Kansai Collegiate American Football League

American college football league in Japan

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Kansai Collegiate American Football League

Founded| 1941
Sports fielded|

* 1 (American football)

No. of teams| 53
Region| Kansai, Japan
Official website| www.kansai-football.jp

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.

## Overview

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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

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Source:[1]

### Division 1

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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

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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

### Division 2

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#### A Block

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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

### Division 3

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#### A Block

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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  |

### Division 4

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#### Block A

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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Kyoto Pharmaceutical University | 京都薬科大学  | Kyoto, Kyoto  | 1884  | Private  |  | Scarlet Knights  |

### Six Player

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#### Block A

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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

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Institution  | 日本語  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Colors

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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

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### Division 1

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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

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1941 | Kansai | Kwansei Gakuin | Doshisha | Kansai OB
1942 | Kansai | Doshisha | Kwansei Gakuin
1943 | DID NOT PLAY
1944 | DID NOT PLAY
1945 | DID NOT PLAY
1946 | Doshisha | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai
1947 | Kansai | Doshisha | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto
1948 | Kansai
Kwansei Gakuin | Doshisha | Kyoto
1949 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Kansai | Doshisha
1950 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Doshisha | Kyoto
1951 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Doshisha | Kyoto
1952 | Kwansei Gakuin | Doshisha | Kansai | Kyoto
1953 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Doshisha | Ritsumeikan
1954 | Kwansei Gakuin | Doshisha | Kansai | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan
1955 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Doshisha | Ritsumeikan | Kyoto
1956 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Doshisha | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan | Konan
1957 | Kwansei Gakuin | Doshisha | Kansai | Konan | Ritsumeikan
1958 | Kwansei Gakuin | Doshisha | Konan | Kansai | Ritsumeikan | Kyoto
1959 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Konan | Doshisha | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan
1960 | Kwansei Gakuin | Konan | Doshisha | Kansai | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan
1961 | Kwansei Gakuin | Konan | Doshisha | Kansai | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan
1962 | Kwansei Gakuin | Konan | Kansai | Kyoto | Doshisha | Ritsumeikan
1963 | Kwansei Gakuin | Konan | Doshisha | Kyoto | Kansai | Ritsumeikan
1964 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Konan | Kyoto | Doshisha | Ritsumeikan
1965 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Konan | Kyoto | Doshisha | Ritsumeikan
1966 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Kyoto | Konan | Ritsumeikan | Doshisha
1967 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Kyoto | Doshisha | Ritsumeikan | Konan | Kinki
1968 | Kwansei Gakuin | Doshisha | Kansai | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan | Konan | Kinki
1969 | Kwansei Gakuin | Doshisha | Kansai | Kyoto | Konan | Kinki | Ritsumeikan
1970 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Kansai | Momoyama Gakuin | Kinki | Konan | Doshisha | Ritsumeikan
1971 | Kwansei Gakuin | Konan | Kyoto | Kansai | Otemon Gakuin | Momoyama Gakuin | Kinki | Doshisha
1972 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Konan | Kansai | Kinki | Osaka | Momoyama Gakuin | Otemon Gakuin
1973 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Kansai | Osaka | Momoyama Gakuin | Konan | Kinki | Otemon Gakuin
