Korea American Football Association
| Korea American Football Association | |
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 Korea American Football Association's logo |
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| Formation | 1945 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Headquarters | Seoul |
| Official languages | Korean (KR) |
| Chairman | Park Kyung-Kyu |
| Website | KAFA.org |
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 20 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 governing body over both traditional football with pads and also flag football.
Traditional football leagues within Korea are divided between college and professional (KNFL) teams. There are three championship bowl games of special note that occur at the end of the season. The Tiger Bowl determines the champions of the college league, the Gwangaeto Bowl determines the champions of the professional league, and finally the Kimchi Bowl, the Korean equivalent of the Super Bowl in USA, pits the college team champion against the professional team champion.
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KNFL [edit]
At the start of the 2010 season there were six teams playing in the professional league.
Seoul Vikings
ADT Caps Golden Eagles
Seoul Warriors
Daegu Phoenix
Samsung Blue Storm
Busan Gryphons
Gwangaeto Bowl Champions [edit]
| Date | Champion | 2nd Place | Score | Stadium | |
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| 1 | 1996.1.7 | Seven Six | Leos | 20 - 6 | Seoul Hyochang Stadium |
| 2 | 1997.1.19 | Bluegons | Blue Friends | 18 - 6 | Busan Sagick Stadium |
| 3 | 1998.1.11 | Seven Six | Bluegons | 6 - 0 | Kyungsung Univ. Stadium |
| 4 | 1999.1.10 | Blue Friends | Caps | 12 - 6 | Seoul Hyochang Stadium |
| 5 | 2000.1.9 | Red Stars | Caps | 32 - 22 | Seoul Hyochang Stadium |
| 6 | 2001.1.14 | Red Stars | Scholars | 20 - 6 | Seoul Hyochang Stadium |
| 7 | 2002.1.13 | Seven Six | Red Stars | 18 - 12 | Daegu Dooryu Stadium |
| 8 | 2003.1.12 | Scholars | Caps | 18 - 12 | Busan National Univ. Stadium |
| 9 | 2004.1.18 | Caps | Bluegons | 17 - 6 | Busan National Univ. Stadium |
| 10 | 2005.1.16 | Halraes | Seven Six | 14 - 7 | Seoul Hyochang Stadium |
| 11 | 2005.12.18 | Vikings | Caps | 33 - 21 | Yongin Univ. Stadium |
| 12 | 2006.12.10 | Gryphons | Vikings | 19 - 10 | Seoul Univ. Stadium |
| 13 | 2007.12.2 | Gryphons | Caps | 23 - 13 | Yongin Univ. Stadium |
| 14 | 2008.12.7 | Vikings | Caps | 28 - 3 | Namyangju Stadium |
| 15 | 2009.12.6 | Caps | Vikings | 13 - 0 | Namyangju Stadium |
| 16 | 2010.12.12 | Phoenix | Caps | 14 - 7 | Namyangju Stadium |
Kimchi Bowl [edit]
The Kimchi Bowl is the final championship game of KAFA. The game is considered by players, fans, and organizers to be the Super Bowl of Korea. At its conclusion a trophy is awarded to the winning team's coach and passed amongst the players. There is also a game MVP trophy awarded to the game's most valuable player. This honor is decided by the organizers of the game. The Kimchi Bowl is traditionally held in January of the year after the football season.
| Date | Champion | 2nd Place | Score | Stadium | |
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| 1 | 1996.1.14 | Dong-A Univ. | Seven Six | 12 - 7 | Busan Sagick Stadium |
| 2 | 1997.1.26 | Bluegons | Keimyung Univ | 28 - 18 | Busan Sagick Stadium |
| 3 | 1998.1.18 | Kyungpook N. Univ. | Seven Six | 47 - 6 | Seoul Hyochang Stadium |
| 4 | 1999.1.17 | Dong-A Univ. | Blue Friends | 35 - 22 | Seoul Hyochang Stadium |
| 5 | 2000.1.16 | Dong-A Univ. | Red Stars | 19 - 14 | Seoul Hyochang Stadium |
| 6 | 2001.1.21 | Red Stars | Kyungsung Univ | 13 - 0 | Seoul Hyochang Stadium |
| 7 | 2002.1.27 | Seven Six | Kyungsung Univ | 27 - 14 | Daegu Dooryu Stadium |
| 8 | 2003.1.19 | Gumoh N. Univ | Scholars | 7 - 6 | Busan National Univ. Stadium |
| 9 | 2004.1.1 | Caps | Dong-A Univ. | 23 - 17 | Busan National Univ. Stadium |
| 10 | 2005.1.30 | Halraes | Gumoh N. Univ | 27 - 12 | Seoul Hyochang Stadium |
| 11 | 2006.1.8 | Dong-A Univ. | Vikings | 7 - 6 | Keimyung Univ. |
| 12 | 2007.1.14 | Gryphons | Dong-Eui Univ | 37 - 0 | Busan National Univ. Stadium |
| 13 | 2008.1.6 | Gryphons | Dong-Eui Univ | 21 - 12 | Namyangju Stadium |
| 14 | 2009.1. | Vikings | Dong-Eui Univ | 20 - 14 | Namyangju Stadium |
| 15 | 2010.1. | Busan Univ | Caps | 34 - 13 | Namyangju Stadium |
| 16 | 2011.1.9 | Phoenix | Busan Univ | 40 - 24 | Kyungpook N. Univ. |
Games of Note [edit]
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See also [edit]
External links [edit]
- (Korean) KAFA Official website
References [edit]
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