Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association

The Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association (九州学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) is an American college football league made up of colleges and universities primarily on the island of Kyushu, Japan; one school is located on Okinawa Island.

Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association
九州学生アメリカンフットボール連盟
RegionKyushu (including Okinawa)
Websitewww.kcafa.jp/index.html

Overview

The champion of the Kyūshū League competes with the champions of the Tōkai League, the Chushikoku League, and the Hokuriku League for the right to face the Kansai League champion in the Flash Bowl for the West Japan championship.

Member schools

Division 1

Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Seinan Gakuin University 西南学院大学 Nishijin, Fukuoka 1916 Private 8,107 Green Dolphins
Fukuoka University 福岡大学 Fukuoka, Fukuoka 1934 Public 663 Black Knights
Kurume University 久留米大学 Kurume, Fukuoka 1946 Private Mean Fighters
Kyushu University 九州大学 Fukuoka, Fukuoka 1903 National 18,925 Palookas
University of the Ryukyus 琉球大学 Nishihara, Okinawa 1950 National 8,098 Stingrays
Fukuoka University of Education 福岡教育大学 Munakata, Fukuoka 1876 National Lions

League A

Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Kagoshima University 鹿児島大学 Kagoshima, Kagoshima 1949 National 9,368 Bonito
Kyushu Sangyo University 九州産業大学 Fukuoka, Fukuoka 1960 Private Red Free Birds
Kumamoto University 熊本大学 Kumamoto, Kumamoto 1925 National 10,154 Outlaws

League B

Institution 日本語 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Saga University 佐賀大学 Saga, Saga 1920 National Tomcats
University of Miyazaki 宮崎大学 Miyazaki, Miyazaki 1884 National Bacchus
Kyushu Tech 九州工業大学 Kitakyushu/Iizuka, Fukuoka 1907 National Wildgeese
University of Nagasaki 長崎県立大学 Sasebo, Nagasaki 2008 Public Marines

Division 1 League Champions[1]

SeasonChampion
1977Fukuoka
1978Fukuoka
1978Fukuoka
1980Fukuoka
1981Kyushu
1982Seinan Gakuin
1983Seinan Gakuin
1984Seinan Gakuin
1985Kyushu
1986Fukuoka
1987Kyushu
1988Seinan Gakuin
1989Fukuoka
1990Seinan Gakuin
1991Seinan Gakuin
1992Kyushu
1993Fukuoka
1994Seinan Gakuin
1995Kyushu
1996Fukuoka
1997Seinan Gakuin
1998Kyushu
1999Kyushu
2000Kyushu
2001Kurume
2002Kyushu
2003Kurume
2004Kurume
2005Kyushu and Seinan Gakuin
2006Kyushu
2007Kyushu
2008Fukuoka and Seinan Gakuin
2009Kyushu
2010Kurume and Seinan Gakuin
2011Seinan Gakuin
2012Seinan Gakuin
2013Kyushu
2014Seinan Gakuin
2015Seinan Gakuin [2]

Heiwadai Bowl

The champion of the Kyūshū League plays in the Heiwadai Bowl against the champion of the Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association in the West Japan playoff bracket.

References

  1. "Kyushu League History". Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  2. "2015 Kyushu League Standings". NFL Japan. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
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