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Canadian Major Football League

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Canadian Major Football League
Sport	Canadian football
Founded	1999
No. of teams	15 (as of 2021 season; AFL and NFC)
Countries	Canada
Most recent champion(s)	GTA All Stars
Most titles	Calgary Wolfpack (4)
TV partner(s)	Local TV stations
Related competitions	Alberta Football League, Manitoba Football League and Northern Football Conference

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.

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.^[1]

In 2024 the two leagues reaffirm the agreement,^[2] after several teams split from the NFC and founded the Ontario Power 5 Football League.^[3]

Trophy

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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,^[4] who died in 1994. The trophy stays in possession of the game winner for the year following their victory.

Rules

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CMFL games are played under the host conference Canadian amateur rules.

When the AFL hosts

Three downs
One yard line of restraint
Cut block rule to include; running backs only, within the tackle box, 5 yards deep, on blitzing players though A and B gap, no engaged blitzing player may be cut.

When the NFC hosts

Four downs
Zero yard line of restraint
Cut block rule to include: The Canadian Amateur Rule Book for Tackle Football, which is blocking below the waist is allowed anywhere within the close line play area, which by rule is 2 yards on either side of the line of scrimmage and between the tackles.

Forster Memorial Trophy games

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Year	AFL team	Score	NFC team
1999	Calgary Wolfpack	36–28	Thunder Bay Storm (MFL)
2000	Winnipeg Mustangs (MFL)	14–42	Oakville Longhorns
2001^	Calgary Thunder	0–25	Winnipeg Mustangs (MFL)
2001^	Calgary Wolfpack	0–41	Oakville Longhorns
2002	Calgary Wolfpack	46–54	Oakville Longhorns
2003	Calgary Wolfpack	39–28	Oakville Longhorns
2004	Calgary Wolfpack	27–40	Milton Marauders
2005	Calgary Wolfpack	20–14	Tri-City Outlaws
2006	Calgary Wolfpack	29–43	Oshawa Hawkeyes
2007	Edmonton Stallions	10–59	Sault Ste. Marie Steelers
2008	Calgary Wolfpack	35–7	Tri-City Outlaws
2009	Edmonton Stallions	6–65^[5]	Sault Ste. Marie Steelers
2010	Lloydminster Vandals	0–32	Sault Ste. Marie Steelers
2011	Calgary Wolfpack	14–31	Tri-City Outlaws
2012	Lloydminster Vandals	25–19	Toronto Titans
2013	Calgary Gators	28–50^[6]	Montreal Transit
2014	Calgary Wolfpack	26–49	Montreal Transit
2015	Calgary Gators	38–39	GTA All-Stars
2016	Fort McMurray Monarchs	59–45^[7]	GTA All-Stars
2017	Calgary Gators	17–18^[8]	GTA All-Stars
2018	Fort McMurray Monarchs	22–17	GTA All-Stars
2019	Calgary Wolfpack	0–28^[9]	GTA All-Stars
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
2022	Cold Lake Fighter Jets	35–18^[10]^[11]	GTA All-Stars
2023	Cold Lake Fighter Jets	7–11^[12]	GTA All-Stars
2024	Calgary Gators	35–0^[13]	GTA All-Stars

^* 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.

Champions

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Forster Memorial Trophy appearances^[14]
Team	League	Wins	Losses	Total	Last won
Calgary Wolfpack	AFL	4	7	11	2008
GTA All Stars^[a]	NFC	4	4	8	2023
Oakville Longhorns	NFC	3	1	4	2002
Sault Ste. Marie Steelers	NFC	3	0	3	2010
Cold Lake Fighter Jets^[b]	AFL	2	2	4	2022
Montreal Transit	NFC	2	0	2	2014
Fort McMurray Monarchs	AFL	2	0	2	2018
Tri-City Outlaws	NFC	1	2	3	2011
Winnipeg Mustangs	MFL	1	1	2	2001
Milton Marauders	NFC	1	0	1	2004
Oshawa Hawkeyes	NFC	1	0	1	2006
Calgary Gators	AFL	1	3	4
Edmonton Stallions	AFL	0	2	2
Calgary Thunder	AFL	0	1	1
Thunder Bay Storm	MFL	0	1	1

^* Active franchise in bold.

^ Including one game as the Toronto Titans.
^ As the Lloydminster Vandals.^[15]

References

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^ "2015 CMFL Agreement" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-06.
^ "After much discussion and deliberation, the AFL and NFC are proud to jointly announce that the CMFL Championship game will continue on, in the spirit of the longstanding agreement that has seen this game played since 1999". Canadian Major Football League News.
^ "The Sault Steelers one of four franchises to join the Ontario Power 5 Football League". The Sault Star.
^ "Sidney Forster Class of 2001".
^ "Sault Steelers win second CMFL championship". YouTube. 20 September 2009.
^ "Calgary Gators @ Transit 2013 09 28". YouTube. 9 October 2013.
^ "TSN Original Documentary - The Fort McMurray Monarchs". YouTube. February 2017.
^ "Calgary Gators @ GTA All-Stars". YouTube. 19 September 2017.
^ "Calgary Wolfpack @ GTA All Stars". YouTube. 24 September 2019.
^ "𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 GTA All Stars at Cold Lake Fighter Jets". Facebook.
^ "2nd Half of the National Championship is underway!". Facebook.
^ "National Championship — Cold Lake Fighter Jets @ GTA All Stars". YouTube. 16 September 2023.
^ "GTA All Stars vs Calgary Gators CMFL 2024 National Finals". YouTube.
^ "Canadian Men's Senior Football Championship; Sid Forster Memorial Trophy".
^ "Lloydminster Vandals re-brand, move to Cold Lake". 15 May 2019.

v t e Amateur football leagues in Canada
Canada	U Sports Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) Canadian Major Football League Evolved from amateur to professional leagues Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Western Interprovincial Football Union
Alberta	Alberta Football League Alberta High School Leagues Alberta Touch Football League Flag Football Alberta Minor Football Prairie Football Conference (CJFL)
British Columbia	B.C. Community Football Association British Columbia Football Conference (CJFL) B.C. Secondary Schools Football Association
Manitoba	Canadian Senior Football League Manitoba Major Football League Manitoba Minor Football Association Midget Football League of Manitoba Prairie Football Conference (CJFL) Rural Manitoba Football League Thunder Bay Minor Football Association Westman Youth Football Winnipeg High School Football League Defunct Manitoba Junior Football League
New Brunswick	Atlantic Football League Capital Area Minor Football Association Fundy Minor Football Association Maritime Football League Moncton Football Association
Nova Scotia	Atlantic Football League Maritime Football League
Ontario	Northern Football Conference Ontario Football Conference (CJFL) Ontario Varsity Football League Defunct Ontario Rugby Football Union
Prince Edward Island	Atlantic Football League Maritime Football League PEI Tackle Football League
Quebec	Empire Football League Ligue de football Bantam AAA football league Ligue de Football de Québec Ligue de Football Majeur du Québec Ligue de football Midget AAA football league Ligue de Football Sénior Élite du Québec Ligue Métropolitaine de Football Sénior Ligue Montréal-Metro North Shore Football League Quebec Junior Football League Quebec Bantam Football League Defunct Quebec Juvenile Football League Quebec Senior Football League
Saskatchewan	Kinsmen Football League Prairie Football Conference (CJFL) Regina Minor Football Regina Touch Football Saskatoon Minor Football Saskatoon Touch Football Swift Current Minor Football Touch Regina Youth Football

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