Kansai Collegiate American Football League

The Kansai Collegiate American Football League (関西学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) is an American college football league made up of fifty-three colleges and universities in the Kansai region of Japan.

Kansai Collegiate American Football League
Founded1941
Sports fielded
  • 1 (American football)
No. of teams53
RegionKansai, Japan
Official websitewww.kansai-football.jp

Overview

The Kansai League is a major college football league in West Japan. The league is divided into three divisions.

The winner of the league receives an automatic bid to the college football playoffs.

Member Schools[1]

Division 1

Division 1 is the highest level in the Kansai league. The winner from Division 1 goes on to play for the West Japan title.

Block A
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Ritsumeikan University 立命館大学 Kyoto, Kyoto 1900 Private 35,855[2] Panthers[3] Maroon and White
Kobe University 神戸大学 Kobe, Japan 1949 National 16,080[4] Ravens[5] Red and Black
Kindai University 近畿大学 Higashiosaka, Osaka 1925 Private 34,497[6] Big Blue, Devils[7] Navy & White
   
Momoyama Gakuin University 桃山学院大学 Izumi, Osaka 1884 Private ~7,000[8] Thundering
Legion Lions[9]		 Royal blue & White

B Block
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Kwansei Gakuin University 関西学院大学 Nishinomiya, Hyōgo 1889 Private 25,505[10] Fighters[11] Blue, White & Yellow
     
Kansai University 関西大学 Suita, Osaka 1886 Private 29,593[12] Kaisers[13] Blue & Gold
Kyoto University 京都大学 Kyoto, Kyoto 1897 Public 22,615[14] Gangsters[15] Green and White
Doshisha University 同志社大学 Kyoto, Kyoto 1875 Private 28,016[16] Wild Rover[17] White and Purple    

A Block
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Ryukoku University 龍谷大学 Kyoto, Kyoto 1639 Private 20,377[18] Seahorse Purple & Black
Kobe Gakuin University 神戸学院大学 Kobe, Hyogo 1966 Private 2,702[19] Navy Seals[20] Navy & Gold
Osaka Kyoiku University 大阪教育大学 Kashiwara, Osaka 1949 National 4,359[21] Dragons[22] Maroon & White
University of Hyogo 兵庫県立大学 Chuo-ku, Kobe 2004 Public 6,542[23] Trail Blazers[24] Navy & White

B Block
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Konan University 甲南大学 Higashinada-ku, Kobe 1951 Private 8,889[25] Red Gang[26] Red & White
Kyoto Sangyo University 京都産業大学 Kita-ku, Kyoto 1965 Private 14,511[27] Sagittarius[28] Blue & White
Osaka University 大阪大学 Suita, Osaka 1724 Public 23,226[29] Tridents Blue
Osaka Prefecture University 大阪府立大学 Sakai, Osaka 1883 Public 7,705[30] Shrikes[31] Blue & White

A Block
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Osaka Sangyo University 大阪産業大学 Daito, Osaka 1923 Private 10,238 Lions
University of Tokushima 徳島大学 Tokushima, Tokushima 1949 National Pirates
Tottori University 国立大学法人鳥取大学 Tottori, Tottori 1949 National 6,354 Rakers

B Block
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Kyoto Tech 京都工芸繊維大学 Kyoto, Kyoto 1949 National Cougars
Okayama University 岡山大学 Okayama, Okayama 1870 National 14,035 Badgers
Otemon Gakuin University 追手門学院大学 Ibaraki, Osaka 1888 Private Soldiers

C Block
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 大阪体育大学 Kumatori, Osaka 1965 Private Spartans
Hannan University 阪南大学 Matsubara, Osaka 1965 Private 5,116 Fighting Bears
Wakayama University 和歌山大学 Wakayama, Wakayama 1949 National 4,090 Blind Sharks

D Block
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Shiga University 滋賀大学 Ōtsu, Shiga 1949 National 4,114 Gladiators
Osaka City University 大阪市立大学 Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 1880 Public 8,616 Golden Cedars
Osaka University of Economics 大阪経済大学 Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka 1932 Private 7,549 Bombers

Block A
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Kansai Gaidai 関西外国語大学 Hirakata, Osaka 1945 Private 14,000 Lynx
Bukkyo University 佛教大学 Kita-ku, Kyoto 1912 Private Hawks
University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences 流通科学大学 Kobe, Hyōgo 1988 Private Voyagers

