|
|
Pictures of Worldcup
|
www.sidelineview.de
|
|
Team Hotel
|
All three Guest-Teams
will be hosted at the
Sportschule lsbh
in Frankfurt.
|
|
Fanware
|
Official Fanware-Shop
of Worldcup 2003.
|
|
Organizer
|
|
|
|
IFAF
|
|
|
| | |
| | | | Common Infos | Homepage of Japan | | Report | American Football Association of Japan (AFAJ)
History:
Founded in 1934 with three collegiate teams (Rikkyo, Meiji and Waseda) and in 1937 the west-east collegiate game attracted over 25,000 spectators. After an interval by the World War II, in 1940’s junior and senior high school teams appeared. In 1950’s, some teams had “T-formation” and “shot-gun” formation. Since 1970’s, many exchanges were made between U.S.A. and Japan and more exposures on TV broadcasting were available.
Members:
- High School teams (16-18 years old) [107 teams, 2,597 players]
- Collegiate teams [224 teams, 9,053 players]
- Corporate teams (company sponsored club teams and company owned teams) [73 teams, 5,292 players]
TOTAL: 404 teams, 16,942 players (as of 2002)
Collegiate leagues:
8 regional categories; Kanto, Kansai, Hokkaido, Tohoku, Tokai, Hokuriku, Chu-Shikoku and Kyushu, games in September through December
Corporate leagues:
X-league (Division 1 to 4), games in September through December
NOTE: In spring season, collegiate teams have exhibition games beyond the league borders and corporate teams have tournament called Pearl Bowl tournament.
Championship games: (partly)
Collegiate: Koshien Bowl (at the middle of December)
Corporate: Tokyo Super Bowl (at the middle of December)
National: Rice Bowl (January 3rd)
Board of Directors: (partly)
President: KANAZAWA, Yoshio
Vice President: YAMAGATA, Heizo
Executive Director: YOSHIDA, Shin-ichi
Contact:
Secretary at AFAJ office: TAKANAMI, Masaji: masaji-takanami@muc.biglobe.ne.jp
Office fax: +81-3-3280-6620
| | Address | AFAJ
c/o Tokyo Stadium, 376-3 Nishi-Machi, Chofu
Tokyo, 182-0032 JAPAN Phone:
(81) + 424.43.2116
Fax:
(81) + 424.43.2117
+81-3-3280-6620 E-Mail:
afaj@t3.rim.or.jp | | Roster | Link to Roster |
| | |
|