1974 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Kinki | Konan | Osaka | Momoyama Gakuin | Kansai | Otemon Gakuin
1975 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Kansai | Kinki | Konan | Momoyama Gakuin | Otemon Gakuin | Osaka
1976 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Kansai | Kinki | Otemon Gakuin | Konan | Momoyama Gakuin | Osaka
1977 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Doshisha | Kinki | Kansai | Momoyama Gakuin | Konan | Otemon Gakuin
1978 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Kinki | Kansai | Doshisha | Osaka University of Economics | Konan | Momoyama Gakuin
1979 | Kwansei Gakuin
Doshisha | Kansai | Kyoto | Kinki | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Osaka University of Economics | Kobe Gakuin
1980 | Kwansei Gakuin
Kinki | Kyoto | Doshisha | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Kansai | Ritsumeikan | Kobe
1981 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Kinki | Kobe | Doshisha | Kansai | Ritsumeikan
1982 | Kyoto | Kwansei Gakuin | Kinki | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Kobe | Doshisha | Okayama | Kansai
1983 | Kyoto | Kwansei Gakuin | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Doshisha | Kinki | Osaka City | Kobe | Ritsumeikan
1984 | Kwansei Gakuin
Kinki | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Kyoto | Kobe | Ritsumeikan | Doshisha | Osaka City
1985 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Kinki | Kobe | Chukyo | Doshisha
1986 | Kyoto | Kwansei Gakuin | Kinki | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Doshisha | Ritsumeikan | Kobe | Osaka
1987 | Kyoto | Kwansei Gakuin | Kinki | Doshisha | Ritsumeikan | Konan | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Kansai
1988 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan | Doshisha | Kinki | Kobe | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Konan
1989 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kinki | Ritsumeikan | Doshisha | Kyoto | Kobe | Kyoto Sangyo | Konan
1990 | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan | Kobe | Doshisha | Kinki | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Kyoto Sangyo
1991 | Kwansei Gakuin
Kyoto | Ritsumeikan | Doshisha | Kobe | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Kansai | Kinki
1992 | Kyoto | Kwansei Gakuin | Kobe | Ritsumeikan | Doshisha | Kansai | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Kyoto Sangyo
1993 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan | Kobe | Kinki | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Kansai | Doshisha
1994 | Ritsumeikan | Kyoto | Kwansei Gakuin | Kinki | Konan | Kyoto Sangyo | Kobe | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
1995 | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan | Kwansei Gakuin | Konan | Kinki | Kansai | Doshisha | Kyoto Sangyo
1996 | Kyoto
Ritsumeikan
Kwansei Gakuin | Kinki | Konan | Osaka Sangyo | Doshisha | Kansai
1997 | Kwansei Gakuin | Ritsumeikan | Kyoto | Kinki | Kobe | Osaka Sangyo | Konan | Kansai
1998 | Ritsumeikan | Kyoto | Kwansei Gakuin | Kinki | Kansai | Kobe | Osaka Sangyo | Doshisha
1999 | Kwansei Gakuin | Ritsumeikan | Kyoto | Konan | Kobe | Kinki | Osaka Sangyo | Kansai
2000 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan | Konan | Kobe | Doshisha | Kinki | Osaka Sangyo
2001 | Kwansei Gakuin | Ritsumeikan | Kyoto | Kinki | Kobe | Konan | Doshisha | Osaka Sangyo
2002 | Ritsumeikan | Kwansei Gakuin | Kinki | Kyoto | Kobe | Konan | Doshisha | Osaka Sangyo
2003 | Ritsumeikan | Kyoto | Kinki | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Doshisha | Kobe | Konan
2004 | Ritsumeikan
Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Kyoto | Kobe | Ryukoku | Kinki | Doshisha
2005 | Ritsumeikan | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Doshisha | Kyoto | Kinki | Kobe | Ryukoku
2006 | Kwansei Gakuin | Ritsumeikan | Kyoto | Kansai | Kobe | Doshisha | Kinki | Osaka Sangyo
2007 | Kwansei Gakuin | Ritsumeikan | Kansai | Kyoto | Kinki | Kobe | Ryukoku | Doshisha
2008 | Ritsumeikan | Kwansei Gakuin | Kobe | Kyoto | Kansai | Konan | Kinki | Doshisha
2009 | Kansai | Kwansei Gakuin | Ritsumeikan | Doshisha | Konan | Kyoto | Kobe | Kinki
2010 | Ritsumeikan
Kwansei Gakuin
Kansai | Kyoto | Kobe | Konan | Doshisha | Kinki
2011 | Kwansei Gakuin | Ritsumeikan | Kansai | Kyoto | Ryukoku | Kobe | Doshisha | Konan
2012 | Kwansei Gakuin | Ritsumeikan | Kansai | Kyoto | Kobe | Kinki | Ryukoku | Doshisha
2013 | Kwansei Gakuin | Ritsumeikan | Kansai | Kyoto | Ryukoku | Kinki | Kobe | Osaka Kyoiku
2014 | Kwansei Gakuin | Ritsumeikan | Kansai | Kinki | Kobe | Ryukoku | Kyoto | Doshisha
2015 | Ritsumeikan | Kwansei Gakuin | Kansai | Kyoto | Kobe | Ryukoku | Kinki | Momoyama Gakuin

