Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association

Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association
Sports fielded	1 (American football)
Region	Kanto, Japan
Website	www.kcfa.jp

The Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association is an American college football league made up of colleges and universities in the Kanto region of Japan.

Overview

The Kantoh League is a major college football league in eastern Japan. The league is divided into seven divisions.

The winner of the league goes on to play in the Koshien Bowl against a team from the West Japan. The winner of the bowl may advance to play the champion of the X-League in the Rice Bowl.

Member schools

Division 1

Prior to the 2014 season, the Kantoh league had two conferences. The winners of each conference would then play in the Azuma Bowl, to determine league champion. Starting in 2014, the league switched to a two division format, the Top 8 and Big 8. With the new format, there would be no championship game and the Top 8 conference would be the highest level of play, making the winner of that division the overall conference champion. ^[1][2]

Top 8

Institution	日本語	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors
Chuo University	中央大学	Hachiōji, Tokyo	1885	Private	25,474	Racoons	Blue
Hosei University	法政大学	Tokyo	1880	Private	28,000	Tomahawks	Blue and Orange
Keio University	慶應義塾大学	Minato, Tokyo	1858	Private	33,825	Unicorns	Red and Blue
Meiji University	明治大学	Tokyo	1881	Private	33,000	Griffins	Gold, Navy, and Yellow [3]
Nihon University	日本大学	Chiyoda, Tokyo	1889	Private	68,817	Phoenix	Red and White
Nippon Sport Science University	日本体育大学	Setagaya, Tokyo	1893	Private		Triumphant Lion
Rikkyo University	立教大学	Toshima, Tokyo	1874	Private	19,341	Rushers	Purple and White
Waseda University	早稲田大学	Shinjuku, Tokyo	1882	Private	44,295	Big Bears	Maroon and White

Big 8

Institution	日本語	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors
Kokushikan University	国士舘大学	Setagaya	1917	Private		Rhinoceros/Rhinos
Komazawa University	駒澤大學	Setagaya, Tokyo	1592	Private	16,000	Blue Tide
Senshu University	専修大学	Chiyoda, Tokyo	1880	Private	20,176	Green Machine	Green
Takushoku University	拓殖大学	Tokyo	1900	Private		Rattlesnakes	Orange and Black
Teikyo University	帝京大学	Itabashi, Tokyo	1931	Private	21,000	Assassins
University of Tokyo	東京大学	Tokyo	1877	Public	28,697	Warriors	Blue
Yokohama National University	横浜国立大学	Yokohama	1876	Public	7,471	Mastiffs	Blue and Orange

Division 2

Block A

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors
Tokyo Tech (東京工業大学)	Tokyo	1881	National	4,940	Buffaloes
Kanto Gakuin University (関東学院大学)	Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama	1884	Private	12,307	Hurricanes
Meiji Gakuin University (明治学院大学)	Yokohama	1863	Private		Saints
Tokyo Gakugei University (東京学芸大学)	Tokyo	1873	National		Snails
University of Tsukuba (筑波大学)	Tsukuba, Ibaraki	1872	National		Excaliburs
Toyo University (東洋大学)	Tokyo	1887	Private		Vikings
Musashi University (武蔵大学)	Tokyo	1922			Pheasants
Seijo University (成城大学)	Setagaya,Tokyo	1950	Private		Orange Beams

Block B

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors
Kanagawa University (神奈川大学)	Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama	1929	Private	18,445	Atoms
Sophia University (上智大学)	Chiyoda, Tokyo	1913	Private	10,528	Golden Eagles
Hitotsubashi University (一橋大学)	Kunitachi, Tokyo	1876	Public	4,500	Crimson	Crimson
Tokai University (東海大学)	Tokyo	1924	Private	26,120	Tritons

References

1. "Kantō League Division I 2015". American Football in Japan. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
2. "Kanto heavyweights set to meet with title hanging in balance". Japan Times. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
3. "Meiji Griffins Team Info". Meiji Griffins football. Retrieved November 26, 2015.

External links

• Official website