title: Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association
text: # Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association
  
  The Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association (九州学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) is an American college football league made up of colleges and universities primarily on the island of Kyushu, Japan; one school is located on Okinawa Island.
  
  ## Overview
  
  The champion of the Kyūshū League competes with the champions of the Tōkai League, the Chushikoku League, and the Hokuriku League for the right to face the Kansai League champion in the Flash Bowl for the West Japan championship.
  
  ## Member schools
  
  ### Division 1
  
  | Institution | 日本語 | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Nickname |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Seinan Gakuin University | 西南学院大学 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka | 1916 | Private | 8,107 | Green Dolphins |
  | Fukuoka University | 福岡大学 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka | 1934 | Public | 663 | Black Knights |
  | Kurume University | 久留米大学 | Kurume, Fukuoka | 1946 | Private | | Mean Fighters |
  | Kyushu University | 九州大学 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka | 1903 | National | 18,925 | Palookas |
  | University of the Ryukyus | 琉球大学 | Nishihara, Okinawa | 1950 | National | 8,098 | Stingrays |
  | Fukuoka University of Education | 福岡教育大学 | Munakata, Fukuoka | 1876 | National | | Lions |
  
  ### Division 2
  
  **League A**
  
  | Institution | 日本語 | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Nickname |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kagoshima University | 鹿児島大学 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima | 1949 | National | 9,368 | Bonito |
  | Kyushu Sangyo University | 九州産業大学 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka | 1960 | Private | | Red Free Birds |
  | Kumamoto University | 熊本大学 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto | 1925 | National | 10,154 | Outlaws |
  
  **League B**
  
  | Institution | 日本語 | Location | Founded | Type | Nickname |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Saga University | 佐賀大学 | Saga, Saga | 1920 | National | Tomcats |
  | University of Miyazaki | 宮崎大学 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki | 1884 | National | Bacchus |
  | Kyushu Tech | 九州工業大学 | Kitakyushu/Iizuka, Fukuoka | 1907 | National | Wildgeese |
  | University of Nagasaki | 長崎県立大学 | Sasebo, Nagasaki | 2008 | Public | Marines |
  
  ## Division 1 League Champions
  
  | Season | Champion |
  | - | - |
  | 1977 | Fukuoka |
  | 1978 | Fukuoka |
  | 1978 | Fukuoka |
  | 1980 | Fukuoka |
  | 1981 | Kyushu |
  | 1982 | Seinan Gakuin |
  | 1983 | Seinan Gakuin |
  | 1984 | Seinan Gakuin |
  | 1985 | Kyushu |
  | 1986 | Fukuoka |
  | 1987 | Kyushu |
  | 1988 | Seinan Gakuin |
  | 1989 | Fukuoka |
  | 1990 | Seinan Gakuin |
  | 1991 | Seinan Gakuin |
  | 1992 | Kyushu |
  | 1993 | Fukuoka |
  | 1994 | Seinan Gakuin |
  | 1995 | Kyushu |
  | 1996 | Fukuoka |
  | 1997 | Seinan Gakuin |
  | 1998 | Kyushu |
  | 1999 | Kyushu |
  | 2000 | Kyushu |
  | 2001 | Kurume |
  | 2002 | Kyushu |
  | 2003 | Kurume |
  | 2004 | Kurume |
  | 2005 | Kyushu and Seinan Gakuin |
  | 2006 | Kyushu |
  | 2007 | Kyushu |
  | 2008 | Fukuoka and Seinan Gakuin |
  | 2009 | Kyushu |
  | 2010 | Kurume and Seinan Gakuin |
  | 2011 | Seinan Gakuin |
  | 2012 | Seinan Gakuin |
  | 2013 | Kyushu |
  | 2014 | Seinan Gakuin |
  | 2015 | Seinan Gakuin |
  
  ## Heiwadai Bowl
  
  The champion of the Kyūshū League plays in the Heiwadai Bowl against the champion of the Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association in the West Japan playoff bracket.
  
  