Block B
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Setsunan University 摂南大学 Neyagawa, Osaka 1922 Private Blue Crush
Osaka Electro-Communication University 大阪電気通信大学 Neyagawa, Osaka 1924 Private Black Angels
Osaka Gakuin University 大阪学院大学 Suita, Osaka 1963 Private Phoenix

Open
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Kyoto Pharmaceutical University 京都薬科大学 Kyoto, Kyoto 1884 Private Scarlet Knights

Block A
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Tenri University 天理大学 Tenri, Nara 1925 Private
(Tenrikyo)		 Crushing Orcs
Osaka University of Economics and Law 大阪経済法科大学 Yao, Osaka 1971 Private Blue Thunder
Kyoto Prefectural University 京都府立大学 Sakyō-ku, Kyoto 1895 Public Wyverns

Block B
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Otani University 大谷大学 Kita-ku, Kyoto 1901 Private
(Buddhist)		 Bandits
Osaka Tech 大阪工業大学 Asahi-ku, Osaka 1922 Private Rowdies
Kyoto Gakuen University 京都学園大学 Kameoka, Kyoto 1925 Private Dare Devils

Open
Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Kyoto University of Education 京都教育大学 Kyoto, Kyoto 1949 National Grampus
Tezukayama University 帝塚山大学 Nara, Nara 1941 Private 4,609 Bisons

