The Canadian Major Football League (CMFL) is the national governing body for semi-pro Canadian football (formally known as the Canadian Senior Football League ), dedicated to advocating for the promotion of Canadian senior football.
6-624: The CMFL was formed in 1999 by the Alberta Football League (AFL) and Manitoba Football League (MFL) in attempt to crown the amateur national champion of Canada , and replaced the Canadian Senior Intermediate championship game . Since 2002 the game has been played between the AFL and Northern Football Conference (NFC) league champions. The two leagues cooperate but remain legally separate entities. In 2024
12-891: A founding member of the Canadian Senior Football League, which is now known as the Canadian Major Football League . The CMFL is the national governing body for semi-pro Canadian football, that arrange the National Championship game (the Forster Memorial Trophy game). At first, AFL champs played against the winner of the Eastern Conference (the Manitoba Football League ), but since 2002 that game has been played against
18-461: Is an amateur Canadian football league. The league's schedule runs from the start of June through to the end of September. For the 2023 season the league had six teams. They are: Airdrie Irish, Calgary Wolfpack, Central Alberta Buccaneers, Cold Lake Fighter Jets, Edmonton Elite and Peace Country Cowboys. The Alberta Football League was established in 1984 so that men over the age of 21 could continue to play organized competitive football within
24-713: The game winner for the year following their victory. CMFL games are played under the host conference Canadian amateur rules. When the AFL hosts When the NFC hosts Home team in bold. In 2001 the MFL champion Winnipeg Mustangs beat the AFL champion Calgary Thunder 25–0. The 3rd Place AFL team, the Calgary Wolfpack, travelled to Ontario to play the NFC champion and defending Canadian champion Oakville Longhorns. Active franchise in bold. Alberta Football League The Alberta Football League ( AFL )
30-947: The province of Alberta . Before the creation of the league, the only way to play competitive football after university or junior was the Canadian Football League . In 1984–85 the league consisted of seven teams. They were: the Calgary Raiders, the Calgary Cowboys, the Calgary Crude, the Red Deer Redskins, the Rocky Warriors, the Hinton Grizzlies, and the Brownfield Bruisers. In 1999, the AFL became
36-702: The two leagues reaffirm the agreement, after several teams split from the NFC and founded the Ontario Power 5 Football League . The participating teams compete for the Sid Forster Memorial Trophy, emblematic of the Canadian Major Football Championship. The permanent trophy was provided by the NFC in memory of long-time Sudbury Spartans head coach and Canadian Football Hall of Fame member Sid Forester , who died in 1994. The trophy stays in possession of
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