Koshien Bowl Playoffs (All-Japan Championship) 2019
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
| North Japan Bowl | Pine Bowl | |||
| 03.11.2019 | Tohoku Hornets (Th1) | 34 | Hokkaido Big Green (Hkd1) | 9 |
| West Japan 1st Round | ||||
| 10.11.2019 | Chukyo Eagles (Tk1) | 59 | Hiroshima Raccoons (Cs1) | 7 |
| 17.11.2019 | Fukui Prefectural (Hkr1) | L | Sainan Gakuin Green Dolphins (Ky1) | W |
| West Japan 2nd Round | ||||
| 16.11.2019 | Kwansei Gakuin Fighters (Ks2) | 47 | Seinan Gakuin Green Dolphins (Ky1) | 26 |
| 17.11.2019 | Chukyo Eagles (Tk1) | 17 | Kobe Ravens (Ks3) | 24 |
| West Japan Semi-Finals | ||||
| 24.11.2019 | Kwansei Gakuin Fighters (Ks2) | 26 | Kobe Ravens (Ks3) | 6 |
| West Japan Bowl | ||||
| 01.12.2019 | Kwansei Gakuin Fighters (Ks2) | 21 | Ritsumeikan Panthers (Ks1) | 10 |
| Kanto v North Japan | East Japan Bowl | |||
| 01.12.2019 | Waseda Big Bears (Kt1) | 41 | Tohoku Hornets (Th1) | 10 |
| East v West Final | Koshien Bowl | |||
| 15.12.2019 | Waseda Big Bears (Kt1) | 28 | Kwansei Gakuin Fighters (Ks2) | 38 |
Region Standings Top Division 2019
| Kansai Football Division 1 | P | W | L | T |
| Ritsumeikan Panthers (C) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Kwansei Gakuin Fighters (P) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Kobe Ravens (P) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansai Kaisers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyoto Gangsters | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Kindai Big Blue | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Doshisha Wild Rover | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Ryukoku Seahorse | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kanto KCFA Top 8 | ||||
| Waseda Big Bears (C) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Hosei Orange | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Chuo Raccoons | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Meiji Griffins | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| St. Pauls Rushers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Tokyo Warriors | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Nippon Sport Science Triumphant Lion | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Keio Unicorns | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Hokkaido HCAFA Division 1 | ||||
| Hokkaido Big Green (C) | 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 |
| Tohoku Division 1 | ||||
| Tohoku University Hornets (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Iwata University Bisons | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Akita University Augers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tohoku Gakuin University Kayaks | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sendai University Silver Falcons | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kyushu KCAFA Division 1 | ||||
| Seinan Gakuin Green Dolphins (C) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurume Mean Fighters | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyushu Palookas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Fukuoka Black Knights | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Saga Tomcats | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryukyu Stingrays | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tokei TKCAFA Division 1 | ||||
| Chukyo Eagles (C) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Meijo Golden Lions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Gifu Phantoms | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Nagoya Institute of Technology SilverBacks | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Shinshu Wildcats | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chushikoku CSCAA Division 1 | ||||
| Hiroshima Raccoons (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shimane Warriors | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ehime Bombers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kochi Marine Corps | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hokuriku 2019 | P | W | L | T |
| Fukui Prefectural Wilders (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanazawa Evergreen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Fukui Silver Phoenix | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Toyama Fire Bulls | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kanazawa Institute of Technology Eagles | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Chushikoku Second Stage
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 2019 | Shimane Warriors | 9 | Ehime Bombers | 7 |
| 2019 | Hiroshima Raccoons | 10 | Kochi Marine Corps | 0 |
| Relegation Playoff | Eliminator | |||
| 2019 | Ehime Bombers | 19 | Kochi Marine Corps | 18 |
| Final | ||||
| 2019 | Hiroshima Raccoons | 7 | Shimane Warriors Hiroshima | 7 |
[References: 2]
Note: Hiroshima are Chushikoku Champions (Higher Ranked in Regular Season)
Report
Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters won the 2019 Koshien Bowl in Japan’s College Football with a 38-28 victory over Waseda Big Bears in the Final match. They had earlier finished runners-up in the Kansai Collegiate American Football Association with a loss to Ritsumeikan Panthers in the Regular season, but made no mistake in the Playoffs, knocking out first Kyushu Champions Seinan Gakuin Green Dolphins 47-26 in the West Japan 2nd Round, before defeating two big Kansai rivals (Kobe Ravens and revenge over Ritsumeikan Panthers) in the West Japan Semi-Finals and Final.