Year-by-Year Standings

Division 1
Year12345678
1941KansaiKwansei GakuinDoshishaKansai OB
1942KansaiDoshishaKwansei Gakuin
1943DID NOT PLAY
1944DID NOT PLAY
1945DID NOT PLAY
1946DoshishaKwansei GakuinKansai
1947KansaiDoshishaKwansei GakuinKyoto
1948Kansai
Kwansei Gakuin		DoshishaKyoto
1949Kwansei GakuinKyotoKansaiDoshisha
1950Kwansei GakuinKansaiDoshishaKyoto
1951Kwansei GakuinKansaiDoshishaKyoto
1952Kwansei GakuinDoshishaKansaiKyoto
1953Kwansei GakuinKansaiDoshishaRitsumeikan
1954Kwansei GakuinDoshishaKansaiKyotoRitsumeikan
1955Kwansei GakuinKansaiDoshishaRitsumeikanKyoto
1956Kwansei GakuinKansaiDoshishaKyotoRitsumeikanKonan
1957Kwansei GakuinDoshishaKansaiKonanRitsumeikan
1958Kwansei GakuinDoshishaKonanKansaiRitsumeikanKyoto
1959Kwansei GakuinKansaiKonanDoshishaKyotoRitsumeikan
1960Kwansei GakuinKonanDoshishaKansaiKyotoRitsumeikan
1961Kwansei GakuinKonanDoshishaKansaiKyotoRitsumeikan
1962Kwansei GakuinKonanKansaiKyotoDoshishaRitsumeikan
1963Kwansei GakuinKonanDoshishaKyotoKansaiRitsumeikan
1964Kwansei GakuinKansaiKonanKyotoDoshishaRitsumeikan
1965Kwansei GakuinKansaiKonanKyotoDoshishaRitsumeikan
1966Kwansei GakuinKansaiKyotoKonanRitsumeikanDoshisha
1967Kwansei GakuinKansaiKyotoDoshishaRitsumeikanKonanKinki
1968Kwansei GakuinDoshishaKansaiKyotoRitsumeikanKonanKinki
1969Kwansei GakuinDoshishaKansaiKyotoKonanKinkiRitsumeikan
1970Kwansei GakuinKyotoKansaiMomoyama GakuinKinkiKonanDoshishaRitsumeikan
1971Kwansei GakuinKonanKyotoKansaiOtemon GakuinMomoyama GakuinKinkiDoshisha
1972Kwansei GakuinKyotoKonanKansaiKinkiOsakaMomoyama GakuinOtemon Gakuin
1973Kwansei GakuinKyotoKansaiOsakaMomoyama GakuinKonanKinkiOtemon Gakuin
1974Kwansei GakuinKyotoKinkiKonanOsakaMomoyama GakuinKansaiOtemon Gakuin
1975Kwansei GakuinKyotoKansaiKinkiKonanMomoyama GakuinOtemon GakuinOsaka
1976Kwansei GakuinKyotoKansaiKinkiOtemon GakuinKonanMomoyama GakuinOsaka
1977Kwansei GakuinKyotoDoshishaKinkiKansaiMomoyama GakuinKonanOtemon Gakuin
1978Kwansei GakuinKyotoKinkiKansaiDoshishaOsaka University of EconomicsKonanMomoyama Gakuin
1979Kwansei Gakuin
Doshisha		KansaiKyotoKinkiOsaka University of Health and Sport SciencesOsaka University of EconomicsKobe Gakuin
1980Kwansei Gakuin
Kinki		KyotoDoshishaOsaka University of Health and Sport SciencesKansaiRitsumeikanKobe
1981Kwansei GakuinKyotoOsaka University of Health and Sport SciencesKinkiKobeDoshishaKansaiRitsumeikan
1982KyotoKwansei GakuinKinkiOsaka University of Health and Sport SciencesKobeDoshishaOkayamaKansai
1983KyotoKwansei GakuinOsaka University of Health and Sport SciencesDoshishaKinkiOsaka CityKobeRitsumeikan
1984Kwansei Gakuin
Kinki		Osaka University of Health and Sport SciencesKyotoKobeRitsumeikanDoshishaOsaka City
1985Kwansei GakuinKyotoRitsumeikanOsaka University of Health and Sport SciencesKinkiKobeChukyoDoshisha
1986KyotoKwansei GakuinKinkiOsaka University of Health and Sport SciencesDoshishaRitsumeikanKobeOsaka
1987KyotoKwansei GakuinKinkiDoshishaRitsumeikanKonanOsaka University of Health and Sport SciencesKansai
1988Kwansei GakuinKyotoRitsumeikanDoshishaKinkiKobeOsaka University of Health and Sport SciencesKonan
1989Kwansei GakuinKinkiRitsumeikanDoshishaKyotoKobeKyoto SangyoKonan
1990KyotoRitsumeikanKobeDoshishaKinkiKwansei GakuinKansaiKyoto Sangyo
1991Kwansei Gakuin
Kyoto		RitsumeikanDoshishaKobeOsaka University of Health and Sport SciencesKansaiKinki
1992KyotoKwansei GakuinKobeRitsumeikanDoshishaKansaiOsaka University of Health and Sport SciencesKyoto Sangyo
1993Kwansei GakuinKyotoRitsumeikanKobeKinkiOsaka University of Health and Sport SciencesKansaiDoshisha
1994RitsumeikanKyotoKwansei GakuinKinkiKonanKyoto SangyoKobeOsaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
1995KyotoRitsumeikanKwansei GakuinKonanKinkiKansaiDoshishaKyoto Sangyo
1996Kyoto
Ritsumeikan
Kwansei Gakuin		KinkiKonanOsaka SangyoDoshishaKansai
1997Kwansei GakuinRitsumeikanKyotoKinkiKobeOsaka SangyoKonanKansai
1998RitsumeikanKyotoKwansei GakuinKinkiKansaiKobeOsaka SangyoDoshisha
1999Kwansei GakuinRitsumeikanKyotoKonanKobeKinkiOsaka SangyoKansai
2000Kwansei GakuinKyotoRitsumeikanKonanKobeDoshishaKinkiOsaka Sangyo
2001Kwansei GakuinRitsumeikanKyotoKinkiKobeKonanDoshishaOsaka Sangyo
2002RitsumeikanKwansei GakuinKinkiKyotoKobeKonanDoshishaOsaka Sangyo
2003RitsumeikanKyotoKinkiKwansei GakuinKansaiDoshishaKobeKonan
2004Ritsumeikan
Kwansei Gakuin		KansaiKyotoKobeRyukokuKinkiDoshisha
2005RitsumeikanKwansei GakuinKansaiDoshishaKyotoKinkiKobeRyukoku
2006Kwansei GakuinRitsumeikanKyotoKansaiKobeDoshishaKinkiOsaka Sangyo
2007Kwansei GakuinRitsumeikanKansaiKyotoKinkiKobeRyukokuDoshisha
2008RitsumeikanKwansei GakuinKobeKyotoKansaiKonanKinkiDoshisha
2009KansaiKwansei GakuinRitsumeikanDoshishaKonanKyotoKobeKinki
2010Ritsumeikan
Kwansei Gakuin
Kansai		KyotoKobeKonanDoshishaKinki
2011Kwansei GakuinRitsumeikanKansaiKyotoRyukokuKobeDoshishaKonan
2012Kwansei GakuinRitsumeikanKansaiKyotoKobeKinkiRyukokuDoshisha
2013Kwansei GakuinRitsumeikanKansaiKyotoRyukokuKinkiKobeOsaka Kyoiku
2014Kwansei GakuinRitsumeikanKansaiKinkiKobeRyukokuKyotoDoshisha
2015RitsumeikanKwansei GakuinKansaiKyotoKobeRyukokuKinkiMomoyama Gakuin

