# 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.

## 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

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### 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 | Panthers | Maroon and White |
| Kobe University | 神戸大学 | Kobe, Japan | 1949 | National | 16,080 | Ravens | Red and Black |
| Kindai University | 近畿大学 | Higashiosaka, Osaka | 1925 | Private | 34,497 | Big Blue, Devils | Navy & White |
| Momoyama Gakuin University | 桃山学院大学 | Izumi, Osaka | 1884 | Private | ~7,000 | Thundering Legion Lions | 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 | Fighters | Blue, White & Yellow |
| Kansai University | 関西大学 | Suita, Osaka | 1886 | Private | 29,593 | Kaisers | Blue & Gold |
| Kyoto University | 京都大学 | Kyoto, Kyoto | 1897 | Public | 22,615 | Gangsters | Green and White |
| Doshisha University | 同志社大学 | Kyoto, Kyoto | 1875 | Private | 28,016 | Wild Rover | White and Purple |

### Division 2
#### A Block

| Institution | 日本語 | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors |
| Ryukoku University | 龍谷大学 | Kyoto, Kyoto | 1639 | Private | 20,377 | Seahorse | Purple & Black |
| Kobe Gakuin University | 神戸学院大学 | Kobe, Hyogo | 1966 | Private | 2,702 | Navy Seals | Navy & Gold |
| Osaka Kyoiku University | 大阪教育大学 | Kashiwara, Osaka | 1949 | National | 4,359 | Dragons | Maroon & White |
| University of Hyogo | 兵庫県立大学 | Chuo-ku, Kobe | 2004 | Public | 6,542 | Trail Blazers | 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 | Red Gang | Red & White |
| Kyoto Sangyo University | 京都産業大学 | Kita-ku, Kyoto | 1965 | Private | 14,511 | Sagittarius | Blue & White |
| Osaka University | 大阪大学 | Suita, Osaka | 1724 | Public | 23,226 | Tridents | Blue |
| Osaka Prefecture University | 大阪府立大学 | Sakai, Osaka | 1883 | Public | 7,705 | Shrikes | Blue & White |

### Division 3
#### A Block

| Institution | 日本語 | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Nickname |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
#### Block A

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

### Six Player
#### Block A

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

| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 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 | 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 | Kwansei Gakuin Doshisha | Kansai | Kyoto | Kinki | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | Osaka University of Economics | Kobe Gakuin |
| 1980 | Kwansei Gakuin Kinki | 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 | 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 | 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 | Kyoto Ritsumeikan Kwansei Gakuin | 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 | 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 | Ritsumeikan Kwansei Gakuin Kansai | 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
### Division 1 champions

| Season | Champion |
| 1946 | Doshisha |
| 1947 | Kansai |
| 1948 | Kansai |
| 1948 | 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 |
| 1979 | Doshisha |
| 1980 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 1980 | Kinki |
| 1981 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 1982 | Kyoto |
| 1983 | Kyoto |
| 1984 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 1984 | Kinki |
| 1985 | Kinki |
| 1986 | Kyoto |
| 1987 | Kyoto |
| 1988 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 1989 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 1990 | Kyoto |
| 1991 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 1991 | Kyoto |
| 1992 | Kyoto |
| 1993 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 1994 | Ritsumeikan |
| 1995 | Kyoto |
| 1996 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 1996 | Kyoto |
| 1996 | Ritsumeikan |
| 1997 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 1998 | Ritsumeikan |
| 1999 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 2000 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 2001 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 2002 | Ritsumeikan |
| 2003 | Ritsumeikan |
| 2004 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 2004 | Ritsumeikan |
| 2005 | Ritsumeikan |
| 2006 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 2007 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 2008 | Ritsumeikan |
| 2009 | Kansai |
| 2010 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 2010 | Kansai |
| 2010 | Ritsumeikan |
| 2011 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 2012 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 2013 | Kwansei Gakuin |
| 2014 | Kwansei 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 1 | Division 2 | 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 1 | Division 2 | 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 1 | Division 2 | 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 |