Hokkaido American Football Association

Hokkaido American Football Association (北海道アメリカンフットボール協会)
Established	April 1, 1975
Region	Hokkaido, Japan
Website	hokkaido-afa.com

The Hokkaido American Football Association (北海道アメリカンフットボール協会) is an American college football league made up of colleges and universities on the island of Hokkaido, Japan.

Overview

The Hokkaido American Football Association is the highest level of collegiate football in the prefecture of Hokkaido. Eleven universities and colleges compete. The League was founded on April 1, 1975.

Member schools

Division 1

Institution	日本語	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors
Hokkaidō University	北海道大学	Sapporo, Hokkaido	1876	Public	11,153	Big Green	Green and White
Hokkai Gakuen University	北海学園大学	Sapporo, Hokkaido	1885	Private		Golden Bears	Black and Gold
Obihiro University	帯広畜産大学	Obihiro, Hokkaido	1941	National	1,300	Cowboys	Green, White, and Gold
Sapporo University	札幌大学	Sapporo, Hokkaido	1967	Private		Cubs	Purple and White
Hokusei Gakuen University	北星学園大学	Sapporo, Hokkaido	1962	Private	4,337	Pirates	Blue, White, and Red
Sapporo Gakuin University	札幌学院大学	Ebetsu, Hokkaido	1946	Private		Crimson Knights	Crimson and White

Division 2

Institution	日本語	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors
Health Sciences University of Hokkaido	北海道医療大学	Tōbetsu, Hokkaido	1974	Private	3,053	First Molars	Blue and White
Hokkaido University of Science	北海道科学大学	Sapporo, Hokkaido	1967	Private		Wolves	Black and Gold
Kushiro Public University of Economics	釧路公立大学	Kushiro, Hokkaido	1988	Public		Snipers	Black and White
Muroran Institute of Technology	室蘭工業大学	Muroran, Hokkaido				Black Panthers	Black and Gold
Tokyo University of Agriculture	東京農業大学	Abashiri, Hokkaido		Private		Fighting Radish	Green and Silver

League champions

Season	Team	Record	Post-season Results
2009	Otaru[1]	5-0
2010	Otaru[2]	5-0	Lost 2010 Clash Bowl Semifinals
2011	Otaru[3]	4-1	Lost 2011 Pine Bowl
2012	Sapporo Gakuin	5-0	Lost 2012 Pine Bowl
2013	Hokkaido[4]	5-0	Lost 2013 Pine Bowl
2014	Hokkaido[5]	5-0	Lost 2014 Pine Bowl
2015	Hokkaido[6]	5-0	Lost 2015 Pine Bowl

Pine Bowl

The champion of the Hokkaidō League plays in the Pine Bowl against the champion of the Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association for the North Japan championship.

References

1. "Hokkaido League 2009". American Football in Japan. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
2. "Hokkaido League 2010". American Football in Japan. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
3. "Hokkaido League 2011". American Football in Japan. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
4. "NFL Japan 2013 Hokkaido League Standings". NFL Japan. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
5. "NFL Japan 2014 Hokkaido League Standings". NFL Japan. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
6. "NFL Japan 2015 Hokkaido League Standings". NFL Japan. Retrieved October 29, 2015.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)