Conference championships

Division 1 champions
Season Champion
1946Doshisha
1947Kansai
1948Kansai
Kwansei Gakuin
1949Kwansei Gakuin
1950Kwansei Gakuin
1951Kwansei Gakuin
1952Kwansei Gakuin
1953Kwansei Gakuin
1954Kwansei Gakuin
1955Kwansei Gakuin
1956Kwansei Gakuin
1957Kwansei Gakuin
1958Kwansei Gakuin
1959Kwansei Gakuin
1960Kwansei Gakuin
1961Kwansei Gakuin
1962Kwansei Gakuin
1963Kwansei Gakuin
1964Kwansei Gakuin
1965Kwansei Gakuin
1966Kwansei Gakuin
1967Kwansei Gakuin
1968Kwansei Gakuin
1969Kwansei Gakuin
1970Kwansei Gakuin
1971Kwansei Gakuin
1972Kwansei Gakuin
1973Kwansei Gakuin
1974Kwansei Gakuin
1975Kwansei Gakuin
1976Kwansei Gakuin
1977Kwansei Gakuin
1978Kwansei Gakuin
1979Kwansei Gakuin
Doshisha
1980Kwansei Gakuin
Kinki
1981Kwansei Gakuin
1982Kyoto
1983Kyoto
1984Kwansei Gakuin
Kinki
1985Kinki
1986Kyoto
1987Kyoto
1988Kwansei Gakuin
1989Kwansei Gakuin
1990Kyoto
1991Kwansei Gakuin
Kyoto
1992Kyoto
1993Kwansei Gakuin
1994Ritsumeikan
1995Kyoto
1996Kwansei Gakuin
Kyoto
Ritsumeikan
1997Kwansei Gakuin
1998Ritsumeikan
1999Kwansei Gakuin
2000Kwansei Gakuin
2001Kwansei Gakuin
2002Ritsumeikan
2003Ritsumeikan
2004Kwansei Gakuin
Ritsumeikan
2005Ritsumeikan
2006Kwansei Gakuin
2007Kwansei Gakuin
2008Ritsumeikan
2009Kansai
2010Kwansei Gakuin
Kansai
Ritsumeikan
2011Kwansei Gakuin
2012Kwansei Gakuin
2013Kwansei Gakuin
2014Kwansei Gakuin
2015 Ritsumeikan

Relegation

At the end of every season, there are two relegation games. The two worst teams of Division 1 play the top two teams of Division 2. If the Division 1 team wins their game, they remain in Division 1. However, if they lose, they will be realigned to Division 2 and the team that beat them will be realigned to Division one for the following season.

2013
Date Division 1 Division 2 Relegation
December 12, 2013 Kobe 42 Ōsaka Prefecture 0 No relegation
December 12, 2013 Ōsaka Kyoiku 9 Doshisha 24 Doshisha --> Division 1
Ōsaka Kyoiku --> Division 2

2014
Date Division 1 Division 2 Outcome
December 7, 2014 Kyoto 52 Ōtemon Gakuin 0 No relegation
December 7, 2014 Doshisha 14 Momoyama Gakuin 31 Doshisha --> Division 2
Momoyama --> Division 1

2015
Date Division 1 Division 2 Outcome
December 6, 2015 Kinki 17 Doshisha 21 Doshisha --> Division 1
Kinki --> Division 2
December 6, 2015 Momoyama Gakuin 3 Konan 9 Konan --> Division 1
Momoyama Gakuin --> Division 2

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