The Korea American Football Association (KAFA, Korean: 대한미식축구협회; Hanja: 大韓美式蹴球協會) has existed in South Korea for more than 70 years. The popularity of American football in Korea has been historically low, but with the visit of Hines Ward (a Korean born NFL football star with the Pittsburgh Steelers) in 2006, the sport received a modest level of increased appeal. Within Korea, KAFA is a sports governing body over both traditional football with pads and also flag football.
Traditional football leagues within Korea is divided between university and senior (KNFL) teams. Three championship bowl games of special note occur at the end of the season. The Tiger Bowl determines the champions of the University league, the Gwanggaeto Bowl determines the champions of the KNFL, and finally, the Kimchi Bowl, the Korean equivalent of Japan's Rice Bowl, pits the University champion against the KNFL champion.
In 2015, there were seven teams in the KNFL, divided into two divisions (북부리그 North Division, 남부리그 South Division). The top two seeds of each division played in a four-team semifinal playoff. Winners of the semifinals played in the Gwanggaeto Bowl Championship. The KNFL Champion played the Korean University League Champion in the Kimchi Bowl.
Starting in 2016, the KNFL changed to a full league format, with each of the seven teams playing one another. The two teams with the best regular season records face off in the Gwanggaeto Bowl. The KNFL Champion plays the Korean University League Champion in the Kimchi Bowl.
Seoul Golden Eagles
Seoul Carnivores (Sponsored by Seoul National University OB)
Seoul Vikings
Daegu Phoenix
Samsung Geoje Blue Storm
Busan Gryphons
KS Bluegons (Sponsored by KyungSung University OB)
The Tiger Bowl is an annual college footballbowl game played in South Korea established in 1994. The game is the championship game for the KFAF's college programs.[1][2]
The Kimchi Bowl is the final championship game of KAFA. The game pits the KNFL team that has won the Gwanggaeto Bowl against the university team that has won the Tiger bowl.
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The Korea American Football Association KAFA Korean 대한미식축구협회 Hanja 大韓美式蹴球協會 has existed in South Korea for more than 70 years The popularity of American football in Korea has been historically low but with the visit of Hines Ward a Korean born NFL football star with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006 the sport received a modest level of increased appeal Within Korea KAFA is a sports governing body over both traditional football with pads and also flag football Korea American Football AssociationKorea American Football Association s logoFormation1945TypeNon profitHeadquartersSeoulOfficial languageKorean KR ChairmanPark Kyung KyuWebsiteKAFA org Traditional football leagues within Korea is divided between university and senior KNFL teams Three championship bowl games of special note occur at the end of the season The Tiger Bowl determines the champions of the University league the Gwanggaeto Bowl determines the champions of the KNFL and finally the Kimchi Bowl the Korean equivalent of Japan s Rice Bowl pits the University champion against the KNFL champion Contents 1 College Programs 2 Korea National Football League 2 1 Gwanggaeto Bowl Finals 3 Tiger Bowl 3 1 Finals 4 Kimchi Bowl 4 1 Finials 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCollege Programs editInstitution 한국어 Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors Dong eui University 동의대학교 Busan 1977 Private 22 992 Turtle Fighters Red and White Yonsei University 연세대학교 Seoul 1977 Private 38 725 Eagles Royal Blue Dankook University 단국대학교 Yongin 2015 Private 31 347 Kodiak Navy and WhiteKorea National Football League editIn 2015 there were seven teams in the KNFL divided into two divisions 북부리그 North Division 남부리그 South Division The top two seeds of each division played in a four team semifinal playoff Winners of the semifinals played in the Gwanggaeto Bowl Championship The KNFL Champion played the Korean University League Champion in the Kimchi Bowl Starting in 2016 the KNFL changed to a full league format with each of the seven teams playing one another The two teams with the best regular season records face off in the Gwanggaeto Bowl The KNFL Champion plays the Korean University League Champion in the Kimchi Bowl Seoul Golden Eagles Seoul Carnivores Sponsored by Seoul National University OB Seoul Vikings Daegu Phoenix Samsung Geoje Blue Storm Busan Gryphons KS Bluegons Sponsored by KyungSung University OB Gwanggaeto Bowl Finals edit Date Champions Score Runners up Venue 1 1996 1 7 Seven Six 20 6 Leos Hyochang Stadium Seoul 2 1997 1 19 Bluegons 18 6 Blue Friends Sajik Stadium Busan 3 1998 1 11 Seven Six 6 0 Bluegons Kyungsung University Stadium Busan 4 1999 1 10 Blue Friends 12 6 Caps Hyochang Stadium Seoul 5 2000 1 9 Red Stars 32 22 Caps Hyochang Stadium Seoul 6 2001 1 14 Red Stars 20 6 Scholars Hyochang Stadium Seoul 7 2002 1 13 Seven Six 18 12 Red Stars Duryu Park Stadium Daegu 8 2003 1 12 Scholars 18 12 Caps Pusan National University Stadium