## Conference championships

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### Division 1 champions

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Season | Champion

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

## Relegation

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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

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Date  | Division 1  | Division 2  | Relegation

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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

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Date  | Division 1  | Division 2  | Outcome

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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

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Date  | Division 1  | Division 2  | Outcome

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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

## References

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1. ^ "Kansai Collegiate American Football League". Retrieved 2 October 2021.
2. ^ "2019 General Data - Facts and Figures - The Ritsumeikan Trust".
3. ^ "Ritsumeikan Panthers Football".
4. ^ Facts and Figures / KOBE UNIVERSITY
5. ^ "Kobe University American Football Team".
6. ^ "Total Number - KINDAI Facts - Kindai University". Retrieved 2 October 2021.
7. ^ "KINDAI BIG BLUE".
8. ^ "Message from the University President". Retrieved 2 October 2021.
9. ^ "St.Andrews University Thundering Legion Lions".
10. ^ "Overview of Kwansei Gakuin". Retrieved 2 October 2021.
11. ^ "KG Fighters Football".
12. ^ "在籍学生数". Retrieved 2 October 2021.
13. ^ "Kansai Kaisers".
14. ^ https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/sites/default/files/inline-files/3.facts_and_figures2021_2022-5918a4ad800ba53fb6c5516d028aef19.pdf [bare URL PDF]
15. ^ "Gangsters Football".
16. ^ "Number of students / faculty". Retrieved 2 October 2021.
17. ^ "Wildrover Football".
18. ^ "Facts & Figures". Retrieved 2 October 2021.
19. ^ "Student Data - Kobe Gakuin University". Retrieved 2 October 2021.
20. ^ "Navy Seals".
21. ^ "Number of Students - Osaka Kyoiku University". Retrieved 2 October 2021.
22. ^ "Osaka Kyoiku Dragons Football".
23. ^ "Student capacity table - University of Hyogo". Retrieved 2 October 2021.
24. ^ "TRAILBLAZERS".
25. ^ The number of students enrolled in 2020
26. ^ "Red Gang Football".
27. ^ "Capacity and Enrollment Information" (PDF).
28. ^ "Kyoto Sangyo University American Football Club".
29. ^ "大阪大学プロフィール" (PDF) (in Japanese). 大阪大学 企画部 広報課. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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31. ^ "OPU American Football".

## External links

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* Official website

* v
* t
* e

Kansai Collegiate American Football League

Division 1|

* Doshisha Wild Rover
* Kansai Kaisers
* Kendai Big Blue
* Kobe Ravens
* Konan Red Gang
* Kwansei Gakuin Fighters
* Kyoto Gangsters
* Ritsumeikan Panthers

Division 2|

* Hyogo Trail Blazers
* Kobe Gakuin Navy Seals
* Kyoto Sangyo Saggitarius
* Momoyama Gakuin Thundering Legion Lions
* Osaka Tridents
* Osaka Metropolitan Paladins
* Ryukoku Seahorse
* Wakayama Blind Sharks

Defunct|

* Osaka Prefecture Shrikes

Bowls|

* Koshien Bowl
* Rice Bowl
* Tokyo Bowl

Seasons|

* 1941
* 1942
* Did not play 1943-1945 because of World War II
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

See also|

* Legacy Bowl
* X-League

* v
* t
* e

Collegiate American football in Japan

East Japan (東日本)|

* Kanto
* Hokkaido
* Tohoku

West Japan (西日本)|

* Chushikoku
* Hokuriku
* Kansai
* Kyūshū
* Tokai

Bowl games|

* Azuma
* American
* Christmas
* Heiwadai
* Ivy
* Japan
* Japan X
* Koshien (All-Japan Collegiate Football Championship)
* Legacy
* Mirage
* Pearl
* Pine
* Rice
* Tokyo
* Western Japan

People|

* Masafumi Kawaguchi
* Joe Roth
* Paul Rusch
* David Stant

Seasons|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Major venues|

* National Stadium
* Sapporo Dome
* Tomahawks Field
* Tokyo Dome
* Yokohama Stadium
* Yurtec Stadium Sendai

See also|

* American football in Japan
* Eyeshield 21
* IFAF Asia
* JAFA
* Japan national American football team
* List of Japanese collegiate American football programs
* Paul Rusch Cup
* X-League

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