Standings
| HSAFA 2019 | P | W | L | T |
| HCAFA Division 1 | ||||
| Hokkaido Big Green | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Hokkai Gakuen Golden Bears | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Sapporo Gakuin Crimson Knights | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Hokusai Gakuen Pirates | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Obihiro Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine Cowboys | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sapporo Cubs | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| HSAFA Division 2 | ||||
| Muroran Institute of Technology Black Panthers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tokyo Agriculture Fighting Radish | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Hokkaido Kagaku Wolves | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Hokkaido Iryo First Molars | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kushiro Public University of Economics Golden Cranes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Fall League Battle Star Chart 1 League
| 1 League | HokU | HkdGU | SGU | HksGU | OUAVM | SapU |
| Hokkaido Uni | xxx | 50-20 | 59-6 | 68-10 | 40-3 | 111-0 |
| Hokkai Gakuen Uni | 20-50 | xxx | 56-7 | 26-22 | 35-7 | 124-0 |
| Sapporo Gakuin Uni | 6-59 | 7-56 | xxx | 35-21 | 16-16 | 90-8 |
| Hokusei Gakuen Uni | 10-68 | 22-26 | 21-35 | xxx | 21-7 | 68-7 |
| Obihiro Uni AVM | 3-40 | 7-35 | 16-16 | 7-21 | xxx | 43-0 |
| Sapporo Uni | 0-111 | 0-124 | 8-90 | 7-68 | 0-43 | xxx |
Fall League Battle Star Chart 2 League
| 2 League | MIT | TUA | HUS | KPU | HMU |
| Muroran IT | xxx | 15-8 | 22-0 | 48-0 | 14-0 # |
| Tokyo Uni of Agriculture | 8-15 | xxx | 13-9 | 74-0 | 73-0 |
| Hokkaido Uni of Science | 0-22 | 9-13 | xxx | 57-7 | 22-0 |
| Kushiro Public Uni | 0-48 | 0-74 | 7-57 | xxx | 7-14 |
| Hokkaido Medical Uni # | 0-14 # | 0-73 | 0-22 | 14-7 | xxx |
Note: # As there was an Abstention Game for Hokkaido Medical University, they placed last according to the rules.
Postseason Games
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Relegation/Promotion | ||||
| 27.10.2019 | Sapporo University | 10 | Muroran IT | 28 |
Report
Hokkaido University won the 1st Division League in the Hokkaido Student American Football association in 2019, and then went on to meet Tohoku University in the Pine Bowl (North Japan College Bowl) for the right to play in the East Representaive Final (Japan Semi-Final), but lost 9-34. Muroran Institute of Technology won Promotion from the 2nd Division League after defeating the last placed team of the 1st Division 28-10 in the Postseason Relegation Match.
About the Hokkaido American Football Association
The Hokkaido American Football Association is one of 25 Local American Football Associations in 9 of Japan’s Districts and Areas. It forms a level below the Japan American Football Association which runs Collegiate and Social (Corporation) Leagues. The Hokkaido American Football Association runs the Hokkaido Student League, Hokkaido Workers League, Hokkaido High School Championship, and the Hokkaido Flag Football League. Hokkaido is famous for its potatoes and there is a Potato Bowl All-Star Charity Bowl in Hokkaido American Football. Ireland is the 20th largest island in the world and Hokkaido is the 21st largest.
Map of Hokkaido Region/Island, Japan
References
Logos
[1] Tokai Collegiate American Football Association (2021) flag [Internet] Available from: http://www.tkcafa.jp/button/flag.gif [Accessed 2 May 2021]
[??] Hokkaido American Football Association (2020) hafa [Internet] Available from: http://www.hokkaido-afa.com/img/hafa.jpg [Accessed 22 October 2020]
Websites
[2] Hokkaido American Football Association (2020) College 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://hokkaido-afa.com/college2019.html [Accessed 22 October 2020]
[3] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2019) Pine Bowl 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/pinebowl2019/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 22 October 2020]
Images
[4] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2019) ST6A05881 [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/pinebowl2019/ST6A05881.jpg [Accessed 22 October 2020]
Online Translation Service
[5] Google Translate (2020) Japanese to English [Internet] Available from: https://translate.google.com/ [Accessed 22 October 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Caoilfhionn Nic Fhearai, Keiko, Grant Farrell. John Morahan and John Gunning
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 3 May 2021
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