Waseda University Big Bears had defeated North Japan Pine Bowl Champions Tohoku University Hornets 41-10 in the East Japan Bowl (Kanto v North Japan). The North Japan Bowl between the Tohoku Champions (Tohoku Hornets) and Hokkaido Champions (Hokkaido Big Green) had been a blowout (34-9 to Tohoku) as had the West Japan 1st Round match between Chukyo Eagles (Tokai Champions) and Chushikoku Champions Hiroshima Raccoons who were defeated 7-59. Chukyo then lost to Kobe Ravens in the West Japan 2nd Round. Kansai, being the biggest Association, gets three representatives in the College Playoffs.
References
Logos
[1] Kanto Collegiate Football Association (2020) 201611221408_1 [Internet] Available from: http://www.kcfa.jp/files/user/201611221408_1.jpg?v=1479791292 [Accessed 22 October 2020]
Websites
[2] Kanto Collegiate Football Association (2020) Postseason Games 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.kcfa.jp/playoff/?season=2019 [Accessed 22 October 2020]
[3] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2019) Pine Bowl 2019 result [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2019/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]
[4] Hokkaido American Football Association (2020) College 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://hokkaido-afa.com/college2019.html [Accessed 22 October 2020]
[5] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2019) Hoshitori [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/hoshitori.html [Accessed 10 May 2020]
[6] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2020) Taikai [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/taikai.html [Accessed 10 May 2020]
[7] Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters (2021) Games [Season=2019] [Internet] Available from: http://www.kgfighters.com/gameamefoot_list/?season=2019 [Accessed 2 May 2021]
[8] Tokai Collegiate American Football Association (2021) Star Chart [Season = 2019] [Internet] Available from: http://www.tkcafa.jp/game/2019/hoshi2019.html [Accessed 2 May 2021]
[9] Tokai Collegiate American Football Association (2021) Games 日程・結果 [Season = 2019] [Internet] Available from: http://www.tkcafa.jp/ [Accessed 2 May 2021]
[10] Hokuriku Collegiate American Football Association (2021) More [’19] [Internet] Available from: https://hokurikugakuseifoo.wixsite.com/mysite/19 [Accessed 3 May 2021]
[11] Kanto Collegiate American Football Association (2021) Games [2019] [Internet] Available from: http://www.kcfa.jp/fieldreport/contents_type=78 [Accessed 3 May 2021]
[12] Kanto Collegiate American Football Association (2021) Games [Internet] Available from: http://www.kcfa.jp/result_team/?season=2019 [Accessed 21 May 2020]
[13] Kansai Collegiate American Football Association (2021) Schedule 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.kansai-football.jp/schedule/schedule2019_atm.html [Accessed 3 May 2021]
[14] Kansai Collegiate American Football Association (2021) Star Chart Div 1 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.kansai-football.jp/table/2019atm_div1.html [Accessed 3 May 2021]
[15] Kansai Collegiate American Football Association (2021) Star Chart Div 2 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.kansai-football.jp/table/2019atm_div2.html [Accessed 3 May 2021]
[16] Kansai Collegiate American Football Association (2021) Star Chart Div 3 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.kansai-football.jp/table/2019atm_div3.html [Accessed 3 May 2021]
[17] Kansai Collegiate American Football Association (2021) Star Chart Div 4 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.kansai-football.jp/table/2019atm_div4.html [Accessed 3 May 2021]
[18] Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association (2021) Archives: 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://cscaa.jp/archives/all_2019 [Accessed 3 May 2021]
[19] Kyushu Collegiate American Football Association (2021) Past Results:Details: 2019 [Star Chart] [Internet] Available from: http://www.kcafa.jp/info/2019a/table/index.html [Accessed 3 May 2021]
Online Translation Service
[6] 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 and John Gunning
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