Where does Canadian Football rank in terms of interest and participation?

Question

Of course Hockey is the #1 sport in Canada. What I'm interested in is Canadian Football the #2 sport and how does it rank to these other sports.

Basketball, Lacrosse, Soccer, Rugby, Baseball, and Curling.

Answer 1

I'd say second. First for me, but second overall. The Grey Cup always gets the highest ratings TV wise, even higher than the Stanley Cup. However it is a one game affair and the cup can be a 7 game time investment.

Answer 2

It ranks second to the NHL in Canada but to be honest i think the NFL should take a greater interest in the CFL and look into bringing those teams to the NFL in the future but i think the CFL has room to grow in Canada by having a teams in Quebec City, St. John's, Victoria, Fredricton, Charlottetown, Dartmouth, or Halifax those are the most other populated and major cities in the commonwealth

Answer 3

bottom of the food chain

Answer 4

below hockey

below curling

below lacrosse

then comes cfl football.

above boreball

borketball

soqqer

Answer 5

It depends.  Most of my friends and I love the CFL.  We go to Argo and Ticat games regularly.   But there a lots of people out there that have bought into the hype of the NFL.  In all honesty I find the CFL way more entertaining.  And it certainly ranks above curling, lacrosse, baseball, basketball and rugby.  Soccer is on the rise here because many immigrants have brought their love of the game with them here.

Answer 6

I think it depends on the market.  Maybe Ontario has basketball or baseball as the #2 choice but out west I think the CFL is #2.  The CFL game is FAR more entertaining than the NFL game.

Answer 7

Yes, actually I was reading about the Candian Football ranking yesterday on Wikipedia, and it said that CFL is ranked second behind only hockey in Canada.

Of those other you mentioned, I would class them in this order, based on popularity:

Basketball,

Lacrosse

Soccer

Baseball,

Curling

Rugby.

Il give you a link to wikipedia where you can find about the popluarity of the CFL.

*taken from Wikipedia*

Although ice hockey is Canada's most popular sport, the CFL is highly popular in Quebec and Western Canada, and along with Canadian football played at amateur levels (ie. youth, high school, CJFL, QJFL, CIS and senior leagues such as the Alberta Football League), has increased in popularity in recent years. In Southern Ontario, the CFL is recovering from the bankruptcy that plagued the Toronto and Hamilton teams in the 2003 season; having come under new ownership, both teams have improved their attendance figures dramatically since then. The BC Lions have also seen a recent resurgence of fan support, which many attribute to improved on-field and off-field management. The Lions now compete with the Edmonton Eskimos for top attendance numbers; the Eskimos average as many as 40,000 people per game (Vancouver's BC Place Stadium, Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium, and Toronto's Rogers Centre are the only stadiums that seat 40,000+). Saskatchewan Roughriders fans are known for their loyalty and for attending Roughriders games at stadiums across the country.

In 2005, the league set an all-time attendance record with a total attendance of more than 2.3 million.[8] With the absence of Ottawa in 2006, the league recorded total regular season attendance of 2,112,696, increasing the average per-game attendance to 29,343. This is the third highest per-game attendance of any North American sports league and the sixth highest per-game attendance of any sports league worldwide. A recent survey conducted at the University of Lethbridge confirmed that the CFL is the second most popular sports league in Canada, with the following of 19% of the total adult Canadian population compared to 30% for the NHL. The NFL had 13% following, with a total of 24% following at least one of the pro football leagues. This could be interpreted to mean that approximately 80% of Canadian football fans follow the CFL and about 55% follow the NFL.[2]

Answer 8

low

Answer 9

As far as a spectator sport, it'd be #1 based on average attendance in the stadiums but TV ratings are really the barometer and the CFL would rank #3 behind the NHL and NFL in Canada.

As far as the others and TV coverage--lacrosse is nowhere as all we get is the odd Toronto Rock NLL game and almost no senior A or junior lacrosse (bar the Minto Cup Final on in about 40 mins this Sat.) and rugby in Canada gets zero coverage as it's just not popular at all. To get the World Cup it's on Sentata Sports and you need to have a dish or digital to get that.

Answer 10

Go Stampede!!!