...
Originally American Professional Football Association (1920–1921) Merged with the All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) and with the American Football League (1960–69) Canadian Football League (CFL), 1958– Formed from Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (1909) and Western Interprovincial Football Union (1936).
The Canadian Football League (CFL; French: Ligue canadienne de football [liɡ kanadjɛn də futbol], LCF) is a professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division and five in the West Division. The CFL is the highest professional level of Canadian football in ...
The NFL is the only one of the major leagues to not have any teams based in any Canadian city; the closest teams to Canada are the Buffalo Bills, whose stadium is located 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of the Canada–US border, and the Detroit Lions, whose stadium is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Windsor, Ontario.
The Canadian Football League (CFL) has played numerous neutral site games in its history – i.e. games outside of both teams' home cities.. Several Canadian football games have been staged in the United States – the earliest was in 1909, and the most recent was in 1995 during the league's short-lived US expansion.