Busan 9 2004 1 18 Caps Seoul Golden Eagles 17 6 Bluegons Pusan National University Stadium Busan 10 2005 1 16 Halraes 14 7 Seven Six Hyochang Stadium Seoul 11 2005 12 18 Seoul Vikings 33 21 Caps Yong In University Stadium Yongin 12 2006 12 10 Gryphons 19 10 Seoul Vikings Seoul National University Stadium Seoul 13 2007 12 2 Gryphons 23 13 ADT Caps Yong In University Stadium Yongin 14 2008 12 7 Seoul Vikings 28 3 Seoul Golden Eagles Namyangju Stadium Namyangju 15 2009 12 6 ADT Caps 13 0 Seoul Vikings Namyangju Stadium Namyangju 16 2010 12 12 Daegu Phoenix 14 7 ADT Caps Namyangju Stadium Namyangju 17 2011 12 4 Seoul Warriors 16 13 Domino Yongsan SIMS Stadium Seoul 18 2012 12 2 Seoul Vikings 14 7 Seoul Warriors Yongsan SIMS Stadium Seoul 19 2013 11 24 Seoul Vikings 26 23 Seoul Golden Eagles Yongsan SIMS Stadium Seoul 20 2014 11 16 Samsung BlueStorm 28 13 Daegu Phoenix Jinyeong Stadium Gimhae 21 2015 11 15 Seoul Golden Eagles 22 14 Daegu Phoenix Daegu Haany University Stadium Gyeongsan 22 2016 11 20 Daegu Phoenix 34 20 Samsung Bluestorm Seochang Stadium Yangsan 23 2017 11 26 Seoul Vikings 13 12 Samsung Bluestorm Seochang Stadium YangsanTiger Bowl editThe Tiger Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in South Korea established in 1994 The game is the championship game for the KFAF s college programs 1 2 Finals edit Date Champions Score Runners up Venue 1 1995 Dong a University 2 1996 Keimyung University 3 1997 Kyungpook National University 4 1998 Dong a University 5 1999 Dong a University 6 2000 Kyungsung University 7 2001 Kyungsung University 8 2002 Kumoh National Institute of Technology 9 2003 Dong a University 10 2004 Kumoh National Institute of Technology 11 2005 Dong a University 12 2006 Dong Eui University 13 2007 Dong Eui University 14 2008 Dong Eui University 15 2009 Pusan National University 16 2010 Pusan National University 17 2011 Pusan National University 18 2012 Hanyang University 19 2013 Pusan National University 20 2014 Dong Eui University 21 2015 Dong Eui University 22 2016 Dong Eui University 23 2017 Dong Eui University 24 2018 Dong Eui University 25 2019 Sungkyunkwan University 3 Kimchi Bowl editThe Kimchi Bowl is the final championship game of KAFA The game pits the KNFL team that has won the Gwanggaeto Bowl against the university team that has won the Tiger bowl Finials edit Date Champions Score Runners up Venue 1 1996 1 14 DongA University 12 7 Seven Six Sajik Stadium Busan 2 1997 1 26 Bluegons 28 18 Keimyung University Sajik Stadium Busan 3 1998 1 18 Kyungpook National University 47 6 Seven Six Hyochang Stadium Seoul 4 1999 1 17 DongA University 35 22 Blue Friends Hyochang Stadium Seoul 5 2000 1 16 DongA University 19 14 Red Stars Hyochang Stadium Seoul 6 2001 1 21 Red Stars 13 0 Kyungsung University Hyochang Stadium Seoul 7 2002 1 27 Seven Six 27 14 Kyungsung University Duryu Park Stadium Daegu 8 2003 1 19 Gumoh National University 7 6 Scholars Pusan National University Stadium Busan 9 2004 1 1 Caps Seoul Golden Eagles 23 17 DongA University Pusan National University Stadium Busan 10 2005 1 30 Halraes 27 12 Gumoh National University Hyochang Stadium Seoul 11 2006 1 8 DongA University 7 6 Seoul Vikings Keimyung University Stadium Daegu 12 2007 1 14 Busan Gryphons 37 0 DongEui University Pusan National University Stadium Busan 13 2008 1 6 Busan Gryphons 21 12 DongEui University Pusan National University Stadium Busan 14 2009 1 11 Seoul Vikings 20 14 DongEui University Namyangju Stadium Namyangju 15 2010 1 10 Pusan National University 34 13 ADT Caps Namyangju Stadium Namyangju 16 2011 1 9 Daegu Phoenix 40 24 Busan National University Kyungpook National University Stadium Daegu 17 2012 1 8 Seoul Warriors 14 0 Busan National University Seoul Yongsan SIMS Stadium Seoul 18 2012 12 30 Seoul Vikings 23 0 Hanyang University Pocheon Stadium Pocheon 19 2013 12 1 Pusan National University 14 6 Seoul Vikings Kyungil University Stadium Gyeongsan 20 2014 11 30 Samsung BlueStorm 7 6 DongEui University Samsung Heavy Industries Stadium Geoje 21 2015 12 6 Seoul Golden Eagles 27 6 DongEui University Seoul National University Stadium Seoul 22 2016 12 4 DongEui University Turtle Fighters 17 6 Daegu Phoenix Kyungpook National University Stadium Daegu 23 2017 12 5 DongEui University Turtle Fighters 21 14 Seoul Vikings Pusan National University Stadium BusanSee also editSouth Korea national American football team International Federation of American Football IFAF IFAF AsiaReferences edit Stage Set For Tiger Bowl playoffs in Korea American Football International 6 November 2015 Retrieved October 7 2017 South Korea International Federation of American Football Retrieved October 7 2017 재미로보는 역대타이거볼 대학 우승팀 DC Inside Retrieved 11 June 2022 External links edit in Korean KAFA Official website Seoul Golden Eagles Official Website in Korean Seoul Vikings Official Website Daegu Phoenix Official Website in Korean Samsung Geoje Blue Storm Official Website in Korean Busan Gryphons Official Website nbsp nbsp This article related to sport in South Korea is a stub You 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