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. 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. 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.