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e. Canadian football, or simply football (in Canada), is a sport in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete on a field 110 yards (101 m) long and 65 yards (59 m) wide, attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's end zone . American and Canadian football have shared origins and are closely related, but ...
The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . 0–9. Template:CFL team map 1958 to 1959. Template:CFL team map 1960. Template:CFL team map 1961 to 1981, 1986, 1996. Template:CFL team map 1982 to 1985.
Flag football. Flag football is a variant of gridiron football ( American football or Canadian football depending on location) where, instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier ("deflagging") to end a down. In flag football, contact is limited between players.
Royal Athletic Park. 3,800 [e] Victoria, British Columbia. CFL Touchdown Pacific series (2024) 2024. [15] Notes. ^ The seating capacity can increase to 25,000 via temporary seating. ^ The seating capacity can increase to 5,000 via standing room.
Glossary of Canadian football terms. This is a glossary of terms used in Canadian football. The Glossary of American football article also covers many terms that are also used in the Canadian version of the game. Canadian Football League. The largest professional Canadian football league, with 9 teams split into two divisions each (West and East).
The Canadian soccer league system, also called the Canadian soccer pyramid, is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in Canada. The governing body of soccer in the country is the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA), which oversees the system and domestic cups (including the Canadian Championship) but does not operate any of its component leagues.
The field. The Canadian football field is 110 yards (100 m) long and 65 yards (59 m) wide with end zones 20 yards (18 m) deep. At each goal line is a set of 40-foot-high (12 m) goalposts, which consist of two uprights joined by a 18.5-foot-long (5.6 m) crossbar which is 10 feet (3.0 m) above the goal line.
Following a successful field goal, in Canadian rules, the team scored upon has the option of receiving a kickoff, kicking off from its 35-yard line, or scrimmaging at its own 35-yard line (the CFL first instituted this rule in 1975, but eliminated this last option for the 2009 season, but it was reinstated for 2010).